Oran boys basketball team fends off Bell City
Oran junior Kody Moore let his arm hang in the air for a couple of extra seconds after a few of his fourth-quarter free throws Tuesday. "That's just to make sure it goes in, that's all that is," he...
View ArticleScott City boys basketball team beats back rival Chaffee
Scott City got off to just the kind of start it was looking for against rival Chaffee in Monday's opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament. The eighth-seeded Rams scored the...
View ArticleSecond-quarter run carries Oak Ridge boys basketball team past Woodland
Aaron Yount drained his second free throw to even the score early in the second quarter Tuesday. No. 14 seed Woodland was sticking with another better-seeded team, just like it did Monday with Scott...
View ArticleChaffee boys basketball team regroups to dump Meadow Heights
Chaffee turned the tables Tuesday. The Red Devils were blown out by their bitter rival Monday night in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament. They were the ones dishing...
View ArticleJanuary Events
January gets a bad rap sometimes. The bleak weather often influences us to wish the month away in anticipation of warmer days and greener grasses. But January in Southeast Missouri does offer a few...
View ArticleEntertainment 2011 in photos
As the new year approaches, many people take time to reflect on the year past. It's been a wild one here in Cape Girardeau with plenty of concerts -- from the metal rock of Avenged Sevenfold to the...
View ArticleInsight into music's future and past
Se Live asked music guru Eric Karlish to predict the future and reflect on the past. Karlish, who works at Pmac Music in Cape Girardeau, gave us five albums to look for in the new year and five...
View ArticleCape County Commission appoints members of two boards, still accepting...
The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday appointed members to fill all vacancies on the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority Board and the Industrial Development Authority Board,...
View ArticleBest bet: Harlem Globetrotters
After the glitter falls and the champagne glasses dry, a certain void can develop from a lack of things to celebrate. The Harlem Globetrotters will pull you out of that post-holiday slump with their...
View ArticleDelivering meals
Meals on Wheels, a long-standing program through SoutheastHEALTH, will end this year. After 37 years, the program has seen a drop in the number of seniors opting to use the service. Effective Jan. 1,...
View ArticleNDAA violates the Constitution
On Dec. 15, the U.S. Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86-13. This bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on the previous day by a vote of 283-136. There...
View ArticleSpeak Out 12/30/11
I just read Missy Kitty's wish list for Christmas and I am very proud that she issued that wish list, because I am sitting in my chair right now holding my little dog and telling her how much I love...
View ArticleGood luck
Messages on the slips of paper inside fortune cookies you get with your bill at Chinese restaurants come in three varieties:1. Some bland comment about you. "You are fair in all your dealings." "You...
View ArticleLawmakers propose legislation allowing prevailing wage exemption
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Several southwestern Missouri Republican lawmakers are proposing legislation that would allow communities to exempt themselves from some wage requirements while rebuilding after...
View Article2 dead, 61 hurt in 40-vehicle New Orleans pileup
NEW ORLEANS -- Two men died and 61 other people were injured Thursday in a pre-dawn pileup involving about 40 cars, vans and other vehicles on a busy interstate that crosses New Orleans, closing the...
View ArticleAirstrikes in Turkey kill 35 people mistaken for rebels
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish warplanes mistakenly killed 35 smugglers and other villagers in an operation targeting Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a senior official said -- one of the largest one-day civilian...
View ArticleN. Korea vows no change despite new leadership
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea said Friday that rival South Korea and other nations should not expect any change from the country's new leadership. A day after North Korea ended official...
View ArticleExperts say less alcohol, more water can help avoid hangover
CHICAGO -- Lawyer Colleen Gorman has a holiday ritual that doesn't involve buying presents or counting down to midnight: She goes online to look for new hangover remedies she hasn't tried. She...
View ArticleJob market ends year better than it started
WASHINGTON -- The long-suffering job market is ending the year better off than it began. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by 10 percent since January. The...
View ArticleAlma Randol
Alma Lucille Moore Randol, 71, of Cape Girardeau went to her reward Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 15, 1940, in Oak Ridge, to the Rev. Marshall and...
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