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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 9/15/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Sept. 8 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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Electric vehicle readiness plan approval delayed
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
A 75-page electric vehicle readiness plan has been delivered to local transportation officials by a consultant firm but it likely will not be approved, as originally scheduled, next week. The report, prepared for Cape Girardeau-based Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) by Olsson consultants of Overland Park, Kansas, has a few missing pieces...
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Cruisin' to Burrito-Ville on a Monday night
(Community ~ 09/15/22)
Coming off of a spectacularly hectic weekend that saw me taking three trips to St. Louis in four days, I found myself on a Monday staring at a Tuesday deadline for this article. Honestly, this is nothing new. Procrastination is life for me. It's when I'm most productive, precisely because I have to be. ...
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Viva el Choco Taco
(Community ~ 09/15/22)
Recently Klondike, the maker of ice cream bars and frozen novelties, announced it was discontinuing production of the iconic Choco Taco, a circular waffle cone folded to resemble a taco shell and filled with ice cream. Products come and go all the time, of course. The majority, like the Edsel, are quickly forgotten or not long mourned. But others are deeply lamented and even produce passionate reactions. So it was with the Choco Taco...
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City of Cape Girardeau explores options to help south side
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
Highway 74, which connects Missouri and Illinois via the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, also divides the north and south sides of Cape Girardeau. The bisection has led to economic downturn in one area of the city, a problem city officials are hoping to use grant funds to study how to fix...
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Repairs slated next month on Emerson Bridge
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
Nearly two decades old, the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge will undergo repair during the first week of October but the 3,955-foot span will continue to be open to traffic. Missouri Department of Transportation announced this week that westbound lanes of the cable-stayed bridge will be reduced to a single lane with a 16-foot width restriction for four days: from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 through 6, weather permitting...
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Shipyard will bring variety of music to festival
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
When Shipyard Music Festival returns Sept. 23 and 24, it will feature music to suit all tastes. The two-day festival will again be held on the grounds of Century Casino Cape Girardeau. ...
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Davison named president/CEO of Saint Francis Healthcare System
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
Saint Francis Healthcare System has removed the temporary tag from its president and chief executive officer. Justin Davison has led the organization in an interim status since February, and a Wednesday news conference announced the system’s board of directors has named him to the position...
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Breakfast is the most important meal
(Community ~ 09/15/22)
Are you in a breakfast food rut and need a change? Maybe you have children in school and need to meal prep on the weekend for the week ahead breakfast meals. Whatever your situation, many say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So why not embrace that idea with a few new recipes?...
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Speak Out 9-15-22
(Speak Out ~ 09/15/22)
If the State of Missouri is going to let UTVs and ATVs run amok on the streets and highways, then those should be required to be marked with a plate or identification and all should have to provide proof of insurance. Unlicensed vehicles traveling down Highway 72 at 50-plus MPH should be against the law. And the laws should be enforced...
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Prayer 9-15-22
(Prayer ~ 09/15/22)
O Lord Jesus, may the desire of our hearts be to help others and praise you. Amen.
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Surprised by Ukraine's recent victories? You shouldn't be
(Column ~ 09/15/22)
"Nobody knows anything," William Goldman, the legendary screenwriter said. "Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one." I'm starting to think the same thing is true of foreign policy. ...
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Fire report 9/15/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sept. 12 n Medical assists were made at 12:26 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 8:50 a.m. on Quince Street; 10:59 a.m. on Aspen Drive; 12:59 p.m. on Notre Dame Drive; 5:15 p.m. on South Fountain Street; 6:27 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; and 10:53 p.m. on South Minnesota Avenue...
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Police report 9/15/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. Assaults n Third-degree assault was reported on Broadway...
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Jory Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/15/22)
Jory Len Smith, 67, of Jackson passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at his home. He was born March 12, 1955, in Cape Girardeau to Joe Wilson and Betty Ann Grossheider Smith. Jory attended Jackson High School and was a lifelong resident of Jackson. Jory was a family man. His owned and operated a mechanic shop and was a motorcycle enthusiast. He loved anything to do with water, especially fishing. He worked many years as a mechanic in Jackson...
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Dorothy Poston
(Obituary ~ 09/15/22)
Dorothy Marie Poston, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Barks Chapel Cemetery in Crump, with the Rev. Roy LeBlanc officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is handling arrangements...
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John Moss
(Obituary ~ 09/15/22)
John Walter Moss, 65, of Jackson died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 28, 1956, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Lloyd Henry and Esther Ellen Welker Moss. He married Sheila Jean Keys on Nov. 23, 2006, in Jackson...
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Richard and LaVerne Mosby
(Obituary ~ 09/15/22)
McCLURE, Ill. — Richard and LaVerne Mosby, longtime residents of McClure, will be laid to rest Saturday. The couple had been residing in Tucson, Arizona, for the last 14 years. LaVerne passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. Richard passed away Monday, April 26, 2021...
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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire to end fighting
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
YEREVAN, Armenia -- Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiated a cease-fire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, a senior Armenian official said early Thursday. Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia's Security Council, announced the truce in televised remarks, saying it took effect hours earlier, at 8 p.m. (1600 GMT) Wednesday. A previous cease-fire that Russia brokered Tuesday quickly failed...
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WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
GENEVA -- The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak...
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R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
CHICAGO -- A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown, delivering another legal blow to the Grammy Award singer who was once one of the world's biggest R&B stars...
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Ukrainian flag raised in retaken city after Russian retreat
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
IZIUM, Ukraine -- Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched his country's flag rise Wednesday above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital that highlights Moscow's embarrassing retreat from a Ukrainian counteroffensive...
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'It's crushing': California cleans up mudslide damage
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
OAK GLEN, Calif. -- Rescuers searched Wednesday for a person missing in a mudslide that swept boulders down fire-scarred slopes and damaged or destroyed 30 homes in the Southern California mountains as firefighters in the northern part of the state tried to contain an explosive week-old blaze...
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Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Don Bolduc didn't have much time to celebrate winning the Republican nomination for Senate in New Hampshire on Wednesday before he and other swing-state GOP candidates were on the defensive. A conservative retired Army brigadier general, Bolduc insisted during the Republican primary he would "always default for a system that protects lives from beginning to end." But South Carolina Sen. ...
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Defense suddenly rests case in Florida school shooter trial
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suddenly and surprisingly rested their case Wednesday after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses, leading to a shouting match after the judge accused them of a lack of professionalism...
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Officials probing whether Northeastern explosion was staged
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
BOSTON -- Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Investigators identified inconsistencies in the employee's statement and became skeptical because his injuries did not match wounds typically consistent with an explosion, said one official...
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Union rejects deal ahead of rail strike
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation's supply chain that have contributed to rising prices...
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Bolduc wins NH GOP Senate nomination
(National News ~ 09/15/22)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc won New Hampshire's Senate Republican primary on Wednesday and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in November -- setting up another test of whether a fierce conservative can appeal to more moderate general election voters...
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Out of the past: Sept. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 09/15/22)
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to take a closer look at the Highway 34 corridor as a possible route for a proposed interstate highway; the state's Highways and Transportation Commission has authorized the agency to do a location and environmental study of Highway 34, between Cape Girardeau and Van Buren...
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Sponsored: Celebrating practitioners who provide nurses with quality education
(Insiders Advice ~ 09/15/22)
Nursing Professional Development Week Every year, during the third week of September, nursing professional development practitioners and nurse educators celebrate and take the opportunity to promote the importance of staff development and continuing education. Nursing staff development practitioners facilitate the process of ongoing education and training for nurses at all levels, from novice to expert...
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