Stories from Saturday, October 27, 2012

Rachel Wichern (age 12) carved and painted this Christian Pumpkin with a cross and a crown of thorns.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2012. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published under the pseudonym "Publius" (the essays were a collaborative effort by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay)...

Athletics, administration and drivers education are among the items a special committee of the Cape Girardeau School Board is suggesting the district cuts; in addition to beginning a list of suggested cuts when it met last night, it agreed that about $160,000 in cuts must be made for the next school year...