Stories from Tuesday, August 10, 2010

SIKESTON -- Harold Lloyd "Bud" Jobe, 82, died Aug. 10, 2010, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

BELL CITY -- Vernis Ramsey, 70, died Aug. 9, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- Wilson S. McMullin, 93, died Aug. 9, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- Christine Armstrong, 73, died Aug. 8, 2010, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

ST. LOUIS -- Sharon Kay Brown Berger, died Aug. 9, 2010. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

ORAN -- Wilma Ida Cordelia Fulton Robinson, 90, died Aug. 8, 2010. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

DUPO, Ill. -- James Ivan Tucker, 63, died Aug. 6, 2010, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

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WILLISTON, N.D. -- Sikeston All-Star Jashawn McDaniel lifted his 14-year-old squad to a 4-3, walk-off win on Monday night against Fargo, N.D. at the 2010 Midwest Plains Regional tournament in Williston, N.D. McDaniel's hit, which was his one and only, came in the bottom of the seventh inning of Sikeston's third game of the regional tournament. ...

CARUTHERSVILLE - A stolen trailer and barbecue pit, valued at $5,000, was recovered Monday in Miner. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CARUTHERSVILLE - The theft of several semiautomatic handguns is under investigation. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

MINER -- An Indiana man is in custody for the theft of a vehicle. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

PADUCAH, Ky. - The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning through Thursday Evening. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

leonnah@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- For East Prairie High School agriculture instructor Nick Norwald, the new school year is already off to a good start -- and it doesn't even begin until next week. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

WASHINGTON -- Two big-city photographers and two from rural communities will be inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in Washington, Mo., on Thursday, Oct. 21. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston Department of Public Safety is getting ready for the 58th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo set for Aug. 11-14 and offered a few tips to help rodeo fans stay safe and have fun. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

jillb@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON - Justin Wibbenmeyer knows his way around a rodeo arena. For the past four years, Wibbenmeyer has traveled the rodeo circuit testing his skills as a bullfighter. This year, however, he is testing his skills with a challenge larger than even a 1,500 pound racing bull. Wibbenmeyer is chairman of the 2010 Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo...