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Cape Girardeau man charged with multiple felonies for alleged assault with firearm
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
A Cape Girardeau man has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly assaulting a woman with a firearm. According to a news release from Cape Girardeau Police Department, officers responded to a reported harassment incident early Sunday morning, April 23, in the 600 block of North Street...
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ACLU sues to block Mo. rule on transgender health care
(State News ~ 04/25/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday. ACLU, Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton LLP attorneys representing transgender Missourians and health care providers asked a St. Louis County judge to stop the first-of-its-kind rule from taking effect...
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SEMO students to present scenes from famous operas after workshop
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
A sampling of opera scenes will be performed Sunday, April 30, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Students from SEMO's spring semester Opera Workshop will perform 11 pieces from works including Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro", "Romeo and Juliet" by Charles Gounod and a scene from the opera "Chip and Dog" by Gian Carlo Menotti. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. in the Shuck Music Recital Hall...
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Rep. Jason Smith meets with local business leaders
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, left, discusses government policy with restaurateurs and others Monday, April 24, at Katy O'Ferrell's Publick House in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Power of Women expo set for next week at SEMO
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
The Power of Women expo and luncheon Wednesday, May 3, will encourage women in the region to support Southeast Missouri State University through service and philanthropy. The event will start at 10 a.m., with the luncheon at 11:45 a.m., at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Centenary United Methodist Church to separate into two congregations
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
A Cape Girardeau church will be divided into two congregations following a landslide vote in favor of the split. Centenary United Methodist Church members voted Sunday, April 23, 81% in favor of adopting a memorandum of understanding that would create an "amicable separation," forming a new Independent Centenary Church, while keeping the existing United Methodist Church congregation as a separate entity. Centenary will remain one church until Friday, June 30...
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Cape Girardeau County OKs buying new data storage system
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
At the request of the county's internet technology director, Cape Girardeau County commissioners voted unanimously Monday, April 24, to buy a hybrid storage device to house the county's data. Commissioners Clint Tracy, Paul Koeper and Charlie Herbst agreed to use already-budgeted funds to buy a "storage area networking" device, an HPE Alletra 5030, from ISG Technologies for $112,432.85...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
Today is Tuesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2023. There are 250 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 25, 1945, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany's defenses...
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Prayer 4-25-23
(Prayer ~ 04/25/23)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for by your stripes we are healed. Amen.
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The road to recovery
(Column ~ 04/25/23)
The road to recovery Early in the morning on April 5, a powerful tornado tore through Bollinger County leaving a seemingly endless path of destruction. Dodging downed power lines and other dangerous situations, neighbors and first responders rushed in immediately to search for victims and save lives. ...
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Shared parenting best for kids
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/25/23)
In 2020, Gov. Mike Parson signed a proclamation making April 26 Shared Parenting Day. The significance of this day is enormous. April 26, 2018, was the day that Kentucky signed into law the first shared parenting law. This law allows and encourages both parents to stay actively involved with their children after divorce or separation. ...
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The useful veneer of the aging Democrat
(Column ~ 04/25/23)
President Joe Biden is now 80 years old. He will be 82 when he campaigns for the 2024 presidency -- and a clearly debilitated 86 should he be elected and fill out his second term. He has been in government for over a half-century. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and current representative from California is 83...
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Speak Out 4-25-23
(Speak Out ~ 04/25/23)
4/20 at Capaha Today was 4/20,a day to officially celebrate Marijuana. In Cape Girardeau, they celebrated in Capaha Park. Children could be seen playing while adults stood around smoking marijuana and eating snacks laced with Marijuana. It is legal, but why did the city allow this in our city Park around children? There was a police presence taking away more important duties. Next year if they want to celebrate it, choose a more private place where children don't play...
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Police report 4-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt.. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Industrial Drive. n A warrant arrest and possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid were reported on William Street...
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Anna Winkler
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo — Anna C. Winkler, 93, of Perryville died Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Independence Care Center. She was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Perry County to Otto Leible and Mary Schnurbusch Leible. She and Cletus T. Winkler were married at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri...
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Sheila Thornton
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Sheila P. Lopez Thornton, 72, of Buncombe, Illinois, died Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born May 6, 1950, the daughter of Silver Star recipient Edward Sr. and Ermadene York Hosick. She married James Thornton on Oct. 9, 2004, at New Hope Baptist Church...
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Doris Snider
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Doris J Snider, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born March 20, 1936, in Cape Girardeau to the late Elmer H Robinson and Alma L Siemers Robinson. Doris was a 1953 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She and Robert R. Snider were married Jan. 25, 1957, in Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Dr. Mark Sindecuse
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Dr. Mark Adam Sindecuse, 61, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 20, 2023. He was the son of Earl Adam Sindecuse Jr. and Dolores Ellen Schmidt Sindecuse. They preceded him in death. He was the loving husband of Andrea Joia Fraser; treasured brother of Judy Frances Sindecuse and Scott Earl Sindecuse; and cherished uncle of Adam Edward Sindecuse-Hayden and Justin William Sindecuse-Hayden...
