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3 killed in Saturday accident
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
HOMESTOWN - Three people were killed when they were thrown from their vehicle during an accident. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported at 4:23 p.m. Saturday, David M. Six Jr., 30, of Bragg City was driving northbound on Missouri Highway B at Homestown when his vehicle ran off the right side of the road, striking a culvert. The vehicle overturned, ejecting the driver and two passengers...
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Freeze watch in effect through Wednesday
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
PADUCAH, Ky. - A freeze watch is in effect from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service in Paducah is forecasting temperature ranges of 28 to 32 degrees across the entire region. "Temperatures may hit the freezing mark as early as 1 or 2 a.m. and may be in the upper 20s before sunrise," according to forecasters with the NWS."It is possible that temperatures could go a few degrees lower than currently forecast."...
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Let Labor Begin Naturally: Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY- Every single day can make a difference in the healthy development of a baby, so a new campaign is telling mothers across Missouri to wait until labor begins on its own. Christian Emmert is a mother of two and a leader with Attachment Parenting International. ...
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Senate Gives Approval to Bill Bringing Fairness to Missouri Tax Courts
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY- The Missouri Senate has approved an important bill that would grant all Missouri businesses a basic right in tax court: innocence until proven guilty. Under current state law, many Missouri companies are actually presumed guilty when the Missouri Department of REvenue chooses to bring them to court in a tax dispute. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ROBOTIC SUBMARINE DEPLOYED TO FIND FLIGHT 370 DEBRIS Search team decides to launch the unmanned underwater vehicle to look for missing jet six days after detecting the last ping that's thought to come from its black boxes...
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Family marks 35 years since teen disappeared
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
By Emily Priddy SEMO News Service SCOTT CITY -- Diane Scherer-Morris smiles as she remembers growing up on her parents' farm in old Illmo, Mo., with her sister, Cheryl, and brother, Anthony. As teenagers in 1979, Diane and Cheryl loved pop music, including the Eagles' "Best of My Love," America's "Sister Golden Hair" and especially Terry Jacks' sentimental 1974 hit "Seasons in the Sun," about a man dying young...
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Charter's digital conversion will take place on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
By Samantha Rinehart SEMO News Service SIKESTON -- Tuesday's date typically is known as the deadline to file income taxes, but for local Charter Communications customers it's also the day the all-digital conversion takes place. The United States' fourth-largest cable operator announced in February that the switch would be coming to Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston, Mo., and surrounding areas. ...
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Many enjoy Dogwood-Azalea Festival
(Local News ~ 04/14/14)
A wide variety of music and events was featured Saturday evening at the Dogwood-Azalea Festival.
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 04/14/14)
This is in response to Stay Out of Bars. Bars don't shoot people. People shoot people, idiot. This is to all opposition for Common Core in our schools. Did you know that the school board voted to bring in text books taken out of the fourth largest school in the country - Miami Dade. ...
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Pat Busby
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Martha Faye "Pat" Busby, 67, died at 2:05 p.m. April 11, 2014, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Bob Frazier
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Bob Frazier, 81, died April 12, 2014, at his home in Portageville. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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John Suver
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
BENTON, Ky. -- John Jeffery Suver, 71, died at 12:10 p.m. April 6, 2014, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Sharlotte Tidwell
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
MATTHEWS -- Sharlotte Jolene Tidwell, 84, died April 12, 2014, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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David Six Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
WARDELL -- David Michael Six Sr., 57, died April 12, 2014, at Homestown. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Roy Jerrolds
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Roy Clifton Jerrolds, 60, died April 10, 2014, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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David Six Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
BRAGG CITY -- David Michael Six Jr., 30, died April 12, 2014, at Homestown. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Beulah Hendricks
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
SIKESTON --Beulah May Hendricks, 84, died April 14, 2014 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Ronnie McAtee officiating. Liley Funeral Home of Marble Hill is in charge of arrangements...
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Mary Ella Waggener
(Obituary ~ 04/14/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Mary Ella Waggener, 85, died April 13, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Sanderson and Karen Northdurft officiating...
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