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Southeast Missouri history project to highlight African American contributions
(Local News ~ 08/17/22)
African Scientific Research Institute has announced a National Register project to examine the lives and stories of African Americans, free and enslaved, in the United States. According to Jihad Muhammad, chairman of Ancestral Creations, based in St. Louis, a kickoff community announcement for the group's Southeast Missouri Delta Heritage project will be Sept. 3 and 4 in Sikeston, Missouri...
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City council members approve final payment for City Hall construction
(Local News ~ 08/17/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously at Monday's meeting to approve final payment to the contractor for the construction of City Hall. The construction on the new City Hall -- located at 44 N. Lorimier St. -- broke ground in June 2020 and was completed around 18 months later. The project was approved by voters in 2019 as a part of the Capital Improvement Sales Tax extension, which also included improvements to Cape Girardeau's sewer system, streets and airports...
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Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden signed Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the "final piece" of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections...
- Cape Girardeau city officials, police share stances on SAPA (Local News ~ 08/17/22)
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Jackson Fire Rescue donates engine to Cape Career and Technology Center
(Local News ~ 08/17/22)
Area junior and senior high school students enrolled in the new fire science program at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center will have the benefit of training on a real fire engine donated by Jackson Fire Rescue. Jackson Fire Rescue deputy chief/fire marshal Randy Davis delivered the engine to CTC on Tuesday. Purchased in 1990 by the Jackson fire department, Davis said engine No. 11 can hold 1,000 gallons of water and can pump out a 1,000 gallons a minute...
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Prayer 8-17-22
(Prayer ~ 08/17/22)
Father God, may we declare your truth, speaking to one another in love and grace. Amen.
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Cape First Church hosts camp for foster children
(Editorial ~ 08/17/22)
A Cape Girardeau church is hosting a special camp this week for children who have been victims of abuse and are in Missouri's foster care system. Cape First Church will hold the first-class experience for 40 youth at Eagle Sky of the Ozarks Christian Camp, near Piedmont. ...
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Dems weaponize the irs to silence critics
(Column ~ 08/17/22)
The public should be frightened that Democrats are passing new legislation to weaponize the already abusive Internal Revenue Service. For nearly a century, the IRS has been used by presidents and members of Congress to harass and incriminate political foes. In addition to collecting revenue to fund the government, the IRS is a hit squad that destroys reputations and criminalizes dissenters...
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Merrick Garland is on a path to the abyss
(Column ~ 08/17/22)
Does Attorney General Merrick Garland know that he is investigating the man most likely to be the opponent of the president he serves? Does he realize that the intense political pressure campaign that's he's under to indict that man has been plainly visible to everyone? Does he care?...
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New this week: 'House of the Dragon,' Lakers doc
(Entertainment ~ 08/17/22)
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. ...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 8/17/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. DWI n Driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while revoked/suspended was reported on Interstate 55. Thefts...
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Wanda Tankersley
(Obituary ~ 08/17/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Wanda Tankersley, daughter of the late Luther Sullivan and Mary Jane Carner Sullivan was born on July 4, 1939, in Princeton, Kentucky, and departed her life on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at the Chaffee Nursing Center at the age of 83 years...
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Rhonda Neels
(Obituary ~ 08/17/22)
Rhonda Faye Neels, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in St. Louis. She was born July 23, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Marvin and Laverne Springer Gockel. She and Jerry Neels were married April 14, 1981, in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Helen Myracle
(Obituary ~ 08/17/22)
Helen O. Myracle, 98, of Jackson died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, to Darcy O. and Inis McIntosh Faries. She and Wiley E. Myracle were married Jan. 18, 1948, in Piggott, Arkansas. They had been married 40 years when Wiley passed away Sept. 12, 1988...
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Gean Knotts
(Obituary ~ 08/17/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gean Knotts, daughter of the late Albert and Emma Statler Abraham, was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Hornersville, Missouri, and departed her life Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at the Chaffee Nursing Center at the age of 95. On Aug. 22, 1945, she was united in marriage to Ervin Knotts in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He preceded her in death...
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Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of 'Das Boot,' dies
(Entertainment ~ 08/17/22)
NEW YORK -- Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic "Das Boot" propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films "In the Line of Fire," "Air Force One" and "The Perfect Storm," has died. He was 81...
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US, South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week
(International News ~ 08/17/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined military training in years next week in the face of an increasingly aggressive North Korea, which has been ramping up weapons tests and threats of nuclear conflict against Seoul and Washington, the South Korean military said Tuesday...
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Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack
(International News ~ 08/17/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the blasts in the village of Mayskoye on an "act of sabotage," without naming the perpetrators...
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China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish US, island
(International News ~ 08/17/22)
BEIJING -- China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits. The sanctions come a day after China announced more military exercises in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan because of what it called "collusion and provocation between the U.S. and Taiwan." There's been no word on the timing and scale of the Chinese exercises...
