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Car wash to occupy former Sunny Hill property
By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
Club Car Wash has purchased the former Sunny Hill Gardens & Florist property at 206 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Paul and Marilyn Schnare operated Sunny Hill for 30 years on 1.6 acres until its closure in the spring of 2022. The company previously opened a car wash in Cape Girardeau at 1902 N. Kingshighway...3
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    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 - 4:43 pm
    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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    Supply keeping gas prices steady1
    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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    Newbridge Retirement plans spring opening in Cape Girardeau
    Stamford, Connecticut-based Newbridge Properties is preparing to open a 75,000-square-foot retirement community at 1205 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau in April, with residents moving in...
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    Ritter opens real estate office in Perryville
    Ritter Real Estate opened its third real estate office Jan. 20 at 6 W. Sainte Marie St. in Perryville, Missouri. The company also has offices on North Main Street in Cape Girardeau and East Jackson...
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    The Lindenwood (2-18) women won their first conference game in their short history in the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday, defeating Tennessee-Martin (9-13) 84-75. “This win feels amazing," Lindenwood coach Katie Falco said. "We have continued to believe that our time would come! We have responded so gracefully to the endless adversity we have faced.”...
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    Vestia expands to Cape — Firm headed by Jackson grad Lauren Oschman focuses on financial advising for physicians (2/6/23)
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    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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