Close
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Community
  • Obituaries
  • Records
  • Opinion
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Your Stories
  • History
  • Photos & Video
  • Blogs
  • Today's Headlines
  • Weather
  • Sponsored Content
  • Homes
  • semo.jobs
  • SemoSearch
  • Classifieds
  • Coronavirus news
  • Contact Us
  • Gift Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • E-Edition / Online Reader
  • Email Newsletter Signup
  • Birthday Club
  • Text Alerts
  • rustmedia
  • Media Partners
  • Site Index
Close
Close
Submit:
  • Story or photos
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Paid Election Letter
  • Speak Out comment
  • Event
  • Wedding
  • Engagement
  • Anniversary
  • Birth
  • Delisting request
  • Classified ad
*Menu
Search
Submit
  • Login
  • Register
  • Subscribe
*Menu
Search
Submit
Newsletters
E-Edition
  • Login
  • Register
  • Subscribe
Southeast Missourian
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Events
  • Community
  • Records
  • Obituaries
  • Opinion
  • Classifieds
  • SemoSearch
  • semo.jobs
*
Local pickleball scene welcomes players of all skill levels
By Mia Pohlman ~ Mind + Body
While living in Georgia for more than 30 years, Julie Straus, her husband and five children played tennis in tournaments and for fun together. When Straus moved to Cape Girardeau in 2016, she couldn't find the tennis community she was hoping for. In 2017, while reading the newspaper one day, she came across a story about pickleball, a game that...
  • *
    Cape County jail administrator details challenges facing facility
    "Right now, many counties in Missouri are short-staffed; it's a problem all across the country, actually," explained Richard Rushin, jail administrator for Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office....
  • *
    Inflation could cause issues with fireworks displays this year
    As with many things these days, the effects of inflation have the potential to be felt in Fourth of July celebrations, too, as some items may cost twice as much as last year. But Chris Sander, CEO of...
  • *
    New downtown Cape food, drink and entertainment destination branded Scout Hall
    A new development in Cape Girardeau will soon open its doors to fans of great food, drink and entertainment in the growing downtown district. Scout Hall will feature three restaurants, retail space,...
  • *
    Illinois governor's race also battle among billionaires
    WAUCONDA, Ill. — The race to be Illinois's next governor is also a battle among billionaires, including two whose names won't appear on Tuesday's primary ballot. Republican candidates Darren Bailey,...
  • *
    Frozen daiquiri shop coming to Cape's Town Plaza
    Good Time Daiquiris is planning to open in Cape Girardeau's Town Plaza, 2136 William St., this fall. "We're hoping for a fall opening, maybe in September," said Keri Keller, who will co-own and...
News
  • Coronavirus
  • Local
  • State
  • Nation
  • Weather
  • Business
  • Newsletters
  • E-Edition
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Sponsored: Reppert’s Office Supply adds fifth store to growing company
  • Jason Smith lauds Roe rejection; Andy Leighton decries it 1
  • John's Pharmacy opening in Perry County
  • State gas tax to rise again this week
  • Heart Association awards Saint Francis
  • Denson joins Saint Francis Healthcare System
  • Cape Chamber to hold three ribbon-cuttings
  • Cape looking at licenses for Italian, short-term rental, fitness businesses
*
Current conditions
View weather info
Fair
65°F
Weather page
Forecast for Cape Girardeau
  • Tonight
    Partly Cloudy
    Low: 61
  • Monday
    Sunny
    High: 81
    Low: 58
  • Tuesday
    Mostly Sunny
    High: 85
    Low: 59
  • Wednesday
    Sunny
    High: 90
    Low: 64
  • Thursday
    Sunny
    High: 94
    Low: 72
Last week's most read
  • Charge filed in connection with woman's disappearance in Cape Girardeau County
  • Southern Missouri school district to go to four-day week beginning in the fall
  • New Cape Girardeau County restaurant opens
  • 'A prince among men': Friends and colleagues remember Jerry Beaver
  • US sending advanced rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine
  • Cape City Council approves airport carrier change
  • Banjo-playing Bell City man to buy venerable Bollinger County funeral home
Latest State & Nation News
  • Live updates / Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
  • Missouri bans most abortions after US Supreme Court ruling
  • Parson signs law exempting World Cup tickets from sales tax
  • Will he go or not? Hong Kong awaits word on Xi Jinping visit
  • Russia 'pouring fire' on Ukrainian city as offensive mounts
  • Live updates / Germany: gas search not against climate goals
  • Tale of 2 summits: 'America's back' to America's backsliding
Weird News
  • Poisonous bite leads German police to farm with 110 snakes
  • NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches
  • Cambodian catches world's largest recorded freshwater fish
  • Burmese python hunt in Florida Everglades slated for August
  • Pakistani govt chided for 'Drink less tea, save money' plea
  • Small plane makes emergency landing near downtown Anchorage
  • Court nixes lawsuit from woman injured while rescuing dog
Sports
  • High School
  • College
  • Community
  • Cardinals
  • Semoball.com
  • Facebook
  • *
    SEMO hoops adds well-connected, experienced assistant coach
    Tom Davis
    Recently-hired Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball assistant coach J.R. Reynolds proudly embraces the adage that “You are known by the company that you keep.”
