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ORAN - Scott City swept Oran 3-0 in varsity volleyball action on Tuesday in Oran.

SIKESTON - Bloomfield topped Sikeston 3-1 in varsity volleyball action on Monday at the Sikeston Field House.

The third Shipyard Music Festival continued Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Century Casino in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KENNETT - Kennett dismantled Caruthersville 61-6 in varsity football action Friday at Metz Cherry Stadium in Kennett.

Mizzou handled Southeast Missouri State 59-28 on Sept. 21, 2021 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.

The third Shipyard Music Festival set sail for Century Casino in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, and brought with it a large crowd of area residents and travelers with performances from five national and local music acts. The first night of the festival kicked off with Roanoke,...

Sikeston visited Poplar Bluff Friday, Sept. 17, for a SEMO North Conference game.

BERNIE — Relentless was a good way to describe the Dexter volleyball team’s offense Thursday night against Bernie. Six different Bearcats recorded kills, leading their team to a 25-16, 25-11, 25-14 victory over SCAA rival Bernie.

Jackson hosted the 2021 Rec Center Relays on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at the Southeast Missouri State Rec Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Jackson won the meet with 76 points.

Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau held Paint Wars Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, for the second year. The outreach event was held at the church, located at 2935 Lynwood Hills Drive in Cape Girardeau, for students grades 7 through 12.

BENTON - Kelly topped Cape Central in varsity softball action on Wednesday in Benton.

Zach Williams performed during the SEMO district fair Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.

The SEMO District Fair returned to Arena Park in Cape Girardeau Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The fair includes carnival rides and games, food, live entertainment, agricultural exhibits and more, and will continue on through Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The Demolotion Derby was held as the Grandstand...

The SEMO District Fair kicked-off Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, with a parade from Capaha Park to the fairgrounds at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Marching bands, regional not-for-profits, law enforcement and more participated in the parade.

Jackson Fire Rescue held a memorial march and service Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks 20 years ago. Members of Jackson Fire Rescue marched 3.43 miles from Kohlfeld Distributing to Fire Station 1 in Jackson, where firefighters read the names of the victims...

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri held the annual Otto F. Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, to celebrate the arts and contributions of artists in the region. The Arts Council presented two annual awards during the gala: the Otto F. Dingeldein and Friend of the Arts Awards to members of...

The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club held its annual Lincoln Day celebration and dinner Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

STE. GENEVIEVE - Kennett traveled to face Ste. Genevieve on Friday in varsity football action.

The Saxony Lutheran volleyball team defeated the visiting Sikeston Bulldogs 3-2 on Thursday night at Saxony Lutheran High School.

CARUTHERSVILLE - The Caruthersville High School football team practices under the guidance of interim coach Brad Gerling on Thursday in Caruthersville.

Recipients and their guests gathered on Thursday at One City in Cape Girardeau to receive recognition as Difference Makers. Some of the Difference Makers could not attend. Representatives from the sponsors of the Difference Makers issue, Edward Jones and Executive Property Management were present.

SIKESTON - The Notre Dame senior duo of Megan Gullette and Amina Hussein faced the Kennett senior duo of Anelle Harris and Audrey Phillips in the doubles championship of the Sikeston Tennis Invitational in Sikeston on Thursday.

SIKESTON - Sikeston topped Saxony Lutheran 7-5 in softball action on Wednesday in Sikeston.

The Sikeston Bulldogs softball team defeated the Perryville Pirates 17-3 on Tuesday, Sept. 7 in Perryville, Mo.

SIKESTON - Sikeston got its first girl's tennis victory of the 2021 season on Tuesday, as it topped Cape Central 5-4 at Sikeston.

Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau celebrated it’s 160th Fall Muster Labor Day weekend. The celebration at Fort D, located at 920 West Fort Street in Cape Girardeau, was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, through Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, and included a variety of demonstrations...

The Jackson Indians defeated the Hillsboro Hawks 42-0 on Friday night at Hillsboro High School.

Old Town Cape, Inc. continued it’s fall concert series Friday evening with a performance from Carl Banks, a blues, roots and folk rock musician from New York, New York. The live musical performance was held at River Campus Park, located at the intersection of South Spanish and Morgan Oak streets,...

HAYTI - Hayti gets past Portageville Friday in football action.

The Jackson Indians defeated Cape Central 2-0 on Thursday night at Notre Dame Regional High School in the Notre Dame Soccerfest.

The Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks faced Southern Illinois University Salukis for the annual War for the Wheel Game at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

The Notre Dame Bulldogs defeated the Chaffee Red Devils 14-2 in five innings Wednesday in Chaffee, Mo.

SIKESTON - Cape Central visited Sikeston in girl's volleyball action on Wednesday and topped the Bulldogs 3-0.

CHARLESTON - Kennett got past Charleston 9-0 in girl's tennis action on Wednesday at Charleston.

