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Jackson news Jackson police report 5/16/12 (05/16/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests... Jackson police and fire report 5/15/12 (05/15/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons... Jackson police and fire report 5/14/12 (05/14/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday:... New Jackson fire station to help improve response time (05/14/12) Jackson residents dug deep and invested heavily in public safety when they opened a new satellite fire station on the east side of the city March 30. "A satellite fire station was one of the things that I mentioned as a priority when I campaigned for mayor more than five years ago," said Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr. "One of my first acts as mayor was to establish a committee to research the establishment of an additional fire station."... Jackson police and fire report 5/10/12 (05/11/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:... Jackson to begin flushing water supply Monday, water may appear discolored (05/10/12) Jackson residents may see discolored water beginning Monday while the city flushes its water supply to remove built-up mineral sediment. Fire department crews will be flushing the water distribution and hydrant system for about 12 weeks in the center of town between Farmington Road and Shawnee Boulevard... Anniversary of Jacque Waller disappearance approaches (05/11/12) As friends prepare tributes to Jacque Sue Waller, who went missing June 1 last year, prosecutors are trying to return her estranged husband James Clay Waller to Cape Girardeau County to face a murder charge. And Clay Waller continues the appeal of a five-year sentence for making an Internet threat against Jacque Waller's sister... Man killed in Jackson workplace accident identified (05/09/12) Authorities have identified the worker killed in a Jackson construction accident early Monday morning. Matthew Pooker, 29, of Festus, Mo., was helping change a track on a crane in the yard at Penzel Construction Co., 325 W. Jackson Blvd., when he was trapped between the track and some railroad timbers, Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said... Jackson police report 5/9/12 (05/09/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Jackson fire report 5/8/12 (05/08/12) Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:... Re-elected Jackson aldermen sworn in at Monday meeting (05/08/12) Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr administered the oath of office to aldermen members elected in April and appointed members to five city advisory boards Monday night. Aldermen Tim Welker of Ward 1, Dave Reminger of Ward 2, Larry P. Cunningham of Ward 3 and Joe Bob Baker of Ward 4 all ran unopposed and held their seats in the general municipal election April 3... Jackson police report 5/7/12 (05/07/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI... Annual fundraiser held for Oliver House (05/07/12) The Jackson Heritage Association welcomed dozens of visitors during its third annual Wine Tasting and Tours fundraiser at the Oliver House Museum in Jackson on Sunday. The Oliver House is a museum decorated in a late 19th-century style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes... Jackson police report 5/5/12 (05/06/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI... Jackson police and fire reports 5/4/12 (05/04/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday:... Jackson man charged with child endangerment after baby suffers broken clavicle (05/04/12) A Jackson man was being held in the Cape Girardeau County Jail on a charge of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child Thursday after police responded to a report of an injured infant being treated at Saint Francis Medical Center. Jackson police and fire reports 5/3/12 (05/03/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... Area students take part in Youth in Government Day (05/03/12) Around 100 area students were able to see how local governments function Wednesday during the 28th annual Youth in Government Day. Students representing Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Notre Dame, Saxony Lutheran, Oak Ridge and Delta high schools participated in this year's program in which they job-shadowed elected officials and staff in Jackson, Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau County... Jackson police and fire 5/2/12 (05/02/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:... Prosecutors respond to appeal of Waller threat sentence (04/30/12) Federal prosecutors have responded to Clay Waller's appeal of a five-year sentence imposed on him for a federal Internet threat conviction. Assistant federal prosecutor Larry Ferrell responded to the appeal with a 69-page brief April 17. Waller, 41, pleaded guilty Oct. ... Jackson police and fire report 4/30/12 (04/30/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:... Jackson police and fire report 4/29/12 (04/29/12) The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Tools, electronics stolen from Jackson auto repair shop (04/29/12) The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department on Friday was investigating a burglary that occurred just outside Jackson sometime after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Lt. Robert Hull. When employees arrived for work early Friday at Gearheads Auto Repair, 3961 Highway 25, they found that about $30,000 in tools, computers and other diagnostic equipment was missing from the store, said store owner Amy Ybarra... Jackson police and fire report 4/26/12 (04/27/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Trial scheduled for man accused in stabbing (04/26/12) UNION, Mo. -- A three-day trial has been set for Ryan Harkey, the Jackson man accused of murder in a December stabbing outside of a Cape Girardeau bar. The case is scheduled to occur from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28 in Franklin County on a change of venue that was granted March 19. ... High school teacher named assistant principal at Jackson middle school (04/27/12) The Jackson School District announced Wednesday who will fill the role of middle school assistant principal starting with the next school year. Janelle Pope was selected by the school board during a closed session meeting Tuesday night. Pope is currently a language arts teacher at Jackson High School and has been employed by the district for 10 years... Jackson police and fire report 4/25/12 (04/25/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:... Jackson police and fire report 4/24/12 (04/24/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:... Statement from Jacque Waller's family on charges against Clay Waller (04/23/12) The family of Jacque Waller put out this statement on Monday, April 23, 2012, regarding the charging of her husband, Clay Waller, with her murder. This morning, Morley Swingle, Prosecuting Attorney for Cape Girardeau County (MO) filed first degree murder charges against Clay Waller in the disappearance of his wife, Jacque, last June 1. He is being held on a one million dollar bond... News release from prosecuting attorney on Clay Waller charges (04/23/12) The following is a news release sent out Monday morning, April 23, 2012, by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle regarding murder and evidence tampering charges against Clay Waller. On Monday, April 23, 2012, Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle charged James Clay Waller, II, age 41, with first degree murder and two counts of tampering with evidence in connection with the murder of Waller's wife, Jacque Sue Waller, who has been missing since June 1, 2011... A timeline of the Jacque Waller disappearance investigation (04/24/12) The following items come from court documents and Southeast Missourian reporting of the case since Jacque Waller's June 1, 2011 disappearance. May 29, 2011 Clay pleads guilty to federal Internet threat charge against Brenneke. ... Clay Waller criminal charges one step toward 'justice for Jacque,' family, friends say (04/24/12) The holidays were bad. So were four birthdays, hers and those of her young triplets. For the last 11 months, those little moments of life were spent without the woman who was everything and yet something different to each of them -- a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend... Prosecutor: Time was right to charge