David Hente
NewsAugust 22, 1994
RURAL JACKSON MAN SERVED UNIQUE MISSION 50 YEARS AGOJACKSON -- Fifty years ago, a rural Jackson man was part of a unique, and mostly unknown, floating repair depot island-hopping across the Pacific Ocean. Robert G. Aubuchon, 78, was a staff sergeant and worked as a supply clerk aboard one of the floating aircraft re...NewsAugust 17, 1994
JACKSON ROTARY LAKE RENOVATION COMPLETE, REFILLING, STOCKING NEXTJACKSON -- Renovation of Rotary Lake in Jackson City Park, which began in July, is complete and the lake is refilling. Over 16,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment were removed from the 3.2-acre lake to deepen it and improve fish habitat. A buildup of nutrient-rich...NewsAugust 16, 1994
RESIDENTS OBJECT TO REZONING FOR TRACT IN KIMBELAND SUBDIVISIONJACKSON -- Twice in the past few years attempts to rezone a tract of land in the Kimbeland subdivision from single-family to either commercial or multi-family use have been futile. Jackson developer Bob Adams is the third to ask that the tract on Donna Drive be rez...NewsAugust 14, 1994
JACKSON GEARS UP FOR START OF ANNUAL HOMECOMERS ON TUESDAYJACKSON -- Final preparations are under way for Tuesday's opening of the 87th edition of Jackson Homecomers sponsored by Jackson Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158. The five-day Homecomers, which is free, runs through Saturday in uptown Jackson...NewsAugust 14, 1994
ASTRONAUT RETURNS BANNER FROM SPACEWhen NASA astronaut Linda Godwin spoke to the East Missouri District Optimist Convention on Saturday about her 11-day voyage into space, she brought along something special. Godwin, a native of Jackson, returned the East Missouri District Optimist International ban...NewsAugust 10, 1994
ELECTRICAL STORMS LASH AREA EARLY TUESDAYA series of electrical storms -- with vivid displays of lightning, booming thunder and heavy rain -- rumbled over parts of southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri early Tuesday. The wind gusts of up to 40 mph disrupted electrical service to about 500 Union Electri...NewsAugust 10, 1994
JACKSON SCHOOL DISTRICT WON'T GET NEW BUSES BY THE START OF SCHOOLJACKSON - Five new school buses for the Jackson School District won't arrive before the start of school later this month as expected. Superintendent Wayne Maupin told school board members Tuesday delivery of the buses was delayed until later this year because of a ...NewsAugust 9, 1994
AGREEMENT NEAR ON PORT OWNERSHIP OF RAIL LINESCOTT CITY -- The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority is about to become owner of six miles of railroad track between Scott City and Cape Girardeau. The port's executive director, Dan Overby, said at a meeting Monday of the port authority Board of Commission...NewsAugust 7, 1994
COMMUNITIES URGED TO COMMEMORATE WW IIA goal of the Missouri 50th Anniversary of World War II Commemorative Community Committee is to inform those without first-hand knowledge of the war what the United States and other free nations fought for during the war that involved three-quarters of all nations ...NewsAugust 6, 1994
TRAIL OF TEARS PARK TO BE CERTIFIED FOR NATIONAL TRAILTrail of Tears State Park north of Cape Girardeau is one of five sites to be certified this year as a historic site along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The 1,200-mile-long land and water trail that extends over nine states follows the paths taken by 5...Advertisement
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