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Annual property tax rates set by Scott County Commission
(Local News ~ 08/15/22)
BENTON, Mo. — The annual property tax rates were set by the Scott County Commission following a hearing Thursday. Scott County's general revenue tax rate was set at $0.00 while the road district's tax rate was $0.2999, and the Johnson grass tax rate was $0.0100...
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Rodeo has major economic impact on Sikeston area
(Local News ~ 08/15/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. — As many people enjoyed watching the events and entertainment of the 70th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo last week, the importance of the rodeo to the community can’t be understated. During rodeo week, attendees pack local restaurants, hotels and shops, bringing in an estimated $6 million in revenue as almost 40,000 people each year flock to Sikeston for the rodeo...
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Watkins Wildlife Rehab owner details care of injured animals
(Local News ~ 08/15/22)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — From opossums and squirrels to bobcats and bears, Watkins Wildlife Rehab will accept any animal for rehabilitation and a second chance at a life in the wild. Watkins Wildlife Rehab in Friedheim is a not-for-profit organization and is run by husband and wife John and Carolyn Watkins who not only work full time to provide for the animals, but use their funds to produce food and necessaries for the animals. ...
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Family tradition comes full circle for Bizzell at Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo
(Local News ~ 08/15/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A 70-year family tradition in the Sikeston Jaycees has come full circle for Sikeston native Dwight "De" Bizzell. "My dad (David Bizzell) was a Jaycee and my grandfather (Dwight) Crader was a Jaycee," Bizzell recalled. So, it's only fitting Bizzell served as the general chairman of the 70th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, which ran Wednesday through Saturday...
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Southeast student receives veteran leadership award
(Local News ~ 08/15/22)
A Southeast Missouri State University student was the recipient of a national leadership award. Hannah Porter, a senior at SEMO, was named one of 33 winners of the 2022 G.I. Jobs Student Veteran Leadership Award for student veterans who make a positive difference in their community and school. Porter was nominated for the honor by Amanda Woods, an officer at the university's Office of Military and Veterans Services...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson chamber leaders on Inflation Reduction Act
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Brian Gerau and Rob Gilligan said last week they echo Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry's concerns about the Aug. 7 U.S. Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a measure state chamber leaders call a "tax hike" on state businesses...
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Speck Pizza + Street Food ready to debut
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Gabriele Carmelo Ruggieri is a force of nature. Once you meet Ruggieri, you're unlikely to forget him given his ebullient personality and abundant energy. Ruggieri is hopeful those who patronize his most recent restaurant venture, Speck Pizza + Street Food, slated to open Sept. 1 in Scout Hall at 430 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, won't soon forget the experience either...
- Wyatt house explosion leaves several injured, neighboring house in flames (State News ~ 08/15/22)
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Prayer 8-15-22
(Prayer ~ 08/15/22)
Father God, thank you that we have victory through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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America the scary
(Column ~ 08/15/22)
If you weren't fearful of government before last week, you should be scared to death by now. This is the United States of America. Not Venezuela. Or is it? Never in our history have we gone after a former president the way the partisans running the Biden administration's FBI and Department of Justice just went after Donald Trump...
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Teachers used to get apples; now, they get grief
(Column ~ 08/15/22)
An apple has long been a symbol of education; think of the familiar tradition of children bringing apples to their teachers. According to Smithsonian magazine, families in the frontier days were often responsible for housing and feeding frontier teachers, and supposedly during the Great Depression farmers were known to offer educators a bushel of apples to help them through hard times. ...
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Hospitals need to defer to families on life-or-death issues
(Column ~ 08/15/22)
Hospitals need to back off their authoritarian "we know best" posture and respect what a patient's family wants. At 10 a.m. Aug. 6, Royal London Hospital stopped life support for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, against his parents' wishes. He was dead by 12.15 p.m. Millions had followed his case since April, when his mother found him unconscious on the floor...
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Shelters need support as inflation leads to uptick in returned animals
(Editorial ~ 08/15/22)
Inflation continues to be a challenge in nearly every area of the economy. And it's even showing up in some areas you might not consider. The latest example: An influx of animals at shelters. Reports indicate inflation-driven financial pressures are leading to more animals being returned to shelters. There has also been an increase in strays dropped off. Local shelters indicate the uptick is being felt in Southeast Missouri as well...
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Cape business licenses
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department has received two business license applications. n Travis Wayne Seib of Jackson, Blue Diamond Sports Bar & Grill, 26 N. Main St., scheduled for a Sept. 2 debut. According to the filing, a total of 10 pool tables will be on the premises to accommodate billiards...
