Stories from Friday, October 24, 2014

CHARLESTON -- Police are investigating the second shooting within a week in Charleston. About 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Charleston Department of Public Safety received several phone calls of gunshots in the 200 block of North Elm Street. Responding officers located the victim, 23-year-old DeMarcus Owens of Charleston, in the 200 block of North Heggie Street with an apparent gunshot wound...

The recent dry weather has enabled farmers to get back in their fields to harvest their crops.

BENTON -- A Scott City man is facing an array of charges following a high speed chase that reached speeds of 105 miles per hour. Matthew Angel Lowe, 38, is charged with the felonies of driving while revoked/suspended, resisting arrest by fleeing and creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death to any person and misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway when the roadway was of sufficient width, exceeding the posted speed limit by 25 miles an hour or more, and failure to stop for a stop sign.. ...

BENTON -- A Morley woman and man are in custody following their arrest on drug-related charges. Patty Lynn Tanner, 59, of Morley is charged with the Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance and the class A misdemeanor of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- With the Missouri Department of Transportation on board now, drainage problems on State Highway 62 west of Charleston, just south of the T-Intersection with Highway 77, should be a thing of the past. "It has been taken care of," Mississippi County Commissioner Darrell Jones said during the Commission's regular weekly meeting Thursday, "and the state is involved."...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Hazel M. Brown, 87, died Oct. 24, 2014, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Dorothy L. Edwards, 81, died Oct. 23, 2014, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Linda Sue Martin, 71, died Oct. 22, 2014, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Looking to get a little spooked this Halloween? Some groups have organized haunt events locally and across the state to add a little fright to the holiday. For its seventh season, the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce will offer New Madrid Ghost Tours will be offered Friday and Saturday with tours at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m...

I've been meaning to call SpeakOut about this for some time now. I want to thank the owner of Mexican Villa for all the years of good, affordable food. Mexican food that was more than just a ton of lettuce with no meat. Many people miss your restaurant...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- This may be the biggest and best e-waste recycling event this area has had yet. E-waste 2014 Recycling Day is scheduled Tuesday, according to Scott County Commissioner Dennis Ziegenhorn. From 8 a.m. till 3 p.m., electronic items can be dropped off on the rear parking lot of Carnell's Collision Repair. While Carnell's address in 417 North Main, the rear lot is best accessed from Tanner Street...

PORTAGEVILLE -- They all expected it and Taylor Tiffany knew it. The Class 2 quarterfinal between Portageville and Bowling Green was destined for a pitcher's duel. "I actually told my friend Friday that it was going to be a 1-0 game," Tiffany said. "Our coaches was saying it was going to come down to a pitcher's duel and I knew it would be a 1-0 game."...

KANSAS CITY- Missouri wildlife officials are considering more restrictions in whitetail deer hunting to reverse a continuing decline in the deer population, caused mostly by an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease and liberal hunting regulations. The Missouri Department of Conservation reports hunters took 251,924 whitetail deer during last season, the lowest total in a decade. ...

POPLAR BLUFF- After more than a decade of bad blood, the only two higher-education institutions in Southeast Missouri say they are strengthening ties in support of their core mission -- to better the lives of residents. The presidents of Three Rivers College and Southeast Missouri State University recently spent an afternoon talking with a U.S. senator about campus safety, then sat down to share plans for the future...

PORTAGEVILLE-- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs were fortunate to have played its semifinal match first. Top-seeded Portageville took care of South Pemiscot in two sets during the first match of the Class 2, District 1 semifinal round Tuesday and then took it easy on the sidelines...