Stories from Monday, April 12, 2010

NEW MADRID -- Mary Lillian Akins, 82, died April 7, 2010, at the WestRidge Place in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Gerald V. Jackson, 71, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

ROLLA -- Rose Talley, 97, formerly of Chaffee, died April 10, 2010, at the Rolla Manor Care Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Arthur Edward "Bob" Wheatley, 72, died April 10, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- Clora Twitty, 95, died April 12, 2010, at the Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

SIKESTON -- David Fraser, 49, died April 10, 2010, at his father's home in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Mary B. Cooney, 73, died April 9, 2010, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

DEXTER - The United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Community Facility Grant Program will provide $117,150 in federal grant funding to Dexter to purchase a new pumper fire truck. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston home was hit in a Friday afternoon accident. 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 -- While Missouri's WIC program has experienced an overall growth over the past year, the statewide trend is split among local county health departments. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

jillb@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The barbecue teams walk away with the trophies while the judges remain behind closed doors. The winners praise the judges for their expert taste while the losers may grumble. But for the 41 teams participating in Saturday's Red Neck barbecue each entry they submitted in the chicken, ribs, pork and brisket category were carefully considered by the judges...

SIKESTON -- A Dexter man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Sunday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 8 p.m. on U.S. Highway 60, a quarter of a mile west of Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CARUTHERSVILLE -- A man is in custody after he threatened to blow up himself, police officers and his neighbors with dynamite. At 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Caruthersville Police were called to a residence on 10th Street where a person was threatening suicide. When officers attempted to contact the man, he refused to open the door...

Charleston's Deonte Jones out-dueled Poplar Bluff's Jay Raulston to win the BA Promotions Slam Dunk contest with a little extra motivation from a past slam dunk champion.