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Christmas store opens in Cape Girardeau County
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
The Christmas Shop will hold a grand opening Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 418 Appleton Main St. in the village of Old Appleton near Apple Creek, with a small waterfall and an 1879 historic pedestrian-only bridge nearby. Dana Grace, owner of Cape Girardeau's Dana's Hallmark store since 2019, is opening the 3,200-square-foot seasonal retail shop as a joint venture with her daughter, Danielle Swoboda...
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Woman taken into custody after threat to St. Mary Cathedral
(Local News ~ 09/18/23)
A statement from St. Mary Cathedral School in Cape Girardeau indicates a woman who allegedly threatened church officials Friday, Sept. 15, had been taken into custody by police. A social media post from principal Alan Bruns says the woman arrived at the church office Friday seeking assistance. When school officials were unable to help the woman, she allegedly threatened to return with a gun...
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Woman shot in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 09/18/23)
A woman was shot early Sunday morning, Sept. 17, in Cape Girardeau, according to police. A social media post from Cape Girardeau Police Department states officers arrived at about 1:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Broadway in response to shots fired reports. They located evidence of multiple shots being fired in the area, and in their investigation found a female with a gunshot wound to the lower extremity...
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Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move crops downriver
(State News ~ 09/18/23)
DES MOINES, Iowa — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn and soybeans downriver to the Gulf of Mexico...
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Cape vein clinic closing after 25 years; new practice taking patients
(Local News ~ 09/18/23)
After 44 years of surgical experience and a quarter-century with his Cape Girardeau practice, Dr. Tom Critchlow is hanging up his jacket. Critchlow opened The Vein & Esthetic Centre at 3065 William St. in 1999. He had previously practiced surgery in Mexico, Missouri, for 14 years...
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Perryville businesses utilize workforce solution app, an 'Uber' for manufacturing
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
"Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match." — "Fiddler on the Roof" A new phone app called Veryable is being used by Perryville, Missouri, firms Gilster-Mary Lee and TG Missouri to help fill gaps in the labor pool by matching employers and skilled workers...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
Today is Monday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2023. There are 104 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women's rights champion who became the court's second female justice, died at her home in Washington at the age of 87 of complications from pancreatic cancer...
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Prayer 9-18-23
(Prayer ~ 09/18/23)
Lord God, thank you for blessing us. May we bless others in your glorious name. Amen.
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The surprising, uplifting truth about inequality
(Column ~ 09/18/23)
Today's hyperpartisan and frequently negative news cycle ignores one significant and uplifting story: the precipitous decline of global inequality. It's a subject that deserves our attention, for it reveals the power of markets, trade and human ingenuity to lift up societies...
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5 new projects pitched as part of Leadership Cape
(Editorial ~ 09/18/23)
Did you know projects such as Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center, Discovery Playhouse, Shipyard Music Festival, Cape Catfish and many others got their start or aligned with project ideas from Leadership Cape? The seven-month leadership development program hosted by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce features team projects each year, and many of the amenities we enjoy in Cape Girardeau were once ideas pitched by leaders in this program...
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Business quote
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
You're supporting third and fourth generation small farmers when you eat here. ...
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Cape Girardeau business licenses
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
City of Cape Girardeau Community Development department has received one application for a business license: Lance Maurice McClellons of Cape Girardeau for Selfie Street LLC, 1606-1 Independence St., for "a museum offering immersive photography experiences to the general public and use of interactive exhibits." Business is expected to open Sunday, Oct. 1...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City chambers news
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Two ribbon-cuttings are scheduled this week: n 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20: Cuba Financial Group, 3224 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau., for a new facility; n noon Wednesday, Sept. 20: Fitbridge Health & Wellness, 2360 N. High St,, Suite 1B, in Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau insurance agent feted
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Doug Spooler of Cape Girardeau has been recognized by Farmers Insurance for being one of the company's top 10 agents in the U.S. for financial product growth. According to a news release, Spooler — whose office is at 75 Sheridan Drive in Cape — has also been recognized by Farmers for being ranked among the top four insurance agents in the company's central territory...
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Jason Wagganer named fellow at American Kinesiology Association
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Jason Wagganer, professor and chairman of Southeast Missouri State University's Allied Health, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences Department, has been named a leadership institute fellow for the class of 2024 by American Kinesiology Association (AKA)...
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Shelly Kaiser joins Cape Girardeau Chamber
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Shelly Kaiser joined Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce effective Monday, Sept. 18, as membership engagement specialist, replacing Kelsie Turner, who is relocating. Kaiser most recently served as retail and membership director for the City of Jackson and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce...
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Ameren Missouri bills heading lower
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Ameren Missouri residential customers will soon see lower electric bills because of action last week by Missouri Public Service Commission. The Commission approved a filing made by Ameren Missouri to adjust lower the fuel adjustment charge (FAC) on customer bills...
