Stories from Wednesday, September 25, 2013

sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON (SMNS) -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team remain winless following Tuesday's match against Jackson. Jackson's Chelsea Fowler had seven kills and six digs as the Lady Bulldogs fell in two sets, 25-13 and 25-13, on the road...

sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- It took a little late-set magic to get things started, but the New Madrid County Lady Eagles moved over the .500 mark on the season Tuesday night with a sweep of the Cape Central Lady Tigers 25-23 and 25-21...

ports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Anna-Jonesboro provided Sikeston with a level of frustration the Bulldogs normally don't see. Sikeston's attack was bothered by a buzzy Wildcats' defense which led to a 3-1 win by Anna-Jonesboro Tuesday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston native recalls growing up in a post-World War II Sikeston in his new adventure novel. For author William C. Brown, the 1940s and '50s in Sikeston were a magical time. "It's a bygone era when life was simple. It wasn't complicated," said Brown, who resides in Silver Spring, Md...

HOWARDVILLE -- When Vanessa Frazier looks at the former high school building at Howardville, she doesn't see the broken windows or the peeling paint. What she sees is a building full of possibilities. Now those possibilities could become realities. A $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will fund the cleanup of the property, located along Highway 61 at the community's heart. Eventually, community members hope the building will become the "Howardville Mega Center."...

Success in politics is often about picking the right battles. But success also depends on timing. The GOP may well be picking the right battle at the wrong time. And although I fully support and understand the wide range of disagreement on the miserable Obamacare mandates, from a political standpoint I see nothing but setbacks...

As a teenager, I was addicted to wiffle ball. I would play all day until it was too dark to see the ball and even then it was hard to drag me away. So when a friend asked me to play in a wiffle ball tournament last weekend, I was all in. Then the day to play arrived and I realized that it had been over 20 years since I had actually played a true game of wiffle ball. Sure, I had thrown the ball around with co-workers here and there but this was serious business. It was a tournament...

TUPELO, Miss. -- L.D. Newsome, 97, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Sept. 17, 2013, at her daughter's home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

GOLDEN, Colo. -- Maxine H. Peterson, 65, died at 1:30 a.m. July 10, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Golden. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DEXTER -- Alfred W. Gadberry, 76, died Sept. 23, 2013, at Southeast Health Center in Dexter. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON Billy Brown, 76, of Sikeston died Sept. 25, 2013, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston,. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

MOREHOUSE - Charles Wyrick, 89, died Sept. 24, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


EAST PRAIRIE -- Kaye Youngblood, 64, died at 4:45 p.m. Sept. 23, 2013, at her home in East Prairie. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Marjorie Bonner, 72, died Sept. 23, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


KEWANEE -- Katherine Louise Poynor, 97, died Sept. 23, 2013, in the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


POPLAR BLUFF -- Gail Louise Files, 40, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at her residence. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CHAFFEE -- Henrietta N. Lands, 70, died Sept. 24, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MINER -- A small outstanding fine could mean big trouble. Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs urged those individuals who currently have obligations to the city of Miner's municipal court to take care of them. "We will soon be out looking for those with active warrants that may have been issued as a result of an unpaid fine," Griggs said...

MINER -- An attempt by a thief to steal copper wire will be expensive to repair. However, officials said, more importantly it could have cost someone's life. Sometime Tuesday, the Miner substation was broken into in an attempt to steal copper connected to hardware. According to Sean Vanslyke, general manager and CEO for SEMO ELectric Cooperative, the attempted theft was discovered during Tuesday evening's rain and lightening storm by a Co-Op crew working to resolve power issues...

SIKESTON -- Susie Caradonna couldn't stop smiling after she finished riding the Ferris wheel at the American Legion Cotton Carnival Wednesday at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds. "I liked it," said the resident of the Bertrand Nursing Facility, still smiling...

The dogs are running rampant in Sikeston and Grant City. I've got fleas all in my yard and everything. I've got animals that stay in the house and when they get out, they get them too. Something needs to be done about it. I don't know why people get animals if they aren't gonna take care of them...