Stories from Tuesday, October 26, 2010

SIKESTON -- William S. "Steve" Breedlove, 53, died Oct. 26, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON - John MacBride, 82, died Oct. 25, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

DEXTER -- Wanda Lee Chamberlain, 83, died Oct. 25, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete.

DELTA -- Pauline Pixley, 75, died Oct. 24, 2010, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

ST. LOUIS -- Charles A. Calvert, 79, formerly of Southeast Missouri, died Oct. 13, 2010. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- Randall Travis Holder, 56, died Oct. 24, 2010, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Doris J. Collins, 74, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

sd_sports@yahoo.com ADVANCE -- The Oran Lady Eagles saw their season come to an end on Monday in the Class 1, District 3 Tournament at Advance. Advance, the fourth seed, defeated Oran 25-19, 25-20 to advance to the semifinals against Leopold. The Lady Hornets then fell to the top seeded Lady Wildcats in straight sets...

sd_sports@yahoo.com DEXTER -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats may have sured up any sketchiness they may have had in their game plan with a little bit of practice. "We've been working hard in practice on a couple of things that I knew we needed to work on in order to come out strong in districts," Dexter head coach Lauren Hutchcraft said...

sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- Taking on Jackson to open the Class 4, District 1 tournament Monday night, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to a close as the Lady Indians swept two sets 25-20 and 25-19 to advance to the semifinals. "After losing the first (set) it's really down to if we don't (come back), it's really over," Sikeston coach Steve Beydler said. ...

SIKESTON -- Strong winds and rain put a damper on some Southeast Missouri towns early today. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- With flu season lurking around the corner, health and school officials are reinforcing good hand-washing techniques. On Monday, about 200 students ages 3 to 5 years old from Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp.'s Head Start in Sikeston learned how to improve their hand-washing skills with help from Missouri Delta Medical Center staff...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The City Council has decided on a six month moratorium on any new payday loan businesses or branch offices within the city while they research legislative options. "During that time Council will research what we can do locally and draft appropriate legislation for consideration," said Linda Lowes, director of governmental services...