Sikeston City Council approved street repairs at several areas across Sikeston during its Monday, Oct. 28 meeting at City Hall. The bid was awarded to Mike Light Cement Finishing from Perryville, ...

The New Madrid County Health Department announces a contract continuance to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2025 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services ...

Aden Cox and Philip "Clay" Shimon were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for October. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- "If I didn't do something and stay active, I would probably go crazy," Tom Wills says with a laugh. "I'm just an ordinary guy and I like to stay busy." At 73, Wills has kept busy in ...

For Rod Anderson, completing his metamorphosis from Standard Democrat sales representative to Santa Claus is as assured as increasing property taxes. While the latter may spark a dark, deeper, ...

Richland Elementary in Essex has named its first quarter honor roll students for the 2024-2025 school year. First Grade-Bryer Billingsley, Van Bolt, Hazel Cain, Tanner Collier, Hollis Gregory, ...

Sikeston American Legion Auxiliary President Karen Huey delivered cakes to officers at Sikeston Department of Public Safety's Fire Stations during Fire Prevention Week, which was Oct. 6--11. This year ...

For the eighth year, the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, along with various safety partners, schools and businesses throughout the state, are ...

Tracy Lynn Armstrong, 45, formerly of Fredericktown, Missouri, died Oct. 26, 2024, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, ...

Honored at the New Madrid County Central High School football game on Oct. 24 were senior band members from left: Ayrasun Roberts, Adan Campbell, Luke Chisenall, Bradley Felton, Andrew Higgerson, ...

The Class of 2025 will graduate on a Friday night rather than a Tuesday. At their October meeting, the New Madrid County R-1 School Board set graduation for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2025. The seniors ...

Employees with Asa Asphalt of Cape Girardeau worked in the early morning chill to pave Bloomfield Road from Highway 61 to New Madrid’s water plant recently. Nearly $450,000 was spent on street ...