Clay Waller with wife's murder (04/24/12) Clay Waller has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife Jacque, according to a news release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle. Waller is also charged with two counts of tampering with evidence... Jackson police and fire report 4/23/12 (04/23/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... Jackson police report 4/20/12 (04/20/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses... Run/walk for BackPacks program to be Saturday in Jackson (04/19/12) The Jackson School District will hold Run/Walk for Wellness: 5K or 1 mile at 8 a.m. Saturday at Jackson Junior High School. All proceeds will benefit the district's BackPacks for Friday program. Through the program, the Southeast Missouri Food Bank provides a bag of nutritious food every Friday throughout the school year to 55 children in the district who are at risk of hunger... Jackson police report 4/19/12 (04/19/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest... Jackson police and fire report 4/18/12 (04/18/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:... Jackson aldermen set two hearings on rezoning requests (04/17/12) The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday night set two public hearings to field comments about rezoning a number of city tracts from residential to commercial use. Applications to rezone several lots in the Nine Oaks subdivision were made by B&R Developers LLC of Jackson, Ron and Marcia Clark, Bobby and Jane Clark, Clark & Sons Excavating LLC of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Medical Center Inc. and the Jackson Area Baseball Association... Jackson Farmers Market set to open May 1 with new attractions (04/16/12) The Jackson farmers market will kick off May 1 and is working to attract new vendors and visitors. Sharon Penrod and her husband, Monte, sell baked goods and jellies she makes on their farm northwest of Neelys Landing, and she has been active in helping think of ways to grow Jackson's market. There are fewer fresh produce vendors than organizers would like to see alongside the stalls selling handmade soaps, fresh jams, homemade baked items and plants, she said... Jackson police and fire 4/16/12 (04/16/12) DWIs Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Jackson Police and fire 4/13/12 (04/13/12) Summons... Jackson police and fire report 4/12/12 (04/12/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:... Jackson School Board elects officers (04/11/12) Jackson's school board welcomed a new member and the return of an incumbent following last week's municipal elections during Tuesday night's meeting. The board also re-elected its president and named other officers. Returning member Brent Wills and the newly elected Paul Stoner were sworn in by board secretary Bonnie Stahlman. Wills and Stoner received the majority of the votes April 3 over Pat Wissman to take two available board seats. They will each serve a three-year term... Jackson police and fire 4/11/12 (04/11/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons... Jackson police and fire report 4/10/12 (04/10/12) *** Jackson *** Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday: * Emergency medical service on Dorothy Drive. Lawsuit challenging Jackson annexation continued (04/10/12) A civil case that alleges that Jackson illegally annexed the strip of highway that leads to Fruitland was continued Monday. Attorney Thad Michael Brady of the Cape Girardeau firm Lichtenegger, Weiss & Fetterhoff, LLC is representing the case's eight filers, which include residents of Fruitland and the organization Save Our Children's Health, Inc... Jackson police and fire reports 4/9/12 (04/09/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Jackson to begin roadway restriping and annual mowing (04/09/12) The city of Jackson will begin roadway restriping and annual mowing projects this month. Crews will be restriping roads to improve visibility from mid-April through June, weather permitting. Paint will be reapplied to centerlines, stopping bars, turn arrows, parking spaces and crosswalks, according to a news release by Rodney Bollinger, director of public works... No one hurt in Jackson house fire (04/08/12) Jackson firefighters were able to contain a house fire on Donald street in about 10 minutes Thursday. A resident called 911 shortly before 8 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene for approximately an hour, according to Capt. Ryan Davie of the Jackson Fire Department... Jackson accepting bids for road widening and culvert project (04/08/12) The city of Jackson is accepting bids for the Bainbridge Road Widening and Culvert Improvement Project until 2 p.m. April 19. A prebid meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the public works conference room in Jackson City Hall. The project consists of removal of existing concrete culvert and improvements, construction of a replacement structure consisting of a reinforced cast in place single box culvert as well as traffic control, widening and resurfacing of Bainbridge Road and other items specified in city plans. ... Jackson police and fire reports 4/8/12 (04/08/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Judge denies motion to dismiss Waller's state charges (04/08/12) A judge has denied a request by Clay Waller's lawyer to dismiss state harassment and stealing charges against him. Scott Reynolds, Waller's lawyer in the state case, submitted a motion last month to dismiss the case on the grounds that Waller, who is in prison on federal charges, can't get a speedy trial... Jackson police and fire report 4/6/12 (04/06/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... DESE, Jackson release details on MAP 'testing irregularity' (04/06/12) For one North Elementary parent, a study guide sent home by their child's teacher last spring threw up a red flag. "I was a little shocked that there would be a study guide for a standardized test," the parent wrote in an email sent to principal Shauna Criddle in April 2011. In the parent's eyes, the purpose of the test was to measure how students do individually and how the school does as a whole... Quarry may take legal action to avoid being part of incorporated Fruitland (04/06/12) Attorneys for Heartland Materials LLC say the quarry company will take legal action against being included in the proposed Fruitland village and that Cape Girardeau County does not have the authority to approve Fruitland's incorporation petition. David R. ... Renovation, repair projects underway at Jackson, Oak Ridge schools (04/05/12) Bond issues for two local school districts passed by voters Tuesday will keep repair and renovation activity bustling now through the summer in Oak Ridge and prompt more extensive planning in Jackson. The projects differ greatly in size, scope and price, but both won overwhelming approval in this week's municipal elections... Jackson police and fire report 4/5/12 (04/05/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Jackson police and fire report 4/4/12 (04/04/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Jackson, Oak Ridge voters give resounding approval to school bond issues (04/04/12) Voters gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the Jackson school district to add a seventh elementary school and boosted the ability of the Oak Ridge school district to deal with aging elementary buildings. Seventy percent of voters in 20 Jackson school district precincts in Cape Girardeau County gave their support to borrowing $16 million for the new school, which will be built on North Lacey Street... Jackson band shell to get speakers (04/03/12) Matt Schwartz holds the structure that will hold QSC Wideline-8 Touring Line Array speakers as Everett Hinze welds the structure into place atop the Jackson band shell Monday morning in Jackson City Park. A crane lifted the 500-pound structure to the top of the band shell. ... Jackson police and fire report 4/3/12 (04/03/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Jackson Heritage Association announces art contest winners (04/02/12) The Jackson Heritage Association announced the winners of its seventh art contest at a reception Sunday afternoon at Jackson High School. Each year, the association chooses a different subject for the art contest, one that is deemed to have some historical value for Jackson. This year the subject was the old "A" building at Jackson