Stories from Thursday, December 9, 2010

PORTAGEVILLE -- Junior R. Cline, 86, died Dec. 8, 2010, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Learinso Richard Wigfall, 66, died Dec. 8, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete.

BLOOMFIELD -- Vicky Sperino, 69, died Dec. 8, 2010, at her son's home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

POWE -- Dennis Ray "Sonny" Craft, 53, died Dec. 7, 2010, at Southern Missouri Healthcare in Dexter. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- Estel Dow Eaton, 92, died Dec. 7, 2010, in the Missouri Southern Healthcare at Dexter. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs gave the No. 1 seeded Scott City Lady Rams all they wanted on Wednesday night at the 34th Annual Lady Devils Invitational Tournament at Chaffee High School as Scott City narrowly escaped with a 56-50 win...

EAST PRAIRIE -- An early morning fire Wednesday caused extensive damage to a house in East Prairie. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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michellef@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For those still searching for the perfect gift, Downtown Sikeston has a suggestion -- it's 2010 Christmas Ornament. "This year, we went with a little different design," said Brandon Kuehn, executive director of the Historic Midtown Development Group...

michellef@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Listening to children sing Christmas music is a surefire way to get a lot of people in the holiday spirit. And the Sikeston Little Theater is providing just that, with "Santa's Rockin' Christmas Eve Children's Production," which kicks off today...