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Highway 77 in Cape, Scott counties reduced for pavement improvements
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
Highway 77 in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties -- from Highway 25 to U.S. 61 near Morley, Missouri -- will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform shoulder repairs and overlay the roadway. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, through Tuesday, Oct. 31...
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Local authors coming to Cape Girardeau Public Library
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
Cape Girardeau Public Library will be holding a local author fair Saturday, Sept. 2. The local author fair will be from 1 until 3:30 p.m. in Hirsch Community Rooms. Guests will get to know local authors and their books while also learning about their individual writing processes by attending a Q&A session with the panel of authors. Attendees will have the chance to purchase their books during the event as well...
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Fire hydrant maintenance to be conducted in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
Residents of Jackson may experience cloudy or discolored water as city officials conduct fire hydrant maintenance in coming days. Personnel will flow test and maintain more than 200 fire hydrants this fall. City officials will be flowing hydrants beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5. The testing will be completed by Tuesday, Oct. 31. The areas being tested this fall are the eastern side of town from Shawnee Boulevard to the eastern edge of the city limits...
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A 'Rowdy' pep rally
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
Rowdy the Redhawk, Southeast Missouri State University's mascot, joined SEMO cheerleaders, Sundancers, the university's steel drum band and marching band at a pep rally Saturday, Aug. 26, at Cape Riverfront Market in Cape Girardeau...
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8 foot alligators are not allowed; a list of 16 animals or animal types you can't keep in Cape Girardeau without registering them with the police
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
Cape Girardeau police retrieved an alligator hatchling that was on the loose last weekend. That quirky discovery, along with media coverage and social media interest, led to the wider public knowledge that it is indeed legal to own an alligator in Cape Girardeau if it is shorter than 8 feet long...
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Experts advise autonomy for autistic children at Cape Girardeau panel
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
The key to parenting autistic children, a group of Missouri health experts said, is to teach them how to learn skills for themselves. Three specialists visited Morning Star Behavioral Associates in Cape Girardeau on Monday, Aug. 28, to present information on the best practices for raising children with autism...
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Cape Girardeau school board votes to hold property tax rates steady
(Local News ~ 08/30/23)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members voted to not increase the property tax rates for 2023. The district's chief financial officer, Lindsey Dudek, said the board's decision was upholding a promise made to voters regarding the passage of a $40 million bond issue in 2010. She said the bond paid for capital projects, such as building a stadium at Cape Central High School and the new Franklin Elementary School building...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2023. There are 123 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 30, 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war with the Taliban back in power, as Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport. ...
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Speak Out 8-30-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/30/23)
With the Republican debate on Wednesday, the election season has begun. The Democrats have begun another season to cheat, and they are trying to bring back all the COVID-19 mandates. This week some colleges and medical community are requiring masks that have been proven not to prevent the spread of COVID. It worked last time, so beware the closer to Election Day they will try everything they can to convince people to mail in votes and use drop boxes. It worked in 2020, and they will do it again...
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Controversy cast shadow over Babe Ruth World Series
(Editorial ~ 08/30/23)
The 2023 Babe Ruth World Series at Capaha Park featured players from around the world and competitive baseball at a high level. Unfortunately, a bit of controversy cast a shadow over the proceedings. Six members of the Alabama Rawdogs, a storied program based in Mobile, Alabama -- defending champions, no less -- were found to be ineligible for the tournament. ...
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Babe Ruth World Series brought great baseball to Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 08/30/23)
Even without the storybook ending, the 2023 Babe Ruth World Series held earlier this month at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau was a resounding success. That one of the local teams, Southeast Tropics, won the title is the icing on top. Southeast Missouri is home to lots of sports activities, from the gridiron to the pitch, court to tee box, but the diamond is this region's crown jewel. ...
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Prayer 8-30-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/30/23)
O Lord God, loving Father, thank you for your abundant grace and mercy. Amen.
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Fire report 8-30-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/30/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 28 n Medical assists were made at 8:24 a.m. on William Street; 11:21 a.m. on Linden Street; 11:32 a.m. on Doctors Park Drive; 12:31 p.m. on Melrose Avenue; 5:45 p.m. on South Ellis Street; and 8:05 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Police report 8-30-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/30/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Jefferson Avenue. Assaults n Assault was reported on South Ellis Street. n Domestic disturbance was reported on Whitener Street...
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Gary Ward
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
Gary Lee Ward, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at his home. Gary was born Nov. 2, 1944, just outside the small town of Risco, Missouri. His parents, A.B. and Irene Lancaster Ward, were cotton farmers. Unlike most kids his age, Gary loved picking cotton. By the age of 9, Gary picked 200 pounds of cotton in one day. By the age of 12, he picked his first 300 pounds in one day! He was very proud of that. Most grownups at that time picked a maximum of 150 pounds in one day...
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Sharon Vied
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
Sharon Lynn Vied, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at her home. She was born May 24, 1944, in Detroit to Kermit and Juanita Phelps Rowland and grew up in Fredonia, Kentucky, with her three brothers and a multitude of cousins and other relatives. ...
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Paul Stehr
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
Paul William "Herk" Stehr peacefully passed away Monday, Aug 28, 2023, at the age of 87. Paul was born March 30, 1936, to Rudolph Stehr and Lillian Schwab, and spent most of his life in his hometown of Cape Girardeau. Paul was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and proud U.S. Marine. He married the love of his life, Joan Porter, in 1958, and together they raised three daughters, Teri (Rick) Hinkebein, Staci (Greg) Johnson and Cassi (Jorg) Weissflog...
