Stories from Monday, October 27, 2014

The 2014 Scott County Relay For Life was held on Saturday at the YMCA of Southeast Missouri in Sikeston.

sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- Portageville High School may be glad the weekend is over. It all started with their softball team's controversial semifinal finish in Springfield and later that night the football team's season ended with a shutout on it's home field to Hayti...

KENNETT- These days the news seems filled with much more negative than positive. Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation (DAEOC) would like to share one family's story of perseverance and triumph. The Wilder family from the community of Kennett has received services from the DAEOC Early Head Start (EHS) Home Based program for approximately 2 years. ...

DEXTER -- The Dexter volleyball program pushed Bishop DuBourg to the limit Saturday but came up shy in its quest to advance to the state final four for the first time in school history. The Bishop DuBourg Cavaliers calculated 32 kills on its way to a three-set 25-21,17-25, 25-21 victory against the Dexter Bearcats...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GOVERNORS BACK HOME QUARANTINE FOR EBOLA WORKERS Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo are at odds with scientists over Ebola as the governors back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa...

DEXTER -- Dexter resident Betty Lowrey has penned a new Christian fiction book now available to the public. "It's about a list of characters who deal with problems you and I face until the focus is on the kidnapping of 3-year-old Ruthie Anderson. How quickly a child disappears and the heartache and worry throughout the ordeal becomes a concern no family wants to encounter," Lowrey said...

Sikeston Veterans Park Committee members Lloyd Smith, Pete Burns, Tom Austin, Dan Armour and Blair Moran, pictured in front from left, check progress on the new paint job for the F-4 Phantom jet fighter display Friday at Veterans Park. Moran expressed the Committee's appreciation of the community support which made the project possible with the generous donations by civic clubs, veteran organizations, banks and individuals that funded the display restoration project. ...

I've already seen some deer forecasts for my home state of Missouri, and it's a wonder we even bother buying tags according to a few journalists. With all the doomsday talk about our poor, diseased, malnourished, and miniscule deer herd, I thought a bit of logic and facts might keep a few guys from selling off their rifles!...

SIKESTON - Billy Hill, 71, died Oct. 27, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Norman Wheetley, 50, died Oct. 26, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Doris Loretta Abernathy, 94, died Oct. 24, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

BLOOMFIELD -- Annie E. Pruett , 85, died Oct. 24, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW HAMBURG -- Ervin Leon "Webb" Scheeter, 90, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- The Missouri Department of Economic Development's Division of Energy will host a public meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Clinton Building in Sikeston to discuss energy-related land use. This is one of seven meetings the division is hosting to gather input on the development of the Comprehensive Statewide Energy Plan. ...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- A widespread killing frost and perhaps even a freeze in some areas appears likely Friday and Saturday nights. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log in to our electronic edition.

I understand how the government says people around here draw only $16,000 a year Social Security. I know those people aren't well off. We don't need a percentage of our one percent check going up. What we need is more on our stamps on our electricity, because one percent is gonna be taken away from us. ...

The 31st Annual Little Miss Jonesboro pageant will be held Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Nettleton Performing Arts Center on the Nettleton High School campus in Jonesboro, AR. Attire for ages 0 to 23 months is Sunday best, and the attire for ages 2 to 19 years is formal pageant wear...

SIKESTON - Routes O in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs. This section of roadway is located between County Road 532 and Route 62. Weather permitting, work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday...

BLOOMFIELD -- Louis Obards, 66, died Oct. 24, 2014, at his home in Bloomfield. A memorial service with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

SIKESTON -- Nellie Mae Carlock, 86, died Oct. 22, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at noon Saturday at Freewill Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston. The Rev. Victor Williams, pastor, will officiate...

SIKESTON -- Gary George Sorenson, 73, died Oct. 25, 2014, at his home in Sikeston. A memorial service, with full military honors, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. The Rev. Mitch Jackson, pastor of Miner Baptist Church, will officiate...