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Cape, Jackson chambers to host joint ribbon-cutting for Mineral Area
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce jointly will host a ribbon-cutting for the new satellite campus of Mineral Area College. The event is scheduled at 1 p.m. today at MAC's venue at 1050 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Area winery restaurant recognized
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Grapevine Grill at Chaumette Vineyards & Winery, 24345 State Route WW in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, has been named best winery restaurant by USA Today's "10 Best Readers' Choice 2022" awards. The remaining nine honorees are in California, Virginia, Oregon, Texas and Washington state...
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Doughnut retailer's 'Beat the Pump' promotion ending soon
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
North Carolina-based Krispy Kreme said it will end its "Beat the Pump" promotion Aug. 31. The doughnut retailer, which has a Cape Girardeau outlet at 2122 William St., has been offering a dozen glazed doughnuts on Wednesdays, pickup only, since June 8 for the same price as a gallon of regular gasoline...
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Hospital foundation awards scholarships
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
SoutheastHEALTH Foundation has awarded 27 health care scholarships totaling $32,500 in a recent event at Jackson Civic Center. In the last 60 years, the foundation has awarded more than $1.1 million to more than 1,300 health care workers. The current awardees' list includes 12 students attending SoutheastHEALTH College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Cape Girardeau four attending Southeast Missouri State University and two at Three Rivers College...
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Foreclosures tick up sharply in Show Me State
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Home foreclosures in Missouri went up nearly 121% in the first half of the year compared to the first six months of 2021, according to ATTOM Data Solutions, a property and real estate statistics provider. In practical terms, one of every 1,073 Show Me State homes went into foreclosure, 23rd highest in the U.S., reported Irvine, California-based ATTOM...
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Ribbon-cutting to be held for SEMO solar initiative
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
A ribbon-cutting for the Neighborhood Solar Project (NSP), a joint clean-energy initiative of Ameren Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University, will be at 9 a.m. Aug. 25 at Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. Ameren's Russell Berger announced previously once solar panels are connected to the utility's grid, the highly visible canopy will provide enough energy to power 130 homes annually...
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Gas prices continue their sub-$4 fall
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
AAA reported Saturday the U.S. average for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $3.96, continuing a slide below $4 per gallon that began Thursday. This past week saw sub-$4 gas on a national basis for the first time in five months, after the United States hit its high-water mark at the pump with a $5.02 average in mid-June...
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Cape Girardeau County tax receipts jump in August
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Double-digit increases are seen year-to-year in all four tax funds collected by the state Department of Revenue (DOR) for Cape Girardeau County, according to August statistics released by the office of County Treasurer Roger Hudson. n General Sales Tax monies for this month were $954,025.47, up 54% from August 2021, So far this year, $6,054,916.87 has been collected, representing the strongest eight months to begin a year since at least 2017...
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Police: Man drives into fundraiser crowd, then kills mother
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
BERWICK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania state police say a man upset about an argument with his mother drove into a crowd of people at a fundraiser for victims of a recent deadly house fire, killing one person at the event and injuring 17 others, then returned home and beat his mother to death...
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What takes years and costs $20K? A San Francisco trash can
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
SAN FRANCISCO -- What takes four years to make and costs more than $20,000? A trash can in San Francisco. That costly, boxy bin is among six trash cans hitting San Francisco's streets this summer in the city's long saga in search of the perfect can. Overflowing trash cans are a common sight in the Northern California city, along with piles of used clothes, shoes, furniture and other items strewn about on sometimes-impassable sidewalks...
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Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media profiles...
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Police: Man killed himself after ramming US Capitol barrier
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
WASHINGTON -- A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, according to police, who said he did not seem to be targeting any member of Congress. The incident happened just before 4 a.m. at a vehicle barricade set at East Capitol Street NE and 2nd Street SE in Washington...
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Cory Crosnoe accepts position with alma mater
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Cory Crosnoe has announced he has accepted the principal's role at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau, his elementary alma mater. Crosnoe, 53, is a former principal at Jackson's Russell Hawkins Junior High. A member of Cape Girardeau Central High School's Athletics Hall of Fame for his prowess in multiple sports, Crosnoe also played baseball for Southeast Missouri State University and for Oral Roberts University...
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Danielle Torbet of Saint Francis recognized
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Danielle Torbet, director of marketing for Saint Francis Healthcare System, is one of 10 recipients of an annual recognition, known as Rising Star Award. The Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development of the American Hospital Association bestowed the honor on Torbet, who has served Saint Francis since 2013, "to acknowledge individuals [who] exemplify core values of integrity, inspirational behavior, leadership and commitment to advancing the profession through innovative work," according to a release.. ...
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Mark Blanton joins Sikeston law firm
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Mark D. Blanton has joined Sikeston, Missouri-based Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas and Hanschen LLC, named one of the best law firms of 2022 by U.S. News & World Report, as a new associate. Blanton joins his father, Joseph C. Blanton Jr., in the firm. His uncle is retired U.S. Magistrate Lewis Blanton...
