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Later this summer, voters will be asked to approve another transportation sales tax for the city of Cape Girardeau. There have been complaints about the number of taxes that are consistently put on...

April is often associated with volunteerism. The Points of Light organization celebrates National Volunteer Week every year in April, and many organizations have volunteer recognition events...

All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

Those traveling near the western section of Gordonville Road in Cape Girardeau may have noticed additional traffic and road closures in the area. Over the next several weeks, continued construction...

New online services are available to those interested in Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department events. Friday was the soft launch of the online software "Active" that provides a number of...

April showers promise more than May flowers -- they bring the yard work as well, and the city of Jackson is reminding residents and business owners of their responsibilities under the its roadside...

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and Police Department work to pull a driver from a Ford Mustang after the car went off the Southern Expressway and overturned onto the west bank of Cape...

The Ohio Valley Conference-leading Redhawks plated 10 runs in the first inning and held on for a 17-12 victory in the second game of a three-game series at Reagan Field on Saturday.

This is in response to Kathryn Lopez's article titled, "Assisted suicide's grave implications" in the Southeast Missourian dated April 21. In it, a terminally ill Maggie Karner glorifies the...

Senior Kayla Fortner homered twice in the Redhawks doubleheader sweep of Eastern Illinois to bring her total to 16 for the season and overtake the mark of 14 set by Michelle Summers in 2007.

Sara Turner began working at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center 10 days before it opened in 2005. Now, celebrating its 10th anniversary, she's surrounded by changes that show the center's...

A search committee has formed at Southeast Missouri State University as officials look to hire its next provost. Provost William Eddleman announced April 8 he plans to step down as the university's...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Government officials and business leaders in Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties are looking at what they can do to keep air quality measurements at a level acceptable to the...

SEMO Conference Player of the Year, all-state forward and three-time Class 5 quarterfinalist -- Blake Reynolds could hardly see any of this coming.

The Perryville Senior Center Board will have to wait a few more months to hear whether its funding will be reinstated. The Perry County Senior Service Tax Commission met Wednesday and was scheduled...

Rick Ray spent three tumultuous seasons in his first head coaching gig at Mississippi State, but his 37-60 record doesn't tell the complete story of the new Southeast men's basketball coach's stint...

**Sharon Hileman Tamms, Ill., Community development manager Multiple Sclerosis Society **I would drop all my plans this weekend if I had a chance to ... ... spend the day watching my grandchildren...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Winford C. Brown, 84, of Marble Hill died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Funeral...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Betty Absheer was named mayor of Poplar Bluff after council members were forced Thursday to draw names from a cup. City officials believe this is the first time in Poplar Bluff...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 23 n Medical assist calls were made to: Good Hope Street at 12:03 a.m.; South Fountain Street at 1:32 p.m.;...

TTF vote coming; stay informed

Recognizing volunteers

High school roundup: Glastetter leads Scott City softball team to victory

Gordonville Road in Cape may see partial closures

Cape parks offers new services on website

Jackson reminds residents, businesses to mow roadsides

Cape LaCroix Creek crash

Southeast Missouri State baseball team uses 10-run first inning to down Murray State

Dying with dignity

Southeast roundup: Fortner breaks school's single-season home run record in doubleheader sweep

Cape Girardeau Conservation Center soon will mark 10th anniversary

Search begins for next provost at Southeast

Area officials continue grappling with new ozone standards

Southeast Missourian boys basketball player of the year: Jackson's Blake Reynolds

Perryville Senior Center may have funding cuts restored

New Southeast men's basketball coach Rick Ray's tenure at Mississippi State a complicated tale

4x4 April 26

Winford C. Brown

Random drawing selects new Poplar Bluff mayor

Cape Girardeau fire report 4/27/15