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Couple travels abroad and across America for 14 years
(08/04/22)
Leon and Linda Wiggs glance at the cabinet in their living room and see England, China, Alaska, Spain and Scotland; each destination lives in objects purchased on the couple’s travels around the world. Linda says when she looks at the vases, figurines and paintings around her home..
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 8-4-22 meeting
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Aug. 1 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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Use those fresh fruits and vegetables while they are in season
(Community ~ 08/04/22)
I can't think of too many things in life more frustrating than getting a new computer and having to learn all new things. An unwanted upgrade to Windows 11 and new programs that I am not used to but need to learn. I love technology and I love it when it works, but when I am in a hurry and have to use new technology, it can be very frustrating. I'm sure you feel my pain...
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Scott City man faces rape charge
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
A Scott City man faces a felony charge for the alleged rape of a woman in Scott County. Jamie D. Watkins is charged with one count of first-degree rape, according to online court records. According to Scott City Police Chief Rick Walter, on July 30, a victim reported to the Scott City Police Department she had been forcibly raped while at her residence. The victim said the perpetrator was Watkins...
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Schemel wins GOP nomination for Perry County treasurer
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
Perry County, Missouri, will soon have a new county treasurer. Katie Schemel garnered 55% of the Republican Party primary vote Tuesday, defeating Jan Mezo, 1,595-1,300. Schemel will not face an opponent in the November general election. County Treasurer Kathy Schumer did not seek reelection...
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Vitality Market, a balm for the body, mind and spirit
(Community ~ 08/04/22)
Once again, writing this article every two weeks has led me to a place I would have never found of my own volition. Following a tip from my friend, I visited Vitality Market at 117 W. Main St. in Jackson. Disclaimer time: The food I am about to talk about at Vitality Market is a small but vital part of this multifaceted store. ...
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Discovery Playhouse director finds dinosaur bones in Montana expedition
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
Adults and kids can have a hands-on experience with dinosaur bones when visiting Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. Discovery Playhouse executive director Michael Toeniskoetter recently returned from a trip in Jordan, Montana, where he located dinosaur bones. There are currently a number of fossils and bones on display that adults and kids can help clean and piece together at the museum located at 502 Broadway...
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Vietnam memorial event to take place in Perryville in September
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
People in Perryville and across Missouri will get the chance to honor those who died in Vietnam at the Missouri Vietnam Wall Run on Sept. 16 and 17. The run will culminate in a parade and ceremony at Missouri's National Veterans Memorial, an exact replica of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C...
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With Greitens out, independent is new challenge for Schmitt in U.S. Senate race
(State News ~ 08/04/22)
Republican leaders got their wish with the defeat of former Gov. Eric Greitens in the U.S. Senate primary. Now, they face another complication: A well-funded, right-leaning political newcomer who could splinter some of the Republican and independent vote in November...
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SEMO's VP of Advancement, director of Foundation set to retire at end of month
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
Over the two decades Trudy Lee has worked at Southeast Missouri State University, she's heard a lot of stories from a lot of people. And helping them tell those stories is one of the things she likes about her jobs as vice president of University Advancement and executive director of the Southeast Missouri University Foundation, from which she's set to retire Aug. 31...
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Drilling down on Tuesday's primary vote
(Local News ~ 08/04/22)
A lighter-than-expected primary vote in Cape Girardeau County on Tuesday saw John Voss as the clear GOP victor for state House District 147, witnessed overwhelming passage of Jackson's wastewater referendum and noted an unanticipated upset in the circuit court clerk race...
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The Best Books Club
(08/04/22)
“The Boys in the Boat”
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Speak Out 8-4-22
(Speak Out ~ 08/04/22)
Electric cars seem to be growing in our area, but most people don't know of the dangers they have. The batteries can kill a person if they don't know the procedure to disconnect them before doing repairs or they are involved in a wreck and rupture. They also pose an environmental hazard, plus replacing a battery can cost over $20,000. ...
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Prayer 8-4-22
(Prayer ~ 08/04/22)
O Heavenly Father, may your power be made known to all in our weakness. Amen.
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A special Central baseball team
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/04/22)
Thank you so much for publishing the story about the 1962 Cape Central High School state baseball champions. The time, effort and research expended by sports journalist JC Reeves was obvious and made certain that the still living members of the team and their families enjoyed it as well as the relatives of the deceased...
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Is the Inflation Reduction Act really a victory for Biden? The outraged GOP acts like it is
(Column ~ 08/04/22)
In an era of ugly legislative gridlock, it's easy to forget that progress isn't necessarily pretty. Last week, Washington got blindsided by the unveiling of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. For Democrats it was a moment of spontaneous joy, while Republicans reacted with instantaneous outrage...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 8/4/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/04/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Sprigg Street. Assaults n Fourth-degree domestic assault and intimidation were reported on North Silver Springs Road...
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Births 8/4/22
(Births ~ 08/04/22)
Son to Scott Medill and Gretchen Pfautsch of Westport, Massachusetts, Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, 6:02 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2022. Name, Connor Anthony. Weight, 9 pounds, 11 ounces. Second child, first son. Pfautsch is the daughter of Brian and Anita Pfautsch of Cape Girardeau. Medill is the son of Dave and Fran Stous of Kansas City, Missouri...
