Paid election letter: Lichtenegger an inspiration
I want to personally thank the volunteers from Southeast Missouri for coming to our aid after the devastating tornado that came through my district and took 161 of our citizens and literally...
View ArticlePaid election letter: Parker's personal story against abortion
Only months after Bob and his wife, Karen, were married, they hoped to start a family. Shortly after, Karen had extensive X-rays for a back injury, later realizing that she was pregnant while having...
View ArticleCharlotte Morgan
ST. LOUIS -- Charlotte J. Morgan, 64, of St. Louis died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Feb. 8, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Hugo Boettcher and survived by...
View ArticleLeo McClard
Leo D. McClard, 85, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 1, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Arlis and Mabel Propst McClard....
View ArticleLeonard Ehlers
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leonard A. Ehlers, 81, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Saturday at...
View ArticleMan fatally bitten by copperhead in Carter County, Mo.
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- For only the second time in approximately 100 years, there has been a confirmed death in Missouri due to a copperhead snakebite. Terry Brown of Ellsinore, Mo., was camped in the...
View ArticleCentral valedictorian Lizzie Nussbaum paved her way through school on her own...
Lizzie Nussbaum didn't let anyone tell her something she wanted to do was too much work. That it was too hard. "Don't listen to anyone when they ask why you would want to do that," said Cape...
View ArticleTwo charged with stealing vehicle in Benton
BENTON, Mo. -- An area couple have been charged with stealing a motor vehicle. Stacy A. Reid, 38, of Jackson and William R. Crass, 30, of Frohna, Mo., are being held in the Scott County Jail on...
View ArticleIllinois lawmakers seeking emergency session after governor's funding veto
TAMMS, Ill. -- Southern Illinois lawmakers are fighting back after Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed $57 million in Department of Corrections funding Saturday. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, said he's requesting...
View ArticleArea gets one-day break from 100-plus temperatures
Cape Girardeau and much of the Southeast Missouri area finally broke the stranglehold of triple-digit highs on Tuesday, the first day the high temperature failed to reach the century mark since last...
View ArticleCape, Jackson celebrate Fourth of July
After a nine-year hiatus, Fourth of July mud volleyball was back in Jackson on Wednesday. So were cars, motorcycles, crowds, food and beer for the annual Independence Day celebration at Jackson City...
View ArticleGordonville fire board silent about chief's ouster
About 50 residents attended the Gordonville Volunteer Fire Protection District's monthly board meeting Tuesday evening, many of whom expressed frustration at the board's refusal to answer why the...
View ArticleCape Junior Legion baseball team sweeps Scott County
The Plaza Tire Cape Girardeau Junior American Legion baseball team pushed across 37 runs in a road sweep of Scott County Junior Legion on Tuesday. Cape scored 10 runs in the seventh inning of the...
View ArticleCapahas baseball team falter vs. host in third-place game
A familiar face played a key role in the Plaza Tire Capahas' defeat Wednesday. Southeast Missouri State's Derek Gibson, who stared 46 games and batted .338 for the Redhawks this spring, went 4 for 4...
View ArticleMan confirmed dead after Anna, Ill., train accident
ANNA, Ill. -- Authorities in Illinois have confirmed that a Mounds man died after being struck by a freight train late Sunday night in Anna. Jeffrey W. Kelley, 49, died at 2:15 a.m. Monday after...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt decides on...
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt was looking to add experience when he decided to revamp his staff in early April. Experience is what Nutt got when Jessie Evans joined the...
View ArticleDunklin County American Legion baseball team rallies to down Jackson 7-6
SENATH, Mo. -- The Legacy Equipment Dunklin County American Legion Post 303 baseball team moved back into first place in District 14 with a 7-6 walk-off district win over Jackson on Tuesday. Jackson,...
View ArticleSEMO official to lead state science academy
The chairman of Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Agriculture has been named president of the Missouri Academy of Science. Dr. Michael Aide was previously nominated by the academy's...
View ArticleAllen - Patterson
Geneva Allen and Charles Avant Patterson Jr. of Cape Girardeau announce their engagement. She is the daughter of the late Phillip and Margaret Binion of St. Louis. Patterson is the son of the late...
View ArticleReiminger - Leadbetter
Joseph and Cynthia Reiminger of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Jo Reiminger, to Justin Glenn Leadbetter. He is the son of Mary Lincoln and Frank Leadbetter of Jackson....
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