Peg Mcnichol Southeast Missourian
NewsOctober 24, 2008
Quality Home Care Act -- Proposition B on the Nov. 4 ballot -- questioned by some votersLois Unfer used a series of home health workers over the course of nearly three years. She has osteoporosis and spinal stenosis, a degenerative disc disease, and uses a walker. Her caregivers prepared meals, helped her bathe, dress and get to medical appointments.....
NewsOctober 21, 2008
Group hosts local candidate forum tonightThe League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri will host a local candidate forum from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Career and Technology Center. "This is a forum, not a debate," said Jonell McNeely, a League board member. "They will also be covering the content of th...
NewsOctober 21, 2008
Woman missing from assisted living facility found in ChicagoA mentally and physically disabled woman who walked away from her assisted living residence in Cape Girardeau on Saturday was found Monday afternoon in Chicago. By Monday evening, Lori Rose was en route from a St. Louis airport back to Cape Girardeau...
NewsOctober 20, 2008
Cape Girardeau County residents get chance to recycle electronics, other unusual itemsFor the first time, Cape Girardeau County residents and businesses will be able to participate in a recycling program with heavy emphasis on electronics. E-cycle Day is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Jackson's recycling center, 508 Eastview Court. Rodney Bollinger, J...
NewsOctober 20, 2008
Police: Woman recovering from brain injury reported missing from assisted living facilityThe Cape Girardeau Police Department is looking for a woman who disappeared Saturday from Maple Crest Manor. Laurie J. Rose, 47, has walked away from the Maple Crest Manor before, according to department spokesman Sgt. Barry Hovis, "but she's always returned."...
NewsOctober 16, 2008
Richards to ask Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority to improve accountabilityThe board chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority plans to ask fellow board members and officials to be more open about financial dealings. Doug Richards, the chairman of the agency's board of directors, said Wednesday the transit authority's rapid ...
NewsOctober 15, 2008
Richards to ask Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority to improve accountabilityThe board chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority plans to ask fellow board members and officials to be more open about financial dealings. Doug Richards, the chairman of the agency's board of directors, said Wednesday the transit authority's rapid ...
NewsOctober 8, 2008
Hospital strategist writes book of tips for surviving fireCandace Quinn learned a lot about fire safety while growing up in a family of firefighters. She learned the most after escaping from her burning home in 2002. Quinn, chief strategist for Southeast Missouri Hospital, wrote a 90-page book, "I Survived a House Fire .....
NewsOctober 6, 2008
Bikers celebrate vets with charity rideThe highlights of Delmar Witt's life recently have included a fishing trip and, on Sunday, an afternoon with friends, riders from the "Macho Run" Bikers Helping Veterans poker run. Witt, a former U.S. Air Force master sergeant, lives at the Missouri Veterans Home.....
NewsOctober 5, 2008
Tour de Cape draws more than 300 riders; downtown benefits from extra dollarsBicyclists galore arrived in downtown Cape Girardeau Saturday morning for the ninth Tour de Cape. Many riders brought friends and relatives. The fundraiser drew 321 cyclists, nearly 50 more than last year, who spent $15 to pedal one of four long-distance routes, ra...Advertisement
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