Highway patrol doing radio coverage survey
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A radio coverage survey is underway in the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop E, the Standard Democrat reported. According to Capt. George E. Ridens, commanding officer of...
View ArticleJackson trash collection delayed due to holiday
Jackson's Sanitation Department will not be operating Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Garbage normally collected Monday will be picked up Tuesday, in addition to Tuesday's...
View ArticleCape Girardeau trash pickup delayed due to holiday Monday
Cape Girardeau's Public Works Department will be on its holiday schedule Monday through Wednesday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Monday's trash and recycling routes will run...
View ArticleConservation Department official tells committee deer population must be managed
The message from Missouri Department of Conservation officials Tuesday night was this -- when it comes to managing a city's swelling deer population, there is no magic solution. Four such officials...
View ArticleKen Medema, a blind musician, will be performing at Centenary United...
For musician and songwriter Ken Medema, blind since birth, it all started at age 5 when he began banging around on a borrowed piano and making up songs and chords. When he was 8 years old, Medema's...
View ArticleRecognizing the River City Players
As the local entertainment section for Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri, we strive to recognize and highlight the talent in the area -- from rock bands to classical musicians to community...
View ArticleARTifacts 1/13/12
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music will present Mozart's comic masterpiece "Così fan Tutte" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 3 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Bedell Performance Hall at the...
View ArticleLions Gate nears $400M deal for ‘Twilight' maker
LOS ANGELES -- Lions Gate is close to buying Summit Entertainment, the maker of the teen hit "Twilight" series for about $400 million in cash and stock. That's according to two people Sunday who were...
View ArticleBest Bet: Jackson Art Group opening
The Jackson Art Group continues its art offerings with the second Saturday opening. Artists involved in the group will display new paintings, drawings and other creative works. The Jackson Art Group...
View ArticleH. Weldon Macke
Cape Girardeau County recently lost a dedicated public servant and active member of the community. H. Weldon Macke, the county's longtime former auditor, died last Friday. Macke, 81, served the...
View ArticleSpeak Out 1/13/12
I have been suffering from a chronic disease most of my life. I would like to thank the people responsible for curing me. I was a Democrat and I thank Obama, Pelosi and Reid first and foremost for...
View ArticleLifesaving support appreciated
I just want to thank the 911 operator, the emergency personnel and the ambulance crew who responded to our home on the afternoon of New Year's Eve day when my husband went into cardiac arrest. Due to...
View ArticlePursuing the dream of a good night's sleep
My wife and I have been on a quest for several years. We have been pursuing an ever more elusive good night's sleep. Since all the mattress salespeople say reaching our goal depends entirely on...
View ArticleSeveral crashes, school cancellations follow area's Thursday morning snow
Early morning snow melted and turned to ice on some roadways Thursday morning as temperatures plummeted behind a cold front.
View ArticleArmy to withdraw two brigades from Europe
FORT BLISS, Texas -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday the Army will withdraw two combat brigades from Europe as part of a broad reorienting of U.S. forces and instead rotate units in and...
View ArticleIndiana theft suspect threatens to hunt down and eat officers, dogs
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Police say a man in Indiana accused of stealing a car threatened to hunt down and eat his arresting officers, their families and police dogs. The Journal & Courier reported that...
View ArticleUnited Nations visit to Tehran set for Jan. 28
VIENNA -- A senior U.N. nuclear agency team will visit Tehran on Jan. 28 with Iran saying it is ready after years of refusal to discuss allegations that it was involved in secret nuclear weapons...
View ArticleUnion threatens shutdown of oil production in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria -- A major union threatened Thursday to stop the beating heart of Nigeria's economy -- crude oil production -- as part of a nationwide strike and protests gripping Africa's most...
View ArticleAbbas: No new offers from Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel has made no new proposals in meetings with Palestinians about the possibility of resuming formal peace talks, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. The...
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