Stories from Saturday, May 29, 2010

HICKORY, N.C. -- John Wesley "Johnny" Jackson, 49, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died at 12:52 p.m. May 26, 2010, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for services conducted Friday at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel for Mary Ella Towel, 87, formerly of Morehouse, who died May 24, 2010, were: David Towe, Ronnie Towe, Henry Schiwitz, Johnny Hester, Gary Hill and Jake King. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Sikeston got a second and fifth place performance in triple jump and sit in fourth place in the boys' rankings at the Class 3 State Track Championships on Friday. Junior Trey Lewis finished second in the triple jump with a 46-8 3/4 jump while teammate Darryl Howard jumped 45-1 for fifth place. University City's Darion Boure won the event with a jump of 47-11...