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CHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston R-1 School District dismissed early Thursday with all in-person students attending school virtually from home through Jan. 29. The temporary districtwide closure will allow for deep cleaning and social distancing following a spike in positive COVID-19 cases, according to a letter to parents from Charleston R-1’s central office...

With a large number of Missourians signing up for the COVID-19 vaccine, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday the Missouri National Guard will begin assisting in establishing COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state. A mass vaccination team will be assigned to each of Missouri’s nine Highway Patrol regions...

SIKESTON — A portion of the north industrial park in Sikeston is being dedicated to agriculture research. Mike Marshall, CEO of the Sikeston Regional Chamber, said during Thursday’s virtual Sikeston Regional Chamber luncheon, that a 62-acre section of the industrial park has been dedicated for the research...

BENTON, Mo. — According to Scott County Assessor Teresa Houchin, the 2021 personal property assessment lists have been mailed. The lists should be returned by Monday, March 1, in order to avoid penalty. Anyone who owns personal property, who moves county to county, needs to notify both county assessor offices to report new address change...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman’s daily routine turned deadly early Thursday following a vehicle accident at her home. At about 7:28 a.m. Thursday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to the driveway of a residence in the 400 block of Shady Lane, where a 54-year-old woman was found unresponsive and pinned underneath her vehicle, according to DPS Chief James McMillen.

SIKESTON — One man is dead after being shot Wednesday in Sikeston following an apparent altercation with a woman. According to Public Safety Officer Evelyn Aceves, public information officer with Sikeston Department of Pubic Safety, at 6:28 p.m. Wednesday, officers with Sikeston DPS responded to the 800 block of Lake Street in reference to a 40-year-old man receiving a single gunshot wound.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri National Guard will begin assisting the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and other state partners in establishing COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state. A mass vaccination team will be assigned to each of Missouri's nine Highway Patrol regions. ...

Hometown Hero Modern Woodmen of America Chapter 5036 recently honored Marlene Stevens as a Hometown Hero, Marlene has orchestrated and provided a Community Thanksgiving meal for the elderly in the Sikeston Commmunity for the past 17 years. Presenting Marlene with a certificate and a donation ito the Sikeston Community Thanksgiving Dinner is MWA Financial representative Lee A. Bowman Jr...

Jim Russell, second from the left, was honored recently by the New Madrid County Ambulance District. Russell, a resident of New Madrid, Mo., retired in December from the NMCAD after working as an emergency medical technician for 11 years and nine months. He was presented with a clock and a shadow box in appreciatiion of his service. Pictured from left are Jon Burden, NMCAD administrator; Russell; Russell’s grandson, Will Sutton; Brandon Gleason; Robert Sandage; and Jordan Robinson...

Jan. 20 80 Years Ago - Work was started on the drilling of an oil well on property of Mrs. Eddie Phillips about a mile west of the New Madrid city limits. 60 Years Ago - Sam L. Hunter Jr., vice president of the Bank of New Madrid, suffered a broken leg when he fell from a horse he was riding at the farm home of Mrs. Fred M. Copeland near New Madrid...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - After what New Madrid City Administrator Richard McGill described as “hours and hours and hours of discussion,” the New Madrid Board of Aldermen approved the 2021 budget just as 2020 came to an end. For the coming year, the city of New Madrid budget forecasts general revenues of $2,112,300 and expenditures of $2,107,150. It expects to end 2021 in the black with $5,150...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid City Administrator Richard McGill is used to challenges. When he began work with the city six years ago, within the first month the county’s largest employer, Noranda Aluminum, announced its closure. In 2019, the county experienced a 500-year flood event...

COVID Update New Madrid County Health Department’s COVID-19 Update as of Jan. 17 Confirmed cases: 1,947 Out of Quarantine: 1,907 Deaths: 40 Active: 40 By gender: Female 1,138; Male: 809 Race: African American, 341; Caucasian, 1,567; multi-race, 14; other, 25...

SIKESTON — Natalie Parker and Makenzie Pullen were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for January. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2020-2021 school year...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Subscribers of The Weekly Record in New Madrid received some tough news in the Friday, Jan. 1 edition of their hometown newspaper. The headline read: “You Are Reading Our Final Issue.” Owners Linda and Ed Thomason announced they were retiring from the newspaper business. Owning and conducting day-to-day operations of a small-town newspaper can be overwhelming at times...

New Hope Ministries pastor Louise Wright hands out a meal at the ministries’ soup kitchen, Tuesday. The soup kitchen, which began Monday, offers free, hot, nutritious meals to the homeless, disabled, elderly and anyone who is in need from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All the meals will be packaged to go and can be received by driving or walking up to the Percy Center door of the church...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – In accordance with the directive from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Saint Francis Healthcare System will begin vaccinating individuals in Phase 1B Tier 2 on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in addition to those in Phase 1A and 1B Tier 1...

SIKESTON — The Standard Democrat offices will be closed Monday in observation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

An East Prairie, Missouri, woman remains missing but leads into her disappearance has led to the arrest of multiple individuals on drug charges. According to a statement from the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office Monday evening, a search warrant was issued on Eddie Street in a continued effort to find Madisson Lambert. The warrant was issued at a residence occupied by Greg Bugg, and was the address where Lambert was last seen, according to information obtained by investigators...

Apostle Nathaniel Green of Sikeston, Missouri, was recognized by Jeff Spears, the resident agent in charge with the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Field Office, and Sikeston Department of Public Safety Director James McMillen. This recognition stems from Red Ribbon Week 2020, held in October each year in memory of Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena and participation in drug prevention activities. ...

SIKESTON — New Hope Ministries, located at 124 Northwest St. in Sikeston, will begin a soup kitchen on Monday. Free hot, nutritious meals will be available for the homeless, disabled, elderly and anyone who is in need of a meal from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday...

ST. LOUIS, Mo.– As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out across the country, the possibility of scams related to the vaccine raise concerns. Better Business Bureau (BBB)warns consumers to be on guard against fraudsters peddling phony treatments, phishing schemes, and other attempts to steal your money or personal information...

New Madrid County is the latest county to begin a waiting list for the COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday morning, the New Madrid County Health Department said in a social media post they currently do not have a date when the vaccine will be available to the general public, but residents wanting the vaccine can put their name on a waiting list...

SIKESTON — The first semester of school during a pandemic wasn’t without its challenges, but for the most part, it’s gone as well as it could, and the Sikeston R-6 superintendent thinks the second semester will be even better. “When we ended the school year, we didn’t know what school would be like in the fall, but we were hoping we would be able to have in-person learning for our kids because we thought that’s what is best,” Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Dr. ...

The nursing programs at Three Rivers College have seen success over the last year. For the fall of 2019, 100% of the nursing students at the Poplar Bluff campus successfully completed and received certification. For the spring 2020 semester, that rate is at 95%. Dr. Staci Foster, chair of Nursing and Allied Health, said the 5% is equal to one student out of the class of 20 students...