Construction uptick
Despite the national news that growth in the second quarter of this year was a dismal 1.5 percent -- down from 2 percent in the first quarter and 4 percent in the fourth quarter of last year -- there...
View ArticleStudy questions CT scans to rule out heart attacks
If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily for you. These heart scans...
View ArticleHealth Beat: Protect yourself from wildfire smoke
When wildfires burn in your area, they produce smoke that may reach your community. Smoke from wildfires is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning trees and other plant materials. Smoke...
View ArticleDennis Koenig
FARRAR, Mo. -- Dennis M. Koenig, 64, of Farrar died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at his home. He was born March 19, 1948, in Farrar, son of Edwin and Alma Luehrs Koenig. Koenig was a farmer of livestock...
View ArticlePatricia Huttegger
Patricia Ann Huttegger, 70, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Park Hills, Mo., went peacefully to her Lord Jesus on Monday, July 30, 2012, surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born June 23,...
View ArticleClarence Huffman
GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- Clarence Vivian "Alley-Oop" Huffman, 90, of Grand Tower passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 8, 1922, at Grand...
View ArticleArea digest 7/31/12
Jim Childress of Cape Girardeau made a rare double eagle Wednesday at Dalhousie Golf Club. Childress holed a 235-yard 3-wood on the 18th hole, a par 5 playing 535 yards. Bryan Johnson witnessed the...
View ArticleBieser to serve as Southeast Missouri State baseball team's interim coach for...
Steve Bieser was named Southeast Missouri State's interim baseball coach Monday in the wake of Mark Hogan's retirement. Bieser, a Southeast assistant the past two years and a former star player at...
View ArticleMark Hogan retires as Southeast Missouri State baseball program's winningest...
Mark Hogan said thoughts of calling it a career crept into his mind the past few years. He finally decided now was the right time. Hogan, Southeast Missouri State's winningest baseball coach who...
View ArticleCapahas ride Smith's gem at National Baseball Congress World Series
The Capahas defeated the Topeka (Kan.) Golden Giants 1-0 at the National Baseball Congress World Series on Monday.
View ArticleWork continues on Veterans Memorial Drive extension
Trenton Stroder packs dirt Monday along the bridge that is part of phase one of the Veterans Memorial Drive in Cape Girardeau. The extension of the drive will be accessible from LaSalle Avenue near...
View ArticleJohn Cheshire
John Cheshire, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at his home. There is no local service. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleJackson police report 7/31/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
View ArticleOut of the past 7/31/12
Almost like clockwork, the latest in a series of afternoon thunderstorms this past week rumbled through Cape Girardeau yesterday with heavy rain that inundated several streets, intense lightning and...
View ArticleBirths 7/31/12
Daughter to Brian Robert and Ashley Elizabeth Aufdenberg of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 5:15 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012. Name, Savannah Grace. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs....
View ArticleCape man arrested on meth charges after search
A 45-year-old Cape Girardeau man remained in the county jail Monday on two felony charges after a raid on his home early Thursday morning. About 5:30 a.m., the Cape Girardeau Police Department and...
View ArticlePlane crash lands in Bootheel
BRAGG CITY, Mo.- Pemiscot County law enforcement officials were called to the scene of an airplane crash Sunday morning. According to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, the crash occurred in a...
View ArticleCape Girardeau County no-burn order lifted
Weekend rain prompted Cape Girardeau County to lift a burn ban Monday that has been in place for weeks due to high temperatures and drought.
View ArticleJackson man accused of fleeing Cape police, crashing while drunk
A Jackson man was issued several summonses, including one for driving while intoxicated, early Saturday morning after Cape Girardeau police reportedly saw him speed out of Capaha Park. About 2:15...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State baseball coach Mark Hogan retires
Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Mark Hogan announced his retirement during a news conference Monday morning.
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