Stories from Thursday, November 11, 2021

BENTON, Mo. — In an effort to raise awareness of veteran suicides and help those in need, a Scott County man is on a mission to place suicide prevention signs in every American Legion and VFW Hall in Missouri. The signs that retired school teacher Ted LeGrand of Benton is wanting to place aren’t just any signs; they’re ones he’s designed himself and depict praying hands, military boots, dog tags and crosses along with the phrase: “Make the Call 22” and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number.. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a New Madrid man wanted for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of another man. According to New Madrid Police Chief Joey Higgerson, at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the 100 block of St. Theresa in New Madrid for a subject with a gunshot wound...

LILBOURN, Mo. — James H. Russell is a self-described “military brat.” His parents met while serving in World War II. After the war, his father, who was in the Army, re-enlisted in the newly formed Air Force, eventually retiring as a lieutenant colonel...

SIKESTON — In observance of Veterans' Day, the Standard Democrat office will be closed Thursday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. Thank you to all of our veterans for their services.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Charleston man was seriously injured after his all-terrain vehicle was struck by a deer late Wednesday in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 8:49 p.m. on Roue NN, three miles north of Charleston, Clifford T. Rolwing, 65, of Charleston was operating his ATV when his vehicle struck a deer in the roadway...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — An Advance, Missouri, man was injured after a traffic barricade was pushed into him early Wednesday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 5:10 a.m. on westbound US 60, one mile east of Morehouse, the westbound vehicle driven by Ricky L. McCain, 65, of Chaffee, Missouri, struck a traffic barricade, pushing the barricade into pedestrian, David W. Tropf, 41, of Advance...

SIKESTON — Dr. John H. Kendig, 89, of Sikeston passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1931, in Sikeston, to the late Dr. Howard and Ruth Kendig. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1949.

BERTRAND, Mo. — Carolyn S. Robison Naile, 79, died Nov. 11, 2021, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

SIKESTON — Larry Mack Rodgers Sr., age 74, passed away on Nov. 9, 2021, at his home in Sikeston. Larry was born on March 14, 1947, to the late Jesse and Willa Middleton Rodgers of Sikeston. On July 5, 1969, in Sikeston, he married JoAnn Davidson who survives of the home...

SIKESTON — Those in attendance at Thursdays’s annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Sikeston Field House heard from one of Sikeston’s own, Michael K. Harris Sr., who served as the honored guest speaker for the occasion. Harris delivered the keynote address during Thursday’s program which honored Southeast Missouri military veterans...

SIKESTON — The average composite ACT score dropped slightly for both the state of Missouri and Sikeston High School in 2021. Tiffany Morgan, high school academic principal, briefed the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education with the 2020-2021 ACT results during the board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday at the district’s central office...

SIKESTON — The first day of school board candidate filing for the April 5, 2022, election is Dec. 7, and the last day to file is Dec. 28. Sikeston R-6 Board members whose three-year terms will expire in April are Rebecca Steward and Matt Tanner. Those interested in filing for the Sikeston R-6 school board election can file at the office of Bryan Nickell, board secretary, at 219 S. Kingshighway in Sikeston...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — New Madrid County has a new conservation agent. Christopher Barnes, a native of Bernie, Missouri, was recently named as the new Missouri Department of Conversation Agent for New Madrid County after graduating from MDC’s 2021 Conservation Agent Training Academy...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - A home was destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. At approximately 7:48 p.m. Tuesday, the Portageville Fire Department was alerted to a residential structure fire in 900 block of East Eighth Street. Engine 1 and Ladder 10 responded and upon arrival found a three-story residential home in flames...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Every November in the small Southern Illinois community of Olive Branch, Trinity Assembly of God Church celebrates its homecoming. It is a time when members of the church, both past and present, commemorate the church’s founding as a body that took place on Sept. 4, 1921...

SIKESTON — Author John Pasquet will present “The Essence seminar, A Guided Journey of Discovery Through the Bible” at the First Baptist Church, 1101 N. Main St. at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Pasquet grew up in a strong Christian home and was deeply impacted by the Navigator ministry in college. He developed his heart for the world when he served as a missionary for two years in Ukraine with Campus Crusade...

The Bible has 66 books and is divided into two sections that are the Old Testament and New Testament. It was written over 1400 years by over 40 authors. It is divided by subjects with the first five books being the Law, the next books (Joshua to Esther) are the history books and is followed by the Poetry Books (Job to Song of Songs)...