People on the move 01/16/12
Broadway Esquire Entertainment Group LLC has named Shad Burner as vice president and director of operations. Burner, who was the director of alumni services at Southeast Missouri State University,...
View ArticleBrandon Jackson
ANNA, Ill. -- Brandon Thomas Jackson, 35, of Anna died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 18, 1976, in Carbondale, Ill., the son of Melvin Thomas "Gus" Jackson and...
View ArticleLloyd Charles Whitledge
Lloyd Charles Whitledge, 73, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan.14, 2012 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 4, 1938, in Grand Rapids, Mich. to Glenn Alfred and Wilma Ruth...
View ArticleWarren Hoehn
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Warren W. Hoehn, 87, of Perryville died Jan. 14, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville. He was born on Feb. 9, 1924, in Perry County, Mo., son of...
View ArticleNancy Chiles
Nancy Ruth Chiles, 81, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1930, in St. Louis to William Francis and Julia A. Howard Anthony. Nancy graduated from Webster...
View ArticleArline Huber
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Arline M. Huber, 78, of Perryville died Jan. 15, 2012, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a...
View ArticleOut of the past 1/16/12
Over the past year, vandalism in Cape Girardeau has increased by almost one-third; the latest example of vandalism can be found at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, where bathroom walls have been...
View ArticleKacie Edmonds
ANNA, Ill. -- Kacie Nicole Edmonds, 29, of Anna died Jan. 15, 2012, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service Tuesday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home...
View ArticleJackson to hold public hearing on quarry annexation Tuesday
Jackson residents will have the opportunity Tuesday night to hear the pros and cons of annexing a quarry into the city to prepare them to vote on the issue Feb. 7. Owners of a tract of about 240...
View ArticleGunmen storm Iraq compound, kill 7 police
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces on Sunday battled gunmen who detonated a car bomb before blasting their way into a government compound and killing seven policemen in a one-time Sunni insurgent...
View ArticlePieces of Russian space probe crash into Pacific Ocean
MOSCOW -- A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation's pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars came down in flames Sunday, showering fragments into the Pacific Ocean west of Chile,...
View Article‘The Artist' makes a big splash at Golden Globes
The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range of films and TV shows. Wins...
View ArticleMore U.S. Catholics taking complaints to church court
NEW YORK -- Parents upset by the admission policy at a parochial school. Clergy and parishioners at odds over use of their building. A priest resisting a transfer to another parish. It was once...
View ArticleMotion filed to delay trial on music festival drug charges
The musician charged with owning and operating land used for illicit drug transactions is set to stand trial next month, but scheduling conflicts may push the federal court date back. Jimmy Tebeau,...
View ArticleU.N. chief: Syrian president must end violence
BEIRUT -- The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East on a day when...
View ArticleTax cut talks focusing on budget cuts and new fees
WASHINGTON -- Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Democrats in Congress would charge...
View ArticleFire damages Cape home Sunday morning
Fire ravaged a Cape Girardeau home early Sunday morning. Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to a report of fire around 4 a.m. at a home in the 400 block of South Pacific Street. The blaze started...
View ArticleSoutheast men continue strong start in OVC
Excitement continues to build for the resurgent Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team, which is off to its best start in more than a decade. Southeast bounced back from its first Ohio Valley...
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