Stories from Thursday, August 1, 2013

The Charleston Fighting Squirrels rout Fargo, N.D. 9-1 behing three hits from Ryan Fortner and a complete game win from pitcher Trey Tigart.

EAST PRAIRIE -- An East Prairie is in custody after his arrest on drug-related charges in Mississippi County. According to Missouri Case.net, Thomas Erlun Reece, 41, was arrested by the East Prairie Police Department on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...

BERTRAND -- Armintha Haws, 101, died Aug. 1, 2013, at her home in Bertrand. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

ST. CHARLES -- Sandra Lee Griggs Bryant, 64, formerly of Charleston, died July 28, 2013, at the SSM St. Clare Health System in Fenton. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Jeanette Satterfield, 82, died July 31, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

ESSEX -- Frank Junior Bolin, 83, died July 30, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PONTIAC -- Billy Joe Pope, 68, died July 17, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

BLODGETT -- Lavada Pauline Reeves, 89, died July 31, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MINER - A Sikeston man was arrested in connection with two burglaries, including one at a local church. Mine Police Chief Chris Griggs reported Chad Ryan Henley, 27, was arrested following an investigation which began early Tuesday into burglaries at a residence on Highway H and at the Miner Baptist Church...

jillb@standard-democrat.com MARSTON -- Ed Williams, director of operations for Riceland at the New Madrid County Port, held up two photos for the visitors to see - one showed water lapping at the top of the port's slack water harbor while the second showed the Mississippi River barely covering the dusty harbor banks...

Anna Burton, daughter of Pat and Tammie Burton, is the Standard Democrat's Calendar Girl for August. Burton, a finalist in the 2012 Miss Sikeston Contest, plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University and major in nursing.

I just want to know one thing - where was the outcry of this president and Hillary Clinton when our U.S. ambassador and four of our soldiers were gunned-down over in Egypt last fall by this Islamic terrorist group? All I heard Hillary Clinton say was what difference does it make. ...