Stories from Tuesday, November 3, 2015

SIKESTON -- The free monthly meals offered by a Sikeston church are ways the church members say they can be a blessing to others in the community. And the Thanksgiving-style community dinner offered this month is no exception to that sentiment. Once again the Green Memorial Church of God in Christ will provide a free meal for the public from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at the church, located at 113 Clayton Ave. in Sikeston...

KENNETT -- A Malden, Mo., man's preliminary hearing was postponed last week after the state filed the necessary paperwork declaring its intentions to seek the death penalty in his case. Floyd Mantel Young Jr., 22, was supposed to appear Friday morning before Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield for a preliminary hearing on the Class A felony of first-degree murder or in the alternative the Class A felony of second-degree murder, the Class B felony of attempted first-degree robbery, two unclassified felonies of armed criminal action and the Class D felony of unlawful use of a weapon.. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Carli Lloyd, a midfielder for the U.S. women's national soccer team, was welcomed to the Show Me Center with a standing ovation Monday evening before giving a presentation as part of Southeast Missouri State University's Speaker Series...

BENTON -- A 7-year-old testified Monday in Scott County Circuit Court she remembered her father tricking her into a sexual act when she was 2 years old. "I'm talking about Travis, yucky stuff," the victim told the prosecutor. Travis Sintell Turner, 34, of Cape Girardeau is on trial, facing three charges of felony statutory sodomy...

BENTON - A Kelso man is in jail after chasing his family members with a firearm. Bradley A. Miller, 50, is charged with the felony of unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor domestic assault. On Sunday, Scott County deputies responded to a Kelso residence following a report of a domestic disturbance in progress. ...

Widespread dense fog before 9 a.m. otherwise, mostly cloudy today with a high near 65 then becoming mostly cloudy tonight with patchy dense fog after 10 p.m. with a low around 57. Wednesday will have patchy dense fog before 9 a.m. otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75 while Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. ...

CHARLESTON -- Sally Burke Winchester went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at the Charleston United Methodist Church. The family will be available for visitation following the service...

scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- How fast would it take an ambulance to find your home? Would you want them to be delayed trying to figure out which house is yours? Those are questions Scott County officials think everyone should ask themselves as they urge county residents to comply with the county ordinance specifying how to clearly post addresses for homes and businesses in the county...