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Sponsored: First State Community Bank: More than a bank to help with all your financial needs
(B Magazine ~ 07/06/22)
A bank is much more than a building where you deposit your money and manage your bank accounts. It’s also a place where you can build important relationships as you earn an income and build toward financial goals such as buying a home, investing and saving for retirement...
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Fruitland Fire District receives grant for safety equipment
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
The Fruitland Area Fire Protection District is a recipient of a Missouri Employers Mutual Safety Grant for new equipment that can minimize risk during rescues. The $4,300 grant will go toward purchasing rope rescue kits that are easier to deploy than the older systems the fire district is currently using, Fire Chief Rob Francis said. ...
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Perryville apartment complex catches fire, cause accidental
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Two buildings at Creek-wood Apartments, located at 1501 Alma Drive in Perryville, Missouri, caught fire Saturday night. In addition to Perryville, fire departments from Chester, Illinois, and Biehle, Missouri, were called on for mutual aid. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental and the estimated cause of damage is $30,000...
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Perryville Girl Scouts earn top award for their efforts, one secures scholarship
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Perryville (Missouri) Girl Scouts Megan Buchheit and Kira Hagan found success with two projects earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, with Buchheit also earning a scholarship from her project. The Scouts' projects focused on a specific issue and winning the awards could be considered as "proof" of making a "difference."...
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Cape Girardeau Police investigate 2 incidents of gunshots fired on July 4
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Cape Girardeau Police Department received two separate reports of gunshots Monday. The first occurred at 5:03 a.m. in the 1500 block of Rand Street. Officers found damage to a vehicle and garage door. No injuries occurred. No arrests have been made and the case is currently under investigation...
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Cape Police respond to armed robbery at Marco's Pizza
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Marco's Pizza in Cape Girardeau was robbed Sunday night. At approximately 9:41 p.m. Sunday, officers from the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to an armed robbery at Marco's Pizza at 1330 Broadway. Witnesses said the armed man displayed a handgun before stealing money from the register. The dollar amount was not reported and no one was injured...
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Jackson officials OK bridge, road projects
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Jackson Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Tuesday to approve $1,643,870.58 for bridge and sidewalk construction and $346,960.80 for asphalt improvements. The accepted bid for the bridge and sidewalk plan came from Putz Construction LLC of Millersville...
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Jackson Chamber touts wastewater initiative
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Brian Gerau, executive director of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce since November 2008, said Tuesday in an email the chamber is foursquare behind the City of Jackson's no-tax increase wastewater ballot referendum to be decided by city voters Aug. 2...
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Cape Council approves two contracts, five demolitions
(Local News ~ 07/06/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council members voted to approve the demolition of five structures under two contracts at their Tuesday meeting. The short-handed council -- members Shannon Truxel and Tameka Randle, as well as Mayor Stacy Kinder, were not present -- voted unanimously to approve city manager Kenneth Haskin to execute two separate contracts totaling $32,500 for the five demolitions...
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Financial advisor works for “wealth of health” through lifestyle medicine
(B Magazine ~ 07/06/22)
Cheryl Mothes, Edward Jones financial advisor, natural health nutrition counselor and co-owner of Fresh Healthy Café in Cape Girardeau, was getting ready for work one morning in 2019 when she overheard Gayle King talking about a new study linking fried foods and breast cancer in women on “CBS This Morning.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/06/22)
Today is Wednesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2022. There are 178 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 6, 1944, an estimated 168 people died in a fire that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut...
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Prayer 7-6-22
(Prayer ~ 07/06/22)
Thank you, O Lord, that wherever your Spirit is, there is freedom. Amen.
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Area Police report 7/6/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Benton Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Sprigg Street. Assaults n Second-degree domestic assault was reported on Saint Francis Drive...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 7/6/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 4 n Medical assists were made at 12:37 p.m. on West Weissinger Lane; 2:07 p.m. on South Benton Street; 4:03 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; South Benton Street at 10:30 p.m...
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Doris Wunderlich
(Obituary ~ 07/06/22)
Doris Briggs Wunderlich, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 3, 2022, at her home. She was born June 5, 1937, in Swanville, Maine, to George Willis and Selda Barden Briggs. She and Donald Wunderlich were married April 1, 1960, at Basel, Switzerland. They shared 62 years of marriage...
