Missouri Delta to build new medical clinic in Charleston

Southeast Missourian - Fri Nov 27

Missouri Delta Medical Center will build a $1.4 million medical clinic in Charleston.

A Tiring Time: Iron Infusion Therapy Helps Woman Overcome Anemia

Southeast Missourian - Wed Nov 25

Cherlene Mixon cleans the kitchen counter of her Charleston, MO, home. She previously suffered from iron deficiency anemia, which left her exhausted after trying to complete even the simplest household chore.

Scott County bar fight leads to serious injuries, assault charge

Southeast Missourian - Wed Nov 25

A Charleston, Mo., man will return to court Dec. 15 on an assault charge following an altercation that left another man seriously injured.

A bar fight lands a Charleston man in jail

KZIM-AM Cape Girardeau - Tue Nov 24

A Charleston man is behind bars charged with assault after an altercation this weekend with another patron at a local bar! 21-year-old Quentin Branam remains in Scott County Jail on a 50-thousand-dollar bond after he was picked up early Saturday on 1st-degree assault.

Pastor becomes victim of alleged magazine scam

KFVS12 - Fri Nov 20

A Heartland pastor's quick thinking saves him from being from a lot of trouble in what authorities call a huge scam.

Ditch cleanout bid approved

The Standard Democrat - Fri Nov 20

The cleanout of Yellow Dog Ditch and its lateral will begin Monday. Mississippi County commissioners awarded the contract for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program ditch cleanout to the low bidder, Benson and Thomure of East Prairie, during a special 8 a.m. meeting today.

2 women found dead after Cairo house fire had been shot

KPLR-11 - Fri Nov 20

Authorities say two women found dead in a burning house in the far southern Illinois town of Cairo had been fatally shot.

Arrests made in magazine sale scam

The Standard Democrat - Thu Nov 19

Law enforcement in Mississippi County are investigating a magazine sale scam. It's been reported that six young people were taken into custody in East Prairie Tuesday night for selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

Missouri court upholds ban on drunken gun possession

Springfield News Leader - Wed Nov 18

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law barring intoxicated people from having guns.

Bid for new patrol vehicle is tabled

The Standard Democrat - Fri Nov 13

Mississippi County commissioners will need more information about a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant before awarding the bid for patrol vehicles.