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Joe Sullivan
War memories
It has been half a century plus a decade since I went to Shady Nook School in the Ozarks over yonder for the first grade. I have so many good memories about Shady Nook and my first year of school, which started, as I recall, shortly after the Fourth...
Pigskin Pick'em
Pick the winners of high school and NFL football games each week for a chance to win weekly and overall grand prizes.
(Photo)
Images of a 2-year-old Elizabeth Ann Gill and the story behind her disappearance in 1965 may soon be seen by viewers of two of the most watched news programs in the country. Camera crews from "The Today Show," airing on NBC...
If the effort to bring a casino to Cape Girardeau succeeds, then the one that will bring it will be St. Louis-based Isle of Capri, the only gaming company that applied for a gaming license by Wednesday's deadline.
This season's line up for the University Speaker Series at Southeast Missouri State University features high-profile politicians, a Hall of Fame baseball player, television personalities and other nationally known names. In...
Calling it a test run, Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger has decided to restrict public comments at city council meetings to only items that appear on the agenda, saying it will improve the process as well as discourage...
Gordonville firefighters spent just more than three hours fighting a fire Tuesday that started in a log cabin being renovated on County Road 332. Jackson, Millersville and Whitewater fire crews also responded to the fire...
Notre Dame vs. Farmington volleyball

Notre Dame defeated Farmington 2-0 on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Notre Dame High School.

Jackson vs. Cape Central tennis

Jackson faced Cape Central in tennis on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, in Jackson.

Jackson vs. Cape Central softball

Jackson played Cape Central in softball on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 in Jackson.

High School Swim Meet

Notre Dame, Cape Central, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran high schools participated in the Jackson Monster Meet at the SEMO Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.

St. Vincent vs. Jackson volleyball

Jackson defeated St. Vincent 2-1 during a match in Perryville on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.

Jackson vs. Farmington softball

Farmington defeats Jackson 5-3 in softball Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at Jackson.

Saxony Lutheran vs. Sikeston soccer

Sikeston defeats Saxony Lutheran 1-0 in boys soccer Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at Saxony Lutheran.

3rd Annual John D. Hale Barn Party

Over 1,200 people attended the 3rd Annual John D. Hale Barn Party Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at the 5-H Ranch in Cape Girardeau. The six bands that performed at this year's barn party were Duke Leisure Band, Chris Brotherton & the Western Plainsmen,...

2010 American Cancer Society Gala

The 2010 American Cancer Society Gala was held at The Venue in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.

Tae Kwon Do Tournament

A Tae Kwon Do tournament was held at Peak Performance in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, August 28, 2010, to benefit the SEMO Autism Center.

LOCAL VIDEO: Firefighters journey through Cape Girardeau from LA to NYC
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Congressman Blunt's Friends Ads Are Pulled (09/02/10)
Missouri media outlets have pulled two misleading attack ads against Robin Carnahan being aired by Congressman Blunt's corporate special interest allies. This weekend, a Missouri network including 77 radio stations pulled a false attack ad being run by Americans for Job Security -- a group with a long history of campaign related citations and violations. [Anchorage Daily News, 8/17/08; FEC.gov]...
Butterfly (09/02/10)
Taken at Natural Tunnel Park in Va. while visiting my brand-new grand-daughter born 9/18/2010.
Dragonfly (09/02/10)
Dragonfly at Wood Duck Swamp. Cape County Park.
Ospreys in the Night (09/02/10)
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport recently served as a refueling station for a couple of very unusual military aircraft. Two Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transports had notified us of their intentions to refuel at KCGI on their way from Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico to Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C. They arrived at around 5:00am, with their green rotor-tip lights forming eerie green dual halos over each aircraft as they approached in the darkness...
Meramec Spring Park/St. James MO (09/02/10)
Meramec Spring - St. James MO
Veterans Gets Helicopter Ride on her 89th Birthday (09/02/10)
Eleanora Brewton, a WWII Navy Veteran who currently resides at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, has been talking all year about how she wanted to celebrate her 89th birthday. She wanted to ride in a helicopter. Staff at the Veterans Home contacted Bruce Loy at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport who put them in contact with Paul Salman, a local helicopter pilot. ...
Giant Sunflower (09/02/10)
16 foot Sunflower: My son Willem's back yard Montfoort, The Netherlands
Sundown at Capaha Park (09/02/10)
This is a beautiful place to watch the sunset!
Colorful fountain (09/02/10)
Sunset colors emit through the fountain. A very peaceful place to be!
Here is newbie Redbone, Hoss (09/01/10)
Here is Hoss, the Redbone Coonhound who has come to Silverwalk Hounds with Sadie, the Black and Tan whose photo is already posted. They are a bonded pair, ready for a home!
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Smoothie King to Celebrate Grand Opening (08/31/10)
Smoothie King of Cape Girardeau is celebrating its Grand Opening and official ribbon cutting on Sept. 1, from 7a.m. to 10p.m. Guests are invited to visit the store, located at 97 N. Kingshighway St., to enjoy a day of celebration. Festivities will include product give-a-ways and specials, free smoothie samples, as well as $2.99 twenty-ounce smoothies...
Today's News
State news
  • Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
    TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week....
  • Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 23
    QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 23 people in Pakistan on Friday, driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding....
  • Police question scientist in Miami airport scare
    MIAMI (AP) -- A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said....
  • Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes
    BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl roared past the North Carolina Outer Banks early Friday, flooding some parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out electricity before driving north at the start of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East Coast....
  • Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
    COMBAT OUTPOST SENJERAY, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province....
Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Cape Girardeau, Missouri:

Today
Becoming Sunny
High: 79
Tonight
Clear
Low: 52
Tomorrow
Sunny
High: 77
Low: 47
Sunday
Sunny
High: 82
Low: 53
Labor
Sunny
High: 88
Tuesday
Chance T-storms
High: 91
Low: 66
Wednesday
Chance T-storms
High: 90
Low: 66
Thursday
Chance T-storms
High: 90

Warnings
No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, area

Advisories for Missouri · All advisories nationwide
Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.109/01 02:271 mi W of Guy, AR
1.009/01 02:260 mi NW of Guy, AR
3.108/31 19:467 mi ESE of Arcadia, OK
2.708/31 13:000 mi S of La Grange Park, IL
1.708/31 08:385 mi N of Enola, AR
1.508/30 22:497 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
2.708/30 11:315 mi ENE of Mountain City, TN
1.808/30 02:115 mi NW of Mount Vernon, AR
1.608/30 01:335 mi NW of Mount Vernon, AR
1.908/29 15:305 mi NW of Mount Vernon, AR
1.308/29 05:404 mi SSE of Ridgely, TN
0.608/28 13:301 mi WNW of Guy, AR

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