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Donna Wagoner
(Obituary ~ 07/06/22)
Donna Mae Ward Wagoner left her earthly home and entered her heavenly home Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Capetown Assisted Living at the age of 85 years surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Ivan E. and Velma P. Humphreys Ward was born March 3, 1937, in Advance, Missouri. ...
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Bonnie Dernoncourt Story
(Obituary ~ 07/06/22)
The protagonist of a remarkable life, a positive force in the universe and a gentle, God-loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Bonnie Dernoncourt Story left her body behind and headed home to God Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born Sept. 19, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, Bonnie spent most of her life in and around Charleston, Missouri. She was proud to be a lifelong Charlestonian, Christian and community friend...
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Marsha Henley
(Obituary ~ 07/06/22)
Marsha Lynn Henley, 59, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 20, 1962, in Chaffee, Missouri, the daughter of Jerry and Deloris Davis Henley. Marsha worked at the Florsheim Shoe factory, the Lutheran Home as kitchen help and at Major Custom Cable...
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Terry Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 07/06/22)
ORAN, Mo. -- Terry Joseph "ToJo" Elfrink, 52, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 2, 2022. Visitation will be from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Prayer service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Joseph Kelly officiating...
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Waneta Cooper
(Obituary ~ 07/06/22)
Waneta Cooper, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 3, 1934, in Kankakee, Illinois, the daughter of Willard and Cora Bess Adams. She and Peter Cooper were united in marriage on May 26, 1952, and he preceded her in death...
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New this week: 'The Sea Beast,' early Elton John and Neil Young
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/22)
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. ...
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Parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder
(National News ~ 07/06/22)
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- The man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder for opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said...
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Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350K residents
(International News ~ 07/06/22)
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine -- The governor of the last remaining eastern province partly under Ukraine's control urged his more than 350,000 residents to flee as Russia escalated its offensive and air alerts were issued across nearly the entire country. Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said getting people out of Donetsk province is necessary to save lives and enable the Ukrainian army better to defend towns from the Russian advance...
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Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
(National News ~ 07/06/22)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen such species protections...
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Companies could face hurdles covering cost for abortion travel
(National News ~ 07/06/22)
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion, companies such as Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies...
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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
(National News ~ 07/06/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate...
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Poll: Many won't rely on virtual options after COVID
(National News ~ 07/06/22)
WASHINGTON -- Many Americans don't expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it's a good thing if those options remain available in the future...
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As 'Run 3' begins, CERN touts discovery of exotic particles
(International News ~ 07/06/22)
GENEVA -- The physics lab that's home to the world's largest atom smasher announced Tuesday the observation of three new "exotic particles" that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. The observation of a new type of pentaquark and the first duo of tetraquarks at CERN, the Geneva-area home to the Large Hadron Collider, offers a new angle to assess the "strong force" that holds together the nuclei of atoms...
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The political mistake the Jan. 6 committee could avoid
(Column ~ 07/06/22)
Will the Jan. 6 committee issue a "criminal referral" to the Justice Department for Donald Trump? Committee members can't give an interview without being asked that question. Pundits can't stop talking about it, cable TV anchors can't stop asking legal experts for their predictions. It's nothing less than a media obsession...
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Charleston native lives out a dream with the Cardinals
(Editorial ~ 07/06/22)
James Naile must feel like he is living out the script of a Hollywood movie. A boy from a small town in Southeast Missouri grows up playing baseball. He roots for the St. Louis Cardinals. Goes on to play America's pastime in high school, summer ball and college. Then he's drafted in the 20th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, the 608th pick of the draft...
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Out of the past: July 6
(Out of the Past ~ 07/06/22)
Guest pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit is the Rev. Robert H. Strickert of Atlanta, Georgia, a son of the congregation; Strickert is the youngest son of the Rev. H.J. Strickert, who was pastor at Immanuel for many years; ordained by his father in 1958 at Jackson, Robert Strickert started a new congregation at Bradenton, Florida; he served there 15 years; since 1974, he has been pastor of Rivercliff Lutheran Church in Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta...
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Jackson Knights of Columbus and Auxiliary scholarship presentation
(Submitted Story ~ 07/06/22)
Recently the Jackson Knights of Columbus and Ladies’ Auxiliary presented scholarships to area graduating seniors at their annual banquet. The Jackson Knights of Columbus and Ladies’ Auxiliary are proud sponsors of scholarships every year to the four area high schools and proud to help further the education of students. Pictured here are this year’s scholarship recipients along with Knight of Columbus and Auxiliary representatives...
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