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Marilyn Riehn
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Marilyn Riehn, 85, of Millersville died Monday, April 24, 2023, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at this time with McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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James McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
James Lyle McClanahan, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 12, 1968, in Cape Girardeau to James Laverl (Janet) McClanahan and Gloria (Warren) Mecham. He graduated from Cape Central High School in 1986. He played trombone in the band and was a school photographer...
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Jack Hawk
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Jack Edward Hawk, 81, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1941, in Vandalia, Illinois, to Jack Harold and Elizabeth "Betty" Dieckmann Hawk. He married Jeffry Lynne Boswell on June 24, 1961, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Lawrence Hagan
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Lawrence David Hagan, son of the late Omar Hagan and Edna Held Hagan, was born Nov. 20, 1938, in Illmo, and departed his life Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home in Scott City at the age of 84 years. He was of the Lutheran faith, member of the Army National Guard and former supervisor at Spartech Plastics in Cape Girardeau...
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John Graham
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
John William Graham was born Mother's Day, May 12, 1940, to Burnice Irene Huey and William "Bill" Frederick Graham at home in Clinton, Missouri. He passed away peacefully on the evening of Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at the age of 82, with family by his side...
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Roger Fuehler
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Roger W. Fuehler, 83, of Shawneetown passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, where he resided the past three years. Roger was born Dec. 27, 1939, in Shawneetown to Ernst O. and Lillian E. Thauwald Fuehler. He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown, also the church of his baptism and confirmation...
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Donnie Frymire
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Donnie Gale Frymire, 74, of Marble Hill died Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Stonebridge Nursing Facility. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel. Funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rick Knotts officiating. Burial will follow at Grassy Friendship Cemetery in Grassy, Missouri...
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Navora Bennett
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Navora Irene Bennett, 72, of Marble Hill died March 17, 2023, at her home. Navora's wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel...
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Myron Anderson
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Myron "Whitey" Anderson, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Ratliff Care Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Respiratory therapist pleads guilty in deaths of 2 patients
(State News ~ 04/25/23)
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. — A former respiratory therapist has pleaded guilty in the deaths of two patients at a Missouri hospital two decades ago. Jennifer Hall, 42, initially was charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty instead Friday to reduced first-degree involuntary manslaughter counts in the deaths of 75-year-old Fern Franco and 37-year-old David Wesley Harper, The Kansas City Star reported. She also pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault...
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Cuba fuel shortages prompt rationing, event cancellations
(International News ~ 04/25/23)
HAVANA -- Cuba's fuel shortages have increased dramatically with authorities suspending activities, including a concert by the country's national symphony, as well as rationing gasoline sales and moving some universities' classes online. Cubans have experiences shortages of all kinds of goods amid the recent economic crisis but the cancellation of activities because of fuel shortages had not been reported previously. ...
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The man in a hurry: King Charles III rushes to make a mark
(International News ~ 04/25/23)
LONDON -- King Charles III is a man in a hurry. After waiting nearly 74 years to become king, Charles has used his first six months on the throne to meet faith leaders across the country, reshuffle royal residences, stage his first overseas state visit and hold a sleepover at Windsor Castle that included the coach of the England soccer team. Then there was the big news: He opened the royal archives to researchers investigating the crown's links to slavery...
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Watchdog: World military spending up to an all-time high
(International News ~ 04/25/23)
STOCKHOLM -- Global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, with a sharp rise in Europe, chiefly due to Russian and Ukrainian expenditure, a Swedish think tank said Monday. Spending globally increased by 3.7% in real terms, but military expenditure in Europe was up 13% -- its steepest year-on-year increase in at least 30 years, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said in a report. ...
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Mob kills 13 suspected Haiti gangsters with gas-soaked tires
(International News ~ 04/25/23)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at a traffic stop, police and witnesses said. The horrific vigilante violence underlined public anger over the increasingly lawless situation in Port-au-Prince where criminal gangs have taken control over an estimated 60% of the city since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse...
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Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting
(International News ~ 04/25/23)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety, Sudanese desperately sought ways to escape the chaos Monday, fearing that the country's two rival generals will escalate their all-out battle for power once evacuations are completed...
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Las Vegas-to-California bullet train gets bipartisan backing
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
LAS VEGAS -- A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California asked the Biden administration Monday to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area. All six of Nevada's elected federal lawmakers and four House members from California sent the letter to U.S. ...
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India will be most populous country by month's end, UN says
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
NEW DELHI -- India will be the world's most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said Monday. The milestone raises questions about whether India can repeat the economic success that has made China central to the world's economy and a leading global power...
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Kenyan cult deaths listed at 73, president likens them to terrorism
(International News ~ 04/25/23)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday compared the dozens of starvation deaths among the followers of a pastor in the south of the country with the results of terrorist acts, as the new death toll rose to 73. He maintained that the pastor, Paul Makenzi, who is in police custody, should be in prison...
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UN chief and West berate Russia's top diplomat over Ukraine
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia's top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting Monday, accusing Moscow of violating the U.N. Charter by attacking Ukraine and occupying part of its territory...
