Stories from Thursday, August 15, 2013

SPRING PARK, Minn. -- Lorene Marie Shively Watson, age 95, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Presbyterian Homes on Lake Minnetonka in Spring Park. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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CHARLESTON -- Brenda Ovaline "Mimi" O'Rourke, 88, died Aug. 14, 2013, at The Arbors of Autumn Creek in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


ORAN -- Bradley Allen Engram, 54, died at 8:05 a.m. Aug. 13, 2013, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law at Jackson. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


NEW MADRID - Rick Hare passed away Aug. 10, 2013, in New Madrid County at the age of 61 years. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


CHARLESTON - An autopsy is scheduled on an inmate, after he was pronounced dead Wednesday. At 4:24 p.m., Benny Volner, an inmate at the Southeast Correctional Center, was pronounced dead at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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It will probably be too late by the time SpeakOut prints this, but I just want to hope that you got a good look at all the rodeo decorations at the Semo Health Network the doctors' clinic and the dental clinic over by Aldi's. What a way to get the rodeo started. Thank you girls and guys, whoever did it...

The Sikeston 9U All Star baseball team took first place in the New Madrid Tournament. They beat Dexter back-to-back to take home the championship title with the final game going into extra-innings before Sikeston prevaied 33-24. The All Stars also recently took first place at the End of Summer Slam in Chaffee. ...

Sikeston senior Steven Baker (background) goes through drills during soccer practice Wednesday on the practice field at Matthews Elementary. The Bulldogs' regular season begins Aug. 30 in Carbondale, Ill., but will take part in a soccer jamboree in Perryville Aug. 22...

CHARLESTON -- Another 11 months and Mississippi County may finally have restoration projects from the spring flood of 2011 completed. County Clerk Junior DeLay updated county commissioners during their regular weekly meeting Wednesday on the county's Federal Emergency Management Agency flood disaster recovery projects...

SIKESTON -- Here's a festival kids can learn from. "'Back to school' can be an expensive time for families, especially for those with multiple children. To help relieve some of the financial pressures that area families face this time of year, we developed HopeFest," said Brad Aycock, one of the event's organizers...

CHARLESTON -- An East Prairie woman is in custody awaiting arraignment on drug-related charges. According to Missouri Case.net, Amanda E. George, 22, was arrested by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office on a felony charge of distribution of a controlled substance near public housing or other governmental assisted housing...

CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday night near Lincoln Park. No further information was available at press time. Check our online edition for updated information at standard-democrat.com...