Stories from Friday, May 10, 2013

sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- After 21 seasons Oran's head baseball coach has decided to step down. Mitch Wood, who is also the school's superintendent, made it public Thursday during a pregame radio interview that he will not come back as the head coach of the Eagles following this season...

sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- Ending the regular season in dramatic fashion, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs defeated host Fredericktown 3-2 on penalty kicks Thursday in Fredericktown. Madison Chaney had both of the Lady Bulldogs goals in regulation to force an overtime where neither team found the net...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For most of the area's baseball team a years worth of blood, sweat and tears will all come down to the weekend as district play opens up around the state. Tiny mistakes that might go unnoticed during the regular season will suddenly be amplified as each game potentially could be your last...

sports@standard-democrat.com BONNE TERRE -- Winning a district championship is always nice, but when it comes to this stage inside the world of track and field, placing in the top four is what everyone strives for. Starting Saturday, the Sikeston Bulldogs track team will begin their quest for a state championship...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1 WHO MAY HAVE SURVIVED 17 DAYS IN BANGLADESH RUBBLE Rescue workers stop clearing the site of a collapsed factory building after a soldier says a woman waved her hand at them...

ORAN -- Fern Thomas, 87, died May 9, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- Marcelle B. Vowels, 93, died May 9, 2013, at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Betty J. Henderson, 81, died May 9, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CHAFFEE -- Roger K. Reisenbichler, 59, died May 8, 2013, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

OMAHA -- Nancy Joann Jones, 73, died May 4, 2013. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Heidi Alisha Inman Stoffer, 33, of Waxahachie, passed away early Wednesday May 8, 2013. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

news@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- A group of local middle school students is raising funds to see the nation's capital later this month. Thirteen students from A.D. Simpson (Middle) School in Charleston and 25 students from Kelly Middle School in Benton are planning an educational trip to Washington, D.C., from May 29 through June 3...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Design work for replacing the electrical system at Mississippi County's airport is ready for MoDOT's approval. Mississippi County commissioners approved the preliminary design report for the latest airport improvement project during their regular meeting Thursday...