Naylor rallied from a 9-5 deficit in its final at-bat to beat Sikeston 13-11 in Sikeston on Tuesday.

Kennett blanked Oran 3-0 in season-opening volleyball action on Monday at Kennett.

Marble Hill Optimist held the final monthly horse show of the summer Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Marble Hill Horse Arena, located at 204 North First Street in Marble Hill. The show included poles and barrel races for riders in the peewee league, eight years and under, all the way up to adults....

Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a brief stop in Scott City Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Oak Street crossing along Main Street near the Scott City Museum. A large crowd of spectators gathered to see the locomotive, which is one of 25 “Big Boys” built between 1941 and 1944 by...

New Madrid County Central topped Portageville 46-8 on Friday at New Madrid County Central.

Jackson topped Roosevelt in its first game of the 2021 season Friday at The Pit in Jackson.

The Southeast Missouri State football team conducted a scrimmage on Saturday at Houck Stadium.

The football squads of Cape Central, New Madrid County Central, Kennett, and Hayti High Schools each gathered for a football jamboree at Hayti on Friday.

The 69th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo continued Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021

The 69th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo continued Friday, Aug. 13, 2021.

The Cape Girardeau police and fire departments held Active Shooter Training Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, at Clippard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. Members of the CGPD and CGFD participated in the two-hour training session, which involved faculty and staff at Clippard Elementary role-playing...

The 69th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo continued Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.

The Cape Catfish played for the Prospect League championship for the second time in two seasons on Thursday, as they traveled to face the Lafayette (Ind.) Aviators at Loeb Stadium.

The 69th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicked off Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.

Drums Corps International visited Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Aug. 10, 2021 as their last stop on the Drums Along the Mississippi tour. The event was hosted by different highs schools from the region. The lineup included bands by the name of Gold from San Diego, California, Genesis from Austin,...

The St. Vincent football squad held its first practice Monday at the school in Perryville.

The Perryville football program held its first practice under new coach Brent Roth on Monday at Perryville High School.

Bald Knob Cross hosted a sunset concert Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, with nationally recognized, award-winning Christian band Sidewalk Prophets as a part of their Great Big Family Reunion Tour. The outdoor concert brought more than 2,000 people from Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and more to Bald Knob...

The Cape Catfish beat the Clinton LumberKings 7-3 on Saturday at Capaha Field in the Prospect League West Conference Championship.

Cape First Church partnered with more than a dozen vendors to provide the Cape Girardeau community with free services, food and supplies Friday, Aug. 6, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. The event also offered fun festivities for children and families, such bouncy houses and other inflatables....

Old Town Cape’s Tunes at Twilight returned for its fall series on Aug. 6 with Anne McCue at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.

Southeast Missouri State football opened its 2021 training camp on Wednesday at the Rosengarten Athletics Complex.

Incoming Jackson High School freshman swimmer Nate Thomas trains on Tuesday at the Central Municipal Pool.

The SEMO Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsored a Power Camp Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex. The three-day camp is open to 5th through 8th graders and will run through Thursday.

On July 11, 1971, Southeast Missouri was struck by a severe electrical storm that damaged the historic covered bridge at Burfordville, flipped mobile homes, toppled trees and utility poles, and caused the destruction of the main hangar at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport.

Cape County Youth held the Prospect Steer and Heifer Show at Arena Park in the livestock show arena on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Cape Girardeau. The show was open to all youth under 21 in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Stoddard, Scott and Perry counties. All competitors received cash or prizes for...

Night four of the annual Homecomers celebration was sponsored by Jackson Senior Center.

Homecomers continued in Uptown Jackson on Thursday, July 29, 2021. It was Wristband night, sponsored by Jackson Lanes Bowling Alley.

The second night of Jackson Homecomers continued on with Montgomery Bank Night Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in uptown Jackson. Montgomery Bank Night included bingo and a performance on the main stage by the Bob Dolle Band. The annual event returned to Uptown Jackson after a year hiatus due to the...

The annual event returned to Uptown Jackson after a year hiatus due to the pandemic. It featured carnival rides, food trucks, a beer garden, various tents and entertainment on the main stage.

The Cape Central football team hosted its annual Orange and Black Scrimmage on Thursday, July 22 at Tiger Stadium.

In honor of National Hot Dog month, Rufus Red Hots hosted its first Hog Dog Eating Contest Saturday, July 24, 2021, at its restaurant at 600 Broadway Street in Cape Girardeau. In the competition, 10 contestants took on the challenge of eating as many hot dogs as they could in seven minutes. Kyle...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department and Cape Girardeau Fire Department held a grappling tournament to benefit Special Olympics Missouri on Saturday, July 24. Around 400 people attended the first Grappling for Good fundraising tournament, held Saturday, July 24, in the Eagles Banquet Hall at 321 N....

The Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) hosted "EPIC Fun," an event with the Missouri Department of Conservation to teach the public about reptiles and amphibians. A naturalist for the Missouri Department of Conservation, Alex Holmes, showed the audience a salamander, frogs, a toad, snakes...

The Chaffee football team scrimmaged Wednesday morning in preparation for the 2021 season.

Cape Central hosted a football 7-on-7 tournament with Kelly, Kennett, Scott City and Petosi on Tuesday morning at Tiger Stadium.

The Cape Broadway Theatre Festival was held Saturday, July 18, 2021, to help raise funds for remodeling the Broadway Theatre, in the parking lot on the northeast corner of Broadway and Pacific Street in Cape Girardeau. Cape Broadway Theatre, a not-for-profit dedicated to rebuilding the theater...

Whitewater Bluegrass Band joined the Jackson Municipal Band for a Summer Concert Series performance at the Nick Leist Memorial Bandshell in Jackson City Park on Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Jackson. Several Southeast Missouri residents brought their lawn chairs or a blanket to the park to enjoy the...

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band played songs part of their "Time Travel" theme during the Summer Concert Series at the Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Central High School on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. It included special guests "Those Two."

The Southeast Tropics 18U team defeated the McDonald's Fighting Squirrels 5-3 on Monday at Capaha Field to win the Babe Ruth State Championship.

Competitors in the 2021 Cross Country Chase came roaring into downtown Cape Girardeau for the Grand Finale of the five-day race on Saturday, July 10, crossing the finish line at Independence Street and Main Street. The Grand Finale Event consisted of mini-chase bikes, a local bike show brought to...

Semoball.com and SoutheatHEALTH held the annual Semoball Awards ceremony on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Rock ‘N’ Roll Drive-In Threatre in Chaffee. The Semoball Awards Tailgate Celebration featured food trucks, music, tailgate games, interactive experiences, photos on the red carpet and the...

Semoball.com and SoutheatHEALTH held the annual Semoball Awards ceremony on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Rock ‘N’ Roll Drive-In Threatre in Chaffee. The Semoball Awards Tailgate Celebration featured food trucks, music, tailgate games, interactive experiences, photos on the red carpet and the...

CHARLESTON - The McDonald's Fighting Squirrels battled the Southeast Tropics in the 2021 Babe Ruth State Tournament at Hillhouse Park on Thursday.

CHARLESTON - The McDonald's Fighting Squirrels 19U opened the 2021 Babe Ruth State Tournament at Hillhouse Park against the Mineral Area Orioles 17U on Thursday.

Hundreds of people, mostly families, gathered at the Osage Center to take part in Parks and Rec Day on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. It marks the nationwide Parks and Recreation Month of July and Playmo's birthday.

Friends of Fort D Historic Site celebrated the nation’s birthday with cannon and rifle fire at Fort D Historic Site, located at 920 Fort Street in Cape Girardeau. The renovated stone building known as the ‘blockhouse’ was open for visitors, and volunteers held cannon and rifle demonstrations from 9...

The Great American Fourth of July celebration was held at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 4, 2021. The all-day event included food trucks, bicentennial murals on display inside the A.C. Brase Arena, chalk art with the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and free...

Fourteen new flags were added to the Avenue of Flags on July 4, 2021. Dozens gathered to observe and speak about their veteran. Three out of the five times a year that the flags fly, new ones are added. Each flag represents a deceased Cape Girardeau County veteran. The current total is 819 flags....

After a year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jackson's annual Independence Day activities commenced in and around City Park. It began with the 5K Walk/Run and Children's Fun Run at 7:04 a.m. with over 300 runners and walkers that started and ended at Healthpoint Fitness. The mud volleyball...

The Cape Catfish defeated the Springfield Sliders 9-8 in 11 innings Friday night at Capaha Field.

About 65 campers gathered at City Park in Jackson this week to take part in the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp. It is open to all children in grades one to five, some of which are cub scouts. The Boy Scout's Shawnee District manages the program. "We hope what they're learning will help them...

Cape Central hosted Dexter, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston on Wednesday morning at Tiger Stadium for a full-contact football camp.

Gov. Warren E. Hearnes, a Democrat, and State Rep. A. Robert Pierce Jr., R-Cape Girardeau, argued their differing views on Missouri's money woes in a taped debate aired by KFVS-TV on June 9, 1971. KFVS's Donald T. McNeely moderated the debate

The Bill Emerson Reunion was held this past weekend to honor the 25th anniversary of his death from lung cancer June 25. Around 45 family members and former employees of Bill's from both the federal and campaign staffs from 1980 to 1996 attended the weekend of festivities, including gatherings at...

In the third part of the series on Kylee Lukefahr, 15, and Jade the mustang, they complete their final entry for the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition at Evans Equestrians in Perryville. Lukefahr spent about 100 days training a two year-old wild mustang she named Jade that had no training and...