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Friday, May 21, 2021 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat Dustin Care has been the director of Sikeston Parks and Recreation since 2015 and has led the departments through many improvements. David Jenkins/Standard Democrat SIKESTON — Admittedly, Dustin Care likes to have fun so being the director of Sikeston Parks and Recreation is the perfect job for the Tennessee native. “I’m a big sports guy and I like people and I like to help out,” Care said. “I like different groups of people, adults a...

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat As young and old make use of the fountain in Legion Park, thoughts of installing a second fountain at Lincoln Park is being entertained by Sikeston City Council. During Monday’s nights public hearing on the FY22 budget during a Sikeston City Council meeting, Sikeston City Councilman Brian Self brought up the idea of building a fountain at Lincoln Park. “I’ve had a few people reach out to me about our fountain and splash pad (in Legion ...

Heartbreaking story of WW2 sweethearts whose love letters have been discovered under floorboards of Scarborough hotel When Sergeant John McConnell wrote a letter to his teenage sweetheart while serving in the second world war, he had no idea it would be recovered from under hotel floorboards eight decades later. Friday, 19th March 2021, 12:21 pm Historian Marie Woods holds love letters written at the height of WWII which were discovered under floorboards of the Esplanade Hotel, Scarborough The ...