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Access Ministry Expands: Group offers support, connection to siblings of people with disabilitiesMiracle Thele is 10 years old and loves arts and crafts, listening to music and hanging out with her friends. She is an older sister to her 8-year-old brother Carter, who likes to play video games,... -
Local man honored for saving coworker's life4Local man honored for saving coworker's life Cape Girardeau resident Dustin Farrar was honored by American Red Cross on Friday, Dec. 8, for using his first aid training to save the life of his friend... -
: City of Cape to consider ballot issue for a property tax increase benefiting public safety22On Monday, Dec. 18, the Cape Girardeau City Council will decide whether or not to put a new tax initiative on the April 2, 2024 ballot. This initiative will propose raising the city's combined... -
: Cape County Anti-Horse Thief AssociationNinety years ago, the Cape County Anti-Horse Thief Association (CCAHTA) ceased its existence. While the Cape Girardeau County Historical Society's Research Annex has information on the organization,... -
: Finding your ancestors in the newsThe first printed newspapers date to a weekly periodical published in Germany in 1609. Newspapers only began to flourish in the English-speaking world when England relaxed censorship in 1695. The...
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Jackson ALDI sets grand opening events (12/4/23)A grand opening for the ALDI store in Jackson at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The first 100 customers will... -
Students get down to business at Jackson job fair (12/4/23)Students poured into the Jackson Senior High School Events Center like a wave, filtering among the various booths and displays to learn more about... -
Gas prices steady nationally, declining locally (12/4/23)The fuel prices for regular gasoline in 15 states have now fallen to below $3 a gallon. The nationwide average for a gallon of regular gasoline... -
New cardiologists at SoutheastHEALTH (12/4/23)SoutheastHEALTH announced the hiring of two new cardiologists Friday, Dec. 1. Ali Umair Farooq, MD and Munis Raza, MD, Cardiology are affiliated with...
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Column: City of Cape to consider ballot issue for a property tax increase benefiting public safety (12/9/23)22On Monday, Dec. 18, the Cape Girardeau City Council will decide whether or not to put a new tax initiative on the April 2, 2024 ballot. This... -
Speak Out: Speak Out 12-10-23 (12/9/23)I have lived in Cape Girardeau most of my life and I have never witnessed so many people running red lights. My husband and I have almost been hit...
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Column: What should happen when fuel-efficient vehicles take over? (12/9/23)The government has a dilemma: It's pushing hard for fuel-efficient vehicles, but gas taxes pay for roads. There's an obvious fix, but are Americans...
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Letter to the Editor: Use the Casino Fund (12/9/23)It takes education, communication, trust and time to convince voters to approve a tax increase. Right now, there appears to be little consensus in...
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Column: Do not be a Grinch this Christmas (12/9/23)For many people, Christmas is their favorite time of year, but for others, it is a time of frustration and depression. How about you? Do you love...
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Marble Hill Cakes has an abundant wealth of sweet goodiesRecently, Marble Hill Cakes moved to 4215 State Highway 72 in Jackson, and so there was really no excuse not to visit anymore. Be aware, the door is a little hidden. Just follow the bakery signs around to the back of the dark gray building and look for the neon sign in the window... -
Alexander Hamilton wants us all to eat turkeyI watch a YouTube channel fairly regularly called Early American. It features a young lady named Justine, who lives in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and in a very zen and peaceway way, cooks recipes from the late 1700s and early 1800s. She does this while in her period-appropriate log cabin and dressed in her pioneer woman clothes. ...
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Access Ministry Expands: Group offers support, connection to siblings of people with disabilities (12/9/23)Miracle Thele is 10 years old and loves arts and crafts, listening to music and hanging out with her friends. She is an older sister to her... -
Senior Center Menus for Dec. 11-15 (12/9/23)Monday: Salisbury steak or Polish sausage and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free apple crisp or cook's...
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The script of Tom Trotter’s life has been like a blockbuster. It starts in the blue-collar steel town of Pueblo, Colo., in the 1960s. As a boy,... -
Recently, Marble Hill Cakes moved to 4215 State Highway 72 in Jackson, and so there was really no excuse not to visit anymore. Be aware, the door is...
