Scott City News

A former maintenance worker at the Cape Girardeau Public Library has been charged in connection with recent break-ins and thefts at the building.

Sarah Jean Lewallen and Terry Joseph Burford were married May 18, 2009, at Sandals Negril in Jamaica.

Stephen and Donna Glueck of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessi Nicole Glueck, to Kenneth Trent Howell, both of Cape Girardeau.

Mr. and Mrs. Theon "Peck" Robert of Kelso celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 14, 2009.

* Sara Wiseman of Whitewater received the Farmer Graduate Scholarship and is attending Southeast Missouri State University.

Terry and Lydia Lemons of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Ann Lemons, to Christopher Mark Koehler.

Melissa Ann Langston and Matthew Lee Stewart exchanged wedding vows May 23, 2009, at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site in Burfordville.

Julie A. Anderson has joined the medical staff at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Anderson holds a bachelor of arts degree in physiology from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Missouri's timber industry has been hit hard by the recession with demand down by as much as 30 percent, an industry spokesman said.

Girl Scout Hailey Shrum of Scott City learns to hold a fire hose with firefighter John Canavan on Wednesday at Camp Sacajawea in Cape Girardeau.

MY Family lives in Scott City, and my daughter attends the elementary school. The other morning during a morning downpour of rain, my daughter was standing at my front door ready to run out to the bus.

Paul Schock of Scott City said he's been hearing stories of a time when the people had a greater sense of community.

Over time and through speaking with various members of our community, I have found one common denominator in many conversations: Scott City needs to cater more to the youths and the family unit in our community.

Scott County has experienced big jail populations this year -- which means it has to pay to house the overflow in other facilities.

Recent improvements to the downtown Fort Scott area inspired a group of local men to donate about 100 hours of their time to make even more downtown renovations.

Kimberly Renee Davis and Jeremy Aloysious Walter were married Feb. 13, 2009, at the Stoddard County Courthouse in Bloomfield, Mo.

"I've got a sure-fire solution to this homeless shelter situation," my friend Eddie proclaimed as he sat down for lunch earlier this week.

Firefighters apply water to the fire between the collapsed living room and the garage of a home on County Highway 213 near Kelso, Mo.

Thirteen years after she survived a deadly rampage by a jilted lover, Stephanie Shuffit was killed in an eerily similar attack Monday.

SCOTT CITY, Mo. - Authorities in southeast Missouri say a man shot and killed his estranged wife, then drove away and fatally shot himself.