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The traditional Grandparent Day was celebrated on Sunday, September 8. At Guardian Angel School in Oran, the day was celebrated on Thursday, September 12. The day started with a Mass that was planned by the 2nd and 3rd grade class. Following Mass, the students and grandparents came over to the school cafeteria to enjoy cookies and milk. ...

Mary Ann Kagle celebrated her 80th birthday with a party on July 12. The party was given by her husband, Carl Kagle, and daughters, Debbie (Carroll) Williams and Karla (David) Liebherr. Attending the celebration were grandsons Lance (Jesse) Ferrell, Gabe Liebherr, Tim Liebherr, Noah Liebherr and Ben (Ginny) Liebherr and great-grandchildren, Louisa, Karla Ruth and Francis Wyatt Liebherr...

VFW Auxiliary 3838 Cape Girardeau, MO new officers for the year 2019-2020.

A group committed to revitalizing the south side of Cape Girardeau has opened a fund to support its work through the Cape Area Community Foundation. People Organized to Revitalize Community Healing, or PORCH, established a designated fund to recreate the vibrancy of this area of town using a framework called Purpose Built Communities. ...

2019 Homecoming and Fall Revival at First Baptist Church of Delta 591 Liberty St. Delta, MO. 63745 Homecoming Sunday, September 22 @ 9:45 AM. Revival @ 10:45 & 6:00 PM. Concert with Mitch Pullen @ 1:00 PM Revival Monday, September 23 thur Thursday, September 26 @ 7:00 PM nightly...

The Junior Beta Club of Guardian Angel School in Oran conducted the first meeting of the 2019-2020 school year on Wednesday, September 4. The election of officers was on the agenda along with a discussion of upcoming events. The elected officers are: President-Owen Forehand; Vice/President-Parker Bryant; Secretary-Altyn Timlin; Treasurer-Nolan Loper; Chaplain-Cooper Senciboy; and Seargeant at Arms-Gabe Dirnberger...

Cape Photo is on display Sept 6-28 at the Academy of the Arts in Lynchburg, VA. The National Photography Exhibition is in the Anne White Gallery. Michael Mergen was the juror. Twenty nine photographers from eleven states were chosen for this show. Jan Chamberlain’s...

Kohlfeld Distributing, First Missouri State Bank and Food Giant teamed up for the 3rd year in a row to support the efforts of SEMO-NASV (Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence) with a smoked chicken fundraiser. Cookies were provided by Diane Schweer. Over $2,300 was raised to support SEMO-NASV's programs for child and adult survivors of sexual violence. www.semonasv.org...

Found this dog at our house, if it belongs to you please call 573-275-4five five seven

Cory Word, a member of the Saxony Lutheran FFA chapter in Jackson, Missouri, will be on stage and in the spotlight October 30 – November during the 2019 National FFA convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Word, a Sophomore and son of Todd and Carol Word, has been selected to play Baritone in the National FFA Band...

Quail Forever, and its partners are pleased to announce the hiring of Kelsey DeZalia as our Farm Bill Biologist covering Scott and Stoddard counties in Missouri. DeZalia will assist landowners in designing, developing, and funding habitat improvements on private lands through a unique partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service...

The 51st annual Benton Neighbor Day pageant will be held Thursday, Aug. 29, at 6 p.m. at Benton ballpark.

When my mother died, my brother-in-law was worried that her three daughters ("the sisters") would burst into tears at the funeral. I told him that I was afraid that we would burst out with inappropriate laughter, remembering some of our mom's more bizarre moments...

On Monday, August 19, 2019, a small griffin mix breed dog was stolen from a fenced in yard located in a trailer park in Benton, MO. This little dog hates men and will bite children. He needs to be returned immediately to his owners, no questions asked...

The Cape Girardeau Elks participated once again in the Cape Girardeau Back-to-School Kickoff event. This event is a collaborative event put on by several area charitable organizations, businesses, and the public school system. Each year this event helps many children who could not otherwise afford the necessary supplies to be successful students. ...

