Stories from Tuesday, October 21, 2014

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston eighth grade football team finished its season with an undefeated 6-0 record after a 46-21 win over visiting Jackson Monday. Sikeston's Elijah Faulkner got the night started with a 47-yard touchdown run on their first offensive snap. Kevin Jones added a 31-yard run to make it 12-0 and quarterback Nate Self threw an 11-yard scoring pass to Aaron Allen in the second quarter for an 18-0 lead...

Today will be sunny, with a high near 70 then becoming clear tonight with a low around 43. Sunny on Wednesday with a high near 65 while Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 40. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 65 then becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night with a low around 45. ...

SCOTT CITY -- Voters in the Scott City School District will decide Nov. 4 whether $1.75 million should be issued to update school buildings and make them more secure. If the bond passes, the district's tax rate will remain at 49 cents per $100 of assessed valuation...

DEXTER -- Carolyn Johnson, a native of Dexter first saw solar panels being installed and used to generate power in the 1970s. She vowed then that she would one day do the same thing. Now, she does. Living on the outskirts of Dexter, Johnson has a series of solar panels mounted on the roof of her garage; and, while those panels do provide electricity to established lines, they also provide cheap energy to those who use those lines...

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. -- Local hospital personnel are trained and equipped to deal with an Ebola patient, should the need arise. Chief operations officer for the hospital system, Chris Raymer, told the system's board of governor's Monday that while the threat is relatively low, that if the disease spreads this far, medical personnel have been prepared...

SIKESTON -- "Canalou: People, Culture, Bootheel Town," a collection of stories about the author's experiences growing up and living in the Missouri Bootheel, has recently been published by the Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri State University and will soon be delivered to area schools...

CHARLESTON -- Robert Lyons, 81, died Oct. 16, 2014, at Charleston Manor Nursing Center. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at noon Thursday at Opportunity Church of God in Christ in Charleston. Steve Betts, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston with the Williams Funeral Home of Charleston in charge of arrangements...

DEXTER -- Hazel Marie Franks,73, died Oct. 20, 2014, at Southeast Healthcare of Stoddard County in Dexter. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Kenneth Biggs of Dexter will officiate...

Rosia Ann Gaddis of Portageville passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Golden Living Center in New Madrid at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 7 days. Rosia was born December 28, 1934 in Conran to Pearl Lovins and Leonard Savat. She was united in marriage to Doyne Gaddis. He preceded her in death October 8, 1993. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Pearl and Leonard; her brothers, Raymond, George, Larry Wayne Savat; and her sisters, Barbara Costello and Maxine Harrison...