Stories from Thursday, February 1, 2024

KEWANEE, Mo. — Danny Hall’s career dreams took flight as a child watching the crop-duster pilots fly their planes over the fields of New Madrid County. On Jan. 11, 2024, Hall was one of three pilots to receive the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. It is presented by the Federal Aviation Administration to pilots who have flown 50 years or more...

SIKESTON — Senior citizens at Lincoln University Cooperative Extension in Sikeston enjoy friendship and adventure through their senior citizens group, Seniors Moving On, which hosts monthly get-togethers and exciting getaways. Rosie Davis, who is the family, community and consumer science educator at LUCE in Sikeston, also oversees the Seniors Moving On, said years ago Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE) staff initially collaborated with a local program called “Seniors on the Move,” led by Tonya Mitchell, which targeted seniors 50 and older. . ...

SIKESTON — A total solar eclipse is just three months away, and Sikeston will be in the path of totality, making it one of the best viewing locations in the country as the moon drifts in front of the sun. Sikeston residents are encouraged to mark their calendars for “Total Eclipse of the Park 2024” which will take place during the eclipse on April 8 along with other eclipse-themed events the weekend of April 5-7. ...

By Gina Williams Standard Democrat SIKESTON — The Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities held an open house on Tuesday evening, Jan. 30 at the Clinton Building in Sikeston to present information about the multi-month process it used to develop an “Integrated Resource Plan,” which will be used as a guide to secure the Sikeston community’s energy future...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A man from Sikeston, Missouri, on Thursday, Feb. 1 admitted selling a machine gun and other firearms to an undercover federal agent. Averyoun Quentez Lane, 18, admitted selling two Glock pistols on July 3, 2023, to an undercover special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Sikeston attorney Steve Taylor has been named the honored sponsor of the 2023 class of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois Eagle Scouts. Taylor will provide the keynote address at a ceremony honoring the Eagle Scouts at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Southeast Missouri State University. He will also present the 54 Eagle Scouts with honorary medals. The Eagle Scout rank is the highest and most prestigious a member of the Boy Scouts of America can achieve...

SIKESTON — Shirley Joyce Kegley, age 88, passed away on Feb. 1, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Feb. 21, 1935, in Gibson, Missouri, to the late James and Ruth Hamra Miller.