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Local lawmakers to all vote 'yes' to prevent gender transition surgery for minors
By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
Two area House Republicans are on record supporting Senate Bill 49 — the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which passed Thursday, March 23, by a strict party line vote, 24-8, in the upper change of the General Assembly. Missouri's legislation, which was sponsored by Sen. ...
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    3 kids, 3 adults killed at school in Nashville
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a...
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    Three area programs to get ARPA grant money
    Gov. Mike Parson said 70 projects across Missouri have been awarded more than $94 million in community revitalization grants — including a trio of initiatives in Southeast Missouri. The funding comes...
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    Catholic Charities receives $2.5M for Lifehouse Crisis Maternity Home in Cape1
    Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri received a sizable grant that will help the organization complete its Lifehouse Crisis Maternity Home in Cape Girardeau. The religious organization received...
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    SEMO recognizes donors at President's Council dinner
    Gratitude was the order of the evening as donors to Southeast Missouri State University were recognized during the President's Council dinner Friday, March 24, at the Show Me Center in Cape...
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    Contested races, tax initiatives on the ballot for Cape, Perry, Scott counties in April elections
    The following are contested races and tax initiatives in the upcoming Tuesday, April 4, general municipal election broken down by county. n Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of...
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    Bulldogs’ big day in doubles paces team in win over Farmington
    Clay Herrell ~ Southeast Missourian
    The Notre Dame Bulldogs used a hot start in doubles to beat the Farmington Knights 8-1 on Monday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Bulldogs started off on the right foot in doubles with the top pair of Charlie West and Matthew Austin winning their match 8-6...
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    The Advance Hornets (3-0) used a six-run second inning to propel them into a 9-6 victory at Oak Ridge (0-1) on Monday night. Freshman Brogan...
  • Missourian prep baseball roundup, Mar. 27: Kelly rallies past Chaffee, 4-2, at home
    Kelly (3-1) overcame an early deficit to defeat Chaffee (2-1) by a final score of 4-2 on Monday night at home, scoring two runs in the bottom of the...
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    NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will open the season with two rookie left-handers in their rotation while giving right-hander Kyle Wright...
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    New Cape Catfish manager Scott Little has been given a number of tasks to accomplish this coming summer in the Prospect League, and maintaining the...
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    St. Vincent girls' soccer continues its scorching start to the season with a 4-0 win over Poplar Bluff on Saturday in the SEMO Soccer Classic at Cape...
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    The Southeast Missouri State Redhawk teams had a busy Sunday, with diamond sports combining for three wins while the track and field team had a few...
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    Rising in Cairo: New co-op market aims to erase Illinois river town's 'food desert' (3/27/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    CAIRO, Ill. — It is a massive understatement to suggest Cairo and Cape Girardeau are two river cities that in living memory have been trending in...
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    Local bankers react to latest Fed move (3/27/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Cape Girardeau banking leaders are weighing in on the Federal Reserve Board's decision Wednesday, March 22, to raise its key interest rate for the...
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    Cape Girardeau County March tax receipts show mixed bag of results (3/27/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
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    Bollinger County 'cottage food' producer takes advantage of a new state law (3/27/23)
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