Bridget Brown
BusinessDecember 27, 2016
Business notebook: Cape Crucible offers access to special toolsDeep in the basement of the old federal building in Cape Girardeau, there is a place. A place for the technically minded, the artistic, the creative. Rooms with resources they can use to bring their ideas to fruition. "Basically, we're Cape's first makerspace," Cha...
NewsDecember 24, 2016
10 arrested during Scott City meth bustThe Scott City Police Department arrested 10 people Wednesday after a search of a residence that turned up bags of a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
Syringes, scales, pipes, spoons and foil also were found during the investigation, as we...
NewsDecember 23, 2016
Politics, deer season and holidays affect local car dealers' salesRegional car sales have been a mixed bag this year. Some local dealerships report a drop in sales after a record 2015, while others have seen a continued increase. But they agree December has been a good month for car sales.
The Associated Press reports General Mo...NewsDecember 23, 2016
Viral story puts spotlight on downtown Cape restaurantThe story is presumably fake. But a Cape Girardeau restaurant still is raking in publicity from a locally viral post that claims Will Ferrell ate at a downtown eatery and loved the food.
A story from “entertainment website” www.16wmpo.com claims Ferrell was travel...
NewsDecember 22, 2016
Salvation Army behind on red-kettle campaign goalThe Salvation Army bell ringers are a hallmark of the holiday season. With bells in hand, volunteers and employees of the Salvation Army stand at 17 posts throughout Cape Girardeau County, collecting donations that ultimately will fund the myriad programs the organ...
NewsDecember 21, 2016
Assistant principal at Perryville High gets a promotionJeff Steffens, the assistant principal and athletic director at Perryville High School who has served as interim principal since September, has been hired as principal of the school for the 2017-2018 school year.
The decision was made during a closed session of th...
NewsDecember 20, 2016
An ugly trend: Stores get into craze of hideous holiday sweatersWhether they're colorful, cute, gaudy or ironic, the festive Christmas sweater trend continues in Cape Girardeau. And as "ugly sweater parties" are held by bars, businesses and at homes throughout the region and fill Facebook feeds all December, the demand for such...
BusinessDecember 19, 2016
Business notebook: Area artist blooms with Mollie Paperie shopArtist Mollie Young, a Cape Girardeau native, has made a name for herself in recent years. Her art, particularly her hand lettering and calligraphy, has been noticed at national competitions, local sales and her Etsy shop. She found inspiration in the work of Carri...NewsDecember 19, 2016
Japanese restaurant to fill old Bagger Dave's location at Town PlazaA new hibachi restaurant is expected to open in Cape Girardeau in early 2017 in the Town Plaza shopping center. But owner Dinah Agustin says Midori Japanese Cuisine is unlike Japanese grills in the area. "We're not going to have a grill on each table," Agustin said...NewsDecember 16, 2016
Ameren putting finishing touches on $84 million upgrade in CapeTwo years after Ameren Missouri broke ground on its $84 million substation and transition-line project, the energy provider is preparing to call the job complete.
The project began in December 2014, when Ameren constructed the Heritage substation on Ameren-owned l...Advertisement
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