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NewsOctober 24, 2008
Judge rules against Purcell in lawsuit versus Cape Girardeau County CommissionAssociate Commissioner Jay Purcell on Friday lost on almost every legal point in his case alleging Sunshine Law violations by the Cape Girardeau County Commission. In his rulling, Associate Circuit Judge Stephen Mitchell of Stoddard County declared that he found no...
NewsOctober 24, 2008
Republicans pour money into effort to retain 156th District seatMissouri Republicans are playing defense to keep their majority in the Missouri House of Representatives and they are pouring thousands of dollars into radio ads in the 156th District to hold the seat being vacated by House Speaker Rod Jetton. The House Republican ...
NewsOctober 23, 2008
Singer-songwriter Carole King visits Cape Girardeau to encourage Obama campaign workersSinger-songwriter Carole King stopped at Barack Obama's Cape Girardeau headquarters Wednesday evening "to give you a little love and a little sugar" to spur the campaign's effort in the final two weeks before Election Day. Visiting Southeast Missouri as part of a t...
NewsOctober 21, 2008
Cape Girardeau movie theater withdraws application for liquor licenseWehrenberg Theatres withdrew its request for a city liquor license Monday after learning that approval could force the company to ban people younger than 18 from Cape West 14 Cine. The license request had already been approved by the Cape Girardeau Police Departmen...
NewsOctober 20, 2008
Cape Girardeau City Council to consider alcohol sales at movie theaterPeople who have a craving for a beer to go with their popcorn at the movie theater could have their wish fulfilled by the Cape Girardeau City Council. At tonight's meeting, the council will consider a request from Wehrenberg Theaters, operators of Cape West 14 Cine...
NewsOctober 17, 2008
Cape Girardeau County Commission candidates spar at forumThe challenger decried what he sees as "buffoonery" in county government. The incumbent said an "old boy network" trying to hide its control of the county from the public caused the spectacle that his opponent attacks. Those statements helped set the tone during a ...
NewsOctober 16, 2008
Jill Biden to speak to supporters before day of door-to-door canvassing in Cape Girardeau SaturdayDr. Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, will address supporters Saturday morning in Cape Girardeau before a day of door-to-door canvassing by volunteers, according to details posted Thursday on the Obama for President websit...
NewsOctober 16, 2008
Former POW with McCain, Biden's wife plan visits to Cape Girardeau this weekSoutheast Missouri voters will get a chance this week to visit with a man who was prisoner of war alongside John McCain and also hear from Jill Biden, wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden. The visits come as polls show the Missouri vote in the upc...
NewsOctober 16, 2008
Cheney visit to Cape Girardeau still on despite heart problem Vice President Dick Cheney's two-hour visit to a Washington, D.C., hospital for treatment of an irregular heartbeat won't disrupt his plans for a Monday visit to Cape Girardeau, a spokesman said Thursday. Cheney went to George Washington University Hospital in the...
NewsOctober 15, 2008
Jill Biden to visit Cape Girardeau Saturday to talk about working familiesJill Biden, wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, on Saturday will visit Cape Girardeau as part of a three-day campaign swing through Missouri. The news release announcing the visit said Biden's effort would take her "across the state to...Advertisement
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