Stories from Monday, August 4, 2014

Center Stage, Three Rivers College's blended community/student theater company, has released the schedule for its 2014-2015 season, which will feature selections from both classic and modern theater, including works by Neil Simon, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and John Patrick Shanley. As with all Center Stage shows, auditions will be open to both Three Rivers students and community members for all shows...

Members from the Portageville FFA Chapter attended the State FFA Leadership Camp from June 16 - 20, 2014. The camp sponsored by the Missouri FFA Association was held at Camp Rising Sun located within the Lake of the Ozarks State Park. The institute provides leadership training for over 1200 high school students who are members of FFA across Missouri every year. ...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHY U.S. SECRETLY DISPATCHED LATIN YOUTH TO CUBA An AP investigation finds the Obama administration deployed young people to the island to stir political dissent under the guise of civic and health programs, putting those foreigners in danger...

SIKESTON - Daniel Beck is following in his father's footsteps. Beck holds the reins of the 2014 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo as general chairman - the same job his father, the late Lee Beck, held in 1981. Coincidentally, Beck said, it is even for the same four dates...

BENTON -- An Oran man is in custody on domestic assault charges. Billy Abernathy Jr., 33, of rural Oran is charged with the Class C felony of second degree domestic assault, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter. About 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Scott County deputies responded to a report of a domestic assault at a residence on Bronaugh Street in Morley...

CLARKTON -- An Arkansas man was killed after being ejected from his vehicle Saturday in Dunklin County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 9:47 p.m. on Missouri Highway 25, two miles south of Clarkton, as the southbound vehicle driven by Cheil W. Cardenas, 44, of Piggott, Ark., ran off the road and overturned. Cardenas was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene at 10:10 p.m. by Dunklin County coroner James Powell...

Patty Kinnaman (right) of Kinnaman's Orchard in Aquilla waits on a customer Saturday during the Farmers' Market in Historic Downtown Sikeston's Legion Park. The weekly market, which opens at 7 a.m., was booming early Saturday with several residents in search of the best produce, baked goods and other items...

CHARLESTON -- Carol Ann Butler, 68, died July 31, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Doris Marie McClellan, 89, died Aug. 3, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Lyndon "Runt" Myrick, 85, died at 10:52 a.m. Aug. 3, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- William "Beck" Smith, 72, a lifelong resident of Sikeston, died Aug, 3, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE -- G. Robert Williams, 85, died Aug. 2, 2014, at the General Baptist Nursing Home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- Billy Lee "Red" Chambers, 87, died Aug. 2, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

I just read the July 27 Mike Jensen's article, "Changes in our world not all for the best." I totally agree with the article. I'm not against gays, not anti-gay in any way, but I do not want to hear about any woman's sexual preference. I'm tired of people cramming that down our throats. ...

BERNIE -- Bobby Gean Finch, 67, died Aug. 3, 2014, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Hubert Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in the Smith-Steenson Cemetery in Dexter...

DEXTER - Earl Burleson, 50, died Aug. 4, 2014, at his home. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Dexter Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Kirby officiating. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The city of Sikeston may soon only allow mobile homes no older than 15 years to be moved into or moved to another location within the city. Currently there is no restrictions on the age of a manufactured home that may be brought into or relocated within city limits, according to Jay Lancaster, public works director for the city of Sikeston...