Christopher Borro

Two Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority (CGCTA) workers received recognition from the Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) during the 2024 Missouri Transit Conference this month in St. Louis.

During a quick meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday, Sept. 19, the commissioners chose a contractor for a walking trail at County Park North. Following the project's announcement, the commission received six bids ranging from $548,000 to $652,000. Putz Construction, a Millersville company, offered the lowest bid of $548,766.76 and received the job...

Financial fraud impacts people across the world. The internet is rife with warnings about the dangers of handing out personal information and the utmost importance of protecting accounts and passwords.

Southeast Missouri remains the home of some of the cheapest gasoline prices in the state. Compared with counties north of the Missouri River, Cape Girardeau County and its neighbors are experiencing prices up to 20 cents per gallon cheaper. ...

A Cape Girardeau pest removal business celebrated its 75th anniversary this August. The Cape Chemical Company, better known as Cape-Kil, opened in 1949 under the direction of the late Charles Knote, who moved it to its present 33 N. Frederick St. location the following year. ...

The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce held its second annual Women in Business: At the Heart of It All conference Friday, Sept. 20, at Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center. Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, and Meredith Knopp, president and chief executive officer of the St. Louis Area Foodbank, served as the event's featured presenters...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percent on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the first such reduction in four years. Interest rates fell from a 23-year high of 5.25% to 5.5% to a lower 4.75% to 5%.

Cape Girardeau County Commissioners Clint Tracy, Paul Koeper and Charlie Herbst approved a bidding process for surety bonds for officeholders during their Monday, Sept. 23, regular meeting.

Jacob Burch , a doctor of osteopathic medicine, is the newest member of Cape Gastroenterology Specialists, a Saint Francis Medical Partner at 28 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau.

Monday, September 23, 2024 By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast Missourian Local businesses will host ribbon-cuttings throughout the week.