Stories from Sunday, July 8, 2018

Today is Sunday, July 8, the 189th day of 2018. There are 176 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 8, 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia...

The Missouri National Guard's 1140th Engineer Battalion in Cape Girardeau has been placed on alert and its Company D at Farmington activated to assist flood-fighting along the Mississippi River; an updated National Weather Service forecast yesterday warned that the Mississippi River will exceed record levels of flood of 1973 in many areas...

River City Players summer show opens July 12 and runs through July 15. This is a one act comedy written by Richard James and directed by Debbie Barnhouse. Synopsis of the show : 4 women who graduated college 20 years ago and have not seen each other since their graduation decide to meet for a nice dinner out and get reacquainted. ...