Audit finds more than $115K in fraud in small Missouri town
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) State auditors have found more than $115,000 in fraudulent payments and purchases made by former leaders of a tiny Missouri town that drew widespread attention last year when two...
View ArticleLocal officials discuss future I-57 at meeting
DEXTER, Mo. Officials from Sikeston, Dexter and Poplar Bluff gathered at the Dexter Chamber of Commerce to discuss the expansion of US Highway 67 South (federally designated future Interstate 57)...
View ArticlePaper will not be published Friday
SIKESTON The Standard Democrat will not publish a paper Friday in observance of Independence Day. We wish everyone a safe and happy Fourth of July.
View ArticleSikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo announces new Friday night act
SIKESTON, Mo. The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Board of Directors announced early Friday ACM New Male Artist of the Year nominee Cody Johnson will take the stage Aug. 7 as the entertainment to...
View ArticleDave Guthrie
SIKESTON Robert Dave Guthrie, 61, died July 2, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born April 18, 1959, in Augsburg, Germany, he was the son of Joy Layne Guthrie of...
View ArticleLuanne Hill
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Luanne Staples Hill of St. Louis, Missouri, and formerly of Charleston, Missouri passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in St. Louis.
View ArticleLaJeanne Luker
COLUMBIA, Mo. LaJeanne Vick (Smith) Luker, 88, passed from this earthly life Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. LaJeanne was born on Aug. 24, 1931, in...
View ArticleDrury campaign manager files two complaints against Walter campaign
SIKESTON The campaign manager of the committee to re-elect Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury has filed two complaints against his opponents campaign. Adam Brassfield, senior campaign manager on the...
View ArticleSikeston woman charged in stabbing incident
CHARLESTON, Mo. A Sikeston, Mo., woman faces multiple charges for an alleged stabbing incident in Charleston. Dinah Oliver, 55, of Sikeston is charged with felony second-degree assault, armed...
View ArticleBailey, Council receive promotions with City of Sikeston
SIKESTON Two longtime City of Sikeston employees have received promotions. Karen Bailey, who began working for the City of Sikeston in the Administration Division in 1979, has been promoted to...
View ArticleNew ag business opens in East Prairie
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. The East Prairie Chamber of Commerce has announced a new agriculture business in Mississippi County. Located at 2917 West Highway 80 in East Prairie, Farmers 1st Agronomy Services...
View ArticleFamily, teamwork inspire Mike Johnsons 20-year career with Associated...
New Madrid, Mo. Mike Johnson of East Prairie, Missouri, joined Associated Electric Cooperative in June 2000 on advice from his father-in-law who worked at the New Madrid Power Plant. Twenty years...
View ArticleNew food bank position to focus on operations, analytics
Sikeston, Mo. Southeast Missouri Food Bank has added Gratten Allen to its staff in the newly created role of operations coordinator. Allen, of Sikeston, will assist with operations and distribution...
View ArticlePotential COVID-19 community exposure at Cape water park
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center and the City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department are notifying the public of potential community exposure from a...
View ArticleSpeakout
Anybody thats out in public and doesnt wear a mask shows their stupidity. They dont care about their fellow man and not even their self. My family all wears a mask when we go out. I have respect...
View ArticleOne killed and several others injured in holiday accidents
A Texas man was killed in a one-car accident Saturday night in one of four local accidents with injuries over the July 4th weekend. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at...
View ArticleDavid Sprinkles
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. David Wayne Spanky Sprinkles, 60, died July 4, 202,0 at his home in East Prairie. Born Nov. 2, 1959, in Wyatt, son of Frankie Bernice Davenport Bisher of East Prairie and the...
View ArticleNeal Brandy
SIKESTON Cornelius Neal Brandy, 48, died May 31, 2020. Born Jan. 13, 1972, he was the son of the late Evelyn Marie Brandy. Survivors include: four sisters, Gwendolyn Chenet, Beverly (Michael)...
View ArticleParson signs SB600 addressing violent crime in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Gov. Mike Parson on Monday signed Senate Bill 600 to help address violent crime in Missouri. SB600 modifies and creates several provisions relating to dangerous felonies,...
View ArticleBob Ritchey
CHARLESTON, Mo. William Robert Bob Ritchey, 85, died July 5, 2020, at his home in Charleston. Born July 24, 1934, at Gideon, Mo., son of the late William Bill Ritchey and Iva Lape Ritchey...
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