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Iran submits a 'written response' in nuclear deal talks
(International News ~ 08/17/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran said Tuesday it submitted a "written response" to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency offered no details on the substance of its response, but suggested that Tehran still wouldn't take the European Union-mediated proposal, despite warnings there would be no more negotiations...
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Russia's economy gets boost from wartime grain shipments
(International News ~ 08/17/22)
With much fanfare, ship after ship loaded with grain has sailed from Ukraine after being stuck in the country's Black Sea ports for nearly six months. More quietly, a parallel wartime deal met Moscow's demands to clear the way for its wheat to get to the world, too, boosting an industry vital to Russia's economy that had been ensnared in wider sanctions...
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Missouri halts solar tax break as federal incentives expand
(State News ~ 08/17/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As the U.S. government expands incentives for renewable energy, a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court is moving the state in the opposite direction by halting a solar energy tax break that has been on the books for nearly a decade...
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Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild' symptoms
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. President Joe Biden continues to test negative after recently recovering from the virus but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a precaution...
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Scientists say new climate law is likely to reduce warming
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
WASHINGTON -- Massive incentives for clean energy in the U.S. law signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden should reduce future global warming "not a lot, but not insignificantly either," according to a climate scientist who led an independent analysis of the package...
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Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas on Tuesday began a partial hand recount of this month's decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights, a move forced by two Republican activists even though the margin was so large that the recount won't change the outcome...
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Long-hidden synagogue mural gets rehabbed, relocated
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A mural that was painted in a Vermont synagogue more than 100 years ago by a Lithuanian immigrant -- and hidden behind a wall for years-- has been termed a rare piece of art and has been painstakingly moved and restored. The large colorful triptych painted by sign painter Ben Zion Black in 1910 shows the Ten Commandments with a lion on both sides, the sun beaming down, and columns and rich curtains at the borders. ...
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Inflation Reduction Act may have little impact on inflation
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
WASHINGTON -- With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law his landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Its title raises a tantalizing question: Will the measure actually tame the price spikes that have inflicted hardships on American households?...
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DHS watchdog rebuffs lawmakers on Secret Service testimony
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has refused congressional requests for documents and staff testimony about the erasure of Secret Service communication related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, angering top Democrats who accuse him of unlawfully obstructing their investigation...
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AP interview: Census director aims to restore trust in count
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
Indifference. Distrust of government. Budget uncertainties. The next U.S. census isn't until 2030, but already Census Bureau leaders are looking for ways to adapt to a roiled civic climate that only seems to be getting more contentious. So this week they are issuing a call for public recommendations to make sure everyone is counted in the next once-a-decade U.S. head count that determines political power and federal funding...
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Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
NEW YORK -- Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the U.S. But it gained new attention after a report from France, published last week in the medical journal Lancet, about an Italian greyhound that caught the virus...
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Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
SALT LAKE CITY -- For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures more drought, federal officials announced Tuesday. Though the cuts will not result in any immediate new restrictions -- such as banning lawn watering or car washing -- they signal that unpopular decisions about how to reduce consumption are on the horizon, including whether to prioritize growing cities or agricultural areas. ...
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Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday. The regulation creates a new class of hearing aids that don't require a medical exam, a prescription and other specialty evaluations, the Food and Drug Administration said. That's expected to increase competition and eventually lower costs. The devices will be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other retail stores...
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Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
WASHINGTON -- A man armed with an AR-15 dies in a shootout after trying to breach FBI offices in Cincinnati. A Pennsylvania man is arrested after he posts death threats against agents on social media. In cyberspace, calls for armed uprisings and civil war grow stronger...
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Honor or cultural appropriation? St. Louis hospital name spurs debate
(State News ~ 08/17/22)
ST. LOUIS -- While segregation was still casting its ugly shadow over the U.S., Homer G. Phillips Hospital was providing top-notch medical care to a predominantly African American part of St. Louis and training some of the world's best Black doctors and nurses...
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Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary
(National News ~ 08/17/22)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump's fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a rout that reinforced his grip on the party's base. The third-term congresswoman and her allies entered the day downbeat about her prospects, aware that Trump's backing gave Harriet Hageman considerable lift in the state where he won by the largest margin during the 2020 campaign. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 08/17/22)
Evangelical United Church of Christ, 37 S. Ellis St., is a partner church with Carron Hall United Church in Jamaica as part of the Missouri Conference Partnership with the United Church of Jamaica and Cayman Islands; a group of youth and chaperones left July 4 for an eight-day visit to Carron Hall Church; while there, the group led Vacation Bible School, worked at the Pringle Home orphanage, painted the church and the minister's house...
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Tim Sievers Celebrates 30 Years With Commerce Bank
(Submitted Story ~ 08/17/22)
On August 17, 2022, Nick Burger, Community Bank President of Commerce Bank presented Tim Sievers, Senior Vice President, a plaque honoring his 30th anniversary with Commerce Bank.
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