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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 5/18/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, May 18 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, May 15, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Trying new recipes from social media for Spring
(Community ~ 05/18/23)
As I have been scrolling through social media the past couple of weeks during baseball games that are far less than exciting, I have saved several recipes I would like to try. As something caught my eye and looked interesting, I saved it to pass along to you as well...
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Cairo man charged with murder
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Illinois State Police arrested a Cairo, Illinois, man in connection with a May 9 murder. A release from the agency states Samuel Lewis, 42, is facing the charge, filed by Alexander County authorities. Lewis allegedly shot and killed Lafayette Woods, 34, of Cairo shortly before midnight May 9...
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3 sex offenders charged in Bollinger Co. cases
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Three sex offenders have been charged in Bollinger County, Missouri, with various charges in recent days. According to a social media post from Sheriff Casey Graham, the cases involve: ...
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Summer reads from the 2023 Barnes & Noble book awards
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Barnes & Noble has released its 2023 children's and young adult book awards for the year. The awards include several categories -- overall, picture book and young adult. This year the overall winner is "The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels" by Beth Lincoln and illustrated by Clarie Powell. ...
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Women's Empowerment Conference coming next month to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Judah's Healthy Women Empowerment Initiative (JHWEI) will be holding its annual Women's Empowerment Conference from Monday, June 5, through Wednesday, June 7. The conference will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at 2530 Marsha Kay Drive in Cape Girardeau...
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Swan marks 100 years
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Marjorie Swan of Pocahontas, center front, turned 100 on Tuesday, May 16. She was surrounded by many family members at a birthday celebration held at the Villas of Jackson.
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Scooter's Coffee partnering with summer camp for foster children
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Scooter's Coffee is teaming up with Restore the Wonder camps to provide children in foster care an opportunity to attend summer camp in Southeast Missouri. Per the Scooter's Coffee website, on Friday, May 19, several Scooter's locations throughout Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas are hosting a Day of Giving event...
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Jackson's West Mary Street Bridge reopens to traffic
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Jackson's $1.6 million West Mary Street Bridge and Sidewalks project was formally completed Wednesday, May 17. ...
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Feeling the heat and facing my fears to catch some Waves
(Community ~ 05/18/23)
We are still a month away from the official first day of summer, but the heat is already on, and it is only getting hotter! Everyone seems to be celebrating beginnings and endings of one type or another. Last week my social media pages were full of photos commemorating college graduations and Mother's Day. The trend will likely continue for the next couple of weeks with a burst of photos honoring high school grads, followed by photos of Father's Day festivities...
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New mural unveiled on Morgan Oak in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
A new outdoor mural was unveiled Wednesday, May 17, at EVTV Motor Verks, 601 Morgan Oak St. in Cape Girardeau. The wall painting was done by Malcolm McCrae, whom EVTV's Brian Noto said is known for his numerous public and private murals and other art work in the city...
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Fire damages Cape Girardeau home
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
A fire damaged a home Thursday, May 18, on Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeau. A release from Cape Girardeau Fire Department says the fire occurred at about 8:30 a.m. at 1623 Lexington Ave. Firefighters controlled the blaze in about 20 minutes. All residents of the home escaped unharmed, alerted by a fire detector...
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Water attractions opening throughout the region
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
As summer approaches, area swimming pools are about to open. Cape Girardeau has many locations for children and family to enjoy both free and with a paid admission. From Cape Splash water park to Capaha Park Splash Pad there are options for everyone...
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Missouri unemployment steady in April, lower in Cape and Perry counties
(Local News ~ 05/18/23)
Rob Gilligan, president/CEO of Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, said he was glad to hear news Wednesday, May 17, that the state's jobless rate in April remained "stable" at 2.5%, the same jobless rate as March. The native Kansan said it is important to look behind that one highly visible data point...
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Sponsored: Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners chosen for Aftermarket Achievers award
(B Magazine ~ 05/18/23)
Sydenstricker Nobbe (SN) Partners are national leaders in John Deere sales and aftermarket. They were chosen again for the John Deere Aftermarket Achievers award, due to their excellent customer service with parts and service customers. SNPartners said they are on track to open their 28th location...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
Today is Thursday, May 18, the 138th day of 2023. There are 227 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing. On this date: In 1652, Rhode Island became the first American colony to pass a law abolishing African slavery; however, the law was apparently never enforced...
