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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 8-18-22 meeting
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Aug. 15 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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Stolen vehicle report in Cape County leads to arrest
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
A Glenallen, Missouri, man has been charged in connection with an alleged Aug. 4 vehicle theft in Cape Girardeau. Thomas W. Womack Jr., 37, is facing Cape Girardeau County felony counts of stealing and burglary for the alleged theft on state Highway 74...
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Try recipes from other states
(Community ~ 08/18/22)
With back-to-school time here, you may be ready to take a road trip break from babysitting grandchildren or just want to take a little road trip as travel volume is decreased after school starts. I know when the weather drops in temperature, I am ready to hit the road...
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Employee pay dispute leads to Kennett fire chief resignation
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
KENNETT, Mo. — Kennett Fire chief and Office of Emergency Management director Paul Spain resigned Tuesday night, citing employee pay issues. Spain said a recent change in overtime pay affected fire department employees and the decisions made by "someone" had wreaked havoc for three consecutive pay periods...
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SEMO, CTC partner for degree program
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
Students at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center next fall will have the opportunity to begin their bachelor's degree in a health care specialty. Southeast Missouri State University has signed an agreement with CTC to collaborate on a degree program for respiratory therapy in 2023, according to a news release from the university...
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Missouri voters to weigh forgiveness for past weed crimes on Nov. ballot
(State News ~ 08/18/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri could become the first state to pass a voter-led effort to require courts to automatically forgive past marijuana crimes as part of a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational pot on November's ballot. Of the 19 states where recreational marijuana is legal, only seven states require some sort of judicial forgiveness for those punished for committing crimes that have since been decriminalized, according to the advocacy group National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.. ...
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Old Town Cape will host annual Revivify fundraiser
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
Old Town Cape's annual Revivify fundraiser will take place from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Century Casino Cape Girardeau. The event's theme of "Fresh and Clean" asks guests to dress in white cocktail attire. The event will feature food, live music, a silent auction, cash bar, photo booth and raffles for prizes...
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'80s are still alive at Highway 51 Express, and I'm here for all of it
(Community ~ 08/18/22)
The more I travel twisty back roads looking for new places to eat, the more I love this part of the country I live in. This is a beautiful time of year to drive a country highway. The rain has been kind to us (sometimes too kind), and the trees are green and full of leafy glory. ...
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Former local news photographer Don Shrubshell makes HOF
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
Don Shrubshell, who worked as a staff photographer for the Southeast Missourian for much of the 1990s, is one of five inductees in the 2022 class of the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame, the Missouri Press Association (MPA) has announced. Shrubshell captured images locally from 1992 to 1998 before moving on to the Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia, Missouri, where he was employed until Friday...
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St. Isidore Council to host state KC horseshoe tournament
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
LEOPOLD, Mo. — St. Isidore Knights of Columbus Council will host the 41st Missouri Knights of Columbus State Horseshoe Tournament on the council grounds this weekend, Friday through Sunday, in Leopold. This is the fifth time the Leopold council has hosted the tournament. Other years were in 1987, 1997, 2006 and 2014...
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Borscht on the front lines
(Community ~ 08/18/22)
The beet-based soup borscht, along with gumbo, gazpacho and goulash, is easily one of the great soups of the world. Moreover, Tom Birchard, owner of Veselka, a Ukrainian restaurant in New York (where they go through 5,000 gallons of the stuff every year) contends that there are as many versions of it as there are Eastern European grandmas...
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Challenger Cobb gains one vote in recount, wins Scott County prosecutor's race
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
A recount Wednesday in the Republican primary for Scott County prosecuting attorney didn’t change the initial outcome of the election, with Donald Cobb still besting incumbent Amanda Oesch. The official recount gave Cobb one extra vote, extending his lead over Oesch to three votes, 2,582 to 2,579. Results, certified Aug. 5, from the GOP primary showed incumbent Oesch losing by just two...
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Fifty years ago: I-55 link between Cape and St. Louis completed
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
Interstate 55 has been a major conduit for growth in Cape Girardeau and other towns and cities along its path from Louisiana to Illinois. Fifty years ago, on July 12, 1972, the last concrete segment of I-55, connecting Cape Girardeau and St. Louis, was poured...
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Prayer 8-18-22
(Prayer ~ 08/18/22)
Lord Jesus, we sing your praises, for you are our salvation. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Police report 8/18/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Good Hope Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Hanover Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Sprigg Street...
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Births 8/18/22
(Births ~ 08/18/22)
Son to David Allen Crossen and Tori Lea Thompson of Neelyville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:32 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2022. Name, Koe Allen. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Thompson is the daughter of Jeff Thompson of Groesbeck, Texas and Jessica Moses of Oak Ridge, Missouri. Crossen is the son of Randy Crossen of Neelyville and Melissa Buhler of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He is a heavy-machine operator...
