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Jackson Fire Rescue, others respond to Monday fire
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
Members of Jackson Fire Rescue, Cape Girardeau Fire Department and Fruitland Fire Protection responded to a house fire Monday night in the 2700 block of Mansfield Place in Jackson. The fire began in the garage before spreading into the attic and living area of the house according to Jackson Fire Rescue deputy chief Randy Davis...
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Recycling, trash delays in Cape because of shorthanded crew
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau's Public Works Department announced via social media that the solid waste crew was shorthanded causing delays in trash and recycling routes. Nicolette Brennan, public information officer for the city, said Public Works had to shift hours because of low staffing, vacation season and a crew member out sick...
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Scott City 'Jesus Mural' will rise again through community efforts
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
For more than 50 years, a mural proclaiming "Jesus Died For You Too" was a familiar sight to residents of Scott City. However, the "Jesus Mural," as it is locally known, can no longer be seen. It has been covered from view by a structure recently built next door...
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Cape Girardeau neurosurgeon's fraud case sent back for retrial
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
An appellate panel said Tuesday it has remanded, or sent back, to the trial court a civil case against Cape Girardeau neurosurgeon Sonjay Fonn, D.O., and his then-fiancee, Deborah Seeger, citing improper jury instruction. A ruling from the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a nearly $5.5 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud judgment from 2017, including fines and damages, against the couple...
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Jackson Homecomers Kickoff Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
Derek Gantz and his son, Bryson, ride the Paratrooper on Tuesday -- the opening night of the 2022 Jackson Homecomers. The 115th annual event runs each evening through Saturday with carnival rides, games, live music and food vendors. American Legion Post No. 158 hosts the event. More photos of first-night activities are in a gallery at semissourian.com
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District 147 candidates make case for votes
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
Four candidates for the open state House District 147 seat participated Tuesday in the last forum before next week's primary voting. Republicans Elaine Edgar and Nathan Thomas, Democrat Andy Leighton and Libertarian Greg Tlapek debated issues for about two hours at the event sponsored by We the People of Cape Girardeau County. Republican John Voss was unable to attend because of a prior commitment...
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BoCo candidates address issues
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
Bollinger County voters will have the opportunity Aug. 2 to decide who will serve the next four years as presiding commissioner of Bollinger County. To help voters make an informed decision at the polls, all four candidates -- incumbent Leo Arnzen and challengers Adrian Shell, Kenny Trentham and Becky Wiginton -- agreed to answer questions about current issues facing Bollinger County...
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Kathy Swan sworn in to new state government role
(Local News ~ 07/27/22)
This story is updated to note Swan's compensation. Kathy Swan, a former state lawmaker representing Cape Girardeau, was sworn in Monday as one of three commissioners on the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) following her recent appointment by Gov. Mike Parson at an annual salary level of approximately $113,000. Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. administered the oath of office to Swan in his office at the Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. Federal Courthouse...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 27, the 208th day of 2022. There are 157 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting. On this date:...
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Prayer 7-27-22
(Prayer ~ 07/27/22)
O Lord, you have blessed us beyond compare. You are God alone. Amen.
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Speak Out 7-27-22
(Speak Out ~ 07/27/22)
The AP has finished a survey of all states that used drop boxes in the 2020 election and found that no widespread fraud was found in either Republican or Democratic districts. This debunks the idiotic claims of Donald Trump and the film "2000 Mules". What drop boxes did do was allow minorities to cast safe and legal ballots and that's why Trump's toadies demonized them and lied about fraud. The only fraud was Donald Trump!...
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Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri to host dancing fundraiser
(Editorial ~ 07/27/22)
On Saturday night, the Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri will host a fundraiser with local stars who will put on their dancing shoes for a good cause. The event, called Dancing with the Show Me Stars, is a nod to the hit ABC show. This year's theme is "Dancing in the Rain" and performances will feature songs with the word "rain" in the lyrics...
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The joy of 61
(Column ~ 07/27/22)
Baseball is a game of numbers, and one of the most iconic of them, 61, is now in play. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge remains on pace to match or eclipse the single season home-run mark set by Roger Maris in 1961. Technically, a trio of sluggers obliterated the Maris record in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But their gaudy totals are a testament to performance-enhancing drugs and baseball's willingness to look the other way rather than genuine achievement...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 7/27/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/27/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. Assault n Assault was reported on South Pacific Street. Thefts n Theft was reported on Siemers Drive...
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Gregory Westrich
(Obituary ~ 07/27/22)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Gregory P. Westrich, 38, of St. Louis passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022. He was the dear husband of Tonia Seils Westrich, and the loving father of William, Emmaline and Louis. He is survived by his wife; children; parents, Dan and Marilyn; brother, Timothy; grandmother, Mildred Westrich; parents-in-law, Robin and Donna Seils; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kevin and Nicole Quinn; nieces, Claire, Genevieve and Gwendolyn; and nephew, Chase...
