Stories from Monday, August 1, 2016

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FIGHT WITH MUSLIM ARMY CAPTAIN'S FAMILY TESTS 'SAY ANYTHING' PLAN Donald Trump begins the first full week of the general election campaign having put his strategy of saying the politically unimaginable to its greatest test yet...

ORAN, Mo. - Shirley Jean Hopper, 74 died July 31, 2016, at her home in Oran. For the complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Denny Lee Owens, 81, formerly of East Prairie, died July 30, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.

ADVANCE, Mo. - Mary Ann Stoffergen, 78 died July 28, 2016, at her home. For the complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Marion Michael Stricker, 62, died July 31, 2016, at his home in rural Scott County. For the complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Hallie Aleen Kimbrel, 91, died July 28, 2016, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. For this complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County voters will choose a Republican candidate for District 1 commissioner and an assessor in the primary election on Aug. 2. Steve Jordan and incumbent Danny Talkington are each running for District 1 Commissioner on the Republican ticket, with the winner facing Democrat Curtis Clark in the Nov. 8 election...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County voters in Tuesday's primary election will decide which Democratic candidate will face the Republican candidate in November's ultimate race for sheriff. The only contested race in Mississippi County is between two Democratic candidates in the race for sheriff: Brent Douglas and incumbent Keith Moore. The winner of this race will face Republican candidate Cory Hutcheson, who is unopposed Aug. 2, during the Nov. 8 election...

Jayson Snider welds a joint on part of the stands at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. The Jaycees are putting the final touches on the grounds this week in preparation for the opening of the rodeo which will bring thousands of visitors to the community. On Aug. 8 and 9, the public can catch a glimpse of rodeo action free during the slack competition. This year's entertainment features Chase Rice, Aug. 10; Granger Smith, Aug. 11; Dwight Yoakam, Aug. 12 and Frankie Ballard, Aug. 13...

SIKESTON -- While one man's trash may be another man's treasure, for Dorothy Broom that trash may be a yard ornament, a decorative planter, a wind chime or what ever it inspires her to create. And she treasures them all. Her latest creation serves as a backdrop for her mailbox. ...

I cannot understand why there are so many people for Donald Trump. You would think he is Jesus Christ, instead of the idiot he is. He hasn't ever done anything but fly around in an airplane that he bought with bankruptcy money. A journalist said he was like Adolph Hitler. Hitler is a prince compared to Donald Trump...

CORINTH, Miss. -- James Robert Harbin, 72, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died July 29, 2016, in Corinth. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Savannah. Burial will follow in New Harmony Cemetery. For the full obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...