$1.5 million bond issue to be on ballot for Oak Ridge School District
If voters agree April 3, there will be more work on school buildings in the Oak Ridge School District besides what is to come after Wednesday's storms. A $1.5 million bond issue will be on the ballot...
View ArticleDriver hurt in rollover crash near Fruitland
A man was injured Monday morning when he was ejected from his vehicle after he lost control of it on U.S. 61 just south of Fruitland. The driver, who Jackson police did not identify Monday morning,...
View ArticleDeer committee to decide on recommendation at Tuesday meeting
After five months of meetings, a highly attended public forum and reams of data to sift through, Cape Girardeau's Deer Management Committee is poised to officially decide on its recommendation...
View ArticleJackson invites public opinion on uptown improvement
Jackson residents, visitors and customers are encouraged to participate in a confidential online survey that will help develop a strategic plan to improve uptown Jackson. Jackson was selected in 2010...
View Article‘Desperate Housewives' creator begins testimony in Sheridan lawsuit
LOS ANGELES -- The creator of "Desperate Housewives" told jurors Monday that he received permission to kill Nicollette Sheridan's character four months before he was involved in a dispute during...
View ArticleA look at history
If you attended the event last Sunday at the Red House Interpretive Center in Cape Girardeau, you saw a special piece of history: two ledgers documenting Louis Lorimier's sales at trading post in...
View ArticleRemembering Cape Girardeau
Upon moving to Cape Girardeau in 1989, for two and a half years, I'd trespass upon the Hotel Marquette, not realizing the owner would become one of my dearest friends, and I'd have full run of the...
View ArticleSpeak Out 3/6/12
MY whole family drove down from St. Louis to see my daughter in "The Pajama Game," and I hope you all know how wonderful it is to have such professional entertainment in your community. A wonderful...
View ArticleBernie, Mo., cancer survivor writes how-to-book about cancer
BERNIE, Mo. -- The chemo will not be the death of me," 35-year-old Bernie resident Becky Dennington wrote in the fall of 2010, shortly after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. "But in a sense, I...
View ArticleChaffee police chief fired following dog shooting investigation
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee police chief Jim Chambers has been fired, the department confirmed Monday.
View ArticlePipe replacement to close Route OO in Cape County
Route OO in Cape Girardeau County will be closed Wednesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. The section of road is from County Road 369 to County...
View ArticleRoute H in Bollinger County closed for pipe replacement
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route H in Bollinger County will be closed Thursday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The section of road is from County Road 705 to...
View ArticleState panel rejects tax credits for Cape low-income housing
With overwhelming needs in tornado-torn Joplin, Mo., a $6 million low-income apartment complex proposed in Cape Girardeau has been rejected by state housing officials for tax credits this year. The...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State men's basketball program remains optimistic about...
The competitor in Dickey Nutt tells him the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team could have done better this year. The realist in Nutt tells him the Redhawks made more progress while he...
View ArticleScience fair set for today at SEMO
The region's largest science fair and competition for high school students will be held today at Southeast Missouri State University. The 56th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair is...
View ArticleTrial date postponed again between disabilities board, VIP
The trial date between the county disabilities board and VIP Industries has been postponed again, although a new date has yet to be set. The trial between the Cape Girardeau County Board for...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State baseball team concludes 10-game homestand vs. SLU
The Southeast baseball team looks to rebound from a weekend sweep
View ArticleMan accused of lighting marijuana cigarette in downtown Cape business
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Saturday after allegedly lighting a marijuana cigarette in a downtown business. Officers responded to a disturbance at 26 N. Main St. around 7:30 p.m., police said....
View ArticleSteel frame of lumber warehouse at Cape Menards going up
Steel is going up on the lumber warehouse at the Menards home improvement center Monday, March 5, 2012, at the southwest corner of Siemers Drive and Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. The retail...
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