Twin probes to study moon's gravity
LOS ANGELES -- The moon has come a long way since Galileo first peered at it through a telescope. Unmanned probes have circled around it and landed on its surface. Twelve American astronauts have...
View ArticleJob market improving, retailers get boost at end of '11
After a tumultuous 2011, the economy is ending the year on an upswing. The job market is showing signs it's improving, holiday spending gave retailers a boost, gas prices are going down and stocks...
View ArticleCellphone ban for commercial drivers starts Jan. 3
With the new year comes a new rule for Missouri's commercial drivers -- no cellphones. Starting Jan. 3, commercial motor vehicle drivers -- including those behind the wheel of a school bus -- are...
View ArticleScott City keeping 911 center as Scott County consolidates
As Scott County officials move toward consolidating 911 dispatching services with the Sikeston city government, the municipal government in Scott City plans to maintain its own separate 911 service....
View ArticlePeople on the Move 12/26/11
The Jana Jateff unit with Mary Kay Cosmetics recently honored top performers for the quarter. Gail Sanchez of Jackson was named queen of sales. Jateff and Sanchez were recognized as top producers by...
View ArticleWilliam Griffith
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- William Earl Griffith Sr., 77, of Chaffee, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Mo. William was born Nov. 18, 1934, to the late...
View ArticleSteve Wilburn
BENTON, Mo. -- Steven Phillip Wilburn, 34, of Benton died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in Scott City. He was born Aug. 13, 1977, in Fort Stewart, Ga., to Terry Jerome "T.J." and Carolyn Jean Colvin...
View ArticleBeatrice Margrabe
Beatrice P. Margrabe, 82, of Cape Girardeau went into the arms of Jesus to join her husband and family Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 7, 1929, in...
View ArticleEthel Anderson
Ethel P. Anderson, 96, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Ethel was born Aug. 9, 1915, in Crump to the late Kirby and Ida Mae Williams Crump. She married Paul...
View ArticleJohn Hensley
John Ace Hensley, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. John was born Nov. 14, 1931, in Fornfelt to Marshall and Eva Davidson Hensley. He married...
View ArticleArthur Bender
Arthur H. Bender, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at The Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape...
View ArticleLucille Swan
Lucille Swan, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau where she was lovingly cared for by the staff. She was born March 11, 1918, in Kelso, Mo., to...
View ArticleJerry Jackson
ANNA, Ill. -- Jerry Lee Jackson, 61, of Anna, formerly of Scott City, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 4, 1950, in Fornfelt, Mo., to...
View ArticleHarold Locke
Harold W. Locke Jr., 83, of Jackson died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home Cape Girardeau.
View ArticleOut of the past 12/27/11
Sales tax receipts in Cape Girardeau County were up 11.81 percent in 1986, according to county Auditor H. Weldon Macke, who is at a loss to explain the substantial increase; the county received...
View ArticleJackson fire report 12/27/11
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team wins
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
View ArticleMizzou football team, Franklin rough up Tar Heels 41-24 in Independence Bowl
SHREVEPORT, La. -- James Franklin's hard running and timely passing led Missouri to an easy win in its final game as a member of the Big 12. It also gives the Tigers plenty of hope heading into their...
View ArticleMore file in Perryville, Scott City elections
The numbers of filings for municipal elections in Southeast Missouri is growing slowly, with a challenge now for the Ward 3 alderman seat in Perryville and a filing for the Ward 4 council seat in...
View ArticleScott City home damaged in Christmas night fire
A Scott City home was extensively damaged after a fire that began in a vehicle ripped through the home's garage and attic Sunday night. Firefighters from Scott City, Chaffee and Scott County...
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