Stories from Friday, November 13, 2009

CHAFFEE -- John J. Kielhafner, 69, died Nov. 12, 2009, at his home. 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...

CHARLESTON -- George Ulys "Mickey" Henry, 53, died Nov. 11, 2009, at his home. Funeral arrangements are with the McMikle Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Ruth LaVerne Welker, 81, formerly of Scott City died Nov. 11, 2009, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Funeral arrangements are with the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

ARNOLD -- Cathryn Hebenstreit, 51, formerly of Sikeston, died Nov. 10, 2009. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Effie Lee Kinsolving, 97, died at 6 a.m. Nov. 11, 2009, at her daughter's home in Edwardsville, Ill. 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...

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sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs and Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will meet Saturday afternoon at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium with a trip to the Class 4 State semifinals on the line. On paper, the two teams look like mirror twins...

KENNETT -- The Dunklin County Sheriff's Department recently ended a missing person's search with the discovery of a body on the Varner River ditch bank. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County commissioners will need more information about a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant before awarding the bid for patrol vehicles. The bids on two SUVs for the county sheriff's department were tabled during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday...

michellef@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Scott County has approved the engineering services and project administrators for construction of an emergency, temporary potable water well to serve the Kelly School District. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- City of Sikeston residents are being reminded if someone in their household takes medication by injection, it's illegal to toss needles in their regular trash. Early last week a second worker in a three-week period from Sonny's Solid Waste Inc. was stuck by a hypodermic needle while picking up trash at a Sikeston residence...

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