Lakyn Kaminsky, daughter of Chuck and Brandy Kaminsky, is the Standard Democrat’s Calendar Girl for January. Kaminsky, winner of the 2019 Miss Sikeston, plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University and major in business.

NEW MADRID, Mo. — It can be hard navigating high school. Sometimes students can get in over their heads. Fortunately, at New Madrid County Central High School, there is a lifeguard watching over the students - Joseph McClarty. McClarty took over the job in August and said it is a role he has already come to love...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A four-session brain fitness class, which aims to boost memory and health, will be offered next month in Charleston. University of Missouri Extension will offer a “Boost Your Brain and Memory” brain fitness class at the Mississippi County Library, 105 E. Marshall St., in Charleston beginning Feb. 18...

“This is an exciting time to be involved at the Stars and Stripes Museum,” Morgan Wilkinson observes enthusiastically. “We finally have secured enough funds that we can maintain a full-time staff, and we are able to plan a broad array of activities that will appeal to various ages and interests.”...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education has officially approved the ballot language for the $18.6-million bond proposal that will be put before voters in April. The Board approved during its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday a resolution calling for a special bond election in the district on April 7 on the proposition whether to issue $18.6 million principal amount of general obligation bonds...