Stories from Friday, May 1, 2009

DEXTER -- Harold T. Alsup, 87, died April 30, 2009, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

DEXTER -- Earline Brumley Hinchey, 88, formerly of Wyatt, died April 30, 2009, at the Cypress Point Care Center in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- Letitia G. Hambrick, 81, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 27, 2009, at the Archbold Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are with the Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home in Thomasville. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles braved the rain and the Bernie Lady Mules on Thursday afternoon as they won 6-0 in five innings. COOTER -- Senior Aaron McCaig led the Cooter Wildcats to a 12-0 win over the Holcomb Hornets on Thursday afternoon to win the Tri-County Conference tournament...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Heavy rains on Thursday afternoon forced the start times of the opening round games in the SEMO Conference Tournament to be moved around for today. If weather permits, the games will resume today on both Cape Central and Notre Dame's fields...

BENTON -- The Three Rivers Community College Lady Raiders basketball team has pulled off quite a feat this offseason. The Lady Raiders, led by first year head coach Jeff Walk, have obtained a trio of southeast Missouri players that have been AAU teammates for quite some time...

CHARLESTON -- Youngsters looking for jobs and employers looking for help in Mississippi County for should sign up now for a stimulus-funded job program. Paul Lomax presented county commissioners with information during their regular meeting Thursday about a MERS Goodwill summer job program for youth and young adults ages 14-24 funded with stimulus money through the Transform Missouri Initiative...

BENTON -- The Scott County Health Department is on course to help battle the swine flu, if it develops in the area. During their regular meeting on Thursday, the Scott County Commission met with local health department officials to discuss the disease and local preparations. ...

CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County is receiving medications today for the swine flu. Melanie Glaus, administrator of the Mississippi County Health Department, updated county commissioners on the H1N1 flu, commonly known as the swine flu, during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday...

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SIKESTON -- A wanted man was arrested Wednesday after barricading himself inside a residence. Around 8 p.m. Wednesday, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received information Demetrius Gerome Patterson, 29, of Sikeston, was inside a home in the 700 block of Cotton Square Street in Sikeston, according to a news release...