Stories from Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Natalee Fennell, daughter of Carla Sharkey and Glenn Fennell, is the Standard Democrat Calendar Girl for February. Fennell, first runner up in the 2017 Miss Sikeston contest, plans to attend Missouri State University and major in biology.

SIKESTON -- A small agenda led to a brief Sikeston City Council meeting Monday. In their only approved bill, the council authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation for the installation of battery backup units at six traffic signal locations in Sikeston at a cost of $23,100. The City will provide the material and MoDOT will install and maintain them...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With more snow and ice expected to sweep into Missouri this afternoon and continue through the night, the Missouri Department of Transportation is asking motorists to be cautious and drive for conditions. "Slow down and give yourself plenty of braking distance," said Becky Allmeroth, MoDOT state maintenance engineer. "Give our plows room to work and give yourself room to stop."...

SIKESTON -- The city of Sikeston has placed Detective John Blakely on leave following a judge's recommendation a Sikeston man be exonerated for a 2000 homicide after deciding Blakely lacked "candor or competence, or both," during the investigation and prosecution...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. today until 6 a.m. Wednesday for the quad-state region, including Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi and Stoddard counties. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., said mixed precipitation expected with total wet snow accumulations of up to 1 inch and ice accumulations of up to two-tenths of an inch are expected...

NEW MADRID, Mo.  Helen L. Perry, 87, died Feb. 2, 2018, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid.

SIKESTON  Charles Junior Lewis, 65, died Feb. 5, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

TROY, Tenn.  Ilar Davis Baldridge, 85, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Feb. 6, 2018, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky.

KENNETT, Mo.  Josie Eleda Sauceda, 59, died Feb. 4, 2018.

SIKESTON  Johnny L. Davis, 54, died Jan. 22, 2018, at his home in Sikeston.

ST. PAUL, Minn.  Larry Joe Mallory, 60, died Jan. 27, 2018, his home in St Paul.

DEXTER, Mo. Sandra Kay Adams Dillinger, 66, died at 6:26 a.m. Feb. 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

SIKESTON -- Gilbert E. "Gene" Roslen, age 84, of rural Sikeston, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 11, 1933, in Dustin, Okla., to the late Charley and Gertrude (Petty) Roslen...