Stories from Thursday, March 21, 2024

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Double Take, a Southeast Missouri band featuring twin teenagers, is hitting a high note with their debut album. Twin brothers Wyatt Stinnett and Will Stinnett, 16-year-old sons of Amy and Chris Stinnett of Portageville, Missouri, have been in their own band for years. On Saturday, March 23, they will celebrate their album release...

SIKESTON — Pamela (Martens) Vess, 63, of Sikeston died Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Hunter Acres in Sikeston. She was born April 29, 1960, in Sacramento, California, to Kenneth Dale and Sue Martens. She is survived by a son, Justin Martens of Las Vegas, Nevada; two daughters, Jessica Herren of Haughton, Louisiana, and Christie Anderson of Louisiana; one brother, Donald Martens; one sister, Tami Martens; eight grandchildren and nieces and nephews...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston leaders are calling on area men to join the “Bright Blue Greeters,” a new volunteer project for the dads, grandfathers and other role models of the community. Bright Blue Greeters is a collaboration between the Charleston Ministerial Alliance, or CMA, and Charleston R-1 Title I Parent Involvement...

By Gina Williams Standard Democrat SIKESTON — The second round of nominees for the Sikeston Honors Veterans Banner and Light Project are now being accepted. On Tuesday, March 19, officials from the city of Sikeston, Sikeston Veterans Park Board and the American Legion along with Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe visited Veterans Park to view the new banners and discuss the project...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The New Madrid County R-1 School District’s Technical Skills Center opened its doors up recently to representatives from local industries and businesses, residents and those just a little bit curious about the classes being offered there...

Kenzie Owens, a third grader at Wing Elementary in Sikeston, interacts as Sheryl Crow, to her peers during the school’s “Living Museum of Famous Missourians” Wednesday, March 20. Wing’s third grade students hosted a biographical interactive living museum honoring influential past and present Missourians...