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Sponsored: First Missouri State Bank: Making banking easy
(B Magazine ~ 06/01/22)
An important factor to consider in choosing a bank is finding one that is empowered to make decisions but also offers customers the conveniences that make life easier. “We are proud of our mortgage banking team, as well as our entire First Missouri State Bank team,” said Steve Taylor, president, CEO and chairman of the board. “We make banking easy! We’re proud to be a community bank, with our employees and board of directors all based locally.”...
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Route AB in Cape County Closed for pavement work
(Local News ~ 06/01/22)
Route AB in Cape County closed for pavement work Route AB -- Nash Road -- in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews make pavement repairs. This section of road is at the railroad crossing, approximately 3.2 miles west of the Interstate 55 interchange, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The repairs will be underway from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., June 13 through 27...
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Splish, splash -- summer is here
(Local News ~ 06/01/22)
A group of children kick off the summer Tuesday by getting soaked and running across Capaha Park's splash pad in Cape Girardeau.
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Study finds more than half of Facebook users have blocked a family member
(Local News ~ 06/01/22)
Family members draw lines in the social media sand according to a recent study on online behaviors. A recent study performed by Ben Treanor, digital public relations strategist at Time2play, found 54.8% of Facebook users have blocked a family member on the social media platform because of their posts...
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Camping World RV store on track in Scott City; other new sites announced
(Local News ~ 06/01/22)
Officials of Lincolnshire, Illinois-headquartered Camping World Holdings (CWH), which is currently building a 33,000-square-foot recreational vehicle parts and supply store in Scott City, announced Tuesday the company plans to complete a total of 11 new dealership locations in seven states by the end of this year...
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EU bans most Russia oil imports
(National News ~ 06/01/22)
BRUSSELS -- In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports after tense negotiations that tested how far the bloc is willing to go to ostracize Moscow...
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Community Cookbook: Chocolate Cherry Cake, Georganne Syler from First Presbyterian Church, Cape Girardeau
(06/01/22)
Church and civic group cookbooks tell the stories of their community and the people who shape them. Each recipe in these cookbooks is more than a list of ingredients and steps: It is a written legacy of the individual who submitted the dish, their family and history. This monthly series will highlight one of these legacies and give readers the chance to create the recipe themselves...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/01/22)
Today is Wednesday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2022. There are 213 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 1, 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, "Don't give up the ship" during a losing battle with the British frigate HMS Shannon in the War of 1812...
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Speak Out 6-1-22
(Speak Out ~ 06/01/22)
The first couple weeks of Tunes at Twilight have been perfect. Great music. Awesome weather. Thanks Old Town Cape. Thanks also for the downtown market. The strawberries are delicious, but so many good things to see and do there now. We appreciate what you all do...
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Catfish, Capahas headline a summer of baseball
(Editorial ~ 06/01/22)
Baseball is a big deal in Southeast Missouri. It starts with the St. Louis Cardinals, but it extends to all ages and teams in the area. To go along with all the youth programs that compete during the spring and summer, Cape Girardeau is home to several really good teams...
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Prayer 6-1-22
(Prayer ~ 06/01/22)
Father God, we give thanks to you, for your love endures forever. Amen.
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Evil in Texas
(Column ~ 06/01/22)
Is there anything more painful than parents burying their children? How about children losing both of their parents in the same week? There's so much pain emanating out of the Uvalde, Texas, Robb Elementary School shooting. We pray and we offer our aid, but the families who are burying their young children because of a disturbed young man on a rampage are inconsolable. ...
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Gun violence in America is the definition of insanity
(Column ~ 06/01/22)
I cannot keep up with the horror and my aching heart helps no one. Offerings of "thoughts and prayers" make me want to gouge my own eyes out. Gun violence in America is the definition of insanity. Guns matter more. Let's just be honest. How you interpret the Second Amendment is literally the hill Americans are willing to die on...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/1/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/01/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 30 n Medical assists were made at 10:25 a.m. on William Street; 1:40 p.m. on South Frederick Street; 1:45 p.m. on William Street; 1:54 p.m. on Penny Avenue; 8:51 p.m. on William Street; 9;53 p.m. on William Street; 10:22 p.m. on Kingsway Drive...
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Area Police report 6/1/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/01/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A Perry County warrant was reported on Independence Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street...
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Millie Tropf
(Obituary ~ 06/01/22)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Mildred "Millie" Tropf, 86, of Bell City passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at Aspire Health and Rehabilitation Center in Advance, Missouri. She was born July 14, 1935, near Painton, Missouri, the daughter of Jim McKinley and Lydia Ethel Story Hogg. Millie and Leamond Tropf were united in marriage on April 3, 1952, in Piggott, Arkansas, and he survives of the home...
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Mary Thompson
(Obituary ~ 06/01/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary S. Bloom Thompson, 77, of Perryville died Monday, May 30, 2022, at Independence Square in Perryville. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Burial will be at Whitewater Christian Cemetery...
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Jeanne Lewis
(Obituary ~ 06/01/22)
PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Jeanne Morgan Lewis, 85, of Port Angeles passed away Monday, May 23, 2022, at Highland Court Memory Care. Her husband, Robert, and daughter, Sarah, were at her bedside. Jeanne was born Nov 16, 1936, in Hayti, Missouri, to Frank and Cecelia Gockel Morgan. Jeanne grew up in Cape Girardeau, where she completed her education and graduated from Southeast Missouri State College in 1959 with bachelor of arts in elementary education...
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Carol Gleason
(Obituary ~ 06/01/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Carol Ann Gleason, 73, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born in St. Louis June 24, 1948, to Edward and Bettie Pansky. Carol and Tommy Gleason Jr. were joined in marriage on May 29, 1967...
