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Cape Girardeau County seeks grant for planned EMA building
By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
Plans for a climate-controlled and secure building to house Cape Girardeau County's emergency management agency (EMA) and consolidate its various equipment in one location moved a step closer Monday as county commissioners agreed to apply for a Delta Regional Authority (DRA) grant...
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    North West End street, sidewalk, stormwater project to begin soon in Cape
    Improvements to North West End Boulevard were the main topic at the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Monday. Council members approved the North West End Boulevard project, which will include...
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    ALDI wins OK for signs at future Jackson store: waterworks issue placed on August ballot
    The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday approved a special-use permit for ALDI Inc. to install two 75-square-foot signs for its projected future grocery store at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd., between...
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    Lucas Presson: Carroll and Debbie Williams played vital roles at local school
    Few people are more committed to Christian education than Carroll and Debbie Williams. The two have played important roles at Lynwood Christian Academy and Cape Christian Community School. As the...
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    Ebb and Flow to host fundraiser for Mac's Mission on Saturday
    Ebb and Flow Fermentations in Cape Girardeau will host live music, drinks and a canine cause Saturday. The event — Ebb Jams: Music for Mac — will be a fundraiser for Mac's Mission, a local animal...
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    Cape Girardeau County awards $2 million paving contract, costs significantly up
    The cost of asphalt paving has risen significantly in the past year and Cape Girardeau County’s commissioners, as a result, will not be able to overlay as many county roads as originally intended. ...
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    East Prairie advances to C3D1 title game after 11-1 win over NMCC
    By Dennis Marshall/Standard-Democrat
    MALDEN, Mo. — Strong hitting and early runs powered East Prairie past New Madrid County Central in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Semifinals. The top-seeded Eagles (20-5, 7-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference) registered 13 hits and advanced to the district title game for the third consecutive season with a five-inning 11-1 win over the fifth-seeded Eagles (9-13, 1-4 SEMO Conference) at Malden High School on Monday, May 16...
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    St. Vincent avenged an early-season loss Monday night to advance to its fifth-straight district championship. The third-seeded Indians shut out...
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    The Southeast Missouri State softball program only graduates two seniors off its 2022 roster, which nearly advanced to the championship game of the...
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    The three-game series that Southeast Missouri State baseball just concluded against Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin was bittersweet.
  • STATE GOLF: Dexter 3rd heading into final round; Trio of area players in hunt for all-state medal
    Poplar Bluff’s Alex Wiseman is in the hunt to earn another all-state medal, Jackson’s Ian Lambert and Bloomfield’s Dawson Hill are looking for their...
  • Southeast Missourian prep box scores, results for May 16
    Class 1 District 2 Semifinals @ Advance Delta (5-15) - Batting: Lanson Cox (2-5, 2 Runs), Coleton Deckard (2-3, Run), Levi Jansen (1-3, RBI), Ryan...
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    MALDEN, Mo. — Third-seeded Charleston completed a dramatic extra-inning comeback win over sixth-seeded Caruthersville with a walk-off hit in the...
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    The business of blood — drilling down on 'the gift of life' (5/16/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    American Red Cross was founded in the United States by Clara Barton 141 years ago this Saturday. Rarely in the organization's long tenure has the...
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    Cape Girardeau Area Magnet leader Thompson retires (5/16/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    John M. Thompson has retired as interim executive director of Cape Girardeau Area Magnet, effective March 31. "I volunteered for three months, ended...
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    Schnuck Markets given kudos by WSJ (5/16/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Family-owned Schnuck Markets of St. Louis is among 51 companies -- and one of three in Missouri — named a 2022 U.S. "best managed company." Awarded...
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    Use-tax receipts in May show year-to-year drop in Cape Girardeau County (5/16/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Use-tax receipts dropped 14% in May in Cape Girardeau County compared to the same month in 2021 — an indication of slower out-of-state and online...
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    Column: Carroll and Debbie Williams played vital roles at local school (5/17/22)
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    Few people are more committed to Christian education than Carroll and Debbie Williams. The two have played important roles at Lynwood Christian...
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    If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its decision guaranteeing reproductive rights, and the question is returned to the states, then I predict we can...
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    Orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton's friends wore in her honor when she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15, just one week after...
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    An inspiring story about two local track and field runners caught our attention last week. Aiden Scheeter is a freshman at Oran High School. He runs...
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