Stories from Thursday, September 4, 2014

Two males were shot and are in stable condition; 3 arrested but no charges filed as of press time

SIKESTON -- Beginning at 9 a.m. today until 5 p.m. Friday, the 500 block of Lake Street will be partially closed. BMU will be replacing a water main. All motorists and residents in the area are asked to use alternative routes to avoid this site, and are encouraged to use caution when in the construction area...

After the winning their season opener on the road against Campbell last Monday, the varsity Lady Bulldogs volleyball team kept their pace on Tuesday for another win against Senath-Hornersville. In two sets, the Bulldogs win, 25-8 and 25-18. Last Thursday, the Bulldogs JV team played in the Bernie JV volleyball tournament, and and won three matches moving them into the first seed slot for the Friday night play offs. ...

CHAFFEE -- Portageville running back Will Crysler enjoys boxing, among other extreme sports, when he's not helping the Portageville Bulldogs football team. The junior threw haymakers at the Chaffee defense until the Bulldogs scored a T.K.O. Friday night at Chaffee High School during his career debut at the running back position...

Southeast Lakes Clearwater Lake
Water Surface Temp: 85º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: 
Crappie: Slow 
Black Bass: Slow 
Bluegill: Slow 
Channel Catfish: Slow 
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/26/14)...

New Madrid, Mo. -- Tuesday, September 2, 2014 marked a bad day for New Madrid County, the Missouri Bootheel and the State of Missouri. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon at Noranda, CEO Kip Smith announced a series of employment actions the Company is taking following the Missouri Public Service Commission's decision to deny a lower power rate for that plant...

A local Portageville business was robbed Monday night. According to Portageville Police Chief Ronnie Adams, the incident occurred near closing time at the Fred's Super Dollar store. Fred's is located on Highway 162. In a police statement made by Sgt. Austin DeLisle, a man wearing a mask and dressed black held two cashiers at gunpoint and demanded money. The robber got away with an undetermined amount of money and remains at large as of press time. No one was hurt...

The good news of the gospel is that Jesus came to redeem lost humanity. But this not really good news until we can see and understand the bad news. What is the bad news? SIN! We are all sinners. Sin separates us from God. But Jesus was sent born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and died a sacrificial death. ...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston tried giving Farmington's Kaila Nash a free base. She took two. It was that kind of day for Nash as she helped power Farmington past Sikeston 11-1 in six innings Wednesday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Sikeston and Cape Central have been going at it for a long time on the football field. Many of them nail-biters. Some of them blowouts. All of them intense. With Sikeston holding a close 50-42-7 edge in the all-time series, the rivalry has been about as close as you can get...

Our prep football glance gives vital information for our local teams entering their weekly matchups. Learn your team's opponent, go-to players and the series history between the two throughout the season.

SIKESTON -- Three Scott County libraries are among those to receive a state grant to improve technology use for patrons. Secretary of State Jason Kander said Riverside Regional Library received a technology grant in the amount of $13,093. The funds will be used to replace public access computers...

Thelma M. Gooch passed away at her home in Portageville on Thursday, August 28, 2014. She was 92 years, 9 months and 12 days old. Thelma was born in Great Ridge, MO on November 16, 1921 to Clara Fields and Clarence Hayes. She married Fred Fisher, who preceded her in death, and later married Vandiver Gooch, who also preceded her in death...

Buddy Eugene Mayberry was born in Portageville on July 8, 1953, and he passed away in Portageville on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 61 years of age. Buddy was born to Ruth Imogene Gribble and J.L. Mayberry. He was united in marriage to Laura Jean Brown on April 20, 1990 in Dyersburg, TN. Laura Jean preceded him in death on December 9, 2013...

City Incidents- 4 08-13-14: Firemen responding- 10; Location- 302 West 1st St.; Gas Spill. 08-23-14: Firemen responding- 6; Location- Meatte Park; Structure Fire. 08-24-14: Firemen responding- 12; Location- 902 Barnes; Smoke Scare. 08-25-14: Firemen responding- 15; Location- Meatte Park; Water Pump Motor...

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced yesterday the permanent closing of the MO Route 53 overpass bridge in Campbell, Mo. The 78-year-old bridge, which crosses the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad line, was originally closed, on a temporary and precautionary basis, on Wednesday, Aug. ...

MARSTON -- Donald Ferguson, 70, died Sept. 4, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.

BERTRAND -- Charles William Perry II, 89, died Sept. 2, 2014, at his home in Bertrand. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Virgil Hubbard, 66, died Aug. 24, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

I would just like to know this. If Sikeston BMU had not bought the old Bootheel Golf Course, would the electric rates still gone up? I know our electric would go up after that great big building went up and here it goes up again. What are these elderly people gonna do that just have Social Security? I would like to see a profit margin put in the paper for the last five years of the company...