No end to Puppy Chow snack mix possibilities
My niece Christa and our daughter, Lexie, love the snack mix Puppy Chow more than anyone I know. As you may know, this is for human consumption and is wildly addictive once you start eating it....
View ArticleYour Generosity 8/5/12
The Bank of Missouri and employees donated $17,122.16 to United Way of Southeast Missouri during the 2011-2012 annual campaign. Pictured from left: Dawn Ozark, Lori Vavak, Pat Kaempfer, Lisa Rodman,...
View ArticleWhite-eyed vireo's songs are erratic
Pictured here is a white-eyed vireo I have captured with an assassin bug in its beak. This is a common small songbird of the southeastern quarter of North America. The white-eyed vireo is only about...
View ArticleAdopt Fiona
Fiona is a declawed calico cat that is five years old. She is a very sweet girl who enjoys attention and likes her gorgous fur petted. Her previous owners said they no longer had time to give her...
View ArticleAdopt Stacy
Stacy is 1 1/2 years old. She is already spayed. Stacy is available for adoption at the Humane Society, 334-5837.
View ArticlePet of the Week 8/5/12
PET NAME: Remington OWNER: Kathy Ford ABOUT REMINGTON: Eli is hugging his buddy Remington. We adopted Remington from the Humane Society three years ago. He brings so much joy to our family. ...
View ArticleChurches help hungry with mobile food bank
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Southeast Missouri continues to suffer from drought. Combined with the uncertainty in the economy, more people are depending on local food pantries. The Southeast Missouri Mobile...
View ArticleConstruction begins for chapel at St. Mary Cemetery
The St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau will soon have a new addition. The board has initiated the construction of a chapel in the cemetery. "It is something that we need mainly to have services in...
View ArticleParsing the words of John Lennon
The host site of the Olympics receives extraordinary attention from the rest of the world for a two-week period. The United Kingdom is home to the Beatles, arguably the most important pop group in...
View ArticleSupporting those with ALS
I am writing to encourage Missouri and Illinois residents to play an important role in advancing research for a cure for ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease....
View ArticleSpeak Out 8/5/12
I have a news flash, unions are not bad. Without them businesses would trod all over people. I don't think people know how hard that things were fought for. My grandpa worked in the coal mines, and...
View ArticlePoplar Bluff police: Meth lab found in truck
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A suspected shake-and-bake methamphetamine lab was found in a truck on the Walmart Supercenter parking lot while officers responded to an alarm at an adjacent business last week....
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 8/4/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
View ArticleChildren try being musical at Instrument Petting Zoo in Cape
Kody Neighbors helps Charlotte Gandt, 4, try one of the instruments during the Instrument Petting Zoo Saturday, August 4, at Shivelbines Music's stand at the Cape Riverfront Market. Children were...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 8/5/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
View ArticleDoris Denton
THEBES, Ill. -- Doris Jean Full Denton, 70 of Thebes passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Doris Jean was born Feb. 24, 1942, at Hartford, Ill., daughter of the late Everett Full...
View ArticleCapahas bow out of National Baseball Congress World Series
The Plaza Tire Capahas finished 1-2 at the National Baseball Congress World Series.
View ArticleWilliam Niemann
William J. Niemann, 92, of Jackson passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at the Monticello House in Jackson. He was born July 28, 1920, at Gordonville to William and Bertha Birk Niemann. He and Tavia...
View ArticleFYI 8/5/12
Fairview General Baptist Church in Advance, Mo., will host a revival at 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with Evangelist Brother Kenny Burchard. Each night will feature a different singer: Don Hester on...
View ArticleOut of the past 8/5/12
The Scott City Police Personnel Board said yesterday Scott City Mayor Alvie Modglin violated prescribed guidelines of the police ordinance when he fired chief Tom Eaton on June 30, and ordered that...
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