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5KFVS celebrating 5 years, share your race pictures with us!

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 3:00pm
5KFVS celebrating 5 years, share your race pictures with us!

The 5KFVS Run/Walk will be May 18 in downtown Cape Girardeau, Mo.

This year, to celebrate the 5th year, we're adding a 12K!

Have you ran the 5KFVS, or even ran all five years? We want to see your photos from past events!

Send your photos to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name and where you're from.

We'll share the pictures online and possibly on-air!

You can click here to visit the 5KFVS website where you can find more information and the sign-up form for this year's race.

Copyright 2013 KFVS. All rights reserved.

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Charleston Middle School 3rd quarter honor roll/high honor roll

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 2:21pm
Charleston Middle School 3rd quarter honor roll/high honor roll

CHARLESTON, MO (KFVS) - The third quarter honor roll/high honor roll for Charleston Middle School is available.

6th Grade Honor Roll

  • Antjuan Byrd
  • Johnesha Clark
  • Frantazia Dixon
  • Rush Feezor
  • Nathan Guthrie
  • Shaquayla Hamilton
  • Grotayshia Hill
  • Travianta Hines
  • Jeanesha Horton
  • Howard Jones
  • Moquandre Kimble
  • Lashaylin Lewis
  • Michael Loffer
  • Tyler Meeks
  • Haley Miller
  • Preston Moore
  • Lucy Neumeyer
  • Isaac Oliver
  • Marcus Pittman
  • Jessica Russell
  • A.J. Sager
  • Jermaneja Smith
  • Ryshedah Smith
  • Teichowry Thomas
  • A’Mari-Yah Wells
  • De’Quilla Williams
  • Travaughn Williams
  • Stephen Willis

6th Grade High Honor Roll

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Easter Bunny pictures from the Heartland 2013

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 4:28pm
Easter Bunny pictures from the Heartland 2013

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - It's springtime and Easter is just around the corner!

We want to see you family pictures with the Easter Bunny.

You can e-mail pictures to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, the name of the child and where you're from. Please get prior approval from the parents or guardians if submitting a picture of a child or children that is not your own.

Pictures will be used in a slideshow online and possibly on-air.

You can click here to see our Easter Bunny slideshow from 2012.

Copyright 2012 KFVS. All rights reserved.

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5th grade English class uses 'Mississippi County Times' for teaching

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 3:12pm
5th grade English class uses 'Mississippi County Times' for teaching

CHARLESTON, MO (KFVS) - The local newspaper can be used for many things, from wedding announcements to sports scores - and at Hearnes Elementary, can also be used for teaching.

 

Carla Kelly, fifth grade reading teacher, is using newspapers to teach her students the value of "informational text," a type of non-fiction or fact. 

Kelley's first lesson was on the parts of a paper and how to find information. The class will use news stories as writing prompts, search for context clues in the text, identify vocabulary words, and much more in the weeks to come.

According to Kelley, informational text is part of a major shift in today's Missouri Common Core Standards, which states that reading text will help students "be better readers in all content areas."

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MoDOT launches Missouri Pothole Patrol

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Monday, March 18th, 2013, 2:40pm
MoDOT launches Missouri Pothole Patrol

(KFVS) - At the Missouri Department of Transportation, the arrival of spring means crews turn their attention to the potholes that “spring” forth as temperatures change.

The department has initiated a statewide “Missouri Pothole Patrol,” which is a month-long effort for MoDOT to concentrate on patching potholes and keeping highways smooth and safe for drivers.

“The goal of this effort is to patch potholes as quickly as possible and get us through the transition to warmer weather,” said Elizabeth Wright, MoDOT state maintenance engineer. “MoDOT has dedicated staff and resources to repair minor road damage quickly, but we need the public’s help to spot those potholes and let us know where they are.”

The Missouri Pothole Patrol runs from March 18 through April 14.

MoDOT says there are multiple ways for drivers can report potholes:

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Lenten Season fish fry events in the Heartland

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Monday, March 18th, 2013, 2:34pm
Lenten Season fish fry events in the Heartland

We're working on compiling a list of fish fry events in the Heartland.

If your community has one or more fish fry events, feel free to send us the information to C/O Amber Ruch, County News Digital Producer, at aruch@kfvs12.com or fax it to 335-7723.

Make sure and include the following:

  • Dates and times
  • Location
  • Prices
  • Menu

If you have picture(s) from the events, we'd love to see those as well! You can include the picture in the e-mail with the information above or send the picture(s) to cNews@kfvs12.com.

Perryville, Mo.

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Concerns rise along with river levels in Mississippi County

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Sunday, March 17th, 2013, 4:13pm

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS)- Mississippi County has had it's fair share of flooding in the past. Now with river levels above flood stage, people tend to keep a closer eye on the readings.

Flooding devastated the area two years ago.

Residents say they would be worried about how the new levee would hold and other flooding concerns that could impact them if waters were to rise a little higher.

Stanley Mays once lived in the spillway before his house was totaled from rushing flood waters. The Corp of Engineers blew the levee at Birds Point two years ago.

Mays says he still has some land that he works on in the spillway. He is keeping a closer eye on the river levels as they rise.

He worries about the impact on the area it would have if the waters were to get higher.

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