SEMO Press Association holds 117th conference

The Southeast Missouri Press Association met Friday at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Pictured are the officers and directors who attended the Association's 117th annual Conference, from left, first vice president Becky Watkins, The Daily Statesman, Dexter; director Judy Schaaf-Wheeler, The Mountain Echo, Ironton; second vice president Sherry Greminger, Daily Journal, Park Hills; director Peggy Scott, Leader Publications, Festus; executive secretary Ann Hayes, Southeast Missouri State University; president Gera LeGrand, Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau; and secretary/treasurer Michelle Friedrich, Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff. Unable to attend were director Kate Martin, Perry County Republic-Monitor, Perryville; director Scott Seal, Missourian News, Portageville; and director Kim Combs, Wayne County Journal-Banner, Piedmont.