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SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman faces felony charges after allegedly stabbing her teen-aged sibling. Chansis Nitara Patterson, 18, of Sikeston is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action-unlawful use of a weapon. At 9:21 p.m. ...

SIKESTON — As the longtime general manager of the Standard Democrat readies for retirement, another 40-year executive has been named to fill the role. Effective in late July, Don Culbertson Jr. will no longer be active as the general manager, and DeAnna Nelson will assume those responsibilities. The announcement was recently made by Jon K. Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, which owns the Standard Democrat...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Dr. Sam Duncan listens closely as the student explains what they are learning about welding. Another student flips down his mask, lights a blow torch then demonstrates the new skills as Duncan watches. As superintendent of the R-1 School District, Duncan not only oversees the district’s three elementary schools, the middle school and the high school but also the District’s Technical Skills Center, where the welding was under way. ...

BERTRAND, Mo. — From hosting this week’s MayFest to receiving grants to repave roads and add sidewalks, the city of Bertrand is bursting with positive changes these days. The Mississippi County town of about 820 residents will host the three-day Mississippi County MayFest, which is an expansion of the city’s annual one-day event...

SIKESTON — A relatively new concept within healthcare, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are making a bit impact on patient health and wellbeing. According to the National Association of Community Health Workers: “A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. ...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man faces multiple charges after barricading himself from police early Monday. At 1:01 a.m. Monday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to the 300 block of Benton Streetin reference to a domestic disturbance, according to Lt. Jon Broom, public information officer for DPS...

Members of the Sikeston Public Schools Foundation’s Board of Directors viewed on Wednesday the construction progress of Sikeston R-6 School District’s Wing Elementary. Substantial completion of the project is slated for June followed by the completion of the punch list. Superintendent Tom Williams said furniture is expected to be moved in mid-July with a grand opening for the public scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1. The first day of school for student attendance is Aug. 13...

Jayklin Brown, a member of the New Madrid County Central High School Class of 2019, lets his cousin Teigan Weaver try on his hat following graduation on Tuesday.

State Rep. Holly Rehder blasted the actions of a few “conservative” senators for preventing creation of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program as the legislative session headed for a close this week. In a letter emailed Wednesday night to House and Senate lawmakers, a frustrated Rehder wrote, “We shouldn’t stand idly by and let the actions of a few destroy the future for so many.”...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Officials are preparing for a crowd of nearly 20,000 — the biggest yet — at this year’s Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday and Sunday, airport manager Bruce Loy said Tuesday. The event will be at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport at 860 Limbaugh Drive...