The City of Cape Girardeau announced late Tuesday afternoon that the water main break which affected all residents has now been repaired. However, a 'Boil Water Advisory' remains in effect for all Cape water customers through the rest of the week as the water treatment plant re-pressurizes lines and tests the water supply. Late Wednesday morning, Southeast Missouri State University announced that campuses will reopen and classes will be held during regular operating hours Thursday, October 6th.

“On a Sunday morning in late June, I waited with my son at the side entrance of a stately home near Cambridge, England. We stood on a stone bridge that spanned what was once a moat, the water drained, a grassy pathway at the bottom, the moat’s walls overgrown with greenery.”