Stories from Saturday, December 26, 2020

Your caller about Trump and masks was spot on. I did not vote for him this time because of how stupid that was. He is personally on the line for lots of these deaths we are seeing. I do not need a college degree to see it is important for everyone to be wearing masks right now. I just wish I had known about Trump before I voted for him last time.

SIKESTON — For well over a decade, Melissa Nance and Paula Mays have seen nearly everything as employees at Quick Chek in Sikeston. But never have they seen anything like the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the pandemic closed businesses and kept many people in, both Nance and Mays were at work every day...

MINER, Mo. — The past nine months have been like no other, especially for grocery store workers, who have worked continuously during the pandemic. From running out of toilet paper, hand sanitizers, disinfectants and other household supplies to implementing new safety strategies, John Riley, manager at Food Giant in Miner, said his employees worked hard and took it all in stride, not that it wasn’t challenging...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Curtis O. Poore was named to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER 30 in White-Collar Criminal Defense. The POWER 30 lists is the 30 most powerful attorneys in white-collar defense law for Missouri. Selections were based on attorney interviews and records of cases. The 30 lawyers included on the list have won “notable jury trial in state and federal court.”...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Growing up together in Portageville, Mo., Trey Rone said he always knew his best friend Ryan Underwood would achieve great things. Rone described Underwood as a class leader and an athlete. “Everybody knew he would do well. He was just that kind of guy,” said Rone...

SIKESTON — As Dennis Ziegenhorn sits in his office, surrounded by photos of his family and friends, reflecting on his 30 years in elected office, he tells story after story. And the one main theme with every story is helping those who elected him to serve...

This is the first in a two-part series of the top stories in the Standard Democrat area for 2020. In coming up with our top stories of the year, we didn’t have to look farther than the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of the top local stories involved with the pandemic...

CATRON, Mo. — Tommy L. McCoy was born Jan. 13, 1953, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Lottie (Sullenger) McCoy and Robert McCoy. He passed away on Dec. 21, 2020, at Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 67 years, 11 months and eight days...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Ralph O. Ottinger, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He and Geneva had lived at Saxony Village for several years. Ralph was born Oct. 5, 1927, in Hayti, Missouri, to the late Emerson and Lydia Baird Ottinger. He and Geneva Cunningham were married Feb. 3, 1951, in Piggott, Arkansas...