Stories from Saturday, December 10, 2016

SIKESTON -- Looking for a bounce back win after suffering a loss no Charleston player ever wants to go through, the Bluejays found a way. The fourth-seeded Bluejays withstood a last-ditch effort from second-seeded Poplar Bluff to win third place at the SEMO Conference Tournament Friday at the Sikeston Field House 67-62...

SIKESTON, Mo -- A furious finish by New Madrid County Central couldn't make up for a brutal start to Friday's consolation finals of the SEMO Conference Tournament. Nearly turbo-clocked by Notre Dame, the Eagles closed to within two possessions in the final minutes before ultimately falling 73-63 at the Sikeston Field House...

SIKESTON -- For 10 years the Sikeston Bulldogs have dominated the SEMO Conference Tournament. But in all that time, Sikeston had never played against Jackson in the championship game of the tournament. The top-seeded Bulldogs made up for lost time with a dominating 69-35 win over third-seeded Jackson in front of a large, rambunctious crowd at the Sikeston Field House on Friday night...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- For Carla Marchant and those who participate in and attend the annual Christmas concert in Charleston, it's a time to hear some great music but also celebrate the reason for the season. "There are so many pieces of this wonderful music written for this time of year, but you often only hear it in December or from Thanksgiving through Christmas," Marchant noted, which is why it's such a treat for audience members each year. ...

During the recently completed Presidential campaign, most voters showed their concern for the issues of ISIS, a stagnant economy, growing violence at home and a spiraling debt that seems out of control. President-elect Trump constantly returned to the theme of trade imbalances that were hurting our economy and the American worker. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Rory Patrick, 38, died Dec. 9, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

GRANADA HILLS, Calif. -- Eula Laster Limbaugh, 79, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Dec. 1, 2016, at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills. Born Oct. 6, 1937, in Madrid Bend, Ky., daughter of the late Winford Wesley and Hazel Lee Adams Laster, she moved to Charleston in 1940 and graduated from Charleston High School in 1955. ...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Paul Michael Dirnberger Sr., 74, died Dec. 10, 2016, at his family home. Born Oct. 27, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Oscar Michael and Anna Lucille Heisserer Dirnberger, he started farming after graduation. He farmed in Scott, Cape Girardeau and Stoddard Counties until his retirement in 2005. ...