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Fisk officials explain municipal budget, state tax issues, city staffing
(Local News ~ 08/12/23)
FISK, Mo. -- Fisk mayor Doug Mosbey is shining a light on the city's budget after some citizens expressed concern over the distribution of funds, including the phone bill, insurance policy and accounting fees. The 2023-2024 budget projects $299,600 of total income from tax revenue and municipal services, and $217,113 in total expenses. The friction arose because several areas of the city, such as the pound, need more resources or people, but Fisk is currently is not providing those...
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Vasquez soaks up experience as rodeo general chairman
(Local News ~ 08/12/23)
SIKESTON -- Tennessee native Ethan Vasquez said he knows how rare it is to be general chairman of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo and not be from Sikeston -- and it's an opportunity he's extremely proud and grateful to have this year. "It's phenomenal to be in this position, and it's very, very humbling not even being from here to sit in this position," Vasquez said just before the 71st Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicked off Wednesday, Aug. ...
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City to hold public hearing on mall project tax district
(Local News ~ 08/12/23)
Cape Girardeau municipal officials are set to hold a public hearing to consider a portion of a West Park Mall redevelopment incentive package. City Council members will consider a Community Improvement District (CID) proposal at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, in council chambers at City Hall...
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History Center to host Traditional Music Night
(Local News ~ 08/12/23)
Cape Girardeau County History Center will host traditional music night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. The Traditional Music Night has been a fixture at the history center, located at 102 S. High St. in Jackson, for almost seven years. It happens the third Saturday of every month and is a preservation of the traditional porch singing in early Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/12/23)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2023. There are 141 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 12, 1953, the Soviet Union conducted a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb. On this date: In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with whom he had clashed over Reconstruction policies. (Johnson was acquitted by the Senate.)...
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William McGuire: Surviving the Massacre at the River Raisin
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
A prominent marker in Jackson City Cemetery marks the grave of Col. William McGuire. The inscription may puzzle some: "Taken Prisoner/at the battle of the/River Raisin". However, Americans alive during the War of 1812 would have known the situation well...
- Adopt Wednesday 8-13-23 (Community ~ 08/12/23)
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It's not a worm
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
If you don't know what kind of snake it is, don't touch it. Leave it alone. While turning over leaf litter on the forest floor on July 30, I saw this little snake crawling quickly away. I knew immediately what kind of snake it was. The western worm snake is a very small snake that looks a lot like an earthworm and also eats earthworms. ...
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Senior Center Menus for Aug. 14 -18
(Community ~ 08/12/23)
Monday: Scrambled eggs and sausage patty or chicken tenders, hash browns with onions, biscuit and gravy, fresh tomato slice, bananas and orange juice. Tuesday: Loaded macho nachos with tortilla chips or Cataline chicken breast and rice pilaf, black beans and corn and citrus fruited salad or cinnamon roll...
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Weather and growing up in the Sandhills
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
Here in Missouri we live in a fair sized town of about 5,000 but Cape Girardeau is about 8 to 10 miles from us with probably 40,000 to 50,000 people. There is an actual TV station located in Cape Girardeau. Back in Nebraska, it was probably 80 miles to the closest station, and our reception was fuzzy on a good day. ...
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Scifers honored with Yard of the Month award
(Community ~ 08/12/23)
The August Yard of the Month was awarded by the Ramblewood Garden Club to Susan Scifers. Scifers lives in the Midtown area of Cape Girardeau on Price Drive. She has lived in her house for eight years and has planted a colorful and interesting front garden with several unusual plants. ...
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Prayers for teachers and students
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
School supplies taking prominent places in stores, reminding us that another school year is about to begin. We are blessed to have good schools in our area. I am thankful for people of faith who are involved as teachers, staff, administrators, coaches, school board members, etc. Parents who take an active role in their children's education are especially essential for our schools to perform well. They appreciate our prayers...
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Be a light in a dark world
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
Before social media was in our hands, Jesus called his followers to be influencers. An influencer has the ability, through their knowledge, expertise and personality, to direct people's behaviors, create trends and change the atmosphere of an environment. Jesus declares that those who follow him are influencers; they are the "light of the world" (Matthew 4:14.)...
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Out of the past: Aug. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 08/12/23)
As the search for the Jackson Chamber of Commerce's first executive director narrows, the drive to raise money to renovate the new director's offices continues; the position, which will be partially funded by the City of Jackson, drew 54 applications from Missouri, Southern Illinois, Northwestern Arkansas and Western Kentucky; those who are not qualified have been eliminated, and the recruitment committee is interviewing the rest...
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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release
(International News ~ 08/12/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea, U.S. and Iranian officials said Thursday, as part of a tentative deal that follows months of heightened tensions between the two countries...
