Stories from Friday, March 11, 2016

This free camp aims to introduce girls to outdoor skills.

The next planning meeting will be March 31 at 5:30 pm in the New Madrid Elementary Library.

On Friday, March 18, the Dunklin County Republicans will host their annual Lincoln Day Banquet at the Kennett Country Club. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the door. The door opens at 6 p.m. with a social session at 6:30 p.m., and dinner is served at 7 p.m., followed by the program at 7:30 p.m. ...

Some of my fondest memories growing up were of my family and I spending time together hunting and fishing. On the opening day of trout season, it wasn't about what we caught, but it was about spending that time together, and for us that was at beautiful Montauk State Park...

"You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and we will no longer be in disgrace." --Nehemiah 2:17 When God gives us a vision, He does not leave us wondering what to do next. ...

Sikeston and Dexter will travel together again for a chance to make the Class 4 semifinals in Columbia. Sikeston appears in its seventh quarterfinal game in seven years while Dexter makes its fourth appearance in five years.

"We had our chances the entire game. We had our chances in overtime. We just didn't finish. They got a couple buckets (in overtime), and we didn't respond the way we needed to."

Former Jackson assistant and Caruthersville graduate Tyler Fullhart will be NMCC's fifth head coach in school history.

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Know how much sleep you are getting? Since opening it's sleep lab in 1999, Missouri Delta Medical Center has joined the National Sleep Foundation in observing Sleep Awareness Week to remind people of the benefits of sleep as well as how important sleep is to safety and productivity...

I'd like to speakout about a certain clinic. I just received a letter letting me go as a patient because of my medications. The only narcotic medications that I have were given to me by my doctor at this clinic. And now then it's something about my medication. ...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Dr. Floyd C. Northington, 88, died March 9, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MORLEY, Mo. -- Sally Marlene Traw, 64, died March 9, 2016, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

ARNOLD, Mo. -- Robert Poley Jr., 86, died March 6, 2016, at Woodland Manor in Arnold. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MARION, Ohio - Dora Dean Shelby Bomar, 87, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Presidential Center Home Health Care in Marion. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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SIKESTON - Lena Margaret Tisher Michelena, 89, died March 9, 2016, at the Bertrand Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Mary Wagner, 80, died March 10, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau., For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.