Shape Up Cape
An Associated Press story earlier this month pointed out that over a third of U.S. adults are considered obese. Also noted in the story was data from 2009 and 2010 listing 17 percent of U.S. children...
View ArticleIndian tribe makes Johnny Depp honorary member
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Johnny Depp has been made an honorary member of the Comanche tribe. Depp is in New Mexico, shooting the film adaptation of "The Lone Ranger." He plays Tonto in the film. Comanche...
View ArticleMarble Hill water rates
David Stokes of the Show Me Institute recently took time to promote "privatization" as a solution to Marble Hill's water and sewer problems stating that "The city has been unable to make necessary...
View ArticleLiving with Huntington's
May is National Huntington Disease month. Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that affects about 30,000 Americans. There are about 250,000 people at risk of inheriting Huntington's....
View ArticleResurrecting a political premise: My vote is precious
Were it not a serious issue, I'd get a laugh out of the news from Florida this week that 53,000 deceased Floridians have been uncovered -- no pun intended -- on the current voter registration rolls...
View ArticleSpeak Out 5/23/12
Sunday was the 100th graduation class for Central High School. Seats were on a first-come, first-served basis, and the doors opened one hour before the graduation. How frustrating it was to arrive at...
View ArticlePrayer 5/23/12
When we sin, O God, hear our prayers for your mercy and compassion. Amen.
View ArticleOut of the past 5/23/12
A group of local businessmen, including Earl Norman and Thomas M. Meyer of Cape Girardeau, John Lichtenegger of Jackson and Clyde "Bud" Pearce Jr. of East Cape Girardeau, Ill., have proposed...
View ArticleBirths 5/23/12
Son to Bo Brandon and Denise Sue Lewis of Sedgewickville, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 7:05 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2012. Name, Eli Solomon. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Lewis is the former...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 5/23/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault Firefighters responded to the following call Friday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 5/22/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 5/23/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs...
View ArticleStella Plemmons
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stella M. Plemmons, 88, of Crystal City, Mo., formerly of Perryville, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at Fountainbleau Nursing Center in Crystal City. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until...
View ArticleLily Modglin
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lily M. Modglin, 70, of Charleston, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the home of a daughter in Paducah, Ky. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at...
View ArticleWayne Kight
Wayne Kight, 74, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012. He was born May 2, 1938, in Advance, Mo. Wayne is survived by his wife, Linda; a daughter, Heather; a son, Justin; and his...
View ArticleReuben Dickenson III
Reuben Dabney Dickenson III, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 21, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jackson Church of Christ in Jackson, and 1...
View ArticleHarry Cantrell
Harry Eugene Cantrell, 93, of Mayfield, Ky., formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Mills Health and Rehab Facility in Mayfield. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church...
View ArticleSeveral homes vandalized in north Cape
Residents of an affluent neighborhood in north Cape Girardeau were shocked Tuesday when they woke to find several homes in the neighborhood had been victims of vandalism and burglaries. Dawn Sample...
View ArticleReport: Rising obesity, smoking rates primary health problems in Cape...
An analysis of data examining Cape Girardeau County's overall health shows the county faces problems with rising rates of obesity, smoking in general and smoking by pregnant women as well as a...
View ArticleSoutheast students donate unwanted items, sell them for Community Caring Council
Most Southeast Missouri State University students are gone for the summer, but some of the belongings they no longer need are being put to good use. The university's Office of Residence Life and the...
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