Stories from Friday, January 5, 2024

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — SoutheastHEALTH has joined Mercy after receiving all necessary third-party regulatory approvals, according to an announcement Wednesday morning from the medical providers.  The first noticeable change for patients and the community of these organizations moving forward together starts this week with the placement of new Mercy signage at locations across Southeast Missouri, hospital officials said. ...

By Gina Williams Standard Democrat SIKESTON — Residents can embrace wellness with the YMCA of Southeast Missouri’s January Wellness Calendar Challenge, which offers daily tasks for a healthy and happier 2024. According to Heather Bohannon, director of member and community engagement at the YMCA in Sikeston, this is the organization’s second year implementing the wellness calendar via the Y’s Facebook page...

Jiraiyah Sylas Salinas, son of Diana Salinas and Dillon Gammons of Sikeston, was born at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20.25 inches long.

Bill Murray with the Missouri 811 Damage Prevention Team discussed some of the hottest topics surrounding the “One Call Law” and excavation techniques Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, during the Missouri 811 Bootcamp at the Miner Convention Center.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s five-month annual legislative session began Wednesday with top Republicans prioritizing education and child-care policies over additional laws directed at LBGTQ+ people. Republicans spent much of last session crafting two new transgender-related laws, despite considerable pushback from Democrats and LGBTQ+ advocates...

SIKESTON — Dorothy M. Choate Burton, 86, died Jan. 4, 2024, at her home near Sikeston.

SIKESTON — Stan Vaughn, 60, of Sikeston, formerly of Olive Branch, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Dublin, Virginia. Stan was born on Nov. 6, 1963, in Cairo, Illinois, to Frank and Dorothy (Deweese) Vaughn. He married Rebecca Nix on Dec. 6, 2002, and she survives...

BENTON, Mo. —Scott County R-4 “Kelly” School District’s new Middle School entrance and lobby area were completed just in time to welcome students back from their Christmas break this week. The project was part of the school district’s $6.5 million bond issue to address safety and building and maintenance requirements around the school campus approved by voters in April 2022. The portion of bond projects at the middle school included installing a more secure entrance and renovations...

Go, Jason Smith. Impeach Joe Biden.

On Jan. 6, the church celebrates the Epiphany of the Lord, the traditional day that we celebrate the coming of the Magi to Bethlehem. In some Christian customs, it is on Epiphany that you exchange presents. According to tradition, there were three wise men based upon the three gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. ...

BENTON, Mo. — The Scott County 911 Emergency Service Board wants to inform residents of the new area code changes which begin taking effect in February.  According to Angie Rodgers, director of the Scott County 911 Emergency Service Board, Southeast Missouri is now in the “573” region and will be under an overlay with the new area code of “235.”...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — For the fourth year, the Smokin Brothers are bringing the barbecue indoors. The Cape Girardeau-based wood-pellet grill manufacturer is sponsoring the When Pigs Fly Indoor BBQ Bash, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The event organizers promise those who attend will have unparalleled access to the celebrities and influencers in the world of barbecue...

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you!” (Isaiah 60:1, ESV) Talk about a wake-up call from Isaiah! Have you ever experienced such an abrupt jolt? The kind of awakening that leaves you stirred, fully aware of your surroundings?...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A Benton, Missouri, man was bound over to court on felony robbery, kidnapping and armed criminal action charges in Stoddard County. Mark A. Coger Jr., 32, of Benton faces multiple felony charges for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred Oct. 28, 2023, in Stoddard County, according to online court records...

SIKESTON — Terry Wayne Lambert, age 63, of Sikeston died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Sept. 6, 1960, at Sikeston, to the late Larry Dale Lambert and Sandra Sue Cauthorn Lutes, he had lived in Sikeston his entire life and had attended the Miner Baptist Church.