  • *
    Catfish 'walk' home for W that snaps 7-game skid
  • *
    Sikeston Bulldogs host 7-on-7 tournament and contact camp
  • Charleston football focused on improvements
    SIKESTON — Charleston was one of 10 teams to compete in the second annual Sikeston 7-on-7 and Big Man Tournament on Tuesday, June 21. The Bluejays...
  • Former Catfish great hopes to bring slumping club some positivity in new role
    The Cape Catfish are in dire need of some positive mojo right now and there has been no player in the brief history of the franchise that exudes...
  • Catfish skid reaches six games following road rout
    As the Cape Catfish has become the most successful franchise in the Prospect League over the past couple of summers, putting together any extended...
  • McDonald’s Fighting Squirrels earn 500th win in program history2
    CHARLESTON, Mo. — The McDonald’s Fighting Squirrels recently added another memorable milestone. The team recorded its 500th win in program history...
  • Brownsberger to enter new (and much bigger) world at Jackson3
    Corey Brownsberger has spent his entire experience in athletics competing in a smaller sphere.
  • Catfish turnaround may start atop order with talented Christopher Hall
    The Cape Catfish find themselves in a peculiar position – last place in the Western Conference Praire Land Division.
More sports
Photo Galleries · Sports / Semoball.com
  • *
    Caruthersville FB 7-on-7 scrimmage (6/25/22)
  • *
    Sikeston football gets back on the field (6/14/22)
  • *
    Cape Catfish vs. Burlington (6/11/22)
More galleries
Business
  • B Magazine
  • Newsmakers
  • *
    New downtown Cape food, drink and entertainment destination branded Scout Hall (6/27/22)
    Southeast Missourian
    A new development in Cape Girardeau will soon open its doors to fans of great food, drink and entertainment in the growing downtown district. Scout...
  • *
    Frozen daiquiri shop coming to Cape's Town Plaza (6/27/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Good Time Daiquiris is planning to open in Cape Girardeau's Town Plaza, 2136 William St., this fall. "We're hoping for a fall opening, maybe in...
  • *
    Jason Smith lauds Roe rejection; Andy Leighton decries it (6/27/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Jason Smith, Southeast Missouri's GOP congressman since 2013, issued the following statement Friday afternoon after U.S. Supreme Court action in...
  • *
    John's Pharmacy opening in Perry County (6/27/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    John's Pharmacy is opening a new location today at 8491 Main St. in Alterburg, Missouri. It is the seventh location for the family-owned business. In...
View more
B Magazine
  • *
    June 2022
Photo Galleries / Video
  • *
    The Amateur Radio Club holds their Field Day on Saturday
  • *
    Cape Girardeau Farmer's Market gathers people from across the county
  • *
    Jackson Municipal Band practices for their next performance on Thursday
  • *
    A Juneteenth celebration came to Cape Girardeu's Ivers Square on Saturday
MORE GALLERIES
Opinion
  • Editorials
  • Letters
  • Columns
  • Speak Out
  • Forums
  • Blogs
  • Editorial: Area valedictorians deserve a moment of recognition (6/27/22)
    Each year, the Southeast Missourian profiles the valedictorians from area high schools. These are impressive students who have excelled in the...
  • Speak Out: Speak Out 6-26-22 (6/25/22)
    The film '2000 Mules' played recently in Cape and I'm sure many Trump supporters spent their hard earned money to see it, but did they even try to...
