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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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    Economist: Local counties outperforming SEMO region - 11:06 pm
    PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Jeff Pinkerton, director of economic research for the state Department of Economic Development, told a group of business and government leaders from Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott...
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    State attorney general to decide on theft charge against Cape County coroner - 11:05 pm
    The state attorney general's office will determine whether to file a misdemeanor stealing charge against Cape Girardeau County Coroner Wavis Jordan for alleged acts that occurred in April. A...
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    Law Enforcement Week — Bailiff Caleb Jones enjoys helping - 11:05 pm
    Caleb Jones does not hesitate when asked what led him to a career in law enforcement with Cape Girardeau County. Jones, 27, is a deputy in the county sheriff's office and is stationed at the county's...
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    Law Enforcement Week — Chaffee SRO James Lyerla: Role model for students - 11:04 pm
    The first time James Lyerla interacted with law enforcement was when he was 8 years old. He was playing in the street with other kids when the officer came up, introduced himself and gave them...
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    Law Enforcement Week — Matt Tisher: Cape Girardeau officer enjoys hunt for fugitives - 11:03 pm
    Cape Girardeau Police Department patrolman Matt Tisher enjoys his work, especially one type of law enforcement activity. "I enjoy hunting warrants, fugitive apprehension," he said. "There is...
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    Former Chaffee standout adjusting to new role with Catfish
    Tom Davis
    There is no shortage of unknowns early in the 2023 Cape Catfish summer season. The club is on a scorching start, in which it is annihilating the rest of the Prospect League on a nightly basis.
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    While still nearly half a year removed from tipping off the 2023-24 season, the work continued for a handful of local boys’ basketball teams as...
  • 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...
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    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...
  • Cardinals kids clinic comes to Cape Girardeau
    The impact of meeting a major leaguer can be one that sticks with someone for a long time. Young athletes in the area had that opportunity on...
  • Chrisman, chemistry key to Catfish’s blazing bats in win over Hoots
    The Cape Catfish opened the 2023 season with a close 7-5 win at O’Fallon on May 31. Since then, they have morphed into offensive juggernauts,...
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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...
  • Column: Democrats are making a crazy bet (6/7/23)5
    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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    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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