Evans officially joins Nutt's Southeast Missouri State men's basketball...
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt got to know Jessie Evans well when their teams played each other in the Sun Belt Conference. Nutt said he always had the utmost respect for...
View ArticleJackson Senior Babe Ruth baseball team's hopes evaporate at state tourney
The Jackson Senior Babe Ruth baseball team saw its surprising postseason run end Tuesday with two losses at the state tournament.
View ArticleCape's old Franklin school coming to an end
Premier Demolition removes the trees surrounding Franklin Elementary School on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Demolition of the school is slated to begin today. The old school opened its doors in 1927....
View ArticleRed Cross seeing blood shortage in area during summer
The height of summer and winter can be a difficult time to get people to give what the American Red Cross needs to help what many others need to recover from injury and illness. Blood donations to...
View ArticleNew retail store opening in Marble Hill
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Amid concern about upcoming water bill increases and passing bond issues for sewer improvements, the Marble Hill Board of Aldermen received some good news Monday night. Family...
View ArticleRead to Succeed program expanding in Cape, Jackson this fall
Plan A for growing a volunteer-run reading improvement program in local elementary schools is now in action. Read to Succeed, a project of the United Way of Southeast Missouri that until this summer...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Cairo house fire
CAIRO, Ill. -- No one was injured when fire destroyed a Cairo home Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded about 3:45 p.m. to a house fire at 427 Union St., said fire chief John Meyer. Flames and...
View ArticleAttorney hired to look into Sikeston's actions regarding FEMA flood maps
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The city of Sikeston has hired a St. Louis lawyer to investigate the possible mishandling of important correspondence regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new flood...
View ArticleKinder files lawsuit accusing Carnahan of bias in ballot wording
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder signaled his intention Tuesday to file a legal challenge to ballot language crafted by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, calling her wording biased with an aim at skewing the...
View ArticleWorkers run into bee problem while demolishing Franklin Elementary
Demolition crews starting work to tear down the old Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau Wednesday encountered a group not quite ready for the school to go. Honey bee colonies living in the eaves of...
View ArticleCape man charged with unlawful use of a weapon
A Cape Girardeau man was in custody, charged with a felony and a misdemeanor, after shots were fired in a southside neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Officers responded about 12:15 a.m. to the...
View ArticleTwo businesses, church in Cape County burglarized
As usual, Revis Reisenbichler walked into the office of his Pocahontas business about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday to prepare for the day. What was not usual was finding his gun safe smashed on the floor....
View ArticleMarble Hill officials ironing out ordinance on who manages city personnel
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- An ordinance to transfer authority over city personnel to the Marble Hill board of aldermen did not get a chance to be read at the board's meeting Monday night. It will take a...
View ArticleSchool storage shows some style
Kids, especially girls, have always hung photos, mirrors or handmade decorations in their school lockers. Now, retailers are giving them the option of buying coordinated locker trimmings that would...
View ArticleProgram audit
Perhaps the biggest issue on the minds of Americans right now is jobs. And in Missouri this is no different. One effort to stimulate Missouri's job growth in recent years has been the state's Quality...
View ArticleDefund National Park Service
The following letter to the editor was sent in response to the letter "An unacceptable plan." Through the regulation of the Ozarks National Scenic Riverways, the National Park Service is claiming...
View ArticleSpeak Out 7/12/12
Many thanks go out to those utility workers who spend their days outside keeping us cool inside. I'm never complaining about my utility bill again. I would like to thank the veterans who put on the...
View ArticleOut of the past 7/12/12
Two pastors were recently installed at area Lutheran churches; the Rev. Dell Crockett became the pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church at Jackson Route 1 in June, and the Rev. Charles C. Minetree was...
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