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Sponsored: Banterra’s Cape Girardeau team supports a company on a growth fast track
(B Magazine ~ 07/09/22)
Banterra Bank started as a small bank in Ridgway, Illinois in 1975, but today, has more than 40 locations in six states and finished 2022 with a 12% growth in assets at $2.6 billion and a jump in earnings by 22%. The company has been growing almost from Day One, and that is largely due to strong local teams, strategic decisions and exceptional service and products...
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One person recovering after shooting incident in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman is recovering from injuries she received in a shooting Tuesday night. According to Sikeston DPS chief James McMillen, officers responded to 509 Cole Street on Tuesday night in reference to a shots fired with one subject shot. ...
- Dredging begins at Capaha pond (Local News ~ 07/09/22)
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Platform seeks to guide parents through digital age
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
"It's about giving parents tools in the age of digital parenting," explained Brock Murphy, co-founder of Parent ProTech. Parent ProTech is a new technology scheduled to be offered at Saxony Lutheran and other local high schools starting in the fall. Murphy described the platform as "digital technology aimed at teaching parents the ins and outs of digital parenting."...
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Tower to improve communications for first-responders
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
Cape Girardeau County has received a federal grant to put up a new tower that will help improve emergency communications in the area. The $395,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- through the U.S. Coast Guard -- will be matched by $100,000 from the county and will go toward putting up a new tower on the Missouri Statewide Interoperability Network in the northeast corner of the county. The tower site is the American Wireless tower near Trail of Tears State Park...
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Japan's ex-leader Abe assassinated
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
NARA, Japan -- Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech -- an attack that stunned a nation with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere...
- MIND + BODY Speaker Series (Local News ~ 07/09/22)
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Column: Roots and Routes
(07/09/22)
A white shield against a black background on a two-foot square. In the center, in a sans-serif font, two numerals: one curved, the other straight and thin. This must be among my early visual memories, though I know I’ve constructed it from hundreds of instances. It’s a U.S. Highway 31 route sign...
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Out of the past: July 9
(Out of the Past ~ 07/09/22)
Voter approval of a bond issue on Aug. 5 will allow the city of Jackson access to $10.54 million for improvements to city water and sewer services; sanitary sewer system improvements would be the most costly, the total cost being $7.375 million; the water projects would cost an additional $3.165 million...
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Bridges-50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/09/22)
Rodney and Dimple Bridges of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 10. Bridges and the former Dimple Hurley were married June 10, 1972, at the Anna United Methodist Church, in Anna, Illinois. Rodney and Dimple have been blessed with three daughters and 10 grandchildren. ...
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FYI 7-10-22
(Community ~ 07/09/22)
Steve Schaffner and his band The Jumper Cables will play from 2 to 5 p.m. July 9 at Hemman Winery in Brazeau, Missouri. Then on July 10, The Feels will play from 2 to 5 p.m.. n Virtual story time will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. Mrs. Desert with the Jackson branch will host the Oceans of Possibilities story time. ...
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A corset shop, a Minnesota tornado and a confectionery
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
Although I've lived in Cape Girardeau County most of my life, I don't have a long family history here. Mom's family lived in Bollinger County until 1950, and Dad's family -- his dad was from a long line in Scott County and his mother was from South Dakota. I thought my search there might be useful for any of you who, like me, have family from ... not here...
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Is that a mouse?
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
You might see one of these little, fast-moving animals and think you just saw a mouse. But this little mammal isn't even related to the mouse. Mice are rodents, as are squirrels and rats. This is a shrew. Shrews are related to moles. There are more than 300 kinds of shrews the world over. ...
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Adopt Keke 7-10-22
(Community ~ 07/09/22)
Looking for the perfect pup? Well here she is. Keke is a 2-month-old beagle/chihuahua mix who adores people. She loves to play with other cats and dogs, too. Best of all, she is housebroken and crate trained. Hurry in to our shelter any day from 8 a.m. ...
