Stories from Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Charges are expected to be filed today against a 29-year-old man who started a fire at an apartment on Matthews Street at 11 p.m. Monday in Sikeston. According to Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, the man was said to have turned over a bed in the home and then set the apartment on fire. The victim, a 27-year-old Sikeston woman, tried to stop her boyfriend from setting the place on fire, but he pushed her down...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Trey Tigart finally has the monkey off his back. After two outings at home and nothing but two losses to show for it, the ace of Sikeston's pitching staff put one in the win column Monday against Dexter helping his Bulldogs to a 4-1 victory...

TONEY, Ala. -- Frances Madonna "Donna" Clayton, 66, of Toney, passed away April 5, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Walter Edward Bizzell, 80, of Sikeston, died at 1:15 a.m. April 8, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON - Carl Cokenour, 99, died April 8, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Mary Marcum, 70, died April 9, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Pallbearers at services conducted Monday at the Ponder Funeral Home for Russell Milton Parker, 77, who died on April 6, 2013, were: Tony Parker, Bradley Parker, T.J. Begley, Josh Collins, Richard Lee Whaley and Doyle Strickland. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...

BLOOMFIELD -- Bond Griffin, 85, died April 7, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

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

sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished fifth at the Poplar Bluff Invitational tournament Monday at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff. Sikeston scored a 326 and was led by Gabe Wheeler's 74. Wheeler tied for third individually while Kirk Hoggatt tied for 10th with a 79...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It may have took them awhile to get started Monday, but once the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs got going they were hard to stop. Led by Madison Chaney's hat trick, Sikeston routed visiting Massac County, Ill., 4-0 to push over the .500 mark on the season...

CAIRO, Ill. - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on the US 51 Ohio River Bridge between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo for a couple of hours this afternoon. The lane restriction starting at about 1 p.m. today, is to allow engineers to plan a future maintenance project on the bridge...

jillb@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID - When Coyetta Sue Blankenship of LaForge set out to check the local yard sales April 6, little did she know it would be her husband, Brad, who would uncover the biggest find. Earlier in the month Blankenship had received a mailer from Martindale Chevrolet inviting her to visit the New Madrid dealership because she might have won one of four prizes, including a new 2013 Chevrolet Sonic...

news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Two Sikeston men are awaiting arraignment today in Scott County Associate Court on robbery charges. According to the probable cause statement, Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a armed robbery call at 7:45 p.m. Friday. A woman, who was at a Sikeston business, said the subject at a house in the 300 block of Daniel Street, was armed with a 20 gauge shotgun and she identified him as Daniel Chatman...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Walter Bizzell was a man who described about anyone he knew as a neighbor. And he knew a lot of people. Bizzell, who was known in Sikeston by some as a former postal carrier, to others as the founder of Bizzell Lawn Care and around Scott County for his time as a county commissioner, died early Monday morning. He was 80...