Stories from Sunday, July 16, 2023

Twisted Sassafras Treehouse, a new Airbnb at 3658 County Road 318 in Cape Girardeau County, not far from Notre Dame Regional High School, opened June 23. Kelly High School and 1994 Southeast Missouri State University graduate Craig Heisserer lives nearby and is co-proprietor along with this wife, Leopold native Martina Heisserer...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The inaugural Watermelon and Gospel Music Festival in Charleston will take place at the end of this month. Set for July 28-29, at 303 S. Sixth St., commonly known as the Knights of Columbus property, on East Marshall, between Fifth and Sixth streets, the festivities begin with a parade at 6 p.m. Friday, July 28. The parade has a theme of “watermelons,” and youngsters are urged to dress up in summer-like costumes, ideally in watermelon color combinations...