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Friday 'Newsies' performance at River Campus canceled
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
The performance of “Newsies” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus was canceled because of a power outage caused by storms Friday evening, according to a news release from the university ...
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Wappapello Lake's hidden gems
(Community ~ 06/22/19)
Created in 1941, Wappapello Lake has brought in tourists and vacationers from all over to visit the beautiful getaway. Wappapello Lake has 288 available campsite stations, 29 boat launch locations and four swimming beaches for public use. Once summertime arrives, these locations fill up quickly with thousands of people...
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Sports radio station offline due to flooded transmitter building
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
Flooding along the Mississippi River has claimed a Mississippi River Radio transmitter, knocking a Cape Girardeau radio station off the air. KGIR, also known as SEMO ESPN 1220AM, has been off the air since Monday when floodwaters near East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, flooded the station's transmitter building...
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Artist Malcolm McCrae to debut mobile community center next week
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
Airbrush artist and culture enthusiast Malcolm McCrae will unveil a renovated 40-foot community center on wheels during the first Community Art Day on June 30 at Ranney Park in Cape Girardeau. The bus — Pollination Station — was originally built in 1980 and it’s McCrae’s second to repurpose. It already has accrued more than 200,000 miles, but McCrae has big plans for its immediate future...
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Cape airport boardings on track to break 10,000-passenger threshold
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
Boardings at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport are on track to break the 10,000-passenger threshold this year for the first time in more than two decades. The achievement would boost federal funding for the airport, which has been a major goal of city officials for years ...
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Officials: Ill. routes 3, 146 and Bill Emerson Bridge closed
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
Route 3 near McClure, Illinois, and Route 146 in Alexander County, Illinois, closed at 7 p.m. Friday because of high water from Mississippi River flooding, according to Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday. It also forced the closure of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge — allowing local traffic only — for the first time...
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Storm leaves wide path of damage, outages in Jackson, Cape, Scott City
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
A fast-moving storm roared through the Jackson and Cape Girardeau area Friday afternoon, downing trees and power lines, and damaging roofs. Lightning struck Cornerstone Wesleyan Church in Scott City, setting the building ablaze. More than 5,500 customers in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City were without power early Friday evening, according to information from Ameren Missouri and the City of Jackson, which operates its own electric system...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
Today is Saturday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2019. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1977, John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.)...
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A fisherman's tree
(Column ~ 06/22/19)
The beautiful flowers shown here are from a catalpa tree. The catalpa can grow to over 50 feet tall in ideal growing conditions, but is more often a sprawling tree. The catalpa can be easily recognized in spring by its large, heart-shaped leaves. In early summer it often hosts a multitude of yellow-and-black-colored sphinx moth caterpillars. And during autumn the catalpa is often recognized as "the bean tree" because of the long, slender seed pods that resemble green beans...
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Senior Center Menus June 24 through 28
(Community ~ 06/22/19)
Monday: Sloppy Joe with oven-fried potatoes or chicken tot bake, green beans, fruited gelatin, whole-grain bun or bread and chilled peaches or cookies. Tuesday: Brunch menu: Sausage patties, scrambled eggs, baked hash browns with onions, biscuit with gravy and fruit salad...
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Adopt Juliet 6-23-19
(Community ~ 06/22/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Juliet is a 1-year-old kitty looking for a loving forever home. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Learning briefs 6-23-19
(Community ~ 06/22/19)
Zachary Hodges of Cape Girardeau recently attended Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of Space Camp, Space Camp Robotics, Aviation Challenge, U.S. Cyber Camp and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Official Visitor Center. The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math, while training students and with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and problem-solving...
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It's 'out there' all right
(Community ~ 06/22/19)
The outdoor furnishings market has been dominated for years by wicker-look resin furniture and beachy prints. Spindly folding lawn chairs have given way to deep, comfy seating, and fabric choices have grown from sweaty, rough plastics to weatherproof linen, soft cotton, even velvet. The living room has most certainly moved outdoors...
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That fawn isn't orphaned, so don't try to 'rescue' it
(Community ~ 06/22/19)
I have dedicated my career and most of my life to conservation, so wildlife is very important to me. It's the idea of passing on fisheries and wildlife resources to future generations through wise management. Of all my duties as a conservation agent, one of my most challenging comes this time of year. I sincerely hope this information (wise conservation) reaches those who really need it, either directly or indirectly, and is absorbed. I cannot stress the importance of this enough...
