Stories from Friday, January 31, 2014

Officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety were out in force on Crowe Street early Friday morning.

sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Bernie Mules held up their No. 1 seed Thursday during the semifinals of the SCAA Conference tournament, but just barely. Fifth-seeded Puxico gave the Mules a scare late in the fourth quarter, but Bernie pulled out a 61-58 win to move on to the championship game today...

sports@standard-democrat.com ST. JAMES (SMNS) -- The state-ranked Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team suffered a 63-53 loss at state-ranked St. James Thursday night. The game was tied at 13 at the end of the first quarter, Dexter led 30-27 at halftime and the game was tied at 46 at the start of the fourth quarter...

CHARLESTON -- For the fifth year in a row the Charleston Lady Bluejays basketball team is hosting the Coaches v. Cancer Shootout on Saturday as a way to raise awareness and donations. The action will begin Saturday at noon and continue with five full games of girls varsity basketball with a host of local flavor...

sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE ­-- With the exception of a brief let-down midway through the second half, the East Prairie Eagles had little trouble handling visiting Saxony Lutheran Thursday night. Led by Damion Tipler's double-double, East Prairie dominated the first two quarters before holding a double-digit lead the entire second half en rout to a 78-52 final...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Gary Wesley Ditto, 53, died at 10:49 p.m. Jan. 30, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Jimmy Ray Woods, 72, died at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 28, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CHAFFEE -- Dorothy Sue Dockery Teegarden, 85, of died Jan. 29, 2014, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

WASHINGTON -- Jack A. Farmer, 82, formerly of Charleston, died Jan. 31, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Lois William Newman, 90, formerly of Sikeston, died Jan. 30, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PARK HILLS -- Shirley Fay West MacBride, 78, died Jan. 30, 2014. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

Mike, this is a question for the Department of Public Safety, Drew Juden. People in his department have been informing people that it is not against the law to set a basketball goal at the curb and have them hanging over the street and play basketball in the street. ...

CHARLESTON -- An East Prairie man has been charged with making a false report stemming from a 2011 investigation in Mississippi County. Todd Michael Achter, 19, is charged with making a false report, a class B misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by up to six months in the county jail, according to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore...

Sikeston's AT&T store celebrates 4G.