Stories from Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Standard Democrat BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A man was sentenced on Wednesday to 22 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury on a child molestation charge in Stoddard County. David Ryan Troyer Jr. of Advance was sentenced to 22 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections by Circuit Court Judge Robert N. Mayer, according to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...

At 1:38 a.m. Tuesday, the Portageville Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 block of East Ninth Street for a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single-story wood frame home with a metal roof fully involved. A second alarm was activated for mutual aid from Marston. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Billy Joe Phillips, 92, died Dec. 14, 2021, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Visitation is from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Our world lost a beloved soul, Wilhelmina “Willie” Schetter on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Willie was born May, 23, 1930, in St. Joseph, Tennessee. With her family, she moved to and resided in Chaffee since 1937. She married the love of her life, Edward “Eddie” Schetter on July 1, 1950, who departed this life on Jan. 3, 2008.

I would like to let the AT&T wireless customers know that if they have a Sikeston address with the zip code 63801, but they do not live in the city limits, and they live in New Madrid County instead of Scott County, on their cell phone bill, they are being charged a Sikeston city tax and they are being charged Scott County taxes instead of New Madrid County taxes, which is not a big difference but New Madrid County taxes are cheaper than Scott County. I have contacted AT&T and they have told me they cannot fix the problem, that New Madrid County customers are still going to have to pay Scott County taxes.

SIKESTON — Cpl. Lonnie Lejeune, 58, of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) and retired Navy Chief, passed away in the line of duty Dec. 10, 2021, in St. Louis. Lonnie joined the MSHP in 1995, and was most recently assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division. After serving faithfully and honorably for 27 years, Lonnie was scheduled to retire in July of 2023...