Stories from Thursday, June 20, 2013

The Oran baseball program will have a former Eagle take over after the departure of longtime head coach Mitch Wood.

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Highlighted by a monster 10-run rally in the first inning Wednesday, Sikeston Junior Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 took down visiting Kelly 16-0 in three innings in the opening game of a doubleheader. "We came out and swung the bats real well today," Sikeston head coach Jacob May said. "Everybody contributed one through nine and our defense played really well."...

sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Oran graduate Paul Bucher nailed down his dream job. Following a vote by the Oran school board Tuesday, Bucher was told by his former head coach and Oran Superintendent Mitch Wood that he was selected as the next head coach for the Oran baseball program...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston Career and Technology Center students have trained and studied all school year for the upcoming Skills USA national competition. They've discussed their plans and made last-minute preparations. Now, they're just ready to win. On Thursday, the SCTC students met in their school's graphic arts classroom to discuss the itinerary for their upcoming visit to Kansas City, where they will compete in the 49th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Shirley M. Payne, 75, died June 18, 2013. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DEXTER -- William Bryant "Willie" Nelson, 92, died June 18, 2013. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

LILBOURN -- Angel Lamyra Ray, 40, died June 16, 2013, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near New Madrid. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- With back-to-back four-run rallies late on Wednesday Scott County American Legion Post 369 defeated East Prairie's Senior Babe Ruth team 13-8 in a nine-inning game. Scott County held a 5-3 lead after six-innings of play and were tested when East Prairie put up two runs in both the seventh and eight innings. ...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Highlighted by a monster 10-run rally in the first inning Wednesday, Sikeston Junior Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 took down visiting Kelly 16-0 in three innings in the opening game of a doubleheader. "We came out and swung the bats real well today," Sikeston head coach Jacob May said. "Everybody contributed one through nine and our defense played really well."...

CHARLESTON -- A Charleston teen is in custody awaiting arraignment after his arrest on gun-related charges in Mississippi County. According to Missouri Case.net, Decarlos F. Clemons Jr., 19, was arrested by the Charleston Department of Public Safety on felony charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon...

leonnah@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- For the first time East Prairie's three largest annual events are being combined into one fun weekend. This year's 39th Annual Sweet Corn Festival will include the 11th Annual Main Street Party on Friday and the 12th Annual Tour de Corn set for Saturday...

I work with the public and am so tired of dealing with griping people. For your information, when you come in and expect me to do something to help you and you have an "attitude," I guarantee you that I will do the minimum for you. You reap what you sow and so far all you've got is a bumper crop of weeds. When people are nice, then I will go above and beyond to do everything I can to help them. Change your attitude, people. A smile and a kind word go a long way...

Scott County 4-H members attended State 4-H Congress in Columbia, MO on May 29-31, 2013. Jordan Collins, Rachel Birk, and Hayley Hutson were elected Southeast Regional Representatives to the State 4-H Council. For more information about 4-H in Scott County contact Jim Lichtenegger, 4-H Youth Assistant at 573-545-3516 or lichteneggerj@missouri.edu...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- A property maintenance violation at the Wyatt junction will be passed up to the county prosecutor. The third hearing for the property, which is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60/62 and Highway Y at Wilson City, was held during the regular Mississippi County Commission meeting Thursday...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- By approving a lease of the old county landfill in March, the Mississippi County Commission has resolved most of DNR's issues. County Clerk Junior DeLay reviewed with commissioners during their regular weekly meeting Thursday a letter from Rick Pretz, supervisor of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Unit at its Southeast Regional Office, regarding the landfill closed in the mid 1980s...