Stories from Tuesday, June 7, 2011

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It wasn't the kind of season opener Sikeston Legion Post 114 had in mind. Post 114 gave up 12 runs and committed seven errors against visiting Paducah Post 31 at VFW Memorial Stadium during their non-district game on Monday and lost in five innings, 12-1...

Local scores from Tuesday, June 7.

EAST PRAIRIE -- James Woodrow "Woody" Parson Sr., 72, died June 5, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident south of Perryville. Arrangements are incomplete.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Joan Ann Scott Parson, 68, died June 5, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis from injuries sustained in car accident south of Perryville. Arrangements are incomplete.

CATRON -- Donald Kevin Helmes, 50, died June 3, 2011, at his brother's home in Catron. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Michael "Slugger" Burton, 34, died in Sikeston on June 4, 2011. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Anna M. Carey, 93, died June 7, 2011, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- James Lee Whitt, 71, died June 5, 2011, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete.

ESSEX -- Debra Marlene Surface, 55, died June 5, 2011, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

DELTA -- Dorothy M. Darby, 86, died June 5, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CHARLESTON -- Betty Sue Russell Humphreys, 74, died June 6, 2011, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- With a walk-off single from shortstop Owen Flowers, New Madrid County's Senior Babe Ruth team capped a late inning comeback Monday night to take down Jackson's Senior babe Ruth squad 5-4. "Defensively if we had played a little better we would have made it a little easier on ourselves," New Madrid County coach Kevin Lyons said. "We gave up a couple of unearned runs, but overall for our first league game I thought we did okay."...

michellef@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For some children, it's a struggle to ensure they have quality meals while out of school. But several organizations are working to make sure they all have access to nutritional meals. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

PERRYVILLE -- An East Prairie couple died Sunday following a rollover accident in Perry County. 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 -- Faced with tighter budgets, some local school districts still decided to provide their usual summer school programs this year while others opted not to offer the program for the first time in years. "We really thought that we weren't going to get any (financial) help from the state and so we weren't going to be able to afford to put summer school on," Scott County Central Elementary Principal Stacey Russell said...

scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Whether or not Sikeston gets a modern movie theater and new curb appeal for a central shopping center is now up to the Sikeston City Council. A presentation on a major overhaul of the Malco Trio funded in part by revenue from the establishment of a commercial improvement district at Midtowner Village was made during a special Sikeston City Council meeting Monday...