Stories from Saturday, March 9, 2013

SIKESTON -- Daylight-savings time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and it also marks the 26th anniversary of the "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery" program, sponsored by Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The program reminds residents to change and test the batteries in all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. The message is simple and the habit can become life saving...

Oran senior Alex Heuring bows his head after he and his teammates receive their fourth-place medals Friday afternoon. Oran lost 65-63 to Iberia in the Class 2 third-place game in Columbia.

news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- While all of the children who receive therapy through Kenny Rogers Children's Center are stars, six of them are the poster children for this year's 33rd annual telethon. "These children represent the primary counties the Center services as well as the various services the Center qprovides," said Brandy Dallas, physical therapist and clinical coordinator at the Center. ...

scottw@standard-democrat.com MINER -- A $1 million grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health will help the Southeast Missouri Food Bank settle into its new facility and improve food distribution. The announcement was made Friday at the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's new distribution center on Highway H in Miner...