Christopher Howard
NewsApril 5, 2001
YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT: TEEN-AGERS TAKE ON CITY ISSUESMissing perhaps only a controversial liquor license renewal to debate, a mock Cape Girardeau City Council, composed of students from area high schools, tackled issues mirroring those the actual council recently faced. And mock mayor Teresa Minor of Notre Dame Regio...NewsApril 3, 2001
COUNCIL REJECTS CELL PHONE TOWER REQUESTA last-minute outpouring of public disapproval Monday prompted the Cape Girardeau City Council to reject a request to build a 120-foot cell phone tower on Thomas Drive in central Cape Girardeau. Residents Larry and Jean Underberger of the 1100 block of Patricia add...NewsApril 3, 2001
DRIVER HAS 5 ACCIDENTS IN 21 MINUTESSunday was not a day of rest for Michael Turner, 28, of Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau police reported that Turner was involved in five vehicle accidents in 21 minutes Sunday afternoon -- at Big Bend Road and Green Acres, at Mount Auburn and Kingshighway, at Kingsh...NewsApril 2, 2001
SCHOOL TO HAVE COUNSELORS FOR STUDENTSJACKSON, Mo. -- Counselors will be available to the students of R.O. Hawkins Junior High School today after a teacher was charged Friday for allegedly having sexual contact with a 13-year-old student. The girl, now 14, was taken into custody by Cape Girardeau Count...NewsMarch 30, 2001
JUVENILE THREATS TURN COSTLYIn the last two weeks, threats of violence by students at area schools have resulted in five juveniles being pulled from classrooms to undergo psychological evaluation. But those evaluations aren't cheap. At Thursday's Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting, coun...NewsMarch 29, 2001
SPRING CLEANING: CITY WORKERS STEEL THEMSELVES FOR 'CLEANUP DAYS'It's no secret that the annual Cape Girardeau city-wide Spring Cleanup brings out roving bands of treasure-seekers. They emerge when the sun goes down, hunting for goodies in a target-rich environment. Like the saying goes: One man's trash is another man's treasure...NewsMarch 28, 2001
SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER STILL AT LARGEA new Cape Girardeau resident asked the wrong person for directions near Cape Girardeau Central High School on Monday afternoon, and it cost her some cash. About 1:15 p.m., a 22-year-old woman got lost attempting to drive to Schnuck's grocery store, and pulled over...NewsMarch 27, 2001
STREET PROJECTS NEAR COMPLETIONThe Cape Girardeau Public Works Department says if it gets warm weather this week -- 50 degrees or more -- it can make some paint meet some asphalt. And then local drivers might find it easier to get around town. Tim Gramling, assistant public works director, said ...NewsMarch 26, 2001
HOME SHOW ATTENDANCE STAYS STEADYThis year's Home and Garden Show at Southeast Missouri State University's Show-Me Center, matched last year's attendance. Susan Elayer, account executive for Red Letter Communications, the marketing firm that coordinated this year's show -- the 21st year for the ev...NewsMarch 24, 2001
POOLS STILL POPULAR: CITY GEARS UP FOR SWIMMING SEASONWith the coming of warm, sunny days and temperatures in the 60s, Cape Girardeau residents already have retrieved their shorts and T-shirts from winter storage. Swimming suits can't be far behind. So, from his office behind Central High School, Cape Girardeau parks ...Advertisement
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