Stories from Wednesday, December 10, 2014

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In the SEMO Conference, any win is a good win. But for New Madrid County Central's Willie Jimerson, he believed his team's win over Notre Dame was a bit sweeter. The Eagles, seeded fifth in the SEMO Conference tournament, pulled off the third upset of the tournament so far taking down No. 4 Notre Dame 63-53 at the Sikeston Field House...

sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- Hunter Schlosser scored 19 points and had five rebounds leading the Oran Eagles past Risco 61-44 on the road Tuesday. Max Priggel added 14 points, five rebounds and three steals for Oran (2-2) while Jacob Priggel scored 11 and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds...

Last Friday, it was trully a sibling rivalry. The Kennett Lady Indians basketball team defeated the Portageville Lady Dogs in a game that pitted sibling coaches against one another. Kennett earned their spot in the final of the Bulldog Classic, while Portageville moved to the Third Place bracket...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces Kara McSpadden has been selected as the new Private Lands Conservationist for the Dexter area effective Nov. 1. In this position at Dexter, McSpadden is assigned duties in Butler, Dunklin and Stoddard counties...

Help bring Christmas joy and hope to those in need. Community members once again have the chance to make the Christmas season a little brighter for area families through the annual Christmas Angel program. The program provides the opportunity for individuals to adopt an Angel and help fill the wish lists of families who may be struggling...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Coming in to Tuesday's consolation semifinal game against Cape Central, the Dexter Bearcats knew how they wanted to contain the Tigers' high-power offense and, for the most part, it worked. Playing a slow, possession style of offense Dexter hung within two possessions at halftime while limiting Cape's star senior Andre Statum to seven first half points...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ART DIDN'T IMITATE LIFE - SENATE REPORT SAYS TORTURE DIDN'T HELP BIN LADEN HUNT Investigators discredit long-held CIA assertion, which was also depicted in the film "Zero Dark Thirty," that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques helped locate the al-Qaida leader...

BLOOMFIELD -- John C. Burgess, 49, died Dec. 7, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Lee O. Matthews, 88, died Dec. 9, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Timothy Joe Hardin, 54, formerly of Wardell, died Dec. 6, 2014, at Bertrand. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MATTHEWS -- Janet Navarete Colvett, 60, died Dec. 8, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Norris Hyde, 79, died Dec. 9, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Maritta Corbett, 76, died Dec. 7, 2014, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MINER -- Nephi L. "Chief" LaFontain, 94, died Dec. 8, 2014, at the Miner Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- Virginia Recker, 96, passed away Dec. 7, 2014, at the Golden Living Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

LAFORGE -- Linda K. Leker, 71, died Dec. 7, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MARSTON -- Lenna Mae Simpson, 84, died Dec. 7, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Gerald Lynn Hessling, 64, formerly of Bloomfield, died Dec. 6, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PALMYRA, Wis. -- Lorna Gay Yokley, 73, died Dec. 5, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education was briefed by staff members Tuesday during its regular monthly meeting. Anne Crader and Hailey Sullivan provided an annual update on the district's gifted program. Their goals are to continue developing continuity in gifted curriculum by outlining goals in English language arts and math concepts and problem solving for gifted objectives and aligning these objectives with Missouri Learning Standards...

BENTON -- Some arrests are easier than others. James Elmer Crowell, 68, of Kingman, Ariz., was arrested Sunday evening for the felony of possession of a firearm. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Cpl. Justin Wooten, driving a marked county patrol vehicle, was arriving at the home of Sgt. Brant Pratt, when he observed a van with Arizona license plates drive into Pratt's front yard...

CHARLESTON -- A robbery suspect was tracked to a nearby business where he was arrested. Richard Ware, 41, of Charleston is charged with one count of robbery and two counts of burglary in connection with an armed robbery reported at 11:55 p.m. Sunday at the Flying J Travel Center, 2460 E. Marshall St. in Charleston...

I'd like to find out, if you are planning on putting an awning on your house, how many feet do you have to be from the street to your driveway. And if it's an older house, are you grandfathered in? They put one over here on Garwood Street and its like 10 feet from the house...

Hillary Clinton has a problem. But this time the problem is not her husband, it's her mouth. The would-be presidential candidate told a Georgetown University audience this past week that America should show respect for our enemies and "empathize with their perspective and point of view."...