Good morning, Cape Girardeau.

The Cape Riverfront Market is hosting the Muddy River Makers Market After Dark on Oct.

17 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The market lot and Spanish Street will close (1 to 11 p.m.) to let local vendors and makers offer a vibrant evening shopping experience.

Old Town Cape’s annual Farm to Table fundraiser returns downtown on Sunday, Oct.

11 from 3 to 7 p.m. offering a four-course meal by local chefs using farm ingredients; tickets are $100 and must be purchased by Friday, Oct. 9 & proceeds support downtown revitalization with a silent auction.

Aqua Adventure Super Wash in Perryville will turn its car wash tunnel into a haunted circus on Oct.

23 and 24 to raise funds for local athletics. Donations on Oct. 23 will support Southeast Dynasty Basketball and on Oct. 24 benefit the St. Vincent athletic department, with a $10 minimum.

Becky Holloway from SEMO NASV advises users to set clear safety boundaries before logging on to dating apps, noting that checking for mutual connections and video chat availability can alert users to red flags.

The organization stands ready to support those in need (call 573-332-1900).

On Wednesday morning, crews responded to a fire in the 800 block of N.

Fountain Street — no people were injured but one dog died from smoke inhalation as the Fire Marshal investigates the cause.

The Stars & Stripes Museum will host an Old-Fashioned Fall Festival on Oct.

17. The event offers broom-making demos, candy activities, a taffy pull and living-history presentations along with Gregory Wolk’s lecture on Major General John Fremont’s Civil War role at 1:30 p.m.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale students are reviving River Region News in a digital-only weekly format nearly six years after the pandemic pause.

The student-run program will report from across southern Illinois and offer opportunities in sports broadcasting and digital storytelling.

Southeast Missouri State University received a $350,000 grant to launch Redhawks Discover (an inclusive postsecondary transition program) that will help young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities build academic, job and independent living skills; funding is provided by the Cape County Board for Developmental Disabilities over four years.

Cape Girardeau County Public Health noted that our state has 11 confirmed measles cases while Kentucky reports 94.

Experts warn the highly contagious virus can linger in the air for nearly two hours, and students must have MMR vaccines as required for school.