Stories from Tuesday, January 30, 2024

SIKESTON — A Sikeston, Missouri, man is set to sow seeds of romance on season two of the popular FOX reality show, “Farmer Wants a Wife.” Ty Ferrell, a 42-year-old team roper who owns a 50-acre farm which includes horses and roping cattle in Southeast Missouri, is one of four hard-working farmers looking for genuine, long-term love who will be featured on the show which premieres its second season at 8 p.m. CST Thursday, Feb. 1 on FOX...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Barbara Ellen Westmoreland Matlock Hester, 86, passed away Jan. 25, 2024, Born Feb. 3, 1936, to Robert Westmoreland and Mary (Wages) Westmoreland, she was one of five children and is preceded in death by her sister, Ann Chamberlain. ...

By Gina Williams Standard Democrat SIKESTON – The City of Sikeston’s ordinance about livestock, domestic animals and poultry on properties was the topic of discussion during City Council’s regular meeting Monday, Jan. 29 at City Hall. Sikeston Department of Public Safety Capt. Jon Broom discussed the issue with council members...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — A Pemiscot County jury deliberated for 90 minutes before finding a Morehouse, Missouri, man guilty of second degree murder for the death an 18-year-old Illinois woman. James Merritt, 35, was also found guilty of armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation...

DEXTER, Mo. — Two are in custody after shots were fired in the Walmart parking lot in Dexter. Dexter Police Chief Hank Trout said Tuesday morning at 9:09 a.m., officers with the Dexter Police Department were dispatched to 2025 W. Bus Highway 60, Walmart Supercenter regarding a report of shots fired...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A Bloomfield man faces a misdemeanor charge elderly abuse in connection to a death investigation in Stoddard County. Jerry Wayne Teeters, 59, of Bloomfield is charged with elder abuse through the office of Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Sawyer Smith. ...