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    What's past is prologue - recalling a Cape Girardeau bank failure
    It's been a rough March for the financial community. The Federal Reserve Board Wednesday raised interest rates for a ninth time in the latest attempt to curb inflation. Just two weeks ago, the nation...
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    Cape Girardeau physician gives rationale for settling case with feds12
    Cape Girardeau neurosurgeon Sonjay Fonn and Deborah Seeger, also of Cape, have released a statement via their attorney detailing why they settled a years-long lawsuit with federal officials. On...
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    Suspect arrested following alleged shots fired
    One Cape Girardeau man was taken into custody Thursday night, March 23, for alleged felony unlawful use of a firearm related to a shots fire incident in Cape Girardeau that evening. Cape Girardeau...
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    Shots fired near Themis in Cape still under investigation
    No arrests were made and no injuries were reported in connection with a shots-fired incident Thursday night, March 23 at the 500 block on North Silver Springs Road near Themis Street in Cape...
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    Bill Eddleman: Bartholomew Cousin's legacy of land grants
    The most visible legacy of Bartholomew Cousin in Southeast Missouri is land granted to him by the Spanish government. Spanish Lt. Gov. Carlos Dehault Delassus lacked funds to pay for services but...
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  • Stacy Kinder: Recreational marijuana sales tax is important for Cape 10
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  • A look at the new luxury living options in downtown Cape Girardeau 9
  • Sports betting gets House OK though region's lawmaker balks 9
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  • La Croix Church votes to disaffiliate from United Methodist Church
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    Demarcus Sharp announces his intent to transfer to Austin Peay
    Demarcus Sharp is on the move again. The former Charleston High School standout and Southland Conference Player of Year this past season recently announced on social media his plans to transfer to Austin Peay University. Gipson played this past season for head coach Corey Gipson and Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana where he averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 46 percent from the field 81 percent from the free throw line and 55 percent from behind the 3-point arc.. ...
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  • COLUMN: Don't hate the player for transferring, embrace the game and get more transfers12
    Southeast Missouri State's rare run in the NCAA Tournament ended before it began in the First Four. The aftermath was met with Phillip Russell's...
  • Kelly picks up upset over East Prairie
    BENTON, Mo. — Confidence, composure and energetic spirit helped Kelly secure an upset win over Class 3, No. 3 East Prairie on Thursday, March 23. The...
  • Grogan’s hat trick lifts Kelly to 3-2 OT win over Sikeston
    SIKESTON, Mo. — Kelly captured its first win of the season with an overtime victory over Sikeston at the Sports Complex on Thursday, March 23. A hat...
  • Benthal’s complete game, two-hit shutout powers Portageville past Oran1
    PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Portageville baseball team came away victorious in a battle between two of the top teams in Southeast Missouri. The Bulldogs...
  • Former North County star making 'seamless transition' to new home on the FB field
    What has never been debatable has been the talent level on a football field that former North County High School standout Nolan Reed possessed. The...
  • NMCC wins season-opener 7-1 over Poplar Bluff
    NEW MADRID, Mo. — The New Madrid County Central opened its season with a win over SEMO Conference rival Poplar Bluff. The Eagles (1-0) were powered...
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    Poplar Bluff is a community of growing opportunities (3/25/23)
    By Chris Pruett ~ B Magazine
    Steve Halter, president of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce, remembers when he couldn’t wait to graduate high school and leave...
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    A look at the new luxury living options in downtown Cape Girardeau (3/24/23)
    By Bmagazine | Photos by Aaron Eisenhauer
    There’s a reason we use the word “spend” when talking about time. Just like currency, we choose what time to save and give away; we make trades and...
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    AI, ChatGPT and its implications for life and work (3/20/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Alan Turing (1912-1954), a British mathematician, is considered by some to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence....
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    New hotel planned near Exit 99 in Cape Girardeau (3/20/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Midamerica Hotels Corp. has entered into an agreement to bring a 92-room Tru by Hilton hotel to a parcel in front of Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and...
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  • Column: Biden's job is running United States, not Israel (3/25/23)1
    Widely reported in the press is that President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his concern about judicial...
  • Column: Should Trump's Stormy Daniels payoff get him indicted? (3/25/23)
    "There is hardly any political question in the United States that sooner or later does not turn into a judicial question," Alexis de Tocqueville, the...
  • Column: How banning Chinese products could backfire on US (3/25/23)2
    The controversy over proposed state and federal bans of Chinese-produced apps has sparked debate about the wisdom of country-of-origin bans in...
  • Column: Recreational marijuana sales tax is important for Cape (3/25/23)10
    In November of last year Missouri voters approved Amendment 3, which amended the state constitution to legalize recreational marijuana for certain...
  • Editorial: SEMO basketball provides reason to cheer (3/24/23)1
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    Longtime area basketball fans will remember the epic game between SEMO and powerhouse LSU in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Southeast nearly pulled off an...
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    NEW YORK -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals as a high-octane family event with highwire...
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    It's been four years since TJ's Burgers, Wings and Pizza has been featured in this column. In that time, TJ's has not only become a staple in Fruitland, but it has closed, moved and then reopened. I thought it was high time I checked it out at the new location and answered that all-important question: TJ's is back, but is it better than ever?...
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    A couple of weeks ago a little "birdie" clued me in and inspired me to take a quick trip south on the interstate to visit the Kelso Corner Grill, located at 151 S. Messmer St. in Kelso, Missouri. For those who have been around a while, the restaurant is located in the building that formerly housed the beloved "Ray's of Kelso" restaurant. ...
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    Coffee lovers -- and their doctors -- have long wondered whether a jolt of java can affect the heart. New research published Wednesday finds that...
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    When the blare of the year's first leaf blower awakened me one morning last week, I realized spring cleanup had commenced -- no matter that March...
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    Monday: Salisbury steak or Polish sausage, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, steamed zucchini, whole-grain bread slice and sugar-free peach crisp or ice...
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    In the spring of 1922, about 100 West End property owners gathered at Cape Girardeau Central High School (now Schultz Senior Apartments) and...
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  • Gov. Parson to meet with over 150 APRN's Wed 3/22 in Jeff City
    This week, Governor Parson will be speaking with over a hundred Advanced Practice Registered Nurses...
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    PERRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY DATE: March 1, 2023 6:00 p.m. CONTACT: Bill Hart,...
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