Deer hunting opponents considering initiative petition
As the Cape Girardeau City Council moves ahead with plans to implement an urban deer hunting program, the leader of the group that opposes it says he's done trying to reason with them. He's...
View ArticleAmateur baseball draft should feature local flavor
Southeast Missouri State should be represented well during baseball's amateur draft that begins today with the first round, followed by rounds two through 15 on Tuesday and rounds 16 through 40 on...
View ArticleSummer baseball roundup 6/4/12
The Ford & Sons Cape Girardeau Senior American Legion Post 63 baseball team hit two home runs and beat visiting Marion (Ark.) 6-3 on Sunday. Cape's victory was part of the inaugural Ford & Sons...
View ArticlePitching carries Capahas baseball team past Perryville
Jason Chavez jokes that he's "29 going on 40." But Chavez still has a youthful right arm, which he displayed during Sunday's opener of a doubleheader between the host Plaza Tire Capahas and...
View ArticleMission Continues
Veterans are giving folks. Service in defense of country is a noble calling, and many men and women have answered this call -- some completing multiple deployments overseas. When these heroes return...
View ArticleSpeak Out 6/5/12
If you think President Obama is a bad president, thank your lucky stars that Mrs. Hillary Clinton didn't get in there because they'd be teaching the kids about gay marriage in the schools now. When...
View ArticleCotton omission
Thanks for the detailed essay on the growth of cotton in Missouri. (Bootheel farmers boost cotton acres, Southeast Missourian, by Melissa Miller, May 29, 2012, pages 1A and 5A.) However, there is a...
View ArticleConcerts, sports and other events in Jackson
Summer is a busy time in Jackson. Activity in the park picks up a great deal with baseball and softball league games going on. With two grandchildren participating in those leagues, I am one of those...
View ArticleStudy: ‘Smart bomb' drug safely attacks breast cancer cells
CHICAGO -- Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone. In a key test involving...
View ArticleHealth Beat: Staying in shape
If you're 65 years of age or older, are generally fit and have no limiting health conditions, you can follow these guidelines:Older adults need at least: Two and 1/2 hours of moderate-intensity...
View ArticleNew approach tested for hard-to-treat hypertension
WASHINGTON -- "Maxed out on the medications" is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It's dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six drugs a day....
View ArticleBirths 6/5/12
Daughter to Anthony Graves Batton and April Renea Crites of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:58 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2012. Name, Joliene Courtney Inez. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. First...
View ArticleOut of the past 6/5/12
Construction of the 150-bed, $8.5 million Missouri Veterans Home in northwest Cape Girardeau should begin early next spring and will have a major impact in the area when completed, said Ron Norris,...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 6/5/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 6/5/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 6/5/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
View ArticleValerie Higgins
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Valerie Fay Higgins, 65, of Cunningham, Ky., formerly of Mounds, died Monday, June 4, 2012, at her home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at Jones Funeral...
View ArticleBasil Barnes
Heaven received an angel Sunday, June 3, 2012, when Basil Lee Barnes, 76, passed away in Cape Girardeau, with his family by his side. He was born Jan. 18, 1936, in West Frankfort, Ill., to Virgil and...
View ArticlePrince Philip in hospital, misses jubilee concert for Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON -- Elton John sang "I'm Still Standing," Stevie Wonder crooned "Isn't She Lovely," and Paul McCartney sent "All My Loving" as musical royalty celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign with...
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