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The Cape Noon Optimist Club rewarded four local students with the Steve Wright Memorial Scholarship (9/21/16)The scholarships are rewarded to students who carry on his legacy of compassion and generosity. -
United Way announces 2016-2019 funded partner agencies (9/21/16)Cape Girardeau – After five months of review, research and community evaluation, United Way of Southeast Missouri is pleased to announce its investment in more than 30 community programs throughout Southeast Missouri. In 2009, the funding cycle of United Way of Southeast Missouri was extended to a three-year... -
New Salem United Methodist UMW Club News (9/20/16)Joyce Brewer, president, called the 1 p.m. Sept. 12 meeting to order by members repeating the UMW Purpose. Twelve members answered roll calls with: "Tell about a book or article you've recently read." Minutes were read and approved. There were 11 Sick & Shut-In Calls made in the previous month...
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Loos family reunion held (9/20/16)All eight children of Bertilla and William Loos of Jackson gathered for a family reunion Sept. 16 through 18. In attendance were Bill and Mary Loos (Cape Girardeau); Jack Loos (Michigan); Sally Loos and J. E. Deevers (Cape Girardeau); George and Joan Loos (California); Dick and Margie Loos (Cape Girardeau); Carol Loos and Pete Clark (Kentucky); Jerry Loos (Illinois); and Kathleen Loos Crabdree (St. Louis). There also were 26 nieces and nephews of the Loos siblings... -
Three Saxony students named National Merit semi-finalists (9/20/16)Three students from Saxony Lutheran High School have been named National Merit Scholarship Competition Semi-Finalists. This distinction places them in the top 2 percent of high school seniors nationwide. Seniors Emily Killen, Nathan Aufdenberg and Andrew Aufdenberg are three of over 1.6 million students in more than 22,000 high schools who entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. ... -
Rodney Bridges Elected Vice President of Board (9/19/16) -
Old McKendree Day set for this Sunday (9/19/16)
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Central's Class of '56 to hold 60th class reunion September 24 (9/19/16)
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Grandparents Day (9/15/16)Grandparents Day was celebrated at Guardian Angel School, Oran, on Thursday, Sept. 15. The day began with Mass at 8 am. The grandparents and students then proceeded to the school gym where everyone enjoyed cookies, milk and coffee. The students and their grandparents made special memories together... -
Kasten Spa and Pool Raffle for St. Jude (9/15/16)Kasten is raising funds to support St. Jude's lifesaving mission of finding cures for children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and we need your help to reach our fundraising goal. In partnership with Master Spa, Trendium Pools, Carvin (Jacuzzi), Confer Plastics, Gladon, Haviland, Innovaplas, Midwest Canvas, N. ... -
Motorcycle Cannonball stops in Cape (9/14/16) -
Motorcycle Cannonball the Race of the Century (9/14/16) -
Morning run 9/11 (9/14/16)Beautiful morning, remembering a terrible day. -
Saint Francis Employees Reach $250,000 Campaign Goal (9/14/16)Thanks to its generous employees, Saint Francis Healthcare System recently raised $250,000 for patients, employees and our community through its Power of One campaign. Saint Francis merged two previous employee fundraising campaigns, Team One, which raised funds for internal causes that impacted patients and employees, and the Power of Sharing, which raised funds for external charities like United Way of Southeast Missouri. The new campaign, Power of One, raised funds for both... -
Cape County Tea Party event to be held (9/14/16)Tuesday, September 20, at 6:30 PM, the Cape County Tea Party will turn over the floor to Teresa Douglas, with Concerned Women For America. CWA is the largest public policy women's organization in the nation. This event will be held at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Topics to be discussed:...