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Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger
(International News ~ 08/12/23)
NIAMEY, Niger -- Tensions are escalating between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger's flailing democracy. The ECOWAS bloc said on Thursday it had decided to deploy a "standby force" aimed at restoring constitutional order in Niger after its Sunday deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum expired...
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Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
(National News ~ 08/12/23)
TALLINN, Estonia -- A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia's first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth's satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft. The launch from Russia's Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia's first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union...
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At least 55 people died on Maui. Residents had little warning before wildfires overtook a town
(National News ~ 08/12/23)
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations -- but widespread power and cellular outages may have limited their reach...
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Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe
(National News ~ 08/12/23)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland said he was naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial and business dealings of President Joe Biden's son, as the special counsel. It comes as plea deal talks in Hunter Biden's case hit an impasse...
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Judge warns of restraints to what evidence Trump can talk about, agrees to limited protective order
(National News ~ 08/12/23)
WASHINGTON -- The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump warned on Friday that there are limits on what the former president can publicly say about the investigation as he campaigns for a second term in the White House...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 8-14-23 meeting
(Local News ~ 08/12/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Thursday, Aug. 10, meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Fire report 8-13-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 9 n Medical assists were made at 1:06 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 1:08 p.m. on Merriwether Street; 1:12 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; and 4:07 p.m. on Whitener Street...
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Police report 8-13-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Assault n Third-degree assault was reported. n Fourth-degree assault, minor visibly intoxicated/blood alcohol content more than .02%, unlawful use of a weapon and third-degree assault were reported on South Pacific Street...
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Gladys Wedekind
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
OREGON, Mo. -- Gladys Wedekind, 96, of Oregon, formerly of Gordonville, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023. A full obituary may be found and condolences left at chamberlain funeral.com.
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Joe Regenhardt
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
Joe Howard Regenhardt, a prominent highway contractor, passed away in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Joe was born, the youngest of four sons, to Margaret and William McKinley Regenhardt Sr. on Oct. 30, 1936, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was a dedicated and skilled professional who made significant contributions to highway infrastructure developments in the midwestern United States as well as Central America. ...
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Trevor Michael
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
Trevor Michael, son of Joseph Lee Michael and Phyllis Kay Workman, was born Feb. 28, 1964, in Columbia, Missouri, and departed his life Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at his home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by family at the age of 59. Trevor was an avid motorcycle rider and loved cooking barbecue. He had worked at Edgewater Glass for more than 12 years and was a member of Teamsters Local No. 600. He graduated from Scott City High School in 1982...
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Jeanne Lowes
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
Jeanne Anne Lowes, 85, of McKinney, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept, 3, at Ford and Sons Mount Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Jeffrey Layton
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
Jeffrey John Layton, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at his home. He was born June 29, 1958, in St. Louis to Jerry and Betty Schweiss Layton. He and Cynthia Grither were married Aug. 24, 1979, at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a devoted husband, son, brother, uncle and friend...
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Cheryl Jones
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Cheryl Ann Jones, 67, of Sikeston passed away Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Cape Girardeau surrounded by family. She was born June 22, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to the late Gonnie and Duane Wiggins. She was raised in Advance, Missouri, and graduated from Advance High School in 1974. ...
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Joyce Baker
(Obituary ~ 08/12/23)
Joyce Darlene Baker, 75, of Jackson passed away Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. She was born Feb. 24, 1948, in Indiana to the late Junior and Mildred Hughes. She grew up in Arkansas, graduating in 1966 from Cord-Charlotte High School. She married that same year and in 1967 had one child. She was divorced in 1968 and in 1970 moved to Jackson...
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Prayer 8-13-23
(Prayer ~ 08/12/23)
Father God, may your peace that passes all understanding fill our hearts and minds. Amen.
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Speak Out 8-13-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/12/23)
The news of Tyson Food closing its plant in Dexter is devastating to almost 700 employees and many others who support the plant's daily operations. This is a direct result of the inflation we all are facing. Three other plants will be closed also. The Biden administration is responsible for the downturn in the economy, forcing companies to downsize in order to stay in business...
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The honorable Mr. Pence
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
Mike Pence, after about seven years of campaigning with Donald Trump, serving with Trump, and showing as much deference as could possibly be expected to Trump, is now officially "liddle." Donald Trump finally issued a complete denunciation of his former vice president, who now has been downgraded all the way to Marco Rubio-circa-2016 territory...
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A case for Trump to not debate
(Column ~ 08/12/23)
With Mike Pence now qualifying for the Republican debate in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, there are now eight candidates qualified to participate. However, one of those eight is former President Donald Trump, who suggests that he is not inclined to show up...
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Out of the past: Aug. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/12/23)
Cape Girardeau's Planning and Zoning Commission will recommend granting a zoning change for a new apartment building downtown; the commission voted unanimously last night to grant the request of Charles and Judith Hutson to rezone 238 S. Spanish St. ...
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