Stories from Wednesday, April 23, 2014

sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Sikeston's Gabe Wheeler tied for seventh place during Tuesday's SEMO Conference golf meet as the Bulldogs took fourth as a team in the large school division at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau...

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Jaycees have had such a success with the Crawfish Boil and Music Festival over the past four years, they are planning for an even bigger crowd this year. "I think this event has grown into an event that everyone can mark their calendars for every spring," said Ross Merideth, chairperson for the Fifth Annual Sikeston Jaycee and Health Facilities Rehab Crawfish Boil and Music Festival. ...

The Sikeston and Charleston baseball teams as well as the Sikeston soccer team took to the field Tuesday night to raise money to help fight cancer.

Sikeston senior J.T. Jones made the media all-state Class 4 basketball team for the second straight year after the 2014 list was released making him one of many southeast Missouri players to make the cut. Jones, who recently signed as a preferred walk-on with Southeast Missouri State University, averaged a double-double (17.8 points, 10.2 rebounds) for the Bulldogs who finished the season 22-4...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Not only did the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs pick up a big SEMO Conference win on Tuesday, but they raised money for a good cause in the process. Playing Cape Central in the inaugural Kicks for a Cure, the Lady Bulldogs got a brilliant hat-trick performance from sophomore Claudea Kuykendall to down the Tigers 4-2...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston and Charleston baseball teams have developed a tradition of raising money for cancer awareness the past few years. While a baseball game is always played, there are bigger themes headlining the night...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SUPREME COURT DEALS BLOW TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION By a 6-2 majority, the court declares that state voters can outlaw using race as a factor in college admissions...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston's annual community cleanup campaign will begin April 26 During the nine-day period ending May 4, the Compost Site, located on Compress Road, will be open to Sikeston residents daily from 7:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. City staff will be on site to require proof of residency...

CARUTHERSVILLE - Preliminary hearings for three men charged in the death of a rural Portageville man are set for 10 a.m. May 29 at the Pemiscot County Justice Center. Gunner Lee Pind, 28, Kevin Slayton, 17, and Cody Edward LeGrand, 18, of Portageville appeared in court Monday before Associate Judge Byron D. ...

I used to be a fast-food connoisseur. "McGreasyBurger's has the best fries. They use just enough salt to mask the greasy taste." Fortunately for my colon and sanity I very seldom eat fast food anymore. One would think it was because I was trying to eat healthier. Instead it was because I didn't want to have a stroke in one of the drive-thru lines...

I just don't understand the schools no excuses for not coming to school, even with a doctor's excuse. They can send tutors out to these little old gals that have had babies. They've got a choice, they could have kept their panties on. People that are really sick, they don't have a choice. ...

SIKESTON -- Mary Jo Menees, age 84, of Sikeston, died April 19, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CHAFFEE -- Jim Jobe, 68, died April 20, 2014, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


ROCKY MOUNT -- James "Jim" Porter, 73, died April 17, 2014. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CHARLESTON -- Emma Blanche "Tootie" Babb, age 90, a resident of Charleston, entered into the arms of her Heavenly Father, Monday, April 21, 2014. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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BENTON -- Iona C. Welter, 94, died April 21, 2014, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CHARLESTON -- Anthony Fisher, 44, died April 18, 2014, 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 -- Billy E. Ray Jr., 56, died at 1:20 p.m. April 21, 2014, in the Saint Francis Medical Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MORLEY -- Margaret L. Horsley, 73, died April 22, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.