Stories from Friday, June 18, 2010

In their second to last practice before taking a month off, the Sikeston Bulldogs hosted Cape Central, Jackson and Dexter for seven-on-seven games.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Alliya Shana Larry and Allannah LaShay Larry, 2-year-old twin sisters, died June 16, 2010, at Portageville. Arrangements are incomplete.

CATRON -- Rebecca S. Pride, 48, died June 11, 2010, in Vandalia. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Jesse Allen Warren, 77, died at 4:25 a.m. June 17, 2010, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- William Corlew, 95, died June 17, 2010, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete.

BASTROP, Texas -- Florence Littrell, 100, died June 17, 2010. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

MALDEN -- Baby Ruth Cooper, 65, died June 14, 2010, at St. Anthony Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Ethel Mae Thatch, 72, formerly of Essex, Mo., died June 13, 2010, at her 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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scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- If funded, gender-specific programming offered through Mississippi County's juvenile detention facility could help girls grow into womanhood. During their regular meeting Thursday, Mississippi County commissioners gave the OK to Kevin Hess, superintendent of the juvenile detention facility, to apply for a federal grant offered through the Missouri Department of Public Safety...

michellef@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Scott County Commission is asking residents to speak their minds concerning a proposed dairy facility in the county. "I think that this is a time for neighbors and adjoining landowners -- anyone who will be around the facility -- to voice any concerns about the operation," said Jamie Burger, presiding commissioner...

michellef@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In the past, it hasn't been uncommon at all for the YMCA of Southeast Missouri's Day Camp to turn away potential campers due to not having the space. But that is a smaller problem this year, as the program now has two locations for different age groups...

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PORTAGEVILLE (AP) -- An investigator says twin 2-year-old girls found dead in a hot car in southeast Missouri may have sneaked away and gone into the vehicle while their grandmother napped. Authorities say Allannah and Alliya Larry were found dead Wednesday afternoon on a floorboard inside the car at an apartment complex in Portageville. All the cars windows were rolled up...

After helping guide the Risco Tigers to one of their best seasons in school history, Brandon Bennett has accepted a scholarship offer to play baseball for the Hannibal-LaGrange Trojans.