Ben Kleine
NewsMarch 27, 2017
Wide array of candidates run for Cape school boardThe five Cape Girardeau school board candidates are strikingly different, offering an array of skills, perspectives and goals to the three open positions voters will fill April 4. Voters have the opportunity to choose the candidates that fit their values...NewsMarch 27, 2017
Southeast professor's Fulbright Scholar trip to Bangladesh canceled by State DepartmentA Southeast Missouri State University professor was scheduled to teach green chemistry in Bangladesh as a part of Fulbright Scholar grant program, but that trip has been canceled by the U.S. State Department because of safety concerns in Bangladesh...
NewsMarch 26, 2017
Chaffee district seeks bond issue for classrooms, propertyCHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee School District is in need of elementary classroom space and is asking voters on April 4 to approve a $1.1 million bond issue to pay for the solution. Voters are being asked to extend a bond issue; the measure would not increase the curr...
NewsMarch 24, 2017
Southeast’s polytech department works with local companies to produce technical engineersMichael Mayor is climbing the ladder at Toyoda Gosei Missouri in Perryville. He started on the floor and has worked his way into an office position. A degree from Southeast Missouri State University would get him securely to another rung in the company -- an engine...
NewsMarch 23, 2017
Cramped quarters: April 4 proposition aims to ease crowding in Perry County District SchoolsPERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County District Schools would transform its facilities over the next eight years if voters pass a proposition April 4 in an effort to address crowded classrooms and hallways. The district would begin with construction of a new elementary-sc...NewsMarch 17, 2017
Cape School Board candidates praise 1:1, discuss future of districtCandidates for Cape Girardeau School Board each drew on their respective strengths in answering a question about the 1:1 tablets and laptops initiative for students Thursday at a SEMO Pachyderms forum. Tony Smee has been on the Cape Girardeau School Board for eight...
NewsMarch 17, 2017
Cairo man pleads guilty to bank murdersBENTON, Ill. — A man who stabbed three bank employees, leaving two of them dead, as part of an attempted bank robbery in Cairo, Illinois, will spend the rest of his life in prison.
James Nathaniel Watts, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges Thursday afternoon in fede...
NewsMarch 16, 2017
Counties see consolidation of 911 services; say cell phone tax makes senseCape Girardeau and Scott counties, like many in Missouri, are facing declining revenues and rising costs for 911 communications services. Last year, Cape Girardeau County brought in $403,152 in revenue from land-line telephone taxes; the county spent $504,079 on ru...NewsMarch 15, 2017
Meadow Heights School Board rejects 4-day school weekThe Meadow Heights School Board voted unanimously Monday to reject a four-day school week. Board president Dalton Denman cited parent concerns brought up in forums: finding child care on Mondays for students without activities and a concern about instructional time...NewsMarch 15, 2017
Proposal could relieve overcrowding in Jackson schoolsAn architect on Tuesday showed Jackson School Board members how future school renovations and building projects might relieve overcrowding in the district if voters approve a $22 million bond issue April 4. At the board's regular meeting Tuesday night, architect Aa...Advertisement
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