-
PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Bulldogs advance to semis, NMCC downs South Pemiscot
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
Staff Reports sports@standard-democrat.com HILLBORO -- The top-seeded Sikeston Lady Bulldogs opened the 34th annual Hillsboro Girls Basketball Tournament on Tuesday with a 60-24 win over No. 8 Freeburg. Sikeston held Freeburg to single-digit scoring all four quarters and built a 27-12 lead by halftime. They went on to outscore Freeburg 33-13 in the second half to secure the win...
-
Sikeston wrestlers sweep tri-dual on senior night
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Building on their fourth place finish at last weekend's SEMO Conference Tournament, the Sikeston Bulldog wrestling team celebrated senior night Tuesday with a sweep of visiting Hillsboro and Festus in a triangular dual...
-
Mindful defense leads to Scott Central's 77-41 win over Hayti
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Scott County Central senior Javonta Daniel understands his team faces a unique problem each time they step on the court. Fouls. It's an issue all teams must deal with but the Braves have only seven players to choose from and those numbers can pile up quicker than normal if not careful...
-
Water system improvements for Miner discussed
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com MINER -- Miner's Board of Aldermen and city engineer have informally agreed on a plan for water system upgrades. No action could be taken during a special meeting held Tuesday evening at the Miner Convention Center due to the lack of a quorum...
-
Can we stop this growing madness?
(Column ~ 01/28/15)
It would appear we've gone stark-raving mad. Despite attempts to make some sense of this carnival of the absurd, there is just no other logical conclusion. For example, the omnipresent Albert Gore and his fellow eco-travelers want to spend $90 trillion to eliminate all passenger vehicles in urban centers in favor of mass transit...
-
Fast start fuels Sikeston's win over Troy, Holifield reaches coaching milestone
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com O'FALLON -- For the third-straight game the Sikeston Bulldogs got off to a torrid start in the first quarter. After scoring 26 and 25 points in the first quarter in blowout wins last week against Farmington and Kennett, respectively, the Bulldogs matched its season high with 26 points in the first quarter against Troy Buchanan on Tuesday in the first round of the 53rd Annual Fort Zumwalt North Invitational Tournament...
-
10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOSTAGE MOM TO JAPAN LEADER: PLEASE SAVE KENJI The mother of the captive journalist calls on Prime Minister Abe to save her son as a new ultimatum, purportedly made by the Islamic State, gives him hours to live...
-
East Prairie High School: Students are recognized for academic achievement during the first semester
(Submitted Story ~ 01/28/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- East Prairie High School has announced the honor roll students for the first semester of the 2014-2015 school year. They are: Kenneth Allen, Aaron Bennett, Hunter Brown, Samantha Brown, Emily Burrell, Kasten Campbell, Quentin Carlyle, Abigail Cartwright, Christopher Cutlip, Olivia Douglas, Christina Garrett, Garrett Hanlin, Haylee Helton, Arianna Hernandez, Jacob Holt, Brianna Knupp, Cameron Koch, Fleming LaPlant, Ericka Linhart, Mallory Manning, Luke Marcum,...
-
Six schools participate in district Skills contest
(Submitted Story ~ 01/28/15)
SIKESTON - Teams from six career and technology centers participated Saturday in the Skills USA Welding Fabrication District Contest. The Sikeston Career and Technology Center hosted the contest. Also taking part were the career and technology centers at Doniphan, New Madrid, Kennett, Pemiscot and Poplar Bluff...
-
Kelly FFA members participate in Motivational Conference
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/28/15)
The State Officers of the Missouri FFA Association recently conducted 19 Greenhand Motivational Conference in Missouri. Through interactive workshops and skits the State FFA Officers encouraged first-year FFA members to explore and reach outside their comfort zone for the opportunities provided through FFA membership. ...
-
Man charged in shovel assault
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
MALDEN -- A Malden man was charged Monday with critically injuring another man by allegedly striking him repeatedly in the head with a shovel. William Scott Laden, 23, of the 500 block of South Kimball was charged with the Class A felony of first degree assault, the unclassified felony of armed criminal...
-
East Prairie woman arrested on forgery charge
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
CHARLESTON -- A Mississippi County resident is in custody following a forgery investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. According to a release from Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, Dona Corine Suzanne Fisk, 28, of East Prairie, is charged with forgery, a Class C felony punishable upon conviction by up to seven years imprisonment...
-
Repairs approved for city's reserve ladder truck
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The city of Sikeston will have to put some money into an old fire truck to get any money back out of it. The City Council approved declaring the ladder truck surplus property during their Oct. 1 meeting. Sikeston Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden advised the City Council during their regular monthly briefing session Monday that the truck, a 1993 model, had a major engine failure during a pump test the day after he got the OK to sell it...
