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Cooter grad calls opportunity with Catfish 'a dream come true'
Tom Davis
The Cape Catfish have opened their 2023 summer with four resounding victories, here of which have come on the road.
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    Git-R-Done — speeding up Jackson's water meter replacement - 10:29 pm
    With an homage to comedian Larry the Cable Guy's most famous phrase, Git-R-Done, the city of Jackson has decided to finish up a multiyear water meter replacement program more quickly by seeking an...
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    Rebirth of Broadway Theatre building - 10:29 pm
    Work has begun to reconstruct the former Broadway Theatre building in Cape Girardeau. Municipal officials have approved a redevelopment plan offered by developer Brennon Todt to shore up the historic...
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    5th annual pub crawl for well-known mixologist set for Saturday - 10:25 pm
    The fifth annual pub crawl in memory of Marcellus Jones is set for Saturday, June 10. Jones was a well-known bartender and bar manager in the downtown Cape Girardeau scene for many years. He passed...
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    Cape Girardeau City Council appoints SEMO grad to Historic Preservation Commission - 10:25 pm
    Cape Girardeau City Council members appointed Aaron Modrow to the city's Historic Preservation Commission at their meeting Monday, June 5. Modrow is a Southeast Missouri State University graduate and...
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    Endangered person advisory issued for Advance child - 10:23 pm
    DEXTER, Mo. -- An Endangered Person Advisory has been issued for an Advance, Missouri, child. The incident occurred on Oak Street in Advance. Authorities said Jackson Cole Morgan is 11 months old,...
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  • Southeast Missourian seeking nominations for annual Spirit of America Award 4
  • Cape City Council takes up 2023-24 budget 14
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  • Blog: Nora Gammon promises to clean up Thebes (Sharon Sanders)1
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    Semien strikes again as Rangers topple Cardinals
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    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with a go-ahead double and Dane Dunning won again since taking injured ace Jacob deGrom's spot in the starting rotation for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers. After finding out earlier Tuesday that deGrom will have season-ending elbow surgery, the Rangers clinched their sixth consecutive series and improved to 20 games over .500 with a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals...
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    Chrisman, chemistry key to Catfish’s blazing bats in win over Hoots
  • Fighting Squirrels to take first step to World Series vs. rival2
    The goal each and every summer for the Charleston Fighting Squirrels is to advance to the Babe Ruth World Series at the end of the season, and that...
  • Jackson trio reunites, striking big as Catfish cruise past O'Fallon
    After taking third place at the MSHSAA Class 6 state championships on Saturday, it didn’t take long for three members of the Jackson baseball team to...
  • COLUMN: Missouri baseball needs more than a new coach to compete in SEC9
    There are not many places in college baseball where a coach can lead a team to a winning record in seven seasons and get the boot. That was the case...
  • Former Kennett thrower picking up steam for Catfish2
    The Cape Catfish improved to 4-0 on Sunday with a 12-1 rout of the Thrillville (Marion, Ill.) Thrillbillies and it was the second consecutive game in...
  • Jackson puts bow on season, takes third in pitchers' duel win2
    Jackson baseball recouped, recovered and completely flipped the script on Saturday, paying off with a 2-1 victory in the MSHSAA Class 3 third-place...
  • 'Fun' is the overriding theme to Catfish home games, opener, in 2023
    Recently-hired Cape Catfish President Glenn Campbell was pacing throughout Capaha Field on Saturday with the nervousness of an expecting father in a...
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    TIF commission sets public hearing on West Park Mall redevelopment (6/5/23)
    By Rick Fahr ~ Southeast Missourian
    Representatives of the West Park Mall ownership group lobbied before Cape Girardeau TIF Commission in an effort to redevelop the aging property. At...
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    Canedy Sign purchased (6/5/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Canedy Sign, 4857 Nash Road in Scott City, has been purchased by Washington, Missouri-based Ziglin Signs. Ziglin Signs was acquired by the Hoffmann...
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    Cape Girardeau Burger King being remodeled (6/5/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Midamerica Hotels is remodeling its Burger King outlet at 2346 Broadway, near the intersection with North Kingshighway, in Cape Girardeau. Work began...
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    Demolition work begins on Cape Girardeau's Thorngate Holdings project (6/5/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Demolition began Saturday, June 3, at 1515 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau, to begin to make ready Thorngate Holdings' plan to repurpose the...
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  • Editorial: County records digitized with the project coming in under budget (6/7/23)
    When was the last time you heard about a government initiative coming in under budget? It certainly doesn't happen often, but the rare occurrence did...
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    President Joe Biden's fall at the end of the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony was a brief event. He tripped, got helped up, and walked off under...
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    Context. Perspective. Background. It's not news to anyone that the major media consistently fail to provide any of those things when covering the...
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    The Democratic Party, long known as the party for working people, is now for freeloaders. Democrats want taxpayers to support people who refuse to...
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    Column: Pop Culture Happenings, June (6/5/23)
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