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Eugene Slaten
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Eugene Gordon "Gene" Slaten, 95, of Charleston died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at First Baptist Church in Charleston. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the church, with the Rev. Gerald Collier officiating. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in IOOF Cemetery near Charleston...
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Betty Robinson
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Betty J. Robinson, 68, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at Ste. Genevieve (Missouri) Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, and continue from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Shirley Pingel
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Shirley Ann Pingel, 78, of Perryville passed away Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at The Villas of Jackson. She was born Jan. 6, 1945, in Perryville to Henry J. and Viola B. Hudson Coffelt. Shirley and Robert G. Pingel were married Nov. 30, 1963, in Perryville...
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Ronald Lemonds
(Obituary ~ 08/30/23)
Ronald Namon Lemonds, 88, of Delta passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at home in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the beloved husband to Wanda for 66 years; father to Keith, Randy, Susie and Richie. He is reunited with his wife and his two sons — Randy and Keith — who went before him. What a glorious reunion it was!...
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After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government's jurisdiction over them. The rule would require that wetlands be more clearly connected to other waters like oceans and rivers, a policy shift that departs from a half-century of federal rules governing the nation's waterways...
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For travelers who want to avoid babies and kids, one airline will test an adults-only section
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
DALLAS -- One airline plans to find out if solitude-seeking travelers will pay a hefty extra charge to avoid sitting near babies and little kids. Corendon Airlines says that it will sell an adults-only zone -- no one under 16 -- on flights between Amsterdam and Curacao starting in November...
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Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin buried in private
(International News ~ 08/30/23)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin- financed mercenary leader, following a suspicious plane crash two months after his brief mutiny challenged the authority of President Vladimir Putin...
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10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden touted the potential cost savings of Medicare's first price negotiations for widely used prescription drugs Tuesday as he struggles to convince Americans he's improved their lives as he runs for reelection. The drugs include the blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance and eight other medications. ...
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6 regions targeted in biggest drone attack on Russia since it sent troops to Ukraine, officials say
(International News ~ 08/30/23)
MOSCOW -- Russian officials accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions early Wednesday in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine 18 months ago. Drones hit an airport in the western Pskov region and started a massive fire there, the governor and local media reported. More drones were shot down over Oryol, Bryansk, Ryazan, Kaluga and the Moscow region surrounding the Russian capital, according to the Defense Ministry...
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Hawaii authorities near end of search for dead
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
HONOLULU -- Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished. Three weeks after the fire devastated Maui's historic seaside community of Lahaina, the count of the dead stands at 115. But an unknown number of people are still missing...
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Miami Mayor Suarez suspends 2024 GOP presidential bid after failing to qualify for debate
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
MIAMI -- Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Tuesday suspended his bid for the presidency, dropping out of the 2024 race after failing to qualify for the first Republican debate. The two-term mayor became the first candidate to drop out of the crowded GOP field. He launched his campaign just over two months ago as one of the last competitors to join a primary race that has so far been dominated by former President Donald Trump...
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Lawyers indicted with Trump say they just did their jobs
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, he issued a statement denouncing the criminal case as targeting attorneys "for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their clients."...
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No. 2 House Republican Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer, undergoing treatment
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment. Scalise, 57, said he will continue to serve in the House. He described the cancer as "very treatable" and said it was detected early...
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Guatemala progressive's presidential victory certified, but his party is suspended
(International News ~ 08/30/23)
GUATEMALA CITY -- Progressive candidate Bernardo Arevalo was confirmed the winner of Guatemala's presidential election by the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday, but the same day another government body ordered his political party suspended...
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Police say UNC graduate student left building right after killing adviser
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A University of North Carolina graduate student walked into a classroom building, shot his faculty adviser and quickly left, authorities said a day after the attack paralyzed campus as police searched for the gunman. Tailei Qi, 34, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and having a gun on educational property in Monday's killing of Zijie Yan inside a science building at the state's flagship public university...
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Idalia strengthens as it steams toward Florida
(National News ~ 08/30/23)
CEDAR KEY, Fla. -- Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall...
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Out of the past: Aug. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 08/30/23)
The Southeast Missouri University Foundation has received more than $51 million in cash, land, buildings and other items since its inception 15 years ago; the bulk of the gifts -- more than $30 million -- has come in cash, but there also have been other gifts; a collection of William Faulkner materials valued at $2.6 million was among the gifts to the foundation in the 1988-1989 school year; a former Pepsi building at Malden, Missouri, was donated in the 1987-88 fiscal year; the building, valued at $3.3 million, was renovated for use as the Bootheel Education Center.. ...
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Eucharistic Procession
(Submitted Story ~ 08/30/23)
The new school year started with prayer at Guardian Angel School. The first day of school was Wednesday, August 23 and the day was started by celebrating Mass. Immediately following Mass, Father Joseph Kelly and 4 altar servers led a Eucharistic Procession from Guardian Angel Church, across the parking lot, and into the Guardian Angel School. The procession continued down the hallway and into the school gym. Father was carrying the monstrance containing the Holy Eucharist and the servers carried 2 candles, the crucifix, and the incense. The staff and students followed Father Kelly and the servers from church to the gym. Everyone sung a hymn as they exited church and walked across the parking lot.. ...
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Sending money back where it came from
(Column ~ 08/30/23)
Most of us are taught from an early age that when you contribute more while work takes place, you receive more of the gains. I bring this up because this is the basis of what brought me to file Senate Bill 481, which ultimately passed through the General Assembly as part of Senate Bill 109. This bill makes sure that the bulk of royalty money from mining companies that makes its way to the state government will be distributed to the counties where a majority of the mining is taking place...
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