High School, which currently serves as the school's cafeteria and reception area, and stands on the site of the former Jackson Military Academy... Jackson aldermen discuss subdivision's rusty water (04/03/12) Jackson's city administrator said he hopes the city can resolve by the end of the summer rusty water issues that residents say have ruined their clothes and appliances. In the study session following the board of aldermen meeting Monday night, city officials discussed the results of an investigation by the public works department into reports of rusty water in the Forest Acres subdivision. ... Jackson Heritage Association announces art contest winners (04/02/12) The Jackson Heritage Association announced the winners of its seventh art contest at a reception Sunday afternoon at Jackson High School. Each year, the association chooses a different subject for the art contest, one that is deemed to have some historical value for Jackson. This year the subject was the old "A" building at Jackson High School, which currently serves as the school's cafeteria and reception area, and stands on the site of the former Jackson Military Academy... Jackson police and fire report 4/2/12 (04/02/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded the following calls Thursday:... Jackson police and fire reports 3/30/12 (03/30/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:... Jackson police and fire report 3/29/12 (03/29/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following item. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Jackson police and fire reports 3/28/12 (03/28/12) Summonses Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:... Jackson police and fire 3/27/12 (03/27/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Jackson will consult with engineering firm to fix rusty water (03/25/12) Jackson city officials announced Friday that repairing problems discovered during water line maintenance this week in the Forest Acres subdivision will require an extensive engineering plan. Approximately three feet of an old, four-inch diameter cast iron pipe was removed from the water main that serves the neighborhood. It was found to contain "a large quantity of iron nodules" known as "tuberculation," according to a release by Rodney Bollinger, director of public works... Sikeston teacher arrested for touching, sending photos to 14-year-old student (03/25/12) SIKESTON, Mo. -- A junior high teacher in Sikeston is facing felony criminal charges after he allegedly sent explicit photographs and inappropriately touched a 14-year-old student, police said Friday. Andrew J. Delles, 28, of Jackson, was charged with three counts of enticement of a child and three counts of sexual misconduct of a child, after the Sikeston R-6 School District reported that he was having inappropriate conduct with a student... Jackson Ridge Road storm siren disabled (03/25/12) A Jackson storm siren on Ridge Road near the intersection of Mansfield Place was struck by lightning and will be out of service for approximately two to three weeks, according to a news release issued by the city Friday. The siren is intended to warn people who are outdoors that a tornado warning has been issued for Cape Girardeau County... Jackson posts new Saturday recycling center hours (03/23/12) The Jackson Recycling Center will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning April 7. Expanded hours of operation will be observed through Oct. 27. Only the Saturday schedule is affected. Current winter Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The recycling center accepts cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper, junk mail, Styrofoam, grocery bags, clear, green and brown glasses, all plastic containers, aluminum, tin and steel cans and electronic waste... Jackson lifts boil order for Forest Acres neighborhood (03/23/12) The precautionary boil water order enacted Wednesday in Forest Acres subdivision in Jackson was lifted at approximately 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Water line maintenance operations to improve water quality began Wednesday morning. Workers restored water service to all customers by noon Wednesday and finished testing the water quality Thursday afternoon. ... Jackson police report 3/23/12 (03/23/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI... Jackson police and fire report 3/22/12 (03/22/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Jackson police and fire reports 3/21/12 (03/21/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:... Bond issue for new elementary before Jackson voters (03/20/12) Casting a vote for or against a proposition to build a new elementary school will take consideration in several areas when Jackson voters head to the polls two weeks from today. The Jackson School District wants to use bonds to pay for construction of an approximately $16 million new school on North Lacey Street that supporters of the proposition say will alleviate overcrowding in other schools and traffic congestion, allow for growth in the future and help the district meet demand for early childhood education services.. ... Boil-water order in effect for part of Jackson starting today (03/21/12) A precautionary boil water order will be in effect from 8 a.m. today until 5 p.m. Friday for residents of portions of Forest Acres subdivision in Jackson. According to a news release from the city, the order is for all homes on Royal Drive, East Jackson Trail, Shady Lane and homes at 1129, 1138, 1158 and 1205 Highland Drive... Jackson police and fire report 3/20/12 (03/20/12) Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Jackson to look into rust, hard water complaints (03/20/12) Jackson city administrator Jim Roach promised the city would work to solve problems with damaging rust and hard water reported by a handful of residents. Brenda Wood of Royal Drive in Jackson showed towels ruined by rusty water and a water filter that should have lasted six months that had to be replaced after only two weeks to city officials in the board of aldermen meeting Monday night... Cape Girardeau County murder suspect gets change of venue (03/20/12) A Jackson man accused of murder in connection with a December fatal stabbing will now be in court in another county. On Monday a change of venue to Franklin County was granted to Ryan Harkey, who is charged with stabbing Jerry Conrad to death outside a downtown Cape Girardeau bar... Jackson police investigating shooting of windows at Kohlfeld Distributing (03/20/12) Jackson police say they are back to square one as they investigate who fired shots that broke windows at Kohlfeld Distributing on East Jackson Boulevard early on March 13. Police spokesman Rodney Barnes said police initially thought they had an image of the vehicle from which the shots were fired, but after the photo was released to the public, they received a call from the driver of a Southeast Missourian delivery vehicle who identified the van as his. ... Jackson police and fire report 3/19/12 (03/19/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests... Jackson police and fire reports 3/18/12 (03/18/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:... Former Jackson educator withdraws from public administrator race (03/16/12) With less than two weeks until the filing period ends, Jackson resident Larry Shoaf has dropped his bid for Cape Girardeau County public administrator, saying there are other candidates better qualified to do the job. That narrows the field to 11 who hope to replace Phyllis Schwab and provide care for the county's roughly 150 residents who have, for various reasons, been deemed unable to care for themselves... Jackson police and fire reports 3/16/12 (03/16/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:... Natural gas supplier Atmos bought by Canadian company (03/16/12) Natural gas customers in Jackson and throughout the Bootheel will see a new company name on their bills but the faces they've been used to at Atmos Energy will stay the same. The Missouri Public Service Commission this week approved a deal allowing natural gas systems owned by Atmos Energy Jackson police and fire report 3/15/12 (03/15/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Jackson parents express grade system worries (03/14/12) Jackson elementary school parents with concerns over the district's use of a standards-based grading system called for formation of a citizen advisory group