The Scott County Commission has officially rescinded the no-burn advisory that was issued on Sept. 19 and Sept. 30, Scott County Emergency Management Agency Director John R. Scott announced Thursday, ...

Mr. and Miss Cotton Carnival were crowned Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, during the 80th Annual American Legion Cotton Carnival at the Sikeston Jaycee Rodeo grounds. Queen was Raygan Ryan, daughter of ...

Two Scott County residents were killed and four others injured in a four-vehicle crash Wednesday, Oct. 2 near Chaffee. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 4:40 p.m. on ...

Bre'Ayla Tashay Ann Johnson, 2-year-old daughter of Deritha Haynes and Brandon Johnson of Charleston, died Oct. 2, 2024, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Arrangements are ...

Kicking off fall festivities for the upcoming 75th Anniversary of Charles Schulz' Peanuts, the world's most beloved comic strip, Peanuts Worldwide and Beggs Family Farm will demonstrate that ...

I remember the first time I heard about the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. My husband and I owned and operated Ridgeview Mini Mart. I had read an article in the Standard Democrat about this brave soul ...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds the public to be aware of a telephone scam. "In the past month, some incidents have been reported across the state," Sgt. Bradley R. Germann with the Patrol's ...

A stolen vehicle, being driven at a high rate of speed with no active headlights, led to a fatal two-vehicle collision Tuesday night in Poplar Bluff. According to a report from the Poplar Bluff Police ...

For Scott County Health Department Educator Brenda Freed, planning for the logistics of the 2024 health fair dates back a few months. This year, community members can expect a plethora of vendors -- ...

Ila Reid, 66, died Oct. 2, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

MATTHEWS, Mo. — Michael “Mudd” Wayne Pyles, a beloved husband, father and friend, was born on Aug. 28, 1953, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to the late Mary Lee Morefield Pyles. He passed away peacefully at ...

Vincent Bernard Hulshof, 88, of Benton passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born Aug. 25, 1936, in Portageville, Missouri, to the late Henry and Emma Hulshof. He and Romana ...