East Prairie News

When I have leftover beef stew in the freezer, the thought comforts me. When there's leftover homemade lasagna or moussaka, getting better by the day in the fridge, I feel flush and generous.

Authorities in several towns continue receiving complaints from residents about people going door to door attempting to sell magazines.

The cleanout of Yellow Dog Ditch and its lateral will begin Monday. Mississippi County commissioners awarded the contract for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program ditch cleanout to the low bidder, Benson and Thomure of East Prairie, during a special 8 a.m. meeting today.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 4:35 a.m. Read more: Local , Crime The mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force has made another bust.

Leonna Heuring, Staff Licensed practical nurse Victoria Cade, family support worker for Mississippi County Health Department's Tiny Touch program, goes over literature with new mother, Brittany Helms of East Prairie.

Those wanting to get a glimpse of fall color may have to look outside the Sikeston area -- at least for the next week or two.

Son to Ryan Keith and Julie Rhiannon Davie of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.

A rollover accident on Interstate 55 involving two vehicles Thursday afternoon left four people injured and the southbound lanes blocked for about 45 minutes.

Motorists and those strolling through downtown East Prairie have spent the last week admiring the newly installed 8-foot by 20-foot mural depicting what residents say is the true essence of their town.

A small town in southeast Missouri will get $194,000 in federal funding to improve its storm water system.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

As the Tour of Missouri begins Monday, a Sikeston group is planning its first organized bike ride, the Cotton Ramble.

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Fire destroyed Pappy's Liquor Store in East Prairie early Tuesday morning.

Sikeston's C.J. Council carries the ball Friday night in the team's Red and Black scrimmage.

State Rep. Steve Hodges, D-East Prairie, is encouraging area residents to take advantage of Missouri's annual Sales Tax Holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug.

State Rep. Steve Hodges, D-East Prairie, is encouraging area residents to take advantage of Missouri's annual Sales Tax Holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug.

Passengers in a sport utility vehicle, including several children, were hurt when it crashed into the rear of a trailer pulled by a truck, according to Sedalia Police Department reports.

Edith Knight Hastings, 103, died Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

Son to John Wyly and Shannon Rosella Chanley of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:58 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2009.