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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 1/26/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of Monday, Jan. 23, meeting Communications/ reports — other selected officials/ department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Recipes to get you through the winter months
(Community ~ 01/26/23)
Warm, winter comfort food is on the menu this week. As we push on through January, I went to some saved recipe files to look for a few recipes that you might enjoy as a pick-me-up on these short winter days. I have included a variety of protein choices so surely there will be something for everyone. I have not made beef shanks in a long time, so I am definitely going to add this to our supper rotation, and I know Scott will enjoy them!...
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Several thousand left without power after snow Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Several thousand customers were without power in Bollinger and Perry counties in Southeast Missouri on Wednesday, Jan. 25, after snow blanketed the region Tuesday night, Jan. 24. Citizens Electric Corp. reported Wednesday that 1,700 residents in Perry County had lost power...
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Jackson man charged with drug, firearm crimes
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
A Jackson man has been charged with two crimes after Jackson police served a search warrant at his residence. According to Jackson Police Department, Aaron Wallace, 44, has been charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Jackson woman arrested in stolen firearms case
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Cape Girardeau County authorities have charged a Jackson woman in connection with firearm thefts from a residence in the county. According to Sgt. Cody Windbigler of Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office, Aaliyah Hampton, 18, is facing two counts of felony stealing...
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Cape Girardeau City Council appoints members to 2 local boards
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously to appoint three residents to two local boards, Ed Thompson was selected to fill the Public Library Board of Trustees vacancy created by John Voss' resignation earlier this year. Voss won the Missouri House District 147 seat in November's election. Thompson will serve the remainder of the term, which is set to expire in June 2025. He was recommended by the current board...
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Cape Girardeau Police Department receives Highway Patrol grants
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department could receive more than $27,000 in reimbursement funds for overtime expenses from the state Highway Patrol. The grants were accepted through a unanimous vote from Cape Girardeau City Council members as part of their Monday, Jan. 23, meeting...
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Gongura: Experiencing the fresh flavors of India
(Community ~ 01/26/23)
This week I explored the taste of India at one of my favorite local restaurants: The Spanish Street Farmacy. I stopped by and spoke to the brains behind the "virtual" operation, Frank Green. Green explained he became interested in the Gongora (Hibiscus sabdariffa) plant while breaking bread with friends from India. ...
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Cape Girardeau school board approves first phase of athletic complex construction
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
On Monday, Jan, 23, in a 5-2 vote, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education approved the first phase of construction for an athletic complex on the Central High School campus at a cost not to exceed $2.6 million. Board members Paul Cairns and Veronica Langston voted "nay," both voicing concerns over cost and a proposed plan to complete the project in phases...
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Cape Girardeau schools superintendent goes on adventure to create newest snow day video
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
The 2023 version of Cape Girardeau School District's snow day video debuted Wednesday, Jan. 25, and this iteration departs from previous videos. Superintendent Neil Glass, who announced his retirement Monday, Jan. 23, stars in the much-anticipated annual production, and he has some help in this year's installment...
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Cape Girardeau's Codefi among 19 state awardees of workforce training grants
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Cape Girardeau's Codefi Foundation on Rural Innovation is among 19 organizations receiving a total of $30 million from American Rescue Plan Act monies in the form of workforce training grants. Administered by the state Department of Economic Development (DED), the initiative by Codefi and efactory, for Innovate SOMO at Missouri State University in Springfield, will receive $1,457,178...
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'The Fierce Urgency of Now' — SEMO celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. at annual Celebration Dinner
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Southeast Missouri State University held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Show Me Center. Kendra Neely-Gage, the event's keynote speaker and a SEMO alum, spoke on the evening's theme: "Coming Together: The Fierce Urgency of Now"...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2022. There are 339 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 26, 1998, President Bill Clinton forcefully denied having an affair with a former White House intern, telling reporters, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."...
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Sponsored: What is degenerative arthritis?
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Arthritis is a common issue we see and treat on a daily basis, but it is also misunderstood. When broken down, “arthritis” means “joint” (arth-) “inflammation” (-itis). So, when someone talks about having arthritis, it really means the joint is inflamed. The reason for this inflammation is damage, and the body is flooding the joint with inflammation to try to heal the damage and to irritate the nerves, so you stay off of it while it is trying to heal...
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Prayer 1-26-23
(Prayer ~ 01/26/23)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for giving yourself as a ransom for all people. Amen.
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Speak Out 1-26-23
(Speak Out ~ 01/26/23)
To Pastor Hurtgen's column from Jan. 14-15, I say "Amen." I have been a lifelong user of the Cape Public Library; my husband and I attend many events there, we stop in to check out books at least once a week, and we financially support the Friends of the Library. ...
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Biden should admit to mistakes in documents scandal
(Column ~ 01/26/23)
There's an understandable compulsion in the media and among Democrats to emphasize the differences between Joe Biden's classified documents scandal and Donald Trump's. The two cases are different in many important respects. The most significant is obviously that the former president refused to cooperate with the National Archives and Justice Department until a search of his home was deemed necessary. ...
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Fire report 1-26-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/26/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 24 n Medical assists were made at 12:06 a.m. on Leroy Drive; 12:18 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 3:39 a.m. on Boutin Drive; 2:44 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 9:54 p.m. on North Kingshighway.