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CHS Hall of Fame 2016 (9/14/16)Congratulations to the 2016 CHS Hall of Fame inductees! -
Kiwanis 7th Annual 5K Race-"It's All About the KIDS" on Nov 12 (9/14/16)On Saturday, Nov. 12, the Jackson Kiwanis Club will host its 7th annual 5K Run/Walk, “It’s All About the Kids.” For additional information on sponsorship opportunities or for a form to register as a runner visit www.jacksonmokiwanis.org. Proceeds from this race will go to children’s projects: Elks Christmas baskets, Jackson Police Department Annual Toy Drive, programs at Orchard Drive Elementary School and more... -
Recognition plaque presented to Old McKendree Chapel (9/13/16)Doris Dace, of Pocahontas, Missouri, and member of New McKendree United Methodist Church, recently accepted a plaque recognizing Old McKendree Chapel as one of the churches in the Missouri Annual Conference for being more than 200 years old. The plaque was presented by the newly elected Bishop of the MAC, the Rev. Bob Farr. Farr said the churches being recognized for being more than 200 years old pre-date the formation of the conference itself... -
John Fronabarger celebrates 89th birthday (9/12/16)John Fronabarger, son of longtime Southeast Missourian photographer G.D. Fronabarger (aka Frony), recently celebrated his 89th birthday. He lives in Garden Lakes, Arizona, and continues to work in Chandler, Arizona, for Pacific Scientific. -
Cape Area Community Foundation opens first grant applications (9/12/16)Date: Sept. 12, 2016 Subject: Cape Area Community Foundation invites grant applications Contact: Moe Sandfort, Senior Advisor of Philanthropy-East Region, at: msandfort@cfozarks.org; or 573-803-1248 The Cape Area Community Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit agencies for the first cycle of community grants since its establishment last year...
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Avenue of flags September 11 (9/12/16)Setting up of flags. -
Queen of the Mississippi (9/12/16) -
We remember (9/11/16) -
To everything there is a season (9/11/16)I took a picture of this old barn driving back from Pocahontas, Missouri. -
Letters From the Garden - A Trip to The Pollinator Plot (9/9/16)We spent Labor Day in the meadow. It had been years since we had been to the farm in late summer. Usually we take care of weed spraying, fencing and other business in the late spring and early fall. This year it worked out and was one of the best trips in memory... -
Dutchman's Dash raises $11,500 for Alzheimer's Association (9/8/16)The Dutchman’s Dash 5K and duathlon was created by Blaine Swinford to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association. The third annual event took place on Aug. 13. The event raised $11,500 this year and has raised more than $20,000 in the past three years. Pictured: Blaine and Morgan Swinford with their son Adam... -
Local Olive Garden donates food to fire department for Labor Day (9/8/16)This Labor Day, first responders in the area received a special catered lunch, courtesy of a local restaurant. More than 800 Olive Garden restaurants nationwide delivered and served lunch to police stations, fire stations and emergency rooms in their local communities... -
Hope Seeds Giving Partner Challenge (9/8/16)Hope Seeds Inc. is once again participating in the Community Foundation of Sarasota County GIVING CHALLENGE. Each donation will be matched TWO FOR ONE for new donors and ONE for One for returning donors. The event is an ONLINE ONLY event from 11:00 am Tuesday Sept 20th to 11:00 am Wednesday Sept 21st. ... -
WWII veterans tell their stories (9/7/16)The ninth session of the WWII veterans history was held Aug. 30 at the Veterans Home with three members. Shirley Young and Catherine Allison organized the group to tell their history during their time in WWII. Samuel Eugene “Gene” LaFont, 94, told about breaking his leg jumping out of plane at base at Fort Benning, Georgia. ... -
Cape Noon Optimists donate $1,000 to Care to Learn (9/7/16)For thousands of kids in Missouri, school isn’t just a place for learning. It’s a shelter. A kitchen. A refuge from suffering. For these kids, hygiene needs go unmet. Meals are few. And clothes rarely fit. They come to school distracted by hunger and limited by embarrassment—their education an afterthought to survival. It’s for these kids that Care to Learn was created...
