Candidate raises more than $13K

A Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds candidate has raised nearly $13,500 through the course of his campaign, according to the July quarterly fundraising report filed with the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's office.

Total receipts for the Committee to Elect Drew Blattner were $13,475. The committee also reported $1,663 in-kind contributions.

The contributions received this quarter, which covers from April 1 to June 30, came from more than 100 individual contributors, with amounts ranging from $20 to $1,000.

The committee report showed the candidate with $6,564.98 on hand at the close of the reporting period.