Sandra Kay Hopper Pruden,74, died Dec. 13, 2024, at her home in Diehlstadt. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.

Dear Editor, We are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support and generosity shown by our community during this year's Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Sikeston. Thanks to your kindness and ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Geneva Hoggard Patton, 92, died Dec. 12, 2024, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri. Visitation is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at DeLisle Funeral Home in ...

A federal grand jury has indicted a New Madrid County resident on drug charges. On Dec. 3, a federal grand jury found probable cause to indict David L Wilburn of Matthews, Missouri, on possession with ...

Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 to discuss the Route 60 conceptual study in New Madrid and Scott Counties. The meeting will be held ...

An East Prairie, Missouri, man was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 11, for allegedly attempting to meet a child for sex on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Paul Blanchard Bixler, 55, was ...

Repairs to the Sikeston Little Theatre are officially underway after the building was damaged from a tornado over the summer. An EF3 tornado struck Sikeston over Memorial Day weekend in May. Winds in ...

James Mack Harris Sr., 83, died Dec. 11, 2024, at his home in Charleston. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. His ...

Frances Allieen Smith, age 86, passed away on Dec. 12, 2024, at the Delta South Nursing and Rehab in Sikeston. She was born on Nov. 16, 1938, in Neelyville, Missouri, to the late Edgar Gene and ...

SIKESTON — Light Up Sikeston with the Hope of Jesus is back again this year, and the return of the drive-thru light display is the biggest year yet, according to organizers. The annual event ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — James Earl Sullivan, 83, died Dec. 10, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A memorial graveside service with full military honors will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at ...

It's that time of year when children are anxious for Christmas to get here. The Standard Democrat is ready to help. We invite children (up to fourth grade) to write to Santa Claus. Letters may be ...