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Senior Center Menus for July 11 through 15
(Community ~ 07/09/22)
Monday: Meatballs or sweet and sour chicken, brown rice, peas and carrots, season cauliflower, whole-grain bread slice and chilled apricots or pudding with a cookie. Tuesday: Pulled pork or beef taco, sweet potato fries, garden salad, whole-grain bun or taco shell and tropical fruit or banana cake...
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Mother Nature and 'Nature's God'
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
Last week, this writer heard Sally Jewell, former secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, speak at an event. Jewell's remarks kept me rooted in my seat for an hour as she spoke passionately about getting children -- in particular -- to look up from their cell phones and to experience with their own eyes America's public parks...
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The old is no more
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
Back when I was a kid, my Grandpa Piihl and Mom and Dad and Mick and I used to go down to a big sand bottom lake called Lake McConahay. It was 4 to 5 miles wide at the face and stretched about 22 miles west. At one time it was the largest earthen dam in the United States. Beautiful sandy beaches. Water so clear you could see the bottom...
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Enjoying a little taste of heaven every day
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
What do you think heaven is like? Is it a foreign place to which we are journeying? There are many definitions of heaven. Christians, and those of other religions, believe in a future place of which they strive to occupy. Miriam Webster Dictionary describes heaven as "A very pleasant or enjoyable place or situation." As a Christian, I believe that it's a spiritual place where I will hopefully reside, forever, after my physical death...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 7/11/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of July 7 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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SCOTUS decisions will change political landscape
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
With the Supreme Court concluding one of the most historic and consequential terms in its history, it leaves in its wake consequences and implications for the direction of our country. One very important result may well be a movement of Black and Hispanic voters to the right...
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How overturning Roe v. Wade strips women of maintenance medication for chronic illness
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
Supreme Court justices did not think through how the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision would intersect with our health care system beyond abortion access. I have psoriatic arthritis. Methotrexate is the go-to medication for people like me with PsA and other autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and more. Methotrexate is also prescribed to treat ectopic pregnancies...
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The disappearing American?
(Column ~ 07/09/22)
"Help wanted" and "Now hiring" signs are everywhere. Flights, construction projects, and health care services are delayed -- or unavailable -- due to labor shortages. Hourly and monthly wages spiral. There is a growing disequilibrium between the number of available jobs and the declining pool of workers needed to fill them...
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Dems butter the bread
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/09/22)
The Social Security Act was signed into law by a Democratic president, Franklin D. Roosevelt on Aug. 14, 1935. Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law July 30, 1965. He also implemented Medicaid. Democrats are planning to expand Social Security by $200 each month if they do not have any interference from the other "side of the bread."...
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Prayer 7-10-22
(Prayer ~ 07/09/22)
Thank you, O Lord God, that your power is made perfect in our weakness. Amen.
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
(International News ~ 07/09/22)
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia -- Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual hajj...
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China demands end to US 'collusion'
(International News ~ 07/09/22)
BEIJING -- China has demanded the U.S. cease military "collusion" with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two countries whose relationship has grown increasingly fractious. Gen. Li Zuocheng told Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday that China had "no room for compromise" on issues affecting its "core interests," which include self-governing Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary...
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Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
AUSTIN, Texas -- The mayor of Uvalde on Friday disputed a new report that alleges missed chances to quickly end the massacre at a Texas elementary school, again reflecting the lack of definitive answers about the slow law enforcement response to one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history...
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Election workers weigh whether to stay
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- After polls closed in New Mexico's primary last month, a worker returning ballots and other election materials to the clerk's office in Santa Fe was followed by a partisan election observer driving so close that mere inches separated their bumpers...
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Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the "extreme" Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to "vote, vote, vote vote" in November. Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure...
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Report: 'unnecessary' force by agents
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in "unnecessary use of force" against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn't whip any with their reins "intentionally or otherwise," according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall that sparked widespread condemnation...