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Prayer 5-18-23
(Prayer ~ 05/18/23)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, our Mighty Warrior and Savior. Amen.
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A warrior for dignity
(Column ~ 05/18/23)
Dr. Michael Brescia promised Angela, a woman who had been living under FDR Drive in Manhattan, that he would visit her three times a day in the hospital. Brescia, who died late last month, was the executive medical director and co-founder of Calvary Hospital, a trailblazer in palliative care. He would tell anyone who would listen about the beauty of human life, and the duties to each other that beauty brings...
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Repay Social Security Trust Fund
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/23)
Let's take a quick look at the Social Security Trust Fund and the deficient battle. Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden are at odds. They hold us hostage on the money we have paid into the Social Security Trust Fund. I do believe they call it a trust fund for a reason...
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Kenneth Waldron
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
Longtime Jackson resident Kenneth Lynn Waldron died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. He was born Oct. 18, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Leonard Vernal and Edna Baskerville Waldron. Ken grew up in Farmington, Missouri, and graduated from Farmington High School in 1959. Following high school, he attended Westminster College and University of Missouri at Columbia, where he received a bachelor's degree in business (1963) and a juris doctor (1966)...
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Robert York
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. — Robert L. York, 76, of Glen Allen passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born April 4, 1947, in St. Louis County, Missouri, to Joseph and Lucille Lovell York. He and Mary Anderson were married Dec. 28, 1974, at Glen Allen United Methodist Church...
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Jack Reiss
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
Jack Lee Reiss, 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center . He was born Oct. 11, 1933, in Perry County, Missouri, to William L. and Elsie Anna McAtee Reiss. Jack was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. He retired after working 50 years at Gilster-Mary Lee cake plant in Perryville...
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Oralee Poteet
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
COBDEN, Ill. — Oralee Broussard Poteet, 78, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2023, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Illinois. She was born to Oralee Simon and Vera Dunlap Broussard on July 18, 1943. She spent her childhood between Florida and Louisiana...
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Gladys Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
Gladys F. "Faye" Cunningham, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Deacon Mark Kiblinger will conduct the funeral at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Nicholas Cauble
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
Nicholas Cauble, 20, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 6, 2002, in Cape Girardeau to Scott and Tari Braswell Cauble. Nicholas was a 2021 graduate of Jackson High School, where he was very active in band. He loved playing the saxophone and made All State Band his senior year. He had a great love for music...
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Sam Beggs
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
Sammy K. "Sam" "Dadzo" Beggs, 79, of Jackson died peacefully at home Sunday, May 14, 2023, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. A celebration of life visitation will be from 3 p.m. until service time Tuesday, May 23, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Benjamin Asher
(Obituary ~ 05/18/23)
Benjamin Layne Asher, 20, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 14, 2023. He was born Aug. 15, 2002, in Cape Girardeau to Max and Teresa Goff Asher. He was a 2021 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. Benjamin was an automobile and motorcycle enthusiast...
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Fire report 5-18-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/18/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 16 n Medical assists were made at 8:07 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 10:41 a.m. on William Street; 11:32 a.m. at William and Good Hope streets; 11:38 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 1:28 p.m. on Delwin Street; and 5:06 p.m. on Independence Street.
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Police report 5-18-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/18/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on South Hanover Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Jefferson Avenue...
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Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices...
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Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana became the first state in the U.S. to enact a complete ban on TikTok on Wednesday when Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a measure that's more sweeping than any other state's attempts to curtail the social media app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company...
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She killed a man while he was raping her, and a court in Mexico sentenced her to 6 years in prison
(International News ~ 05/18/23)
MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican woman who killed a man defending herself when he attacked and raped her in 2021 was sentenced to more than six years in prison, a decision her legal defense called "discriminatory" and vowed to appeal Tuesday. The ruling against Roxana Ruiz spurred anger from experts and feminist groups who said it speaks to the depth of gender-based violence and Mexico's poor record of bringing perpetrators of sexual violence to justice...
