Stories from Friday, June 10, 2011

Local scores from Thursday, June 9.

SIKESTON -- Garry Eugene Patrick, 49, formerly of East Prairie, died at 9:10 p.m. June 8 at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Barbara Ann Miller, 57, died at 9:15 p.m. June 8, 2011, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

LILBOURN -- Terry Walker, 62, died June 8, 2011, 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...

PORTAGEVILLE -- James H. Fox, 87, died June 8, 2011, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Jimmie Festus "Pops" Lloyd, 61, died at 11 p.m. June 8, 2011, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Entering the Rib City Shootout, the Sikeston Bulldogs went in as the team to beat. As it would turn out, they would be beaten. Twice. For the first time in countless regular season, summer games and junior varsity games in the last year, the Sikeston Bulldogs basketball team lost a game...

sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Lifted by a monster nine-run rally in second inning, the Charleston Woodpeckers put up 18 hits Thursday evening to pull out a 19-12 win over Charleston Bluejays in the first game of a doubleheader. "We came out swinging," Woodpeckers' coach Paul Bucher said. "I don't think they expected us to swing the bats that well. I don't know if I expected us to swing the bats that well against them."...

By Scott Welton scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Those out of work due to the flood disaster may find a full-time job helping Mississippi County recover. During their regular meeting Thursday, Mississippi County Commissioners approved the county's participation in the Missouri Disaster Recovery Jobs Program offered through the Workforce Investment Board...

CARUTHERSVILLE - A woman is recovering today after she was stabbed during an altercation. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County officials are doing their best to restore roads in the spillway. Richard Wallace, county road and bridge superintendent, has county crews building low-water crossings and is getting permission for alternate routes across private land where needed, County Commissioners said during their regular meeting Thursday...