Stories from Thursday, July 30, 2015

ARUTHERSVILLE -- A Steele man wanted in connection with the murder of another Pemiscot County man turned himself in to authorities early today. Ratio Frederick Armour, 26, turned himself in to the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Armour is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the July 3 murder of 30-year-old Larry Turner of Hayti...

Know doubt it, Portageville has a lot of athletes. A few of Portageville's boys are playing in other area traveling teams and are setting good examples and making the hometown proud of them. Recently the East Prairie Eagles 9u traveled to Columbia and took First Place in the 9U 2015 Show-Me Games. their competition took place July 17 through 19...

William Koller was the lucky guy with this big catch in June. He caught the 62.5 Lb. Flathead Catfish at the old ferry landing on Saturday, June 27. If you have a big fish catch, please bring it to the office, or email it to sseal@dddnews.com

Galatians 5:16-18 reminds us of the control the Holy Spirit is to have in our lives and the struggle we all face with the fleshly nature. But it also reveals the victory we can and should experience on a daily basis. Paul writes in Galatians 5:18, "But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law." Here the Spirit is regarded as a guide to whom the believer is expected to submit. ...

SIKESTON -- Even before the students walk through the doors of their classroom, their teachers are walking up to the doors of their homes to welcome them back to school. On Wednesday braving the blazing sun and 90-plus degree heat, teachers boarded school buses and began traveling the streets of the Sikeston R-6 School District. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Three juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday in connection with a June 29 drive-by shooting at 401 S. Hanover St. in which a woman was injured critically after being shot in the head, the Cape Girardeau Police Department reported...

CAPE GIRARDEAU (SMNS) -- A Cape Girardeau teenager died Tuesday night while on a trip with his church group. Marvin T. Scott, 16, died after swimming in the ocean on a North Carolina coast during a church retreat. At 7:30 p.m., Emerald Isle Police, Fire and EMS units were sent to the area of 7017 Ocean Drive for a water rescue, according to a news release...

SIKESTON -- Scott County was well represented with students from two of its high schools earning top honors earlier this month at the 2015 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America national competition in Washington, D.C. Kelly FCCLA sponsor Brooke Sparks said the wins marked the first time Kelly FCCLA has qualified for nationals since 2003, and her students -- Bethany Knight, Megan Cissell and Shelby Donaldson -- received gold honors...

SIKESTON -- Ressie J. Cantrell, 91, died July 29, 2015, at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Ruth Huls, 80, died July 29, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

HILO, Hawaii -- Jarrett Thomas "Buddy" Frazier, 28, died July 24, 2015, in Hilo. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- Robert Lee "Mr. Stuff" Jones, 57, formerly of Haywood City, died July 27, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- A proposed sales tax on diesel, if approved by voters, will bring money for streets and public safety with almost no effect on local farms, businesses or residents, according to Charleston City Manager Richard Goode. "On Aug. 4, there is a special election asking voters to approve a diesel fuel tax of 2 cents per gallon for all at-the-pump diesel sales within city limits," Goode said. ...

I'm commenting on the "Silent majority needs to speak up" article by Michael Jensen. I wholeheartedly agree with this article. But my question is, how Michael do you pursue speaking out? If you call your congressmen and representatives, nothing ever changes. What is the next step for the silent majority to be heard? Just wonder what your thoughts were on this? And also in the paper in SpeakOut on the same day, the person that said "Go ahead and make my day," that person is an idiot...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County's claims against the Corps for tearing up county roads has been denied. Commissioners reviewed during their regular weekly meeting Thursday the letter from the U.S. Department of the Army's Tort Claims Division received Wednesday notifying the county of "final administrative action" on the county's claims...