Stories from Saturday, October 25, 2014

BENTON -- A Sikeston man in custody at the Scott County Jail has been charged with assaulting a corrections officer. Terriante Maurice McClinton, 23, of Sikeston is charged with the class C felony of assault of a corrections officer and the class B misdemeanor of property damage in the second degree...

sports@standard-democrat.com SPRINGFIELD -- In the span of under a minute the Portageville Lady Bulldogs experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Freshman Savannah Lovins provided the high with a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning that should have vaulted Portageville over Pleasant Hope in the Class 2 semifinals and into the championship game...

FESTUS -- The fifth-seeded Dexter Bearcats tallied a season-high 557 yards of offense but still came up short in its bid to knockoff the fourth-seeded St. Pius Lancers in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal Friday night. St. Pius jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first half and broke a 28-28 tie by outscoring Dexter 16-7 in the fourth quarter of a 44-35 playoff win at Festus...

By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The scenario surrounding both Portageville and Hayti Friday was who could limp to the finish line first. A depleted, fourth-seeded Portageville roster fell to another injury-riddled No. 5 Hayti 38-0 during the first round of the Class 2, District 1 tournament at Portageville High School ending Portageville's season...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- All signs pointed to Friday night's Class 4, District 1 opener between Farmington and Sikeston being another barnburner similar to the first game earlier in the season. But when Sikeston's Earnest Fobbs returned the opening kickoff 99 yards through the heart of Farmington's coverage unit for a touchdown, one got the idea that the Bulldogs would not be denied on this night in front of the home fans which held a huge tailgating party Friday afternoon...

EAST PRAIRIE -- From the moment the East Prairie Eagles stepped onto the field on Friday night it was evident they wanted revenge on Scott City. The Eagles suffered a heartbreaking one-point loss to the Rams in Week 3 after fighting back from a 17-point fourth quarter deficit...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Approval of a half-cent sales tax would pave the way for a smoother ride in Portageville. In addition to voting for state and county officials on Nov. 4, Portageville residents will decide whether to approve a sales tax of one half of 1 percent for the purpose of funding capital improvements. The tax will end after 10 years...

SIKESTON -- This may be the biggest and best e-waste recycling event this area has had yet. E-waste 2014 Recycling Day is scheduled Tuesday, according to Scott County Commissioner Dennis Ziegenhorn. From 8 a.m. till 3 p.m., electronic items can be dropped off on the rear parking lot of Carnell's Collision Repair. While Carnell's address is 417 North Main, the rear lot is best accessed from Tanner Street...

MALDEN -- The Malden Green Wave scored 73 points and rolled over Charleston 73-8 in the first round game of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament on Friday night in Malden. Malden scored four passing touchdowns to go along with three rushing scores, a blocked punt return touchdown, punt return touchdown and an interception return score...

SIKESTON -- Judith Nan Coffer, 71, formerly of Scott City, died Oct. 23, 2014, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary, see the Sunday edition of the Standard Democrat.

SIKESTON -- Hazel May Brown, 88, formerly of Portageville, died Oct. 24, 2014, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete obituary, see the Sunday edition of the Standard Democrat.

DEXTER -- Robert Lee Massingill, 75, died Oct. 23, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary, see the Sunday edition of the Standard Democrat.

SIKESTON -- Dorris Abernathy, 94, died Oct. 24, 2014, at her home in Sikeston. For the complete obituary, see the Sunday edition of the Standard Democrat.

I'd like to speakout on the beautiful city of Sikeston. The city street sweepers swept our streets and they looked wonderful. That afternoon our neighbor mowed his yard and threw his grass into the street. Now it's a junky mess again. Thank you, good neighbor...

The Nov. 4 midterm national elections are just over a week away and as is often the case, the momentum seems to shift on a day-to-day basis. The spotlight come election night will most certainly not fall on Missouri because we have no races on the ballot with national implications...