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Cape Police Department begins Take Me Home program for missing people
(Local News ~ 07/12/22)
Cape Girardeau Police Department has implemented a program — "Take Me Home" — to assist officers in locating people who may need special assistance and to better understand their needs when located. The program is intended to serve people with cognitive or developmental disabilities, including autism, Down syndrome, dementia and/or other medical conditions. Any Cape Girardeau citizen who needs special assistance qualifies to be put on the program's registry...
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Shady Grove Cemetery placed on National Register of Historic Places
(Local News ~ 07/12/22)
A local cemetery that provides "a tangible link to the history of Cape Girardeau County's rural Black citizens," has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Shady Grove Cemetery near Dutchtown, south of the City of Cape Girardeau, was placed on the National Register in June. Historian Robert Blythe was responsible for putting together the nomination for the site...
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New faces in local health care talk about their roles, what led them to Southeast Missouri
(B Magazine ~ 07/12/22)
Health care is one of the top employers in Southeast Missouri. While there are many Southeast Missouri natives who continue to work in the industry locally, the regional health care market is also one of the top industries for recruitment. From doctors and nurses to information technology specialists and business professionals, many of the area’s top-paying jobs are related to health care. In this story, we speak to six individuals, some of whom are relatively new to the area, about what led them to pursue a career in health care and why they chose Southeast Missouri.
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Nora Speight
(07/12/22)
Nora Speight’s love of flowers comes from her grandfather she calls “Paw Paw.” He lived on a farm in Marston, Mo., where Speight got paid $3 to pick 100 pounds of cotton as a child. As the only granddaughter amidst her boy cousins, she says she was her paw paw’s favorite, and they ate lunch from the garden together every day, including the strawberries and pecans she helped pick. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/12/22)
Today is Tuesday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2022. There are 172 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 12, 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)...
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Remove the eyesores
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/12/22)
It is encouraging to hear our city leaders are focused on removing nuisance buildings in the City of Cape Girardeau. Some in the community believe the city should not be responsible for condemnation and demolition expenses incurred for owners not maintaining their private structures. I agree with this position...
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Prayer 7-12-22
(Prayer ~ 07/12/22)
O Lord Jesus, bless those who selflessly help others in need. Amen.
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With spending and inflation, it's more of the same
(Column ~ 07/12/22)
The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was just a matter of time before Democrats tried to revive the failed "Build Back Better" (BBB) program to address today's economic troubles. Of course, if they succeed, the result will be much the same as what we've experienced over the past 18 months: more debt and rising inflation...
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Less mockery, more help and love
(Column ~ 07/12/22)
It appears that Luke Skywalker wants you to fear the Joker. Mark Hamill, best known for his "Star Wars" role, took to Twitter this Independence Day weekend to mock pro-lifers who are willing to adopt the babies of women who choose adoption over abortion. ...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 7/12/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/12/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Jefferson Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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David Ramsey
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- David W Ramsey, 72, of Perryville died Saturday, July 9, 2022. at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at United Methodist Church in Perryville. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church in Perryville with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating...
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Michael Price
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
Michael "Mike K. Farrow" Price, 61, of Jackson passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 2, 1961, in Altus, Oklahoma, to Bobby and Judith Hobbs Price. Mike married Tina Finchum on April 11, 1992, at New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas, where he and Tina formerly attended church...
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Gene Nation
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gene Nation, 77, died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at his home in Chaffee. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Prayer service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel...
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Larry Myers
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
FARIBAULT, Minn. -- Larry Lynn Myers, 79, of Faribault, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, July 6, 2022, at Hennepin County Medical Center. Larry was born Sept. 30, 1942, to Claud C. and Ruth I. Myers. Larry was a Vietnam veteran. He was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, serving honorably from 1964 to 1968. He was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, among other commendations, during his tour in Vietnam...
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Ruby Kluender
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby A. Kluender, 75, of Perryville died Monday, July 4, 2022, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, Missouri. Visitation was Sunday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service was held Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating. Burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Toney Hensley Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
BENTON, Mo. -- Toney Marshall Hensley Sr., 87, of Benton, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Unity Baptist Church in Benton with the Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow at the church cemetery...
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Winifred Frentzel
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Winifred "Winnie" M. Frentzel, 92, of Perryville died Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Perryville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home with Terry Edwards officiating. Burial will be at York Chapel Cemetery in Longtown, Missouri...
