Stories from Tuesday, December 30, 2014

sports@standard-democrat.com O'FALLON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have had some thrilling finishes in the St. Dominic Christmas Tournament, but Monday night's championship game against Fort Zumwalt South may have been the most exciting yet. But this time it wasn't the Bulldogs hoisting the championship plaque as top-seeded Zumwalt South pulled out an 82-80 overtime victory in the 21st year of the tournament...

SIKESTON -- Lois Mae Nation Fodge Feagan, 68, died Dec. 26, 2014, at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Visitation is from 5 p.m. until service time at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City with the Rev. Glenys Duckworth and Rev. Jack Owens officiating...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The ninth-seeded Oran Eagles used a 13-6 third quarter to pull away for a 59-52 win in a consolation semifinal of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Monday at the Show Me Center. Oran (6-4) trailed only twice in the contest but struggled on the glass against a bigger Kelly (3-7) squad...

Scott City coach Mark Dannenmueller and the Rams got an up close look at just how fast and dominant Charleston can be on Monday night. The fifth-seeded Bluejays jumped out to an early 10-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back in a 95-66 win over No. 8 Scott City in a fifth-place semifinal of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- After struggling to find a groove early in their previous game against Scott City, Jackson coach Darrin Scott needed to find a way to motivate the top-seeded Indians before their meeting with No. 4 Scott County Central. Scott's pregame message to his players and the realization that they were one win away from the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship game was all it took to get the Indians going...

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Partly sunny on Wednesday with a high near 29 then becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night with a low around 21. New Year's Day will be partly sunny, with a high near 39 while Thursday night will be cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet with a low around 31. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU (SMNS) -- Around 10 p.m. Sunday night, officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1713 Montgomery St. in Cape Girardeau. When officers arrived they reported that the home had sustained damage from multiple gun shots, said Cpl. Darin Hickey of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...

DEXTER - There is a new forum in town for woodworking enthusiasts, and it's complete with not only some of the best equipment around, but also with some of the most accomplished and noted woodworkers in the Bootheel -- perhaps in the state. Anyone interested in learning the skill of woodworking, as well as any accomplished woodworkers, are invited to participate in the club's activities. ...

STEELE - A Steele woman was arrested Christmas Eve after attempting to stab her husband, then attempting to strike a police officer. Billy Joe Stanfield, Steele chief of police, reported Monday that last Wednesday, officers were called to the Pecan Acres Trailer Park to investigate a report of a woman trying to stab her husband with knife. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- During the fall, when podiatrist Dr. Hugh Protzel was in the market for a new ultrasound unit, he began researching options and one portable unit caught his eye. Made by General Electric, the device, called Vscan, is pocket-size and fits easily in the palm of a hand...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OFFICIALS: BODIES FROM LOST AIRASIA FLIGHT FOUND IN JAVA SEA Indonesian authorities spot six bodies from the flight that went missing off the coast of Borneo island, and recover three of them...

SIKESTON -- Howard Keith Conrad, 95, died Dec. 28, 2014, at his home. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home, where services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. John Godwin, pastor of Hunter Memorial Presbyterian Church, officiating...

DEXTER -- Harold Williams Jr. 60, died Dec. 26, 2014, at his home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Watkins and Sons Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Justin Williams of Marble Hill will officiate. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

SIKESTON - Route 61 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs. This section of roadway is located from County Road 314 to Route 62. Weather permitting, work will performed from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today through Friday...

Sarah Nichole and Jimmy Dale Fomby of Portageville would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Kayci Lynn Fomby. Kayci was born December 16, 2014 at 4:33 p.m. in Cape Girardeau at Saint Francis Medical Center. She weighed five pounds, four ounces and was 18 inches long...

PENERMON -- Loriel'e Elizabeth Marie Tate, infant, died shortly after birth Dec. 26, 2014, at Cape Girardeau. Services will be at noon Saturday at Smith Chapel United Methodist Church in Sikeston with the Rev. Alex Sims officiating. Burial will follow in Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery...

SIKESTON -- Kennedy Katelyn Frohawk and Lucas Benton Williams were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for December. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names a male and female senior each month. Character, leadership, service, citizenship and scholastic ability are criteria used to select one "Student of the Year" at the end of the 2014-2015 school year...

SIKESTON -- Lee Hunter Elementary School has announced the honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. They are: Hayden Alfonso, Colby Ault, Pierce Baker, Nevaeh Beedle, Jamyius Benford, Taryn Boyd, Zach Brown, Amelya Bryant, Trinity Bryant, Jaden Cannon, Autumn Clayton, Ryleigh Coburn, Kaden Coffey, Rikenzie Coleman, Alesa Cooper, Mikylia Daniel, Natalie Davis-Jones, Bella Dial, Broden Dial, Keniyah Dixon, James Doss, Eli Gonzalez, Brashaun Hamilton, Ethan Hawkins, Ronald Hicks, Julius Hudson, Elgin Hunt, Alexis Jacobo, Jacob Kerr, Anyla Larry, Tristan Leavitt,. ...

Students from Lee Hunter Elementary School in Sikeston entertained the residents at Westridge Assisted Living Center on North West Street on Dec. 17. The group sang a variety of songs including "Little Drummer Boy," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and from the movie "Frozen" the song "In Summer."...

TCA Honorees The Christian Academy has announced its Character winners for November. Left: Honored from the third through fifth grades were, from left: Joseph Sauceda (fourth), Allison Riley (fifth), Camryn Self (fifth), Michael Walton (third)...

The Christian Academy has announced its Character winners for November.  The Junior/Senior High honoree was Taylor Wooden.

The Christian Academy has announced its Character winners for November. Selected from the pre-kindergarten through second grade were, from left: Colton Arnold (prekindergarten), Suzie Gilmore (first), Eli Stephenson (second) and Mia Slipis (kindergarten)...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Millard J. Cook, 89, died Dec. 28, 2014, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until noon Wednesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portagveille. The Rev. Eugene Poole will officiate. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...