and asked questions of administrators and teachers at Tuesday's school board meeting. Some arguments heard at the board's last meeting Feb. ... Jackson police and fire reports 3/14/12 (03/14/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:... Parents to speak to Jackson board about new grading system (03/13/12) Parents of elementary students in the Jackson School District will voice concerns to the school board tonight over the use of a standards-based grading system used in the schools. During the last meeting of the board held Feb. 28, district staff gave presentations before more than 50 parents with questions and concerns about how the system affects teaching in the classroom and teacher collaboration. ... Jackson police report 3/13/12 (03/13/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests... Jackson police and fire report 3/12/12 (03/12/12) Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Jackson police and fire 3/11/12 (03/11/12) Arrests... Jackson police and fire report 3/9/12 (03/09/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Jackson city water maintenance to start next week (03/09/12) The city of Jackson will be performing water line system maintenance in the Forest Acres and Indian Hills neighborhoods Monday through March 16. All users of the city's water system could be affected. The water department is striving to improve water quality by removing built-up mineral sediment in the distribution system. ... Jackson police and fire report 3/8/12 (03/08/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Jackson police and fire report 3/7/12 (03/07/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests... Aldermen OK spring, summer events in Jackson (03/06/12) The Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a series of spring and summer city events Monday night. An annual Park Day was set for April 28, beginning at 8 a.m. at City Park shelter No. 1.T-shirts and refreshments will be provided to participants who help clean up the park. Contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 204-8848 for more details... Jackson fire report 3/6/12 (03/06/12) *** Jackson *** Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * Emergency medical service on U.S. 61. * A structure fire on Otto Drive. Waller attorney refiles appeal of federal prison sentence (03/06/12) The federal government miscalculated sentencing guidelines, erroneously alleged Clay Waller killed his wife and used that alleged murder to give him a maximum sentence on Internet threatening charges, Waller's attorney wrote in an appeal that became available to the public Monday... Jackson invites public opinion on uptown improvement (03/06/12) Jackson residents, visitors and customers are encouraged to participate in a confidential online survey that will help develop a strategic plan to improve uptown Jackson. Jackson was selected in 2010 as a Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri Initiative community. ... Driver hurt in rollover crash near Fruitland (03/06/12) A man was injured Monday morning when he was ejected from his vehicle after he lost control of it on U.S. 61 just south of Fruitland. The driver, who Jackson police did not identify Monday morning, was heading south on U.S. 61 around 10 a.m. when he lost control of his Mitsubishi. The car rolled and ejected the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, Jackson police spokesman Rodney Barnes said... Jackson police and fire report 3/5/12 (03/05/12) Jackson police and fire reports 3/4/12 (03/04/12) Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:... Nordenia completes construction on new Jackson facility (03/04/12) Now that construction is complete on Nordenia USA's new Jackson Industrial Park facility, crews are setting up equipment and gearing up to start production. "It's all built for growth," said Reinhold Franke, Nordenia USA's new president and chief operating officer... Waller attorney will have to resubmit appeal on federal sentence (03/02/12) Clay Waller's appeal on his federal sentence for making a threat over the Internet was deemed deficient by a case manager Thursday. Waller's attorney, Scott Tilsen, electronically submitted the appeal Wednesday afternoon but it was flagged Thursday because Tilsen had only submitted the brief's cover page, according to a memorandum from Missouri Court of Appeals case manager Jackie Polk... Jackson police and fire reports 3/1/12 (03/01/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Appeal of Clay Waller's federal sentence filed (03/01/12) Clay Waller's attorney filed an appeal for his federal sentence on Internet threatening charges Wednesday, but the details of the appeal weren't initially available to the public. Waller was sentenced to five years in prison in January after he pleaded guilty in October to threatening Cheryl Brenneke, his sister-in-law and guardian of his three children, on an Internet message board in July. ... District staff defend Jackson's grading system (02/29/12) Teachers and administrators spent nearly two hours at Tuesday night's school board meeting trying to justify the Jackson School District's new grading system to more than 50 upset parents. Standing shoulder to shoulder, filling the school administration office, parents listened as more than a dozen staff members explained how the system was researched, how it's working and how it continues to be reevaluated... Jackson police and fire report 2/29/12 (02/29/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:... Parents to talk about grading system at Jackson School Board meeting (02/28/12) Parents of Jackson public school students plan to voice concerns over the grading system used in the district at tonight's school board meeting. Under the system, students do not receive letter grades but are assessed on a set of standards based on district and state expectations for each grade. ... Jackson police and fire report 2/28/12 (02/28/12) Summonses Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Cape County Commission has questions about Fruitland incorporation plans (02/28/12) Fourteen county residents filled the Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting room Monday morning hoping to hear the county's response to an incorporation petition by Fruitland community members. But they were told that commissioners were still preparing questions about the proposed village... Jackson police and fire report 2/27/12 (02/27/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:... County to weigh in on Fruitland annexation Monday (02/26/12) Fruitland residents will find out Monday how the Cape Girardeau County Commission is leaning on the annexation issue. The commission will discuss a letter that could, among other things, suggest changes in the proposed boundaries. On the commission's agenda under routine business is a letter written by Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy in reply to the petition that holds 79 percent of Fruitland residents' signatures. ... Jackson police and fire reports 2/24/12 (02/26/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Candidate filing likely to begin Tuesday (02/26/12) Missouri's county clerks and political candidates are preparing for the filing period to start as scheduled Tuesday, now that it seems all but certain a last-minute move by lawmakers to push back the deadline won't happen. And that leaves state Senate hopefuls with a decision -- file Tuesday in hopes of getting the prized top spot on ballots or wait to make sure the boundaries of their districts won't change as the redistricting madness continues... Texas corporation new owner of old Cape Girardeau federal building; Cape County silent (02/24/12) RDRH Holdings Inc., a corporation based in Austin, Texas, is the new owner of Cape Girardeau's former federal building, according to company president Majid Hemmasi. Jackson police report 2/23/12 (02/23/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts... Jackson police and fire reports 2/22/12 (02/22/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Jackson police and fire report 2/21/12 (02/21/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft... Jackson police and fire report 2/20/12 (02/20/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:... Jackson police and fire reports 2/19/12 (02/19/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... Wild horses, burros get new homes at adoption event in Jackson (02/19/12) While