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Sponsored: Auto Tire and Parts NAPA is the ‘parts professionals’ store with expert service
(B Magazine ~ 06/22/22)
Auto Tire and Parts NAPA has earned the name “the parts professionals since 1909.” They are the most experienced parts experts so that you get the right part the first time with hometown personal service. The company also carries the widest selection of parts for all your vehicles...
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Jackson man arrested on DUI charge
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
A Jackson man was taken into custody Sunday evening for alleged driving while intoxicated in Cape Girardeau County. A state Highway Patrol report said Douglas Mueller, 62, was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated and was taken by authorities to Cape Girardeau County Jail where he was later released...
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Burfordville man arrested on 3 warrants
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
A Burfordville man was arrested on three separate warrants in Cape Girardeau County early Tuesday morning. A state Highway Patrol report said Dennis Clark Jr., 43, was taken into custody on warrants for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphenalia and failure to register a motor vehicle. Clark Jr. was taken to the county jail and held in lieu of bond...
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Cape man arrested for trespassing
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
A Cape Girardeau man was taken into custody early Tuesday morning for alleged trespassing and assault. A state Highway Patrol report said Gregory Ross, 58, was arrested for alleged first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault. He was taken to the county jail, where authorities were to hold him for 24 hours...
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Highway 51 in Perry Co. reduced for Chester Bridge rehab
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rehabilitation of the Chester Bridge, including pavement work and some minor structural steel repairs, will begin soon, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge spans the Mississippi River, connecting Perryville and Chester, Illinois, via Missouri Highway 51/Illinois Route 150...
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Cape police seek information on alleged attempted kidnapping
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Cape Girardeau police are searching for a suspect allegedly involved in an attempted kidnapping Sunday night. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department said the alleged incident occurred just before 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Sprigg Street. According to the release, a 19-year-old female was helping an injured animal in the roadway when the suspect approached, struck the woman in the face and attempted to pull her into his vehicle...
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Fundraiser to rehab Jackson courts set for Independence Day weekend
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Josh Lukefahr has organized a 10 a.m. July 2 fundraising tournament at the site of the Jackson City Park basketball courts at North Missouri and West Park streets -- aimed at bringing repair and rehabilitation to a venue that has seen some deterioration in recent years...
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Hot, Hot, hot pavement
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Two crested ducks make their way over the pond's bridge on a hot Tuesday at Cape County South Park in Cape Girardeau. Temperatures reached the mid-90 range as summer has arrived in Southeast Missouri.
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Cape to apply for ARPA grants to fund water projects
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Along with the approval of the new carrier service for Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, Cape Girardeau City Council members unanimously approved two resolutions authorizing grant applications for water infrastructure improvements as part of Monday's consent agenda...
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Guest musicians to perform Thursday at Jackson Municipal Band concert
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Special guest musicians Doug Rees and "Hurricane" Ruth LaMaster will take the stage following the regular performance of the Jackson Municipal Band, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Nick Leist Memorial Band Shell, 850 Symphony Lane in Jackson. Thursday's performance will mark the second time LaMaster and Rees have ever teamed up on stage...
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Rebuilding stability: destroyed Cape Girardeau church may begin reconstruction this year
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Plans to rebuild the Cape Girardeau Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) are likely to be finalized by late summer or early fall of this year, according to stake president of the Latter-day Saints, Kevin Dickson. Dickson emphasized the prediction is his "hope," not an executive decision...
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Cape city employees to get raise
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
The promise of the use tax is beginning to be fulfilled as Cape Girardeau municipal employees will see wage increases take effect at the beginning of their next pay period, starting Saturday. The use tax -- a tax on online sales -- was approved by more than 62% of voters in November. The tax was proposed in order to help bolster employee salaries for the city. Dustin Ziebold, the city's finance director, said it is doing just that...
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Local 'heroes' rebuffed Trump, then faced threats, according to Tuesday's Jan. 6 panel testimony
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
WASHINGTON -- The House Jan. 6 committee heard tearful testimony Tuesday that Donald Trump's relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election provoked widespread threats to the "backbone of our democracy" -- election workers and local officials who fended off the defeated president's demands despite personal risks...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
Today is Wednesday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2022. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris...
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The GOP needs to get beyond 2020
(Column ~ 06/22/22)
It's understandable that Democrats would want to constantly revisit Jan. 6 -- to invoke it, investigate it and sacralize it even. It's a mystery, at least from a certain level of abstraction, why Republicans would want to have anything to do with that day or want to fixate on the 2020 election...
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Comedian Mike Goodwin to keynote Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 06/22/22)
Comedian Mike Goodwin from "America's Got Talent" and "Dry Bar Comedy" will keynote the Semoball Awards July 8 at LaCroix Church. Goodwin is a veteran of the U.S. Army and former education professional. But he's most noted for his family friendly and engaging comedy routines, which have been featured on a number of national programs...
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The inflation cure
(Column ~ 06/22/22)
If you think runaway inflation is brutal, wait until you get hit by the cure. Last week, the Federal Reserve raised the interest rate on money it lends to other banks by .75%, the biggest hike in three decades. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the hike is necessary to rein in skyrocketing inflation. ...
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Prayer 6-22-22
(Prayer ~ 06/22/22)
O Lord Jesus, our Savior, thank you for your unfailing love. Amen.
