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By Erin Hevern ~ Southeast Missourian
Before a gallery of Missouri Bar members and the family of Scott Reynolds, a Cape Girardeau attorney charged in allegedly assaulting his fiancée, visiting Circuit Court Judge Robert Wilkins ruled Wednesday to modify...
By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian
The Discovery Playhouse has found a leader, at least for the time being. Janet Livingston, a consultant with Hendrickson Business Advisors, was named interim executive director of the children's museum that will open by the...
By Erin Hevern ~ Southeast Missourian
Striving to raise awareness and money for a state program meant to empower young parents, the director of the local Missouri Mentoring Partnership has put on some pounds. Charles DiStefano made his first appearance as a...
By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau's candidates for mayor agree a downtown casino would bring jobs that would be hard to turn down, but split over whether they favor allowing voters to decide if smoking should be banned in public places....
By Erin Hevern ~ Southeast Missourian
A one-time employee of a local not-for-profit arts organization has been charged with stealing from her former employer.
Daddy's Girls
On March 6, area fathers and daughters flocked to the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau for the second annual Father/Daughter Dance.
Parent mentoring program seeks donations after being left out of governor's budget recommendations
(03/17/10)
Striving to raise awareness and money for a state program meant to empower young parents, the director of the local Missouri Mentoring Partnership has put on some pounds. Charles DiStefano made his first appearance as a "pregnant" man at the Little Lambs Children's Sale at the West Park Mall on Tuesday, after $257 was pledged for the Missouri Mentoring Partnership Young Parent Program. ...
Jackson school donates more than $10,500 to playground project
(03/14/10)
A Jackson school recently donated a check of a little more than $10,500 to an all-accessible playground in Cape Girardeau County. Since October students at St. Paul Lutheran School have saved coins in a special coin box. The students also collected pledges for a March 8 walkathon at the Osage Community Centre...
Cape police searching for person who took money from Sonic restaurant
(03/17/10)
Cape Girardeau police officers are still looking for a suspect who broke into the Sonic fast-food restaurant, at 1764 N. Kingshighway Monday and stole several hundred dollars in cash. An employee arrived at work to find a window on the south side of the establishment broken and cash missing, said Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Selzer...
Discovery Playhouse names interim director
(03/17/10)
The Discovery Playhouse has found a leader, at least for the time being. Janet Livingston, a consultant with Hendrickson Business Advisors, was named interim executive director of the children's museum that will open by the end of March at 502 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Livingston, a mother of two young children, volunteered tirelessly to help develop a marketing plan for the new museum, said Kevin Priester, president of the Discovery Playhouse board of directors...
Mo. higher ed commissioner endorses agency merger
(03/12/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's higher education commissioner is endorsing Gov. Jay Nixon's proposal to merge the state's two education agencies. Nixon wants to combine the Department of Higher Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
Mo. House rejects school funding formula changes
(03/17/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has rejected an effort by rural lawmakers to change which school districts would bear the brunt of cuts in state aid. Missouri distributes money to districts according to a formula. About 150 school districts are carved out of the formula because it would cause them to lose state aid...
Authors advocate introducing technology like cell phones, texting into curriculum
(03/15/10)
A 22-year-old Jackson woman co-authored a book about increasing the use of technology in the classroom. Weeks after it was published, she met her writing partner in person. "We used all the tools we talk about," said Majhon Phillips, who is completing her master's degree online with the University of Illinois...
South Reynolds School gets $1 million grant for biomass heating system
(03/16/10)
ELLINGTON -- Southern Reynolds School District has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant to install a new, more energy and cost efficient heating system for its buildings. The system could provide more than $300,000 in energy savings for Ellington schools over the next decade...
Cape schools will face tough decisions if bond issue fails, say candidates at forum
(03/17/10)
As the Cape Girardeau School District enters uncertain territory with state funding prospects and the condition of its facilities, school board candidates have similar ideas about how to proceed. Four candidates, incumbent Paul Nenninger, Hamner Hill, Don Call and Philip "Phil" Moore, debated district issues during a candidate forum Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. ...
Children's museum in Cape to open in next few weeks
(03/14/10)
Step inside the door at 502 Broadway and imagine. Replace the whirring of sanders and pounding hammers with the oohs and aahs of children and the hum of a Van de Graaff generator. To the left, the cab of a 1952 firetruck is ready. Next door, a mock bank with play-money ATM and tellers is in the final stages of preparation. ...
Sikeston police, drug task force arrest several in drug sweep
(03/17/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Several people are in custody following two sting operations by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the SEMO Drug Task Force. The undercover operations to arrest people purchasing methamphetamine precursors such as pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in manufacturing meth, began in February, according to a news release from Sikeston DPS...
Cancer society uses giant colon replica to raise awareness
(03/17/10)
The local American Cancer Society is hoping that a tour of an inflatable colon exhibit will bring awareness about the importance of a screening for colorectal cancer. The 20-foot-long replica of a human colon will be open for tours Friday at the Saint Francis Medical Center Health and Wellness Center from 6 a.m. ...
Cape candidates agree on casino, are split over smoking ban
(03/17/10)
Cape Girardeau's candidates for mayor agree a downtown casino would bring jobs that would be hard to turn down, but split over whether they favor allowing voters to decide if smoking should be banned in public places. Retired businessman Harry Rediger and former councilman Matt Hopkins spent more than 40 minutes answering questions before an audience of 50 who attended the League of Women Voters forum at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. ...
Sikeston starts tree inventory
(03/17/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- To help the Sikeston Park Division with budgeting and future planting, a tree inventory is under way in all 14 of the city's parks, the Standard Democrat newspaper reported. "We lost over 200 trees in the park system as a result of the ice storm," said Sikeston Park Director Jiggs Moore. "The inventory will not only tell us the number and varieties of trees we have, it will also give us an assessment of the condition of trees."...
Mo. police to check teen seat belt use
(03/17/10)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- Police in St. Louis County and throughout Missouri plan to crack down on teen drivers who don't wear seat belts. "Operation Safe Teen" is aimed at getting the attention of seat belt law violators and reducing highway fatalities...
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