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William Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 07/27/22)
BRADENTON, Fla. -- William Edwin Rhodes, 78, of Bradenton was born March 17, 1944, son of Jacob Emerson and Azilea Mayfield Rhodes of Glen Allen, Missouri. William "Bill" went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 24, 2022, after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Pauline, and their son, Mark; two daughters, Debbie and Becky; and his brother, Jim...
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Joseph Moll
(Obituary ~ 07/27/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joseph A. Moll, 93, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 to 9:20 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. ...
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Wanda Hall
(Obituary ~ 07/27/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Wanda Lee Hall, 85, of Marble Hill died July 26, 2022, at Aspire Nursing Home in Advance, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and burial will follow in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right -- in opposition
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
WASHINGTON -- A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable -- unite the democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and the fiscally conservative right. The bill making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration. ...
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Canadian PM heart-broken over shootings; motive unknown
(International News ~ 07/27/22)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Police tried to learn why a man gunned down four people in a Vancouver suburb as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he is broken-hearted over the shootings that left the community shaken. Two people were killed and two were wounded -- one critically -- over the span of more than five hours early Monday in Langley and in an adjacent township before police shot dead the alleged gunman, Jordan Daniel Goggin, 28...
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Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
WARSAW, Poland -- A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an "invasive alien species," citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife. Some cat lovers have reacted emotionally to this month's decision and put the key scientist behind it on the defensive...
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New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from wild
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
Two new studies provide more evidence the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China, market where live animals were sold -- further bolstering the theory the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was likely the early epicenter of the scourge that has now killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world. ...
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Republican AGs sue US agency over LGBTQ school guidance
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- More than 20 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden's administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity...
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102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Millions of letters and packages sent to U.S. troops had accumulated in warehouses in Europe by the time Allied troops were pushing toward the heart of Hitler's Germany near the end of World War II. This wasn't junk mail -- it was the main link between home and the front in a time long before video chats, texting or even routine long-distance phone calls...
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US economy sending mixed signals: Here's what it all means
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy is caught in an awkward, painful place. A confusing one, too. Growth appears to be sputtering, home sales are tumbling and economists warn of a potential recession ahead. But consumers are still spending, businesses keep posting profits and the economy keeps adding hundreds of thousands of jobs each month...
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Northwest swelters under multiday heat wave
(National News ~ 07/27/22)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Under the sweltering heat, Matthew Carr spent his lunch break in a fountain in downtown Portland. The 57-year-old works outside picking up trash for the city and had to find a way to cool off. "This is pretty hot," Carr said. "I can just take my uniform off, jump in there with my shorts for my break, and hang out for a good 10 or 15 minutes."...
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New Russian airstrikes target Black Sea regions of Ukraine
(International News ~ 07/27/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia targeted Ukraine's southern Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with airstrikes Tuesday, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure with missiles fired from long-range bomber aircraft, the Ukrainian military said. In the Odesa region, buildings in coastal villages were hit and caught fire, Ukraine's Operational Command South said on Facebook. ...
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Pope Francis honors grandparents after Indigenous apology
(International News ~ 07/27/22)
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Pope Francis celebrated his first big Mass in Canada on Tuesday as reverberations echoed from his historic apology for the Catholic Church's role in severing generations of Indigenous family ties by participating in Canada's "catastrophic" residential school system...
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Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
(International News ~ 07/27/22)
MOSCOW -- Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country's new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. The announcement, while not unexpected, throws into question the future of the 24-year-old space station, with experts saying it would be extremely difficult -- perhaps a "nightmare," by one reckoning -- to keep it running without the Russians. ...
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Record rain causes heavy flooding in St. Louis area; 1 dead
(State News ~ 07/27/22)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, killing one person, displacing many others and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes. One person died when a car in St. Louis was found covered in more than 8 feet of water. Several puppies drowned when a building became flooded at Stray Paws Adoptables, a stray dog rescue operation in St. Peters, a St. Louis suburb. Firefighters in boats rescued other dogs from the building...
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Sorrow in Choco Taco town after summer treat is discontinued
(Entertainment ~ 07/27/22)
A tech millionaire offered to buy it. A U.S. senator suggested that the government should force manufacturers to make it. But so far, Klondike isn't budging from its plan to discontinue the Choco Taco. Klondike confirmed Tuesday that the summer treat is being pulled from ice cream trucks, convenience stores and grocery shelves...
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Out of the past: July 27
(Out of the Past ~ 07/27/22)
The Rev. Steven A. MacDougall, associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau since 1992, preaches his farewell sermon; he and his family will leave Monday for Red Bud, Illinois, where he has accepted the pastorate of Trinity Lutheran Church...
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Scholarship Presentation
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/22)
When Premier Physical Therapy opened its doors, one of the goals was to help attract students and let them learn in our environment. Over the years, we have had numerous students come in and out of our doors and hired several of them. One of the most common positions our training SEMO students come in to fulfill is a "Junior." Many of these students are pursuing a Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy degree. ...
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