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Search continues for missing boater in New Madrid CountyNEW MADRID, Mo. - Multiple agencies are continuing their search for a man whose empty boat was found floating in the Mississippi River. At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, the New Madrid Police Department received a call from the New Madrid Harbor Service about an empty fishing boat floating in the Mississippi River about two miles south of New Madrid. ...
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Lilbourn VFW 7183 recognizes academic, artistic excellenceLILBOURN, Mo. — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7183 and its Auxiliary presented $23,900 in scholarships and awards to students from throughout Southeast Missouri at its spring awards banquet on April 23. Honored during the event were students in kindergarten through 12th grade who took part in the post’s Young American Creative Patriotic Artist contest; an area student entering the military upon graduation and 20 graduating high school seniors. ...
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Search gets underway to find new superintendent to lead New Madrid County R-1NEW MADRID, Mo. —Newly elected Board members were sworn in and the search began for a new superintendent during the April meeting of the New Madrid County R-1 School Board. Following the acceptance of the official results of the April municipal election, incumbent Mary Kay Davis and new board member Aaron Griffin were sworn into three-year terms. Kathy Daniels, who was appointed earlier to the Board and ran unopposed in April, was sworn into an unexpired term...
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Wing wars at the Legion cook-offGina Williams/Standard Democrat Wing wars at the Legion cook-off SIKESTON — Terry Couch, left, and Chris Shanle of Sikeston cook for the wing war during the annual American Legion Cook-off Friday, April 26 at Sikeston American Legion Post 114.
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Women helping womenResidents and employees of The Cottages of LaBonne Maison in Sikeston recently purchased women’s personal care items for the residents of a local women’s shelter.
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South Scott Ambulance donates to SCTCKen Dicus and the Board of the South Scott County Ambulance District recently donated a 2009 ambulance along with two stretchers to the Sikeston Career and Technology Center. The ambulance will be used as a training vehicle for SCTC’s new EMT Program, according to Natalie Bohannon, marketing and communications specialist for Sikeston Public Schools. ...
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Sikeston man arrested for child endangerment and an aggravated DWICAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Sikeston man was arrested Saturday, April 27, on charges of driving while his license was revoked, second-degree endangerment of a child and aggravated DWI. Marcus Williams, 47, has six prior charges and four convictions of DWI and also was charged with his driver’s license being revoked three times — July 7, 2022; Jan. 26, 2023; and May 31...
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Legion Post 114 completes pavilion in memory of a Sikeston veteranSIKESTON — A new, memorial pavilion recently constructed near the Sikeston American Legion Post 114 Hall stands tall today, thanks to a generous donation by a late veteran and his family. Jim Walton, Post 114’s finance officer, said years ago, the Legion purchased the house on the lot next to its hall and cleared everything...
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TonightSlight Chance Showers & T-storms then Mostly ClearLow: 63°F
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ThursdayMostly SunnyHigh: 86°F Low: 65°F
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FridayShowers & T-stormsHigh: 78°F Low: 63°F
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SaturdayPartly Sunny then Chance Showers & T-stormsHigh: 82°F Low: 62°F
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- Adams, others lift Portageville to 3rd straight Bootheel title
- Mules make short work of Kelly
- Missourian Diamond Roundup, Apr. 29: Scott City softball routs Valle Catholic (4/30/24)
- St. Joseph named new MSHSAA football championships host starting 2024 (4/30/24)6
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Editorial: Newspapers provide authenticity for public notices (5/1/24)Standard DemocratTransparency has become a buzzword for those who spend our tax dollars. Especially for those who are running for an elected position that controls how those tax dollars are spent. They promise to be...
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Fire destroys mobile home in New Madrid (5/1/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — In the evening hours of April 13, the fire department was paged to a house fire on the corner of Church and Waters streets in New Madrid. A passerby called in that an unoccupied...
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A Concord Minute: Dys-connected to the vine (4/26/24)“I am the true vine, and my Father is the Vinedresser… I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” -...
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Letter: Proposed ‘right to an abortion’ amendment is misleading (4/26/24)Dear Editor: The Catholic Church supports and defends society’s most vulnerable, especially women and children, through accompaniment, social services, and material assistance. A misleading proposed...
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Letter: Missourians should support water supply bills (4/19/24)Dear Editor: Do you care about access to our abundant water supply? You certainly should. My support for Sikeston and the Southeast region runs deep. Through my involvement in the Sikeston Regional...
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Guest commentary: Defend life; decline to sign (4/19/24)The Rev. Colby ElbertAttention to all citizens who live in Scott, Mississippi and New Madrid Counties. There are steps being taken to legalize abortion in the state of Missouri. Bishop Edward M. Rice, Diocese of...
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Wanda DillCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Wanda Nicholas Dill, age 94, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Sept. 19, 1929, in Alicia, Arkansas, to the...
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James ‘Rick’ PhillipsBENTON, Mo. — James “Rick” Phillips, son of Katherine “Granny” Bacchus Phillips of Chaffee, Missouri, and the late Sherman Vick Phillips, was born on Jan. 20, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois, and departed...
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Linda Faye McCoy (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Linda Faye Wood McCoy, 80, of Cape Girardeau returned to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 27, 2024, after a valiant and short battle with cancer. Her devotion to her...
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Brenda Stacy (4/30/24)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Brenda Sue Ivie Stacy, 73, died April 30, 2024, at Aspire Nursing Center in East Prairie. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Martin Lucas will officiate...
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Eddie Moore (4/30/24)HOWARDVILLE, Mo. — Eddie Lee Moore, 72, of Howardville passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born June 1, 1951, in Catron, Missouri, to J.W. Moore and Laura (Gregory) Moore. He is survived by four siblings and a host of other relatives and friends...
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Ed Bickerstaff (4/30/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — Edwin “Ed” L. Bickerstaff Jr., 67, of New Madrid went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. He was born Nov. 18, 1956, to Edwin L. and Anna Sue (Neihoff) of Paducah, Kentucky. He married the love of his life, Rhonda Dillon, on June 30, 1979...
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