Large crane lifts air handling unit onto casino roof
A Grove GMK7550 crane lifts an air handling unit onto the roof of the Isle of Capri Casino Wednesday, June 13. The unit is one of eight that the 550-ton all-terrain crane will lift onto the buildings...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State's Trenton Moses earns All-American honor
The Advance High School graduate was named a second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
View ArticleCoaches release their all-state baseball teams, final rankings
Perryville's Jake Dobbelare and Oran's Blake Carlyle, Kody Moore and Seth Ressel were named to the first team.
View ArticleCape Girardeau Senior Legion shuts out Sikeston
Tyler Smith pitched a two-hit shutout in his team's 7-0 victory over Sikeston in a District 14 game.
View ArticleSummer baseball roundup: Jackson Senior Legion bests Jackson Senior Babe Ruth
The Jackson Senior American Legion baseball team swept Jackson Senior Babe Ruth in a doubleheader Wednesday night.
View ArticleCapahas pull away from Perryville in 9-5 win
The Capahas improved to 10-2 with their first road triumph of the season. They had dropped their previous two road games, including Tuesday at Fairview Heights, Ill.
View ArticleReunion being planned for Cape's 'laboratory school'
Many from Cape Girardeau remember the time they spent at a high school formerly on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, but they may not agree on its name. Some may recall its as...
View ArticlePerry to rally for Missouri AG candidate in Cape
Missouri Republican Ed Martin expects to get some help from Texas Gov. Rick Perry in his bid for state attorney general. Martin's campaign said Wednesday that Perry plans to attend a campaign rally...
View ArticleSpeaker Series
Many nationally recognized individuals have spoken at Southeast Missouri State University over the years. This trend will continue with the 2012-2013 University Speaker Series. Featured this year...
View ArticleSpeak Out 6/27/12
I would like to know why Michelle Obama and Barack Obama are totally against this voter ID but yet when they have a book signing, an ID is one of the requirements to get in there to have your book...
View ArticleMilitary strength: We should learn from the birds
It will come as no surprise to many of you, but I have officially gone to the birds. Some who don't share my political views are surely not surprised. With a couple of bird feeders, I have a newfound...
View ArticleNews Corp. considers split in two; stock jumps
LOS ANGELES -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is preparing to spin off its book and newspaper business into a separate company, an acknowledgment that the printed page will never again be central to the...
View ArticleRoute MM in Stoddard, Dunklin counties reduced for pavement repairs
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route MM from Route U to Route J in Stoddard and Dunklin counties will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews...
View ArticleTraffic fatalities up in area, across Missouri
Traffic fatalities are up nearly 20 percent statewide from last year, the first increase after six years of decline, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Fatalities are up 19 percent for Troop E,...
View ArticleJosephine Messmer
KELSO, Mo. -- Josephine Mary Messmer, 94, of Kelso died Monday, June 25, 2012, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 1, 1918, in Chaffee, Mo., to Joseph Andrew and...
View ArticleHugh LeDure
Hugh Andrew LeDure, 90, of Jackson died Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1921, in Commerce, Mo., to August and Anna Martin LeDure. Hugh...
View ArticleHilda Wills
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hilda O'Linda Elsie Weinrich Wills, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Perry County,...
View ArticleNylahmae O'Donnell
Nylahmae O'Donnell, 89, of Mexico, Mo., died Sunday, June 24, 2012. She was born Oct. 30, 1921, in Clark, S.D., daughter of Ralph Bernard and Mary Nielsen Fisher. O'Donnell enlisted in the WACs in...
View ArticleJames Mirgeaux
James John Mirgeaux, 87, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. He was born Feb. 24, 1925, in Fornfelt, to Joseph and Alice Rozmerski Mirgeaux. He...
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