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Local author Mark Bliss to sign novels during Tunes at Twilight
(Local News ~ 08/22/23)
Author, retired Southeast Missourian reporter and City Council member Mark Bliss will sign copies of his second Elmwood Mystery novel "Grounded in Murder", as well as his inaugural novel "Foul Rising" at Old Town Cape's Tunes at Twilight at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Keith Boeller retires from Chateau Girardeau
(Local News ~ 08/22/23)
Keith Boeller, president and CEO of Cape Retirement Community, also known as Chateau Girardeau Retirement Community, is retiring Monday, Jan. 1. Boeller has led the continuing care retirement community -- which features independent living, assisted living and a nursing home at 3120 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau -- since the resignation of his predecessor, Lynne Spriggs, nearly nine years ago...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2023. There are 131 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup...
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Speak Out 8-22-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/22/23)
Republican James Comer is whining about obstruction of his committee from the Biden administration in their investigation of the "Biden Crime Family". What he really means is that he can't find any evidence anywhere to prove his allegations so he has to blame someone. To quote Rudy Giuliani, "We have plenty of theories but no evidence. "...
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Prayer 8-22-23
(Prayer ~ 08/22/23)
O Lord Jesus, give us wisdom that we may help others and glorify you. Amen.
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An inspirational life
(Column ~ 08/22/23)
"Proof That One Life Can Change the World." The headline of a recent New York Times column drew me in and did not disappoint. The article was about Father Charles Strobel, a Nashville legend. The columnist, Margaret Renkl, writes about Strobel: "What he understood is the difference between charity and community -- a difference founded in kinship, in recognizing that we all fall down, that sometimes it takes another hand to pull us up again."...
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A good marriage is never a burden
(Column ~ 08/22/23)
I have never understood people who openly complain about their relationships and their spouses. If you constantly complain about the person you have chosen to spend your life with, what does that say about you? And let's be clear, I'm not talking about hard times because life will surely deliver hard times. And I'm not talking about confiding in a friend when you're struggling. Yes, please do that...
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Fire report 8-22-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 20 n Medical assists were made at 10:34 a.m. on North Spanish Street; 11:46 a.m. on North Main Street; 12:25 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 12:59 p.m. on West Rodney Drive; 3:28 p.m. at North Lorimier and North Fountain streets; and 6:32 p.m. on South Park Avenue...
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Police report 8-22-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Good Hope Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Henderson Avenue. n A warrant arrest and domestic disturbance were reported on North Henderson Avenue...
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Hazel Welter
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
Hazel Elizabeth Welter, daughter of the late Henry Russell and Audrey Elizabeth Kern Buckner, was born Dec. 22, 1924, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 98. On May 17, 1946, she married Richard William Welter in Ancell. He preceded her in death Oct. 28, 1986...
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William Ruark
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
William "Rocky" Rufus Ruark, 69, of Cape Girardeau departed this life Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at Chaffee Nursing Center after a long battle with cancer. Rocky was born June 20, 1954, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to Rufus William and Lucille Hester Ruark...
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James Perry
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
James Richard Perry, 76, of Whitewater died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at his home. He was born April 17, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to Jesse Woodrow and Kirllian Putz Perry. He and Wanda Moore were married Dec. 25, 1963, in Gordonville. He later married Lucy K. Spann on Nov. 13, 1999, in Cape Girardeau...
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Bradley McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
Bradley T. McClanahan, 58, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Cape Girardeau. A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. At 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, the Rev. Donny Ford will share memories of Bradley...
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James Logan
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
James W. Logan, 99, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the church, with the Rev. Ellen Gurnon officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Kenneth Lindsay
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
Kenneth Raymond Lindsay, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Rufus W. and Cora M. Slinkard Lindsay. He and Roxie Robinson were married Feb. 2, 1958, at Hobbs Chapel in Cape Girardeau...
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Births 8-20-23
(Births ~ 08/22/23)
Son to Justin Michael and Tiffany Marie Wibbenmeyer of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:36 a.m. Monday, July 24, 2023. Name, Harrison Reed. Weight, 6 pounds 7.3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Wibbenmeyer is the former Tiffany Nation, daughter of Paul and Sarah Nation of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Wibbenmeyer is the son of Bob and Sharon Wibbenmeyer of Uniontown, Missouri, and Judilynn and Joe Sanzone of Pocomoke City, Maryland. He works at Vintage Software LLC...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused Facebook of putting profits over people's safety during the emergencies created by Canada's record wildfire season. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced earlier this summer it would keep its promise to block news content from Canada on its platforms because of a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online...
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Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. It's a smorgasbord of non-starters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House, signaling the challenges House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will face next month to get a bill passed in the House without alienating a sizeable share of his conference...
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FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Pfizer's maternal vaccination to guard against a severe case of RSV when babies are most vulnerable -- from birth through 6 months of age...
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Free Disney World passes is latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointees
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to a board that oversees Disney World's governing district on Monday launched a battle against the company on a new front -- free passes and discounts for district employees...
