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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 2-1-24 meeting
(Local News ~ 02/01/24)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, Jan. 29, meeting n Approval of closed session minutes from Thursday, Jan. 25 Communications/reports — other selected officials/ department heads...
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A few new entree recipes to try
(Community ~ 02/01/24)
We'll kick off this new month with some new entree recipes that are sure to please your family. You may be in a post-holiday rut with what you are cooking, so a few new recipes might help solve that problem. I've chosen recipes today that are easy to prepare and call for mostly common ingredients. ...
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Some GOP leaders pushing back against Freedom Caucus in statehouses
(State News ~ 02/01/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — On the first day of Missouri's new legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden tried to cajole colleagues into congeniality with a rhetorical question: "Will we focus on principled progress or political pandemonium?"...
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The pastrycook's dark secret revealed
(Community ~ 02/01/24)
You might think of the Kit Kat bar as a simple chocolate treat to give out on Halloween. But in Japan it's far more than that. Considered a cultural touchstone there, more than 400 distinct flavors like melon, purple sweet potato, and matcha green tea are available...
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Cora's Taste of Manila is Filipino home cooking at its best
(Community ~ 02/01/24)
This week, I visited Cora's Taste of Manila in Cape Girardeau. This required a little planning, because Cora's just has a pickup area located at 2502 Tanner Drive, behind Applebee's. This building has been a hotbed of new restaurants and flavors lately, so I'm curious to see what might pop up next. But with Cora's, I had to order online at corastasteofmanila.com and then choose my pickup time. I showed up on a Friday, and my food was hot and ready to go...
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Brad Sheriff, SEMO's VP of finance, to leave university at end of March
(Local News ~ 02/01/24)
Southeast Missouri State University vice president of Finance and Administration Brad Sheriff will be stepping down from his position, university officials confirmed Wednesday, Jan. 31. Sheriff — who will be leaving the university as of Sunday, March 31 — has served in the vice president role since Aug. 1, 2020, when he succeeded Kathy Mangels. Mangels held the position from 2006 to 2020...
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Did you know? Incremental street repairs coming to Cape Girardeau in 2024
(Local News ~ 02/01/24)
As 2024 rolls on, Cape Girardeau residents may see some repairs come to their streets. The City of Cape Girardeau's street maintenance departments will make incremental repairs to streets and roads as a part of their Annual Transportation Trust Fund 2023-2024 plan...
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Chaffee Student Council freezin' for a reason
(Local News ~ 02/01/24)
CHAFFEE — Freezing water, a Hawaiian theme and Cape Girardeau. What could these all have in common? The Polar Plunge. Chaffee Student Council will be participating in this year's Polar Plunge once again Saturday, Feb. 3, at Cape County Park North Lake, and it is dedicated to raising money for Special Olympics Missouri once again this year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2024. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: In Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli in space...
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'Masters of the Air' does a public service
(Column ~ 02/01/24)
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have once again done a public service. Like "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" before it, the new series "Masters of the Air" is a profound act of devotion to the memory of the men who won World War II, this time focused on the air war in Europe...
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Prayer 2-1-24
(Prayer ~ 02/01/24)
O Lord Jesus, may all come to know you as Lord and Savior. Amen.
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Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a law defining antisemitism in state law, proclaiming support for Jewish residents despite concerns the measure would hamper people opposing the actions of Israel. The Republican governor said by enacting the law, he was "reaffirming our commitment to a Georgia where all people can live, learn and prosper safely, because there's no place for hate in this great state."...
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her personal security, the progressive lawmaker confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Bush, a second-term lawmaker, denied any wrongdoing and said she is "fully cooperating" with federal prosecutors...
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Meta, TikTok, other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media -- and children's advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them...
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US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his options to respond to the strike...
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Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to range of cancers, CDC study says
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
NEW YORK -- Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday in a long-awaited study about the North Carolina base's contaminated drinking water...
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Top UN court rejects most of Ukraine's terror financing and discrimination case against Russia
(International News ~ 02/01/24)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The United Nations' top court on Wednesday rejected large parts of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the country's east a decade ago and has discriminated against Crimea's multiethnic community since its annexation of the peninsula...
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South Africa says Israel is already ignoring UN court ruling ordering it to prevent deaths in Gaza
(International News ~ 02/01/24)
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Israel has ignored the ruling by the U.N.'s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa's foreign minister said Wednesday, adding that her country has asked why an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been issued in a case South Africa filed at the separate International Criminal Court...
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Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film set shooting
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the plea in state district court in Santa Fe, waiving an arraignment that had been scheduled to take place remotely by video conference the next day...
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Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is convicted again, days before elections
(International News ~ 02/01/24)
ISLAMABAD -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was found guilty of corruption on Wednesday and sentenced to 14 years, yet another blow to the imprisoned populist leader days before his political movement attempts a return to power in parliamentary elections...
