Hooked on Science: Make a fire tornado
Wildfires continue to burn throughout Colorado. Sometimes fire devils or fire tornadoes will form during a wildfire. Adult supervision is recommended. Materials STEP 2: Cut the sponge into four...
View ArticleJackson police and fire 7/12/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 7/12/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
View ArticlePaid election letter: Emerson fights for our values
I endorse Jo Ann Emerson for Congress and have for a number of years. Although I don't agree with every decision she or any other politician has made, I do believe she has a demonstrated history of...
View ArticleAaron Sadler
Aaron Lee Sadler, 28, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at his home after a battle with cancer. He was born July 13, 1983, in Cape Girardeau, to Albert and Cindy Smith Sadler. He was a member...
View ArticleDennis Peetz
Dennis Peetz, 64, of West Melbourne, Fla., passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012. He was born Sept. 14, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Otto and Lawana Peetz. He was raised in Gordonville and graduated...
View ArticleJulia Moses
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Julia H. Moses, 85, of Mounds died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Marka Nursing Home in Mascoutah, Ill. She was born Nov. 25, 1926, in Olive Branch, Ill., daughter of William and Thelma...
View ArticleJoe Ann Johnson
Joe Ann Johnson, 87, of Macon, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Macon Health Care Center. A graveside service was held June 8, 2012, at Park Lawn Cemetery in Brookfield,...
View ArticleKent Honey
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Grady Kent Honey, 49, of Olive Branch passed away suddenly Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 13, 1963, in Cairo, Ill., son of Paul Dean and Judy Gentle...
View ArticleTrent Eastwood
TAMMS, Ill. -- Trent Owen Eastwood, 1 month, of Tamms died Monday, July 9, 2012, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in...
View ArticleBeverly Dunlap
Beverly J. Kelley Dunlap, 59, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at her home. She was born July 31, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, to the late William Howard and Delta Marjorie Lemmon...
View ArticleRudolph Clapp
Rudolph McCarty "Rudy" Clapp, 84, of Scott City died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 22, 1928, in Byron, Ga., son of the Rev. Edwin M. and Willie...
View ArticleThomas Beadles
Thomas Harvey Beadles, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1910, in Cairo, Ill., to Jesse Asa and Zada Wade Beadles. He and...
View ArticleBloomfield Street home damaged in fire
No one was home when fire heavily damaged a Cape Girardeau home early Wednesday evening. Shortly before 6 p.m., neighbors reported thick brown smoke coming from the eaves of a home at 1911 Bloomfield...
View ArticleSenators ask for disaster declarations
U.S. senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack asking him to grant Gov. Jay Nixon's request for a primary disaster...
View ArticleStorm causes 2,400 to lose power in Bollinger County
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- About 2,400 customers were without power Wednesday night in Bollinger County after storms moved through. According to Black River Electric Cooperative, high winds downed several...
View ArticleAnnual New Hamburg Picnic set for this weekend
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- When asked what makes the annual New Hamburg Picnic so special, event chairman Nathan Dirnberger didn't have to think long before answering. "It's just good, small-town fun," he...
View ArticleThe International Criminal Court and the rule of tyrants
In 2010, I visited the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, a war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands. Sitting less than 10 feet from me, albeit on the other side of a...
View ArticleneXt up 7/12/12
FRIDAY "Moonrise Kingdom," rated PG-13 @ Cape West 14 Cine "Ice Age: Continental Drift," rated PG @ Cape West 14 Cine SATURDAY Sunday NEXT WEEK "The Dark Knight Rises," rated PG-13 @ Cape West 14...
View ArticleBloomfield alderman steps down
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Board of Aldermen accepted the resignation of one of its members in a special meeting Monday night. Steve Larsen, who was elected in April, submitted his resignation...
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