Stories from Saturday, April 16, 2016

There was not a whole lot of action that the Portageville City Council last Monday night, April 4th. However there was a lot of discussion about Pump No. 6 and the water lines going to and from it. The Council approved to purchase a pump to replace the current wore out pump...

Only a handful of New Madrid County Republicans met last Saturday, April 9th, at the New Madrid County Courthouse. The reason for the meeting was to elect six delegates to represent New Madrid County in the District Republican Caucus in Poplar Bluff on Saturday, April 30. ...

The 65th Annual National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 5th

SIKESTON -- Patrons of the Sikeston R-6 School District who aren't able to attend Board of Education meetings are in luck. The district now posts videos of school board meetings and work sessions in their entirety online. "It's been extremely well received by the community," Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Tom Williams said...

SIKESTON -- Sarah Ferrell walks around a tiny space and sees big possibilities. A sliding glass door here, a deck there and soon Ferrell has created a she shed. Sikeston's Ferrell is half of FYI Network's newest offering, "He Shed, She Shed." The show's third of six episodes will air at 9 p.m. Saturday...

SIKESTON - The Sikeston City Council officially welcomed its newest member and said good-bye to another. Mary White-Ross, who was elected to her first term as Ward 4 representative, along with re-elected council members, Ryan Merideth, councilman-at-large, and Jon Gilmore, Ward 1 council representative, took their oaths of office during the re-organizational meeting of the Sikeston City Council Friday afternoon...

If you think Bernie Sanders would be a good president, you are sadly mistaken. He's making speeches with promises he knows he cannot keep. Homeowners taxes would go sky high on their houses. I would love to have free colleges and healthcare because we give money to places like Iraq. ...

By most accounts, the Republican Convention in Cleveland this summer will play out on the national and international stage unlike any convention in political history. But the action may well take place outside of the convention site as protesters from far and wide have promised to converge on Cleveland in a mass protest of historic proportions...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Anna Kathryn "Kathy" Barnwell, 67, passed away April 14, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

BERTRAND, Mo. -- Earl Portwood, 67, died April 15, 2016, at the Bertrand Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man faces assault charges after allegedly fracturing another man's jaw and breaking his ribs. Terry L. Golden Jr., 19, is charged with felony first degree assault, according to Missouri Case.net. About 4:55 p.m. April 6, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety were dispatched to the emergency room at Missouri Delta Medical Center in reference to threats, according to the probable cause affidavit provided by Scott County prosecutor's office...

The Sikeston Kindergarten Center recently announced the preschool pups of the month for March. Pictured are Brianna Waters, Lucas Reynolds, Jillian Winchester, McKaylnn Fair, Nevaeh Sibley, Estephania Lara, Claire Sitz, Addy Hampton, Katie Jo McMillan and Ryan Keene. In the back is Principal Jenny Hobeck...