Stories from Saturday, July 16, 2016

Garrison Keene cut down two runners when the Squirrels needed it most and Charleston native Dylan Baugh played hero in the bottom of the ninth inning.

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The SEMO Pirates moved one step closer to collecting its first state title in program history Friday night at Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Pirates calculated one run in the first inning, three runs in the second inning, two runs in the fourth inning and two runs in the sixth inning on its way to an 8-1 victory against the Charleston AA Squirrels in a bracket play quarterfinal Friday night....

SIKESTON -- Local students looking for an associate of applied science degree in manufacturing and industrial systems at Three Rivers College will get a break from the gas pump because TRC has expanded its courses to the Sikeston campus. "It challenges us educators to figure out what is the next thing we're going to have to be doing," said Missy Marshall, TRC director at Sikeston. ...

SIKESTON -- Local high school students have the chance to catch a glimpse into the health field at a two-day camp offered in Sikeston. Set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 3-4 at Sikeston Career and Technology Center, the 2016 Missouri Area (Health Education Center) Science and Health "MASH" Camps is offered to local teens in ninth through 12th grades...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lloyd Allen "Jake" Baker died July 15, 2016, at his residence in Charleston.

NEW MADRID -- J.W. Rice Jr., 89, died July 14, 2016, at Golden Living Center in New Madrid. For the complete obituary, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat