Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER CALLED A HERO Students at Sparks Middle School in Nevada were filing off buses and meeting friends on the playground when a classmate fatally shot Michael Landsberry, 45, before turning the gun on himself...

SIKESTON -- Alice H. Payne, 85, died Oct. 20, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MORLEY -- Richardson Copeland Sr., 68, died Oct. 20, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DEXTER -- Rick Williams, 60, died Oct. 21, 2013. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Lorene Morrison, 90, died Oct. 20, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Janet Ann Meadows, 71, died Oct. 20, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

Well Mike, it just isn't that disability program, it's also the one that they all receive their perks and pay and free medical while in. And after that's another one that's bleeding the damn system along with all their ear marks for the lifers in politics and the new kids learning from the cheapskates, stealing from the U.S. taxpayer everyday so they can live high on the hog. One question - where does the average household stat come from exactly? Then there's your answer to the problem...

EAST PRAIRIE - The Dorena-Hickman Ferry will halt operations Thursday morning to allow maintenance and repair work. Captain Ed Floyd said he is optimistic the ferry will be back in service by about 1 p.m Thursday. For more on the story see Wednesday's Standard Democrat...

CHARLESTON - An East Prairie woman is in jail for possessing a controlled substance at the Mississippi County Detention Center. Cindy Lou Davidson, 56, was arrested Sunday night on a charge of driving while intoxicated. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, while being booked, Corrections Officer Chris Wooten noticed a small pill bottle in her purse, which contained a prescription pill. The pill was later identified as Alprazolam, a schedule IV controlled substance...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston Public School students will again have the chance to do some college exploration thanks to an annual grant. Hunter Moore of Charleston presented a $1,000 check to Lester Gillespie, director of the Charleston Community 2000 program, Friday at the Bowden Center in Charleston for the third Sy Williams Annual Award for Education...