Today in History
Today is Saturday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2011. There are 21 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the...
View ArticleOut of the past 12/10/11
Cape Girardeau Mayor Gene Rhodes cuts a ribbon, marking the official opening of the new, $406,000 Independence Street bridge; the project involved the replacement of the old span over Cape LaCroix...
View ArticleDeer committee
The number of deer in the Cape Girardeau city limits has led to a new seven-member group tasked with studying the issue, hearing from a variety of individuals, and eventually making a recommendation...
View ArticleSpeak Out 12/12/11
I agree with the caller concerned about the AR reading program in our schools. Love of reading is its own reward. Those slower readers are not going to love to read if they are punished by not...
View ArticlePrayer 12/12/11
O God, may we live a life of service, being willing to help others in need. Amen.
View ArticleTroy Carmona
Troy Mychal Carmona, 22, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Troy was born Sept. 1, 1989, in Cape Girardeau to Jody A. Jones and Leslie A. Carmona. Troy was employed at Texas Roadhouse and...
View ArticleGertrude Vandeven
Marble Hill, Mo. -- Gertrude "Gertie" C. Vandeven, age 88, of Leopold, Mo., passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 at her residence. She was born Feb. 15, 1923, at Leopold, daughter of Gerhard L. and...
View ArticleChandrakant Vaidya
CAIRO, Ill. — Dr. Chandrakant Vaidya, 87, of Cairo died Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at his home. A Hindu funeral ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Cremation will...
View ArticleGeorge Purtle
ANNA, Ill. -- George "Alan" Purtle, 59, of Topeka, Kan., formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in...
View ArticleJohn Poe
John William Poe II, 51, of Jackson died Thursday Dec. 8, 2011, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.
View ArticleSteven Parker
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Steven A. Parker II, 31, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 at his home in Perryville. He was born Oct. 3, 1980 in St. Louis, Mo., son of Steven A. Parker and Brenda S....
View ArticleNortheast states cut heating aid to poor
WASHINGTON -- Deep cuts in federal home heating assistance benefits mean the poor probably can't afford enough heating oil to stay warm. Thousands of poor people across the Northeast are bracing for...
View ArticlePeople on the move 12/12/11
Anna Kangas, plan reviewer, recently began working with the city of Cape Girardeau Development Services division. Kangas is an architect through the American Institute of Architects and licensed with...
View ArticleHotshots ‘gourmet bar food' opens Thursday
Hotshots sports bar and grill will open Thursday at 15 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau in the former Breakaways building. Next week is a soft opening, with a grand opening celebration planned for...
View ArticleState prison panel to release final report
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A committee examining Missouri prison and sentencing systems was preparing to release recommendations it estimates could save the state several million dollars and allow a...
View ArticlePublic retirement ages come under greater scrutiny
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After nearly 40 years in public education, Patrick Godwin spends his retirement days running a horse farm east of Sacramento, Calif., with his daughter. His departure from the...
View ArticleU.S. trade deficit shrinks for fourth straight month
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year after Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. The shrinking trade gap boosted growth over...
View ArticleMissouri woman asks to go to jail to avoid overdose, gets her wish
LEBANON, Mo. -- A 24-year-old Phillipsburg, Mo., woman who told police she wanted to go to jail before she ended up overdosing on drugs has gotten her wish. Last week, Richelle Denise Vanluven handed...
View ArticlePavement repairs set for U.S. 60 in Stoddard County
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Eastbound U.S. 60 from Highway 51 to County Road 485 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane today and Tuesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement...
View ArticleHighway 72 in Bollinger County reduced for shoulder repairs
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 72 from Route K to County Road 226 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane this week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs....
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