State University president, Dr. Bill W. Stacy, says increased tuition costs at the school, which over the past decade have gone up more than at any other college in Missouri, are primarily a result of the state putting a heavier financial burden on students... Out of the past 10/18/12 (10/18/12) A nine-man crew from Bethel Assembly of God Church recently returned from a 10-day trip to Molokai, Hawaii, where it helped complete the exterior covering on a home mission church. Construction of a new 45,000-square-foot supermarket is underway in Cape Centre, alongside Route K in Cape Girardeau; Kenneth Story turned the first shovel of dirt for the new store last week... Out of the past 10/17/12 (10/17/12) METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Beside the banks of the placid Ohio River, chapters of American history are transformed from textbooks to action as hundreds of 18th century militia men post the colors to open the 14th annual Fort Massac Encampment; the two-day event is designed to recreate the Illinois Territory of the late 1700s... Out of the past 10/16/12 (10/16/12) The county commission expressed concern yesterday over the local public defender office in a meeting with Terry Brummer, director of the Missouri Public Defender Commission; Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep asked a number of questions about the office and outlined his concern that the office is growing too rapidly and consuming more and more space than the county is required to provide... Out of the past 10/15/12 (10/15/12) Despite low water conditions in the Mississippi