Inmate at Bollinger County Jail kills self with razor, sheriff says
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A 55-year-old Marble Hill man being held in the Bollinger County Jail on seven charges, including assault on a law enforcement officer, reportedly killed himself in his cell early...
View ArticlePavers sold for walkway to help care for Capaha Park Rose Garden
Visitors taking in the beautiful blooms at the Capaha Park Rose Garden will soon have a new path beneath their feet. Members of the Rose Garden's board of directors have been selling engraved granite...
View ArticleNo cause yet detemined for Friday Cape County house fire
A Friday house fire in Cape Girardeau County caused extensive damage, with the total loss valued at $1 million, State Fire Marshal Greg Carrell said Wednesday. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
View ArticleMunicipal bands kick off regular season tonight, Thursday
The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band kicks off its 2012 concert season tonight at Capaha Park, while Jackson's Municipal Band performs its first regular concert of the season on Thursday. The Cape...
View ArticleLate-night candlelight vigil honors Poplar Bluff teens killed in train accident
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The mood was somber Tuesday night along the railroad tracks at the Wilcox Road crossing north of Poplar Bluff as about 125 people lit candles and remembered two teenagers killed...
View ArticleBollinger County jail suicide victim recently hospitalized for cutting self
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The 55-year-old Marble Hill man who killed himself in the Bollinger County Jail early Tuesday morning had recently returned from a hospital after a failed suicide attempt, his...
View ArticleBootheel woman charged with hiding shooting suspect
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A woman now faces charges in connection with a shooting which left one person injured. Fonda Baxter, 31, of Steele, Mo., is charged with hindering prosecution and endangering...
View ArticleCongressional candidate Parker visits Cape Girardeau
Bob Parker knows he's not going to outraise her. So he plans to outwork her. The Texas County farmer was in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, again attacking U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's conservative...
View ArticleStorm cleanup underway in Diehlstadt
DIEHLSTADT, Mo. -- A big effort was underway Wednesday to clean up damage Monday night's fatal storm left in the small southeastern Scott County town of Diehlstadt. By the end of Tuesday, a pile of...
View ArticleCivil War history
One of Cape Girardeau's interesting features is its history. Several homes and businesses in the downtown area have been maintained to preserve their historical integrity. The floodwall murals are an...
View ArticleSpeak Out 6/14/12
In the obituaries there was another young woman lost to breast cancer. It seems more young women are getting cancer now. Please, when things don't seem correct, contact a doctor. If you don't have...
View ArticlePrayer 6/14/12
O Lord Jesus, give us a discerning heart that seeks your will for our lives. Amen.
View ArticleNo crisis for Canada
For all of the grumbling about the global financial crisis, with anemic growth in the U.S. and Europe and concerns about inflation and investment bubbles in China, there is one nation that has seemed...
View ArticleOut of the past 6/14/12
The 110th anniversary of the congregation of St. John's United Church of Christ, three miles west of Fruitland, is observed; charter members of the church are honored with a special song by their...
View ArticlePaid election letter: Martin announces ‘We Remember' plan
Ed Martin, candidate for Missouri attorney general, released a veterans initiative last week, which he appropriately titled the "We Remember" plan. Mr. Martin's plan would add protection of veterans...
View ArticlePaid election letter: Emerson votes like a Democrat
So many people have told me that they are not all that pleased with Jo Ann Emerson's voting record, but they don't want to run the risk of having a Democrat represent our district. Did they notice...
View ArticleCape County Commission to discuss speed limit public hearings Thursday
Cape Girardeau County commissioners plan to discuss setting public hearing dates for a proposed ordinance that would create new speed limits on some county roads at their regular meeting Thursday. At...
View ArticleGibson Center closes Bollinger County facility
A drying up of funds has forced the Cape Girardeau-based Gibson Center to close its Bollinger County facility in Marble Hill at the end of June. Angie Silvey, who had overseen the site, has been...
View ArticleBrandom, Wallingford to appear at candidate forum
Voters in the newly formed 27th Senate District will get a chance to see the two Republican candidates for the seat together for the first time with two upcoming forums. State Reps. Wayne Wallingford...
View ArticleSikeston School District gets new superintendent
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston School Board has selected a new superintendent from within the district. Tom Williams was appointed to the position during an executive session of the school board...
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