Oran News

16, 1984 The investigation into the discovery of dioxin at an Army camp in Virginia is drawing interest from a number of local parents; 36 Boy Scouts from Southeast Missouri, including 13 from Cape Girardeau, were at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia when it was the site of the 1981 national Boy Scout Jamboree.

Wendy Jo Dirden and Brent Alan Graviett were married Oct. 3, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau.

11, 1984 Christ Episcopal Church's congregation recently purchased a Rodger's organ; it was used for the first time last Sunday but will be formally dedicated at a recital at a later date.

10, 1984 Yet another challenge is being mounted against Cape Girardeau's multipurpose building; a committee has filed notice with the city manager's office that it will circulate petitions asking for the reconsideration and repeal of the city council's ordinance authorizing an agreement between the city and Southeast Missouri State University for ...

Son to Jon Michael and Jennifer Katelyn Heuring of New Hamburg, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:42 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

Mr. and Mrs. James Welter of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception, dinner and dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Scott City.

Ambassadors are student representatives who assist the president with greeting visitors and dignitaries.

Students participating in Southeast Missouri Food Bank's 2009 Food Drive will be collecting food Saturday at Walmart in Cape Girardeau.

Sgt. Brandon Massey realizes how important it is for a Soldier to stay proficient with the weapons because someday it could be the difference between life and death.

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced a new director at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

A 1937 Ford approaches Lorimier Street in the flash-flooded 200 block of Broadway during the late 1930s in Cape Girardeau.

19, 1984 Authorities say a barn was destroyed and several trees were uprooted late yesterday when a tornado touched down about two miles west of Oran, Mo.; high winds accompanying a thunderstorm knocked down a barn belonging to Phillip Hirschowitz.

Son to Lee Allen and Susan Carol Phillips of Perryville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:13 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2009.

These photos are the pageant photos from the 2009 Bell City Community Days Beauty Pageants.

Jerry Ray Hughes, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Carolyn Maxine Lyles, 71, formerly of Oran, Mo., died Oct. 6, 2009, at Texas Health Harris HEB in Bedford.

Son to Michael Troy and Laura Beth Eck of Paducah, Ky., Western Baptist Hospital, 1:37 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

Son to Reginald Antonio and Tabitha Ann Jennings of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:02 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

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

Rust Communications co-president named to board Jon Rust, co-president of Rust Communications and publisher of the Southeast Missourian, was named second vice-chairman of the 2010 Suburban Newspapers of America board of directors.