Stories from Thursday, April 10, 2014

SIKESTON -- Seventeen people are in custody following operation "Spring Fling," a warrant roundup primarily aimed at those dealing with illegal drugs in Sikeston. Approximately 32 persons were recently indicted mostly for drug offenses and a few for property crimes and crimes against people, according to Capt. ...

CHAFFEE -- Cody Payne went 3 for 4 and the Chaffee Red Devils baseball team defeated Meadow Heights 13-3 Wednesday in five innings during the first game of the Chaffee Round Robin Tournament. The schedule of the tournament was altered and will continue on Friday starting at 4 p.m. when Puxico takes on St. Vincent. Chaffee will play Puxico at 6 p.m. in the second game on Friday. The tournament will continue into Saturday starting at 10 a.m...

sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- For the first five innings not much went right for the Oran Eagles. While hosting Scott City, Oran saw a handful of errors on top of early struggles at the plate lead to a four run deficit heading into the bottom of the sixth on Wednesday...

As the saying goes with the New Year, the same can be applied to both municipal and school boards. Vince Berry has been voted in as the next alderman for Ward I in Portageville. With a total of 184, Berry received 96 votes to incumbent Delmar Edgar's 88 votes...

The 2014 BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza took place Saturday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Over 65 area schools competed in volleyball and basketball all-star games and skills competitions. Charleston's Robert Bogan was selected as the large-school boys basketball Defensive Player of the Year, Oak Ridge's Ryan Below was selected as the small-school boys basketball Defensive Player of the Year and Dexter's Paige Patterson was selected as the girls basketball Defensive Player of the Year...

Effectively immediately, the Portageville Misssourian-News will no longer be charging for weddings and engagement announcements. "We are wanting to make a better job of being the public servant that we claim to be," said Scott Seal, general manager. "It should be the role of any newspaper to effectively relate to the community what is going on. Do we hit a home run all the time, possible not, but we are implement ways to improving that."...

The fishing has finally come full circle after our arctic winter and massive shad kill, and there are a ton of fishermen who have had to patiently wait much longer than we'd have liked! Next weekend is supposed to get near 80 degrees, which means the crappie who have been waiting as well, will begin spawning...

In Hebrews 11, a series of testimonies is found that reflects on men and women of God whose faith enabled them to endure afflictions for the Lord's sake and in turn their faith was increased and strengthened. The chapter is given to a description of the experiences and persecutions these giants of the faith endured. ...

I once heard a story about a young man that was a Methodist and he married a young Baptist woman. After the marriage the young woman joined her husband and became a Methodist. Knowing that this upset the woman's family, and wanting to stay in the good graces of her family, the young man made a peace...

By Leonna Heuring leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Looking to give the property a facelift along with routine maintenance, the Friends of Camp Latonka group will host a work day open to the public this weekend. The "clean-up" day at camp in Wappapello will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday...

MOREHOUSE -- Louis Virgil "Red" Brothers, 87, died April 11, 2013. Eula Fay Baty Stroud Brothers, 92, died March 16, 2014. For the full obituary, see our e-edition.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Harry Henry Adcock, 85, died April 8, 2014, at Twin Rivers Hospital in Kennett. For the full obituary, see our e-edition.

CHARLESTON -- Lillian Estelle "Lill" Cox, 92, died Dec. 15, 2013, in Cape Girardeau. For the full obituary, see our e-edition.

ESSEX -- Dalton Gean, 62, died April 9, 2014, at his home in Essex. For the full obituary, see our e-edition.

The Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) is a formally elected body of citizens 60 years of age and older that promote conscientious legislative advocacy for Missouri's older adults. All members are volunteers who serve without pay. Elections are held annually during the month of May at the local senior centers. Senior citizens elect three senators and twelve representatives from each of the ten area agencies on aging in the state, for a total of 30 senators and 120 representatives...

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. ...

J.K. Swilley passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Southeast Hospital at the age of 83 years, 4 months and 13 days. J.K. Swilley was brought into this world on November 22, 1930 by Lena Ethel (Frizzell) Swilley and Bryan Swilley. Throughout his lifetime, J.K. ...

Eugene L. Smart, of Portageville, was born March 8, 1941 in West Ridge, AR to Kathrine Harveson and Lee Velmer Smart. He passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 in Portageville at the age of 73. Eugene was united in marriage to Sheila Whittemore on March 24, 1989 in Hayti, MO. He was retired from Noranda Aluminum, and he loved gardening, his family and his dogs...

Fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from St. Eustachius School competed in the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional math contest on April 5th at the Malden Elementary School. These students performed quite well. Emma Smith, 4th grade, was awarded 3rd place in number sense. ...

March 2014 Monthly Report Fire Department City incidents- 1 03-01-14: Firemen responding- 14; Location- 1001 DeLisle Ave.; Grass Fire. Rural Incidents- 0 First Responders City incidents- 2 03-17-14: Responders- 2; Location- 512 W. 5th St.; Lift Assist...