Former Miss Venezuela dies of breast cancer at 28
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by Venezuelans, has died at age 28. Her family said Ekvall died Saturday at a hospital...
View ArticleIraq issues arrest warrant for Sunni VP
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shiite-led government issued an arrest warrant Monday for the Sunni vice president, accusing him of running a hit squad that assassinated government and security officials --...
View ArticleBlanchard fire
On Dec. 6, a fire significantly damaged Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. According to Cape Girardeau fire inspector Ivan LaGrand, the fire started when an idle copier overheated in a...
View ArticleSpeak Out 12/20/11
I want to say thank you to the people in the community who are cleaning up the corner of Broadway and Middle Street. That corner already looks much better and much safer. There is a lot of traffic...
View ArticleThanks for community support
The recent fire at Blanchard Elementary caused considerable damage and disruption. I would like to thank everyone for their help. The list is quite long, and I apologize if I leave someone out. I...
View ArticleU.S. stocks drop; banks fall hard
NEW YORK -- The stock market took a late afternoon fall Monday after European Union finance ministers failed to come up with the full amount of money pledged for a bailout fund. Banks led the way...
View ArticleGuilt-free celebrations with alcohol-free sangria
Like so many people, I use the start of the new year to assess my life and zero in on all the things I want to change. For 2012, I want to focus on being healthier, continue exercising, maintain a...
View ArticleHarold Streiler
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harold J. Streiler, 76, of Perryville lost his courageous battle with cancer Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. His wife and children were by his side at his home. He was born Feb. 17, 1935,...
View ArticleEarl Fehr
Earl Richard Fehr, 60, of Scott City died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 18, 1951, in St. Charles, Mo., son of Orville Herman and Doris...
View ArticleGynel Nickell
Gynel Nickell, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 14, 1936, in Douglas County, Ill., to Marvel and Florence Benner Snyder. She and Dr....
View ArticleDick Dirnberger
Claude Richard "Dick" Dirnberger, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. He was born Jan. 25, 1934, in New Hamburg, Mo., to Claude William and Rebecca Brock Dirnberger. He and Mary...
View ArticleGeorge Huber Jr.
George Everett Huber Jr., 79, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at the home of his daughter in Sikeston, Mo. He was born April 1, 1932, at Silver Lake, Mo., to George Everett and Mabel...
View ArticleWilla Campbell
NEWBURG, Mo. -- Willa Belle Campbell, 78, of Newburg passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born July 1, 1933, in Dycusburg, Ky., daughter of David Kinnes...
View ArticleBud Davidson
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- William Howard "Bud" Davidson, 71, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to service time Thursday at...
View ArticleDonald Wunderlich Jr.
ALTENBURG, Mo. — Donald Gene Wunderlich Jr., 45, of Altenburg died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Chester, Ill. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleOut of the past 12/20/11
A hidden treasure has been found by renovators at Craftsman Office Supply, 835 Broadway; as workers were tearing a brick veneer off the building last week, they uncovered an old Coca-Cola...
View ArticleSuspect charged with murder
NEW YORK -- A man accused of spraying gasoline on a 73-year-old woman and setting her ablaze in an elevator was charged Monday with murder and arson, appearing in court with the left side of his face...
View ArticleKim's death gives region jitters over North Korea
BEIJING -- It was the scenario strategists from Beijing to Washington worried about: Kim Jong Il of North Korea dies suddenly, before the isolated regime can complete a transfer of power to his young...
View ArticleFire leaves family homeless in Jackson
A Jackson family is homeless after an electrical fire left their house uninhabitable Saturday night. Firefighters responded to a house fire on North Bellevue Street around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. The...
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