Cape Girardeau City Council members will appoint a Ward 5 representative to the council at their meeting today at 5 pm. The seat became open when Rhett Pierce resigned after being charged with felony firearm and drug offenses. He has since been federally indicted in the case.Several people submitted application packets to fill the seat: … Read more
Jennie Johnson has been named Director of Finance & HR for Southeast Missouri Food Bank. “I’m excited to carry forward the valuable work that the previous directors of finance have always done,” Johnson said. Johnson has been with the food bank for more than six years.Southeast Missouri Food Bank serves 80,000 individuals each month through … Read more
Quite a scene as multiple departments responded after a car crashed into a home in Jackson, Missouri Sunday night. According to Jackson Fire Rescue, their department assisted the Fruitland Area Fire Protection District with an incident involving a vehicle that wrecked into a home.off U.S. Highway 61. According to Shirlene Hecht, the car came all … Read more
To make it easier for deer hunters to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has deployed deer head drop-off sites in six counties within southeast Missouri. The goal is to provide hunters an additional way of submitting their harvested deer for voluntary CWD testing. Sites include the USDA office … Read more
Alongwith the well known energy assistance program called LIHEAP Ameren Missouri also offers energy assistance programs for seniors and others including: Keeping Current a payment assistance program for eligible customers that provides a monthly credit up to $90, along with help to reduce past-due balances. And there’s Weatherization Assistance a program that provides energy-saving home … Read more
Out of Bloomfield, MO Patrick Varner is beginning a 20 year sentence in the MO Department of Corrections for rape charges and child porn. Prosecuting Attorney Sawyer Smith represented the State of Missouri in the negotiated plea deal. Smith said Varner will be required to register as a Tier III sex offender for the rest … Read more
Some bragging rights the Cape Girardeau Public Library has received the 2024 Library of the Year Award from the Missouri Library Association during the association’s annual conference in Kansas City.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol wants to make you aware of a telephone scam. Lately, some incidents have been reported across the state. In each case, a suspect has contacted an individual associated with someone who was involved in a motor vehicle crash, identified themselves as the investigating trooper and attempted to get money from … Read more
Missouri’s fire service will hold two memorial services this weekend at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City to honor the state’s fallen firefighters. On Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m., a candlelight vigil will be held for all Missouri firefighters who have died while serving their communities. Then, on Saturday at 10:30 … Read more
Luca Sosa and Caitlin Hill of Cape Girardeau are named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. This prestigious academic recognition program honors high-achieving high school students each year. Luca and Caitlin were selected based on their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.