Stories from Monday, October 19, 2015

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CLASH OF NARRATIVES DRIVES EVENTS IN HOLY LAND Israelis and Palestinians cannot agree on what they see, how they got here, who is to blame or where they should go...

SIKESTON - Volunteers of all ages gathered Saturday morning to hit the streets and spread the word among voters about the Nov. 3 sales tax proposal. Dubbed Sikeston3, the half-cent tax would provide additional funding for the Sikeston's Department of Public Safety, streets and parks...

A tractor is nearly lost in the swirl of dust created as it works the ground in New Madrid County. The dry weather is good for those harvesting soybeans and cotton in the Bootheel but bad for those wanting to plant wheat, according to ag officials. The National Weather Service predicts the next chance for rain to be Friday and the possibility of showers throughout the weekend...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Many residents of Butler, Ripley and Carter counties in Missouri felt the earth shake at 3:26 p.m. Friday or heard what sounded like a sonic boom. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was a 3.4-magnitude earthquake, followed 24 minutes later by a 3.2-magnitude aftershock...

JACKSON -- A Jackson man accused of sexual abuse of a child appeared in court Friday morning to request a reduction in bond and a change of venue for the case. Jeffrey Moffat, 56, requested a reduction in his $50,000 cash-only bond. His attorney, Amanda Altman, argued Moffat should be allowed a surety bond because he had no criminal history and said the crime with which he is charged, first-degree statutory sodomy, is nonviolent...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It's not too late to join the Old Atlantic City party and help the hospital get some new patient monitors. Doors at the Sikeston Armory for the Missouri Delta Medical Center Foundation's Hospital Ball open at 6:30 p.m. Saturday...

SIKESTON -- Eva Jaunita Grigery, 80, died Oct. 17, 2015, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- Garland Lemuel Buck, 92, of Charleston died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE - Aaron Henderson, 81, died Oct. 16, 2015, at his home in Portageville. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


EAST PRAIRIE - Frank Bourland, 81, died at 5:15 a.m. Oct.19, 2015, at the York Place Retirement Center in Bertrand. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Jimmy Allen Davis, 68, died Oct. 16, 2015, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

There is a house on North Sixth street with four junk trucks, two or three boats, appliances and other junk in his yard. He also has an old cargo trailer in his yard and another neighbor was told he couldn't use one for a storage shed. Also on the corner of Fifth and Hart, there is a shed in the front yard right on the corner. Please help us get this mess cleaned up...

Portageville (24-5) defeated Bowling Green 3-0 during its Class 2 quarterfinal clinching its second straight trip to the state semifinals in Springfield.