East Prairie R-2 Schools jr. class to hold raffle for lawn gazebo

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 6:34pm

East Prairie R-2 Schools jr. class to hold raffle for lawn gazebo

EAST PRAIRIE, MO (KFVS) - East Prairie R-2 Schools will hold a lawn gazebo raffle.

Raffle tickets are $1 each or $5 for six.

You can contact a junior class member or Laura White at high school.

The drawing will be held on April 30. You can click here to see a picture of the gazebo.

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Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 5:58pm

MOMOM to provide dental clinic with free oral healthcare May 3-4

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Missouri Mission of Mercy will host a large-scale dental clinic May 3-4 at the Show Me Center.

The clinic will provide free oral healthcare to patients of all ages who cannot otherwise afford care. Doors open at 5 a.m. Organizers say you can arrive early as the clinic is first come, first serve until they reach capacity. It is open to both adults and children, but no child care will be available.

MOMOM says to expect a long day. Dental services offered will include cleanings, fillings and extractions. They say they will not provide crowns, bridges or dentures.

For more information, you can click here to visit them online.

The Show Me Center is located at 1334 North Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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Fire destroys Modern Day Veterans building

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Sunday, March 31st, 2013, 2:48pm

EAST PRAIRIE, MO (KFVS)- A fire destroyed a building near East Prairie early Sunday morning.

According to East Prairie Fire Chief Kyle Hutcheson, the fire broke out around 4 a.m. at the Modern Day Veterans building at 3113 County Road 105 near East Prairie.

When the East Prairie Fire Department arrived on scene, the roof had already collapsed.

Charleston Fire Department also responded to fight the blaze.

Fire fighters were on scene for 3 1/2 hours.

The building is a complete loss and the cause of the fire is undetermined.

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Heartland Sports scores for 3/28

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 10:54am

(KFVS)- Here are your Heartland Sports scores from Thursday, March 28:

H.S. Baseball:

Poplar Bluff-7

Cape Central-2

Jackson-8

North Co.-0

Chaffee-13

Kelly-1

Meadow Heights-9

South Iron-0

Charleston-1

Oran-10

Scott City-6

East Prairie-3

H.S. Girls Soccer

Jackson-6

Farmington-0

H.S. Softball

East Prairie-9

Meadow Heights-6

NJCAA Baseball

John A. Logan-5

Southeastern College-2

NCAA Baseball

UT Martin-5

Southeast Missouri State-8

Eastern Kentucky-2

SIU-6

Austin Peay-4

Murray State-3

F/12

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Charleston boys win 3rd Annual Eva Hinshaw Memorial Invitational

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 10:52am

EAST PRAIRIE, MO (KFVS)- A dozen schools from three states competed Thursday at the 3rd annual Eva Hinshaw Memorial Track and Field Invitational at East Prairie High School.

Charleston took first place in the boys division, with 141.5 points. East Prairie finished second with 93 points, followed by Malden, Kelly, Chaffee and Scotty City.

On the girls side, Jefferson County took the crown with 189.5 points, more than 100 points more than second place Scott City, who finished with 79 points. Chaffee claimed third, followed by Charleston, East Prairie and Kelly.

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East Prairie schools hope to build tornado shelter

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 6:13pm

EAST PRAIRIE, MO (KFVS)- East Prairie School Superintendent Scott Downing says a lot of students in his district are safer from tornadoes at school than at home, but a new tornado shelter that would be built by the Junior High would protect them from any tornado that's ever come through the area.

A new tornado shelter that would be built if voters approve a school bond issue next Tuesday would meet all FEMA requirements and be able to withstand wind speeds of 250 miles per hour, which is the same speed as an EF-5 tornado.

And Downing says students will be able to get to the shelter quickly.

"We know we can get all our high school and junior high kids in there in less than five minutes," he said. "And with the staff members we have who are able to drive busses, we feel like we can get the entire student body and staff in there in less than fifteen minutes."

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