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John Bergauer
(Obituary ~ 06/01/22)
John M. Bergauer, 64, of Jackson and formerly of Cape Girardeau and St. Louis passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Hurricane Agatha sets May record, then weakens over Mexico
(International News ~ 06/01/22)
SAN ISIDRO DEL PALMAR, Mexico -- Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, ripping off roofs and washing out roads before fading Tuesday in southern Mexico...
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Three nations join international team probing Ukraine war crimes
(International News ~ 06/01/22)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Three more nations on Tuesday joined an international investigation team probing war crimes in Ukraine, and the International Criminal Court prosecutor said he plans to open an office in Kyiv, amid ongoing calls for those responsible for atrocities since Russia's invasion to be brought to justice...
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New this week: 'Interceptor,' Post Malone and 'Fire Island'
(Entertainment ~ 06/01/22)
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press's entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. n Screenwriter and comedian Joel Kim Booster looked to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as the inspiration for his modern romantic comedy "Fire Island," coming to Hulu on Friday. ...
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Q&A: Cronenberg on bodies, death and the future of movies
(Entertainment ~ 06/01/22)
CANNES, France -- David Cronenberg is sitting on a balcony when a squawking seagull flies overhead. "Full of plastic, that bird," Cronenberg says, smiling. The 79-year-old Canadian auteur has long been fascinated by what's in our bodies and what we put in them. His latest film, "Crimes of the Future," which opens in theaters Friday, stems partly from his interest in the ubiquity of microplastics...
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Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown
(International News ~ 06/01/22)
SHANGHAI -- Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps today toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has set back the national economy and largely confined millions of people to their homes. Already, a steady stream of people strolled in the Bund, the city's historic waterfront park, on a pleasant Tuesday night, some taking selfies against the bright lights of the Pudong financial district on the other side of the river. ...
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Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI
(National News ~ 06/01/22)
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to that year's election. The case against Michael Sussmann was the first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham since his appointment three years ago to search for government misconduct during the investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign...
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In Commonwealth countries, queen's jubilee draws protests and apathy
(International News ~ 06/01/22)
LONDON -- After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain's former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. So while the U.K. is celebrating the queen's Platinum Jubilee -- 70 years on the throne -- with pageantry and parties, some in the Commonwealth are using the occasion to push for a formal break with the monarchy and the colonial history it represents...
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Cyber agency: Voting software vulnerable in some states
(National News ~ 06/01/22)
ATLANTA -- Electronic voting machines from a leading vendor used in at least 16 states have software vulnerabilities leaving them susceptible to hacking if unaddressed, the nation's leading cybersecurity agency says in an advisory sent to state election officials...
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Young caregivers 'exist in the shadows,' offer crucial help
(National News ~ 06/01/22)
PLANO, Texas -- Ronan Kotiya leans over his father, fingers wrapped around a plastic tube he's about to slide from a tracheostomy hole in dad's neck. "3, 2, 1, go," the 11-year-old says as he removes the tube. His mom slips a padded neck brace on her husband and lifts him into a sitting position on their bed...
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'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role
(National News ~ 06/01/22)
UVALDE, Texas -- The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school -- even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside -- has been placed with the school district's homegrown police chief...
- Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club * Calvin R. Wells Scholarship Awarded (Submitted Story ~ 06/01/22)
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Out of the past: June 1
(Out of the Past ~ 06/01/22)
Raymond A. Ritter Sr., a beloved physician and health care pioneer, community leader and philanthropist in Cape Girardeau for more than 60 years, died Friday evening, May 30, at the age of 92; Ritter was the patriarch of a family of physicians; two sons, two nephews, a son-in-law and two grandsons followed him into the practice of medicine...
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MARCUS THEATRES® AND AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE ANNOUNCE THE 2022 SUMMER KIDS DREAM FAMILY FILM SERIES LINEUP
(Submitted Story ~ 06/01/22)
Marcus Theatres announces the return of the Summer Kids Dream Family Film Series presented by American Family Insurance. The 2022 Summer Kids Dream Series returns June 5-September 1, featuring family films for a $3 per-person admission. The Summer Kids Dream Family Film Series offers families the opportunity to see their favorite movies on the big screen at an affordable price. ...
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DARBY FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MONTH
(Submitted Story ~ 06/01/22)
For release immediately, with photo June 1, 2022 DARBY FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MONTH Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial reprenstative with Modern Woodmen of America, was financial representative of the month in the Missouri East Region for the month of May...
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DARBY RECEIVES LIFE LEADER AWARD
(Submitted Story ~ 06/01/22)
For release immediately, with photo June 1, 2022 DARBY RECEIVES LIFE LEADER AWARD Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen of America, was Life Leader in the Missouri East Region for the month of May. Darby joined Modern Woodmen in November 2010. Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal life insurance society headquartered in Rock Island, IL. Modern Woodmen provides life insurance, annuity, and security products to over 744,000 members nationwide...
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CRUMP RECEIVES LIFE APPLICATIONS LEADER AWARD
(Submitted Story ~ 06/01/22)
For release immediately, with photo June 1, 2022 CRUMP RECEIVES LIFE APPLICATIONS LEADER AWARD Austin Crump of Eureka, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen of America, was Life Application Leader in the Missouri East Region in May. Crump has been with Modern Woodmen since August 2021. ...
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Memorial Day Program at Cape County Courthouse
(Submitted Story ~ 06/01/22)
I do not have a story to accompany these images, but thought I would submit them for any use that the Southeast Missourian might see fit. I took these photographs of citizens, veterans, and the Jackson Municipal Band at the Memorial Day service at the Cape County Courthouse. My pictures are by no means professional, but I do have a few more than 5 that might be of use to your team. Please contact me if interested in a few more. I would be more than happy to share...
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