Stories from Monday, August 23, 2010

The Portageville Bulldogs tasted victory for the first time in four seasons last year and finished with a 4-6 record.

SIKESTON -- Elgy Lee Brown Sr., 87, died Aug. 21, 2010, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Lula Mae Owens, 69, died Aug. 18, 2010, at the St. 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...

BERTRAND -- Bridget P. Syre, 79, died at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston on Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

BLOOMFIELD -- A Bloomfield woman sustained serious injuries after driving into a house Saturday in Stoddard County. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

GRASSY -- A Sikeston woman was seriously injured after falling off the back of a vehicle late Sunday in Wayne County. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Former Sikeston city attorney Dan Norton Sr. died over the weekend. 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 Sikeston Department of Public Safety arrested seven teenagers after busting two underage drinking parties on Saturday night. According to a DPS news release, at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, DPS received information of a teenage party occurring at 805 Sikes St...

"We didn't live up to our to potential," senior Evan Underwood said. "But that was mainly because of our work ethic. So this year we're focusing more on conditioning and starting that earlier (in the year) so that by the time the season starts we'll be ready to go."