Stories from Thursday, May 23, 2013

sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- After dropping five of their last six regular season games, few expected the New Madrid County Central Eagles to be relevant in their district, much less the Class 2 tournament. Finding a new hero each day, however, the Eagles stood Thursday just one win away from advancing to their first final four appearance in school history...

sports@standard-democrat.com HOLCOMB -- All season long the Chaffee Red Devils have built their success on stellar pitching and a rock solid defense. Unfortunately mistakes in both departments cost them dearly Wednesday as their season came to a close in a 5-2 loss to Holcomb in the Class 2 quarterfinals...

sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- There was no jumping, no dog pile on the mound or even smiling. Nowadays, the Oran Eagles are going by the old adage, "Act like you've been here before." Because they have. Three times in a row now. Wednesday, Oran defeated Naylor 9-1 during the Class 1 quarterfinal at Oran High School to earn their third-straight final four berth...

LILBOURN -- Eva Marie Hickerson McClarty, 87, died May 20, 2013, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Peggy A. Downing, 79, died May 22, 2013, at Benchmark Healthcare in Portageville. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Clara Helen Lane, 68, died May 22, 2013, at Pemiscot Memorial Health System in Hayti. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Jackie Lee Barker, 84, died at 3:51 a.m. May 22, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Delano "Leno" Nelson, 59, formerly of East Prairie, died at 3:10 a.m. May 21, 2013, at Heritage Gardens of Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

leonnah@standard-demcrat.com SIKESTON -- A Scott County family's desire to remember 3-year-old Levi Collom while coping with his death has helped the hundreds of people who've reached out to them over the past year -- and will continue to do so through a newly formed charity...

SIKESTON - After years of working with Sikeston youth, David Dolan has been added to the Sikeston Honor Board. Dolan was honored Wednesday afternoon for his outstanding contributions to Sikeston's youth programs. He was cited for his dedication, contributions, and most of all, for his inspiration to young athletes and their coaches over the years...

I am a New Madrid County Central Eagles fan. I think it was very disrespectful that the New Madrid County Central varsity baseball boys bring home a district championship plaque and they don't get five seconds of recognition considering that six of them boys on that team were seniors. ...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County's code enforcement officer may need to write up violations from the street. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore said during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday that he has received several calls from county residents asking if Ken Stevenson, county code enforcement officer, is allowed to come onto their property...