Stories from Friday, September 8, 2023

This past Sunday I did something I rarely do. I missed a Sunday worship service I was supposed to lead. In my many years as a pastor, I may have missed worship due to illness just one other time. That does not mean that I have been healthy each and every Sunday I have preached. ...

KINGSLAND, Ga. — Ronald Henry Crader was born July 14, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leon Crader and Adele Fray. He passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2023 at Lakes Crossing Assisted Living Center in Kingsland at the age of 84 years, 1 month and 1 day...

Do you remember this date in history Sept. 1, 1970, a gallon of regular gas costs you 36 cents?

Members of Sikeston High School’s football team greeted elementary students throughout the district as they arrived at their respective buildings Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

SIKESTON — Sikeston Tanner Street Church of God youth group are on a mission, fundraising for a transformative youth conference to strengthen their relationship with Jesus. To help raise funds, the youth group will have its first-ever Chili Cookoff fundraiser at noon on Sunday, Oct. 8 following the church service...

SIKESTON — Local law enforcement officers will have the opportunity to improve their skills of interacting with victims of trauma. On Thursday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety will host the training session “To Protect and Serve: Interacting with Victims of Trauma in the Field,” a free and Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, certified training...

SIKESTON — Between 1939-43, many roads were put in across the Midwest as part of the WPA, or Works Progress Administration. Now, those roads are starting to deteriorate, leaving many with questions of how to improve them.  The roads as part of the WPA program were made of concrete. Now as they deteriorate, the cost to replace the roads with concrete is too high, which isn’t practical. ...

Advances in agricultural technology serve one purpose: Efficiency. Behemoth machines traverse fields — mostly by themselves. Sensors track myriad elements, from soil density to crop moisture. Drones are even in the mix, in some instances. Each type of technology wrings out every possible efficiency to increase yields, lower input costs and conserve resources...

Every Wednesday from Aug. 16-Sept. 20, the Standard Democrat will randomly roll and deliver a special flyer to two households inside their Wednesday paper. Simply follow the directions on the flyer. Non-subscribers who receive the special certificate will win $25, and subscribers will win $75. Call (573) 471-1137 to subscribe...