Stories from Monday, November 9, 2015

SIKESTON --Police are investigating the shooting of a man who was wounded at his home Sunday in Sikeston. About noon Sunday, an 18-year-old called 911 stating he was shot by a friend at his home, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety. DPS and emergency personnel responded to the 1500 block of East Kathleen and the 18-year-old was flown to a local trauma center...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SUU KYI'S PARTY PROJECTS LANDSLIDE IN HISTORIC MYANMAR VOTE The democracy icon urges supporters not to provoke vanquished rivals who mostly represent the former junta that ruled the Southeast Asian nation for a half-century...

CAPE GIRARDEAU --Melvin Scherrer was formally arraigned Friday and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Scherrer, 51, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, felonious restraint, abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, all felonies...

NEW MADRID - New Madrid County Library patrons interested in researching their family history have one more tool to help them unravel their past. The main library at Portageville along with the New Madrid and Gideon branches now offer Ancestory.com, an online genealogy resource, on its public computers...

David Strom, president of Sikeston Habitat for Humanity, saws a board in half Saturday while working to construct a wheelchair ramp at the home of Charles and Shelia Hawkins of Sikeston. Charles Hawkins explained they had one ramp but another ramp ensured safety in the event of an emergency. This is the first project in Habitat's new "A Brush With Kindness" program, which is modeled after its well-known home construction projects but on a much smaller scale, according to Strom...

I had a number of loved ones go into nursing homes over the years. What I notice the most is how gloomy the rooms are. This is due in large part to a lack of a window or a window of any size. My mom is in a facility where the entire end of the room is a large picture window. It makes such a difference. Made correctly, and with the right material, a large window is not a hazard and it adds so much...

MOREHOUSE - Eldon Keith Shirkey, son of the late Chester Shirkey and Emogene (Jean) Miller Shirkey was born in Morehouse, on Sept. 26, 1950, and departed this life at his residence in Morehouse on Nov. 6, 2015, at the age of 65. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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DEXTER -- Evelyn Simpson, 99, died Nov. 7, 2015, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


BERTRAND -- Kathryn Lay, 94, died Nov. 7, 2015, at the Bertrand Nursing Center in Bertrand. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


ST. LOUIS - Shelley Slater Nunnelee, 37, died Nov. 6, 2015, in St. Louis. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Southbound I-55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane, with a 16 foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The bridges are located between Missouri Route PP and Missouri Route E. Weather permitting, work will performed from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday...