A large voter turnout kept election judges busy at precincts throughout New Madrid, Scott and Mississippi Counties during Tuesday's General Election on Nov. 5. According to unofficial numbers from the ...

Michael Anthony Turner, 68, died Nov. 6, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

A woman was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 on Missouri Highway 25, one mile north of Bloomfield, a ...

Dorothy Ruth Brown, 83, died Nov. 7, 2024, at Day Break Nursing Center in Miner, Missouri. A family service will be held at a later date. McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston, Missouri, is in charge of ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Johnny Ray Scott, 73, died Nov. 5, 2024, at his home in Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

“Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.” - Psalm 146:3-4 Hmph. That’s ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. —Vernon K. Evans, 56, died Nov. 3, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at the ...

A’Tavia Fullwood, daughter of Veronica Lane and Samuel J. Gibson, is the Standard Democrat’s Calendar Girl for November. Fullwood, who was a top 12 finalist in the 2023 Miss Sikeston Contest, is a ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — East Prairie High School has announced its first quarter honor roll for the 2024-2025 schoolyear.

Oran High School agriculture education students recently participated in the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the trip, they were able to meet agricultural students throughout ...

Over 50% of Mississippi County's registered voters turned out to the polls during Tuesday's General Election. A total of 4,494 ballots, or 55.15%, of Mississippi County's 8,149 registered voters cast ...

Top photo: Genevieve Small joined the employees of New Madrid Pharmacy, Tracy Crossfield and Sarah Nelson, to hand out candy during the annual Trunk or Treat at New Madrid Elementary on Oct. 31.