Stories from Friday, July 27, 2018

Problem with crossword puzzle I would like to know if it would be possible when the crossword puzzle is not on the comics page, if that outdated cartoon that you put under it could be put over it so that the fold of the crossword puzzle would not be in the puzzle...

JACKSON, Mo. — Renda Buck, 74, died July 25, 2018, at her home in Jackson. Born Jan. 3, 1944, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Harry and Fay Hopper Chaney, she was a nurse’s aide at the Manor in Poplar Bluff for many years. On March 23, 1961, she married John Buck, who preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 2017...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Kindergarten Center will be having late kindergarten enrollment on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Kindergarten Center is currently taking appointments. Please bring your child along with a state issued birth certificate, shot record, social security card, Medicaid card (if applicable) and proof of residency to the enrollment. ...

DEXTER, Mo. —“For as long as I can remember,” says 73-year-old Larry Thompson, “I have been fascinated by airplanes. Of course, as a kid growing up in Caruthersville there were no opportunities for children to experience aviation as there are today. My first, and primary, exposure to planes was standing in the yard, looking up at the sky.”...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Voters in Mississippi County will have several races to decide during the Aug. 7 Primary Election along with deciding whether or not to make Missouri a right-to-work state. County and state races within each political party will establish races for the Nov. 6 General Election...

President Donald Trump addresses steel workers at Granite City Works on Thursda in Granite City, Ill. Standard Democrat photographer and Richland High School senior Liza King was at the event along with Richland High School yearbook advisor Kyle Carter and student Allison Jones as Carter was teaching his students how to cover such an event...

Nearly 40 Boy Scouts had the potential to earn two badges in Welding and Metalwork at the Sikeston Career and Technology Center on Thursday night while the Sikeston Cub Scout Day Camp is being held at the Elks Lodge Thursday through Saturday with the theme “Weird, Wacky, Science."...

SIKESTON — It’s time for shoppers to plan ahead for the annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday weekend, which will be completely tax-free in Sikeston. Missouri’s Tax-Free Weekend will start at 12:01a.m. Aug. 3 and run through Aug. 5. Back-to-school items such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items defined by the Missouri statute are exempt from state and county sales tax...

SIKESTON — Michael Parker completed his semiannual training with America’s IRA Experts at Ed Slott and Company, LLC, in Philadelphia May 17-19. The workshop, which was attended by members of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, provided in-depth technical training on advanced retirement account planning strategies and estate planning techniques, as well as an update on the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018on retirement planning...

Daniel Stephenson recently reached a major milestone in the trucking industry, driving over 2 million miles accident-free for Holland truck line. Stephenson has driven for Holland for 23 years, starting in 1995. He has been married to his wife Teresa have been married for 36 years and have two children. Pictured, from left are: Mike Turnbow, terminal manager in Sikeston; Teresa Stephenson; Daniel Stepenson and Emeka Nosiri, division director for Holland...