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DAR Good Citizens recognized at banquet
The John Guild Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a banquet on November 18 to honor the 2009 DAR Good Citizens. The DAR Good Citizen award is given annually to a senior at each accredited high school who demonstrates the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree. ...

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Joe Sullivan
Spring fever
When I was growing up, water was a big deal. We needed water to drink, cook, bathe, wash clothes and irrigate the garden. We needed water for livestock too. The creek that came down the valley on the other side of the garden was dry most of the...
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KENNETT, Mo. (AP) -- Testimony in the trial of a black school teacher charged with assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace at a Southeast Missouri store concluded Friday with the defendant...
With a sign language translator just over her shoulder, Susan Hekmat went over the basics of a job interview. "If they say your appointment is at 4, it's not at 4:01 or 4:30. It's at 4," said Hekmat, a special education...
Just a few weeks remain until one part of uptown Jackson completes a makeover just in time for the holiday shopping season. Since Sept. 8, crews have worked on streetscape improvements on a section of High Street between...
A man wearing a hooded sweat shirt and a bandanna masking his face robbed a Cape Girardeau bank Thursday morning.
KENNETT, Mo. -- The jury was selected and the prosecution and defense gave opening arguments in the trial against Heather Ellis Wednesday. Ellis is charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace in...
Bank robbery surveillance stills

These still images taken from surveillance video show the suspect in the Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 robbery of Capaha Bank at Broadway and Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Images provided by the Cape Girardeau Police Department.

Sikeston robbery vehicle

These images were submitted by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. They show a car believed to be the getaway vehicle in a reported armed robbery at the Sikeston Check Into Cash on Wednesday.

Southeast Missouri vs. Arkansas State

Arkansas State defeats Southeast Missouri State 73-49 Nov. 18 at the Show Me Center.

Redhawks defeat Southern Miss

Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team defeats Southern Mississippi 73-63 Nov. 16 at the Show Me Center.

recognizing achievement

We want your photos of achievement in local schools, in the classroom and on the field.

If you're an educator who wants to show off classroom accomplishments, a coach who wants to spotlight your student athletes, or an administrator who wants to recognize faculty and staff for a job well done, click on the link below to go to our schools page, where you can submit your photos and browse those submitted by others.

Your photos: News
HOG Chapter/Elks Toy Run (11/16/09)
On Sunday November 15th, over 80 motorcycles joined the Cape HOG Chapter to deliver hundreds of toys to the Cape Elks. Cape police escorted the bikers through downtown Cape. Thanks for the patience and courtesy of Cape and Jackson drivers as they waited a few moments for the procession to pass...
Cutting the Cake (11/10/09)
Leonard Spicer starts to cut the cake (Bull Dog) under the watchful eye of Richard Bollwerk. The cake was shared will the Men and Women at the Cape Girardeau Veteran's Home on 10-Nov-2009 the 234th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
Toast to the Marine Corps (11/10/09)
Leonard Spicer and Jimmie Winder toast the Men and Women Veterans at the Cape Girardeau Veteran's on 10-Nov-2009 the 234 Birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
Miss Sniff
Laura Holmburg ~ 11/19/09
My cat Miss Sniff. She is part Maine Coon, has the thickest fur I have ever felt, and is a very spoiled cat. She loves to play with her little fishy toy and likes to eat potato chips.
First deer kill
Beth Seesing ~ 11/18/09
Blake Trickey, 12 years old of Jackson killed his first deer on November 14th. He was accompanied by Jon Craiglow at the 100 acre farm in Neely's Landing.
2009 New Year's Eve Celebration
The ROCK International Ministries ~ 11/18/09
This is the poster promoting the 2009 New Year's Eve Celebration at The ROCK International Ministries in Jackson, MO. This grand occassion will begin at 8pm! Come out and celebrate with us! Expect anointed praise dancing, praise & Worship, and God's holy word! We are located at 129 S. High Street, Jackson, MO. You can visit us online at www.trim63755.com or connect with us on facebook at www.facebook.com/pastortdwhite...
The Dusty Ladybug
Sam DeReign ~ 11/18/09
I snapped this little guy (or lady?) climbing the chain on my fan. It was later released into its natural habitat, unharmed.
Your Photos: schools
DAR Good Citizens recognized at banquet (11/20/09)
The John Guild Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a banquet on November 18 to honor the 2009 DAR Good Citizens. The DAR Good Citizen award is given annually to a senior at each accredited high school who demonstrates the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree. ...
Nell Holcomb 8th grade TATU (11/19/09)
In honor of the Great American Smoke Out the 8th grade Teens Against Tobacco Use students at Nell Holcomb did presentations to Kindergarten through eight grade students about the harmful effect of tobacco use. The TATU student are from left to right:...
JJHS Cheerleaders Treat Local Hospitals
Ashley Holloway ~ 11/20/09
On October 31st, while most teenagers were preparing for their own tricks for Halloween, the Jackson Junior High Cheerleaders stuffed treat bags and delivered them to the pediatric wards of Southeast and St. Francis hospitals. "When I was in second grade, I was stuck in the hospital over Halloween, and a couple brought their child in to deliver a treat bag to me," Captain Lacie Robinson said. ...
Stewart signs to play volleyball at East Central Community College
Steve Robertson & Lance Tollison ~ 11/20/09
As her parents and coaches watched, Cape Central High School senior Charis Stewart signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at East Central Community College in Union, MO next year. Charis, seated, is flanked by her parents, Ruth and Kevin Stewart. ...
CASA is Thankful for their Volunteers
Lori Schutte ~ 11/20/09
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southeast Missouri, Inc.) held an appreciation dinner at Southeast Missouri Hospital in honor of their volunteers and their dedication to the abused and neglected children of Southeast Missouri. The event included dinner provided by Southeast Missouri Hospital and an awards program. ...
Today's News
State news
  • Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision....
  • Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
    ROME (AP) -- A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus....
  • Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana....
  • Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
    ROME (AP) -- Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday....
  • Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road....
Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Cape Girardeau, Missouri:

Today
Partly Sunny
High: 63
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
Low: 40
Tomorrow
Partly Sunny
High: 61
Low: 41
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 61
Low: 41
Monday
Partly Sunny
High: 59
Low: 43
Tuesday
Chance Rain Showers
High: 53
Low: 36
Wednesday
Partly Sunny
High: 53
Low: 36
Thanksgiving
Partly Sunny
High: 52

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

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.411/19 23:568 mi E of Mount Vernon, AR
1.811/19 07:496 mi NW of Tiptonville, TN
0.911/19 02:143 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
1.311/18 00:393 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
3.011/17 12:5324 mi W of Carlsbad, NM
1.211/17 02:013 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
3.111/16 22:006 mi NNE of Velma, OK
1.311/16 19:345 mi W of Vonore, TN
1.811/16 11:186 mi SSW of New Madrid, MO
2.511/16 05:1210 mi ENE of Midwest City, OK
1.411/16 03:596 mi ENE of Fort Payne, AL
1.311/15 22:287 mi WNW of Newbern, TN

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