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Police report 1-26-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/26/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assaults n Assault was reported...
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Richard Ryan
(Obituary ~ 01/26/23)
Richard Ryan, 91, of Jackson died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Jennifer Long officiating...
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Michael Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 01/26/23)
Michael "Mike" Lee Rodgers, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Life Care Center. He was born Oct. 20, 1955, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to William Bruce and Mary Lou Freeman Rodgers. He and Lanette Parker were married June 13, 1983, at Ames, Iowa...
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Robert Hodo
(Obituary ~ 01/26/23)
Robert Lee Hodo, 66, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 31, 1956, in Clinton, Kentucky, to Raymond and Patricia Srader Hodo. He and Kimberly Borgfield were married Nov. 2, 1987, at Fort Worth Water Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas...
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Shirley Beel
(Obituary ~ 01/26/23)
Shirley Ann Beel, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born June 20, 1940, in Kelso, Missouri, to John Schwartz and Johanna Backfish. She and Edward Paul Beel were married Aug. 29, 1959, in Kelso. Shirley worked at Southeast Hospital for 36 years and retired in January 2003...
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Spain: 1 dead in church machete attacks, terror link probed
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
BARCELONA, Spain -- A machete-wielding man killed a sexton and injured a priest in attacks at two churches in the city of Algeciras on Wednesday before being arrested, Spain's interior ministry said, in what authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism...
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BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
NEW DELHI -- Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots and banned people from sharing it online, authorities are scrambling to halt screenings of the program at colleges and universities and restrict clips of it on social media, a move that has been decried by critics as an assault on press freedom...
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New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states' abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what's expected to be a protracted legal battle over access to the medications. The lawsuits argue that limits on the drugs in North Carolina and West Virginia run afoul of the federal authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has approved the abortion pill as a safe and effective method for ending pregnancy...
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Suspect in Half Moon Bay farm killings faces 7 murder counts
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- A farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms was charged Wednesday with seven counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Chunli Zhao, 66, was set to make his first court appearance Wednesday but it was postponed until Feb. 16, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. His two attorneys did not immediately respond to calls and emails seeking comment...
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Lawyer: Warnings boy had gun ignored before he shot teacher
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a 6-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, but the administration "was paralyzed by apathy" and didn't call police, remove the boy from class or lock down the school, the wounded teacher's lawyer said Wednesday...
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Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home.
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats responded with aggrieved fury when former President Donald Trump was found in possession of classified documents that should have been turned over to the government when he left office. Then disclosures that President Joe Biden also mishandled secret papers set loose a Republican "well, what about" roar...
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Dems vote to give states more time on new primary calendar
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- A Democratic National Committee panel voted Wednesday to give New Hampshire and Georgia more time to make changes that would allow both to be part of a revamped group of five states leading off the party's presidential primary starting next year...
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Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump 's personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post it is adding "new guardrails" to ensure there are no "repeat offenders" who violate its rules, even if they are political candidates or world leaders...
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Afghan soldier seeking US asylum freed from immigration hold
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
HOUSTON -- An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was arrested while trying to cross the Mexico border has been freed and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention, his attorney said Wednesday. Abdul Wasi Safi's release from custody in a detention center in Eden, Texas, came after a judge dropped an immigration charge against him at the request of federal prosecutors...
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'Happening way too often': Report delves into mass attacks
(National News ~ 01/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- As the nation reels from a week of high-profile shootings, a new report on mass attacks calls for communities to intervene early when they see warning signs of violence, encourages businesses to consider workplace violence prevention plans and highlights the connection between domestic violence, misogyny and mass attacks...
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Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico
(International News ~ 01/26/23)
TAPACHULA, Mexico -- With threatening phone calls, burned minibuses and at least three drivers shot to death, street gangs more closely associated with Central America are imposing their brand of terror-based extortion on public transportation drivers in southern Mexico...
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US, Germany sending tanks to aid Ukraine war effort
(International News ~ 01/26/23)
BERLIN -- Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine, offering what one expert called an "armored punching force" to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as the Russian invasion enters its 12th month...
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The AP Interview: Pope says homosexuality not a crime
(International News ~ 01/26/23)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. "Being homosexual isn't a crime," Francis said during an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press...
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Brighten up winter cooking with citrus, from juice to zest
(Community ~ 01/26/23)
Citrus fruits are a staple in my house 365 days a year, but I appreciate these fruits the most during the colder months. Other fruits are in scarcer supply in the winter, which is the peak season for citrus. Plus, when most of our cooking tends to include heavier foods with deeper flavors, that's when I think citrus has the chance to shine best. A wonderful foil to richer ingredients...
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Out of the past: Jan. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 01/26/23)
Efforts are moving forward to create a one-stop referral network for people trying to access social service agencies and fill special needs in Cape Girardeau County; United Way director Nancy Jernigan says an executive committee has been formed to devise an information and referral network in the county...
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National debt reflects a nation that has lost its way
(Column ~ 01/26/23)
As tensions about raising the nation's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling build, the headline that should be flashing in front of every American is that our country is not working. Nothing is going to get fixed -- really fixed -- until we come clean about this basic, sad and distressing fact...
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