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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 5/4/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, May 1, meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Food to celebrate Derby Day
(Community ~ 05/04/23)
The first Saturday in May is one of my favorite days, when the horses run for the roses. I have never owned a horse, nor have I ever lived in Kentucky, but I love Derby Day and all the rich tradition surrounding the day. From the queen's court, to making the rose wreath, the elegant fascinators that all the women wear, of course the horses and all of the food is so interesting to me...
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Revere Plastics to close location in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — The Daily American Republic has confirmed employees of Revere Plastics in Poplar Bluff were notified Wednesday, May 3, the plant will be closing. Officials with Revere said it will impact 85 jobs in Poplar Bluff. Additional information is expected from company officials and will be updated as it becomes available...
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Jackson selects paving contractor, says no to tiny homes
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
Black Diamond Paving of Oak Ridge, a family owned and operated firm, was awarded a $342,337.98 contract for City of Jackson's annual asphalt pavement improvement program during the Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, May 1. The company, the lower of two bidders for the work, rebranded when Mark Diamond purchased the full-service asphalting contractor in July 2019, when the business was still known as Paving Pros...
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Person detained in stabbing determined to have been acting in self defense
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
A person taken into custody Tuesday, May 2, in relation to a stabbing in Cape Girardeau will not face charges in the incident as authorities determined the person was acting in self-defense. A social media post from Cape Girardeau Police Department said witness accounts and surveillance camera video of the incident led to the decision...
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Cape Girardeau teen dies after being shot in Illinois
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
A Cape Girardeau teenager has died after being shot in Illinois. A release from Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation says JaZaria Hempstead, 17, died Tuesday, May 2, from injuries sustained in a Sunday, April 30, shooting just across Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Illinois...
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Power of Women luncheon keynote speaker addresses quiet leadership
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
The University Foundation hosted its 12th annual Power of Women Luncheon and Expo on Wednesday, May 3, to connect female students at Southeast Missouri State University with mentors and community resources. At the event — presented by the foundation, SEMO Dining and SoutheastHEALTH — SEMO president Carlos Vargas highlighted the effect women have had on the university over the last 150 years, such as buildings being named in their honor, scholarships made and more...
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Cape Girardeau's Thorngate building to be redeveloped
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
A former factory building in Cape Girardeau is due for redevelopment by new ownership. Cape Girardeau-based Thorngate Holdings LLC plans to create two businesses in the 63,000-square-foot space at 1515 Independence St. in order to revitalize the area, but also to attract regional visitors:...
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Locals look forward to King Charles III's coronation
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
Jeanette Lawson, associate director of development for KRCU Public Radio in Cape Girardeau, is a British subject who has lived in the U.S. since 1985. Lawson said she was planning to watch the formal crowning Saturday, May 6, of King Charles III on television, but when she discovered the coronation service started at 4 a.m. Cape Girardeau time, she said she will watch a recording of the event instead...
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Beacon 53 — By the river and on the rocks
(Community ~ 05/04/23)
Just last weekend, Muddy River Marathon drew participants to Cape Girardeau from as far away as Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina and Georgia. The evening before runners gathered at the starting line, I arrived at Century Casino for packet pickup. ...
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Gibson Center adds mobile unit for mental health services
(Local News ~ 05/04/23)
A converted recreational vehicle, tailored for mental health services, was delivered to the Gibson Center for Behavioral Change in Cape Girardeau last week. The mobile unit will be dispatched to rural Southeast Missourians who have little or no access to mental health services...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
Today is Thursday, May 4, the 124th day of 2023. There are 241 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others...
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May is NF Awareness Month
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/23)
May is NF Awareness Month NF stands for Neurofibromatosis. NF is a group of genetic disorders that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body. NF can lead to blindness, deafness, bone abnormalities, disfigurement, learning challenges, disabling pain or cancer. Anyone can be born with it and it affects everyone differently...
