U.S. Marine video not likely to derail Afghanistan talks
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A 39-second video purporting to show Marines urinating on dead bodies in Afghanistan is straining U.S.-Afghan relations but is not expected to undo months of work aimed at...
View ArticleCruise ship runs aground in Italy
PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy -- The first course had just been served in the Costa Concordia's dining room when the wine glasses, forks and plates of cuttlefish and mushrooms smashed to the ground. At...
View ArticlePresident challenges GOP on goal they embrace
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is promoting his efforts to make government more efficient and to persuade companies to bring jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. He rolled out those...
View ArticleBirths 1/15/12
Son to Kiara Shantenique Jackson of Cairo, Ill., Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:41 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. Name, Keron Francis-Antonio. Weight, 2 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Ms. Jackson is...
View ArticleBilly Ray Kimbel
Billy Ray Kimbel, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 29, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of William E. and Mary...
View ArticleLloyd Charles Whitledge
Lloyd Charles Whitledge, 73, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home. The funeral will be...
View ArticleOut of the past 1/15/12
Members of Habitat for Humanity had hoped to get their first Cape Girardeau project off the ground this week with the moving of a house on Pacific Street; but it looks like the project will be...
View ArticleRobert Jones Jr.
ANNA, Ill. -- Robert "Bob" Jones Jr., 59, of Anna died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill.
View ArticleMargaret Ostendorf
Margaret Ostendorf, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center.
View ArticleArwin Koch
Arwin G. Koch, 79, of Gordonville passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at his home. He was born Dec. 22, 1932, in Gordonville, to Arthur and Dora Grossheider Koch. He and Betty Jean Faris were married...
View ArticleJoDonna Schwepker
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- JoDonna Ann Schwepker, 52, of Chaffee departed this life Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at her mother's home in Chaffee.
View ArticleStephanie Augspurger
Stephanie K. Henderson Augspurger, 55, of Loveland, Ohio, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.
View ArticleJackson Chamber of Commerce picks Hitt for top honor
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce honored David Hitt for his dedication to the community at the organization's annual dinner Friday. Hitt was presented with the R.A. Fulenwider Meritorious...
View ArticleFYI 1/15/12
St. Augustine School, 230 S. U.S. 61 in Kelso, Mo., will host a euchre tournament Saturday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and play will start at 7 p.m. For more information, call Brian Ziegler 450-4902. Ag...
View ArticleMissouri governor candidate wants moratorium on tax credits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence is calling for a moratorium on Missouri's tax credits. Spence said Friday that no additional tax credits should be issued until...
View ArticleMoDOT chief apologizes for road conditions
ST. LOUIS - The director of the Missouri Department of Transportation is apologizing for the mess in the St. Louis area caused by the relatively light snowfall this week. St. Louis-area highways were...
View ArticleMo. House member files payday loan legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House member is proposing legislation that would ask voters to approve tougher regulation of certain installment loans. The legislation by Democrat Mary Still, of...
View ArticleSen. Blunt has coronary stent implanted
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri has undergone surgery to have a coronary stent implanted. Blunt's office said Friday that the 62-year-old Republican senator underwent "a...
View ArticlePet of the Week 1/15/12
Pet Name: Suede Owner: Tanner Herbst FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Suede's favorite activity involves running and playing.
View ArticleSchool menus Jan. 16 to 20
MONDAY--No classes. TUESDAY--Crispito with nacho cheese sauce or ham & cheese on bun, candied carrots, cinnamon applesauce, granola trail mix cookie. WEDNESDAY--Chicken noodle soup & toasted...
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