Matthews wins governor's book award

For the second year in a row a local author has won the Missouri Humanities Council Governor's Book Award.

Sikeston, Mo. author Edward "Ned" Matthews III, also a member of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, will receive the award in October for his historical book "Matthews: The Historic Adventures of a Pioneer Family."

The book chronicles the history of the area through the story of the Matthews family. Last year Morley Swingle's book "The Gold of Cape Girardeau" was awarded with the same distinction.

Both books were published by the Southeast Missouri State University Press.

Check out Saturday's Southeast Missourian for more details.