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Photo gallery: SEMO Arts Council hosts annual Children's Arts Festival
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    Century-old engineering marvel revisited at Cape Girardeau Chamber's First Friday Coffee3
    Attendees at Friday, Feb. 3's Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee braved frigid temperatures to step back in time to hear about a vital period in Southeast Missouri history....
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    Vestia expands to Cape — Firm headed by Jackson grad Lauren Oschman focuses on financial advising for physicians
    Jackson High School alumna Lauren Law Oschman is not a medical doctor nor does she play one on TV. As a daughter of SoutheastHEALTH cardiologist David A. Law and Laura Law, a former pediatric nurse,...
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    Local bankers react to Fed's latest interest rate move
    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell's announcement Feb. 1 of a quarter point — or 25 basis point — increase in the key federal funds rate is eliciting reaction from three local bank...
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    Author to discuss book 'Sgt. Dinwiddie's War' at Jackson library
    Local author Terry H. Irwin will discuss his research and writing of his book "Sgt. Dinwiddie's War: B-17s, POWs and the Belgian Underground in World War II" from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9,...
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    Supply keeping gas prices steady6
    Pump prices in Missouri are 4 cents lower than a week ago but remain 32 cents higher than one month ago. The average statewide gas price Saturday, Feb. 4, was recorded at $3.14, while the U.S....
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    Sikeston’s Karris Allen scores career-high in win over USTA
    By Dennis Marshall/Standard-Democrat
    Former Sikeston standout and Western Kentucky University freshman Karris Allen had the best game of her young collegiate career in Lady Topper’s 73-67 win at the University of Texas at San Antonio on Thursday, Feb 2. Allen made 3-of-4 shots from behind the 3-point arc and finished with 10 points. it was the first time she’s reached double-digit scoring while playing for WKU. The 5-foot-11-inch guard also had five rebounds while playing just 17 minutes...
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  • East Prairie wins Scott-Mississippi Tournament for the first time since 2005
    OAK RIDGE, Mo. — East Prairie basketball ended its conference championship drought with a thrilling 63-49 win over top-seeded Oak Ridge on Saturday,...
  • College hoops roundup, Feb. 4-5: Saxony Lutheran alumn McWilliams propels Lindenwood to first OVC win
    The Lindenwood (2-18) women won their first conference game in their short history in the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday, defeating...
  • Tigers trounce Titans in Charleston 6-Man Shootout
    Coming off their first loss of the season, the Cape Central Tigers dominated Confluence Academy 95-67 in the Charleston 6-Man Shootout on Saturday in...
  • Great News Dept.: SEMO QB is healthy, preparing for spring football
    What became very clear in November for the Southeast Missouri State football program was that without the services of starting quarterback Paxton...
  • Portageville gets payback win over Malden in conference tournament
    HAYTI, Mo. — Portageville avenged an earlier-season loss by defeating top-seeded Malden in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament on...
  • Saxony makes it six straight wins in blowout of St. Paul Lutheran
    It didn’t take long for the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders to take control in their 77-37 win over the St. Paul Lutheran Giants on Friday at Saxony...
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    Vestia expands to Cape — Firm headed by Jackson grad Lauren Oschman focuses on financial advising for physicians (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Jackson High School alumna Lauren Law Oschman is not a medical doctor nor does she play one on TV. As a daughter of SoutheastHEALTH cardiologist...
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    Local bankers react to Fed's latest interest rate move (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell's announcement Feb. 1 of a quarter point — or 25 basis point — increase in the key federal funds rate is...
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    Supply keeping gas prices steady (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Pump prices in Missouri are 4 cents lower than a week ago but remain 32 cents higher than one month ago. The average statewide gas price Saturday,...
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    Newbridge Retirement plans spring opening in Cape Girardeau (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Stamford, Connecticut-based Newbridge Properties is preparing to open a 75,000-square-foot retirement community at 1205 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape...
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    Editorial: Night to Shine is a fun event for those with special needs (2/6/23)1
    There are community galas. High school proms. But you'd be hard pressed to find more joy on the faces of attendees than at Night to Shine, an annual...
  • Column: The IRS tightens the screws on the gig economy (2/6/23)4
    The IRS is so kind. Our most beloved federal agency has delayed until next year a new income-reporting law it has carefully designed to squeeze the...
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    Column: A year of progress in Cape Girardeau (2/4/23)4
    Stacy Kinder
    I would like to offer our citizens a reminder of the city's financial accomplishments of the last year, and to share a picture of the goals and plans...
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    We are entering the 12th month of a "special military operation" that was supposed to be over in well under 12 days. The Kremlin even told Russian...
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    Donald Trump hasn't been impressing anyone with his political acuity lately, but at least he is fully aware of one of his own vulnerabilities. His...
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    I was surprised to realize that I have been writing for this feature since October 2018. It truly hasn't felt like this long, and I have enjoyed 99.7% of the places I visited (yes, that's very scientific and accurate, like everything I do.) But this time, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at how the landscape of food has changed in the area, and perhaps spare a moment for those we have lost and still yearn for...
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    This week I explored the taste of India at one of my favorite local restaurants: The Spanish Street Farmacy. I stopped by and spoke to the brains behind the "virtual" operation, Frank Green. Green explained he became interested in the Gongora (Hibiscus sabdariffa) plant while breaking bread with friends from India. ...
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    A whole-hog sausage breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 5 at St. Ambrose Parish Center in Chaffee, Missouri. The menu includes...
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    Even from a young age, Victor Wilburn knew he wanted to make sure whatever he does “counts.” Currently, he is a professor and chair for the...
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