Kenneth Ray Belt, 80, died Nov. 27, 2024, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 at the McMikle Funeral Home in ...

Michael Reynolds, 73, died Nov. 20, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of arrangements.

The Standard Democrat will not publish a paper on Thursday, Nov. 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, and the office will be closed Thursday and Friday. Regular publication will resume with ...

Sikeston High School junior Maritza "Mia" Flores will march in the Macy's Great American Marching Band on Thanksgiving Day. "We are beyond proud and excited," Sikeston Public Schools said in a social ...

Doris Marie Scott, 76, died Nov. 24, 2024, at her home in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston. JT Thomason, ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Tom Ayers loves sports. He has done a bit of coaching and often works sports metaphors into his conversation. He said he always knew he wanted to be part of team. Since she was 4 ...

The City of Cape Girardeau officially named Adam Glueck as chief of police Friday, Nov. 22, removing the interim title he held for the past several months. Glueck, a 25-year veteran of the Cape ...

Governor-Elect Mike Kehoe announced on Monday, Nov. 25 the appointment of Chris Chinn as director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture. "Director Chinn knows Missouri agriculture, and I am proud ...

The annual Scott County Christmas church tour is rapidly approaching. For those seeking to embrace the full Christmas aura this season, mark your calendars for Friday, Dec. 20 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

As part of their annual project, the 2024 Leadership Sikeston Class organized the first-ever Sikeston Good Neighbor Week in September, which led to the city being named one of Missouri's most ...

Warren E. Hearnes Elementary's prekindergarten program hosted state representative Donnie Brown. The visit included Brown reading to the pre-K class, a tour of the pre-K classrooms led by Pre-K ...

For many years, the annual Scott County Toys for Tots Christmas campaign has been the driving force behind hundreds and hundreds of smiles every December. Times are hard, and the cost of toys and ...