Stories from Monday, September 22, 2014

CARUTHERSVILLE - A search is underway for a man who was last seen nearly six weeks ago. Authorities searched the rural areas of Pemiscot County Sunday in search of Jerry Carr Jr., who was last seen Aug. 2 in Caruthersville. According to Caruthersville City Marshal Tony Jones, Carr has not been seen or heard from since...

BENTON - A man suspected in an assault on a family member is in custody. Kristopher Brooks, 26, of Morley is charged with felony second degree domestic assault. At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Scott County Senior Deputy Matt Scroggins responded to Stephenson Street in Morley to a report of a man with a baseball bat chasing several others. ...

BERTRAND - A man was killed when his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision Sunday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Charles G. Allen, 69, of Cairo, Ill., was killed in an accident at 8:25 a.m. on Highway 60/62 at County Road 205...

Improvements are underway at the New Madrid County Airport at Marston. Employees of Fronabarger Concreters of Oak Ridge began construction last week on an additional taxiway. The work is part of a runway extension project which will eventually extend the current 3,200-foot runway to 4,000 feet, according to Buster Hampton, airport manager. ...

A member of the First Christian Church's soccer team works to move the ball downfield Saturday as members of the Integrity Storage team try to take it away during Youth Soccer League play at the Sikeston Sports Complex. Integrity Storage won the game 3-0...

Staff reports sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- Maggie Shepherd hit a triple and Myca Martin added two more hits but Sikeston fell to Jackson 11-1 on the road Monday. Sikeston (9-9) took a 1-0 lead after one inning but Jackson, who finished with 16 hits, blew the game open with five runs in the second and three more in the third...

BUFFALO, MO- As the fastest-growing sector of today's workforce, Americans age 55-plus play a vital role: a trend the Department of Labor (DOL) says will continue through the 21st century. Experience Works, a national non-profit organization providing training, community service and employment opportunities for older workers, joins the DOL in celebrating the contributions of older workers and the value they bring to the workplace during National Employ Older Workers Week, September 21-27...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SOME 130,000 SYRIANS REACH TURKEY, FLEEING ISLAMIC STATE GROUP The Turkish deputy prime minister says the country is prepared for "the worst case scenario" should more refugees stream in...

I live on the west side of Sikeston, Missouri. There is a lot going on on the west side. We retired people down on the west side we have company all the time. So we had a friend who parked a car in my yard. Someone cut all four of his tires, all four of them. ...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Ava June Allen, 83, died at 8:35 p.m. Sept. 20, 2014, in the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DEXTER -- Mildred Scott, 95, died Sept. 20, 2014, at Cypress Point Nursing Center in Dexter. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


WYATT -- Robert Mathews Nolen, 61, died Sept. 21, 2014, at his home in Wyatt. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- Sandra Lee Rowe, 59, died Sept. 20, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.