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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John M. Enderle, Troop D, is set to retire effective Nov. 1, 2020, after 30 years, 10 months of service to the people of Missouri. Enderle joined the Patrol on Jan. 1, 1990, as a member of the 62nd Recruit Class. ...

Many local residents came out to celebrate a ribbon cutting at Magnolia Campground & Store just off I-57 at the Bertrand exit. Owners Rick and Glenda Wilson were ready to open the doors Friday at 6 a.m.

SIKESTON – Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas and Hanschen, LLC welcomes Tony C. “Trey” Watkins, III, as a new associate. Watkins graduated in May with a Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of Law and was sworn into the Missouri Bar in September. While a law student, he served on the Southern Illinois University Law Journal as Note Editor and Staff...

Focus Bank recently presented the YMCA of Southeast Missouri with a check for $5,000 from the proceeds of their annual golf tournament.

Paradise Home Services held a ribbon cutting event on Sept. 14. In attendance, were office staff from the Scott City and Sikeston locations, Scott City mayor, Norman Brant, along with several of the chamber of commerce and city council members. The event was to commemorate the location opening on June 6...

SIKESTON, – Missouri Delta was the first hospital in the region to offer Mako SmartRobotics™ for partial knee replacements. “Now we’ve expanded the technology to include total knee replacements,” explains Jason Schrumpf, President, Missouri Delta Medical Center. “This advancement in joint replacement surgery transforms the way total knee replacements are performed and opens up the use of this personalized technology to a wider population in our community.”...

The Portageville Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting Next Level Nutrition which is located at 127 E. State Highway 162. Next Level Nutrition is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

The Sikeston Regional Chamber held a ribbon cutting for Missouri Taekwondo on Friday, August 28 at their Sikeston location, 605 Brunt Blvd, Ste. C. Cutting the ribbon is owner, Nick Slinkard who says Missouri Taekwondo is “Martial arts for the whole family. Call us at 573-382-4244 and ask us about our new student intro special.”...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Eric Canady of Morley, Jackie Harmon of Puxico, Jordan Lawyer of Cape Girardeau and Bill Pullum of Essex, all Associated Electric Cooperative employees at New Madrid Power Plant, are among those recently honored at the 26th annual employee recognition awards ceremony Aug. 18, held virtually due to pandemic safety guidelines...

SIKESTON — The Standard Democrat has added Rod Anderson as an advertising sales rep. Anderson, a lifetime resident of Sikeston, has a wealth of sales experience, previously working at Terminix for 17 years and Provider Plus for three years. “We are very happy and excitedly looking forward to great things with Rod on our team,” said Standard Democrat general manager DeAnna Nelson. ...

The Board of Directors has announced the selection of Greg Cunningham as the new President/CEO of Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, effective August 1st. Cunningham is succeeding Bob Smith, who will be retiring this fall after 42 years of service with the association...

PHOENIX, Arizona — NewWave Communications has announced it will be rebranding as Sparklight® beginning this month. “We are very excited for this evolution to our new brand and the next chapter in our story,” President and CEO Julie Laulis said. “Over the past several years we have evolved, and our new brand will better convey who we are and what we stand for – a company committed to providing our communities with connectivity that enriches their world. ...

BLODGETT, Mo. — When she was just a small child, a family member handed Shelby Perrien a camera and had her take pictures. The love for capturing that special moment stuck with Perrien and now she runs her own photography business, Perrien’s Photography...

BLODGETT, Mo. — U-Haul Company of Missouri has announce that Blodgett Motor Company has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Sikeston community. Blodgett Motor Company at 217 S. Hawkins will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pickup for boxes...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Time to empty out the piggy banks to help small businesses. Missouri banks are asking consumers to deposit their spare change at their local banks or use change when shopping as the pandemic-related shutdowns have created a slowdown in coin circulation. ...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. – First State Bank & Trust Co., Inc. recently announced the recipients of the 2019-2020 Horace Dunagan, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, George & Louise Brown Scholarship and the VanAusdall Family Scholarship. Students were recognized based on of their exceptional character, leadership qualities and financial need. They were also awarded for their excellent academic performance, as well as ACT scoring...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Follow the smoke and the scent of barbecue pulled pork. That’s all you had to do last week to find the Chaffee home of Smokin Brothers, a family-run company that manufactures and sells wood pellet grills -- along with sauces, seasonings and other barbecue accessories -- throughout much of the United States...