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Prayer 5-4-23
(Prayer ~ 05/04/23)
Lord Jesus, we lift up your name in praise, for you are our eternal God. Amen.
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Don't buy into Sharpton's attack on McDonald's
(Column ~ 05/04/23)
Racism is abhorrent. So are shakedown artists who cry racism to rake in cash. The Rev. Al Sharpton publicly threatened McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski on April 27, using the same language his National Action Network has used for three decades to squeeze cash out of major corporations...
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Fire report 5-4-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/04/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 2 n Medical assists were made at 12:14 a.m. on Hill Brook Drive; 12:57 a.m. on Linden Street; 1:29 a.m. on Olive Street; 2:48 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 1:38 p.m. on Chandelier Drive; 4:37 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 6:43 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; and 8:31 p.m. on Boxwood Drive. ...
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Police report 5-4-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/04/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South West End Boulevard. n A warrant arrest was reported on Independence Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Hanover Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Spring Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported. ...
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Andre Winford
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
Andre Darnel Winford, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 13, at Life Changers Restoration Ministries in Lilbourn, Missouri. Funeral will be at noon Saturday, May 13, at the church, with Pastor Demetrius Moore officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in New Madrid, Missouri...
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John Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
John Williams, 71, of Delta died Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at his home. There will be a celebration of life held at a later date at Discover Life Church in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri, is assisting with arrangements...
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Mary Olson
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
Mary L. Olson, 94, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at her home, being held by her family. Mary was born Aug. 9, 1928, to Robert O. and Margery E. Hanna McLeod in Doe Run, Missouri. She and Lee S. Olson were married March 18, 1957, in LaPorte, Indiana, and recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary...
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Tony Maloney
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
Louis Anthony "Tony" Maloney, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, May 12, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 12, at St. Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Marie Henderson
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Marie Henderson, 71, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brent Gordon officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery...
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Elizabeth Grindstaff
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Grindstaff, 78, of Perryville died Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 8, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and continue from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Timothy Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
ST. LOUIS — Timothy Paul Fiehler passed peacefully into Heaven's glory Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Tim was born to Robert and Lillian Schilling Fiehler Oct. 20, 1970. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. His love of God and personal relationship with Jesus was fostered by many, but especially through Sunday school with Jeannette Kuehnert and Confirmation instructions with Carolyn Kassulke. ...
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Carroll Cookson
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Carroll Odus Cookson passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at the age of 88 years, 4 months and 5 days. He was born Dec. 26, 1934, in Puxico, Missouri, the son of Cecil Odus "Jack" and Edna Bell Hicks Cookson. Carroll married Rozelle Daniel, the love of his life, on Dec. 1, 1956. She preceded him in death by three weeks. In true form, he was not going to let her too far out of his sight, and he went chasing after her to be reunited again in Heaven...
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Irene Collins
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
Irene G Collins, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at The Monticello House in Jackson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, in the mausoleum at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Jimmie Corbin officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Mary Burger
(Obituary ~ 05/04/23)
Mary Elizabeth Burger, 96, of Scott City died Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at her home. She was born Sept. 23, 1926, in Delta to Marvin and Lucille Woolsey Crader. She married Ralph August "Sheeney" Burger Sr. on Dec. 19, 1947. He preceded her in death April 22, 2016...
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Fed raises key rate, but may pause amid bank turmoil
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled it may now pause its streak of 10 rate hikes, which have made borrowing for consumers and businesses steadily more expensive...
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Police: Serbia school shooter had list of students to target
(International News ~ 05/04/23)
BELGRADE, Serbia -- A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of children he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested...
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Ukraine denies Russian claim Kyiv sent drones to hit Kremlin
(International News ~ 05/04/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia claimed it foiled an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin early Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for what it termed a "terrorist" act. The Ukrainian president denied it, saying: "We don't attack Putin or Moscow."...
