Stories from Friday, March 20, 2015

This year, voters simply couldn't pick one top player from the Bootheel Conference. In a testament to the vast amount of talent on display in area, Hayti's Indaqual Presberry and Malden's Cortez Dobbins were handed Co-Player of the Year awards. Senath-Hornersville's Kyle Moore and Victor Dukes weren't very far behind, as they joined Tyron Austin and many more on the varsity All-Conference Team...

Aging Matters will be holding a Medicare Bootcamp on Monday, March 23, at the Fisher Delta Research Center, 147 West State Highway T. in Portageville. The bootcamp will start at 6 p.m. and be over by 8 p.m. Medicare bootcamps are for people who are just getting ready to be eligible for Medicare and also people who are already in Medicare but may have questions about Medicare or Medicare Supplements...

In this passage, James addresses Christians who fall into two categories: the brother of humble circumstances and the brother identified as "the rich man." James first addresses "the brother of humble circumstances" who was economically poor and represented most of the persecuted Jewish believers to whom he wrote. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo.-- There will be a significant drop in net farm income this year. That was part of the message the Food and Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri delivered to Congress on March 9 in its 2015 annual agricultural baseline...

Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.26/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.43/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com...

SIKESTON -- Students and staff at Southeast Elementary in Sikeston enjoyed a day to dress like farmers Thursday as part of the school's new program which focuses on careers. "This is just a fun and new exposure to what careers are in our own community," said Leanna Kinder, counselor at Southeast Elementary in Sikeston,...

Occupational therapist Lauren Babb (left) and speech therapist Misty Tilmon decorate bleachers Thursday at the Sikeston Field House in preparation for this weekend's 35th Annual Kenny Rogers Children's Center Telethon. Set for Saturday and Sunday at the Field House, the superhero-themed fundraiser kicks off with a 5K run/1-mile walk at 9:30 a.m. ...

Scott County Central's Jeffery Porter was named the Scott-Mississippi Conference Player of the Year after his junior campaign. Porter averaged 20.9 points to help lead the Braves to a Class 2 state championship last Saturday following a 53-48 win over Mid-Buchanan at Mizzou Arena in Columbia...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON - Like many teams in the area the weather hasn't been kind to the Sikeston's boy's tennis team. With rain and snow seemingly always in the forecast, the Bulldogs have found themselves in the gym as often as on the tennis court...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHERE TUNIS GUNMEN GOT THEIR TRAINING A top Tunisian security official says two extremist gunmen who killed 21 people at a museum trained in neighboring Libya...

HAYTI -- Flood waters endangered the lives of a Pemiscot County family after their vehicle washed away in the current near Hayti. According to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, the department's 911 center received a call at 2:08 p.m. Monday that a family was on the roof of their vehicle on Black Island located on County Road 338, northeast of Hayti. The caller said they tried to cross water covering the road from Mississippi River flood water, and it swept the vehicle away in the current...

NAYLOR -- A young Naylor girl apparently drowned Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was riding in ran off a Ripley County road into a flooded ditch. The girl, who was found by a Ripley County deputy, was identified as Alyssa Mitchell, 4, said Ripley County Coroner Mike Jackson...

POPLAR BLUFF -- A Poplar Bluff mother and her adult son, both of whom firefighters pulled from their burning North Street home last weekend, died earlier this week after family members removed them from life support. Tesson Trube, 43, died Tuesday in the burn unit at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, while her 25-year-old son, Uriah Nelson, died Monday in the burn unit at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Both died of smoke inhalation...

Could it be the city of Ferguson has no police officers of color because none have applied for the position that are qualified? Could it be the same people that are the ones with no driver's license, license on their cars, driving while drinking are on drugs? We all know that we should obey the law or face the circumstances. ...

VANDUSER -- Robert A. Hargrove, 61, of Vanduser, died March 18, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DUDLEY -- Jesse J. Britton Jr., 88, died March 18, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital in Poplar Bluff. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DIEHLSTADT -- Pallbearers for services scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ponder Funeral Home for Emmett Claycomb, 82, who died on March 18, 2015, will be: Brian Hecker, Brandon Gage, Chance Huff, Tyler Florek, Clay Skelton, Kaleb Glastetter. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Glen Dwight Byrant, 84, died March 18, 2015, at the Portageville Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


WICKLIFFE, Ky. -- Russell G Benson, 65, died at 11:43 p.m. March 18, 2015, at Baptist Health. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


FARMINGTON -- William "Bill" Fields Jr., 49, formerly of Sikeston, died March 17, 2015. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


KELSO -- Marjorie Sophia Bollinger (better known as Grandma Marge), 95, of Kelso died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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PORTAGEVILLE -- Betty Jo Kellams, 84, died March 18, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BENTON -- Ella Dean Schiwitz, 81, died March 19, 2015, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BARTLETT, Tenn. -- Elnora Cooksey Cook Adams, 82, formerly of Dexter, Mo., died March 11, 2015, at the Methodist Hospital in Germantown. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.