This afternoon on seMissourian.com

Federal courthouse letters missing again

If you drove down the eastern part of Independence Street today you might have noticed there are no letters on the sign outside the Rush Hudson Limbaugh U.S. Courthouse.

Back in July, vandals struck and removed six letters from the sign, but not this time. The letters are gone this time because they're being replaced.

Click here to read more about it.

Crime stories

Two Oran men got in a bit of a scuffle at a bar Thursday night, and one whipped out a knife. The stabbing victim was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery.

Click here to read more.

And a Dexter, Mo., man was arrested earlier this week on charges of using counterfeit money and having a marijuana growing operation in his home.

Click here to read the story from the Daily Statesman newspaper in Dexter.

Saturday stories

Come back to seMissourian.com on Saturday to read stories on a Christian group that's using bowhunting as a ministry, the Zonta Women of Achievement luncheon and a profile of the Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming parade marshal, Jane Stacy.