Jerry VanDover
Jerry Lynn VanDover, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Landmark Hospital. He had been hospitalized several weeks with acute respiratory...
View ArticleGary Stephens
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gary Earl Stephens, 61, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at Sells Nursing Home in Matthews, Mo. He was born Dec. 4, 1950, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Gerald Earl...
View ArticlePeople on the Move 06/04/12
Belladona Salon & Spa has added several new employees to their City Centre location. Among these additions are: stylist Christie Lind, who is certified colorist for Italy Hair Color; esthetician...
View ArticleChristian consignment book store is open in Jackson
Simply Lovely Artistry & His Blessings Books Consignment Shop is now open at 3184 High Street at Hubble Creek Antiques in Jackson. The shop features crafts, collectibles and home decor, as well as...
View ArticleTurkish pianist charged with insulting Islam
ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish court Friday formally charged an internationally known pianist and composer with insulting Islamic religious values in comments he made on Twitter. The court in Istanbul...
View ArticleBirths 6/4/12
Son to Michael Lee and Diane Marie Huntington of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:05 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012. Name, Samuel Edmond. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second son. Mrs....
View ArticleOut of the past 6/4/12
Three of five park fee measures were approved by Cape Girardeau voters Tuesday in an election marked by confusion over vote totals in which the outcome changed three times; 17 hours after the initial...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 6/4/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
View ArticleWilliam Vaughan Jr.
William M. "Jack" Vaughan Jr., 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Vaughan was born June 28, 1921, in Vermillion County, Ind., to...
View ArticleAlberta Heimbaugh
Alberta Mae Heimbaugh, 89, went to her eternal heavenly home Friday, June 1, 2012. Alberta passed away at her home of more than 60 years. She was the ninth child of Louis J. and Elizabeth Mueller...
View ArticleBasil Barnes
Basil "Mr. B" Barnes, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. To leave online condolences, visit...
View ArticlePaid election letter: Parker is the true conservative
Well, Jo Ann Emerson did it again. She was the only Missouri Republican to vote to keep the union monopoly on military contracts. It's our money and I would like to have contracts done by the lowest...
View ArticleCape Girardeau City Council agenda 6/4/12
401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Meeting, 7 p.m. today Items for discussion...
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly shooting stepson
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A shooting victim is in St. Francis Medical Center for treatment of a non-life threatening gunshot wound and the suspect in the shooting is in the Butler County Jail. About 11...
View ArticleYoungsters fishing around Sunday at Cape County Park North
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crystal Ellison helps her nephew Izzy cast into the pond at Cape County Park North Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2012. Ellison said they had caught 3 fish in just...
View ArticleCommittee weighing options for MoDOT
How important are good roads to you? This is one of several questions the Blue Ribbon Citizen's Committee on Missouri's Transportation Needs is asking Missourians to think about. Dexter's City...
View ArticleRep. Emerson celebrates service academy nominations Sunday
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, right, poses for a photo at Celebrations in Cape Girardeau Sunday, June 3, 2012 with the three Eighth Congressional District students she...
View ArticleTalking shop with Don Illers, owner of Illers Top of the Hill Berry Farm
Although Illers Top of the Hill Berry Farm in Millersville is only open for picking a few weeks each year, it's a year-round job for Don Illers. "You prune, you spray, you fertilize, there's...
View ArticleMud volleyball returns to Jackson's July 4 celebration
The City of Jackson Independence Day Celebration Committee has worked since last year to figure out what will attract more people to City Park on July 4. A more elaborate fireworks display, a beer...
View ArticleHanover Lutheran Church votes to save one-room schoolhouse
In April, the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission included Hanover Lutheran School as one of the city's 10 most endangered buildings as the church that owned it weighed its fate. Looks...
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