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Lee Ann Williams
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
BENTON, Ill. -- Lee Ann Williams, 70, of Benton passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at her home. She was born May 24, 1952, to Richard and Shirley Harlow Farmer in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Lee Ann married Kenneth Williams on Jan. 16, 1972, and he survives...
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Carna Watkins
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
Carna Watkins, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home--Mount Auburn. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home with Carol Lucy officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Zalma, Missouri...
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Loine Penny
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
Loine Mildred Penny, 77, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at home. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Chris Jordan officiating. Burial will be at Glen Allen Cemetery in Glen Allen, Missouri...
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Stella Mattingly
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Stella Marie Mattingly, 99, of Ste. Genevieve died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Ste. Genevieve Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 to 9:20 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri...
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Maxine Gerlach
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
Maxine Gerlach, the daughter of James Russell and Leona Kirchhoff McLain, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at age 90. She was born March 20, 1932. On June 27, 1954, she married Harold Lee Gerlach at Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills. He preceded her in death April 12, 2016. They were blessed with two sons, Rob (Joan) of Round Rock, Texas, and Terry (Kim) of Cape Girardeau...
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Ashley Clingingsmith
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
Ashley Marie Clingingsmith, 41, of Jackson passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 10, 1980, in Cape Girardeau to Perry and Carlene Dick Clingingsmith. Ashley was a 1999 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She was most recently employed at McDonald's in Jackson and Buchheit, Inc., in Biehle, Missouri. She attended Crossroads Fellowship Church in Jackson...
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Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice
(International News ~ 08/18/22)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of detaining him. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Damascus "denies it had kidnapped or is holding any American citizen on its territories."...
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Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
CLEVELAND -- A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance...
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Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding law
(State News ~ 08/18/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas sued the State of Missouri on Wednesday over a new law requiring the city to increase funding for its police department. The lawsuit filed in Jackson County is the latest salvo in a lengthy dispute between some city leaders and GOP state officials over funding for the police department. ...
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CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
NEW YORK -- The head of the nation's top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble. The planned changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- CDC leaders call it a "reset" -- come amid criticism of the agency's response to COVID-19, monkeypox and other public health threats. The changes include internal staffing moves and steps to speed up data releases...
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Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
(International News ~ 08/18/22)
ISLAMABAD -- A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitness and police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power. Several children were reported to be among the wounded...
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Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson
(International News ~ 08/18/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- It was early one morning when life under Russian occupation became too much for Volodymyr Zhdanov: Rocket fire aimed at Ukrainian forces struck near his home in the city of Kherson, terrifying one of his two children. His 8-year-old daughter "ran in panic to the basement. It was 2 o'clock in the morning and (she) was really scared," said Zhdanov, who later fled the city on the Black Sea and has been living in Kyiv, the capital, for the past three weeks...
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Giuliani says he 'satisfied' obligation with Ga. grand jury
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
ATLANTA -- Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday he had "satisfied his obligation" after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation into attempts by former President Donald Trump and others to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia...
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Trump Org. CFO to plead guilty, testify against company
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty to tax violations today in a deal that would require him to testify about illicit business practices at the former president's company, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press...
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Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump's Florida home and denounced calls by some of the former president's allies to defund the FBI, saying that was "just as wrong" as a push by Democratic activists to shift money from police...
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Trump supporters' threats to judge spur democracy concerns
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of federal judges face the same task every day: review an affidavit submitted by federal agents and approve requests for a search warrant. But for U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the fallout from his decision to approve a search warrant has been far from routine...
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Cheney's defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump's party now
(National News ~ 08/18/22)
WASHINGTON -- Liz Cheney's resounding primary defeat marks the end of an era for the Republican Party as well as her own family legacy, the most high-profile political casualty yet as the party of Lincoln transforms into the party of Trump. The fall of the three-term congresswoman, who has declared it her mission to ensure Donald Trump never returns to the Oval Office, was vividly foreshadowed earlier this year, on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol...
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Alma Mattingly
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alma Marie Mattingly, 94, of Perryville died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Patrick Christopher officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Out of the past: Aug. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 08/18/22)
A local developer has withdrawn a rezoning request and saved the Cape Girardeau City Council from a difficult decision; Larry McCulley has withdrawn his request for a rezoning of Victorian Estates Subdivision, negating the need for tonight's scheduled public hearing; McCulley had asked to change an approved R-1 plat for his subdivision on 14 acres of land east of the Highland Heights subdivision near Perryville Road; since the city was planning to take some of his property for the Walker Branch stormwater drainage project and a new sewer trunk line, he requested a rezoning so he could place more homes on smaller lots.. ...
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Redefining Trauma in the Era of a Global Pandemic
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/18/22)
In the past few years, our sense of what is normal has been deeply shaken. More people now work remotely than ever before. In addition, the pandemic has changed our way of life, and our ability to spend time with loved ones and has even kept us from the places we like to visit. ...
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