Noob tutorial so stupid questions aren't asked?

There are two categories of stuck sensor problems.

The first one are the problems that can happen with any networked sensor working with any controller. There’s just a standard checklist of things that you run through. Here’s the FAQ on that:

The second ones are really weird things that only happen in a SmartThings environment, particularly the V2 hub environment, and seem to have to do with a failure to synchronize between the hub and the cloud account. They often involve multiple sensors at once, or randomly affect one of several sensors. These are a bear to track down, and you often have to get support involved.

So I recommend running through the checklist first, and then if that doesn’t fix the problems, contact support and get their help to look into the cloud.