East Cape Girardeau

By the time Jerry Ford and his band were into their second song of the night, they had pairs filling the dance floor. A dozen or more drifted under the chandeliers at The Venue in Cape Girardeau while the singer sang about having this dance for the rest of her life...

A man, after allegedly being lured for sex with a woman to the Townhouse Inn in Cape Girardeau, was punched repeatedly in the face by another man and his wallet taken, according to a police report. Carlie K. McCauley, 24, of Du Quoin, Illinois, and Jeffrey T. Dancy, 32, of Sparta, Illinois, were arrested Nov. 16 after a traffic stop near the Townhouse Inn and were charged with second-degree robbery and felonious restraint...

A Dutchtown man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a Sept. 13 shooting in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, according to Illinois State Police. Merced Martinez, 29, was arrested on a warrant by Cape Girardeau police in Missouri at 10:15 p.m. Sept. 18 near Main and Merriwether streets during a traffic stop, a spokesman for the Cape Girardeau Police Department said...

After firing its only officer, East Cape Girardeau is searching for a new one. On Tuesday, the East Cape Girardeau village board voted 5-1 to fire police chief William Gibson, Mayor Joe Aden confirmed Wednesday. East Cape Girardeau will be only be patrolled by the Alexander County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Police until a replacement can be found...

Darold Mills of Patton, Mo., proudly introduces his team to visitors attending an antique plowing event held near East Cape Girardeau, Ill., in October. Mills said that once a team learns to work together, they can plow up to two acres per hour.

Matt King of Farmington, Mo., gives his four-horse team their turn behind rein and harness. Horse and mule-drawn plows were seen turning over the fertile, black soil, showcasing their prize equine teams at an antique plowing event held in East Cape Girardeau, Ill...

Earl Amelunke of Gordonville plows with his "matched pair" mules at an antique plowing event held near East Cape Girardeau, Ill. He has been working his team for over four years.

George Starkey of Fredericktown, Mo., guides his new recruits for their second time in front of the plow at an antique plowing event held in East Cape Girardeau, Ill.