Regional News

Poplar Bluff man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to sell methamphetamine

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a man from Poplar Bluff, Missouri who tried to sell methamphetamine shortly after his release from prison to 12 more years in prison.   Lonnie C. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in December to one felony count of possession with intent to distribute

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Cape Girardeau man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office has announced that Steven Lee Brown, age 33, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve of term of 360 months (30 years) in federal prison following his guilty plea to the offense of Producing Child Pornography.   Brown appeared for his sentencing hearing this week

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Red Cross to host training for new local disaster response volunteers

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The American Red Cross of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas needs local disaster response volunteers and will be hosting a training for anyone interested to attend. The Disaster Action Team (DAT) serves as the first, on-the-scene, Red Cross contact at the site of a disaster. While not considered first responders in the

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Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign returns to Southeast Missouri to help people facing hunger

SIKESTON – For the 12th straight year, all U.S. Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations are launching the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign, including right here in southeast Missouri. The goal of the annual cause marketing campaign is to provide people facing hunger with access to the food and resources they say they need to

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Kaitlyn Rountree, DO, Joins Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kaitlyn Rountree, DO, to Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, a Saint Francis Medical Partner.     Dr. Rountree completed her medical education in 2015 at A.T. Still University. She completed her residency at the University of Missouri. She is board certified by the

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Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences to host spring preview day

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Prospective students interested in a career in health care are invited to the Spring Preview Day at Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences.     The annual event slated for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 15, provides high school students and anyone looking for a new

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