Stories from Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOW SOME SENATORS ARE PREPARING FOR AN IRANIAN REVERSAL ON DEAL A bill would ask Obama to certify Tehran's nuclear compliance every month but the White House wants to give diplomacy a chance first...

The annual Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be held on Thursday.

Construction is underway on the Three Rivers College campus in Sikeston.

SIKESTON -- A Dexter man faces multiple felony charges following a high-speed pursuit with law enforcement over the weekend. Kyle W. Brashear, 21, is charged with felony distributing, delivering, manufacturing producing or attempt to possess a controlled substance and felony charge of resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing and creating a substantial risk of serious injury/death to any person...

SIKESTON -- An Illinois man was arrested after reportedly assaulting a store manager in Sikeston. At about 12:10 p.m. Friday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers were called to the Rhodes Convenience Store, 535 N. Main St., in reference to an assault...

SIKESTON -- Patsy Ann Donze, 77, died Nov. 25, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Wanda Virginia Jones, 87, died Nov. 22, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- John "Piddle" Schaffer, 81, died Nov. 24, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

This is in reference to the sweet little article about the moron in the White House. Darlin', the EPA has been around since the Bush era. It's not just Obama. You got your Democrats, you got your Republicans. It's not Obama that's running Congress. EPA makes their own regulations that have to be approved, so don't say it's just one person. Get up off your butt and grow up, fella...

scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Life has pretty much returned to normal in areas of Scott County damaged by the tornado and storm winds last week, according to county officials. Tom Beardslee, emergency management director for the county, reported to the Scott County Commission during their regular meeting Tuesday the results of a third survey of the county conducted by him with the assistance of charitable organizations...

scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Checking with Scott County's flood plain official can save county residents from some disappointment and wasted time. Tom Beardslee, county flood plain administrator, received an inquiry from a county resident trying to get his property out of one of the new areas designated as a flood zone...

SIKESTON -- The bigger retailers may get much of the attention on Black Friday, but it's the smaller, local merchants who garner attention the day after -- on Small Business Saturday. Several Sikeston-area merchants are taking part in Saturday's event...