Trenton biester of jackson caught a 47 pound catfish on aug 17 2019 with his dad justin biester on the Mississippi river

The river front walk is getting a new attraction called the love buggy. It's a two persons leather buggy that will be offering rides to couples on the river side of the floodwall. The owner, local man, and self proclaimed "world's best rock BALANCE artist", Henry Kennemore, says he had a idea of a good clean holesome date nite activity for couples to do. ...

I just had a little bit of wood left so I hand carve a bi wing airplane

Exalted Ruler John McLemore presenting a check for $5,000.00 to help support the Cape Girardeau County Avenue of Flags. Accepting is retired Navy Captian Dave Cantrell, chairman of the Avenue of Flags committee. Each flag represents a Cape Girardeau County resident who has served their country and either died in the line of duty or post service. ...

SEMO football player Justin Smith and his girlfriend, SEMO softball player Rachel Anderson, made time to go fishing between his two-a-day football practices over the weekend.

Older people are at a greater risk of fraud and other forms of financial exploitation. The United States Postal Service has seen an increase in mail fraud and is promoting community strength and fraud awareness as a way to prevent abuse. Social Security agrees. You can help your more vulnerable loved ones fight fraud...

Flamm Orchards of Cobden will hold their first-ever Farm to Fork dinner on Saturday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. on the farm. Organizers Parker and Austin Flamm, part of the sixth generation of Flamm farmers, hope to establish this as an annual event to celebrate the harvest and help guests form a greater connection and enjoyment of their farm experience...

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ------ Element 74, a digital production company, recently launched a new company-wide benefit to all of its salaried employees in the form of unlimited paid time off. In between client engagements and company goals, employees are now encouraged to take off as much as they want to as a way to recharge, stay fresh, and maintain a healthy work-life balance...

This picture was taken at Chateau Girardeau less than 24 hours before Georgia Wren, 93, passed away. We are so happy that we took this last chance photo before Grandma Georgie went Home to be with God.

“Finding Your Civil War Ancestors” will be the topic of Dr. Bill Eddleman’s presentation on Thursday, August 29th at 6:00 p.m. as a part of the activities during the Will Mayfield Heritage Foundation’s Annual History and Genealogy Day at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Mayfield Hall, one of the two remaining buildings on the former campus of Will Mayfield College (1878-1934) in Marble Hill, MO. ...

This photo was taken in the same spot where a tornado crossed i55 near Perryville in 2017 and claimed the life of one man (note the cross). 8/9/2019

Our friends from First State Community Bank in Cape Girardeau stepped up this spring when asked to bridge the gap between the amount of money still needed to be able to install a Sona Play Arch in 2020! Levi’s Adventure Trail is a popular place to play and is located in Cape County Park South. Levi’s was built to provide all children a place to challenge them physically and creatively...

Voices for Children/CASA of Southeast Missouri will be hosting an informational meeting in East Prairie, Missouri on August 13th. We would like to invite the local communities to join us to learn how YOU, as individuals, can change a child’s life! Voices for Children is a non-profit organization that advocates for children in foster care due to abuse and neglect. ...

Jimmy Gockel of Cape Girardeau announced today that the Artbox Jury has chosen his artwork Dali, as Semi-Finalist for the SwissArtExpo to be held in Zurich, Switzerland 15-19 August. As Semi-Finalist Jimmy's painting will receive a special presentation at the exhibition and he will further receive publication of his artworks through the Artbox Gallery catalogue...

11th ANNUAL TOUR DE SHAWNEE BIKE RIDE The water has finally subsided in Alexander County and the highway department is doing everything they can to clean up the debris and repair the damaged roads. The Tour de Shawnee Committee has been out assessing the roads to make sure that we prepare the safest possible routes for all the cyclists who will be riding in the 11th Annual Tour de Shawnee bike ride scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2019...