Terry J. Ernst
NewsMay 13, 1995
SCOTT COUNTY TACKLES TIRE EYESOREBENTON -- A huge pile of discarded tires near Benton has raised concern among Scott County officials. County commissioners have contacted the Department of Natural Resources office in Poplar Bluff to see what can be done about what they call an eyesore and potentia...NewsMay 12, 1995
6-YEAR-OLD'S HEROICS NET AWARD OF VALORJerrick Myers, 6, was called a hero Thursday by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Jerrick, son of Doug and Melinda Myers of Gordonville, received the department's Award of Valor for his "heroic role" in the saving his grandmother's life March 30. He called 911 an...NewsMay 11, 1995
DEVELOPER BUYS FORMER KAGE SCHOOLG. Keith Deimund, a developer and retired Cape Girardeau dentist, bought a piece of local history Wednesday as he closed the deal on the old Kage School. Deimund wants to preserve the 30-by-50-foot one-room school, completed in 1880. The origins of the school began...NewsMay 10, 1995
SCOTT COUNTY SIGNS 911 ORDER, STUDIES HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITYBENTON -- The Scott County Commission proceeded Tuesday with implementing an Enhanced 911 System and heard proposals for making the county courthouse handicapped accessible. The commission signed an order authorizing Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. to start collect...NewsApril 30, 1995
SPRAY GUN REDUCES ORAN FIRE INSURANCEORAN -- Oran homeowners are seeing some lower fire insurance premiums and can expect further decreases after June 1 because of improved fire protection. Minor equipment updates since last fall improved the town's rating by the Insurance Services Office from a Class...NewsApril 30, 1995
SCOTT, NEW MADRID NEAR 911 AGREEMENTBENTON -- The countdown to establish an Enhanced 911 System in Scott and New Madrid counties will begin July 1. Both county commissions are expected to sign the order this week authorizing the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. to start collecting the 15 percent surch...NewsApril 29, 1995
FARM BUREAU CHIEF SEES GOOD IN CHANGE OF ESTATE TAX POLICYNEW MADRID -- State Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse said Southeast Missouri farmers and agribusinessmen can feel good about the change evident in Washington. Kruse, a Dexter farmer, said the Farm Bureau was concerned about 18 months ago that the estate tax exem...NewsApril 28, 1995
DRUG-FREE MESSAGE DELIVERED TO CAPE STUDENTSCape Girardeau sixth, seventh and eight-grade students clapped, danced and sang along with Ron Cole of Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday. Cole, 33, presented a mini-concert of music from the 1960s to the 1980s to show students they could have fun without using alcohol or...NewsApril 26, 1995
SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSION HEARS COMPLAINTS ON BRIDGEBENTON -- Two Oran area farmers told the Scott County Commission Tuesday that hundreds of acres are inaccessible because of a bridge with a three-ton limit. One of the farmers, Gary Kesler said there is "no way in or out" because of the limit on the bridge that cro...NewsApril 26, 1995
CAPE GIRARDEAU RECOGNIZES VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SERVICEFour of Cape Girardeau's top volunteers contributed more than 3,600 hours of service to the community last year. They were honored Tuesday during a volunteer recognition luncheon, sponsored by Ameritech and the Cape Girardeau Area Wide United Way and attended by mo...Advertisement
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