Stories from Thursday, December 17, 2015

The seedings have been released for the 2015 Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Tournament. Neelyville has the first seed. Dexter is seeded second, Naylor is seeded third, Twin Rivers is seeded fourth, Doniphan is seeded fifth, Greenville is seeded sixth, Chaffee is seeded seventh, Kenett is seeded eighth, Clearwater is seeded ninth, Malden is seeded tenth, Charleston is seeded eleventh, Portageville is seeded twelfth, Kelly is seeded thirteenth, New Madrid Co. ...

KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett's varsity girls basketball team earned their second win of the season Thursday night against Portageville. The 54-22 win will help propel them into Monday's home matchup against Jackson and the following Lady Royals Classic. The Lady Tribe dominated play in the first and third quarters. They began the game with a 10-2 run before entering halftime with a 20-12 lead. In the third quarter, Kennett outscored the Lady Bulldogs 17-3 to push the game further out of reach...

Portageville, MO -- Golden Living Center -- New Madrid donated $1000 to Reaching All In Need (R.A.I.N.) on December 14, at their facility in Portageville. R.A.I.N. organizer, Mark Gibbins will use the donation to pay for supplies and food arriving this month...

Portageville, MO -- With the Food Rite store owner purchasing Baker's Big Star, Dr. Edwin Noffel approached the City Council last Monday requesting a liquor license for his new Food Rite Downtown. The city only keeps nine licenses available and all have been taken. However, when the Charcoal Lounge gave up their permit, that became available. Alderman Berry made to motion to let the license go to Dr. Noffel and seconded by Alderman James, and the motion passed...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Barry Bean, of Gideon, was elected to a two-year term on the Missouri Farm Bureau (MFB) board of directors during the organization's 101st annual meeting December 8 at the Lake of the Ozarks. Bean will represent District 6 in the southeast area of the state...

Since 1978, the 34th Circuit Public Defenders office has been in Caruthesville. At that time, there was a District Defender and a Secretary. The office was housed in the Pemiscot County Courthouse in Caruthersville. On Friday, December 4th, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new location. It is located in the Young Plaza Center, 48 east State Hwy. 162 in Portageville...

It is becoming even more clear that Obamacare is a failure. Consumers have fewer choices. Government-sponsored insurance companies are failing and costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and others are threatening to stop providing coverage through Obamacare. Health care costs are rising and Obamacare continues to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. Fixing this broken health care system must be a top priority when Congress returns to Washington in January...

1 Peter 3:13-16 addresses three elements of the Christian answer in a world of confusion, frustration, and tension. How is a Christian to be ready to answer those who would ask a reason for the hope that lies within him? There must be a sincere trust in Christ which names Him as Lord and reverences His presence and power, a Christ-centered training, and then boldness to stand and speak our testimony. ...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh and eighth grade basketball teams split with Cape Central on Wednesday at the Sikeston Junior High School. In the eighth grade game, Sikeston won a battle of undefeated teams, holding off Cape Central 54-43 while the Sikeston seventh graders lost 57-26 to Cape Central...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. UNCERTAINTY OVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER OFFICER'S MISTRIAL IN FREDDIE GRAY'S DEATH Lawyers will meet in the judge's chambers in Baltimore Thursday to discuss dates for a possible retrial...

Why are we still giving foreign aid to countries overseas? If we quit giving foreign aid, they can hate us for free. We don't need to be paying them to kill us. I just want to give a big thank you to the city of New Madrid for our awesome looking Christmas decorations in New Madrid. If you want to come down for an old-fashioned Christmas, come to New Madrid...

MOREHOUSE -- John Landon Parks, 79, died Dec. 15, 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.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Landon Beau Johnson, 18, died Dec. 13, 2015, in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CHARLESTON -- Former Missouri state representative and Mississippi County court judge Frederick William "Fred" DeField, 90, died Dec. 14, 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.
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JACKSON -- William "Alton" McCann, 90, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Dec.12, 2015, surrounded by members of his family. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Pallbearers for services conducted Wednesday at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel for Charley Roslen, 80, who died Dec. 12, 2015, were: Dale Roslen, Kevin Roslen, Joey Seiler, John Seiler, Bob Sloan, Billy Davis, Dallas Tucker and Joe Boggs. Honorary pallbearers were Roland Appleton, Harold Etheridge, Sonny Moser and Charlie McCain...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Local county collectors have seen their biggest ever November. Mark Hensley, Scott County collector of revenue, said for this time of the year, "it seems like we are right about on track" for the amount collected but his office got off to a great start in November, collecting the most ever for that month...