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Daughter to Brandan and Jessica Mitchell of Bloomfield, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Name, Kadience Marie. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Mitchell is the daughter of Johanna and Calvin Edwards of Bloomfield, and Johnny and Paulla White of Campbell, Missouri. Mitchell is the son of Allen and Linda Mitchell of Dexter, Missouri, and Shelly Reeves of Sikeston, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell both work for WW Wood Products...

Daughter to Jeremy and Kelli Conner of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 12:03 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2020. Name, Alaina Marie Starr. Weight, 9 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Conner is the daughter of Loretta Godfrey of Jackson. She is employed by the Jackson School District. Conner is the son of Maxine Conner of Fairdealing, Missouri. He works at Saint Francis Medical Center...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported. n Assault was reported in the 700 block of Broadway. n Assault was reported in the 3000 block of Mimosa Drive. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported in the 2100 block of William Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was report in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue. Thefts n Larceny was reported in the 200 bllock of Franks Lane. n Larceny was reported in the 1700 block of Broadway...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 100 block of East Rodney Drive. n Assault was reported in the 1400 block of North Sprigg Street. n Assault was reported in the 800 block of William Street...

The lobby at Southeast Hospital was demolished earlier this week as construction began on a new lobby scheduled to open in August 1996; meanwhile, visitors to the hospital have to enter the building through a temporary main entrance at the canopied hospital dismissal door on Lacy Street...

BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County voters defeated three county-wide tax increase proposals yesterday; two quarter-cent sales tax increases only received 42% of the vote; one proposal would have provided additional law enforcement services while the second would have built a new county jail; a proposal for a 10-cent increase in the property tax to provide mental health services received only 34% of the vote...

Defending the Cape Girardeau School Board decision to extend superintendent Neyland Clark's contract for one year, board president Ed Thompson says it is "in the best interests of the school district"; Clark's recent troubles center around the operation of the school business office; but according to Thompson, the board has instituted new business practices and redefined the role of business manager...

Ruth Naomi Magdalene Adams Ladd, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at her home. There will be a private family visitation and graveside service, with a public memorial service at a later date. Burial will be at Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...

Robert "Bro. Bob" Poe, 76, of Burfordville died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 5, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Everett and Eula Scott Poe. He and Aline Newell were married June 28, 1963, in Millersville. During their wonderful 56 years together, they enjoyed spending time with their loving family and friends, and traveling...

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Marilyn Wilson Proffer of Dardenne Prairie passed away peacefully April 3, 2020, at Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center. In her final days, she was surrounded by her three loving children, Robert Kirk, James Kent and Marian Louise...