Stories from Monday, March 16, 2009

SIKESTON -- Blanche Stubblefield, 100, died March 13, 2009, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are with the Ponder Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DECATUR, Ind. -- Lawrence Earl Badders, 86, died March 14, 2009, in Adams Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are with the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee, Mo. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

BERTRAND -- Mildred Alvey Coots, 85, died at 8:45 p.m. March 14, 2009, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Funeral arrangements are with the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

FARMINGTON -- The Charleston Bluejays rode a 10-game winning streak into Saturday's Class 3 quarterfinal matchup against the Maplewood-Richmond Heights Blue Devils. After Saturday's quarterfinal, the Blue Devils rode off with one of the four bids to the Show-Me Showdown in Columbia later this week while Charleston headed south with a 73-58 loss...

POPLAR BLUFF -- The Scott County Central Braves are once again headed to Columbia after an 89-58 rout of the Eminence Redwings at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff on Saturday. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

WEST PLAINS -- Prior to Saturday's game, Portageville Bulldogs head coach Jim Bidewell had led all six of his team's to reach to the quarterfinal round to the final four. This year's squad was able to make it seven with a convincing 68-54 win over the Bernie Mules at the West Plains Civic Center...

CARUTHERSVILLE - This party was a real washout. At 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Caruthersville Police were called to old Wise Video and Laundry Mat building on Truman Street following a report of loud music. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

NEW MADRID - The New Madrid Chamber of Commerce celebrated its "treasures" Saturday during the annual awards banquet. Among those "treasures" recognized was the Riverbend Botanical Society, the recipient of this year's Chamber award. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Teaching sportsmanship and game fundamentals to area youngsters were among the reasons Lynn Lancaster volunteered more than 13 years to youth baseball and softball. Based on his volunteer contributions to youth programs in the community, Lancaster was named the Sikeston Park Board's 2009 Honors Board inductee...