Stories from Thursday, October 29, 2015

PORTAGEVILLE -- Just three weeks ago East Prairie stepped into Portageville's field only to be handed a 40-20 loss that gave the Bulldogs home field advantage for their meeting in the opening round of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament. With a retooled offense, however, the fifth-seeded Eagles hardly looked like the same team they did a few short weeks ago, beating the Bulldogs 34-18 to advance to the district semifinals...

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Missouri Department of Agriculture Richard Fordyce along with representatives from the Dept. of Ag., came together to honor Jason Bean, one of Missouri's top Rice producers. The occasion was made extra special because Bean and his wife, Desi, were also celebrating their wedding anniversary...

NEW MADRID - The New Madrid County Port Authority now has some much needed room for expansion. On Thursday, Noranda Aluminum officially announced the sale of nearly 67 acres within St. Jude's Industrial Park to the New Madrid County Port Authority. The site is located in the furthest northeast section of the industrial park along the Mississippi River and adjacent to the Port Authority...

Portageville High School's Fall sports programs may be over with, but their quality of play and determination In all of the sports, there were some set backs, but many highlights. The coaches and the students participating should be commended for their efforts and examples they are setting for our future athletes...

Paul wrote in Galatians 5:17, "For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit and the Spirit sets its desire against the flesh. For these are in opposition to one another so that you may not do the things you please" (NASB). All Christians eventually become fully aware of the conflict going on within them. There is an opposition between walking in the Spirit and fulfilling the lust of the flesh...

Cape Central will be looking for redemption. Sikeston will try to show that the first time was no fluke. The winner will have a spot in the district championship game. The loser is done.

East Prairie at Malden Class 2, District 1 Records: East Prairie 6-4; Malden 10-0 Series History: Malden leads 48-14-2 Last Meeting: Sept 18, Malden won 38-20 Last Week: East Prairie defeated Portageville 34-18; Malden defeated Charleston 63-0 Notes: East Prairie hung with the undefeated Green Wave in their first meeting, despite playing without quarterback Brett Ellis. ...

Gideon's Allison Sharp was named the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year during the release of the all-conference team on Thursday. Members of the varsity and junior varsity all-conference team are as followed: VARSITY FIRST TEAM Allison Sharp - Gideon -- Player of the Year...

SIKESTON -- It's often a week of fun dress-up days and activities, but Red Ribbon Week's message encourages youth to be drug-free and to make healthy life decisions. Several school districts are taking part in the week-long event, which has the theme, "Respect Yourself: Be Drug-Free."...

"I thought we had the ball on the doorstep several times and didn't finish it. I thought they did too and didn't finish it. Turns out they're the ones that finally finished the ball that mattered in the end."

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHOSE COMEBACK STRATEGY BACKFIRES IN GOP DEBATE Jeb Bush's attack on Marco Rubio raises new questions about his underwhelming candidacy in the primary contest he was once expected to dominate...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man was charged with robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, and all he had to show for the alleged crimes, according to police, was $1 and a half-pack of cigarettes. Scott County Circuit Court filed an arrest warrant Wednesday against Tyren Jawan Johnson, 17, for charges stemming from an alleged robbery...

NEW MADRID -- A New Madrid County judge followed the state's recommendation in sentencing a Poplar Bluff man Tuesday afternoon to 20 years in prison for causing the 2013 death of his father by repeatedly striking him with a baseball bat. Accompanied by his attorney, Amanda Altman with the Public Defender's Office, Matthew Dale Jenkins was sentenced by Presiding Circuit Judge Fred Copeland, according to Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Barbour...

BENTON (SMNS) -- Scott County Circuit Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a burglary suspect accused of making calls from a phone at the victims' residence. Casey Dwayne Burton, 26, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, is charged with burglary, felony theft and theft of a firearm...

I'd like to speakout about the "Count me as a No vote." I agree with that person. I truly believe the money that the taxpayers pay is spent unwisely. Some places that need money spent on them, they don't get it. They pick and choose where they are gonna spend money. ...

CHAFFEE -- Robert Gaines "Joe Bob" Cobb Jr., 68, died Oct. 27, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Linda Mae Wright, 75, died Oct. 26, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

DES PERES -- Nancy Ann Bowman Moore, 77, died Oct. 25, 2015. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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EAST PRAIRIE -- Virginia May Kimble, 98, died Oct. 27, 2015, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Richard A. Carmody Jr., 79, died at 7:50 a.m. Oct. 21, 2015, at McLean County Nursing Home in Normal. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Lucian Augustus "Gus" Richards III, 82, died Oct. 19, 2015, at his daughter's home in The Woodlands. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Scott County Genealogy and Historical Society is celebrating 35 years by putting out their welcome mat. A celebration of the Society's anniversary will be held at 2 p.m. Nov 8. "We've been working on it since March, officially, but we started talking about it probably over a year ago," said Vicki LeGrand, event chair for the anniversary celebration. ...