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Sikeston Middle School has named its sixth grade students of the month for September. The character word of the month was respect. Pictured are front row, from left: Ben Barnes, Aiden Garcia-Hernandez, Kinsley Brown and Emily Burton; and back row: Daelyn McIntyre, Rilynn Sawnson, Darrius Williams, Brody King, Rosalyn Lunderman and Makenzy Thompson.
Obituaries | Standard Democrat
2 days ago · LILBOURN, Mo. —Victor Duaine Collier, 83 of Lilbourn died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at his home. He was born May 24, 1941, in Marked Tree, Arkansas, to Victor Collier and Geneva Maxfield Collier. He married Linda Helen Tollison on April 1,1966 in Matthews, Missouri, and she preceded him in death on June 30, 2022...
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Filing period for Sikeston City Council seats starts Oct. 8
Sep 16, 2024 · SIKESTON -- The filing period for the April 8, 2025, City Council election will begin Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Any person desiring to become a candidate for Council shall file with City Clerk Rhonda Council at City Hall during the filing period...
Obituary: Vincent B. Hulshof (10/1/24) | Standard Democrat
Oct 1, 2024 · BENTON, Mo. --Vincent Bernard Hulshof, 88, of Benton passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born Aug. 25, 1936, in Portageville, Missouri, to the late Henry and Emma Hulshof. He and Romana Ressel were married June 13, 1964, and they celebrated 36 years together. He later married Carol Scherer on July 5, 2002, and they celebrated 15 years together.
Obituary: Lawrence Williams (9/25/24) | Standard Democrat
Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Lawrence Williams. SIKESTON — Lawrence Lee Williams, 76, affectionately known as Suga Baby, resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. He was born April 3, 1948, in New Madrid, Missouri, to the late Fritz Marbley and Edna Earl Coleman Williams.
Local school officials: Report -- don't repost -- threats made via ...
Sep 13, 2024 · SIKESTON -- Several school districts in Southeast Missouri have become the target of threats circulating social media platforms, forcing many to increase security on their campuses and, in some cases, cancel their classes and events. Sikeston Public Schools was made aware of several school threats circulating social media platforms, the district announced Thursday, Sept. 12...
Local News: Illinois man killed in three-vehicle crash on I-57 in ...
Sep 14, 2024 · CHARLESTON, Mo. — An Illinois man was killed in a three-vehicle crash Friday, Sept. 13 on Interstate 57 in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 11:15 a.m. on northbound Interstate 57 at the two-mile marker as the southbound vehicle driven by 76-year-old Willie E. Miller of Ullin, Illinois, struck the rear of the southbound vehicle driven by ...
Obituary: Glenda Bowers (9/15/24) | Standard Democrat
Sunday, September 15, 2024. NEW MADRID, Mo. — Glenda Bowers, 90, died Sept. 12, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Guy Ross officiating. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery.
Sikeston DPS restructures, takes control of PAWS
3 days ago · Tuesday, October 15, 2024. By Tyler F. Thompson~contributing writer/Standard Democrat. SIKESTON — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is committed to the local community in a variety of ways. One of those ways now includes some departmental restructuring within animal control as DPS now will manage Pet and Animal Welfare Services (PAWS).