Stories from Saturday, July 11, 2015

Stream Team members from multiple counties came together Saturday, June 27, and made a very successful cleanup in Howardville. Heading up the cleanup was Vannessa Frazier with Howardville Jumpstart Stream Team 1617. She is the coordinator of the Missouri Bootheel Stream Team Association - 3755. ...

BENTON -- A Sikeston woman is jailed on drug charges. Sadonna M. Lewis, 36, is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, a deputy responded to Lewis' residence Thursday night to assist the Missouri Children's Division...

Mark Adams of the Dixieland Band plays his tenor sax at the event held Friday to cut the ribbon and dedicate the new bandstand in American Legion Park.

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Heavy rains this spring and summer have forced some animals out of their natural habitats. Among the impacted is the snake population. "Anytime an area has as much rain as we've had in the past couple weeks -- and really the whole spring and summer -- and there's an abundance of water around, snakes and other wildlife such as deer may start to live in different areas because they've been pushed out of their natural habitats," said Scott County Missouri Conservation Agent Leother Branch Jr.. ...

BENTON -- A Benton area man was arrested after drugs valued at an estimated $23,000 were discovered at his residence. Allen R. Basinger Jr., 34, is charged with drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, forgery, receiving stolen property and driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license...

SIKESTON -- Whether a longtime educator who's made a difference in students' lives, a student who excelled academically or a record-setting athlete, the Sikeston R-6 District is seeking honorees to add to its Honor Wall and Hall of Fame. But don't wait. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Monday. As of Thursday, the district office had received a few phone inquiries but hadn't received any official nominations yet...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- There's still a few weeks left to show your Rodeo Spirit. The 2015 Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Spirit Contest, presented by Sikeston Jaycees and Sikeston Convention and Visitors Bureau, is a way to "show off your Rodeo Spirit and win prizes," said Linda Lowes, CVB director...

Surely you're not as stupid as conservative/regressives are by thinking, even for a moment, that all you gun-toting, knuckle-draggers would turn in your guns. We'd just like to see it much harder for you fanatics to get more guns, at least without some background checks regarding your sanity! I must presume that you fear you couldn't pass such mental stability tests or you wouldn't be so frightened by the prospect. ...