Stories from Wednesday, May 21, 2014

scottw@standard-democrat.com MINER -- Supported by a temporary city attorney, a personal attorney and citizens, Miner's new mayor seemed to have taken his rightful place at the city's helm during his second regular Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday...

MORLEY (SMNS) -- First Commercial Bank in Morley, Missouri, was robbed today for the second time since October. The robbery happened between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. at the bank at 104 N. Kirkwood St., said detective Branden Caid of the Scott County Sheriff's Department...

SENATH, Mo. -- For the second time in as many days, the Portageville Bulldogs found a way to get a walkoff win. Portageville and South Pem traded the lead six times Tuesday, The Bulldogs got a popup from Derrick Priggle that turned into a game-winning base hit that scored Cameron West in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Portageville a 5-4 win over South Pemiscot in the Class 2, District 1 Tournament championship game here Tuesday...

JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in June in complaint cases filed by Noranda Aluminum, Inc. and 37 individual customers against Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri. The local public hearing schedule appears below...

NEW MADRID - The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public help in locating a missing one-of-a kind barbecue grill. On Monday the United Steelworkers Union Hall in Marston reported a grill, mounted on a trailer was missing. The grill was chained and locked to on of the buildings columns, however both locks were reported cut and the grill was pulled away...

Residents in nursing homes have rights mandated by federal and state law. The Ombudsman Program was established by the Older American's Act to be a 'voice' for residents in long term care facilities, assuring that resident rights are upheld. The Ombudsman Program seeks to advocate for individual residents as well as inform the public regarding nursing home issues...

There will be a free skin screening for New Madrid County residents on Friday, June 6th, 2014. This screening is being offered free of charge by the New Madrid County Health Department, St. Francis Medical Center and Dr. Hal Brown, Dermatologist. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of their lifetime. With careful inspection of the skin, though, most skin cancer can be found early and treated successfully...

JEFFERSON CITY- The Office of Administration, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Revenue, has awarded the management contract for the Chaffee License Office to Ernst & Sadler Licensing Inc., in Chaffee. All license office contracts in Missouri are awarded through a competitive bid process...

sports@standard-democrat.com FREMONT HILLS -- The regular season for Sikeston golfer Gabe Wheeler wasn't what he wanted it to be but the way he finished made up for any disappointments the junior went through. Wheeler finished in third place following the final round of the Class 3 state golf tournament Tuesday at Fremont Hills Country Club in Fremont Hills...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston senior lefty Doug Still was as dominant as ever in Tuesday's Class 3, District 1 semifinal game against Kennett. But Kennett ace Tyson Campbell was just as sharp and got the biggest play of the game from his defense as the second-seeded Indians held on to defeat No. 3 Sikeston 5-4 at VFW Stadium...

sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Highlighted by a go-ahead, three-run rally in the fourth inning, the defending state champion Oran Eagles kicked off their title defense on Tuesday with a 7-3 win over Bell City in the Class 1, District 2 semifinals...

McCaskill Staff to Hold 'Office on the Road" in New Madrid County to Hear From, Assist Constituents Senator's staff set to meet one-on-one with area residents NEW MADRID -- As members of U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill's staff travel throughout the state to hear directly from Missourians, representatives will be bringing their office to New Madrid to provide local residents an opportunity to meet one-on-one about opportunities and challenges they face every day...

JEFFERSON CITY- Maybe your teen's brain doesn't work the same way yours does - but a childhood behavioral expert says new research can help parents better understand their adolescent son or daughter.
Jim Harris, who works at Marshall University to improve behavioral practices in schools, said research suggests the risky experimentation kids seem drawn to from puberty is partially the result of biological changes in their brains. ...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GOP VOTERS MOSTLY CHOOSE MILDER CONSERVATIVES Tuesday's primary elections show Republicans are avoiding previous mistakes and trying to improve their chances of controlling the Senate during President Barack Obama's final two years in office...

CHARLESTON - Four Mississippi County residents will be arraigned today on drug charges, following a narcotics investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. Sierra Lashae Owens, 24, Timothy Lee Wasson, 31, and B.J. Knight Latamondeer, 39, all of East Prairie, and Shawna Marie Vinson, 37, of Charleston, are scheduled to be arraigned before Judge T. ...

SIKESTON - A decorated Air Force veteran, who has flown 100 combat mission, will be the guest speaker at Sikeston's Memorial Day Service at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Veteran's Park. George E. Day Jr., a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force, will address those attending the service, which is open to the public. Also participating will be veterans from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars...

Faculty members, family and friends filled the New Madrid County Central High School gymnasium Tuesday night to watch the members of the Class of 2014 receive their diplomas. The class valedictorians, Mary Clara Hayes, Daniel Manley and Audra Porter, were the speakers for the program, which also featured music by the Singing Eagles and the High School Band...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Beth Cross, 61, died May 18, 2014, at St. Louis University Hospital. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MARSTON -- Samuel J. Ash, 69, passed away May 18, 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.


SIKESTON -- Jerry Lee Smith, 73, died May 20, 2014, at his home in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BERTRAND -- Naydeen Crowell, age 91, passed away on May 19, 2014, at her youngest daughter's home in Bertrand. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- Cora Lee Hines, 65, died May 15, 2014, at Senath South Nursing and Rehabilitation in Senath. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BLOOMFIELD - Verneal Durbin, 79, died May 17, 2014, at her home in Bloomfield. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON- Ilene Hill, 86, died May 16, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DEXTER -- Phylis S. Murphy, 73, died April 29, 2014, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


ESSEX -- Martha N. Burge, 86, died May 17, 2014, at Washington County Memorial Hospital in Potosi. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Lloyd A. Turner, 62, died May 8, 2014, in Belleville, Ill. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


I'm trying to figure out why the Highway Department is wasting so much money by putting in all these yellow flashing lights. Now they have one on Smith Street. Why have a flashing light when it's always been left turn yield on green? It's not hard to figure out you have to yield there. ...

Laura Rosetta Campbell, 78, formerly of Sikeston, Miner and Portageville, died May 14, 2014, at her home in Huntsville, AL. Born November 28, 1935, in Vanduser, to the late Lee and Dora Strickland Walker, she was a homemaker. On October 30, 1949, she married Jackie Joe Campbell, who preceded her in death on February 22, 1997...