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Daughter to Chris R. and Jacquaisha L. Carter of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:04 p.m. Monday, May 24, 2021. Name, Malia Dana. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Carter is the former Jacquaisha Lane, daughter of Jackie and Eddie Lane of Sikeston. She works at Rally's. Carter is the son of Dana and Wesley Carter of Sikeston. He is employed by Unilever...

Son to Austen Rey and Brittany Michelle Smith of Catron, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:29 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021. Name, Jace Tyler. Weight, 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Smith is the former Brittany Yagle, daughter of Stephanie and Jason Yagle of New Madrid, Missouri. She works for Orgill. Smith is the son of Connie and Chilo Velazquez of Sikeston, Missouri, and Christi Lyn Smith of Sikeston. He is employed by Yagle's Construction...

Daughter to Angela Williams of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 3:49 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021. Name, Everly Nova-Lynn. Weight, 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces. Second daughter. Williams is the daughter of Sarah and Mike Sowa of Jackson and the late Scott Williams...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Aggravated assault was reported in the 3100 block of Mimosa Drive. Thefts n Larceny was reported in the 500 block of South Kingshighway. n Theft was reported in the 3400 block of William Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. DUI n Driving under the influence was reported at the intersection of North Main Street and North Spanish Street. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 2000 block of North Sprigg Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 500 block of South Benton Street. n Assault was reported in the 1300 block of North Main Street. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported in the 3400 block of William Street...

Elizabeth Dole, wife of GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole, will visit Cape Girardeau tomorrow as part of a Republican campaign rally; the Victory '96 rally will be held in the Holiday Inn Oak Room from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; it won't be Elizabeth Dole's first visit to Cape Girardeau: The former labor secretary campaigned for her husband in Cape Girardeau in March 1988 during his failed primary bid for president...

Organizers say this weekend's festival was one of the most successful Riverfests ever, coming to a rousing close Saturday night as thousands packed the lawn of the Common Pleas Courthouse for the annual fireworks show and the golden sounds of the country band Lonestar; festival chairwoman Laurel Adkisson says attendance at the concert was the largest she's ever seen at Riverfest; with hot days relieved by cool evenings, Riverfest 1996 easily eclipsed last year's turnout, which was marred by bad weather.. ...

Yesterday's Riverfest crowd was light during the hot, muggy summer afternoon; but before the festival was over, Riverfest officials estimate more than 40,000 people crowded into the downtown streets Friday and Saturday to participate in the festivities and enjoy free entertainment; events were capped by a giant fireworks display and main-stage entertainment by Lonestar, a country band that hit the top with a number one single, "No News," and top-five hit, "Tequila Talking."...

Janice Gale Hanselman, daughter of the late Glendal Taylor and Brenda Jester Taylor was born May 5, 1961 in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Southeast Health Care Emergency Room in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 60 years...

Marvalyn Obermiller, 90, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at her home. She was born May 15, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Albert and Lula Fassel Holschen. She and Jesse E. Obermiller were married July 27, 1950. He passed away Aug. 16, 2016...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jim Ray of Tucson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021. He was born Aug. 25, 1947. Jim was one of those rare people who used the totality of his life experiences to benefit the lives of others. He was a man whose faith was forged in the darkest moments of alcoholism and addiction. ...

Betty Eileen Miller Smith died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at The Villas of Jackson Memory Care Unit at the age of 90. She was born July 16, 1930, at the family farm outside of Oak Ridge, the daughter of Payton and Hazel Kurre Miller. The Millers settled in Cape Girardeau County in 1803. Betty was proud of her long Cape County heritage...