Stories from Thursday, September 24, 2009

EAST PRAIRIE -- Layla Mae Bye, 82, died at 2:50 a.m. Sept. 23, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelby Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Roy "Ruth" Rainwater, 91, formerly of Sikeston, died at 4:53 p.m. Sept. 22, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements are with the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

ORAN -- Wesley Louis Schlosser, 78, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Funeral arrangements are with the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Hazel M. Durbin, 66, died Sept. 22, 2009, at Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are with the DeLisle Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

WYATT -- Shirley Jean Terrell Hester, 61, died at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 22, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements are with the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

sd_sports@yahoo.com DELTA -- One inning proved to be the demise of the Oran Lady Eagles. The Delta Lady Bobcats were able to score all four of their runs in the bottom of the first inning as Oran could muster only two later in the fifth as they lost 4-2...

sd_sports@yahoo.com FREDERICKTOWN -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell in a close 3-2 contest to the Fredericktown Lady Blackcats on Wednesday afternoon. SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams could not hold on to an early two-run advantage on Wednesday afternoon as the Kennett Lady Indians defeated them 6-2 at Scott City...

sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldog and Cape Central Tiger football teams will square off tonight in what could be defining games for the rest of their seasons. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Veterans Commission in partnership with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will hold a Veterans Town Hall/Listening Post at VFW Post 3174, 709 Smith Ave., Sikeston, Missouri on from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 7...

DELTA -- A Bell City man suffered moderate injuries early Wednesday in a single-car accident south of Delta, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Motorists traveling rural highways may have recently found themselves stuck in a line of traffic -- not because of an accident but because they're following farm machinery. Welcome to harvest season in Southeast Missouri...

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