Keeping cool watching the Capahas in Cape
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From bottom left, Randy and Ja'net Sadler, Brittany DeRossett, Aaron DeRossett and Colton Pobst, far right, make way as Matthew Martin jumps back into the...
View ArticleNo one injured in garbage truck fire Sunday in Cape
No one was injured when a garbage truck caught on fire in south Cape Girardeau late Sunday morning. Firefighters responded about 11:45 a.m. to a call of a vehicle fire in the lot at 900 S....
View ArticleTemperature in Cape stays below 100 on Sunday
The temperature was hot in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, just not as hot as it had been for several days. National Weather Service meteorological technician Dave Purdy said the temperature reached 96 at...
View ArticleSuspects in Butler County burglaries arrested
Butler County authorities are seeking the rightful owners of property they recovered after the recent arrest of five local residents in connection with a string of burglaries. The seven burglaries,...
View ArticleRuling on cause of man's death while in police custody awaiting tests
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- It will be weeks before authorities know what caused the death Thursday of a Poplar Bluff man who was in police custody. An autopsy was performed Friday afternoon on Charles A....
View ArticleDrury Southwest is hoping land preparation will draw in businesses
In an effort to encourage development along South Siemers Drive, Drury Southwest is making infrastructure upgrades to its property there. Work is underway on a 22-acre tract between Siemers Drive and...
View ArticleJackson police report 7/9/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 7/9/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 7/9/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
View ArticlePaid election letter: Parker is pro-life, no exceptions
Pro-Life Republican Bob Parker deserves the confidence of all Right to Life voters. He has always been pro-life from conception to natural death with no exceptions. He would never vote for federal...
View ArticlePaid election letter: It's time for a change
Missouri's 8th District needs a new congressional representative. We need someone with strongly held convictions that the Constitution does matter, is worth keeping, and is even worth fighting for....
View ArticleRoger Shell
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Roger A. Shell, 57, of Marble Hill died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete.
View ArticleAlfred King
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Alfred F. King, 70, of Perryville died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at his home. Alfred donated his body to medical research. All services will be private.
View ArticleAlice Henry
FARMINGTON, Mo. — Alice Hitt Henry, 84, of Farmington died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Presbyterian Manor in Farmington. Arrangements are pending with Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
View ArticleMaxine Fluegge
Maxine Fluegge, 83, formerly of Jackson, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at West County Care Center in Ballwin, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete at the McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in...
View ArticleJune Johns
June Jane Johns, 89, of Jackson died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements...
View ArticleVirginia Bailey
Virginia Bailey, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Chateau Girardeau. Arrangements are pending with Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
View ArticleFamily Dollar opening store in Jackson location
A Family Dollar store is coming to Jackson at the site of the former El Torero restaurant, according to Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place Ltd., who handled the recent real estate...
View ArticleCape apartments damaged in fire to be rebuilt, owner says
Lynwood Hills Apartments owner Mike Smith said the apartments damaged in a June 21 fire should be rebuilt within three months. The apartment complex was declared dangerous and condemned June 21 by...
View ArticleTalking Shop with David Grimes, deputy director of the Southeast Missouri...
David Grimes, deputy director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission in Perryville, Mo., does a little bit of everything in his job, from transportation...
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