David Rodney Oliver, age 75, died Nov. 14, 2024, at his home near East Prairie. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 sentenced southeast Missouri man to 179 months in prison for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material.

The largest family-owned retail seed company in the United States announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13 the groundbreaking of its new soybean processing facility in New Madrid. The state-of-the-art facility ...

I wanted to thank Leonna Heuring for such a wonderful article regarding my book, which was recently published, in the Standard Democrat. The book (“Mother’s Little Alibi” by Lydia Constantine) is a ...

SEMO Christian Academy in Sikeston has named its top sellers for the school's annual fall candle fundraiser. A total of 600 candles were sold. Candle sales totaled $7,328 with $2,727.96 in expenses ...

A Sikeston man is facing charges after taking a taser from a Department of Public Safety officer while in custody. Gregory Kyle Deuster is charged with disarming a peace officer or correctional ...

A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was indicted Tuesday, Nov. 11 and accused of unlawfully searching women's cell phones during traffic stops to find nude pictures. David McKnight, 39, was ...

Rondal M. "Ron" Riddle III, 49, died Nov. 10, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at the First Assembly of God Church in ...

Wanda Sue Aday Williams, age 82, passed away Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at her home in Wyatt. She was born March 2, 1942, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Jonas Alvie Aday and Myrtie Thomas Aday. Wanda ...

A jury in Pemiscot County has found Kenneth Canday, 25, guilty of 13 felonies, including kidnappings, assaults, robbery, weapons offenses, and resisting arrest. The verdict was delivered Tuesday, ...

Richard Eugene Mays, 75, died Nov. 11, 2024, at Gideon Care Center Gideon, Missouri. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, Nov. 15 at DeLisle Funeral Home Chapel in Portageville, where services will ...

Cara Filler speaks to students at New Madrid County Central High School on Friday, Nov. 8, as part of a presentation on safe driving sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Filler ...