"Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In ...

GasBuddy, a PDI company, on Tuesday, Dec. 31 released its 2025 Fuel Price Outlook, forecasting a third consecutive year of lower gas and diesel prices. The outlook highlights key trends in gasoline ...

Mike Bonifield, 64, died Nov. 28, 2024. Arrangements are incomplete at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Missouri.

George Eugene Earnheart Jr., 67, died Dec. 31, 2024, at his home in Charleston. There will be no visitation or funeral services. Private burial will be at a later date. McMikle Funeral Home of ...

Gilliland, age 74, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on Jan. 23, 1950, to the late Loy Maxine and Mary Adeline ...

Braidy Young, daughter of Janna Shelby and the late Justin Young, is the Standard Democrat's Calendar Girl for January. Young, who is the 2024 Miss Sikeston Queen, is a senior at Sikeston High School.

SIKESTON -- The offices of the Standard Democrat will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1 in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. The staff and families ...

Local law enforcement is reminding residents beginning with the new year, drivers in the state of Missouri can be cited and fined for distracted driving. The Siddens Bening Law, also known as Missouri ...

Three Rivers Endowment Trust is hosting a music bingo night fundraiser later this month to support Three Rivers College student scholarships. Michelle Reynolds, director of development for Three ...

It was a family celebration when New Madrid County officials made a special presentation to Ronnie Adams Sr. for his service as interim sheriff of New Madrid County. Pictured front row from left are ...

Leon Lamb became the second person to be charged in the 1992 murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless. Lamb was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is ...

Edward Turner Peppers, 69, died Dec. 6, 2024, at Saint. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.