High school roundup: Notre Dame captures Class 3 District 1 golf title
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
View ArticleSt. Vincent girls soccer team clips Jackson 2-1
The St. Vincent girls soccer team defeating visiting Jackson 2-1 on Wednesday
View ArticleTracy to meet with new federal building owner
Contact was finally made between Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy and the federal building's new owner Wednesday, with both sides agreeing to a sit-down within the next two...
View ArticleMan charged with molestation found not guilty in Scott County
BENTON, Mo. -- A man accused of molesting a child has been found not guilty. After more than two and a half hours of deliberation Friday, a Scott County jury returned a verdict of not guilty for...
View ArticlePoplar Bluff VA hospital getting new director
POPLAR BLUFF, MO. -- The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center announced Monday that Marjorie Hedstrom has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs as medical center director of the Poplar...
View ArticleScott County Courthouse centennial plans ongoing
BENTON, Mo. -- Arrangements for the Scott County Courthouse's centennial celebration are moving along. Deborah Gunter, corresponding secretary, and Glenda Milam, member, of the Scott County...
View ArticleMan sentenced for role in hit and run
POPLAR BLUFF, MO. -- A Neelyville, Mo., man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday afternoon in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a local teenager dead. Cletis W. Powell Jr.,...
View ArticleBloomfield post office closed temporarily due to asbestos
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The presence of asbestos has forced the closure of the Bloomfield post office. According to a sign on the door, the post office has been temporarily closed. After calls to the...
View ArticleDisaster response
Disasters have plagued a number of areas around the country in recent years. The destruction resulting from an EF5 tornado in Joplin, Mo., in May is one example. The storms that hit Southeast...
View ArticleWrestling back our freedom
Frederick Douglas, an escaped black slave and abolitionist wrote in the late 1800s: No matter how well intentioned, or enlightened, no one can be safely entrusted with the liberties of another....
View ArticleSpeak Out 4/26/12
Recently you had a very nice article about cooking with the pads from prickly pear cactus. If you go down Highway 77 near Kelly High School, you will find fields full of prickly pear cactus that are...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 4/26/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 4/26/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
View ArticleRoger Wilcoxson
Roger Eugene Wilcoxson, 79, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 14, 1933, in Harrison County, Mo., son...
View ArticleRobert Whittenburg
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" Whittenburg, 92, of Bell City passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 21, 1920, at Zalma, Mo., to...
View ArticleEllen Siebert
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ellen Teresa Siebert, 91, of Chaffee died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 13, 1920, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., to Frank and Olivia...
View ArticleLocal students use their creativity against drugs, peer pressure and alcohol
From radio spots to billboard advertising, several area students are using their creativity to market their attitudes toward alcohol and drug use. Southeast Missouri State University freshman Nic...
View ArticleAndrew King
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Andrew L. "Andy" King, 72, of Perryville died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 4, 1939, in Wittenberg, Mo., to Henry L. and Frona Shaw...
View ArticleRoger Felty
Roger Dale Felty, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1947, in Arbor, Mo., to the late Marvin Dale and Norma Brown Felty. Roger was in the...
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