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Dean's list 6-23-19
(Local News ~ 06/22/19)
The following students were named to the Spring semester dean's list at University of Missouri -- Columbia. Altenburg, Missouri: Kristen Marie Gruenwald, Benjamin Krewson. Burfordville: Joshua Koenig. Cape Girardeau: Madison Carolyn Arpin, Andrew Aufdenberg, Nathan Aaron Aufdenberg, Alaina Jo Baumgart, Lauren Elaine Boswell, Elise Caroline Bruenderman, Benjamin John Ramsey Daniel, Tess Maley Ramsey Daniel, Madison Martelle Dush, Taylor LeeAnn Estraca, Amanda Mae Evans, Abigail Elizabeth Floyd, Blake Michael Goehman, McKenzie Cheyenne Goodson, Taylor Gray Hallman, Katherine Powell Harding, Drew Kasten, Elizabeth Marie Kiefner, Morgan Caroline Kluge, Hannah Taylor Landewe, Mabrey Joie McCallister, Nichole Lynn Mobley, Matthew Nussbaum, Madelynne Kate Ohmes, Brandon Nicholas Pappas, Zoe Grace Pleimann, Sydney Marie Rapp, Demetrius Broshawun Rayford, Michael Christopher Rosenquist, Zachary Allan Sample, Blake Francis Seesing, Karsten Short, Thomas Sumner Sparkman, Levi Preston Strickland, Elizabeth A Ustinov, Tessa Rose Valleroy, Joshua Anthony Varnon, Sofia Pauline Voss.. ...
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Frank 'How Many' Carroll -- Entrepreneur
(Column ~ 06/22/19)
Born as Missouri dismantled lawful enslavement, Frank Carroll was among the first generation born in freedom. His parents, Abram and Mary, had been enslaved by legendary Gen. Nathaniel W. Watkins, serving their master on his Jackson property. When freedom came, Watkins' former slaves were offered no assets of acreage or a mule. ...
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A recipe for friendship
(Column ~ 06/22/19)
Back a bunch of years we met a couple in Nebraska who had a ministry that had both music and speaking. Both of them would sing and play the piano and the guitar and then he would speak an evangelistic type message. Marge and I loved to listen to them. ...
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Courage is act of faith
(Column ~ 06/22/19)
There have been two recent anniversaries of courageous acts. First, the 75th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy where young men parachuted behind German lines and stormed the beaches, driving back the German army from the evil perpetuated across Europe. ...
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Love for our siblings
(Column ~ 06/22/19)
A few years ago, I was supposed to meet with a family to plan the funeral for their family's elderly patriarch. One of his four children called me and said, "You'll have to meet with us all separately. We cannot even stand to be in the same room together." My mind was reeling over what could possibly be the cause of such a traumatic level of division. ...
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Cape Girardeau Central High School second semester
(Honor Roll ~ 06/22/19)
Cape Girardeau Central High School Second semester A Honor Roll 12th grade: Timothy Babers, Giacomo Bellodi, Miracle Bird, Jeffrey Bittle, Cameron Boarders, Anna Branson, Macie Brinkopf, Genesis Buitrago, Elise Caldwell, Anna Clippard, Alyssa Davis, Clayton Deimund, Hyrum Dickson, Dashandreiona Egson, Hunter Epley, Ethan Etter, Grace Goeckeler, Lacey Graham, John Grammer, Katherine Hallman, Hannah Hansen, Weston Hopper, Darian Huffman, Lelani Hughes, Elizabeth Hughes, Michael Hwang, Zachary Kelley, Jaden Kight, Matthew Kinder, Jacquelyn Lang, James Laramore, Scott Limbaugh, Faith Manhart, Anna Mattison, Jordan Maxton, Allison McDonald, Emily Medlock, Graeme Moore, J'Myn Nabors, Jared Neikirk, Erin Nelson, Shelby Norder, Caleb Oswald, Kaitlin Prasanphanich, Kamyn Rhodes, Alexis Richardson, James Ritter, Daysi Rodriguez Guardado, Clayton Seabaugh, Jaelyn Simmons, Hayden Smee, Morgan Stafford, Ashley Stone, Devon Tiemann, Thaworn Umpansap, Valyssa Webster, Austin Widner, Levi Wilson, Reece Wolf.. ...
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Jackson Junior High School second semester
(Honor Roll ~ 06/22/19)
Jackson Junior High School Second Semester A Honor Roll 7th grade: Isabelle Abt, Anna Ahrens, Timothy Allen, Landon Altenthal, Zoie Anglin, Elise Baer, Alexander Bareiter, Escandon Becerril, Reid Bengtson, Megan Berger, Ryaan Biddle, Austin Bodenstein, Clayton Bohnsack, Lucas Bonnegent...
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Prayer 6-23-19
(Prayer ~ 06/22/19)
O Lord, thank you for the blessings you generously bestow on us. Amen.
