Margarita Philip
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. -- Margarita George Philip, 82, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y., surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cyprus,...
View ArticleCharlotte Surface
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Charlotte Ann Surface, 67, of Chaffee died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 12, 1944, in Detroit, Mich., to the late Monroe Henry and Naomi Regina...
View ArticleHattie Slinkard
BENTON, Mo. — Hattie Slinkard, 89, of Benton died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleJ.T. Smith
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — J.T. "Jack" Smith, 91, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Service will be private.
View ArticleGene Littleton
Newel "Gene" Littleton, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Ratliff Care Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleIke Minner
Ike Minner, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleOtis Monahan
THEBES, Ill. -- Otis W. Monahan, 72, of Carbondale, Ill., formerly of Thebes, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. He was born Jan. 29, 1939, in Caddo Gap, Ark.,...
View ArticleColumbia man wins 50K in police Taser lawsuit
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A 24-year-old Columbia man has received $50,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city police department and two officers over their stun gun use. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
View ArticleJon Huntsman ends race; impact in South Carolina unclear
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Days before the South Carolina primary, Jon Huntsman dropped out of the presidential race Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney for the party's nomination, becoming the latest...
View ArticleGrocery prices in Missouri rise above national average
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- It may be a rare occurrence, but grocery prices in Missouri rose to more than the national average in the final quarter of 2011. Â And the USDA says prices will continue...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 1/17/12
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
View ArticleJackson police and fire report 1/17/12
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 1/17/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
View ArticleFuel transfer begins at iced-in Alaska town
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Crews began transferring 1.3 million gallons of fuel Monday from a Russian fuel tanker to the iced-in western Alaska city of Nome. The offloading began near sundown, said Stacey...
View ArticleStudy: Babies try lip-reading when learning to talk
WASHINGTON -- Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers, too. It happens during that magical stage when a baby's babbling gradually changes from...
View ArticleCommittee members to speak at tonight's forum on Cape school dress code
The second of two public forums on a proposed uniform policy for Cape Girardeau public school students will run on a format slightly different from the first. During the forum -- set for 6 to 8 p.m....
View ArticleBirths 1/17/12
Twin son and daughter to Cmdr. Kent and Margene Tranter of Aiea, Hawaii, Kapi'olani Women's and Children's Medical Center in Honolulu, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Sawyer Everett was born at 3:48 p.m. and...
View ArticleOut of the past 1/17/12
The voluntary annexation of two adjacent tracts of land bordering the northern city limits of Cape Girardeau is being considered; the city council will hold a public hearing Monday to discuss the...
View ArticleEntertained at the Discovery Playhouse
Adam Cox and his children, Olivia and Connor, play together Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at the Discovery Playhouse where they found Kim's Secret Water Garden to be a good exercise in hand-eye coordination.
View ArticleWeird gadgets at electronics show include motorized unicycle
LAS VEGAS -- A motorized, seatless unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off...
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