Snowstorm halts travel, moves east
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A powerful storm dumped heavy snow across sections of the Southwest and Great Plains on Monday, stranding motorists in New Mexico in whiteout conditions and wreaking havoc on...
View ArticleFour colors make up base of Cape school dress code's first draft
Orange or black. Or gray, or white. Those colors make up the basis of a uniform policy that may take effect at the beginning of the next school year for students in the Cape Girardeau School...
View ArticleBrandom opts to run for 25th Senate District
When Rep. Ellen Brandom launched her candidacy for the Missouri Senate six months ago, she did so in Cape Girardeau. Now, if the Sikeston, Mo., Republican wins next November, she won't even represent...
View ArticleTop 11 stories of 2011
No. 1: Flooding hits farmers hardest In Mississippi County, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the levee holding back the Mississippi River at Birds Point to relieve...
View ArticleTax liens
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Scott R. Clark, recorder of deeds, during November are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated...
View ArticleMitch Robinson, Magnet executive director, talks about the region's economic...
As executive director of Cape Girardeau Area Magnet, Mitch Robinson has played a part in the region's economic development over the past 18 years. Here, he reflects on 2011 and what the future holds...
View ArticleLegislative look: What is, and isn't changing, for businesses in 2012
Missouri businesses will pay less in taxes in 2012 due to reforms passed by the Missouri Legislature this year. However, measures advocated for by business groups to address employee discrimination...
View ArticleHello & goodbye: The business comings and goings of 2011
HELLO Chick-fil-A After months of speculation and anticipation, Cape Girardeau's newest fast-food chain opened Sept. 8, and the hunger for Chick-fil-A's famous waffle fries and chicken has never...
View ArticleBusiness licenses
Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during November include the following:AA American Arms & Ammunition, 2105 Woodhaven Road Block Electric Co., out of town Colour Couture Salon, 1213 N....
View ArticleBankruptcies
Bankruptcies filed through November for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeast...
View ArticleHealth briefs
ADJOVU, GIBSON JOIN SAINT FRANCIS Saint Francis Medical Center hired two family medicine physicians as medical partners at Cape Primary Care. Dr. Victoria Adjovu and Dr. Erica Gibson joined the...
View ArticleA look at 2011 sales tax revenue totals in Cape Girardeau County
For the second consecutive year, sales tax revenue and retail sales are up slightly in Cape Girardeau County -- but there's still a ways to go toward economic recovery. "The numbers look pretty good...
View ArticleBriefs
ANDERSON AND GREEN IS AGENT OF THE MONTH SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Anderson and Green Insurance Agency of Sikeston received the Agent of the Month Award from the Stroud National Agency. Anderson and Green...
View ArticleNames in the news
MODERN WOODMEN HONORS VOLKERDING Ken Volkerding of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was representative of the month for October in the Missouri East...
View ArticleTravelers sit in Kansas as snowstorm socks Plains
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal accidents and closed highways in five states crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday...
View ArticlePanel: Corps not to blame for Missouri River flood
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- An expert panel says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was not to blame for record Missouri River flooding this year, but that changes could help avoid a disastrous repeat. A...
View ArticleMan extricated from truck on Perryville Road
A man had to be extricated from his truck Tuesday after he lost control of it and rolled into a ditch beside Perryville Road. Firefighters say that around 11 a.m., the man was rounding a curve going...
View ArticleClay Waller's father dies at nursing home before prosecutors could record...
Officials involved in the Jacque Waller disappearance investigation no longer will have access to testimony that claims Clay Waller confessed to killing his wife. James Clay Waller Sr., the only...
View ArticleCommander drops appeal of Cape airport eviction
Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. has dropped its legal challenge to the October eviction from a city-owned hangar at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. "The eviction is final," city manager Scott...
View ArticleMissouri health department gets low marks for inspections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A failure to perform legislatively mandated inspections helped earn the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services the second-lowest rating possible from the state...
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