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Semoball Awards is more than a sports awards show — It's a night to be inspired
(Column ~ 06/22/19)
This summer we will celebrate more than 150 athletes and coaches at the Semoball Awards. It’s an incredible evening that makes for lifelong memories for the athletes, their parents and coaches, and many others. Throughout the year, I speak with individuals throughout Southeast Missouri about the event. Invariably I bring up certain stories from previous years...
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Scientists seek beaches where dead whales can rot in peace
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- So many gray whales are dying off the U.S. West Coast that scientists and volunteers dealing with the putrid carcasses have an urgent request for coastal residents: Lend us your private beaches so these ocean giants can rot in peace...
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California to illegal pot shops: We're coming for you
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
LOS ANGELES -- California is planning to intensify its enforcement against the state's thriving illegal marijuana market, including launching an ad campaign Friday that urges consumers to seek out licensed shops with safe products. The state has been under pressure by the legal industry to do more to stop the illicit pot economy, which in Los Angeles and other cities often operates in plain sight. ...
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Restaurants could be 1st to get genetically modified salmon
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
NEW YORK -- Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 10 pounds in indoor tanks, they could be served in restaurants by late next year...
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U.S. blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- The United States is blacklisting five Chinese organizations involved in supercomputing with military-related applications, citing national security as justification for denying its Asian geopolitical rival access to critical U.S. technology...
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China's Xi pushes economic reform at North Korea summit
(International News ~ 06/22/19)
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for North Korea's focus on economic development in a speech in Pyongyang, turning to a topic Beijing has long pressed with its Communist neighbor amid wider concerns over the North's nuclear weapons program...
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Court tosses black man's murder conviction over racial bias
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the murder conviction and death sentence for a black man in Mississippi because of a prosecutor's efforts to keep African Americans off the jury. The defendant already has been tried six times and now could face a seventh trial...
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Airlines reroute flights after Iran downs U.S. military drone
(International News ~ 06/22/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Airlines rerouted flights Friday to avoid airspace near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shot down a U.S. military surveillance drone there and American aviation officials warned that commercial jetliners could be mistakenly attacked amid tensions between Tehran and Washington...
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After calling off strikes on Iran, Trump suggests patience
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday he abruptly called off the swiftly planned military strikes on Iran because the likely deaths of 150 Iranians would have been so out of proportion to the shootdown of an unmanned American surveillance drone. He also indicated he still hopes for talks with Iranian leaders rather than any escalation of military conflict...
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House Democrats unveil $4.5B border measure
(National News ~ 06/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats unveiled a $4.5 billion measure Friday to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis at the southern border and the government's responsibility to care for tens of thousands of migrant refugees seeking safety in the U.S. under its asylum laws...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/23/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 7:40 a.m. on Siemers Drive, 8:31 a.m. on Farrar Drive, 10:18 a.m. on North Main Street, 10:19 a.m. on North Missouri Avenue, 11:19 a.m. on William Street, 2:43 p.m. on Linden Street, 6:50 p.m. on William Street, 7:40 p.m. on South Benton Street and 8:56 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road...
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Area police reports 6/23/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Monet D. Kassinger, 28, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. Assaults n An assault was reported at 259 N. Park Ave. n An assault was reported at 546 S. Sprigg St...
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Scott Goss
(Obituary ~ 06/22/19)
Scott Goss, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at home. He was born May 4, 1965, in Corvallis, Oregon, the son of John and Margaret Goss. He was raised in Reno, Nevada, and moved to Cape Girardeau with his love, Jennifer Blechle. Scott loved his children and was very proud of them. ...
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Missouri rejects license renewal for lone abortion clinic
(State News ~ 06/22/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's only abortion clinic lost its license to perform the procedure on Friday, though it remains open at least temporarily under a judge's order. The state health department notified the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis its abortion license will not be renewed. A letter from the state cited "serious and extensive" deficiencies...
- Country Life (Submitted Story ~ 06/22/19)
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Cornerstone Church Fire Scott City
(Submitted Story ~ 06/22/19)
That church fire Friday destroyed the church my grandparents started in 1948. What’s in incredible coincidence is each year on this weekend, the Fisher family—grandma and grandpa—still has 10 living children—we gather at that church TODAY for lunch during our annual two-day Family Reunion. 80-100 people show. Great story. Today, we’re having lunch at the old VFW hall in Scott City. Starts at Noon...
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Out of the past: June 22
(Out of the Past ~ 06/22/19)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources surprised the city of Jackson with a ruling that could cost its citizens millions; the DNR has notified Jackson Utilities and Public Works that it is reducing the biochemical oxygenated -- the amount of bacteria, good or bad -- demand level in the effluent leaving the Jackson wastewater treatment plant from 30 parts per million to 10 ppm; at that level, Jackson's plant could be obsolete in five years...
- Captured on Film (Community ~ 06/22/19)
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