Stories from Saturday, November 14, 2015

NEW MADRID -- If someone had told Christy M. Jones this time last year she'd have written and published a romance novel, the New Madrid resident said she wouldn't have believed them. But Jones has done just that. Her romance novel, "The Stranger in the Rain," was published Oct. 9 by CreateSpace Publishing...

Since 1775, our brave military men and women have fought for freedom and democracy. On this Veterans Day we remember our service members that have bravely faced the challenges of a dangerous world from the Revolutionary War to today's War on Terror. ...

ST. LOUIS -- The Class 2, state quarterfinal game between Malden and Cardinal Ritter Friday night resembled a heavyweight fight with one counterpunch after another. When the final bell sounded, it was Malden coming away with a 50-44 triple overtime win to advance to the Class 2 semifinals for the second-straight year...

SIKESTON -- School records fall and some fall short of breaking them. Both happened during this football season. A Dexter and Portageville quarterback flourished and Sikeston continued its winning ways during the 2015 high school football season in southeast Missouri...

The events that unfolded this week on Missouri's flagship university are an embarrassment for the state and a textbook example of just how to mishandle a situation of student unrest. But the events go far beyond a simple embarrassment. The eyes of the nation were on the Columbia campus this week as minority students protested a series of racially-tinged events that eventually led to the ouster of the University president...

I am looking at the picture in Sunday's paper of the Chamber in East Prairie decorating for the Christmas tree lighting. Come on towns in the surrounding areas, have you forgot that Thanksgiving is before Christmas? Come on give Thanksgiving a chance. ...

SIKESTON -- Louis Andrew "L.A." Marshall, 74, died Nov. 11, 2015, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

ST. CLAIR -- James Lee Duncan, 82, died Nov. 12, 2015, at the St. Clair Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DEXTER -- Sheila Rae Dodson, 45, died Nov. 12, 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.


ST. LOUIS -- Doris Elizabeth Dueker, 81, died Nov. 13, 2015, at Alexian Brothers Sherbrooke Village in St. Louis. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


PORTAGEVILLE -- Lloyd Glen Ray, 77, died Nov. 13, 2015, at the Portageville Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- When it comes to keeping the home safe from fire hazards, it is often the little things that matter. Things like space heaters, wax warmers and kitchen counter appliances are often the cause of big fires, according to Sgt. Rick Colbert, fire marshal for the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...

SIKESTON -- Winter is coming -- and the National Weather Service wants local emergency personnel to be ready. Fire Division Capt. Rick Rapert and Sgt. Rick Colbert, fire marshal, of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety were among local emergency management agency and first responder personnel to attend a "winter weather workshop" presented by the Paducah's National Weather Service office Thursday in Cape Girardeau...

Wednesday is Winter Weather Awareness Day, a cooperative designation made by the National Weather Service along with the Missouri Department of Public Safety, State Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health and Senior Services, Highway Patrol and State Fire Marshal to remind everyone that winter storms and cold temperatures can be extremely dangerous...

SIKESTON - While filing for the Sikeston City Council remains open until 5 p.m. Tuesday, three people have already indicated their intention to seek office. According to City Clerk Carroll Couch, Jon Gilmore is seeking another three-year term as Ward 1's representative. Ryan Merideth, who was appointed to a one-year unexpired term as an at-large representative, has filed for a full three-year term...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man wanted on federal outstanding warrants is in jail after attempting to evade police. About 11:40 a.m. Thursday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call that 44-year-old Cordell Lee Hiler of Sikeston was walking in the 200 block of Alabama Street in Sikeston, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer with Sikeston DPS. The U.S. Marshal Service had notified DPS that Hiler was wanted on active felony warrants...