Regional News

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a convicted felon from Rolla who was caught in someone’s back yard with a silenced pistol to 70 months in prison.    On Oct. 13, 2022, the St. Charles Police Department responded to a call about […]

POTOSI, Mo. — Purcell Tire & Rubber Company, a leading provider of tire and rubber products, announced Thursday that it will expand in Potosi, investing more than $5.3 million and creating 10 new jobs. The company’s expansion includes the acquisition of an 8-acre site in the Washington County Industrial Park for a more than 44,000-square-foot warehouse,

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking is currently purchasing seed from the public for a variety of tree and shrub species within southeast Missouri.   “The nursery conducts seed collections annually, and collected seeds are grown into bare root seedlings,” said MDC Community Forester Jennifer

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS –A man who orchestrated a conspiracy that stole checks from the U.S. mail and then committed bank fraud was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison.   U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp also ordered Dareon Graham to repay $46,434 to victims.   In 2022, Graham

SIKESTON, Mo. – Full registration opened July 15 for the 13th annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic.   This year’s event will be Monday, Sept. 23, at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. The four-person scramble has a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. All proceeds benefit the food bank’s mission to end hunger in southeast Missouri.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — American Red Cross responders from across the states of Missouri and Arkansas once again answered the call to help those impacted by disaster following Hurricane Beryl. . As of Thursday morning, fourteen responders from Missouri and Arkansas are assisting with the response to Hurricane Beryl in Texas to provide critical help. Also, three other

From a news release JACKSON – The Guardians of Liberty of Southeast Missouri invite residents to be encouraged, inspired, and motivated as they join with the Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri to welcome Bill Federer on July 23, 2024, 5 p.m., at Delmonico’s Steakhouse in Jackson, Missouri.   Federer has appeared on many national

ST. LOUIS – Ameren Missouri has announced that more than 630 commercial customers have participated in its business energy savings program,BizSavers®, so far this year. Combined, these customers project to save over $2.1 million on their energy costs annually after completing more than 670 energy efficiency projects.   In total, these Missouri businesses are projected

SIKESTON – The second annual “Float to Feed” promotion at The Landing in Van Buren, Mo., to benefit Southeast Missouri Food Bank has been rescheduled to July 20, due to river levels.   On Saturday, July 20, The Landing in Van Buren, Mo., will donate 10 percent of rental proceeds to Southeast Missouri Food Bank.