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Taiwan trade chief warns against 'unnecessary fear' of China
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
WASHINGTON -- Taiwan's chief trade representative says his country's semiconductor makers will expand production in the U.S. as much as they can afford to do so, but he insists Taiwan remains an ideal place for that production and other U.S. trade, business and investment, despite tensions with China...
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McDonald's franchises fined for child labor violations
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald's restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald's in Louisville, the Labor Department said. The franchisee for the Louisville store was among three McDonald's franchisees fined $212,000 in total by the department...
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Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood writers picketing to preserve pay and job security outside major studios and streamers braced for a long fight at the outset of a strike that immediately forced late-night shows into hiatus, put other productions on pause and had the entire industry slowing its roll...
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz
(International News ~ 05/04/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program...
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Showtime! UK readies pomp for King Charles III's coronation
(International News ~ 05/04/23)
LONDON -- The crown has been resized. The troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years. The Gold State Coach is ready to roll. Now it's time for the show. King Charles III will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey in an event full of all the pageantry Britain can muster...
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Syria and Iran sign long-term oil and trade agreements
(International News ~ 05/04/23)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to bolster economic ties between the two allies. Iran's Ebrahim Raisi, leading a large economic and political delegation, met with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, after landing in the war-torn country for a two-day visit -- an Iranian president's first visit to Damascus since 2010...
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Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to use pronouns that don't correspond to someone's sex, building on top priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis...
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Prosecutor: Suspected Texas gunman tried to escape to Mexico
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
CLEVELAND, Texas -- A man suspected of killing five of his neighbors in Texas after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house hid out just miles away from the slayings while he and his domestic partner plotted his escape to Mexico, authorities said Wednesday...
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Sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
An Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free as his trial on new sex charges loomed...
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Chokehold killed man restrained by NYC subway passengers
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
NEW YORK -- A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter...
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Trump calls rape claim 'ridiculous' in video deposition
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump called a writer's claims that he raped her at a Manhattan department store "the most ridiculous, disgusting story," testifying in a deposition shown in court Thursday that the allegations were "made up" and that the assault never happened...
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Galactic gobble: Star swallows planet in one big gulp
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet -- not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their observations of what appeared to be a gas giant around the size of Jupiter or bigger being eaten by its star. The sun-like star had been puffing up with old age for eons and finally got so big that it engulfed the close-orbiting planet...
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Police capture suspect in Atlanta medical practice shooting
(National News ~ 05/04/23)
ATLANTA -- Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in the day. Authorities had swarmed the city's bustling midtown neighborhood shortly after noon in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured in Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta...
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Out of the past: May 4
(Out of the Past ~ 05/04/23)
CHESTER, Ill. -- Traffic has been reduced again to one lane on the Mississippi River bridge at Chester; the bridge, which is undergoing sandblasting and painting of steel and guardrails and some deck work, had been open for two-way traffic through the winter, but that was stopped recently when work resumed; workers who started the $4.7 million project in April 1997 completed about 75% of the sandblasting and intermediate coating of the bridge before closing down in November...
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Cape Noon Optimist Recognize Area Seniors
(Submitted Story ~ 05/04/23)
Cape Noon Optimist annually recognize high school seniors through the Steve Wright Scholarship Foundation. The students are nominated by their counselors based upon their exemplary performance, commitment, and service. Each student receives $1,000 towards their continuing education and training. This year’s recipients are:...
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Gateway Opens New Mortgage Center in Cape Girardeau, MO
(Submitted Story ~ 05/04/23)
Gateway Mortgage announced today the opening of a new mortgage center in Missouri to meet increased demand from local communities for home financing. The new opening in Cape Girardeau brings Gateway’s footprint to four in the state of Missouri and more than 115 mortgage centers across the United States. Gateway also has mortgage centers in Pleasant Hill, Joplin, and Sedalia. The new mortgage center is located at 1021 Kingsway Drive, Suite 11C, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701...
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