Sedgewickville News

An early morning fire today destroyed a home on Route EE in northern Bollinger County.

A Bollinger County man behind bars on sex-related charges has a preliminary hearing next month.

A drug sweep at the Gilster-Mary Lee plant in McBride has resulted in two arrests.

Two people face drug charges after a search of their vehicles at Gilster/Mary Lee in Perryville.

A Bollinger County man is behind bars on sex-related charges. 31-year-old Michael Lappe of Sedgewickville was arrested late Friday and charged with a Class C felony of second-degree statutory sodomy and misdemeanor child molestation in connection with the alleged abuse of a 14-year-old girl.

Firefighters from Sedgewickville, Millersville, North Bollinger and Marble Hill fire districts responded to a fire at the home of Paula Bright just after 7 a.m. Friday, about four miles east of Sedgewickville, Mo.

The following students received scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2010-2011 academic year: * Rachel Bright of Sedgewickville and Jenna Robinson of Jackson each received a Missouri Leadership Award and a Missouri Assessment Program scholarship.

A 23-year-old Perry County man has surrendered to face felony child abuse charges.

A truck passes over Flora Creek on County Road 634 north Friday morning, October 23, 2009, in eastern Cape Girardeau county.

Investigators with the Perry County Sheriff's Dept. are looking for a Sedgewickville man accused of abusing his 6-year-old stepson.

The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.

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

A 51-year-old Sedgewickville, Mo., man pleaded guilty Monday to three felony counts of invasion of privacy for hiding a camera in the restroom of his workplace to secretly record women, according to a news release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle.

James D. Jones, 62, of Sedgewickville passed away Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Kyla Sue Mouser and Dustin Alan Estes exchanged wedding vows Aug. 15, 2009, at Cape County Cowboy Church in Jackson.

A Bollinger County man is in jail charged with stalking after an alleged incident at Fruitland American Meat.

A Bollinger County man is in jail charged with stalking after an alleged incident at Fruitland American Meat.

A Bollinger County man is in jail charged with stalking after an alleged incident at Fruitland American Meat.

A Bollinger County man is in jail charged with stalking after an alleged incident at Fruitland American Meat.

A Sedgewickville, Mo., man was arrested by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department Thursday on suspicion that he videotaped a fellow employee while she used the restroom at the business where they worked, according to a sheriff's department news release.