Peg McNichol
NewsNovember 18, 2009
Mo. Supreme Court to hear Cape Girardeau County Sunshine Law caseJay Purcell is getting another day in court. The Missouri Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the Cape Girardeau County's 2nd District commissioner's lawsuit against the county commission for a Sunshine Law violation. Purcell originally filed suit in May 2008, but...
NewsAugust 31, 2009
League of Women Voters offers county charter programThe Cape Girardeau County charter exploration that started nearly two years ago continues. The League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri has been making brief presentations to area groups on the issue and hopes to do more. "People seem really excited about the i...NewsAugust 5, 2009
Purcell asks appeals court to reconsider dismissal of Sunshine suitCommissioner Jay Purcell is appealing the recent defeat of his Sunshine Law suit against the Cape Girardeau County Commission. On Tuesday, Purcell's attorney, J.P. Clubb, filed two legal briefs with the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District. One asks the cour...NewsJuly 22, 2009
Appeals court rules that Purcell can't sue Cape Girardeau County commissionJay Purcell has lost his appeal in a lawsuit against the Cape Girardeau County Commission for Sunshine Law violations. That is the opinion of the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals, which issued an 11-page ruling in the case on Tuesday morning...
NewsJuly 22, 2009
Purcell loses appeal of Cape County Sunshine Law suitJay Purcell has lost his appeal in a lawsuit against the Cape Girardeau County Commission for Sunshine Law violations. The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals ruled that the county commission cannot be sued. "Because the Commission as a stand-alone entity is...
NewsJuly 21, 2009
Updated: Appeals court rules that Purcell can't sue Cape Girardeau County commissionThe Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals ruled today that Cape Girardeau County Commissioner Jay Purcell's lawsuit against the Cape Girardeau County Commission, on appeal from the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court, is not valid because Purcell can't legally...
FeaturesJune 30, 2009
Swine flu takes a backseat to other summer ills - but it's still aroundSoutheast Missouri public health officials are busy tracking summer illnesses, but they haven't forgotten about the new flu -- officially called H1N1 and nicknamed swine flu. Though summer is generally a time when flu cases abate, the close quarters of summer camps...NewsMay 30, 2009
Man in his 70s infected with Cape Girardeau County's first confirmed swine flu caseThe first confirmed case of the swine flu -- also called H1N1 -- in Cape Girardeau County was found in a man in his 70s.
According Charlotte Craig, a registered nurse and executive director of Cape Girardeau County Health Center, the man is hospitalized. She said ...NewsMay 4, 2009
Local hospitals report area aware, not scared of flu virusPeople living in Southeast Missouri appear to be taking reports of a new flu virus in stride. While hospital officials from New York to California say emergency rooms are being swamped by frightened patients, Cape Girardeau's hospitals are not seeing that...
NewsMay 4, 2009
St. Vincent de Paul ceremony honors Mary in MayPERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rain shortened the annual May Procession of St. Vincent de Paul School students, but it didn't shrink the ceremony. The Rev. Henry Grodecki said the intent of the Perryville tradition did not change once it moved to St. Vincent de Paul from The N...Advertisement
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