some think there's something majestic about a mustang, others consider them the mutts of the horse world. Unlike most domestic horses with long pedigrees, American wild horses, or mustangs, are a mix of breeds. They're descended from horses once held by Native Americans, Spanish explorers, ranchers or miners, said Martha Malik, public affairs specialist with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program... Search exposes drugs at Jackson High School (02/19/12) Jackson High School was placed on lockdown for more than an hour Thursday afternoon while law enforcement officers with drug-sniffing dogs searched the school. Jackson city government responds to annexation challenge (02/17/12) The city of Jackson will not back down on its 2009 annexation of property along Interstate 55 and U.S. 61. The city government issued a news release late Wednesday saying: "The City of Jackson stands by the 2009 annexation as both appropriate and legal. ... Jackson police and fire reports 2/16/12 (02/16/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:... Jackson board approves student/staff communication policy (02/15/12) Jackson's school board approved new district policies covering communication between students and staff at its meeting Tuesday. The changes and additions to the policies came in response to state legislation passed in 2011 that requires school districts to create a policy concerning staff-student communication by March 1... Jackson police and fire report 2/15/12 (02/15/12) Lawsuit filers, Jackson talk about undoing 2009 annexation (02/14/12) The group that filed a lawsuit contesting Jackson's 2009 annexation of a strip of land that leads to a Fruitland quarry would like the city to complaisantly abandon the land. On Feb. 2, eight people submitted a lawsuit that claimed Jackson had illegally annexed a portion of land along Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 in 2009. Attorney General Chris Koster gave the filers the status of "quo warranto," which means they are essentially acting on the state's behalf... Fruitland's future lies with Cape Girardeau County Commission (02/13/12) With Jackson residents voting down the annexation of a Fruitland quarry last week, Fruitland's quest to become a village lies in the hands of the Cape Girardeau County Commission. The annexation's rejection is a step in the process, said Tim Sutterer, speaking for an ad hoc group of Fruitland residents seeking incorporation... Jackson police and fire 2/12/12 (02/12/12) Summonses Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday:... Jackson police and fire reports 2/10/12 (02/10/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... No Jackson trash collection on Presidents Day (02/09/12) Jackson's Sanitation Department will not operate Feb. 20 in observance of Presidents Day. Garbage that would normally be collected Feb. 20 will be picked up Feb. 21. The recycling center will also be closed Feb. 20. For more information, contact the Sanitation Department at 243-2333 or the Public Works Department at 243-2300... Jackson police and fire reports 2/9/12 (02/09/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Jackson police and fire 2/8/12 (02/08/12) Precinct vote totals: Jackson annexation question (02/07/12) In the Feb. 7, 2012 election voters within the Jackson city limits were asked if the city should accept the voluntary annexation of certain parcels in the Fruitland area of the county. Below are votes in each precinct? Yes -- xx No -- xx... Jackson annexation goes down in defeat (02/08/12) After four months that saw heated board of aldermen meetings, paid advertisements and two lawsuits, Jackson residents overwhelmingly voted against the annexation of a Fruitland quarry Tuesday. Former Jackson football coach to run for House seat (02/08/12) Saying he still has some "fight left" in him, former Jackson football coach Van Hitt announced his intentions Tuesday to run for the Missouri House seat occupied by Rep. Donna Lichtenegger. Hitt's decision, which surprised his fellow House hopefuls, sets up a possible three-way Republican primary with Lichtenegger and Jackson School Board member Gerald Adams... Waller given extra time to file appeal in federal case (02/08/12) Clay Waller has been granted three more weeks to file the appeal of his five-year sentence for his federal Internet threatening conviction. Preschools in Cape area struggling to meet demand (02/07/12) Leaders of local public and private preschools are happy to see a demand for early childhood education, due in large part to more parents being knowledgeable about benefits of early education, they say. Piles of research show children do better during the rest of their time in school, from kindergarten all the way through college... Jackson police and fire report 2/7/12 (02/07/12) Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:... Annexation draws out Jackson voters; Cape voting slow in primary election (02/07/12) Jackson residents were voting in decent numbers Tuesday, elections officials said, no doubt drawn to the ballot box by the controversial annexation question. In Cape Girardeau, however, election judges were fighting boredom as voters seemed to be reacting to the nonbinding presidential primary with a yawn... Jackson man accused in Cape Girardeau stabbing pleads not guilty (02/07/12) A Jackson man charged with murder in a fatal stabbing outside a downtown Cape Girardeau bar pleaded not guilty to the charge Monday. Ryan Harkey, 23, allegedly stabbed Jerry Conrad in the heart following an altercation that began inside Rumors, 36 N. Spanish St., in the early morning hours of Dec. 9... Jackson police and fire report 2/6/12 (02/06/12) Jackson annexation may be decided in Tuesday's vote (02/06/12) Tuesday's voting could bring a resolution to an issue that has divided Jackson for months. But neither side of the campaign over an annexation ballot measure expressed confidence that they'd win. On Tuesday, Jackson voters will be asked to decide whether to allow the city to annex a Fruitland quarry owned by Heartland Materials. ... Missouri attorney general authorizes new lawsuit contesting Jackson annexation (02/05/12) With the election set for Tuesday, a new lawsuit has been filed with the blessing of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to contest Jackson's annexation of a strip of land along Interstate 55 and U.S. 61. If it is eventually successful, whatever voters say about the proposed Fruitland annexation Tuesday won't matter... Jackson police and fire report 2/5/12 (02/05/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:... Jackson police and fire reports 2/3/12 (02/03/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... Jackson police and fire reports 2/2/12 (02/02/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Lichtenegger officially announces Missouri House re-election bid (02/02/12) Rep. Donna Lichtenegger doesn't want to leave the House. While the Jackson Republican had been mulling a run at the state Senate, she announced on Wednesday that will instead seek a second House term. "I love doing the hands-on things for my constituents," she said. "I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do that in the Senate because the districts are so much bigger you'd have twice the number of constituents."... Jackson eighth-graders attend elective course fair (02/01/12) Jackson Junior High School held an elective course fair for eighth-graders Tuesday to help them plan their schedules for next year -- but there is a little more to the event that students might not yet realize, according to the school's principal and counselors... Jackson police and fire report 2/1/12 (02/01/12) Date set for Jackson man's trial on kickback charges (02/01/12) The Jackson man charged with felony stealing for allegedly swindling $500,000 from a Sikeston, Mo.