Scott City News

Nearly 100 soldiers, some from Southeast Missouri, will make their way home from Iraq late tonight.

The Missouri Department of Transportation's informal public meeting to unveil the Ramsey Creek bridge and road extension may get crowded.

The Ramsey Creek bridge and outer road extension planned by MoDOT may ease traffic for one part of Scott City but some residents wonder if it won't create new problems further north.

The boat ramp to the Mississippi River was caked Wednesday in mud left by floodwaters at Trail of Tears State Park.

Marlena Danielle Hale and Justin Thomas Sadler were married May 10, 2008, at the Water's Edge in Gordonville.

Jerry and Rita Eftink of Perkins announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacey Lynn Eftink, to Scott Joseph Uhrhan, both of Oran, Mo.

Starting in September, the Scott County Jail will begin to house federal immigration inmates, Sheriff Rick Walter said at a Thursday meeting of the county commission.

Work to replace a damaged bridge on Route W in Scott County is expected to get underway Wednesday.

Joshua Kezer is hopeful of his release from prison. A hearing is scheduled for June 9. [Order this photo] Tests to verify the authenticity of a police report related to the 1992 shooting death of Angela ...

Veronica A. Benoit and H. Matthew Dodds were married Feb. 29, 2008, at Minor's Harley-Davidson in Scott City.

Three southeast Missouri teenagers face arson and burglary charges in connection with an April fire that destroyed the Head School, a one-room Scott County schoolhouse that dated to the mid-19th century.

AARON EISENHAUER * aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Spectators crowd the Mississippi riverfront in Cape to take in the beauty of the fireworks display, the finale to Libertyfest.

Three Scott County teens were charged late last week with arson and burglary in connection with an April fire that destroyed the Head School, a historic one-room schoolhouse in Scott City.

Katlyn Shay Kelley and Tyler Scott Underwood were married Nov. 3, 2007, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau.

Doug Scott pushed around a pin that represents men supporting men Thursday, June 12, 2008, during a men's cancer support group meeting at the American Cancer Society in Cape Girardeau.

Puppeteer Ollie DePriest performed with the marionette Mademoiselle Evie on a trapeze as he wrapped up his performance for the children Tuesday at Riverside Regional Library in Jackson.

Interstate 55 southbound will be reduced to one lane Tuesday, weather permitting, from exit 111 at Oak Ridge to exit 89 at Scott City.

Thursday night Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Turlington responded to an interesting wreck on Route A, 1 mile East of Whitewater.

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

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