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Barbara Byrum
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
Barbara Jo Byrum, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 11, 2022, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born May 29, 1946, in East Prairie to Robert and Bessie Chailland Marshall. She graduated from East Prairie High School. Barbara worked for AT&T, North Western Mutual and La Croix United Methodist Church...
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Richard Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard Herman Bohnert, 86, of Perryville died Friday, July 8, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating. Entombment will be in Mary Queen of All Saints Mausoleum in Perryville...
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Missouri Democrats seek contraception, ectopic pregnancy special session
(State News ~ 07/12/22)
Two leading Democratic Missouri lawmakers on Monday asked the state's Republican governor to call a special session to pass legislation safeguarding contraception and medical treatment for ectopic pregnancies after a near total ban on abortion was instituted...
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What value on nature? Countries now have 1st guidelines
(International News ~ 07/12/22)
BERLIN -- Countries have approved the first comprehensive guidelines for judging the value of nature following four years of intense debate, officials said Monday. The report was endorsed by 139 countries, including the U.S., Russia, China, France, the U.K. and Germany, that are members of the United Nations-backed Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, or IPBES...
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Abe's party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote
(International News ~ 07/12/22)
TOKYO -- Days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination, his party vowed to use its victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals, including strengthening the military and revising the country's pacifist, postwar constitution...
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New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond
(National News ~ 07/12/22)
The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that's worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant -- called BA.2.75 -- may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It's unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron variants, including the globally prominent BA.5...
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Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval
(National News ~ 07/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma's application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal and political battles over women's reproductive health. The company says the timing was unrelated to the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade...
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Judges rule on state abortion restrictions, shape Roe impact
(National News ~ 07/12/22)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah judge on Monday granted a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing the state's trigger law banning most abortions, as implications of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade reverberate nationwide. With the decision, abortion remains legal up to 18 weeks in Utah, which is among a group of states where abortion rights have been thrown into limbo amid the legal and political challenges shaping the post-Roe landscape with states now holding the power to restrict abortion.. ...
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Judge won't delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon
(National News ~ 07/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Monday declined to delay the upcoming trial of Steve Bannon, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection...
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Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukraine
(International News ~ 07/12/22)
KHARKIV, Ukraine -- As Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian city, Russian President Vladimir Putin expanded a fast-track procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians on Monday, another effort to strengthen Moscow's influence over war-torn Ukraine...
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Mexico, US presidents to meet amid newly tense relationship
(International News ~ 07/12/22)
MEXICO CITY -- The U.S.-Mexico relationship -- a straightforward tradeoff during the Trump administration, with Mexico tamping down on migration and the U.S. not pressing on other issues -- has become a wide range of disagreements over trade, foreign policy, energy and climate change...
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Far out: NASA space telescope's 1st cosmic view goes deep
(National News ~ 07/12/22)
Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA's new space telescope unveiled Monday is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured. The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of the universe. ...
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Out of the past: July 12
(Out of the Past ~ 07/12/22)
Spurred by the Oklahoma City bombing, the government has beefed up security at Cape Girardeau's Federal Building and hundreds of others across the country in the past two years; at Cape Girardeau, the improvements are expected to be completed by Sept. 30 at a cost of about $170,000 and include everything from security cameras on the building's corners to improved lighting, as well as a fence and electronic gate for the employee parking lot...
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Kyle Robb
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
DULUTH, Minn. -- Kyle Vernon Robb, 50, of Duluth, formerly of Cape Girardeau and scott City, died Sunday, June 19, 2022 in Duluth. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Mary Sue Flentge-Capshaw
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
Mary Sue Flentge-Capshaw, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 10, 2022, in the Hospice Unit at the Lutheran Home, where she had been a resident for the last few months. She was born May 2, 1934, in Idalia, Missouri, to Jesse Jennings and Lou Jane Corbin. She was the baby of the family and was preceded in death by her brothers, Vernon, Charles and Don; an infant brother and sister, Jessie Lou...
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Patricia Cotner
(Obituary ~ 07/12/22)
KELSO, Mo. -- Patricia "Pat" Ann Cotner of Robertsdale, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the age of 75. She died peacefully within her home in Kelso, Missouri, with her beloved husband, Lester Cotner, and her extended family by her side...
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