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Feeding Frenzy event to be held Thursday at Nature Center
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
At 2 p.m. Thursday afteroon, the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive, will demonstrate the eating habits of reptiles, amphibians and various animals native to Missouri. The event, called -- Feeding Frenzy -- welcomes families to witness how animals are fed, while also learning a little bit about them...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 6/16/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of June 13 Communications/reports — other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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Route T in Bollinger County closed for drainage work
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
Route T in Bollinger County — between Route AB and County Road 434 near Glennon, Missouri — will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday and June 23...
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Rhubarb: Love it or not?
(Community ~ 06/16/22)
It is rhubarb season here in Missouri, and this year's crop is a good one. I have found that people either really like rhubarb, or they don't. There is no in-between or gray area. For those who think they don't like it, I can't help but wonder if they have had it prepared properly and sweetened to make it a delicious treat...
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No one injured in early morning apartment fire in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 12:56 a.m. Wednesday at 1938 Delwin St. in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape Girardeau bankers weigh in on Fed move to slow inflation
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
Leaders in Cape Girardeau's banking community gave their thoughts Wednesday as the Federal Reserve Board — as predicted — raised interest rates by three- quarters of a percentage point (75 basis points) in its latest effort to tamp down inflation...
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Crepe Girardeau beats sleeping in on Saturday
(Community ~ 06/16/22)
There are all kinds of "to do" lists this time of year. There are lists of activities to do with your children over the summer and lists of things to do to get beach ready. There are lists of things to do before heading off to college, along with lists of ways to deal with a newly-empty nest. You can find an endless number of "to do" lists on a wide variety of topics ranging from travel, hiking and fishing to home renovation, lawn care and everything in between...
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Bicentennial mural uses hands from around world in creation
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
"We did this because we love Missouri and we wanted to do something to show that and give people the chance to show the same thing," Aaron Horrell said of the Missouri Bicentennial Mural he and Barb Bailey organized. More than 16,000 people took part in painting the Bicentennial Mural, which now hangs in the Harry S. Truman Building in Jefferson City. The 12 foot tall, 30 foot wide mural features various state symbols and will be officially unveiled June 23 in Missouri's state capital...
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Blues Traveler among musical acts coming to 2022 SEMO District Fair
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
The year's annual SEMO District Fair will host musical performances and motorsport events, organizers announced Wednesday. The fair will run from Sept. 10 to 17 at the Cape Girardeau fairgrounds in Arena Park, located at 410 Kiwanis Drive. The theme is "No Time like Fair Time."...
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UPDATED: Record-breaking heat grips Cape Girardeau and region
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
Record-setting heat is set to continue through at least today in Southeast Missouri. According to National Weather Service data, Cape Girardeau’s high temperature Monday was 99 degrees, besting the previous record for June 13 by two degrees. The high temperature Tuesday and Wednesday was 98, beating the previous record for those June days by one degree. Today’s forecast high is 99, which would be another record. Normal high temperatures for Cape Girardeau in mid-June are about 88 degrees. Heat indices in the region hovered at about 105 degrees each afternoon this week. ...
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U.S. Rep. Jason Smith 'will not support' Senate gun control initiative
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
Southeast Missouri GOP Rep. Jason Smith, who voted "no" on a gun-control bill, "Protecting Our Kids Act," passed by the U.S. House on June 8, told the Southeast Missourian he "will not support" bipartisan Senate legislation on the issue either — should the measure arrive on the House side of Capitol Hill...
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Mineral Area approved to offer courses at College Center
(Local News ~ 06/16/22)
State officials Wednesday agreed to temporarily allow a community college to offer various academic programs at Cape College Center, ending for now what had become a contentious disagreement with the local university. Members of the state Coordinating Board of Higher Education provisionally approved Mineral Area College's proposal to offer several dozen associate programs at the center for a five-year period. ...
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Sponsored: Presort, Inc. purchases Cape’s PDQ Quality Printing
(B Magazine ~ 06/16/22)
Presort, Inc., a direct mail and printing company, has purchased PDQ Quality Printing in Cape Girardeau. The acquisition of PDQ is more than Presort merely expanding its operations in Southeast Missouri, said Jeromy Fritz, co-owner and president of Presort. The company is also carrying on the four decades of experience and trust built up by former PDQ owners, Raymond and Cathy LeGrand...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
Today is Thursday, June 16, the 167th day of 2022. There are 198 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."...
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Speak Out 6-16-22
(Speak Out ~ 06/16/22)
The recent comments from our representatives about ranked voting were disappointing. One stated that no one is complaining about the current system. That means he is just not listening. There have been a huge number of people complaining about the current system and how it works. ...
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A history of violence
(Column ~ 06/16/22)
A man was arrested on the way to murder a Supreme Court justice, according to authorities. And it was a footnote the next day in a major national newspaper. Was it because it was Brett Kavanaugh, which that particular paper isn't happy is on the Court? That same paper had above the fold "Inside an Attack on Democracy," referring to the Jan. ...
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Prayer 6-16-22
(Prayer ~ 06/16/22)
O Father God, thank you that through Jesus Christ we have victory. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/16/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 14 n Medical assists were made at 7:46 a.m. on Cheetah Lane; 10:33 a.m. on Vantage Drive; 12:58 p.m. on South Benton Street; 1:20 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 2:04 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 2:12 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 3:45 p.m. on Bloomfield Road; 7:26 p.m. on Louis Street...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 6/16/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North West End Boulevard....
