Stories from Thursday, September 19, 2013

SIKESTON - An impostor is apparently issuing his own code enforcement violations. The city of Sikeston warned Thursday that an impersonator is mailing code enforcement violation letters regarding the improper deposit of debris on sidewalks, streets and alleys. According to reports from city officials, this correspondence is not on city of Sikeston letterhead, and is unsigned...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. STOCKS HIT RECORD AFTER FED KEEPS STIMULUS IN PLACE Wall Street cheers the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program...

These creditors and banks, one thing about it, when you get to heaven God ain't gonna worry what your credit line is. He's gonna want to know what you did with the money you had on earth, if you helped other people that needed it such as homeless and unemployed. Yeah, you won't have to worry about your credit line when you go to heaven...

JOLIET, Ill. -- Carmen Catherine Hinton Hicks, 95, formerly of Mississippi County, Mo., died Sept. 16, 2013, at the Fairview Nursing Center in Joliet. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition...

PUXICO -- Juvata Ruth Powell, 87, died Sept. 17, 2013, at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- Annette Evans, 69, died at 3:28 a.m. Sept. 18, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CAPE GIRARDEAU - Pallbearers for services held Wednesday at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel for Evelyn Frances Pinnell, 92, who died on Sept. 14, 2013, were: Jim Cravens, Barry Pinnell, Jamie Gooch, Lee Bishop, Jim Caskey and Michael Gardner.

SIKESTON -- Betty Dawson, 86, died Sept. 19, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MATTHEWS - City workers are busy making sure everything is ready for visitors at the Matthews City Park on Saturday. The grass is mowed, the basketball court painted and a new sidewalk is in place -- all in anticipation of Saturday's Community Day. It's a day, organizers said, that will be filled with family fun. There is a parade, beauty pageants, contests for children and adults and plenty to eat and drink...

NEW MADRID -- For four days now they have waited. Waited and hoped. Waited and cried. Waited and held each other closely. They have waited and watched the Mississippi River and those searching its murky waters in hopes of finding Christopher A. Wescoat. Wescoat, 27, of Matthews went missing Sunday evening when a boat he was in struck a barge parked along the Mississippi River levee near New Madrid's boat ramp...

SIKESTON -- This Saturday local residents can catch a free viewing of the '80s classic "The Goonies" while relaxing on the lawn of Malone Park in Downtown Sikeston. Set for 6 p.m., Sikeston's first "Movies in the Park" will feature a screening of the 1985 adventure-comedy, "The Goonies," at the City's oldest park, which is bounded by Scott, Stoddard, North and Center Streets in Downtown Sikeston...