  • Column: The sad descent of Disney (6/25/22)7
    Michael Reagan
    I cry to see what's happened to Disney. When I was growing up -- and until not that long ago -- you knew you could trust Disney to make entertaining...
  • Column: Why the Left will cut Biden loose (6/25/22)4
    Victor Davis Hanson
    Republican pundits and conservative activists are debating whether they can win in 2024 with the successful Trump agenda, but without the...
  • Column: The inconvenient truth about COVID-19 relief scandals (6/25/22)
    Veronique de Rugy
    Raise your hand if you're surprised that the trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way to billions of dollars in government waste, fraud...
More editorials
Polls

Should individuals be allowed to drive golf carts, scooters and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on certain city streets?

Would you support a four-day school week?

Most commented stories from last week
  • Facebook removes Eric Greitens's Senate campaign 'RINO hunting' video 61
  • Local 'heroes' rebuffed Trump, then faced threats, according to Tuesday's Jan. 6 panel testimony 43
  • Missouri bans most abortions after US Supreme Court ruling 37
  • Gas prices and the summer driving season 20
  • Jan. 6 hearing: Trump told Justice Dept. to call 2020 presidential election 'corrupt' 17
Events & Entertainment
  • SemoEvents.com
  • Submit Event
  • Restaurants
  • Mon
    Jun
    27
  • Tue
    Jun
    28
  • Wed
    Jun
    29
  • Thu
    Jun
    30
  • Fri
    Jul
    1
  • Sat
    Jul
    2
  • Sun
    Jul
    3
  • Mon
    Jul
    4
  • Tue
    Jul
    5
  • Wed
    Jul
    6
  • Thu
    Jul
    7
  • Fri
    Jul
    8
  • Sat
    Jul
    9
  • Sun
    Jul
    10
  • Mon
    Jul
    11
Entertainment Stories
  • *
    'Elvis,' 'Top Gun' tie for box-office crown with $30.5 million each
    NEW YORK -- Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic "Elvis" shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but -- in a...
  • *
    Director James Burrows looks back on his career in new book
    NEW YORK -- James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites...
  • *
    New this week: Luke Combs, Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson
    Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press's entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this...
More entertainment stories
Ask a Foodie
  • *
    Ewald's Bar-B-Q is a delicious time machine — never change
    This week, I took a step back in time a few decades at Ewald's Bar-B-Q in Perryville, Missouri. Located in the lovely historic downtown, Ewald's is in an unassuming building that always seems to have vehicles lined up outside. The name of the restaurant is printed on a fading Pepsi sign up on a pole outside, and the Pepsi logo is not a modern one. Before stepping foot inside, I already loved it...
  • *
    Crepe Girardeau beats sleeping in on Saturday
    There are all kinds of "to do" lists this time of year. There are lists of activities to do with your children over the summer and lists of things to do to get beach ready. There are lists of things to do before heading off to college, along with lists of ways to deal with a newly-empty nest. You can find an endless number of "to do" lists on a wide variety of topics ranging from travel, hiking and fishing to home renovation, lawn care and everything in between...
Our Events
Navigating options
*
click to read more
Great American Summer Giveaway
Win a summer prize pack worth $1,000
Win a summer prize pack worth $1,000
Difference Makers
*
Sponsored by Edwards Jones and Executive Property Management, Jeremy & Raelenna Ferguson, Realtors®
Community
  • History
  • Weddings/Engagements
  • Blogs
  • Your Stories
  • TBY
  • Flourish
  • Mind+Body
Matrimony
  • *
    Anniversary: Raines-50 years
  • *
    Anniversary: Behring-50 years
View more announcements
Community News
  • *
    Local pickleball scene welcomes players of all skill levels (6/27/22)
    While living in Georgia for more than 30 years, Julie Straus, her husband and five children played tennis in tournaments and for fun together. When...
  • *
    The Taste of Victory: Local coffee lover wins in national competitions (6/25/22)
    It’s an almost universal start to the morning: a hot (or cold!) cup of coffee. Milk, cream, sugar or black — however you take your coffee, everyone...
  • Club news 6-26-22 (6/25/22)
    Kage FCE Club met June 9 at the Cape County Senior Center. Jo Byna Daume, president, called the meeting to order. Roll call of the seven members...
