Stories from Monday, March 2, 2015

PADUCAH, Ky. - Winter isn't over yet. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Wednesday and Wednesday night. According to NWS, another winter storm poses the potential for significant snow accumulations Wednesday and Wednesday night...

SIKESTON -- For a quarter of a century, Adopt A Farm Family has hosted conferences for farmers, ranchers and their families to provide information, resources and, perhaps most important, spiritual support. While the March 14 conference will continue the tradition, Mary Myers, president of the Adopt leadership board, said this year's conference is much different from that first one...

SIKESTON -- Christian music singer Susie McEntire will entertain at the Adopt Ministry's 25th annual conference March 14 at the Clinton Building in the Sikeston Recreation Complex. Raised on an Oklahoma ranch, McEntire began singing as a teenager with her siblings, Pake and Reba, as the "Singing McEntires."...

BENTON -- Two Scott County residents are in custody on drug-related charges. Glen Adams, 56, of rural Oran is charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm silencer. Amber Patrick, also known as Amber Thomure, 29, of rural Benton is charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Fourth-seeded Cape Central took down No. 5 Kennett 58-33 during the opening game of the Class 4, District 1 girls tournament at the Sikeston Field House Monday. Cape Central will take on top-seeded Dexter Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the semifinal round...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Notre Dame wasted little time advancing to the semifinals of the Class 4, District 1 tournament Monday at the Sikeston Field House. The third-seeded Bulldogs got production from 11 players during its 68-24 rout over No. 6 Perryville...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Kennett led from wire-to-wire but that doesn't mean they put away the fourth-seeded Perryville Pirates without a fight. Kennett, the fifth seed, got 17 points from Jad Kenny and another 15 from Andre Oliver to hold on for a miner 64-58 upset during the first round of the Class 4, District 1 tournament Monday at the Sikeston Field House...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. FEDS CLOSE TO PUBLISHING FINDINGS ON FERGUSON Federal officials have already expressed reservations about how the police department in the Missouri town functions after the killing of Michael Brown...

DEXTER -- Dorothy Irene Cobb, 93, died Feb. 28, 2015, at the Central Gardens Residential Care Facility. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW HAMBURG -- Vincent Cyril Dirnberger, 88, died Feb. 28, 2015. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- William Richard "Dick" Phillips Jr., 89, died Feb., 27, 2015, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MALDEN -- Violet W. Smith, 94, died Feb. 28, 2015, at Golden Living Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Marianna March Heeb, 79, of Cape Coral and Kentucky Lake, Ky., and a longtime resident of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 17, 2015. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Phone scam artists are at it again. This week multiple residents have reported to Sikeston Department of Public Safety of a phone scam by a caller claiming to be with the U.S. Department of Treasury and stating that the person on the other line has received a tax-free grant...

BENTON -- A Sikeston-area man is facing charges after discharging a firearm at his home. Timothy Jarvis, 37, of rural Sikeston is charged with the crime of unlawful use of weapon. At 11 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Justin Wooten and Deputy Chelsea Gilmer went to an address in Oran to meet with a man and a woman concerning an incident that happened earlier in the evening. ...

BENTON - Despite seven convictions for driving while revoked, a Sikeston man now faces an eighth charge. Deontei S. Savage, 29, is charged with the felony of driving while revoked following a traffic stop at 9:02 p.m. Friday on Highway 62 west of South Prairie Street in Sikeston...

I live on a dead end street with only 8 houses on the east side of the street. We are seniors and handicapped people with medical problems. After the recent snow, we had our driveways cleaned. We were able to get in or out as needed. Five days after the snow, a city salt truck came with a front blade turned toward the houses spreading some salt. ...

SIKESTON -- Veterans, their families and community members can get information about Veteran Administration services and provide feedback on those services they have received during a town hall meeting March 10. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the VFW Post 3174, 709 Smith St. in Sikeston, and is expected to last about an hour...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston Department of Public Works equipment purchases received the green light from the Sikeston City Council members during the Council's regular monthly meeting Monday. Jay Lancaster, public works director for the city, said he had held off on some purchases to see how the fiscal year went but having passed the halfway point, he recommended the city replace one of its two large tractors, the Parks Division skid steer loader and the Department of Public Works administrative vehicle.. ...