Cape Girardeau

For the Gamma Nu Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta, the month of April is all about giving back to the community. The 114 member organization participated in many different events this month to give back to their Philanthropy, Autism Speaks and support the Southeast Community through the University's annual Greek Week Events. ...

Imo’s Pizza at Rhodes presented $332.80 to PHS Project Graduation. The money was generated during a day-long fundraiser held Friday, April 13. Tracy Lowry and Taylor Old of Imo’s Pizza at Rhodes presented the donation to Hannah Layton, a senior at Perryville High School...

Cape Girardeau--Burrito-Ville donates $1,500 to local hero Robert Harris Burrito-Ville held a #GiveBacktoCape fundraiser on April 18 from 5-9 p.m., donating 10 percent of all sales, with customers helping to raise $286.06. The event included Robert Harris, the Cape Parks and Recreation staff, and friends from the community who came out to support...

Three girls from Cape Girardeau Girl Scout troop 70027 earned their Silver Award by building 10 raised dog cots, 2 agility jumps, and a set of weaving poles out of pvc pipes last summer. Katy Boehme, Kaylin Zoellner, and Tracy Antill presented their creations last Sunday to Safe Harbor Animal sanctuary and were also given their awards. The girls put in more than 35 hours of work to build and fundraise for their project. The Silver Award is the highest award a Cadette level Girl Scout can earn...

This spring, I placed a shepherd's hook just outside our kitchen window and hung a bird feeder on it. Most every morning we enjoy having breakfast and coffee while watching all the different types of birds that come to have their own morning meal. We've seen sparrows, blackbyrds, tufted titmouse, doves, and Cardinals, just to name a few. ...

Lt Col Anthony J. Anderson, commander of Air Force ROTC at Southeast Missouri State University presents Vance Pawielski with the ROTC University Emploee of the Quarter Award

BALLWIN, MO – The Missouri Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce that earlier this year it received an anonymous gift of over $825,000 intended to be used for the purpose of promoting library services related to computers and internet access to library patrons. This gift has been placed in an interest-bearing account while MLA establishes an endowment that will serve the organization for years to come...

The Southeast regional 4-H Livestock Judging contest was held on April 4. There were 20 4-H youth competing representing three counties – Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, and Perry. It was held in conjunction with the District FFA contest at Flickerwood Arena, Jackson...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Leadership skills were in focus for Cape Girardeau County youth who attended 4-H Teen Conference in Columbia March 24-25. They joined over 270 of their peers, ages 11-13 from 62 Missouri counties, for workshops and activities on the Mizzou Campus and beyond. ...

Minglewood Brewery becomes Missouri’s first brewpub to offer beer delivery. As of April 13, 2018, Minglewood Brewery holds the distinct title of Missouri’s first brewpub to offer beer delivery through online ordering. This service revolutionizes the relationship between Minglewood and our valued customers. ...

Minglewood Brewery becomes Missouri’s first brewpub to offer beer delivery. As of April 13, 2018, Minglewood Brewery holds the distinct title of Missouri’s first brewpub to offer beer delivery through online ordering. This service revolutionizes the relationship between Minglewood and our valued customers. ...

1st Class Travel is pleased to announce the addition of Joleta Ludwig to the 1st Class Travel Team. For more than 18 years, Joleta has served the communities of Southeast Missouri in a variety of professional customer service roles. Over the years, she has built and developed a loyal clientele base by establishing trustworthy relationships with clients and providing exceptional customer service...

The physical ability of each horse determines it’s position to the hitch. The Clydesdale Wheelhorse is large and strong enough to start and stop the wagon.

Each year, all CJHS teachers nominate a student for this dinner. They are chosen for a multitude of reasons: academic growth, service attitude, behavior improvement, positive outlook, etc. We invite those students and their parents for a dinner and recognition. We had over 200 people attend this year's event...

Members of the Tilsit 4-H Club made and delivered 28 weighted blankets and 33 lap pads to a local school district and to the Easter Seals office at Southeast Missouri State University to help autistic children in our area. Sixteen youth members and eleven adult volunteers logged over 150 work hours to complete this annual project. This project was supported by the Missouri 4-H Foundation with funds from Crader Distributing Co and Stihldealers.com...

When meeting someone for the first time, most people acknowledge the significance of the all-important first impression. This same principal applies to real estate. For home sellers, first impressions of their homes can have a lasting impact on potential buyers’ attitudes towards their property...

As spring warms up so too will the housing market. There are a variety of factors that could potentially impact the seasonal trends in the housing market and understanding them is key to making the best decision whether you are contemplating making a change...

In 1950 Budweiser added the Dalmatian to ride on the wagon. Each hitch has it’s own Dalmatian. At the recent visit to Cape there were two dogs on top of the wagon. One was Puppy Merri who is learning to be a Clydesdale mascot.