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New this week: Luke Combs, Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/22)
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press's entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. n Multiverses are all the rage. Following its theatrical release in May, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" arrives today on Disney+. ...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/22/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 20 n Medical assists were made at 9:07 a.m. on William Street; 12:37 p.m. on Shirley Drive; 2:59 p.m. at Whitener and Keller streets; 3:52 p.m. on Johnson and Roberts street; 8:29 p.m. on Meyer Drive...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 6/22/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. Assaults n Assault was reported on Saint Francis Drive. n Third-degree assault was reported on Delwin Street...
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David Swan
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
TROY, Mo. -- David Wayne "Bud" Swan. 64, of Troy died Friday, June 17, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. A celebration of life will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home...
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Roy Mueller
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
FROHNA, MO. -- Roy H. Mueller, 81, of Frohna died Monday, June 20, 2022 at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Ford and Young East Perry Chapel in Altenburg, Missouri and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Altenburg...
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Gary Martin
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Gary A. Martin, 74, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, June 13, 2022, in Columbia. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Myers Mortuary and Cremation Services of Columbia is in charge of arrangements.
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Dorothy March
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Dorothy Lee Ross March, 92, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, in St. Louis. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. Kriegshauser Brothers Funeral Service of St. Louis was in charge of arrangements...
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Darrell Jones
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
Darrell Wayne Jones, 56, of Jackson died Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Robert Dean Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert E. Dean Sr., 82, of Perryville died Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 6, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Robert B. and Elsie V. Brewer Dean. He and Joan M. Kiefer were married Feb. 14, 1970, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Wall Street ends broadly higher after sharp losses last week
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
NEW YORK -- Stocks finished broadly higher on Wall Street on Tuesday, clawing back some of the ground they lost in their worst weekly drop since the beginning of the pandemic. The rally to start the holiday-shortened week came as investors look ahead to what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will tell Congress today, the first of two days of testimony as part of the central bank's semi-annual monetary policy report. ...
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Jan. 6 panel lawyer urged to run for Missouri US Senate seat
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
Republican former U.S. Sen. John Danforth and others are urging a former federal prosecutor who is an attorney for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection to make an independent run for Missouri's open Senate seat. A committee on Monday launched a website encouraging John F. ...
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Texas GOP's swing to far right cemented with party platform
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
WASHINGTON -- Ten years ago, the Texas Republican Party used its platform to oppose teaching critical thinking in schools. In 2014, it declared homosexuality a chosen behavior contrary to God and endorsed "reparative therapy" to reverse it. By 2020, the party was ready to remind the world that "Texas retains the right to secede from the United States."...
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Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
WASHINGTON -- Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week's end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress' response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation...
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US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Manager Ashley Ford strode the perimeter of one of Indianapolis' five open swimming pools, monitoring kids as they jumped off a diving board or careened into the water from a curved slide. Four lifeguards, whistles at the ready, watched from their tall chairs stationed around the water...
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'The impossible': Ukraine's secret, deadly rescue missions
(International News ~ 06/22/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- As was his habit before each flight, the veteran Ukrainian army pilot ran a hand along the fuselage of his Mi-8 helicopter, caressing the heavy transporter's metal skin to bring luck to him and his crew. They would need it. Their destination -- a besieged steel mill in the brutalized city of Mariupol -- was a death trap. Some other crews didn't make it back alive...
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Supreme Court: Religious schools must get Maine tuition aid
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations' access to taxpayer money. The 6-3 outcome could fuel a renewed push for school choice programs in some of the 18 states that have so far not directed taxpayer money to private, religious education. ...
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'Nowhere I feel safe': Election officials recount threats
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
WASHINGTON -- Wandrea "Shaye" Moss testified Tuesday to lawmakers about how her life was upended when former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling fraudulent ballots from a suitcase in Georgia. The former Georgia elections worker recounted in a wrenching appearance before the House Jan. ...
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Monterrey, Mexico, suffers weekslong water cutoff amid drought
(International News ~ 06/22/22)
MONTERREY, Mexico -- The industrial hub of Monterrey has long been one of Mexico's most prosperous cities, so its almost 5 million residents were shocked when they lost the most basic of services: water. A combination of an intense drought, poor planning and high water use has left residents of Mexico's industrial powerhouse to resort to extreme measures that call up images of isolated, poorer areas: storing water in buckets to use a scoopful at a time...
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'Everything is on fire': Ukraine region weathers bombardment
(International News ~ 06/22/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire Tuesday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the region, almost four months after the Kremlin unleashed its invasion. "Today everything that can burn is on fire," Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, told The Associated Press...
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Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the largest blaze in New Mexico's recorded history, the agency said Tuesday...
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Texas top cop: Uvalde police could have ended rampage early on
(National News ~ 06/22/22)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman 3 minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up unlocked if they had bothered to check it, the head of the Texas state police testified Tuesday, pronouncing the law enforcement response an "abject failure."...
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Out of the past: June 22
(Out of the Past ~ 06/22/22)
It's a special day of celebration at St. John's United Church of Christ on Highway FF, three miles west of Fruitland; celebrations include the 120th anniversary of the congregation, 75th anniversary of the sanctuary, 50th anniversary of the parsonage and the meeting of the Cemetery Association; guest speaker at the morning worship service is Dr. Lowell Zuck, professor of church history at Eden Theological Seminary...
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