-
Three charged in fatal shooting in Hayti
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- Three people will be arraigned Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday in Hayti Heights. Samuel Carnell Jones Jr., 25, of Columbia and Arthur W. Liddell, 29, and Demario M. Mitchell, 18, of Hayti are charged in connection with the death of Cedriceon Stewart, 20, of Hayti Heights. ...
-
Domestic assault charges filed following family altercation
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
CHARLESTON - A Mississippi County man will be arraigned next week on three counts of domestic assault. Christopher Shawn Bailey, 36, of East Prairie, is scheduled to be in Division II of Mississippi County Circuit Court before Judge S. Rob Barker at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday for two felony counts of second degree domestic assault and one count of third degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor...
-
James Daniels
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
DEXTER -- James C. Daniels, 70, formerly of Bloomfield, died Jan. 20, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Lela Everett
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Lela Everett, 60, died Jan. 24, 2015 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Pat Raines
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
COLUMBIA -- Patricia Ann Raines, 74, of Columbia, died Jan. 24, 2015. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Charles Yant Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
CRESTVIEW, Fla. -- Charles E. "Chigger" Yant Jr., 60, died Dec. 14, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Margaret Boblitt
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Margaret Marie Heitman Wilson Boblitt, 86, died Jan. 22, 2015, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Patricia Elmore
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Patricia L. Shipman Elmore, 79, died Jan. 22, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Jackie Duffie
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
DEXTER -- Jackie Leo Duffie, 66, died Jan. 22, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Buddy Ward
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
DEXTER -- Fred "Buddy" Ward, 103, died Jan. 26, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Gary Jones
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
CARTERVILLE, Ill. - Gary Jones, 66, died Jan. 23, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Charles Ward Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers at services conducted today at Blanchard Funeral Chapel for Charles Burris Ward Jr., 70, who died on Jan. 24, 2015, were: John Cochran, Darrell Cochran, Chris Cochran, Jeff Reynolds, Ervin Shull, Donnie Ward and Roger Ward Jr...
-
Bryan Elledge
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Bryan Sterling Elledge, 54, died Jan. 24, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Dawsey Crutchfield
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
BRANSON -- Dawsey Lee Crutchfield, 78, died Jan. 23, 2015, at Cox Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Jerry Heflin Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
DEXTER - Jerry Don Heflin Sr., 72, died Jan. 24, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Virginia Schultz
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
CHAFFEE -- Virginia Ann Schultz, 83, died Jan. 26, 2015, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Jerelyn Hahs
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Jerelyn Suzanne Napper Butler Riley Hahs, 88, died Jan. 15, 2015, at her home.
-
Tim Whitney
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
CHARLESTON -- Tim Whitney Sr., 93, died Jan. 26, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
J.L. Sutton
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- J.L. Sutton, 76, died Jan. 25, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
-
Frosty times
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
Recent cool temperatures are leaving a covering of early morning frost on the ground. While Southeast Missouri will enjoy temperatures reaching the 50s Thursday, night time temperatures will remain in the upper 20s with a chance of snow Sunday.
-
SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 01/28/15)
Hello Southeast Missouri. Hello Americans. Playoff games were okay. Green Bay choked. Indianapolis never showed. Seattle and New England in the Super Bowl. I have to go with New England. Get all the football players to play football. One made a touchdown and grabbed his crotch. Not cool. Be respectable to the ones that are watching and paying the bills. You are a good football player, but grow up and have a little tact...
-
Auction action isn't always fair
(Column ~ 01/28/15)
Growing up I always remember looking up to teachers and especially principals. They were role models and for the most part I was never let down. As I have aged, I realize not everyone is as lucky as I was. Not all teachers and principals are the role models we wish them to be...
-
Margaret Marie Heitman Wilson Boblitt
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Margaret Marie Heitman Wilson Boblitt of Memphis, TN passed away at BAptist Hospital East in Memphis on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 23 days. Margaret was born on September 30, 1928 in Portageville to Lester Heitman and Daisy Burgess Heitman...
-
Marston Municipal Court- January
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/28/15)
The following cases were heard January 6, 2015 in Marston Municipal Court by Municipal Judge Chris Stinnett. Fines imposed reflect court costs: Amanda Renee Cameron -- No Insurance $150.00 and 90 days unsupervised probation. Dametrice Maurice Barnes -- 2 counts of trespass $229.50...
-
Portageville Municipal Court- January
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/28/15)
The following cases were heard January 15, 2015 in Portageville Municipal Court by Municipal Judge Chris Stinnett. Fines imposed reflect court costs: Anthony Chillers Jr. was found guilty of Stealing and ordered to pay $34.50 in court costs and was placed on 3 months of probation...
Stories from Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Browse other days