Stories from Thursday, April 4, 2013

sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- After grounding out in his first two at-bats against Oran Wednesday, Scott City senior Levi Pettit stepped to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning with the chance to put his team on top. The result was an RBI single that broke up a pitchers' duel and propelled the Rams to a 2-1 win in the process...

DEXTER -- Iris Imogene Reed, 79, died April 2, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Bonnie Sue Wilson died April 3, 2013, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

COMMERCE -- Roy Lee Knight, 92, died April 3, 2013, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SCOTT CITY -- Kay Uhrhan, 66, died April 3, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Missouri media all-state basketball teams were released today and once again Southeast Missouri was well represented. Topping the list on the boy's side is a pair of Sikeston Bulldogs in Vashawn Ruffin and J.T. Jones. Ruffin earned first-team honors in Class 4 while Jones was selected for the second-team...

SIKESTON-The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently preparing to improve traffic signals at three intersections in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log in to our electronic edition.

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Several Southeast Missouri businesses and events have been named among the best in the state in this month's issue of Rural Missouri magazine. The statewide publication of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives selected its favorites in its 12th annual Best of Rural Missouri Readers' Choice Contest, which garners thousands of votes each year...