Stories from Monday, January 24, 2011

WYATT -- Charlie Fitzgerald, 56, died Jan. 23, 2011, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- Zuelene Washburn died Jan. 24, 2011, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- Brenda Spence, 60, died Jan. 23, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete.

sd_sports@yahoo.com FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston wrestling took had their best finish at the SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament in a number of years, finishing fifth in the 11-team field. The Bulldogs finished with 179.5 points, aided by second place finishes from Kenton Robinson and Jacob Stinnett. Perennial power Jackson squeezed out a team win, outscoring Farmington 415-410.5. Dexter took eighth with 153.5 points...

sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon, defeating Nerinx Hall 72-65 in the Notre Dame Shootout. The game featured many lead changes but the Lady Bearcats used solid free throw shooting to put the game away in the fourth quarter. Dexter hit 10-of-14 free throws in the final quarter while the Markers were only able to make 2-of-7 as Dexter pulled away late in the contest...

sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- Led by Gregory Tucker's 35 points and five rebounds Saturday afternoon, the Charleston Bluejays turned a 16-point halftime lead into a 95-71 win over the visiting New Madrid County Central Eagles. "When Greg is on, he's on," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said of Tucker. "I expect that out of Greg. I've been talking to him and a few games he's not been playing up to (his capabilities)...

JEFFERSON CITY -- A Hayti man was named to the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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DEXTER -- Virgie Graham White, 91, died Jan. 21, 2011, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Grieving residents in the Sikeston community have a new place to turn to for support. "I think everybody has grief in their lives," said Sandy Robison, director of social services for MDMC. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

NEW MADRID --With this year's 200th anniversary commemoration of the 1811-1812 earthquakes which put the town on the map, the New Madrid Historical Museum's board is developing a major new exhibit on the quakes and a new fundraiser to help pay for it...