Spence stops in Cape in last-minute push before GOP primary
With about a week until the primary, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence was in Cape Girardeau Monday afternoon amid a whirlwind of campaign stops intended to shore up his position as GOP...
View ArticleTwo Cape County factories ask for break on taxes, are denied
Cape Girardeau County's Board of Equalization denied giving a second look to the amount of taxes paid by two manufacturing companies during the county commission meeting Monday. Buzzi Unicem USA, a...
View ArticleEight attend prayer meeting for Gordonville
In light of recent tensions facing Gordonville, Jeff Lorberg decided to take matters into his own hands. He organized a prayer meeting at Gordonville Elementary School on Monday night to show support...
View ArticleJudge rules Waller will stand trial
Clay Waller will stand trial for the murder of his estranged wife. Cape Girardeau County Judge Gary Kamp bound Waller over to circuit court on Monday, following his preliminary hearing on...
View ArticleRepublicans trade barbs in Missouri lieutenant governor debate
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder accused his top Republican rival of obscuring his background, while state Sen. Brad Lager criticized the two-term officeholder for missing tie votes and...
View ArticleCape Girardeau man sentenced to 50 years for shooting
A Cape Girardeau man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for his role in a 2011 Cape Girardeau County shooting. Judge William Syler sentenced Jimmy Ray Bell, 29, to two 25-year prison...
View ArticleGOP, small businesses rally against Obama's 'didn't build that' comment
John Lorberg has worked his 900-acre farm in Gordonville for 50 years, just as his father and grandfather did for 50 years before him. And when the 75-year-old retires at the end of the year, he...
View ArticleHigh temps to near 100 today
Temperatures in and around Cape Girardeau are expected to near 100 degrees this afternoon. This morning the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., forecast a high temperature of 99 degrees today,...
View ArticleDemand high for free dress code clothing at Cape Junior High
A line of parents and students hoping to take home free clothing items that will comply with the Cape Girardeau School District's new dress code was winding out from the gym through the lobby and...
View ArticleFour arrested on drug charges in Perry County
The Perry County Sheriff's Office arrested four people in recent days on suspicion of distribution of controlled substances, after a lengthy investigation. At 2:06 p.m. March 8, officers watched as...
View ArticleMary Thomas
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Catherine Thomas, 88, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at her home. She was born Jan. 22, 1924, in Oran, Mo., to Adam Henry and Bertha Theresa Vogel Kiefer. She...
View ArticleMelvin Brewer Jr.
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Melvin J. Brewer Jr., 70, of Perryville died Monday, July 30, 2012, at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to...
View ArticlePauline Uhrhan
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Pauline Catherine Uhrhan, 91, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 12, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, to...
View ArticleBonnie Grim
Bonnie Wanda Davis Grim, 84, of Norman, Okla., passed away Monday, July 9, 2012, at Noble Health Center in Noble, Okla. She was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Granola, Kan., one of three children to Laurence...
View ArticleLula Maestas
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Lula F. Mansfield Maestas, 80, of Bell City, formerly of East Prairie, Mo., passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012, at her home. She was born March 19, 1932, in the Barnes Ridge...
View ArticleLloyd Niswonger
Lloyd T. Niswonger, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 20, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, to Ernest Truman and Clara Christine Haupt Niswonger....
View ArticleLarry Holmes
Larry Thomas Holmes, 63, of Scott City died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at his home after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was born Jan. 21, 1949, at Louisville, Miss., the son of James...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 8/1/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 8/1/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
View ArticleP&G expansion
Last week the Cape Girardeau County Commissioners approved a resolution of intent to issue industrial development bonds for an expansion at the local Procter & Gamble plant, a project expected to...
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