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Oliver House museum open for tours Sunday
(Local News ~ 02/03/23)
The recently remodeled Oliver House museum in Jackson will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday for tours. There will be docents waiting to give tours of this historic house. The museum in named after Missouri State Sen. Robert Burett Oliver and his wife, Marie Watkins, who purchased the house in 1881. Marie Oliver designed the Missouri State flag that is still flying today...
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VFW Auxiliary 3838 announces scholarship
(Local News ~ 02/03/23)
VFW Auxiliary is excited to announce scholarships for children in the area. The Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest is open to local students in grades nine through 12. They will have the opportunity to compete for $34,000 in national scholarships...
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BeTween Initiative aims to help girls connect with resources
(Local News ~ 02/03/23)
According to studies, many preteen girls struggle with self confidence. BeTween Initiative is a local group with the goal of helping. BeTween Initiative was founded in 2018 by Heather Cugini, a local physician who found that, when she looked up tween self confidence, one of the first things to pop up was plastic surgery...
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One City to host annual Unity Prayer March this weekend
(Local News ~ 02/03/23)
One City will host its second annual Unity Prayer March at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. The march will start at the organization's headquarters at 610 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau. The event is to pray for schools, churches, families, first responders and city officials...
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20 attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills
(State News ~ 02/03/23)
ST. LOUIS — Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states warned CVS and Walgreens on Wednesday that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states. A letter from Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to the nation's largest pharmacy-dispensing companies was co-signed by 19 other attorneys general, warning that sale of abortion pills would violate federal law and abortion laws in many states. ...
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Dr. Victor Wilburn
(02/03/23)
Even from a young age, Victor Wilburn knew he wanted to make sure whatever he does “counts.” Currently, he is a professor and chair for the Department of Family and Child Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, but this wasn’t always the path he envisioned for himself. He ended up in the field of child development after years of education, research and experience in other fields before finding the “right role to serve.”...
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38 Acres — Prodigy Leadership Academy students produce new magazine
(Local News ~ 02/03/23)
Cape Girardeau County's Prodigy Leadership Academy, founded in 2009 with a current enrollment of 151 students in kindergarten through grade 12, has launched a student-run magazine. Called 38 Acres, the immediate meaning of the title refers to the size of Prodigy's current campus in Cape Girardeau, to which the school moved in 2019...
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Sikeston DPS rescues three dogs in fire
(Local News ~ 02/03/23)
Fire fighters with the Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety rescued three dogs from a house fire late Friday morning. According to Sikeston DPS Capt. Derick Wheetley, officers responded to 403 Marion for a structure fire at 11:40 a.m. Friday. Fire crews extinguished a one-room content fire and in the process rescued the three dogs...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
Today is Friday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2023. There are 331 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 3, 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified. On this date: In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy...
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Prayer 2-3-23
(Prayer ~ 02/03/23)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are our Eternal Father. Amen.
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In celebration of National Catholic Schools Week
(Editorial ~ 02/03/23)
This area has many excellent schools -- both public and private. And each is made up of dedicated educators who consider their occupation as a calling and not simply a job. In nearly every edition of the Southeast Missourian you'll find stories and photos of educators and students doing impressive things, whether in academics, athletics or other extra-curricular activities. We celebrate these accomplishments for the students, schools and community...
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Fighting back against Biden's war on American energy
(Column ~ 02/03/23)
Under President Joe Biden's leadership, Americans never seem to get a break from the spiraling prices they face. Now, they are beginning to see the price for gasoline rising higher and higher -- again. This is troubling news for working-class families who are struggling just to put food on the table, clothes on their backs, and gasoline in their cars because of the cost-of-living crisis, which Washington Democrats created with their reckless, $10 trillion spending spree. ...
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Dems' spending threatens Americans' standard of living
(Column ~ 02/03/23)
The average American home is almost 2,200 square feet. An average home in the United Kingdom is a minuscule 818 square feet, in Finland 880 square feet and in Germany under 1,200 square feet. Cramped. Americans have bigger houses and a higher material standard of living -- more appliances, clothing and cars -- largely because they can keep more of what they earn. The U.S. is a low-tax nation -- for now...
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Cape Girardeau County tax liens January 2023
(Business Records ~ 02/03/23)
Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during January are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Fire report 2-3-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 1 n Medical assists were made at 6:31 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 7:28 a.m. on Pamela Drive; 10:02 a.m. on South Henderson Avenue; 3:57 p.m. on Clark Avenue; 8:40 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 10:14 p.m. on South Louisiana Avenue; and 11:02 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Police report 2-3-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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Kari Williams
(Obituary ~ 02/03/23)
Kari Ann Goodwin Williams, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at her home. She was born July 5, 1961, in Glendale, California, to Allen G. Lloyd and Lynda Vliet. She was a graduate of Western High School Class of 1979 in Las Vegas, and attended the University of Utah and University of Nevada-Las Vegas...