  • *
    Adopt Tee Tee 6-26-22 (6/25/22)
  • Learning briefs 6-26-22 (6/25/22)
    Students graduate with distinction from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. Advance, Missouri: Chase Robert Dembowski, magna cum...
Blogs
  • Sharon Sanders: The end of the Golden Dragon (6/21/22)
  • Debbie Barnhouse: SUMMER SHOW IN REHEARSALS........... (6/2/22)1
More blogs
Columnists
  • Rennie Phillips: Cost versus benefits or rewards (6/25/22)
  • Shawn Wasson: You are priceless to God (6/25/22)
  • Ellen Shuck: Asking 'What would Jesus do?' is the key to discernment (6/25/22)
More columns
Magazines
  • *
    B Magazine
    June 2022
  • *
    Mind+Body
    Summer 2022
  • *
    TBY: The Best Years
    June 2022
  • *
    Flourish
    Summer 2022
Your Stories
  • *
    Confirmation at Guardian Angel Parish
  • *
    Adoration and Anniversary Celebration at Guardian Angel Parish
  • *
    WGU Missouri Awards $1,700 in Grants to Four Teachers in Southeast Missouri
  • *
    June 2022 Yard of the Month
  • *
    Cape Girardeau Pilots' Club
  • *
    Trail of Tears Composite Squadron Competes in the National Civil Air Patrol High-Altitude Balloon Challenge
  • Parkinson Voice Project Awards 2022 SPEAK OUT!® & LOUD Crowd® Grant to Elite Therapy & Wellness
    Parkinson Voice Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the voices of individuals...
  • Five Social Security Resources That Can Protect Elders From Scams
    World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is on June 15. On this day, communities, seniors, caregivers,...
  • Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club Welcomes Two New Members
    Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club Secretary, Lion Kory Thoma (l) and Club Membership Chair, Lion...
View more stories
Submit a story
Records
  • Obituaries
  • Births
  • Police/Fire Reports
  • Out of the Past
Obituaries
  • *
    Glenn Barks
  • *
    LaDonna 'Marie' Gohn
  • *
    Martin Carlino
  • *
    William Schlosser
  • *
    Ray Wagoner
  • *
    Gleeda Bruhl
More obituaries
Births
  • Births 6/26/22
  • Births 6/23/22
  • Births 6/19/22
  • Births 6/16/22
Police/Fire Reports
  • Police report 6-26-22
  • Fire report 6-26-22
  • Cape Girardeau Police report 6/24/22
  • Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/24/22
More records
  • Out of the past: June 27
  • Out of the past: June 26
  • Meridian Junior and Senior High School fourth quarter
  • Out of the past: June 25
Classifieds
  • Posterboard
  • Submit Online Listing
  • Post Flyer
  • My Listings
  • SemoSearch
Latest Job Listings · semo.jobs
  • (6/25/22)
  • (6/24/22)
  • (6/23/22)
  • (6/18/22)
  • (6/18/22)
  • (6/18/22)
  • (6/16/22)
  • (6/15/22)
  • (6/15/22)
View more jobs
For Sale
  • *
    Wedding Dress
  • *
    26" 18 Speed Bike
  • *
    Electric Lawn Mower
  • *
    truck
  • *
    Dick's Child Baseball Glove Left Handed
  • *
    DELTA CHILDREN'S BED WITH SEALY SOYBEAN FOAM...
View more classified ads
  • Sections
    • News
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Events
    • Community
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Records
    • Blogs
  • Shopping
    • Classifieds
    • Homes
    • SemoSearch
    • Jobs
  • seMissourian.com
    • Search
    • News archives
    • Forums
    • Your Stories
    • Contact Us
    • Terms of Service
    • Commenting Guidelines
    • Media Partners
    • rustmedia
  • Services
    • Subscribe/register
    • Customer Service
    • Newsletters
    • E-Edition
    • Text Alerts
    • Mobile apps
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
  • Submit
    • Wedding
    • Engagement
    • Anniversary
    • Letter to the Editor
    • Paid Election Letter
    • Speak Out
    • Event
    • Story / Photo
    • Delisting request
    • Classified ad
  • Shortcuts
    • Speak Out
    • All headlines
    • Weather
    • Photo galleries
    • Video
    • Site Index
© 2022 Southeast Missourian · Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Site Index · Back to top