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Births 6/16/22
(Births ~ 06/16/22)
Daughter to John and Brianna Lockridge of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:36 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2022. Name, Jenesis Lovely. Weight, 7.6 pounds. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Lockridge works at Chateau Girardeau. Lockridge is employed by Havco...
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Jerry Wright
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Jerry Cleo Wright, 80, of Commerce died Monday, June 13, 2022, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 28, 1942, in Commerce to Cleo and Ruby Zoa Hamm Wright. He married Glenna Shirley McLain on April 14, 1964, and she preceded him in death June 23, 2003...
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Margie Stricklin
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margie Ruth Stricklin, 80, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at her daughter's home in Chaffee. She was born August 3, 1941, in Dudley, Missouri, to John and Alice Sanders. She and William "Lum" Leon Stricklin were married on June 28, 1971. He preceded her in death...
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Michael Phillips
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Emmett Michael Phillips, 75, of Mounds passed away at 4:45 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Michael was born Nov. 21, 1946, in Cairo, Illinois, son of the late Emmett Mitchell and Juanita Smothers Phillips...
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Dillard Masterson
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Dillard Wayne "Speck" Masterson, 67, of Olive Branch passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. at his home. He was born to Dillard and Lillie Henke Masterson in Cairo, Illinois, June 30, 1954. Throughout his career, he served as an operating engineer, worked on the river and spent many years farming...
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Catherine Lowes
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
Catherine Vinson Rueseler Lowes, 68, of Jackson died Monday, June 13, 2022. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Charles Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Charles "Bob" Hinkle, son of the late Elmer and Etta Miinch Hinkle, was born March 15, 1937, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed his life Monday, June 13, 2022, at his home in Rockview at the age of 85 years. On Sept. 5, 2004, he was united in marriage to Carolyn McMullin in Chaffee. She preceded him in death...
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Paul Edwards
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
Paul M. Edwards, 100, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Feb. 6, 1922, to Joshua and Flora Niswonger Edwards in Cape Girardeau. Paul married Helen Godwin on June 20, 1942, and she preceded him in death Nov. 7, 2012...
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James DaWalt
(Obituary ~ 06/16/22)
NEWBURGH, Ind. -- James P. "Sarge" DaWalt, 81, of Newburgh passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at Newburgh Healthcare. He was born June 26, 1940, in Madison, Wisconsin, to the late James and Jeanne Hubbard DaWalt. Jim retired from the United States Air Force as a master sergeant after 20 years of service. He then went on to work at Procter & Gamble in Cape Girardeau, where he was known as "Sarge" for over 20 years. At home he was an expert woodcarver...
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Brazil: Suspect confesses to killing pair missing in Amazon
(International News ~ 06/16/22)
MANAUS, Brazil -- Brazilian police said Wednesday night a fisherman confessed to killing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote Amazon, ending more than a week of searching as he led officers deep into the forest to where he buried their bodies...
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FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for children younger than 5
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
The first COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the littlest kids. The outside experts voted unanimously that the benefits of the shots outweigh any risks for children under 5 -- that's roughly 18 million youngsters. ...
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So long, Internet Explorer. The browser retired Wednesday
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate -- and a few still claim to adore. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dustbin of tech history...
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Jan. 6 panel releases video of Capitol tour before attack
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection released video on Wednesday of a tour led by a Republican lawmaker the day before the attack, showing participants taking photos of stairwells and tunnels in the Capitol complex...
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Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday with federal hate crimes that could potentially carry a death penalty. The criminal complaint filed Wednesday against Payton Gendron coincided with a visit to Buffalo by Attorney General Merrick Garland. ...
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New Mexico county's refusal to certify vote hints at election chaos
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
ATLANTA -- The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a preview of the kind of chaos election experts fear is coming in the fall midterms and in 2024...
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Heat wave keeps Midwest and South in its sticky grip
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
CHICAGO -- People flocked to pools, beaches and cooling centers in a swath of the Midwest and South spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes on Wednesday as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond and may have caused the deaths of at least two people...
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US, Germany sending weapons to Ukraine as Russia advances
(International News ~ 06/16/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The Russian military said it used long-range missiles Wednesday to destroy a depot in the western Lviv region of Ukraine where ammunition for NATO-supplied weapons was stored, and the governor of a key eastern city acknowledged Russian forces are advancing in heavy fighting...
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Fed attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994
(National News ~ 06/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against high inflation on Wednesday, raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point -- the largest bump since 1994 -- and signaling more rate hikes ahead as it tries to cool off the U.S. economy without causing a recession...
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Out of the past: June 16
(Out of the Past ~ 06/16/22)
City Manager Michael Miller characterizes the budget the Cape Girardeau City Council is expected to adopt tonight as boring, because it has few changes from the current one; still, there are two potential areas of controversy: pay for firefighters and whether the city's sales tax revenues will meet projections...
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mind + body Summer Events
(Community ~ 06/16/22)
At mind + body, we care about you living well in body, mind and spirit. For 2022, we have partnered with experts in our communities who daily live the importance of intentional wellness in these areas. Join us for scheduled meet-ups throughout the year to hear from four experts. ...
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