Daniel Glastetter
Daniel Joseph Glastetter, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 21, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to Zeno Martin and Lenora Isabell Warren Glastetter....
View ArticleWilliam Borneman Jr.
William Monroe "Bill" Borneman Jr., 65, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Delta, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. He was born Oct. 18, 1946, at Delta, to the late William M. and Novella Slinkard...
View ArticleJackson board approves student/staff communication policy
Jackson's school board approved new district policies covering communication between students and staff at its meeting Tuesday. The changes and additions to the policies came in response to state...
View ArticleMo. Supreme Court strikes down most of ethics law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down much of a wide-ranging ethics law passed by state lawmakers in 2010. The 69-page legislation included sections changing campaign...
View ArticleMo. Senate panel backs measure on birth control
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Debate over birth control is building within Missouri's Capitol. A state Senate committee endorsed legislation Tuesday allowing employers to refuse to provide insurance...
View ArticleJudge upholds new map of Mo. House districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A trial judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging newly drawn districts for the 163-seat Missouri House. A bipartisan group including two former lawmakers filed suit...
View ArticlePachyderms to host judges' panel in Cape
The Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club will host a panel of judges at its Thursday meeting at Dexter Bar-B-Que in Cape Girardeau. Judges will include Circuit Court Judge Ben Lewis, Associate Circuit...
View ArticleMan who threatened bank robbery could face charges of disturbing the peace
A prosecutor will determine whether the man who allegedly threatened to rob a Cape Girardeau bank Friday will face a peace disturbance charge. A 55-year-old man was arrested after he entered the US...
View ArticleBuffalo: America's original health food
Why did the buffalo cross the road? Because it was the chicken's day off. It's not much of a joke, I know, but from a nutritional standpoint it's no joke at all. That's because when it comes to a...
View ArticleMan gets 7 years for torching Cape office complex
The man who admitted to torching an office complex on Mount Auburn Road in November received seven years in prison Tuesday. Mark K. Carleton, 26, destroyed the office complex at 1707 N. Mount Auburn...
View ArticleUrban deer hunting hearing set for Feb. 28
With debate already at a feverish pitch, the public is about to be given the opportunity to weigh in on the issue of urban deer hunting in Cape Girardeau. A public forum has been set for 6 p.m. Feb....
View ArticleGetting By: Cape police want officials to consider new station
Water leaks into strategically placed buckets. Laundry from as many as 29 inmates is done in a common household washer and dryer. And the quarters are so cramped that about 22 of the staff of 97...
View ArticleFarm land to face higher tax rate
Now is not the time to raise tax assessments on Missouri farmers, say proponents of resolutions in the legislature to repeal an agricultural land tax increase. Under a policy set by the State Tax...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Notre Dame boys win at buzzer, run victory streak to 13
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State men's basketball team gets a second shot at Murray St.
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team presented a strong challenge to then-unbeaten Murray State two weeks ago. Southeast gets another crack at the Racers today in front of what could be...
View ArticleAdvance boys basketball team slips past Oran in overtime
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Oran offered Hunter Wilson a few opportunities for redemption Tuesday. The Advance senior made the most of his second chances. Wilson sank a crucial 3-pointer late in regulation to...
View ArticleRams introduce Snead as GM
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Les Snead used to skip class to watch the NFL draft on TV when he was in middle school in Eufaula, Ala. He compared his picks to the real ones, too. "I'd get the bubblegum cards and...
View ArticleCape Central boys basketball team dumps Charleston for second consecutive win...
The Tigers won 61-53 to end the top-ranked Bluejays' winning streak at 21 games
View ArticleScott City boys basketball team defeats Scott County Central
The Rams won the Scott-Mississippi Conference title with an 80-77 victory
View ArticleFinancial literacy
Students in area schools are learning important lessons on financial literacy, lessons many adults -- including some politicians -- would be wise to learn. Focus Bank has worked with 41 schools in...
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