Dexter man dies in Sunday house fire
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Sunday house fire killed a Dexter man, authorities said. Dexter fire chief Don Seymore said Michael Henley, 44, was found dead at his home after the department responded to a fire at...
View ArticleCape County disc golf course opening in a few weeks
The first phase of the disc golf course at Cape County Park North is scheduled to open June 1, and local business are chipping in to keep the project going and to create a permanent marketing...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Woodland's Yount pitches no-hitter against Delta
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State baseball team to host SIU Carbondale
Southeast looks to build a winning streak in the final game of its homestand
View ArticleNotre Dame baseball team improves to 8-0 with victory over Poplar Bluff
The Notre Dame baseball team defeated visiting Poplar Bluff 6-1 on Monday.
View ArticleHighway 91 in Bollinger, Stoddard counties reduced for paving work
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 91 in Bollinger and Stoddard counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews overlay the road. This section is from Highway 51 in...
View ArticlePipe replacement closes Stoddard County road
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route K in Stoddard County will be closed from north Route BB to south Route BB today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe under the roadway. Work...
View ArticleHolocaust speaker at SEMO has only recently begun talking about experience
Nearly 67 years have passed since Ben Fainer was liberated by American troops from seemingly endless captivity by the German military. But he has only begun to talk about that time in his life during...
View ArticleNotre Dame golfers finish runner-up to host Mules at Poplar Bluff Invitational
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Carr Vernon bounced back from a bad bounce Monday to take medalist honors at the Poplar Bluff Invitational. Vernon's second shot on No. 11 at Westwood Hills Country Club sailed...
View ArticleFire damages Cape Girardeau car wash
Faulty wiring is being blamed for a fire that damaged the exterior of a Cape Girardeau carwash Monday afternoon in an incident that injured none of the 10 employees who were working...
View ArticleFire, frost dangers for Southeast Missouri today, tonight
The National Weather Service is warning the local area about conditions that could contribute to out-of-control fires today and frost tonight. In a special weather statement for Southeast Missouri...
View ArticleMedication reported stolen during burglaries at Cape, Scott City pharmacies
While it is still unclear if the two incidents are connected, unknown amounts of prescription medications were reported stolen during burglaries that took place at pharmacies in Cape Girardeau and...
View ArticleCelebrating our schools and Barbara Blanchard
I recently had the privilege of attending the 13th birthday party at Blanchard Elementary School for Barbara Blanchard. It was, as always, a joyous occasion. There were many of Barbara's friends and...
View ArticleBroadband network to launch around June 1, Big River says
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Big River's new 4G LTE broadband network will be ready for customers in some areas this summer. As it gears up to launch this $33 million network, the company celebrated the grand...
View ArticleSin tax: November ballot issue would ask voters to raise Missouri's cigarette...
It's not the country's two largest tobacco producers, Kentucky and North Carolina, states that account for two-thirds of the tobacco grown in the U.S. It's not Alaska, which doesn't tax income or...
View ArticleIncumbents will face challengers in Perry, Scott, Bollinger sheriff races
John Jordan doesn't know how good he's got it. While the Cape Girardeau County sheriff will coast into a fifth term without drawing an opponent, other Southeast Missouri sheriffs have seen candidates...
View Article911 dispatch price tag for Scott County now $800K
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston's price to provide 911 dispatching for Scott County will be quite a bit higher than the county's offer. Doug Friend, city manager, advised the Sikeston City Council during a...
View ArticleSantorum's announcement forces choice for local delegates
When Rick Santorum spoke in Cape Girardeau last month, he told local Republicans that he intended to take his "different visions for our country" all the way to the White House. It turns out the...
View ArticleBirths 4/12/12
Son to Lee Crisler and Whitney Lyn LaValle of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 12:51 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Name, Westin Levi. Weight, 8 pounds. Third child, second son. Mrs. LaValle is the...
View ArticleOut of the past 4/12/12
A new congregation has been established in Cape Girardeau that is affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America; the Evangelical Free Church of Cape Girardeau is holding services at Trinity...
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