Essex News

Downed trees and power outages were the name of the game Sunday morning as the aftermath of Hurricane Ike moved through Stoddard County According to Stoddard County Emergency Management Agency Director John ...

Passengers aboard a Dexter school bus escaped without injuries after another vehicle rear-ended the bus Thursday in Stoddard County.

Noreen Hyslop photo No one was injured when a car rammed into the rear of a Dexter school bus as the bus was stopped Thursday afternoon with its lights still flashing.

As the chairperson for St. Francois County Relay For Life the past three years, Carolyn Tyler has given hope to many individuals with cancer.

The new Miss Heartland for 2008 will be crowned in pageants scheduled for Sunday, Aug.

Chelsea Freeman, center, of Essex was crowned Essex -Grayridge Lions Club Queen at ceremonies Saturday at Mae Hall Park in Essex.

SADI will accept donations of small appliances, household items and wearable clothing for its annual yard sale from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Frida.

Daughter to Shawn Aaron and Krystal Lee Downs of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:17 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2008.

Four Stoddard County residents were in court last week on attempted murder and armed criminal action charges in connection with an alleged assault, where they severely beat a woman with intentions of killing ...

Recent favorable conditions have produced one of the best wheat crops that Stoddard County farmers have seen in years, according to Andy Kelly, whose winter wheat, on this land located southeast of Essex, is ...

Noreen Hyslop photo Lt. General Clyde A. Vaughn, Director of the U.S. Army National Guard joined Major General King E. Sidwell, Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard in recognizing several former ...

I recently took the Hooked on Science school program on the road to Essex, MO. Here's a peek at Richland Elementary School students having a blast with science. via Southeast Missourian

“If it's a little bit moist, it's easier for them to dig.”

Floodwaters covered Helen Street in Chaffee Wednesday afternoon where two vehicles were stranded near the intersection with Highway 77. via Southeast Missourian

Gipson was outside the former Essex building when something caught his eye. A docked semi was on fire. via KZIM-AM Cape Girardeau

“I think he should be commended for his quick thinking and commitment to get involved.”

A possible tragedy was averted on Wednesday morning thanks to the quick thinking of a Sikeston man. via Southeast Missourian

The Bonne Terre City Hall will be closed today and Tuesday to move to their new building. via Daily Journal

“This one didn't hurt me nearly as much as losing my customer's trophy racks”

When Larry McMullin entered his taxidermy shop last weekend, there was no mistaking that his territory had been invaded. via Daily Statesman

“I'm sick, my customers are sick, and it's probably going to hurt my reputation and my business”

Posted: Updated: ESSEX, Mo., - Trevor Henderson bagged the biggest buck of his life last month. via KFVS12

“Within four hours, neighbors had moved all of our furniture into a storage shed in Dexter”

This is what remains of a storage shed in the Griffins back yard. RURAL ESSEX-The National Weather Service has confirmed that the damage done to a rural Stoddard County couple's home was, in fact caused by a ... via Daily Statesman

“We had several witnesses to this situation yesterday who claimed to have seen a funnel cloud on the ground just before 1 p.m.”

A tornado, confirmed by the National Weather Service, cut a narrow path through an area near the Stoddard County community of Essex at around 1 p.m. Tuesday, leaving at least one rural home in ruins and several ... via Southeast Missourian