Stories from Friday, August 22, 2014

Southeast Lakes Clearwater Lake
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: 
Crappie: Slow 
Black Bass: Slow 
Bluegill: Slow 
Channel Catfish: Slow 
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/13/14)...

Southeast Lakes Clearwater Lake
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: 
Crappie: Slow 
Black Bass: Slow 
Bluegill: Slow 
Channel Catfish: Slow 
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/13/14)...

Class and district assignments were released Friday for the 2014 and 2015 high school volleyball seasons. The only county school this will effect is New Madrid County R-1. They are changing from Class 3 to Class 2. Now NMCC, joins Caruthersville, Hayti, Malden. Portageville, Senath-Hornersville and South Pemiscot...

Trout anglers who pursue browns may be finding some pleasant surprises on the ends of their lines.

Students in the Portageville Public School District went back to school last Thursday. Greeting students this year were nine new teachers -- four at the Elementary School, four at the High School, and one at the Middle School. At Portageville Elementary School, Natalie Johnson will serve as the new Communications Arts teacher for fourth grade. ...

A woman goes to the Doctor, worried about her husband's temper. The Doctor asks: "What's the problem? The woman says: "Doctor, I don't know what to do. Every day my husband seems to lose his temper for no reason. It scares me. The Doctor says: "I have a cure for that. ...

MALDEN, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation announces a grant that will help bring a new archery range to the City of Malden. The City of Malden will receive the Conservation Department's Community Archery Grant. According to AJ Hendershott, the Outreach and Education Regional Supervisor for the MDC's Southeast Region, the $5,000 reimbursement grant is designed to broaden the availability of conservation opportunities to the citizens of Missouri by helping to increase archery opportunities. ...

More people in need, relying on state's food banks

The high school football season begins tonight with a full schedule of games, including the 129th meeting between Sikeston and Charleston. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium.

PADUCAH, Ky. - Don't look for a break in the high temperatures until the middle of next week. The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Southeast Missouri with index values topping out in the 100 to 105 range through Tuesday...

Members of the Gideon yearbook staff are starting to make their rounds to the local communities, selling ads in the 2014-2015 school yearbook. All money made from advertisement sales goes directly toward the cost of yearbooks. The yearbook staff is selling business ads as well as personal ads into the yearbook. ...

POPLAR BLUFF- Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E has sent 10 troopers to Ferguson, Mo., to assist with crowd control and other duties. The troopers were sent Saturday and told to expect a minimum five-day deployment, said Public Information Officer Corp. Clark Parrott...

The Portageville Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America will have their yearly sign-up night on August 28, 2014 at Portageville Elementary from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts are grades 1st through 5th, and Boy Scouts are grades 6th and up. The membership fee is $25 for the entire year. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU- The following students are among 685 named to the summer 2014 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University. Morgan Brasher of Portageville, MO Bridgett Brewer of Portageville, MO Amanda Edgar of Portageville, MO Melissa Foster of Portageville, MO...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Following a playoff run that ended in sectionals the Portageville volleyball team will have a good chance at repeating that success. The Lady Bulldogs return all but one from it's 18-13 season and get back eight players who saw playing time...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Though they lost over half their varsity lineup to graduation, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball enters the upcoming season with the mindset of a team on the rise after a rough 2013 campaign. Hoping for a better blend of team chemistry and veteran leadership can aid a talented group of underclassmen, the Lady Bulldogs will look to regain their district competitiveness and their spot at the top of the SEMO Conference...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HAMAS KILLS 11 SUSPECTED INFORMERS FOR ISRAEL A Gaza security official says the 11 men had previously been sentenced by Gaza courts. 2. RUSSIAN AID CONVOY DRIVES INTO UKRAINE...

CHARLESTON -- Those who want to have a fabulous lawn come this spring need to think about it now. That's why the University of Missouri Extension will host a "Lawn and Landscape Plants Workshop" from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at the Clara Newnam Library in Charleston...

Debris is removed from the former Village Green Shopping Center property, located at the intersection of South Main and Kingshighway on Thursday. The City of Sikeston acquired the property earlier this year and had the building torn down. Now the lot is being cleared to make it attractive to developers...

My sympathy goes out to Robin Williams' family and others who have lost family members due to suicide related to especially depression. Depression is an illness that is very hard to overcome, especially when you don't know which way to go anymore. I have had relatives with depression and they have very rough days in conquering this illness. ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Billy Hunsaker, 79, died Aug. 19, 2014, at his home in Springfield. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MORLEY -- Marilynn Faye King, 74, died Aug. 20, 2014, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- Donald G. Mills, 68, died Aug. 21, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BENTON -- Hollis Callow Malone, 29, took his final flight to heaven on Aug. 20, 2014, near Parsons, Tenn. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SEARCY, Ark. -- Patsy Sue Husher Kinsey, 82, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Aug. 19, 2014, at Searcy Healthcare. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


Richland R-1 School Superintendent Frank Killian uses an electric grinder to remove rust from the iron beam of the nearly finished awning that is being constructed in front of the Richland R-1 Elementary School parking lot on Tuesday. The 180-foot-long structure stands 8-feet high and will allow parents to driving up under it and drop their children off during inclement weather, keeping the children dry. ...