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Ukrainian official warns of 'catastrophe' in captured city
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
POKROVSK, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian regional official warned Friday of deteriorating living conditions in a city captured by Russian forces two weeks ago, saying Sievierodonetsk is without water, power or a working sewage system while the bodies of the dead decompose in hot apartment buildings...
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Work at a school or not-for-profit? You could erase student loans
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Melissa Martinez applied to have her student loan debt forgiven more than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Education told her she was ineligible. Martinez, a professor, tried again this past year and managed to erase the last $6,000 she owed for her doctorate. ...
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June jobs report strong, but overall questions remain
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- A strong hiring report for June has assuaged fears that the U.S. economy might be on the cusp of a recession -- and highlighted the resilience of the nation's job market. Yet the figures the government released Friday also spotlighted the sharp divide between the healthy labor market and the rest of the economy: Inflation has soared to 40-year highs, consumers are increasingly gloomy, home sales and manufacturing are weakening and the economy might actually have shrunk for the past six months.. ...
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Trump White House counsel Cipollone meets with Jan. 6 panel
(National News ~ 07/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone arrived Friday on Capitol Hill for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee about his role in trying to prevent then-President Donald Trump from challenging the 2020 presidential election and joining the violent mob that laid siege to the Capitol...
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Births 7-7-22
(Births ~ 07/09/22)
Son to Ryan James Neal and Mahala Rebecca McClure of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:50 p.m., Sunday, June 19, 2022. Name, Oaklen James Anthony. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. McClure is the former Mahala Landeros, daughter of Tony Landeros of Cuba, Missouri, and Lydia Lewis of Sullivan, Missouri. McClure is the son of Bill and Diana McClure of Puxico, Missouri. He is Behavioral Health Direct Care Team Lead with Community Counseling Center...
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Police report 7-10-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/09/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Walnut Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Themis Street...
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John Robey
(Obituary ~ 07/09/22)
John David Robey, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 27, 2022, in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 15, 1969, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Donald Ray and Nancy Lemmink Robey. He married Christina Robey. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Christina; mother, Nancy Taylor; 10 children, Donnie, Daniel, Adrianna and Abigail Robey, Ashley and Austin (Tara) Wood, Felix Flores, Alan (Alexis) Husketh, Patrick Kerperian and Kristen Miller-Riehl; five grandchildren, Ryder and Lydia Woods, Nevaeh, Clinton and Jacobi Miller; a sister, Jamie Casey; and eight nieces and nephews.. ...
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Winifred Frentzel
(Obituary ~ 07/09/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Winifred "Winnie" M. Frentzel, 92, of Perryville, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Perryville. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Dave Ramsey officiating. Burial will be at York Chapel Cemetery in Longtown, Missouri...
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Terry Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 07/09/22)
ORAN, Mo. -- Terry Joseph "ToJo" Elfrink was called home unexpectedly Saturday, July 2, 2022. Tojo was born Jan. 7, 1970, the eighth of nine children to Paul and Marie Elfrink of New Hamburg Missouri. Tojo attended Kelly High School and graduated in 1988...
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Glenn Barks
(Obituary ~ 07/09/22)
Glenn William Barks, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 24, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. July 16 at First Christian Church in Sikeston, Missouri, with the Rev. Jason Williams officiating. The family will receive friends in the Family Life Center following the service. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Robert Bachmann
(Obituary ~ 07/09/22)
Robert Gene Bachmann, 89, of Columbia, Missouri died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Monday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Paul Winningham officiating. Burial will be at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery in Frohna...
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Robert Lee Payne
(Obituary ~ 07/09/22)
Robert Lee Payne, 88, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Missouri Veterans Homes in Cape Girardeau. There will be a private family graveside service, with full military honors, at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Out of the past: July 10
(Out of the Past ~ 07/09/22)
A legislative committee has chosen Charleston, Missouri, as the top site for a state prison; but the 12-member committee of House and Senate lawmakers is deadlocked over whether to recommend Licking in south-central Missouri or Trenton in the north-central part of the state as the second site for a prison...
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