By Aaron Dohogne
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
A bullet hole was found Tuesday in the Division I courtroom through the southeast window on the upper floor of the Common Pleas Courthouse.
By Bridget DiCosmo ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
For the past year, most of the minutes of the East County Fire Protection District Board meetings were marked by the words "no resolution," particularly the issue of filling a vacancy on the board open since April 2007.
By Lindy Bavolek ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
The board also approved the design and location of a new autism center and a pay increase for faculty and staff
7/9/08
BLODGETT, Mo. — Three trees were reported down on Route H near Blodgett at 3:45 p.m Tuesday after severe weather passed through Southeast Missouri, according to the National Weather Service.Three trees were also reported uprooted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Bloomfield, Mo.
7/9/08
Residents of Annwood Estates in Jackson are being ordered to boil their water following a water main break Monday night.The precautionary order is in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday.
By Aaron Dohogne ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
Patrolman Mike Kidd keeps pictures of his 6-year-old son, Cash, and himself making silly faces in his squad car to remind him of what he gets to go home to.
7/9/08
Work to replace a damaged bridge on Route W is expected to get underway July 9. Spring floods damaged a section of Route W between Oran and Perkins, forcing the closing of the bridge since March.
By Noreen Hyslop ~ The Daily Statesman ~ 7/9/08
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop E attributed no deaths to motor vehicle accidents between 6 p.m. Thursday and midnight Sunday. That, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol's safety officer, Sgt. Dale Moreland, is a record to be proud of.
7/9/08
Road crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will reduce Route P in Bollinger and Wayne counties to one lane Wednesday and Thursday as they seal pavement.
7/9/08
A section of Highway 72 in Cape Girardeau County has been reduced to one lane until 5 p.m. today, weather permitting. The closed roadway is located between County Road 469 and County Road 346.
Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
Road crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will reduce Route P in Bollinger and Wayne counties to one lane today and Thursday as they seal pavement. The road will be reduced from one lane between Highway 51 in Bollinger County and Route E in Wayne County.
Standard-Democrat ~ 7/9/08
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety has established a litter hot line.
By Brian Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder signed a bill into law Tuesday morning in Cape Girardeau that will benefit certain service-disabled veteran business owners.
7/9/08
The Jackson School Board meeting lasted less than 20 minutes Tuesday as members breezed through an agenda that included only one action item. Members approved the acceptance of Amandine Toffaloni, a 17-year-old foreign exchange student from Villerupt, France.
By Brian Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
Two weeks ago, Chaffee, Mo., farmer Charles Hinkebein noticed unwelcome guests in his 800-acre cornfield.
Southeast Missourian ~ 7/9/08
The Whitewater Fire Protection District took delivery of a 2008 Crimson Fire International pumper from Towers Fire Apparatus on Monday.
Daily Dunklin Democrat ~ 7/9/08
CARDWELL, Mo. — An accident on Highway 412 between Senath and Cardwell proved fatal for one driver.At about 2:35 p.m. Thursday, authorities responded to a head-on collision on Highway 412 two miles north of Cardwell.
By Scott Welton
~ Standard-Democrat ~ 7/9/08
DEXTER, Mo. — It's not just make believe: be the top bidder this weekend and you can hit the road in Conway Twitty's car. Or, if you prefer, put your foot on the accelerator pedal formerly pushed by Carl Perkins' blue suede shoes.
7/8/08
A boil water has been issued for Annwood Estates Subdivision in Jackson, according to a news release from the city's Public Works Department.
Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
Three trees were reported down on Route H near Blodgett, Mo., today at 3:45 p.m after severe weather passed through Southeast Missouri, according to the National Weather Service.Three trees were also reported uprooted in Bloomfield, Mo., at 3 p.m. today.
Standard-Democrat ~ 7/8/08
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety (DPS) has established a litter hot line."It is up and operational as we speak," DPS Director Drew Juden said during the regular city council meeting Monday.
By Peg McNichol
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
Chaffee police chief Jesse Chisum said his decision to resign resulted from a desire to do what's best for the city and his personal goal of doing well in nursing school.
Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
Illinois State Police on Monday released the name of the driver who died in a fiery crash on Illinois Highway 146 just east the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
By Bridget DiCosmo ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
A Dudley, Mo., man had his probation revoked Monday as a result of dogfighting and drug possession charges filed against him in October.
By Aaron Dohogne
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
On Main Street, set a block apart from downtown, a part of Cape Girardeau's past stands out among nearby buildings. The one-story synagogue in Cape Girardeau, dressed in stuccoed brick with an Islamic and Spanish architectural style, has been used little since the early 1970s.
Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
Cape Girardeau police arrested 17 people, including 11 juveniles, for fireworks violations this season, according to information presented Monday to the city council.
7/8/08
Voters who want to cast ballots in the August primary — or those who want to plan ahead for November's big political contest — have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to register.
7/8/08
Public hearings* No one attended a public hearing regarding annexation of real estate north of County Road 618 between the new LaSalle Avenue/East Main Street interchange on Interstate 55 and Route W.
By Deanna Coronado
~ Daily Dunklin Democrat ~ 7/8/08
KENNETT, Mo. — Two individuals arrested in late January in connection with the stabbing death of a man on East Fifth Street in Kennett remain free on a total of $120,000 in surety bonds as they await another day in court.
By Brian Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
When HAVCO Wood Products started teleconferencing its meetings in 2006 between company executives in its home base of Cape Girardeau and other areas of the country, the business never realized how much travel time and money the investment would save them two years later.
By Lindy Bavolek ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
A new campus smoking policy and the design of an autism center are also on the agenda
Southeast Missourian ~ 7/8/08
Highway 177 just north of the Cape Girardeau city limits has reopened following the road's closure last week due to rising Mississippi River backwater, according to a news release Monday from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
By Peg McNichol ~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/7/08
Jesse Chisum has submitted a letter resigning from his job as Chaffee police chief, according to Chaffee Mayor Loretta Mohorc.
By Matt Sanders and Bridget DiCosmo
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/7/08
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A Dudley, Mo., man had his probation revoked today as a result of dogfighting and drug possession charges filed against him in October.Jamie D.
By Bridget DiCosmo
~ Southeast Missourian ~ 7/7/08
Tests to verify the authenticity of a police report related to the 1992 shooting death of Angela Mischelle Lawless are currently being performed in Jefferson City, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said Friday.