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Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson's disease
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
NEW YORK -- Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The 75-year-old "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star, who is known for wearing all-black and exploring his neuroses onstage, posted a video Monday to Twitter explaining his various health issues...
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Crabcakes, ribs, banana splits for S. Korea state dinner
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
WASHINGTON -- Crabcakes, beef short ribs and a deconstructed banana split have made the cut for this week's White House state dinner honoring South Korea's seven decades of relations with the United States. First lady Jill Biden and her team previewed the menu and decor on Monday...
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Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why their blue check marks reappeared -- nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don't pay a monthly fee. ...
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9 teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Gunfire at a huge prom after-party at a home in Texas injured nine teenagers, and a second shooting in a nearby city is being investigated for a possible connection, officials said. Sheriff's deputies in Jasper County, in East Texas, arrived in the wee hours of Sunday at a home where about 250 people were partying, authorities said. ...
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Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
CARROLLTON, Ky. -- A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement - a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural Kentucky county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office on Saturday confirmed the employment of Myles Cosgrove, who was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Taylor's apartment, according to media reports.. ...
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Prosecutor: Proud Boys viewed themselves as 'Trump's army'
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
WASHINGTON -- Ready for "all-out war," leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group viewed themselves as foot soldiers fighting for Donald Trump as the former president clung to power after the 2020 election, a prosecutor said Monday at the close of a historic trial over the U.S. Capitol insurrection...
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Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protest
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana Republicans persisted in forbidding Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in debate for a second week and her supporters brought the House session to a halt Monday -- chanting "Let her speak!" from the gallery before they were escorted out...
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Jury selection begins over 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
PITTSBURGH -- Most prospective jurors said Monday that if they were to convict a man of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, they would be capable of sentencing him to die. The first day of Jury selection concluded in the trial of 50-year-old Robert G. ...
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1 dead in Oklahoma college shooting, suspect in custody
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- A man shot to death a 20-year-old student Monday at Rose State College in Oklahoma, according to police, who reported no other injuries after the campus was briefly put on lockdown. Midwest City Police Chief Sid Porter said the suspect surrendered upon being approached by officers after the shooting near the center of the 13,000-student campus. The two-year college is just outside Oklahoma City...
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North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation. In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy...
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Don Lemon fired from CNN after divisive morning show run
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
NEW YORK -- CNN fired longtime host Don Lemon on Monday following his short and disastrous run as a morning show host, a little over two months after he apologized for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley being past her prime...
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Defamation suit produced trove of Tucker Carlson messages
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
WASHINGTON -- The $787.5 million settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems spared executives and on-air talent from taking the stand in a defamation lawsuit that centered on Fox airing false claims of a stolen election in the weeks after former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss...
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Fox News ousts Tucker Carlson, its most popular host
(National News ~ 04/25/23)
NEW YORK -- Fox News on Monday ousted prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and make him an influential force in GOP politics...
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Out of the past: April 25
(Out of the Past ~ 04/25/23)
The Evening Optimist Club has donated two sets of bleachers at Capaha Park for the youth league baseball fields in memory of long-time Optimist George Jenkins, who died last year. Fifteen Southeast Missouri domestic violence shelter representatives heard a presentation about the newly formed Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence during a meeting Friday at the Safe House for Women; Tammy Gwaltney, president of SEMO-NASV, made the presentation to members of the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence who were in town for a regional meeting; the MCADV is a state organization whose goal is to relay information and resources regarding domestic and sexual-violence issues.. ...
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First Holy Communion at Guardian Angel
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/23)
Nine second grade students took the next step in their faith development on Sunday, April 23. They received their 1st Holy Communion at Guardian Angel Church in Oran with the Rev. Joseph Kelly. Five boys in suits and four girls dressed in beautiful white dresses made their entrance down the center aisle of Guardian Angel Church with Rev. Kelly and 2 altar boys...
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1848 Thebes Courthouse News
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/23)
The 1848 Thebes Courthouse will reopen for tours on Memorial Day weekend. We will open from 11 AM to 2 PM on Saturday, May 27th for tours. The Thebes Historical Society plans to host an event on Sunday, May 28th from 10 AM to 3 PM. Smoky Hill BBQ will serve food on site and the historical society will have sodas, bottled water and snacks available. ...
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Rhodes Convenience Stores Partners with Cape VA Healthcare Center to Assist Veterans with Transportation Expenses
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/23)
Rhodes Convenience Stores Partners with Cape VA Healthcare Center to Assist Veterans with Transportation Expenses Approximately one out of every nine veterans enrolled at the Cape Girardeau Veterans Healthcare Center qualify for assistance with transportation expenses...
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Biking 4 Vocations
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/23)
Fern and Geoffrey Greenwell are biking across the United States for Awareness for Catholic Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. They will stop in Cape Girardeau May 7 and 8th. They will be at St. Mary Cathedral (Sprigg & William Streets) for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament inside church on Sunday, May 7th and join with Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocesan Bishop, Edward Rice in praying the Holy Rosary at the ‘Meet Me at the Grotto’ event with Bishop Rice at the Marian grotto at St. ...
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