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NewsMarch 5, 2008
Meteorologist: 'Southeast Missouri lucked out'Snow is steadily falling, but at nowhere near the "catastrophic" level predicted by meteorologists Monday. With temperatures hovering at or above the freezing mark, roads are mostly wet, not icy, and the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., predicts little or ...
NewsMarch 4, 2008
Winter storm warning remains in effect; few problems reportedNearly all Southeast Missouri schools were closed today for inclement weather, but so far roads are mostly just wet. As of 8:45 a.m., all Jackson public utility customers had power, city administrator Jim Roach said. Jackson police reported no car wrecks...
NewsMarch 4, 2008
Schools benefit as tax revenue increases and enrollment doesn'tAs new houses or subdivisions pop up around Cape Girardeau County, schools are feeling the benefit: Generally, tax revenue is increasing but enrollment is not. The assessed value of property in the Jackson School District, for example, increased 38.2 percent over t...
NewsMarch 3, 2008
Mass of Thanksgiving will honor Bishop John LeibrechtA Mass of Thanksgiving will be held Tuesday in honor of John J. Leibrecht, who is retiring as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau this month. The Mass will be one of the last times Leibrecht visits Cape Girardeau as bishop. On March 31, the Rev. Jam...NewsFebruary 29, 2008
Chaffee scholarship fund yet to be tappedMore than two years since a Chaffee High School graduate left $1.6 million to the district's foundation, the money has not reached whom the benefactor intended -- students. While the foundation received the money in October, following months of litigation, members ...NewsFebruary 28, 2008
More students across Missouri getting free or reduced-price lunchesThe number of children receiving free or reduced-price lunches is steadily increasing, data from the Citizens for Missouri's Children shows. The increase worries some health officials, who link reliance on the food program to poverty and limited health-care access....NewsFebruary 27, 2008
Children's author visits area schools and librariesThis school year, middle school students heard author Rick Riordan explain his inspiration for the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series. High school students heard Stephanie Tolan describe the process of adapting a book into a play. This month, they listened to...NewsFebruary 27, 2008
Jackson School Board puts focus on student and staff wellness at meetingStudent and staff wellness was the focus of a Jackson School Board meeting Tuesday night. Orchard Elementary nurse Joyce McIntosh described progress the district has made in setting up asthma or individual health-care action plans for students, completing vision an...NewsFebruary 26, 2008
Cape school board approves budget changes to add $746,598 in revenueThe Cape Girardeau school board approved changes to the district budget Monday to include an additional $746,598 in revenue -- interest that had not been paid on investments dating back to June 2004. Misty Clifton, director of finance, said that "on the bank's side...
NewsFebruary 26, 2008
'Office' star visits Jackson Junior HighAfter politely listing her favorite actors, explaining how she got into showbiz and saying, no, there aren't any real jerks on set, Phyllis Smith is asked a question that makes her snort. A junior high girl wants to know: Now that you're famous, do you go shopping ...Advertisement
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