The young mother was striving to create a better life for her family. She had gained needed skills, found a job, but one barrier remained -- childcare. Dana Brown-Ellis, executive director of Caring ...

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 ...

On Saturday, Nov. 16, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) will be hanging donation bags on residents’ doors as part of the annual Scouting for Food campaign. All non-perishable items collected will remain ...

The University of Missouri Extension hosted the 19th Annual Multi-County Women’s Health Conference Friday, Nov. 8 at Miner Baptist Church. This year’s conference highlighted resources on personal ...

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

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