Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Charleston Fighting Squirrels won their sixth state championship in seven years.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WAITING FOR FIRST LOOK AT NEW PRINCE Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge were to leave a London hospital today with the heir third in line to the British throne...

VANDUSER -- Jewell Barrick, 90, died July 23, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Don Briggs, 59, died July 17, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

ESSEX -- Charles Lee Petty, age 79, passed away July 22, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MOREHOUSE -- Fredia Wyrick, 87, died July 22, 2013, at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Charles Albert Lewis, 76, died July 20, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

ELKHART, Ind. -- Willie D. Grant, 74, died July 17, 2013, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Looking to stay alive in the loser's bracket of the Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament, the SEMO Strokers from Oran took advantage of a four-run first inning rally on Monday to eliminate the Poplar Bluff Thunder 13-6...

sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- It's been the same story so far. A dominant pitching performance, followed by plenty of offensive production, leading to a game that ends before the full seven innings are played. The Charleston Squirrels are, simply, rolling...

scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Scott County Sheriff's Office and city of Miner are among 19 agencies that will receive a 2014 Law Enforcement Grant from the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety. "Through the Coalition, we will receive a new radar gun," said Lt. Dane Stausing, who wrote the grant application for the Scott County Sheriff's Department...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Southeast Missouri State University's four-year degree program in agribusiness will begin its fourth year this fall at its three Bootheel campuses with groundwork well under way that is channeling advice from local agribusiness leaders to guide the program's success...

news@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID - Pictures of little girls in bloomers and boys in jackets playing a game in a front yard. Men paddling row boats through flood-swollen streets. Each is a moment in New Madrid County's history and each a moment captured in the "New Madrid County, Missouri History and Families."...

To all who voted for Obama, you need to call the White House and make these requests. Stop giving our money away to foreign countries that don't like us. Stop giving our money away to al qaedea. Do not give airplanes to Egypt right now. Don't sign the U.S. ...