Speak Out 2/16/12
AS a reader commented, I too noted that no stations other than EWTN televised the largest human rights events, including the West Coast Rally for Life, since Martin Luther King Day. They would rather...
View Articlewhat's neXt 2/16/12
"Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D," rated PG-13 @Cape West 14 Cine "The Secret World of Arriety," rated G @Cape West 14 Cine Sunday NEXT WEEK "Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D," 3DS "Heavy Fire:...
View ArticleRoute OO in Cape County to close for pipe replacement
Route OO between County Road 369 and County Road 375 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. Weather permitting,...
View ArticleDepartment of Revenue offers tax filing tips
The Missouri Department of Revenue has several tips for improving the processing, speed and accuracy of submitted tax returns. The first suggestion is to file electronically. Electronic forms are...
View ArticleHearing to be held March 1 on Bollinger County road improvements
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing March 1 to discuss improvements to Highway 34 in Bollinger County. The meeting will be held between 4 and 7 p.m. at the Woodland...
View ArticlePoplar Bluff man gets 13 years on meth charges
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Tuesday for possessing methamphetamine with intentions of distributing it in Stoddard County. Hershel B. Deaton, aka...
View ArticleRussell Hill
McCLURE, Ill. -- Russell Dale Hill, 68, of McClure died of natural causes Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at his home. He was born May 21, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Russell Miles and Marjorie Ellen...
View ArticleAudrey McIntire
Audrey Lorene McIntire, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at the home of a daughter in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Dec. 28, 1922, near Leora, Mo., in Stoddard County, daughter...
View ArticleRoberta Brown
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Roberta Brown, 84, of Mounds died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to service time Friday at First United Methodist Church...
View ArticleImogene Ridings
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Imogene Ridings, 81, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Woodland Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. The funeral...
View ArticleBenjamin Bufkin Jr.
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Benjamin Bufkin Jr., 58, of Mound City died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at his home. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at First Missionary Baptist Church....
View ArticleBirths 2/16/12
Son to Nicholas Andrew and Kelsey Lee James of Advance, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:46 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Name, Peyton Andrew William. Weight, 5 pounds, 11 ounces. Mrs. James is...
View ArticleDonald Kelpe
Donald F. Kelpe, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleMary Derr
COAL CITY, Ill. -- Mary Claire Maguire Derr, 65, of Coal City passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. She was born July 5, 1946, in Kankakee, Ill., daughter of Ellsworth "Pat" and Margaret...
View ArticleHerman Arnzen
Herman Arnzen, 74, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleOut of the past 2/16/12
Sunday dinner was a little late for 900 to 1,000 customers of Union Electric living in the northwest residential area of Cape Girardeau when the power went out; many of the homes in the area also...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 2/16/12
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
View ArticleMan accused of making threat at Cape bank charged with peace disturbance
The man who allegedly threatened to rob a Cape Girardeau bank last week has been charged with disturbing the peace. Daniel T. Koontz, 55, was arrested Friday after he entered the US Bank at 325 N....
View ArticleMissouri State Highway Patrol investigating hit-and-run on Highway 34
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating an incident in which a man fled from the scene of a two-car crash that injured the driver of the other vehicle Tuesday night near Burfordville....
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