Aaron Dohogne
FeaturesSeptember 7, 2008
Area parents 'changing the world for one kid' through international adoptionsSince 1998, families in the U.S. have adopted an average of 2,576 children per year from Guatemala. In Cape Girardeau, eight families have adopted nine children -- seven girls and two boys -- from the Latin American country. Most of the families said they adopted f...
NewsAugust 19, 2008
Schools prepared to work with students who have ADHDMichael Phelps might be a gold-medalist Olympian, but one out of every 30 children in a U.S. classroom has something in common with him: They have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The disorder negatively affects a student's concentration capacity while in ...NewsAugust 16, 2008
Road construction in Jackson may affect commute to schoolConstruction work along Highway 34/72 in Jackson may affect the commute time parents allocate for bringing their children to school next week, Jackson Junior High School principal Cory Crosnoe said. Crosnoe said the junior high will help parents locate alternate ro...NewsAugust 14, 2008
Cape Girardeau to host mountain bike race SundayThis Sunday, beginning and expert bikers are invited to attend the fourth annual Missouri Mountain Bike Ride in Cape Girardeau. "This is a great opportunity for people in Cape to have a legitimate bike event," said John Dodd, the owner of Cyclewerx, who helped orga...NewsAugust 11, 2008
Family sticks together after house fireA fire made a house unlivable for the 11-member Coomer family. But in the face of the tragedy, the family stayed together and strong. Dai Coomer, the father, 44, said he could've asked friends to take care of his children until they found a new house. He said he di...NewsAugust 11, 2008
Church hosts pair of events for young membersLa Croix United Methodist Church hosted more than 160 youth at its annual Mud Olympics. On the same day, the church also hosted the grand opening of its Reign Forest children's center, which cost about $3 million. The two events follow one of the church's goals to ...NewsAugust 9, 2008
Heritage museum adding attractions to draw visitorsCompetition from the Red House Interpretive Center has challenged the Cape River Heritage Museum to increase its public attractions. Marjorie Thompson, the director of the River Heritage Museum, said the museum has been around since 1982, but the public only seems ...NewsAugust 8, 2008
Jackson not done cleaning up limbs from February ice stormWhile Jackson's Parks and Recreation Department is cleaning up damaged tree limbs from February's ice storm, at least one parks project has been put on hold. Kent Peetz, the city engineer in Jackson, stressed a parks wetland project was only in the idea stage befor...Advertisement
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