Stories from Thursday, June 30, 2016

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- An East Prairie man is facing numerous charges after fleeing the scene of a domestic assault call Tuesday. According to a release from the East Prairie Police Department, at approximately 9:08 p.m. Tuesday, East Prairie officers responded to a domestic assault call at 404 Oak St. As officers arrived on scene, Barry Fergerson, 26, fled the scene in a pickup...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston R-6 students will receive new math textbooks when school begins in August. Chuck Mayes, chief academic officer/curriculum and professional development for Sikeston R-6, presented information before recommending the purchase of math textbooks to purchase for the 2016-2017 school year...

SIKESTON -- Two dogs were rescued after being locked in a hot, parked vehicle Tuesday in Sikeston. About 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, an officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of animal cruelty in the parking lot of Ferguson Medical Group, 1012 N. Main St...

SIKESTON -- A 92-room Hampton Inn will be the second tenant to join the new 100-acre Cotton Ridge Development in Sikeston. The expansive development is located at the intersections of Highways 61 and 60. Midas Hospitality, a premier hotel management group, is set to develop the 60,000-square-foot hotel located at 1240 Commerce Dr. ...

John Leible of First State Bank and Trust Co., Inc. earns agricultural lending certificate SIKESTON -- John Leible, vice president at First State Bank and Trust Co., Inc., recently received Agricultural Lending certification from the University of Missouri Extension Center...

SIKESTON -- In 1969 the May Brothers, Alfred and Lewis, of Sikeston were looking for a way to make some spending money for the summer. It was then they decided since they lived on Highway 60 it would be a good location for a fireworks stand. Fast forward to 47 years later and May Brothers is still going strong in Sikeston and a new generation of May Brothers, Garrett and Gavin, now have locations throughout Louisiana...

John Leible of First State Bank and Trust Co., Inc. earns agricultural lending certificate SIKESTON -- John Leible, vice president at First State Bank and Trust Co., Inc., recently received Agricultural Lending certification from the University of Missouri Extension Center...

Youngsters at the University Child Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University - Sikeston campus got down and dirty Wednesday as they celebrated International Mud Day.

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education approved the purchase of math textbook series during a special session Monday, but not before a near hour-long discussion by board members. Following the presentation and recommendation by Chuck Mayes, chief academic officer/curriculum and professional development for Sikeston R-6, board member Rebecca Steward said she was concerned with 2015 math MAP test scores because Lee Hunter students scored better in math than Southeast and Elementary students.. ...

It is a crying shame what has happened to all these Noranda employees, their families and the communities due to the closing of Noranda. But more importantly, if these employees had not voted for Obama, they may still have their jobs today. It is the Obama regulations, the EPA regulations, the willing effort to move our corporations out of the United States that has caused Noranda's closure. ...

BENTON, Mo. - After being sidelined for a month, the Scott County Special Road District is paving the way for road resurfacing. The road district is back on schedule after dealing with a bump in the road when the asphalt paver broke down. Fixing broken machinery can be too costly, so the County purchased a new one...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Paul Edward Maloney Jr., 71, died June 27, 2016, in Nashville. For the complete obituary, see the Thursday edition of the Standard Democrat.

BENTON, Mo. -- J.L. GROVES, 81, formerly of Wyatt, died June 29, 2016, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more, see the Thursday edition of the Standard Democrat.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. WHAT THE ISLAMIC STATE GROUP WOULD HOPE TO GAIN FROM THE TURKEY AIRPORT ATTACK If it is behind the carnage, it would be in keeping with its accelerated tactic of exporting terror, apparently aimed at deflecting attention from mounting losses in Syria and Iraq...

ESSEX, Mo. -- Ernest Lofton, 98, died June 28, 2016, at his home. For the complete obituary and more, see the Thursday edition of the Standard Democrat.

SIKESTON -- Mary Louise Wood, 95, died June 29, 2016, at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner. For the complete obituary and more, see the Thursday edition of the Standard Democrat.

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Christopher A. Mikel, 23, died June 27, 2016, at his home. For the complete obituary and more, see the Thursday edition of the Standard Democrat.