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Gas prices heading northward thanks to more expensive oil
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Motor fuel prices in Missouri have risen in the past week. Saturday's statewide average of $3.68 is up 7 cents in the past week and up 68 cents over the last 30 days. "Oil costs are putting upward pressure on pump prices, but the rise is tempered by much lower demand," said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesman. ...
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Autoworkers stage job action
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
United Auto Workers union, the biggest labor group in the U.S., officially called a strike effective Friday, Sept. 15, at three plants — including one in Wentzville, Missouri. A total of 13,000 men and women struck over the weekend at a General Motors Wentzville plant; a Ford assembly location in Wayne, Michigan; and a Stellantis center in Toledo, Ohio...
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Cape Girardeau a top 10 county for families in-state
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Cape Girardeau County has been ranked No. 9 out of the state's 114 counties in www.Niche.com's "2023's Best Missouri Counties for Families". The eight Missouri counties that led Niche's list, ranked in descending order, are St. Louis, St. Charles, Platte, Boone, Clay, Jackson, Christian and Cole...
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Missouri AG sues discount retailer
(Business ~ 09/18/23)
Dollar General was sued Wednesday, Sept. 13, by state Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who claims hundreds of its retail outlets in Missouri offer "unfair and deceptive pricing." The civil case filed in St. Louis Circuit Court alleges prices on Dollar General's shelves were less than amounts charged at checkout with 92 of 147 locations in Missouri having failed an inspection by Bailey's office and U.S. Department of Agriculture's Weights and Measures Division...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal, but Republicans aren't done attacking each other
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual. Promises to keep dragging the Biden administration into court. Support from former President Donald Trump. And coming soon, a sit-down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson...
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First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia's exit from grain deal
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine's ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia's withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country's ports...
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Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy dies after being shot in his patrol car by unknown assailant
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
PALMDALE, Calif. -- A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant, and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department's resources into action...
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For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Zahra el-Gerbi wasn't expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser, but she felt she had to do something after four of her relatives died in the flooding that decimated the eastern Libyan city of Derna. She put out a call for donations for those displaced by the deluge...
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NerdWallet: A fall financial cleanse could get your spending back on track
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
If summer is a season of spontaneity and indulgence, then fall offers a counterpoint: It's a chance to get back on schedule, and back on budget. "Summer, with travel and no school, tends to be a really spendy time. The fall is a nice reset," said Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, a certified financial planner and author of "The 30-Day Money Cleanse"...
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Atlantic storm Lee delivers high winds, rain; forecasters call off warnings
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Atlantic storm Lee -- which made landfall at near-hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada -- kept weakening Sunday after officials withdrew warnings and predicted the storm would disappear early this week...
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Trump refuses to say in TV interview how he watched Jan. 6 attack unfold at US Capitol
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television, saying he would "tell people later at an appropriate time." Trump, the current front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, refused to say on NBC's "Meet the Press" how he spent Jan. ...
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Military officers begin to speak out on harm done by Tuberville's holds on promotions
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
WASHINGTON -- In the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon's abortion policy, the uniformed officers affected have been largely silent, wary of stepping into a political fray. But as the ramifications of Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's freeze have grown, more of them are speaking out...
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Senate's bipartisan approach to funding putting pressure on divided House
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
WASHINGTON -- On one side of the Capitol, two senators have steered the debate over government funding mostly clear of partisan fights, creating a path for bills to pass with bipartisan momentum. Steps away, on the House side of the building, things couldn't be more different...
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David Denton
(Obituary ~ 09/18/23)
David Allen Denton, 65, of Jackson died Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at his home. He was born June 29, 1958, in Cape Girardeau to Henry Lee and Gloria Deane Caldwell Denton. He and Mary Carole Wolfe were married April 23, 1997, in Thebes, Illinois. She preceded him in death Feb. 21, 2014...
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Auto workers strike will drive up car prices, but not right away — unless consumers panic
(National News ~ 09/18/23)
DALLAS -- Car shoppers are heading for a new round of sticker shock if the strike by the United Auto Workers doesn't end soon, particularly for popular vehicles that are already in short supply. The number of vehicles on dealer lots will shrink the longer the walkout goes on. Dealers are likely to lose incentives the manufacturers pay them to boost sales by cutting prices...
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Out of the past: Sept. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 09/18/23)
The grandstand was sold out last night for Willie Nelson's performance at the SEMO District Fair, with only empty seats in the bleachers; Nelson, 65, and his band played nearly 2 1/2 hours and covered almost all of his hits in a 44-song set that began with "Whiskey River" and ended with "I Saw the Light"; Kenny Chesney plays in front of the grandstand tonight...
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Kiwanis Jeep Show
(Submitted Story ~ 09/18/23)
The Cape Kiwanis club will have a fun Jeep show Saturday 9/23 with the proceeds to help fund the annual scholarship program for local graduating seniors. Should be a fun event whether you have a Jeep to show off or not.
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