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Loud explosions heard in Kyiv, debris causes building fire
(International News ~ 05/18/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Loud explosions were heard in Kyiv early Thursday morning, and the city's Military Administration said falling debris caused a fire in a non-residential building. The scope of the Russian attack against the capital was unclear, and there was no immediate information on casualties...
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Biden declares 'America will not default'
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
WASHINGTON -- An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan, but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement...
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Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 8
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy -- Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding...
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Philadelphia's likely next mayor could offer model for how Democrats talk about crime
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
PHILADELPHIA -- The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia's next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers to walk their beats and get to know residents. She wants to devote resources to recruiting more police and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so...
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Minnesota gets $60.5M in settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul, tobacco giant Altria
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.5 million, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday, saying the total is significantly higher per capita than any other state that sued Juul over youth vaping and marketing practices...
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Ecuador's president dismisses legislature as it tries to oust him, in a move that promises turmoil
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
QUITO, Ecuador -- The president of Ecuador dismissed the legislature Wednesday in a move that promised more turmoil around a conservative leader who has been unable to enact a business-friendly agenda as the South American country experiences an alarming rise in crime...
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Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
NEW ORLEANS -- Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. ...
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Death toll from blinding May 1 dust storm rises to 8
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The death toll from numerous crashes on Interstate 55 that occurred amid a blinding May 1 dust storm has risen to eight, a coroner said Wednesday. Ruth Rau, 81, of Sorento, who was a passenger in a car that crashed in the dust storm, died of blunt force injuries Tuesday night at a Springfield hospital, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said...
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DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms. DeSantis has made anti-LGBTQ+ legislation a large part of his agenda as he prepares to seek the Republican presidential nomination. ...
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Prosecutor in Yarl case: Legal precedent favors keeping court records open
(State News ~ 05/18/23)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A Missouri prosecutor is asking a judge to carefully consider the public's right to information while determining whether to seal court records in the case of Andrew Lester, a white homeowner accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his home...
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Biden administration invests in carbon capture, upping pressure on industry to show results
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $251 million for carbon capture and storage projects in seven states, aiming to reduce planet-warming pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities. The announcement represents a vote of confidence by the government in the nascent technology, which proponents, often from oil and gas industries, say could have a huge role in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. ...
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US metros are growing, many reversing 2021 drops, new estimates show
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau...
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Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
NEW YORK -- An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan on Halloween in 2017, as a judge decried his "callous and cowardly" crimes...
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Prince Harry and Meghan made getaway in NYC taxi after being trailed by paparazzi
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
NEW YORK -- Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were trailed in their car by photographers as they left a New York City charity event Tuesday night, briefly taking refuge at a police station before being whisked away in a yellow taxicab. The pursuit and media frenzy evoked memories of the 1997 car chase through Paris that killed Harry's mother, Princess Diana -- though in this case, police said, no one was hurt...
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Documents leak suspect had been warned about handling of classified information, prosecutors say
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
BOSTON -- Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information, according to a court filing Wednesday...
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South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
RICHMOND, Va. -- South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place where women have unrestricted access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned...
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New Mexico gunman who killed 3 wore bulletproof vest, left note
(National News ~ 05/18/23)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A high school student who killed three women in northwestern New Mexico with an indiscriminate spray of gunfire left a cryptic note presaging "the end of the chapter" and wore a bulletproof vest that he discarded before being shot to death by police, authorities said Wednesday...
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Out of the past: May 18
(Out of the Past ~ 05/18/23)
BENTON, Mo. -- What began yesterday afternoon as a routine traffic stop on Interstate 55 south of Benton ended in an all-out manhunt involving law enforcement officers and canine units from Scott, Cape Girardeau and Mississippi counties, as well as members of the Missouri Highway Patrol; although the search was called off about 7:30 p.m. ...
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Crossing the finish line
(Column ~ 05/18/23)
The First Regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly has come to a close. I'm happy to report many of my priority legislative proposals crossed the finish line in the final week. I've written about most of these in the past so I won't go into great detail. ...
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