Stories from Thursday, September 10, 2009

BLOOMFIELD -- Glenda Southerland, 78, died Sept. 9, 2009, at Mountain Home, Ark. Arrangements are incomplete with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Sikeston.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Elizabeth "Liz" Anderson, 66, died at 5:50 p.m. Sept. 9, 2009, in Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Shaundell D. Anderson, 28, died Sept. 5, 2009, at Portageville. Funeral arrangements are with the DeLisle Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Lyman Dale, 101, died Sept. 9, 2009, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

SIKESTON -- Brenda DeWitt, 63, died Sept. 10, 2009, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

BERNIE -- William Genii Davis, 89, died Sept. 7, 2009, at the Golden Living Center in Malden. Funeral arrangements are with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- Pauline Bone Gaddy, 79, died Sept. 9, 2009, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter. Funeral arrangements are with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- Novella Irene Johnson, 88, died Sept. 9, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements are with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

ORAN -- The Oran Lady Eagles received a strong pitching performance from Courtney Scheeter on Wednesday afternoon in the Lady Eagles' 11-0 win over Clearwater. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- After rolling Charleston 54-0 last Friday, the Sikeston Bulldogs will now look west to their other Highway 60 rivals, the Dexter Bearcats. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- They were cruising through the first four innings. A three run lead at home against the always tough Kelly Lady Hawks with just eight more outs to go. Then, all errors broke loose. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team went to great lengths on Wednesday evening to assure that they were going away with a victory. Hector Lemus was a big part of the 6-1 victory over the Kennett Indians as he scored not once, not twice but three times for the Bulldogs, finishing with a hat trick on a free kick late in the game...

BLOOMFIELD -- A Zalma man is in jail on rape and sodomy charges. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- The EPA has awarded $194,000 to East Prairie for improvements to its existing storm water system. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- When someone puts the work into restoring a vehicle or just making it shine, they want to show it off. And the Sikeston Jaycees will let people do just that at the Fifth Annual Sikeston Jaycee Horsepower Festival, set for Saturday at Sikeston Rotary Park...

SIKESTON -- The first case of Influenza A, consistent with presumptive H1N1, has been confirmed in the Sikeston R-6 School District. School officials sent home letters earlier in the week informing parents that a student has contracted the virus. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...