Peter Wylie
NewsJuly 22, 2007
Cape girl places in top 20 at AkronAKRON, Ohio -- April Little finished in the top 20 Saturday in the Super Stock division of the 70th annual All-American Soap Box Derby. April outlasted most the 150-person field, but came up just short in her third race of the day. While she said was disappointed a...
NewsJuly 18, 2007
Young Cape racers pass vehicle inspections in OhioEditor's note: This is the second of several stories about a Cape Girardeau sister and brother competing this week in the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. April Little is 13, and her brother, Jordan, is 9. By PETER WYLIE Southeast Missourian...
NewsJuly 17, 2007
Cape Girardeau siblings soak up derby festivitiesEditor's note: This is the first of several stories about a Cape Girardeau sister and brother competing this week in the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. April Little is 13 and her brother, Jordan, is 9. By Peter Wylie Southeast Missourian...
NewsJuly 15, 2007
Cape family leaves for Soap Box Derby raceApril and Jordan Little are geared up to represent Cape Girardeau in the 70th annual All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. April, 13, Jordan, 9, and their mother, Beth, began their 10-hour trip Saturday afternoon. They will spend the week leading up to Friday...
NewsJuly 12, 2007
Overlook at old bridge nearly doneThe old Mississippi bridge overlook is nearly complete, and city officials will announce plans soon for a dedication ceremony. Viewing binoculars have been placed and all brickwork is complete at the overlook, according to Chuck Martin, executive director of the Ca...NewsJuly 10, 2007
Grants target Internet crimesArea law enforcement officers say recent grant funding will allow them to respond to Internet crimes more quickly and effectively. The Scott County Computer Forensics and Online Investigations Initiative and the SEMO Cyber Crimes Task Force, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., r...
NewsJuly 7, 2007
Paraplegic putting on hang-gliding showDan Buchanan lost the use of his legs in a hang-glider accident 26 years ago. Stormy weather that day caused the hang glider to hit him on the head, giving him a compression fracture. Not one to back down from a challenge, Buchanan returned to the skies nine months...
NewsJuly 6, 2007
Barnstorming baronsBefore starting my internship here, I listened to horror stories from friends who had spent their summer days making lots of coffee and doing busy work. I'm more of a guinea pig. First, my employers sent me to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department's Media Day, where I...NewsJuly 6, 2007
Search continues for suspect in Cape Girardeau shootingThe Cape Girardeau Police Department continued to search Thursday for an Illinois man who allegedly shot a man in the arm. Brannon Mackins, 19, of Mounds, Ill., was charged Tuesday with two felonies, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. According to poli...
NewsJuly 6, 2007
Guard foils inmate escape at hospitalA Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department sergeant foiled an escape attempt by a convicted rapist after the prisoner's guard allegedly fell asleep early Friday morning at Saint Francis Medical Center. Leonard L. Rosenboom, 23, formerly of De Soto, Mo., held a Bic pen t...Advertisement
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