People on the move 2/6/12
Dr. Scott A. Anderson has joined Saint Francis Medical Center as a new medical partner and oncologist at Cape Medical Oncology. Anderson spent 19 years in internal medicine academia before completing...
View ArticleSoutheast Hospital named one of region's best hospitals
Southeast Hospital was among 247 hospitals included in U.S. News & World Report's nation's Best Regional Hospitals list for 2011-2012. Southeast was one of nine nonmetropolitan hospitals in...
View ArticleBob Gribler
Herman F. "Bob" Gribler, former Cape Girardeau County Sheriff, 69, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1942, in McGee, Mo., son of William and Dolly...
View ArticleBetty Bierbaum
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Betty Bierbaum, 79, of Olmsted died at 12:52 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Betty was born April 8, 1931, in Wolf Lake, Ill., to Claude and...
View ArticleOut of the past 2/6/12
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Commission is considering seeking voter approval of a quarter-cent capital improvement sales tax to help finance the operation of the county landfill. After several...
View ArticleMartha Kaufman
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Martha Jordan Kaufman, 91, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of East Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born April 24, 1920,...
View ArticleMinnesota student suspended over Michael Jackson dance
WINONA, Minn. -- A Catholic school in Minnesota has suspended a 9-year-old boy for performing a crotch-grabbing Michael Jackson dance move during a fundraiser Thursday night. Mindy Boberg told the...
View ArticleIran vows to hit any country staging attack
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over its nuclear program...
View ArticleRedhawks get good reviews after loss to Racers
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team fell short of its upset bid at Murray State Thursday night, but the Redhawks' strong showing on national television netted plenty of positive...
View ArticleMissouri lawmaker proposes drug tests for lawmakers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation that would require members of the General Assembly to be subjected to random drug testing during the session. The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleSchnurbusch, Lewis lead Southeast Missouri State track and field team
Juniors Jill Schnurbusch and Jerika Lewis highlighted strong performances by Southeast Missouri State track and field athletes over the weekend. Schnurbusch, a Notre Dame Regional High School...
View ArticlePaid Election Letter: A time for ‘plain speaking'
I've just read your article about Dr. Dobbins' testimony on additional funding cuts to Southeast Missouri State University. He, of course, was professional and polite. The time, however, has come for...
View ArticleGOP caucuses will determine presidential delegates
Dee Cookson was excited about the presidential primary in 2008. Four years later, not so much. Cookson, the chairwoman of the Scott County Republican Committee, says the GOP's move to a caucus system...
View ArticleMcCaskill to discuss Postal Service proposal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sen. Claire McCaskill plans to announce proposals today to keep rural post offices open and maintain six-day mail delivery for at least the next four years. McCaskill wants the...
View ArticleJudge upholds congressional redistricting map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state trial judge upheld Missouri's congressional redistricting map Friday, rejecting arguments that the districts failed to meet state constitutional requirements. Two...
View ArticleGiants reign once again as Super Bowl champions
The Giants put the finishing touch on their comeback season with the winning touchdown in the final minute
View ArticleEli-te: Manning wins second Super Bowl MVP
INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now. Spot-on from beginning to end Sunday night, Eli Manning won his second...
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