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Madeline Burke joins SoutheastHEALTH
(Business ~ 08/15/22)
Madeline Burke, a Charleston, Missouri, native who received her undergraduate degree in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University, has joined SoutheastHEALTH as director of Patient Experience. Burke was most recently clinical director for St. Louis's Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Squad, SoutheastHEALTH said in a release...
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Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
BAGHDAD -- Weeks after followers of an influential cleric stormed parliament, Iraq's political crisis shows no signs of abating, despite rising public anger over a debilitating gridlock that has further weakened the country's caretaker government and its ability to provide basic services...
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'China threat' emerges in elections from UK to Australia
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
LONDON -- It's not just the economy. While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of voters, another issue is popping up in political campaigns from the U.K. and Australia to the U.S. and beyond: the "China threat." The two finalists vying to become Britain's next prime minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, clashed in a televised debate last month over who would be toughest on China...
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In Ukraine, rebuilding starts with neighbors' help
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
NOVOSELIVKA, Ukraine -- As battles raged around Kyiv, one Russian advance was stopped in front of Maria Metla's home. Artillery gutted most of the house, while the rest was pulverized by tank fire. Metla, 66, is now counting on her neighbors to have somewhere to live this winter...
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Ship carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain destined for Ethiopia set sail Sunday from a Black Sea port, the first shipment of its kind in a program to assist countries facing famine. The Liberia-flagged Brave Commander departed from the Ukrainian port of Yuzhne, east of Odesa, according to regional governor Maksym Marchenko. ...
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Amazon's Ring, MGM to launch show from viral doorbell videos
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/22)
NEW YORK -- Two Amazon-owned companies -- Ring and Hollywood studio MGM -- are teaming to create a TV show in the mold of "America's Funniest Home Videos" using viral footage from Ring's doorbell and smart-home cameras. The half-hour show, called "Ring Nation," will be hosted by actor and comedian Wanda Sykes and premiere in syndication Sept. 26, MGM said...
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EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
MEXICO CITY -- Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the bishop of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando Alvarez, accusing him of inciting violent actors "to carry out acts of hate against the population."...
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Mexico president to bypass congress to keep army in streets
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army, a move that could extend the military's control over policing in a country with high levels of violence. That has raised concerns because President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won approval for creating the force in 2019 by pledging in the constitution that it would be under nominal civilian control and that the army would be off the streets by 2024...
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A year on, ex-Afghan leader defends role in Taliban takeover
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
ISLAMABAD -- On the eve of the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan's former president on Sunday defended what he said was a split-second decision to flee, saying he wanted to avoid the humiliation of surrender to the insurgents...
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More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
(International News ~ 08/15/22)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that prompted China to launch days of threatening military drills around the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its control...
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Rushdie 'on the road to recovery,' agent says
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
MAYVILLE, N.Y. -- Salman Rushdie is "on the road to recovery," his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of "The Satanic Verses" suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York. The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk. ...
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NerdWallet: When is it OK to be selfish with money? Know where to draw the line
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
Amid rising inflation, interest rates and recession worries, money is getting tighter for many folks -- and probably for you. Yet there may be charitable organizations you want to support, friends or family asking for financial help and things you want to buy for yourself. It's possible to do these things even on a limited budget. But if you want to be responsible with your money, you have to know where to draw the line...
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Big budget bill: Climate, health care, reduction of federal deficit
(National News ~ 08/15/22)
WASHINGTON -- The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients. A new corporate minimum tax. And billions left over to pay down federal deficits. All told, the Democrats' "Inflation Reduction Act" may not do much to immediately tame inflationary price hikes. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 08/15/22)
In three years' time, a quarter of Southeast Missouri State University faculty members have been replaced, resulting in a changing climate on campus, school officials say; 345 new faculty members are participating in a five-day orientation to campus and Southeast Missouri...
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MISSOURI COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION THANKS GOVERNOR PARSON AND MISSOURI LEGISLATURE FOR BUDGET INCREASE
(Submitted Story ~ 08/15/22)
Let’s build strong communities together by protecting our most vulnerable citizens: children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Dateline: [Cape Girardeau, MO, July 2022] — The Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (MOCASA) was thrilled to learn that its recent proposed budget increase had passed through the House, Senate, and the Governor’s Office on June 30. ...
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Mary Hunt
(Obituary ~ 08/15/22)
Mary Catherine Hunt, 89, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. She was born Dec. 16, 1932, in Charleston, Missouri, to Robert and Clementine Church Cassel. Robert and Mary Hunt were married Dec. 3, 1962, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he passed away June 20, 1994...
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