Stories from Monday, May 27, 2024

SIKESTON — The Standard Democrat office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — A lighted candle used in a power outage is to blame for a fatal house fire early Monday, May 27 in Morehouse. At approximately 4 a.m. Monday, New Madrid County sheriff’s deputies, Morehouse and Sikeston Fire personnel responded to the 500 block of East Pine Street in Morehouse in reference to a residential fire with an occupant still inside, according to New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department...