Stories from Sunday, March 4, 2018

Because of an emergency water-main repair, City of Cape Girardeau crews have closed the northbound lane of West Cape Rock Drive between Perryville Road and Huntington Drive, according to a news release Sunday from Andrew Stone, traffic operations manager for the city. The lane is closed until further notice...

Boy Scouts of Troop 5, chartered by VFW Post 3838, conduct a flag-raising ceremony Saturday at the new police headquarters building in Cape Girardeau.

Some of the biggest names in bowling will compete at West Park Lanes in Cape Girardeau next week, as the venue hosts The Part-Time Bowlers Tour, presented by the Hammer Open Series. West Park Lanes co-general manager Darryl James said the event, scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday, would comprise eight games and “a full field of 96 entries.”...

A measure on the April 3 ballot would fund parks and stormwater improvements in Cape Girardeau without a tax increase, former city council member Mark Lanzotti said Friday. “It is not a new tax,” he told a crowd of several hundred people at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee...

Today is Sunday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2018. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 4, 1793, George Washington was sworn in for a second term as president of the United States during a ceremony in Philadelphia...

Authorities believe frustrated vandals set a small fire near the front lobby area of the vacant Marquette Hotel early yesterday morning; the fire is the latest in a series of incidents that have occurred at the old hotel during the past three months; it was reported by a passerby at 4:47 a.m., who noticed smoke coming from the lobby...

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