Stories from Monday, May 17, 2010

DEXTER -- Hazel Lane, 94, died May 15, 2010, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Wayne Lovette, 67, died May 17, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

BERTRAND -- Vivian Skelton Hooper, 84, died May 16, 2010, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete.

LILBOURN -- Rebecca "Becky" Jackson, 49, died at 8:16 a.m. May 16, 2010, in the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- Bernice Bowman Bell, a longtime resident of Sikeston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the home of her daughter, Dorothy Bell Barnes in Portage, Mich. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Margaret Estelle Robey, 79, died May 14, 2010, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

CHAFFEE -- Marvin "Mert" Mirly, 81, died May 15, 2010, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

sd_sports@yahoo.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Sikeston's baseball season came to an end Saturday morning, much in the same way as last year, with a loss to the North County Raiders in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament. With the second-seeded Bulldogs only able to generate four hits through the first six innings of play, they were unable to keep up with the seventh-seeded Raiders steady run support, falling 6-2...

SIKESTON -- Four Sikeston residents were arrested over the weekend for possession of marijuana, among other charges. The arrests stemmed from a traffic stop by a Highway Patrol officer in a parking lot on East Malone. 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 -- As a teenager Scott Crumpecker experienced the ultimate Scouting event -- not just once but twice. Now, as an adult, he's ready to experience it one more time with his son and other local youth. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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SIKESTON -- The public is invited to attend the installation ceremony for Mike Vaught and Frank Marshall to the Honors Board at 4 p.m. Wednesday. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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CENTRALIA -- The Chaffee track and field team will be well-represented at the Class 1 State Track Meet in Jefferson City as numerous athletes qualified at sectionals on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Devils' Luisa Boschan had a huge day, winning three events and qualifying with a relay team as well. The junior won the 800 (2:29.59), 1,600 (5:34.02) and 3,200 (12:37.87) and teamed with Taylor Kirchdoerfer, Sarah Sigman and Sierra Miller for a second place finish in the 3,200-meter relay...