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British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6
(International News ~ 08/22/23)
LONDON -- A former neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a hospital in northern England was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of release by a judge who said she was cruel, cunning and callous, and acted with "malevolence bordering sadism."...
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Guatemala's pick of independent anti-corruption progressive as president may face challenge
(International News ~ 08/22/23)
GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemalans overwhelmingly picked an independent progressive to be the country's next president but his opponent remained silent Monday, leaving open the possibility of a challenge to landslide results that resoundingly rejected the country's elite...
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area
(International News ~ 08/22/23)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that's home to isolated tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity...
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Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday's first Republican presidential primary debate -- and others as well. "The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had," Trump wrote on his social media site. "I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!" His spokesman did not immediately clarify whether he plans to boycott every primary debate or just those that have currently been scheduled...
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Firefighters report more progress against Canadian wildfires, wait for rain
(International News ~ 08/22/23)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Firefighters successfully prevented wildfires from destroying more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia, authorities said Monday as the prospect of rain raised hopes for the effort to contain the flames. Fire Chief Jason Broland said fire crews made more progress in the West Kelowna area known as a summer destination for families. ...
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Zelenskyy thanks Danes for F-16s; planes won't have immediate war impact
(International News ~ 08/22/23)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his country resist Russia's invasion, a day after Denmark and the Netherlands announced they will provide Kyiv with F-16 warplanes that could be delivered around the end of the year...
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Global food security at crossroads as rice shortages, surging prices hit vulnerable
(International News ~ 08/22/23)
Francis Ndege isn't sure whether his customers in Africa's largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of higher fertilizer prices and a yearslong drought in the Horn of Africa that has reduced production. Cheap rice imported from India had filled the gap, feeding many of the hundreds of thousands of residents in Nairobi's Kibera slum who survive on less than $2 a day...
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Post-Tropical Storm Hilary threatens Ore., Idaho
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched northward Monday, prompting flood watches and warnings in more than a half dozen states...
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The initial online search spurring a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
MARION, Kan. -- The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal, a spokesperson for the agency that maintains the site said Monday, as the newspaper remains under investigation...
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Military report: Female soldiers in Army special operations face sexism, harassment
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- Female soldiers face rampant sexism, harassment and other gender-related challenges in male dominated Army special operations units, according to a report Monday, eight years after the Pentagon opened all combat jobs to women. U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in a lengthy study, reported a wide range of "overtly sexist" comments from male soldiers, including a broad aversion to females serving in commando units. ...
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Choice of vehicles under $20,000 dwindles to one
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
DETROIT -- Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a dozen new small cars selling for under $20,000. Now, there's just one: The Mitsubishi Mirage. And even the Mirage appears headed for the scrap yard...
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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate victory for gender-affirming care restrictions that have been adopted by a growing number of Republican-led states...
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Donald Trump's bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia case over efforts to overturn 2020 election
(National News ~ 08/22/23)
Donald Trump's bond has been set at $200,000 ahead of his surrender to authorities in the Georgia case accusing the former president of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. Trump, who is facing a Friday deadline to turn himself in, is also barred from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case -- including on social media -- according to the bond agreement signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump's defense attorneys and the judge. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 08/22/23)
Southeast Missouri State University's basketball team is losing a home game for the coming season, but coach Gary Garner doesn't mind; that's because the Indians will have the rare opportunity to play at the Trans World Dome in St. Louis; it was announced Friday, during a press conference at the dome, that Southeast and Southern Illinois will square off Dec. 28 in the first game of a doubleheader; the event is being called the "Earth Grains Basketball Classic."...
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Scott Ayers
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
Scott Roland Ayers, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 26, at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at noon Saturday, Aug. 26, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Fred Harris officiating...
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Ruby Preusser
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
Ruby Norma Preusser, 87, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 26, 1936, in Shawneetown, daughter of the late Walter and Olga Thauwald Bodenschatz. She and Norman Preusser were married June 26, 1954, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown. He preceded her in death Feb. 16, 2011...
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Barbara Scheffer
(Obituary ~ 08/22/23)
Barbara Ann Scheffer, 79, of Millersville passed away Wednesday, Aug/ 16, 2023, at her home. She was born April 28, 1944, daughter of the late Elko and Nellie McAlister Weaver. She married Donald Dale Rossman, who preceded her in death. She later married "Joe" Scheffer on Feb. 14, 2014, in Millersville. He survives in their home...
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Sikeston Resident Receives 2023 Missouri Prairie Foundation Award
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/23)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hayley Howard, 636-303-7418 or outreach@moprairie.org Missouri Prairie Foundation Bestows 2023 Awards Web link: https://moprairie.org/2023/08/22/missouri-prairie-foundation-bestows-2023-awards/ The 57-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust honored champions of prairie and native plant conservation on August 19 during its Annual Dinner in Columbia, Missouri. ...
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Rotary donates to school for feminine Hygiene products
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/23)
Three Local Rotary Clubs Come Together to Empower Cape Girardeau’s Female Students at the Start of the New School Year The Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation Receives $1,500 Rotary District 6060 Empowering Girls Gift funds to provide low-income students with FREE Feminine Hygiene Products...
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