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SIKESTON — A Koshkonong, Missouri, man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 8:25 a.m. on Route Z, five miles north of Sikeston, Missouri, as the vehicle driven by Michael S. ...

SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District recognized the bond issue committee and received and bond project update during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday which was held in the Wing Elementary gymnasium to practice social distancing. The Better Schools for Better Communities Committee was recognized for their efforts to educate the public about the $18.6-million bond proposal which voters approved on June 2. ...

SIKESTON — Historic Downtown Sikeston has been recognized as a Main Street America affiliate program. Each year Main Street America recognizes affiliate programs for creating positive change in downtowns and commercial districts using the Main Street Approach for preservation-based economic development and community revitalization. Sikeston was one of 341 programs designated as a Main Street America Affiliate...

The number of active coronavirus cases in Scott County reached an all-time high on Wednesday. According to the Scott County Health Department, there were 19 new positive COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday along with 14 cases that have fully recovered. Currently there are 120 active cases in the county, the highest number since the pandemic began in March...

SIKESTON — Missouri governor Mike Parson traveled to Southeast Missouri on Tuesday afternoon, attending a broadband development event at SEMO Electric Cooperative. During his visit, Parson announced that 16 projects from eight different providers were getting $3 million toward their respective projects. SEMO Electric was one of those 16...

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded $15,000 to Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri for its low-income home improvement program in an 11-county region of eastern Missouri. The “Repairing Homes and Rebuilding Lives” program is available to CCSOMO clients in Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Howell, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott and Shannon counties...

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded $20,000 to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank, based in Sikeston, for its Hunger-Free Weekends program. This program supports low-income children with backpacks that provide nutritious, non-perishable food for kids to take home for the weekend...

Another local fair scheduled for next month has decided to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic while the annual Cotton Carnival is still on – for now. On Tuesday, the Stoddard County Fair Board elected not to proceed with the 2020 Stoddard County Fair in Dexter, joining the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau and the Delta Fair in Kennett in canceling their annual events...

By David Jenkins Standard Democrat There are 12 new positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours in Scott County, putting the county over 400 since the pandemic began in March. According to the Scott County Health Department, there were also four new positive cases reported on Saturday and 17 on Monday, giving the county 411 cases...

SIKESTON — A fundraiser to install 31 lockers in the dressing rooms of the Sikeston Little Theatre is underway. Currently, funds have been raised for 10 lockers, which have been installed at the Theatre, according to Wayne Noe, volunteer with the Theatre...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Little Theatre wants you to “Let It Go” and take in a show. And, in this time of coronavirus, they want to do it safely with social distancing and face masks. “Frozen Jr.” opens at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Sikeston Little Theatre, 506 S. Kingshighway. Performances are slated for 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Aug. 20-22 and at 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 23...

There are 21 new positive COVID-19 cases since Friday in Scott County and nine more cases that have recovered. According to the Scott County Health Department Monday afternoon, there four new positive cases reported on Saturday and 17 on Monday, giving the county 399 cases since the pandemic began in March...

MARSTON, Mo. — On Thursday, President Donald Trump said that the United States is reinstating a 10% import tax on Canadian aluminum, receiving praise from a local aluminum smelter. “Ever since Canada got its tariff exemption, Canadian primary aluminum imports have been skyrocketing. ...

SIKESTON — Lori Boardman never intended to work in the Sikeston R-6 School District for an extended period of time. She was hired temporarily in 1994, and she never left. But after working 26 years — the past 19 as the director of business services — in the R-6 District, Boardman said goodbye on July 31...

SIKESTON — With the ever-changing status of COVID-19 and its related issues, the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education adopted a $37-million budget for the 2020-2021 school year with a planned deficit of $146,585. The R-6 Board of Education approved on June 23 the budget for the new fiscal year 2021, which began on July 1...

There were 50 new COVID-19 cases reported by area health departments late Thursday afternoon. The Scott County Health Department reported 11 new positive coronavirus cases late Thursday afternoon, giving the county 370 cases since the pandemic began in March with 83 of those cases currently active...

BLODGETT, Mo. —“What’s the definition of a farmer? A man who’s out standing in his field,” Donnie Beggs of Blodgett, Mo. jokes. By this definition, he truly is a farmer, as he stands overlooking a watermelon field that has been owned by his family for more than 125 years...

SIKESTON — A daily desire to seek and choose “gratitude” and share that with others through the written word led Sikeston resident Bettie Birch to write her second volume of devotionals, giving readers short “snippets” to give the reader a “glimpse of happy” for the day...

SIKESTON — Rodeo week in Sikeston is a busy one. This year, though, it is a little different. As everyone continues to live in a strange time, the show is still going on, as the 68th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicked off Wednesday night. With more top competition congregating to the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds than ever before, Rodeo general chairman Travis Deere said that he is happy to have such a great and talented turnout...

SIKESTON — As co-chairman of the 2019 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, Travis Deere spent more than a year learning the ropes and readying to be the general chairman of this year’s event — but nothing could have prepared him for what 2020 had in store for the Jaycees — and everyone, really...

SIKESTON — The annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday weekend kicks off Friday. Missouri’s Tax-Free Weekend begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and runs through Sunday. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items defined by the statute, are exempt from sales tax for this time period only...

The Scott County Health Department reported 13 additional positive cases of COVID-19 late Wednesday afternoon along two more recoveries. To date, Scott County has had 361 positive cases since the coronavirus pandemic began in March. There are currently 74 active cases with 13 deaths related to the virus reported...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Cape Girardeau man pled guilty to robbery and firearm charges Wednesday in federal court in Cape Girardeau. De’Drevion Savage, 21, of Cape Girardeau pleaded guilty to charges of Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. He appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) updated the previously released FAQ document on Monday, answering additional frequently asked questions (FAQs) about K-12 school reopening health-related guidance...

Holly Rehder won a tight race over Kathy Swan to win the Republican primary for state senator from District 27. In a hotly contested race, Rehder finished with 16,834 votes, while Swan finished with 16,693. Rehder will take on Democrat Donnie Owens in November. Owens ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket and finished with 3,763 votes...