December Top Bus Riders
Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center has named its Top Dog Bus Riders for December.
View ArticleSpeakout
I am totally disturbed at the many lawmakers who have signed on to overturn the presidential election. The people of this country have voted, and we have lawmakers attempting to overrule the voice of...
View ArticleRecall the reason for this season
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all...
View ArticleBud Pind
SIKESTON James Bud Pind of Sikeston passed away on Dec. 22, 2020, at the age of 78 at his home in Sikeston. He was born April 30, 1942, in Anna, Illinois, to the late Carl and Dorothy Horsley...
View ArticleMartha Norris
PUXICO, Mo. Martha Louise Norris of Puxico, daughter of the late William and Meta Buchanan, was born on Jan. 9, 1930, and passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on...
View ArticleBrenda Henson
MOREHOUSE, Mo. Brenda Sue Harp Henson, age 73, a resident of Morehouse, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born Dec. 19, 1947, at Sikeston, to the...
View ArticleAnn Stocking
NEWNAN, Ga. Mrs. Ann Shew Stocking, 81, of Newnan and Scottsdale, Arizona, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. She was born Aug. 15, 1939, in Wyatt, Missouri, to the late Elmer Leroy Shew and Eunice...
View ArticleYes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Editors note: For the past 30 years or so we have shared the following story with readers every Christmas. The words of Francis P. Church will ring true today as they did more than 100 years ago...
View ArticleKiwanis donates to Spread Hope Now
Sikeston Kiwanis recently made a donation to Spread Hope Now for the Warming Center and for any local families in need.
View ArticleRose Lee-Terrell
BERTRAND Rose Ellen Lee-Terrell, age 79, of Bertrand, Missouri, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born June 4, 1941 in Bragg City, Missouri, to the late...
View ArticleScriptures deal with birth of Jesus
This weeks article is the passages from Scripture dealing with the birth of Jesus. I enjoy reading it every year with the family. I include it with the hope that you might choose to do that as well....
View ArticleNo paper published Friday
SIKESTON The offices of the Standard Democrat will be closed Friday and no paper will be published in observance of the Christmas holiday. A weekend edition will be published. The office will...
View ArticleSpeakout
Your caller about Trump and masks was spot on. I did not vote for him this time because of how stupid that was. He is personally on the line for lots of these deaths we are seeing. I do not need a...
View ArticleLOCAL HEROES: Despite pandemic its business as usual at Quick Chek
SIKESTON For well over a decade, Melissa Nance and Paula Mays have seen nearly everything as employees at Quick Chek in Sikeston. But never have they seen anything like the COVID-19 pandemic. And...
View ArticleLOCAL HEROES: Grocery store employees work through pandemic
MINER, Mo. The past nine months have been like no other, especially for grocery store workers, who have worked continuously during the pandemic. From running out of toilet paper, hand sanitizers,...
View ArticleAttorney Curt Poore named to Missouri POWER 30 list
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Curtis O. Poore was named to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER 30 in White-Collar Criminal Defense. The POWER 30 lists is the 30 most powerful attorneys in white-collar defense law...
View ArticleFormer Portageville resident honored for leadership in business
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Growing up together in Portageville, Mo., Trey Rone said he always knew his best friend Ryan Underwood would achieve great things. Rone described Underwood as a class leader and...
View ArticleServing others: Ziegenhorn reflects on his 30 years as an elected official
SIKESTON As Dennis Ziegenhorn sits in his office, surrounded by photos of his family and friends, reflecting on his 30 years in elected office, he tells story after story. And the one main theme...
View Article2020 IN REVIEW: COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news in 2020
This is the first in a two-part series of the top stories in the Standard Democrat area for 2020. In coming up with our top stories of the year, we didnt have to look farther than the global...
View ArticleRalph Ottinger
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Ralph O. Ottinger, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He and Geneva had lived...
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