Stories from Wednesday, September 30, 2009

EAST PRAIRIE -- Archie Flint, 55, died Sept. 29, 2009, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

SIKESTON -- Karra Ann Gray, 21, died Sept. 26, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements are with the Williams Funeral Home in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - Diana Jo Donoho Kotrba, 70, passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Funeral arrangements are with the Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Ave. in Rocky Mount. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

PERKINS -- Gary Burns, 59, died Sept. 29, 2009, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. For more obituaries and stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CHAFFEE -- Diane Blades, 70, died Sept. 29, 2009, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. For more obituaries and stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

BENTON -- Ulyess Lee Freeman, 83, died Sept. 28, 2009, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance. Funeral arrangements are with the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

PAOLI, Ind. -- Boyd Ott, 68, died at 11:36 p.m. Sept. 25, 2009, at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany. Funeral arrangements are with the Kemple Funeral Home in Paoli. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldog tennis team may have played one of their best matches of the season on Tuesday afternoon but fell short to the visiting Fredericktown Lady Blackcats 6-3 Jacarra Lampkin and Kelsey Dial each won their respective singles matches as well as their doubles match to earn Sikeston's three points...

ELLSINORE -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 11-7 on Tuesday with another come-from -behind win, this time 3-1 over East Carter County on the road. Sikeston trailed 1-0 going into the top of the seventh, when the Lady Bulldogs busted out for three runs...

ORAN -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs came away with their second consecutive win on Tuesday night with the help of freshman Monica Carter, who possibly set a new school record with the most assists in a single match as they defeated the Oran Lady Eagles in four sets; 28-26, 25-19, 22-25 and 25-22...

SIKESTON -- The Jackson Indians strolled into Sikeston on Tuesday evening and proved why they are one of the top teams in the area and the No. 1 team in the SEMO Conference. After a solid first half offensively, the Indians led the Bulldogs 2-0 at half...

SIKESTON -- Josh Eckhoff will be the parade marshal for the 64th annual American Legion Cotton Carnival Parade on Saturday. Eckhoff, a native of St. Louis, graduated from Parkway High School in 2003. He joined the Missouri National Guard after high school graduation. He served two combat tours in Iraq. During the first tour, Eckhoff trained Iraqi soldiers on providing security for convoys transporting supplies...

SIKESTON - Two individuals face drug charges after the Sikeston Department of Public Safety discovered a methamphetamine lab at a Tanner Street residence. Curtis Lee Winchester, 25, of Sikeston and Samantha L. McQueen, 22, of Bloomfield are charged with the class B felony of attempting to manufacture or produce a controlled substance and a class C felony of possession of methamphetamine. The charges were filed Tuesday by the Scott County Prosecutor's Office...

SIKESTON - Two Sikeston teens are in custody for their involvement in at least three local burglaries. Ishmael Lott, 17, and Jeffery Neal Gunter Jr, 17, were charged through the Scott County Prosecutor's Office with first degree burglary, a class B felony. The two were given a $5,000 cash or surety bond for the offense...

SIKESTON -- When you are the victim in an armed robbery -- such as the one that occurred at Applebee's early Monday morning -- what should you do? "It sounds like a simple question but can lead to a lot of debate," said Sgt. Jim McMillen, public information officer for the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. "I think every situation is different."...