Stories from Monday, January 31, 2011

ORAN -- Roy Edward Graviett, 87, died Jan. 30, 2011, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

DEXTER -- Richard Harlon Coburn, 74, died Jan. 29, 2011, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Doris Evelyn Hayden Rose, 73, died Jan. 30, 2011, at her daughter's home in East Prairie. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

sd_sports@yahoo.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston freshman basketball team wrapped up its season in thrilling fashion on Saturday afternoon by capturing the Jackson Tournament championship with a 40-38 overtime victory over Cape Central. The Bulldogs finished 14-2 on the season with both losses coming in overtime with a split squad roster in both games. The group went undefeated in their seventh and eighth grade seasons to finish 35-2 in three junior high seasons...

sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- Area basketball fans got the chance to see some of the area's best high school talent while benefiting an important cause Saturday at the Charleston High School gymnasium. That's where the Lady Bluejays basketball program hosted their annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout that featured 12 local high school girls teams competing in six back-to-back games...

KENNETT - A bicyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a Highway Patrol car. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON - A Sikeston woman was seriously injured in a four-wheeler accident Sunday evening. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will be the guest speaker at the Sikeston Lions Club on Wednesday, then she will host a public town hall forum at the Clinton Building at 2 p.m. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

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news@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID - The advertisement for Pioneer's brand Y Series soybeans touts it is "ReshapYing the Landscape." Yet, in New Madrid County, it is Pioneer's newest soybean production plant going up along Highway 61, that is reshaping the landscape...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston Public Safety arrested two subjects for methamphetamine on Friday after a cooperative drug investigation with the DEA and SEMO Drug Task Force. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...