Stories from Saturday, February 21, 2015

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Southeast Missouri State University has forged a partnership with Rust Communications and KFVS12 to develop an innovation laboratory in downtown Cape Girardeau that will house the University's television and video production program and The Arrow student newspaper in a new Center for Excellence in Mass Media...

Some of the following information comes from the Federal Trade Commission. Be alert, check every bill before you pay it and always look at your credit card statements for unusual charges. Never pay a fee for something you "have won." Regarding bills, you are your own best advocate. ...

sports@standard-democrat.com COLUMBIA -- Out of the 11 local wrestlers to survive into the second day of the state wrestle championships, only two will be competing on Saturday in the medal round at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Those two grapplers, New Madrid County Central's Rhiley Smith and Dexter's Ethan Stevens aren't out of the championship bracket, but both will medal by surviving to the final day of their respective tournaments...

I was just wondering why if The Knead is sponsored by the church, why is it open on Sunday? Simply Swirled, Bo's Barbecue, Dexter Barbecue, Chick Fil-A, to name a few, are not open on Sunday. Why are they, as part of a church, opened on Sunday? I was just wondering if anyone can tell me where you can get rid of old cellphones you don't need anymore. Thank you very much...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Lee Edward Finely, 49, a resident of Paducah, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at the Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston where funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015...

DALLAS -- Edwin Alvin "Skip" Erlbacher II, 57, died Feb. 11, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sparkman/Crane Funeral Home in Dallas. At this time, no services are scheduled. For the full obituary see Sunday's Standard Democrat or the online edition...

FARRENBURG -- Paul E. "Buck" Farrenburg passed away Feb. 17, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 91. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Tim Farrenburg will officiate...

DOGWOOD -- Benjamin R. Heil, 87, died at 8:10 p.m. Feb. 17, 2015, in the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Dogwood Cemetery with David Dowdy officiating. Shelby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Benny Lee Hosford, 72, died Feb. 20, 2015, at his home in Portageville. Arrangements are incomplete at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.

SIKESTON -- Willa Marie "Billie" Bohannon, age 88 of Sikeston, died Feb. 20, 2015, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. A funeral mass will follow at 12 noon at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Nwokoye serving as celebrant...

DEXTER -- David Elliott Green, 64, died Feb. 19, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Don Adams will officiate...

SIKESTON -- Glenda Sue "Susie" Lambert, 67, of Sikeston passed away Feb. 14, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Services will be private with cremation following. For the full obituary see Sunday's Standard Democrat or the online edition.

BENTON -- Senior citizens who could use a tax break should plan a trip to the Scott County Courthouse Tuesday. Those who are age 65 or over, or a widow age 60 or over, receiving surviving spouse benefits, may qualify for the Missouri Rent and Property Tax Credit, according to Mark Hensley, Scott County collector...

SIKESTON -- Even if clowning around or cooking aren't your thing, the SEMO Shriners might be. The SEMO Shrine Club is again gearing up for their annual membership drive, according to Gregg Price, president of the local Shriners. The SEMO Shrine Club Cook Team, led by Chester Morrow, team director, will cook on all seven of the Fridays which fall after Ash Wednesday and before Easter Sunday...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Speed limits on highways across Missouri would increase under legislation heard by a legislative committee. The House Transportation Committee heard testimony Tuesday, Feb. 17, about a bill that would raise the speed limit from 70 miles-per-hour to 75 miles-per-hour on rural interstates and freeways...

There is a saying about Missouri weather that if you don't like it, just wait 24 hours and it will change. Southeast Missouri has had more than its share of ice, sleet and snow in the last several days and forecasters are calling for continued cold weather. Windchill this weekend could dip again below zero as the northwest winds blow across the Bootheel. Traffic creeps through the intersection at Main and Malone as sleet makes streets slick...

Submitted photo Adding it all up Kindergarten student Liam Moore with his mother, Shannon Moore, attended the Sikeston Kindergarten Center's Family Math Night. Families worked together on math activities as teachers explained and demonstrated the how and why of the math concepts. The mother and son are working on number bonds...

CHARLESTON -- "Superhero Science and Math Family Night" was held Feb. 5 for grades preK through fifth at Warren E. Hearnes Elementary School in Charleston. About 310 participants made this the school's highest-attended family night in recent memory, according to parent liaison B.J. Babb...

SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, represented their school and chapter well during the District 15 Leadership Conference Feb. 9 at the University Center on the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...

Sikeston Junior High School announced its Students of the Month for January. The word of the month was diligence. Pictured are front row, from left: Audra Jones, D.J. Gipson, Cortesha Banks; and back row: J Marlon Moore, Sophie Mijares, Devin Newman, Grace Warren, Precious Farr and Nick Boyer. Not pictured is Kylyn Newton...