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The installation of Debra Ann Tracy as Pastor of Christ Evangelical Church 33 South Ellis Cape Girardeau,MO was held June 13th at the church. The formal installation service was held in the historic sanctuary with officiants, colleagues, friends and family present to support Debra's ministry...

Five members of the John Guild Chapter, NSDAR attended the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution held June 4-6, 2021 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City. Members attended meetings and meals where they learned of the accomplishments of the chapters across the state and honored a variety of award winners...

The Perry County Community Foundation has awarded total grants of $11,000 to two nonprofit agencies for recovery needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are made possible by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust Company in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. ...

A poem dedicated to my dear Grandmother. By her Granddaughter, Kaleisha Walker Anytime you called on her, she was always there My dear grandmother, a soul so special & quite rare How I will eternally miss your tender love & care Can’t even fathom you’re gone, how unreal & unfair...

St. Jude benefit poker run, Saturday, June 26th, 2021. Lefty's Place, 101 Highway 61, Kelso MO Registration starts at 10:30 am, ride leaves at noon. Come have a good time and support a great cause! "It's For The Kids!"

"Together We are "Turning MG Awareness into Action" At age 9, while learning to play the piano, I learned to have perseverance to keep on keeping on, turning the negative in life to a positive attitude, and never give up or say, "I can't do that." I had no idea the lesson to persevere was preparing my life for the journey of walking the shoes of Myasthenia Gravis...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2021 Contact: Nathan Morgan, University Relations, 731-881-7615 Editors: Below is a list of students who requested that your paper receive notification that they have been named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Each listing includes the student’s name, hometown and honors...

S. M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Anna Eisenbath to Assistant Project Manager. As Assistant Project Manager, she will be coordinating the activities of a project to ensure schedule, financial management, document control and quality standards are met and projects are completed safely, on time and with approved budgets...

Ever wonder what you earned the year you worked your first job? Or perhaps any other year you worked? We can tell you. Your earnings history is a record of your progress toward your future Social Security benefits. We keep track of your earnings so we can pay you the benefits you’ve earned over your lifetime. This is why reviewing your Social Security earnings record is so important...

This July marks the 56th anniversary of Medicare. Did you know you can apply for Medicare online even if you are not ready to start your retirement benefits? Applying online can take less than 10 minutes. There are no forms to sign and we usually require no additional documentation. We’ll process your application and contact you if we need more information...

More than 50 years ago my husband and I chose to live in Cape Girardeau and raise a family. It is still a good place to live with good neighbors who help cutting up a fallen tree.

The Cape Area Community Foundation has awarded total grants of $10,000 to two nonprofit agencies for recovery needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are made possible by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust Company in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. ...

The model Steamboat CAPE GIRARDEAU is now on display at the Louisville Public Library KY

This Year makes 20 Years Since The Release of N-Luv-W/Destiny Album By Cape Girardeau Native Brese Squires AKA Breeze. He Resides in St.Louis Mo. Where he got his 1st Break into the Music Industry.Breeze has been on 3 different Independent Labels. His 1'st Single off the Album was "Make It Bounce" 2nd Single was "I Wanna Know" and The Song that made The Headlines all over Europe "What It Do" From Radio Play and many Interviews,Studio Sessions & Concert Performances,and even Movie Appearances on the Big Screen.Breeze always enjoy pleasing his Fans and Rubbing Elbows with some of the Biggest Names in the Music Busisness.I Want to Thank everyone who has been apart of my Career & Musical Journey I Love You All. ...

The Caruthersville, Missouri historic water tower was built in 1902-03. It is one of three in the nation with the appearance of a lighthouse due to the water tank setting on top of a solid masonry stand structure. The other ones are in Indiana and Louisiana. Ours is on the National Register of Historic Places...

31 million people, or 9.5 percent of the US population, live without health insurance. This leads to more out-of-pocket costs, which have an average of $1,152 for a family of 3 or 4, when one of them shows up at a hospital, which are paid for by the taxpayers if they are unable to afford the medical bills. ...

Jr. Beta Week at Guardian Angel School, in Oran, MO.

More pictures of Jr. Beta Week at Guardian Angel School in Oran, MO.

More pictures from Jr. Beta Week at Guardian Angel School in Oran, MO.

National Jr. Beta Week was celebrated at Guardian Angel School the week of April 26-30. On Monday, the members of Junior Beta went on a field trip to Lazy L Safari, the Cape Conservation Center and ate lunch at Pizza Inn. The theme was "Watch Us Serve". ...

The Guardian Angel School's 8th grade graduation was held at Guardian Angel Church on Saturday, May 15. The three 8th graders processed into church with Fr. Kelly and then sat with their families in their designated pew. At the closing of Mass, Mrs. ...

The month of May is time to honor Mary, our heavenly mother, in a special way by crowning her with a crown of flowers. At Guardian Angel School, May Crowning was held on Wednesday, May 5. Our 8th grade girl, Altyn Timlin, and our second grade girl, Elaina Hahn, proceeded down the center aisle of Guardian Angel Church with Father Joseph Kelly, as everyone sang. ...

People who struggle with low-income, limited English proficiency, homelessness, or with mental illness have historically relied on meeting with us in person at our local offices to get the help they need. Currently, Social Security offices are open only for in-person appointments for limited, critical situations, depending upon local office conditions...

John Ryan, treasurer of the Cape Area Community Foundation, received a Board Member Award of Excellence from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Ryan, an attorney with Spencer Fane, was one of five board leaders within the CFO’s network of regional affiliate foundations honored during a virtual affiliate meeting on May 13. Typically announced at an annual conference in the fall, the awards were postponed due to the pandemic...

May 11, 2021,The VFW Post 3838 paid off 1.2 million dollar loan on new post building and burned the mortgage, during a dinner celebration attended by 200 post & Auxiliary members & guest. After 15 years of hard working members the remaining balance of $53,417.62 was paid in full...

I graduated from the Nursing program at SEMO in 1976. I have 30 years' experience as a RN. I have authored a book about our 3 close family members who have all died from Glioblastoma, a "rare" form of aggressive brain cancer. My mother-in-law was the first to die from GBM in 1986. ...

Name Elizabeth Gooch Email egooch@semissourian.com Phone number 573-318-5894 My husband and I are local foster parents. We love helping local kids, parents, and DSS in a time of need. Foster homes are full in our county and there is always a need for more. ...

Sarah Yamnitz, a seventh and eighth grade agriculture teacher at Meadow Heights Middle School in Patton, Mo., received a $50 grant through WGU Missouri’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The funds will be used by Yamnitz to purchase materials that will allow her to create a unique activity her students can use to simulate grazing situations with cattle or sheep while in a classroom setting. Yamnitz was virtually awarded the grant on May 6...

I attended SEMO for my junior and senior years. In my junior year, I lived over the Last Chance Bar. Someone had created a Silk Screen picture of a naked blonde girl sitting in a martini glass. The picture had Last Chance Bar over the top of the picture, the the letters WETSU across the bottom...