Sikeston Standard Democrat

01/10/2026

Sausage breakfast, MLK celebrations, euchre, free soup kitchen, dementia support and more highlight this week’s Sikeston-area church events and deadlines.

Sausage breakfast, MLK celebrations, euchre, free soup kitchen, dementia support and more highlight this week’s Sikeston-area church events and deadlines.

01/10/2026

County rivals traded control all night, but Jayden Williams tipped the balance late. NMCC leaned on his downhill pressure and timely finishes to pull away from Portageville, turning a back-and-forth game into a 62-52 win and extending its rivalry streak to six straight.
https://www.standard-democrat.com/local-sports/williams-lifts-nmcc-past-portageville-for-sixth-straight-county-rivalry-win-33c2df6e

01/09/2026

Saxony Lutheran built an early gap and never let Kelly fully climb back, earning a 51-35 road win Thursday. Kenzie Keys and Emmalee Mueller combined for 38 points as defense and transition play decided the night.
https://www.standard-democrat.com/local-sports/saxony-lutheran-creates-early-separation-in-win-at-kelly-73693dc1

01/09/2026

Charleston responded exactly how it needed to after the Delta loss, delivering its best opening quarter of the season and never letting Kelly settle. The result was an 80-36 road win built on pressure, ball movement and a reset that showed up immediately.
https://www.standard-democrat.com/local-sports/after-hard-reset-charleston-rolls-past-kelly-e7b9221f

01/09/2026

Portageville leaned on pressure and patience to pull away from New Madrid County Central, using a decisive second quarter to create separation in a 49-37 rivalry win. Glo Farmer and Taryn Irby carried the scoring load as the Lady Bulldogs made another road result count.
https://www.standard-democrat.com/local-sports/portageville-extends-rivalry-run-with-road-win-at-nmcc-fc703d2f

01/09/2026

https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/two-charleston-men-get-life-in-prison-in-separate-violent-and-child-s*x-abuse-cases-4fe01f63

Two Charleston men receive life sentences in separate Missouri cases: one for assaulting a correctional officer, the other for multiple child s*x abuse felonies.

01/09/2026

https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/intentional-brazen-killing-of-missouri-bull-elk-prompts-15000-reward-for-information-47b834e6

Missouri wildlife officials are investigating the intentional killing of a bull elk at Peck Ranch and offering a $15,000 reward for tips leading to a conviction.

01/09/2026

https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/walls-come-down-on-former-china-pearl-and-gas-light-square-site-in-miner-1a986fdf

Former China Pearl, Gas Light Square building demolished in Miner; longtime Highway 60 landmark leveled Jan. 5 as city clears site, with its future plans unclear.

01/09/2026

https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/local-lawmakers-outline-priorities-as-missouris-2026-session-begins-e7111182

Budget crunch, tax cuts and crime reform: Southeast Missouri lawmakers set priorities as 2026 legislative session opens in Jefferson City.

01/09/2026

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01/09/2026

https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/four-injured-in-separate-new-year-crashes-across-southeast-missouri-highways-b23c44a9

New Year crashes leave four injured across southeast Missouri highways, with wrecks in Stoddard, Mississippi and Scott counties involving rollovers, a deer strike and a bridge impact.