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Erick Schoenberg
(Obituary ~ 08/04/22)
Erick Robert Schoenberg, 62, of Jackson died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Alex Schlosser
(Obituary ~ 08/04/22)
Alex James Schlosser was born prematurely to Cody and Tara Kirchdoerfer Schlosser Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Margaret Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 08/04/22)
Margaret Reynolds of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, June 7, 1938, to John Reece and Dorothy Wilson Addison. Margaret moved to Dupo, Illinois, and graduated from Dupo High School. After graduation, she attended Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis. Her first job was at Jefferson Barracks Hospital...
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Michael Killian
(Obituary ~ 08/04/22)
Michael Shawn Killian, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 31, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1968, in Bethesda, Maryland, to William Leo and Elizabeth Anne Brannock Killian. Michael was a 1987 graduate of Notre Dame High School. He attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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Sharon Armour
(Obituary ~ 08/04/22)
On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, Sharon Louise Miley Armour earned her wings and went home to be with the Lord. Sharon lived to the fullest, and she had her share of life's ups and downs, but most importantly, she loved unconditionally. She was beautiful, intelligent, smart and ambitious with a heart of gold. The essence of Sharon was her love and compassion for people...
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Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more
(International News ~ 08/04/22)
ISTANBUL -- The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukraine said 17 other vessels were "loaded and waiting permission to leave," but there was no word yet on when they could depart...
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EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in their operations. Laredo, Texas; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Lakewood, Colorado, are among the communities facing the highest risk from ethylene oxide emissions, EPA said...
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Record amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases. More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the Atlantic in June, shattering the all-time record, set in 2018, by 20%, according to the University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab. And unusually large amounts of the brown algae have drifted into the Caribbean Sea...
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Wind-whipped fire leaves Northern California hamlet in ashes
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. -- A week ago, the scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people and had a community center, post office and a corner grocery store. Now, after a wildfire raged through the forested region near the Oregon state line, four people are dead and the store is among the few buildings not reduced to ashes...
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US-China ties on a precipice after Pelosi visit to Taiwan
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- U.S.-China relations are teetering on a precipice after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Pelosi received a rapturous welcome in Taipei and was applauded with strong bipartisan support in Washington, despite the Biden administration's misgivings. But her trip has enraged Beijing and Chinese nationalists and will complicate already strained ties even after her departure...
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Jan. 6 witness Rusty Bowers has no regrets in GOP race loss
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
PHOENIX -- Arizona voters relegated House Speaker Rusty Bowers to the history books after the conservative Republican crossed former President Donald Trump and refused to back his unsupported claims that he lost in 2020 because of fraud. Bowers was thoroughly trounced in Tuesday's GOP primary, losing to a former state senator by nearly 2 to 1 among voters in his district in the eastern Phoenix suburbs. He was trying to move to the Senate after term limits barred another state House run...
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Abortion vote in Kansas sparks new hope for Dems in midterms
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
NEW YORK -- Democrats displayed a newfound sense of optimism about the election-year political climate Wednesday after voters in traditionally conservative Kansas overwhelmingly backed a measure protecting abortion rights. At the White House, President Joe Biden hailed the vote in Kansas as the direct result of outrage at the Supreme Court's decision in June to repeal a woman's constitutional right to obtain an abortion...
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Election skeptics rise in GOP races to run state elections
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
PHOENIX -- The Trump-endorsed state lawmaker who won the GOP nomination for Arizona secretary of state is the latest candidate to advance to the November ballot for a post overseeing state elections while denying the results of the last one. The early success of such candidates is raising concerns about what happens if those who lack faith in elections are put in charge of running them...
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Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
AUSTIN, Texas -- For years, bombastic far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ranted to his millions of followers that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, that children weren't killed and that parents were crisis actors in an elaborate ruse to force gun control...
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Teacher who coerced students for sexual photos sentenced
(State News ~ 08/04/22)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former southwest Missouri high school teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for enticing minor children across the country to send him sexually suggestive images and then threatening to distribute them. Brandon Lane McCullough, 31, of Branson was sentenced Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in August 2021 to three counts of the sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of coercing and enticing a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity...
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Machinists at 3 Boeing defense plants ratify new contract
(State News ~ 08/04/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Nearly 2,500 workers at three Boeing defense plants in the Midwest voted Wednesday to ratify a contract that their union said will raise pay by an average of 14% over three years and add inflation adjustments. The vote by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers came less than two weeks after union members rejected an earlier offer and authorized a strike...
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Pelosi: US commitment to democracy is 'ironclad'
(International News ~ 08/04/22)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- After a trip that drew China's wrath, a defiant Nancy Pelosi concluded her visit to Taiwan on Wednesday with a pledge the American commitment to democracy on the self-governing island and elsewhere "remains ironclad." Pelosi received a euphoric welcome as the first U.S. House speaker to visit in more than 25 years, and China swiftly responded by announcing multiple military exercises nearby...
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Senate backs Finland, Sweden for NATO 95-1, rebuking Russia
(National News ~ 08/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden on Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a "slam-dunk" for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine...
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Out of the past: Aug. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 08/04/22)
Southeast Missouri State University hopes to boost minority enrollment with the aid of an advisory commission; the school also wants to recruit Blacks for faculty and staff positions; the commission was prompted by school officials' desire to reverse the continuing decline in Black enrollment; Southeast's president, Dr. ...
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