-based company will stand trial this summer. Jackson police and fire report 1/31/12 (01/31/12) Man, woman arrested after purse snatched from Jackson club hall (01/31/12) Jackson police say a man and his female accomplice were arrested Sunday after he allegedly snatched a purse and fled. Shannon P. Babers, 32, of Benton, Mo., allegedly entered the Jackson Knights of Columbus, 3305 N. High St., on Sunday and stole a purse before fleeing in a vehicle that witnesses say was driven by a woman, according to a news release... Hope Children's Home is the first of its kind in area (01/30/12) For years people went to the large, two-story brick house at 709 East Main in Jackson for help -- but not the same kind that can be found there now. The house dates back to the 1890s. Since the 1960s, it was used as law offices. Last February the rooms of the house began to take on a new look. ... Jackson police and fire report 1/30/12 (01/30/12) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * Emergency medical services on West Independence Street. * A brush fire of North High Street. Jackson police and fire report 1/29/12 (01/29/12) Firefighters responded to the following call Friday:... Jackson fire report 1/27/12 (01/27/12) *** Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: * Emergency medical service on North Neal Street. * A citizen assist on Mulberry Street. * Emergency medical service on Grandview Drive. Jackson police and fire report 1/26/12 (01/26/12) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday: * A citizens assist on Elwanda Drive. Jackson police and fire reports 1/25/12 (01/25/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts * A theft was reported in the 1200 block of Lenco Avenue. * Property damage was reported in the 800 block of Jessica Street... Witnesses recount events surrounding fatal Cape Girardeau stabbing (01/25/12) The bouncer at the downtown Cape Girardeau bar where a fatal altercation began in December testified that he saw only fists during the event that led to Jerry Conrad's death. Brian Fercho, a bouncer at Rumors bar at 36 N. Spanish St., also told a judge he saw the man accused of killing Conrad strike him in the back of the head after Conrad threw up his hands... Jackson police and fire report 1/24/12 (01/24/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Assault was reported in the 1500 block of South Farmington Road. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n A theft was reported in the 2900 block of East Main Street... Jackson police and fire report 1/23/12 (01/23/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:... Fire damages at least half of Jackson home (01/23/12) Fire torched half of a Jackson home and a vehicle in its driveway Saturday night. Around 10 p.m. a family living in a home in the 1400 block of Oak Street had noticed their basement garage smoke detector going off. When one of the family members went to investigate, he found fire ravaging the garage, acting fire captain Ryan Davie said... Jackson police report 1/22/12 (01/22/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Reynolds to retire after 36 years as Cape County assessor (01/22/12) Jerry Reynolds, who saw the county's taxable property value grow from $176 million to more than $1 billion in his 36 years as Cape Girardeau County assessor, announced Friday he won't seek re-election later this year. Jackson fire report 1/20/12 (01/20/12) *** Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: * Emergency medical service on West Vale Drive. * Emergency medical service on South Hope Street. 'Dr. Phil' show contacts Jacque Waller's sister about potential appearance (01/20/12) Jacque Waller's sibling may soon be on an episode of "Dr. Phil" to discuss her sister's disappearance, the family's spokeswoman confirmed Thursday. Cheryl Brenneke was contacted by "Dr. Phil" producers about a potential episode on missing people, Brenneke wrote on the Find Jacque Waller Facebook page. Although the episode's planning is in its preliminary stages, Brenneke has submitted photos, Rawson family spokeswoman Laura Helbig said in an email... Jackson police looking for those responsible for tire slashing spree (01/20/12) More than 20 tire slashing incidents were reported Tuesday in several Jackson neighborhoods. The Jackson Police Department is looking for information on the incidents, which caused thousands of dollars in damages, police spokesman Rodney Barnes said. Tires were reportedly slashed on Garrett Lane, Goodson Drive and Francis Drive, among other places, Barnes said... Jackson police and fire reports 1/19/12 (01/19/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Property damage was reported in the 2200 block of East Jackson Boulevard. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n A peace disturbance was reported in the 1600 block of West Independence Street... Jackson voters to decide on bonds for new elementary school (01/19/12) The Jackson School District is looking toward a next step in expanding facilities. Two arrested after alleged Cape drug deal gone bad (01/19/12) Two men were arrested after they allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint during a drug deal Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Michael R. Fitzpatrick, 32, of Hannibal, Mo., and Rico F. Lucious, 21, of Cape Girardeau were arrested and charged Wednesday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a concealable firearm... Clay Waller moved to Louisiana prison (01/19/12) Clay Waller has been moved to a low-security federal penitentiary in Louisiana, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Waller is starting a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of threatening his sister-in-law and guardian of his three children, Cheryl Brenneke, on the Internet message board Topix... Aldermen: Jackson would supply some services to quarry area if it is annexed (01/18/12) The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Tuesday announced how it will cater to a quarry if it's voted into annexation next month and took questions and comments from residents who were mostly incensed by the potential move. City administrator James Roach said in front of a full council chamber Tuesday night that Jackson will supply emergency and nonemergency police and fire services to the quarry if it is annexed through a vote Feb. ... Jackson police and fire reports 1/18/12 (01/18/12) The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage * Property damage was reported in the 2200 block of East Jackson Boulevard. * A court-order violation was reported in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard... Jackson police and fire report 1/17/12 (01/17/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:... Wissman enters Jackson School Board race (01/17/12) Three candidates are now in the running for seats on Jackson's school board. Pat Wissman filed Friday. Other candidates are Paul Stoner and 12-year-incumbent Brent Wills. Wills and Cathy Goodman have terms expiring in April. Goodman has not filed for re-election... Jackson to hold public hearing on quarry annexation Tuesday (01/16/12) Jackson residents will have the opportunity Tuesday night to hear the pros and cons of annexing a quarry into the city to prepare them to vote on the issue Feb. 7. Owners of a tract of about 240 acres north of Jackson containing Heartland Materials' quarry applied to join the city in October and city officials approved a resolution to annex the area Oct. ... Jackson Chamber of Commerce picks Hitt for top honor (01/15/12) The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce honored David Hitt for his dedication to the community at the organization's annual dinner Friday. Hitt was presented with the R.A. Fulenwider Meritorious Community Service Award by Gerald Jones, the 2010 recipient of the award... Jackson police and fire report 1/13/12 (01/13/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Jessica M. Kuntze, 21, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, drugs under 35 grams and no insurance... Several crashes, school cancellations follow area's Thursday morning snow (01/13/12) Early morning snow melted and turned to ice on some roadways Thursday morning as temperatures plummeted behind a cold front. Jackson police report 1/12/12 (01/12/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Theft was reported in the 800 block of Dorothy Drive. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Property damage was reported in the 100 block of South Bellevue Street... Jackson police report 1/11/12 (01/11/12) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Burglary Miscellaneous... Jackson response to annexation lawsuit calls state statute unconstitutional (01/10/12) Jackson responded Friday to a November lawsuit challenging the city's annexation of a strip of land along U.S. 61 and Interstate 55, calling the state statute prohibiting such annexations unconstitutional, the process followed by the plaintiffs improper and the case itself frivolous... Jackson police and fire report 1/10/12 (01/10/12) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do no imply guilt. Miscellaneous @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Peace disturbance was reported in the 800 block of West Main Street. Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:... Jackson fire report 1/9/12 (01/09/12) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * A natural gas leak at the intersection of Florence and Ohio streets. * Emergency medical services on Ridge Road. * A grass fire on West Jefferson Street. Jackson group working on uptown as DREAM process continues (01/09/12) The Uptown Jackson Redevelopment Organization is making progress on immediate projects to promote uptown merchants while working with the state to receive a $180,000 Missouri DREAM Initiative grant. Adam Ross, board president and manager of Ross Furniture in Jackson, said membership has been shifting but a strong core group of members has been actively involved and that he expects to cement the board's 12 spots soon. ... Jackson police and fire report 1/8/12 (01/08/12) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summons Theft Property damage Miscellaneous Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:... Clay Waller's attorney has until Feb. 7 to file appeal brief (01/08/12) A timeline has been set for Clay Waller's appeal of his five-year federal sentence for his Internet threatening conviction. Over the next month, the clerk at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau will turn over all pertinent files in the case, namely a transcript from the sentencing hearing and the presentence investigation report, to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District in St. ... Jackson police and fire report 1/6/12 (01/06/12) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Jennifer N. Locke, 30, 167 Oak Lane, was arrested on a Jackson warrant. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Bryan D. Jordan, 20, of Lesterville, Mo., was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle... Evidence details Waller threats in 1993 (01/05/12) Clay Waller assaulted and threatened a former lover for leaving him in 1993, according to evidence submitted but not publicly heard during his federal sentencing hearing Tuesday. The evidence filed for Tuesday's hearing paints a portrait of violent and threatening behavior from one of Clay Waller's past relationships that bears similarities to the testimony his sister-in-law and guardian of his three children, Cheryl Brenneke, delivered at the hearing... Cape Girardeau County Commission waiting to act on Fruitland bid to incorporate (01/06/12) The Cape Girardeau County Commission told four county residents Thursday that it would not take action on Fruitland's petition for incorporation until several legal issues regarding the area are resolved. The county received a petition in August asking that an area of Fruitland, bound by U.S. ... 'Preponderance of evidence' a lower burden of proof (01/05/12) Forget reasonable doubt. When Judge Stephen Limbaugh sentenced Clay Waller on Tuesday, he said that, based on the preponderance of evidence, Waller was guilty of murdering his estranged wife. Limbaugh's claim doesn't necessarily mean Clay Waller is guilty of murdering Jacque Waller but that the evidence surrounding her disappearance implicates him as her killer, federal prosecutor Larry Ferrell said... Jackson fire report 1/5/12 (01/05/12) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: ... Waller attorney appeals 5-year sentence (01/05/12) The attorney representing Clay Waller in his federal Internet threat case has appealed a judge's ruling that sentenced Waller to five years in federal prison. Scott Tilsen promised to file the appeal at Waller's sentencing hearing on Tuesday. By Wednesday, the appeal had been filed... Jackson planning to revise city water system (01/04/12) The Jackson Board of Aldermen Tuesday night selected a firm to prepare a $75,300 engineering report that will outline how the city could change and expand its water system. The city is taking beginning steps to supplement its 2007 water system facility plan by looking at the effects of discontinuing lime softening and evaluating expansion to areas north of the Jackson through future annexation actions... Clay Waller gets 5 years on federal charge of making online threats (01/04/12) Clay Waller will spend the next five years in a federal prison for posting a threat against his sister-in-law on an Internet forum site. Waller was sentenced to five years in prison today after he pleaded guilty to federal Internet threat charges in October. Jackson police and fire report 1/3/12 (01/03/12) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Burglary Thefts Miscellaneous... Jackson police and fire reports 12/30/11 (12/30/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Burglary Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:... Jackson police and fire report 12/29/11 (12/29/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... Jackson police and fire reports 12/28/11 (12/28/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assault Theft Property damage Miscellaneous Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:... Judge gives permission to preserve phone records as evidence in Cape murder case (12/28/11) A Jackson man charged with a murder in a fatal stabbing outside a downtown Cape Girardeau bar earlier this month was granted permission to preserve any calls he made immediately after the incident as evidence Tuesday. Jackson fire report 12/27/11 (12/27/11) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:... Jackson police and fire report 12/15/11 (12/25/11) Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday:... Jackson police and fire reports 12/23/11 (12/23/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Anonymous donor helps Jackson family after fire (12/23/11) An anonymous donor has brought a little holiday cheer to a Jackson family after their house was ravaged by fire Saturday. Adams announcement sets up House race rematch with Lichtenegger (12/22/11) When Gerald Adams lost the Missouri House race to Donna Lichtenegger in the 2010 Republican primary, it was only by 300 votes -- almost all of which came from Perry County. Redistricting, however, has cut Perry County from the equation, which Adams says is ample enough reason for a rematch in 2012... Jackson police and fire report 12/21/11 (12/21/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Theft Miscellaneous Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Clay Waller's father dies at nursing home before prosecutors could record testimony (12/21/11) Officials involved in the Jacque Waller disappearance investigation no longer will have access to testimony that claims Clay Waller confessed to killing his wife. James Clay Waller Sr., the only person Clay Waller allegedly confessed murdering Jacque Waller to, died Tuesday morning in a Cape Girardeau nursing home, Jackson police and fire report 12/20/11 (12/20/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault Property damage Miscellaneous... Jackson aldermen approve 2012 budget (12/20/11) The Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a 2012 city budget Monday night reflecting a projected $25.5 million in revenue, subject to final amendment next year. The board held a public hearing prior to voting to approve it. However, it lasted less than five minutes because no residents attended... Fire leaves family homeless in Jackson (12/20/11) A Jackson family is homeless after an electrical fire left their house uninhabitable Saturday night. Firefighters responded to a house fire on North Bellevue Street around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. The fire was mostly contained to the attic and there was very little smoke damage to the rest of the house, Jackson Fire Department Assistant Chief Randy Davis said. Two bedrooms were damaged by water... Farmers turning to solar power to cut energy bills (12/19/11) Solar power is energizing Southeast Missouri farms, helping farmers offset their own energy costs and generating clean power utility companies can buy. There are about four farmers in the Gordonville area now using portable trailers equipped with solar panels to power irrigation systems previously operated by gasoline pumps... Jackson police and fire report 12/19/11 (12/19/11) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday... Jackson Chamber announces new board of directors (12/19/11) Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce members have elected a new board of directors and the three businessmen stepping in hope to continue the organization's mission of strengthening local industry by increasing educational opportunities and expanding manufacturing... Jackson police and fire reports 12/18/11 (12/18/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Property damage Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday:... Jackson's sold-out Santa Express adds one more run (12/18/11) The Santa Express tourist train operated by the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railway in Jackson announced Friday that it would add one more opportunity to take a ride with the jolly old elf this year. Customer demand prompted expanding the schedule, as tickets for the round trip holiday-themed rides between Jackson to Gordonville have been sold out for weeks... Clay Waller sentencing pushed back two weeks (12/16/11) Clay Waller's sentencing hearing on federal Internet threatening charges has been pushed back two weeks to give the prosecution time to gather evidence and prepare testimony to contest the sentencing guidelines recently set forth by a presentence report... Jackson fire report 12/16/11 (12/16/11) Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:... Jackson police and fire reports 12/14/11 (12/14/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:... Jackson police and fire report 12/13/11 (12/13/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Jackson police and fire report 12/12/11 (12/12/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:... Jackson's Santa Express train sells out for season (12/12/11) Jackson's Santa Express was stranded at the station last year, but tickets for rides with St. Nick on the antique tourist train are sold out this Christmas. Harriet Drusch, a volunteer board member with St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, the not-for-profit group that keeps the train going, said the positive response is greatly needed and appreciated... Jackson police and fire reports 12/11/11 (12/11/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following items: Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:... Jackson man charged with second-degree murder in Cape stabbing (12/11/11) In what witnesses describe as a bar fight turned bloody, a Jackson man is facing charges of second-degree murder for allegedly fatally stabbing a father of three Friday outside a Cape Girardeau bar. Holidays alter Jackson trash schedule (12/09/11) The Jackson Sanitation Department will not collect trash Dec. 26 or Jan. 2. Garbage that would normally be collected Dec. 26 will instead be collected Dec. 27. Garbage that would be collected Jan. 2 will be collected Jan. 3. Additionally, the Recycling Center will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 31... Jackson fire report 12/9/11 (12/09/11) *** Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: * Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard. * Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard. Clay Waller asks for six-month sentence, including time served (12/08/11) Clay Waller would like his sentence on federal Internet threatening charges to be roughly six months in prison, less four-and-a-half months for time served, according to a memorandum filed by his attorney on Wednesday. Waller pleaded guilty Oct. 3 in federal court to a charge of making a threat against Cheryl Brennecke, his missing wife's sister and guardian of his children, on the online message board Topix. ... Jackson police and fire reports 12/7/11 (12/07/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:... Jackson police and fire report 12/06/11 (12/06/11) Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: * A fire alarm sounded on K Land Drive. * A mutual aid on Whispy Trail. * An emergency medical service on Strawberry Lane. Man involved in Cape gas station argument pleads not guilty to weapons charge (12/06/11) The Jackson man who allegedly grabbed a gun during a verbal altercation at a gas station last week pleaded not guilty Monday, although officials are still unsure whether the charge will stick. James H. Swift, 38, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly reached back in his car and tucked a gun in his waistband during an argument over gas pumps with Patricia Cox at Kidd's on Broadway on Wednesday... Jackson aldermen postpone Fruitland annexation hearings pending public vote (12/06/11) The Jackson Board of Aldermen decided Monday to postpone five public hearings and a vote on extending the city limits until after voters determine in February whether 240 acres of Fruitland can be annexed. Jackson police and fire report 12/05/11 (12/05/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following item. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Fire Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:... Jackson police and fire report 12/4/11 (12/04/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:... Jackson fast-food employee reportedly robbed at gunpoint (12/04/11) Jackson police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Taco Bell employee at gunpoint Friday. Jackson police responded to Taco Bell on East Jackson Boulevard Friday morning in response to a report of an armed robber, the department reported in a news release... Jackson police and fire report 12/2/11 (12/02/11) The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest... Federal prosecutor disputes recommended federal sentence for Clay Waller (12/02/11) An initial presentence report on Clay Waller's federal conviction suggests he spends six to 10 months in a penitentiary for threatening his sister-in-law on an online message board, but the prosecution argues his sentence range should be higher. Man accused of grabbing gun during Cape Girardeau argument over gas (12/02/11) A Jackson man is in custody after he allegedly wielded a gun during a verbal altercation with a woman at a gas station Monday night. The 38-year-old man allegedly engaged in an argument with a woman while he was pumping gas at Kidd's, 1325 Broadway, around 7 p.m. ... Jackson fire report 12/1/11 (12/01/11) Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:... Local girl to appear on 'Toddlers & Tiaras' (11/30/11) Local 8-year-old Jacy LeGrand will be featured on an episode of "Toddlers & Tiaras" expected to air in the spring. A camera crew will be in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday and Dec. 7 filming at the LeGrands' home and around town. They will then follow the family to the "Wild Wild West Show Down" pageant Dec. 10 in Indianapolis... Jackson police and fire report 11/30/11 (11/30/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Burglary Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:... Jackson spends more than $750,000 to reduce backup generator emissions (11/30/11) Jackson officials consented to purchase expensive, federally mandated emissions equipment last week, but feel the local environment and customers would be better served if the money were spent differently. The board of aldermen approved a purchase of $759,948 from Farabee Mechanical, Inc., of Hickman, Neb., for what City Administrator Jim Roach called "fancy mufflers" for the city's backup electrical generators... Jackson votes to accept part of Fruitland into city (11/29/11) The Jackson Board of Aldermen acted Monday on a request for involuntary annexation filed by Fruitland residents nearly a year ago by accepting only areas that want to join the city, pending a public vote in February. "Being part of Jackson is a privilege, not a punishment," said Jackson city attorney Tom Ludwig after the 11-minute board meeting... Jackson park pavilion fees to increase in 2012 (11/29/11) Beginning Jan. 1, the fee to rent Jackson park pavilions for the day will be $15 for city residents and $25 for nonresidents. Each site has water and electricity and is cleaned prior to each reservation. The current fee for anyone to rent one of the eight pavilions throughout the city parks is $10. Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis in person at Jackson City Hall. For more information on Jackson city parks, call 243-3568... Jackson police and fire report 11/29/11 (11/29/11) Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous...