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Consumers tell BBB they failed to receive items, refunds from Scott County online retailerCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to use caution when doing business with Taylor Tots, a discount online children’s clothes retailer based in Scott City, Missouri... -
SLT brings ‘Mamma Mia!’ to stageSIKESTON — The Sikeston Little Theatre’s newest production will help you leave the winter blues behind. “Mamma Mia!,” which opens Thursday, takes the audience to a sunny Greek island as it tells the story of a 20-year-old bride-to-be and her search for her birth father on the eve of the wedding. The tale is told with the 1970s and ’80s music of the Swedish pop group, ABBA... -
Charges filed in fatal shootingMARSTON, Mo. — A New Madrid, Mo., man is charged with murder following a fatal shooting early Sunday morning. Jeremy Damon Guest, 36, is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action and first degree robbery in connection with the death of Datrae Hicks, 27... -
Offices closed MondaySIKESTON — The Standard Democrat offices will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day. Regular office hours will resume Tuesday. -
Dicamba jury awards quarter billion in punitive damagesA federal jury in Cape Girardeau ruled Saturday that two of the world's largest agribusiness companies, Monsanto Co. and BASF Corp., must pay $250 million in punitive damages to a Southeast Missouri peach farmer for damage to his orchards caused by their dicamba-related products...
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Neva OdumSIKESTON — Neva Mae Blunt Odum, 93, died Feb. 17, 2020. Born June 5, 1926, near Parma, daughter of the late Sylvester Blunt and Maggie Teachenor Blunt, she had lived many years in Sikeston where she... -
Janet HendrixPARAGOULD, Ark. — Janet Hendrix, 61, formerly of Portageville, Missouri, died Feb. 11, 2020, at her home in Paragould. Born May 17, 1958, in Kennett, Mo., daughter of Virginia Williams Brooks of...
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Ernestine WellsSIKESTON — Ernestine Wells, 78, died Feb. 15, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born June 30, 1941, in Deeson, Mississippi, daughter of the late Charlie and Ocie...
