Kenneth Mercer
Kenneth Bryce Mercer, 98, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was formerly of Morton, Ill. He was born June 30, 1913, in Peoria, Ill., to Joseph and Bertha...
View ArticleMildred Fox
Mildred H. Fox, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at...
View ArticleAdam McCoy
Paul Adam McCoy, 34, of Balch Springs, Texas, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, June 25, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident in Mesquite, Texas. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of...
View ArticleTyler Staral
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Tyler J. Staral, 19, of O'Fallon, Ill., formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, from injuries sustained in an accident in Belleville, Ill. Visitation will be from 11...
View ArticleLexi White
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Lexi White, 10, of Chaffee died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of...
View ArticleAlbert Craig
ANNA, Ill. -- Albert R. "Abe" Craig, 88, of Anna died Monday, June 25, 2012, at Union County Hospital in Anna. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in...
View ArticleEastman Foster
KELSO, Mo. -- Eastman Gage Foster, 69, of Kelso died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. A service...
View ArticleFloyd Lingle
Floyd Edward Lingle age 87 of St. Ives, Australia, formerly of Ware, Ill., and Dongola, Ill., died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Australia. Military honors will be given at 10 a.m. Friday at Jones...
View ArticleOut of the past 6/27/12
Longtime Cape Girardeau lawyer Rush Limbaugh Sr. says the resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell will be a loss to the nation; Limbaugh has known the justice for more than 30 years;...
View ArticleIllinois man charged with patronizing prostitution in Cape; woman also cited
Police cited a Thebes, Ill., man for patronizing prostitution in south Cape Girardeau early Sunday evening, said Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Darrin Hickey. About 5:40 p.m., officers on...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 6/27/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
View ArticleIn federal court: Arkansas man pleads guilty to drug charges
The U.S. attorney's office released the following information Tuesday for defendants who appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Pleaded guilty Age: 39 Residence: Blytheville,...
View ArticleIn federal court: Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty to drug charges
The U.S. attorney's office released the following information Tuesday for defendants who appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. PLEADED GUILTY Residence: Poplar Bluff, Mo....
View ArticleWork on train tracks starts large wildfire in Stoddard County
DEXTER, Mo. -- A large brush fire was sparked Tuesday along train tracks running north and south near Highway 25 when a maintenance vehicle reportedly was working on the tracks. The fire started...
View ArticleChaffee man charged with burglary, drug possession
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A Chaffee man has been arrested on burglary and drug charges. According to a news release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Kurt A. Knuckles, 46, has been charged with...
View ArticleEast Prairie pastor faces additional sodomy charge
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- An East Prairie, Mo., church pastor arrested on child pornography and sodomy charges now faces an additional charge of sodomy. Kenneth Neal Allen, 36, waived his preliminary...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 6/27/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 6/27/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
View ArticleBurn restrictions issued in Scott, Union counties
Two local counties instituted burn bans Tuesday in response to drought and forecast high temperatures and low humidity. In Union County, Ill., commissioners issued a ban on all open burning due to...
View ArticleA night for teens at the Cape library
Collin Smith, 13, builds a castle Tuesday night during Night Ninjas, Hemp Jewelry & Extreme Legos at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The program aimed at teenagers offered several...
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