Stephen Covey, ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People' author, dies at 79
SALT LAKE CITY -- Stephen R. Covey, author of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" as well as several other books that together have sold millions of copies, has died. He was 79. In a...
View ArticleSlive plans to stick around SEC for a while
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive has unfinished business, and he isn't leaving anytime soon what lately has become college football's penthouse. With two new...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State men's basketball player Nick Niemczyk garners...
Southeast Missouri State guard Nick Niemczyk was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Court for his performance in the classroom. Niemczyk, who graduated from Bell City High...
View ArticleBig Spring's water turns cloudy because of drought
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Big Spring in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways is known for the clarity of water that flows from one of America's three largest springs, but recent visitors may have noticed...
View ArticleOut of the past 7/17/12
The north wing of Trinity Lutheran School is encased in plastic and air hoses are streaming down the hallway, as two workers remove asbestos material from the rooms; David and Carol Roth of Larron...
View ArticleJackson police report 7/17/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 7/17/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 7/17/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. The Department of Public Safety released the following item. Arrests do not imply guilt...
View ArticleHenry Slinkard
Henry Winfred Slinkard, 90, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 19, 1922, son of Henry Edward and Mary Elizabeth Yount...
View ArticleJeff Lincoln
DEXTER, Mo. -- Jeff Don Lincoln, 51, of Leawood, Kan., passed away Friday, July 13, 2012, at Menorah Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. He was born May 25, 1961, in Indianapolis. He was a resident of...
View ArticleLuann Hutson
Luann Brodie Hutson, 75, of Jackson, formerly of Hamilton, Ill., passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012, at her home. She was born March 20, 1937, in Webster, Ill., daughter of Dale S. and Opal Marie...
View ArticleCheryl Howard
Cheryl Lynn "Sherry" Howard, 39, of Scott City died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at her home. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Bill Joyce will...
View ArticleJack Dennis
Jack Wayne Dennis, 78, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge...
View ArticleShannon Davis
SIKESTON, Mo. — Mural D'Shannon "Shannon" Davis, 42, of Sikeston, formerly of Scott City, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Dexter, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel...
View ArticleBubba Davis
SIKESTON, Mo. — Ernest D'Shannon "Bubba" Davis, 22, of Sikeston, formerly of Scott City, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are...
View ArticleConserve, boil order in Thebes lifted
THEBES, Ill. -- A boil and conserve water order for Thebes has been lifted, effective Monday afternoon. The order was issued as a precautionary measure last week as crews worked on a service pump...
View ArticleDemolition crew takes out windows at Cape's old Franklin Elementary
A worker with Premier Demolition uses a track hoe to remove windows from the south side of Franklin Elementary Monday morning, July 16, 2012 in Cape Girardeau. The new 50,000-square-foot Franklin...
View ArticleStreet near Isle of Capri casino named for former executive
The city and Isle of Capri celebrated the life of a former casino executive during a ceremony Monday dedicating a street at Isle's Cape Girardeau site as Paul Keller Way. Monday also marked the...
View ArticleCouncil approves deer hunting for Cape
Despite another round of impassioned pleas from opponents and less than unified support from within its own ranks, the Cape Girardeau City Council gave final approval Monday night to an ordinance...
View ArticleStudy: Sept. 11 most memorable TV moment
NEW YORK -- The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack is by far the most memorable moment shared by television viewers during the past 50 years, a study recently concluded. The only thing that came close...
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