CHARLESTON, Mo. – Plaza Tire Service recently donated a building and land in Charleston to the Charleston R-I School District, which serves the northern half of Mississippi County, Mo., including the towns of Charleston, Bertrand, Anniston, Wyatt and Wilson City...

CHAFFEE, Mo.—After postponing their March grand opening due to the coronavirus pandemic, D Duncan Floristry & Boutique is finally rolling out the red carpet for their grand opening event beginning Wednesday, July 29 at 9 a.m. Throughout the 4-day event, clients will be treated with champagne, hors d’oeuvres, local pastries, $1,000 worth of mystery giveaways, and the chance to win one year of D Duncan Flower-ship, valued at $1,500...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The East Prairie Chamber of Commerce has announced a new agriculture business in Mississippi County. Located at 2917 West, MO-80 in East Prairie, Farmers 1st Agronomy Services LLC is independently owned and will offer the only American-owned seed brand left in agriculture today, Pioneer/Corteva, according to a news release from East Prairie Chamber of Commerce Director Cyndi Norton...

Sikeston, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank has added Gratten Allen to its staff in the newly created role of operations coordinator. Allen, of Sikeston, will assist with operations and distribution functions in the food bank warehouse and will serve as a liaison to the administrative side of operations by working with the Development Department to identify sources of food and funding to support ongoing operations. ...

New Madrid, Mo. — Mike Johnson of East Prairie, Missouri, joined Associated Electric Cooperative in June 2000 on advice from his father-in-law who worked at the New Madrid Power Plant. Twenty years later, Mike leads a team he considers family at the plant...

SIKESTON — Two longtime City of Sikeston employees have received promotions. Karen Bailey, who began working for the City of Sikeston in the Administration Division in 1979, has been promoted to Finance Director. During her time with the City, Bailey as worked in various departments and assignments and was appointed City Treasurer/Deputy Clerk in 1987, responsible for the City’s accounts payable, payroll and investment functions. ...

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Title State Farm Good Neighbor Relief Fund Recipient Brett Matthews, State Farm Agency was happy to be able to help our Senior Nutrition Center in Charleston, Missouri with a $500 State Farm Good Neighbor Relief Fund donation. The Nutrition Center provides meals to our patrons, but due to COVID-19 the center has decreased their meal frequency. It is a great program that serves a need in our local community...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever in Missouri recently received a contribution from Corteva Agriscience to help fund upcoming “Women Caring for the Land” workshops in southeast Missouri. Kelsey DeZalia, a Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist II for Scott and Stoddard counties, collaborated with Nathan Bengtson, a Corteva Production Location Manager from New Madrid, Mo., to secure the contribution from the Corteva Grows Communities program. ...

A Dexter business has been awarded a contract to help secure the southern border of the United States. Randy Kinder Excavating was awarded a contract with a total value, including options, worth $175,577,000. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in partnership with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers...

Harps Food Stores of Springdale, Arkansas, has begun its ownership takeover of several former Country Mart outlets in Southeast Missouri. Country Mart, 309 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson, was converted to a Harps on Wednesday with stores in Marble Hill and Fredericktown slated for the changeover today and Friday, respectively...

A Jackson family is bringing a bit of Cajun culture to Southeast Missouri through SEMO Crawfish Co. Boilhouse & Market, set to open later this month. For more than 20 years, AmyJo and Ben Hunter have farmed and sold crawfish from their Sikeston, Missouri, farm, producing some 10,000 pounds each year. They own a 180-acre farm, 10 acres of which are used for crawfish...

SIKESTON — As many local residents look for ways to stay at home as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new local Sikeston business has the answer. OrangeCrate opened in Sikeston about a month ago and is a delivery service that connects restaurants that want to have their food delivered with independent contractors willing to deliver it...