Regional News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual winter trout program began Nov. 1 following the stocking of nearly 9,200 rainbow trout in four southeast Missouri waters – Perryville’s Legion Lake, Jackson’s Rotary Lake, Sikeston Recreation Complex Pond, and Cape Girardeau’s Capaha Park Pond.   “Trout are not native to Missouri,” said MDC […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Missouri Arts Council has chosen the recipients of the 2026 Missouri Arts Awards, the state’s highest honor in the arts.   The 2026 Missouri Arts Awards recipients are the Community Music School of Webster University, St. Louis, for arts education; City in Motion Dance Theater, Kansas City, for arts organization;

SIKESTON, Mo. – Scouts across Southeast Missouri will soon hit the streets to help fight hunger during the annual Scouting for Food drive benefiting Southeast Missouri Food Bank and its network of partner pantries.    On Saturday, Nov. 15, Scouts will distribute collection bags to homes throughout the region. They’ll return Saturday, Nov. 22, to

JACKSON – The Shield Maidens of Missouri, Stacy Shore and Lisa Pannett, will speak at the November 18 meeting of the Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri.   The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. (Latecomers welcome) at Delmonico’s Steakhouse, 2951 Old Orchard Road, Jackson. The meeting is free and open to the public.  

CAPE GIRARDEAU – United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) will launch the region’s only Childcare Resource Center with a ribbon cutting at 3 p.m. on November 19th at 16 N. Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau.   UWSEMO invites the community to tour the Childcare Resource Center and learn how UWSEMO addresses barriers to success.  

PARK HILLS – The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) selected Dr. Joe Gilgour, President of Mineral Area College (MAC), as the recipient of the 2025 ACCT Central Region Chief Executive Officer Award. The award was presented October 24, 2025, during the ACCT Leadership Congress in New Orleans, LA. This distinguished regional award recognizes Dr.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – As families nationwide celebrate National Adoption Month, Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) is focusing on a crucial, often overlooked part of the journey: birth parents. Throughout November, LFCS is raising awareness of its free, confidential counseling and lifelong support services designed to honor and care for those who make the

PARK HILLS – The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. in the VanHerck Building on the campus of Mineral Area College.   Board of Trustees Meeting Mineral Area College Thursday, November 6, 2025 VanHerck Board Room   Work Session 10:00 a.m. Executive Session  At Conclusion of Work Session Open Session