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Paul Wichern
(Obituary ~ 02/03/23)
Paul Eugene Wichern, 87, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, with the Rev. Virgil Kelm Officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery...
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US to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in latest turnaround
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
WASHINGTON -- After months of agonizing, the U.S has agreed to send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a spring offensive to retake territory Russia captured last year, U.S. officials said Thursday, confirming that the new weapons will have roughly double the range of any other offensive weapon provided by America...
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Psychedelic churches in US pushing boundaries of religion
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
HILDALE, Utah -- The tea tasted bitter and earthy, but Lorenzo Gonzales drank it anyway. On that frigid night in remote Utah, he was hoping for a life-changing experience, which is how he found himself inside a tent with two dozen others waiting for the psychedelic brew known as ayahuasca to kick in...
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Biden approval steady after document discovery: AP-NORC Poll
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
WASHINGTON -- More U.S. adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden has handled the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office, a new poll shows, but that seems to have had little impact on his overall approval rating...
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'A big deal': United States, Philippines tighten military ties
(International News ~ 02/03/23)
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines said Thursday it was allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in the Southeast Asian nation, the latest Biden administration move strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to better counter China, including in any future confrontation over Taiwan...
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House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic response to Democrats last session booting far-right GOP lawmakers over incendiary remarks...
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Frustrated Texans endure winter storm with no power, heat
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in homes without power for a second day Thursday, most of them around booming Austin, and fading hopes of a quick fix stirred grim memories of a deadly 2021 blackout after an icy winter storm across the southern U.S...
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Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses 500K
(International News ~ 02/03/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's West Bank settler population now makes up more than half a million people, a pro-settler group said Thursday, crossing a major threshold. Settler leaders predicted even faster population growth under Israel's new ultranationalist government...
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Russia hits civilian targets anew; EU officials visit Kyiv
(International News ~ 02/03/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian missiles hit residential areas in an eastern Ukrainian city Thursday for the second time in 24 hours, while top European Union officials held talks with the government in Kyiv as the war with Russia approaches its one-year milestone...
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Bank of England rate hike says 'too soon to declare victory'
(International News ~ 02/03/23)
LONDON -- The Bank of England announced another "forceful" increase in interest rates Thursday, saying it was too soon to declare victory against inflation that has slowed slightly but is still fueling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession...
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Eye drops recalled after US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week sent a health alert to doctors, saying the outbreak included at least 55 people in 12 states. One died and at least five others had permanent vision loss...
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Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down over concerns of hurting people on the ground, officials said Thursday. The discovery of the balloon puts a further strain on U.S.-China relations at a time of heightened tensions...
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Biden's handwritten notes part of classified docs probe
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is a man who writes down his thoughts. And some of those handwritten musings over his decades of public service are now a part of a special counsel's investigation into the handling of classified documents. It isn't clear yet what the investigators are looking for by taking custody of notes from his time as vice president and his decades in the Senate that were found in his Delaware homes in Rehoboth Beach and Wilmington...
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Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform
(National News ~ 02/03/23)
WASHINGTON -- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus left a meeting Thursday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an agreement on how to address the issue of policing in America after the recent killing of Tyre Nichols. "We have agreement on how we will continue to work forward both from a legislative standpoint as well as executive and community-based solutions, but the focus will always be on public safety," Rep. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 02/03/23)
When voters approved Cape Girardeau's half-cent transportation sales tax in 1995, Perryville Road was at the top of the list for improvement; yesterday, city officials gathered to mark the official start of that project; the $1.7 million project, which covers a one-mile stretch from Meyer Drive to the city limits, calls for widening Perryville Road to 36 feet, adding sidewalks, improving sight distance at intersections, providing safer turning on and off the road from residential streets and improving drainage.. ...
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Jonathan Gurley
(Obituary ~ 02/03/23)
Jonathan Wade Gurley, 58, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Cape Girardeau.
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Chinese Intelligence Balloon
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/23)
Chinese Intelligence Balloon floated over the heartland Friday afternoon into the evening. (not really a story just wanted to submit the photos)
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MANY THANKS TRASHMAN!
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/23)
MANY THANKS TRASHMAN for making 2 aattempts to pick up the trash on our street during this icy weather. First attempt completed by backing down street. Second attempt completed after turning truck around on nearby cleared street and coming back. MANY THANKS TRASHMAN Job Well Done...
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