Duane A. Pensel, 65, of Jackson, passed away Fri0, 2024. He was born Nov. 1, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, to Carl and Dorothy Schwab Pensel. He and Teresa "Terry" Gorton were married Sept. 6, 1986, at St.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a roughly $51 billion state budget that boosts funding for education and infrastructure projects around the state.

Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) is reflecting on the past while embracing the future. What does the future of CGI look like? A spacious, more efficient, comfortable and welcoming, modernized ...

Solomon Abraham, Jaime Adams, Beau Andrews, Kimora Avance, Robert Bailey, Stella Bertrand, Daegan Bowers, Cash Boyer, Rachel Brink, Bryce Broadhurst, Amelia Brown, Jordan Criddle, Raelyn Davidson, ...

Missouri has much for which to be thankful. We became the fifth state to pass Shared Parenting legislation in 2023. Shared parenting advocates are pro-mom and dad! But they are especially pro-children ...

Ramblewood Garden Club has awarded the May Yard of the Month to Chris and Laurel Adkisson who live at 2129 Yorktown. In a neighborhood with well-landscaped yards, this yard stood out for the lush ...

A little over seven decades ago, I arrived in a hospital in Nebraska as the son of two proud parents. When I arrived, I had two older sisters to dote over me and to spoil me. But when I arrived I was ...

Ben E. Cannon, born in 1886 in Cedarbluff, Mississippi, learned building trades as a young boy, working alongside his father. As a young teen, Cannon moved to eastern Arkansas, following bricklaying ...

At some point last fall, I came across Psalm 20:4, which reads, "May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans." Psalm 20:4 is a prayer of blessing, invoking God's name, character, ...

Headlines are now filled with names reported to be on Donald Trump's "shortlist" of possible VP candidates. These individuals, some of whom I know, indeed have serious qualifications and experience ...

A pastor friend, Andrew Green of FBC Marble Hill, brought an article to my attention. Derek Thompson, an agnostic, wrote an opinion piece in The Atlantic titled "The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust" ...

Co-Op Service Center of Jackson donated $10,000 April 20, toward building a Swine Barn at the SEMO District Fairgrounds in Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. The decision to donate came after a ...