Stories from Tuesday, April 23, 2024

BENTON, Mo. — A Benton man was arrested on murder and armed criminal action charges following a deadly stabbing early Monday, April 22 in Scott County. Brian Thomas Morrell, 39, of Benton is charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action, according to Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury. At about 7 a.m. Monday, Scott County deputies responded to 407 Lake Road in rural Benton in reference to an assault in progress, according to Drury...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A narcotics investigation in Mississippi County resulted in the arrest of two Bertrand, Missouri, residents and a Sikeston, Missouri, man. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, on Saturday, April 20, Detective Sgt. John Blakely, Deputy Austin Naeger and Chief Leonard Harrison responded to 413 W. Cedar St. in Bertrand reference to the execution of a search warrant...

SIKESTON — Gov. Michael L. Parson visited Sikeston as part of his commemorative book tour Tuesday, April 23 at 1515 E. Malone Ave., next to the Sikeston License Bureau, in Sikeston.

SIKESTON — Sikeston will soon have a new, safe place for use by residents of all ages. It’s called Grace Community Center located at 330 Petty St. next to Lincoln Park.  Kenny King, pastor of Grace Bible Fellowship and one of the board members of Grace Community Center, said when his and fellow board member and pastor William Marshall’s churches merged, the center officially began construction...

SIKESTON — This summer, Sikeston’s second annual Hot Air Balloon Festival will return with some improvements and provide the same fun as its inaugural year. The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21 and 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Rodney Craig Gardner, 59, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2024, at Tennova Healthcare Hospital in Clarksville. Rodney was born in Sikeston, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 1964, to Anna L. Gardner and Walter Harden. Rodney was preceded in death by his mother, father and sister, Lisa G. Gardner...

BELL CITY, Mo. — Frank Moran Reid, age 77, passed away on April 18, 2024, at his home in Bell City. He was born on Feb. 6, 1947, in Red Bay, Alabama, to the late Frank and Helon Stockton Reid.

SIKESTON — Thomas Bean III, age 43, of Sikeston passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born Jan. 28, 1981, to Thomas Bean Jr. and Mae Jones. After graduation, he worked a few years as a CNA caring for residents at different nursing homes throughout Wisconsin and Missouri. He later then pursued truck driving. His passion was always caring for others. He was a great writer in the poems that he would write. He loved his family and had a big heart...

BENTON, Mo. — Danny Joe Brock, son of the late Wade Spencer Brock and Jackie (Pattengill) Brock, was born on June 24, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and departed his life on Saturday morning April 20, 2024, at his residence in Benton at the age of 73 years.

SIKESTON — Ginger Rochelle Netteler, age 75, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2024, at her home in Sikeston surrounded by her husband and daughters. She was born on May 29, 1948, in Pekin, Illinois, to the late Harold and Cuma Walls Chism. On Nov. 5, 1966, in Sikeston, she married John Netteler who survives of the home in Sikeston...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Norman Chappell, 59, resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, while at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born July 27, 1964, in Charleston to the late Alfreddie Pettigrew and the late Geneva Moore...

A youngster enjoys the petting zoo during the 56th Annual Dogwood-Azlaea Festival, which was April 18-21, in Charleston. To view more photos from the event, visit www.standard-democrat.com and go to “Photo Galleries.”

Chapter HB of P.E.O. Sisterhood celebrated its 80th anniversary with a dinner at Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston. The chapter, which first formed on April 1, 1944, honored their “Golden Girls”: Jane Ella Potashnick, 60-year member; and Christy Montgomery, Erica Hunter and Myrna Johnson, 50-year members. ...

The Sikeston Junior High girls volleyball team was recognized for their undefeated season during the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education meeting April 9 at Central Office. “These ladies went 14-0 this year including a 5-0 streak to win the Bernie Junior High Tournament,” said Natalie Bohannon, marketing and communications director for Sikeston Public Schools. ...

Aaron Horrell and Barb Bailey from Missouri Paint for a Cause recently visited art teacher Sandra Ruff at Scott County Central High School and donated an easel for SCC’s contribution to the Missouri Bicentennial Mural. Students surround a replica of the mural, which is being sold through Missouri Paint for a Cause...

SIKESTON — Abigail DeShaney and Michael Walton were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for April. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2023-2024 school year. Students also receive a certificate and gift card from the Foundation...