Stories from Friday, January 10, 2014

sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- With double-digit scoring from six players, the East Prairie Eagles rolled to a 96-59 win over Zalma Thursday night. The Eagles (4-3) outscored Zalma 49-22 in the second half to put the game away. Damion Tipler and Dustin Bryars each scored 18 points to lead East Prairie. Seth Bays added 15 and Seth Johnson scored 12. Brett Ellis and Mack Marcum chipped in with 11 and 10...

sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- In their final tuneup before the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament, the Charleston Lady Bluejays rode a dominant third quarter to a 67-24 win over visiting Caruthersville. "We didn't come out and play very well in the first half," Charleston head coach Josh Thompson said. "We missed a lot of easy shots and didn't handle the ball an awful lot. The third quarter we really turned it on and played like we should play."...

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Daniel Lee "Danny" Jones, 66, died Jan. 8, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- George Ross Sr., 83, died Jan. 1, 2014, at the Golden Living Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Joyce Ann Martin, 70, died Jan. 8, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

GRAND BAY, Ala. -- Katrina Jay Chambliss, 32, of Grand Bay, formerly of Malden, Mo., died Jan. 6, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

The day after Christmas, I was reading your paper and two front-page articles caught my attention. The first was the reported shooting of a six-year-old by his dad, who took his own life. This happened in Cape Girardeau. The second article was about a Sikeston woman being arrested for stealing two iPhones. ...