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Deal on wartime aid and border security stalls in Congress as time runs short to bolster Ukraine
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
WASHINGTON -- With time slipping to bolster Ukraine's defenses, Senate negotiators struggled Wednesday to finalize a bipartisan deal that would pair policy changes at the U.S. southern border with wartime aid for Kyiv as their carefully negotiated compromise ran into strong resistance from House Republicans and Donald Trump...
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Fears grow that dam across Mekong River in Laos could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang
(International News ~ 02/01/24)
LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- Landlocked Laos doesn't have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical sites to bring in visitors. The crown jewel is Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where legend has it that Buddha once rested during his travels. ...
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Fighting to deliver pro-growth, pro-family and pro-America tax reform
(Column ~ 02/01/24)
After President Donald Trump took office in 2017, he and I worked hand-in-hand to put together a tax reform bill that would put American workers, families, farmers, and small businesses first. What we came up with was the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), landmark legislation that led to a nearly 5% increase in wages for American workers, a full 1% increase in economic growth over the average of the previous decade, and the lowest unemployment and poverty rates in 50 years...
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Man accused of beheading father in suburban Philadelphia home, posting gruesome video online
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
LEVITTOWN, Pa. -- A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia posted a gruesome video on social media that shows him holding up the severed head and railing against the government, authorities said Wednesday. Justin Mohn, 32, who is charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse, was armed and had jumped a fence at a National Guard facility about 100 miles away when he was arrested late Tuesday, hours after the killing, a Guard spokeswoman said...
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House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses
(National News ~ 02/01/24)
WASHINGTON -- The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for millions of lower-income families and boost three tax breaks for businesses, a combination that gives lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle coveted policy wins...
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Missouri mourns death of Jean Carnahan, the state's 1st woman to serve in the US Senate
(State News ~ 02/01/24)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri residents on Wednesday mourned the death of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the state's first female U.S. senator when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death. The Missouri state House held a moment of silence to mark Carnahan's Tuesday death at age 90. Her family did not specify the cause of death but said Carnahan died after a brief illness at a hospice facility in suburban St. Louis...
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Fire report 2-1-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 31 n Medical assists were made at 8:17 a.m. on Derbyshire Lane; 9:25 a.m. on Sharon Drive; 10:33 a.m. on Towers Circle; and 4:29 p.m. on William Street. ...
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Police report 2-1-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on Bellevue Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Elm Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Mount Auburn Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. ...
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Kevin Wade
(Obituary ~ 02/01/24)
HOXIE, Kan. — Kevin Leroy Wade, 65, of Hoxie died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at Sheridan County Hospital. He was born July 6, 1958, in Jackson to Benny L. Wade and Mary M. Mitchell. Kevin and Gloria J. Jones Wade were married Sept. 22, 1984, in Jackson...
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Joe 'Jacob' Nunley Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/01/24)
Joe Willie Nunley Sr., affectionately known as "Jacob" or "Jake", was born Oct. 11, 1946, in Patton to Ernestine Burton and Fred D. Muse. Joe gained his golden wings Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at the age of 77 at home, in the presence of his loved ones, after battling cancer...
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Lorene Dickmann
(Obituary ~ 02/01/24)
PERRYVILLE — Lorene "Lorie" Mae Dickmann, 60, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Ford and Young Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at the funeral home, with Pastor Kent Ward officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery...
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David Burnell Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/01/24)
David Charles Burnell Sr., 82, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. He was born July 20, 1941, in Waltham, Massachusetts, to Alfred Earl and Marie Welch Burnell. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force. David enjoyed stargazing and loved being with his dogs...
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Births 2/1/24
(Births ~ 02/01/24)
Daughter to Timothy and Mary Beth Lorenz of Cape Girardeau, Mercy Hospital Southeast, 4:36 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Name, Nora Sue. Weight, 5 pounds, 7 ounce. First child. Mrs. Lorenz is the daughter of Sarah Smith of Jackson and John Wright of Lake Village, Arkansas. She is employed by The Bank of Missouri. Lorenz is the son of Peggy Lorenz of Perryville. He works for Pro Image Sports...
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Out of the past: Feb. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 02/01/24)
The Cape Girardeau community, looking for another way to promote emergency preparedness, is offering a way for teen-agers to get involved; the city, through Project Impact, has teamed with the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts, Southeast Missouri State University and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse to form a new Emergency Management Explorer Scout Post...
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Polar Plunge, 5K race to benefit Special Olympics athletes
(Editorial ~ 02/01/24)
We appreciate all those who drop some cash into a donation bin or click a button on a website to support a charitable cause. There are plenty of good ones out there. For those who want to put a bit more action into their giving, the annual Polar Plunge that benefits Special Olympics Missouri offers a unique opportunity. ...
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