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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 7/14/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of July 11 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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Enjoy fresh garden produce in these recipes
(Community ~ 07/14/22)
With fresh garden produce coming in, I went looking for some recipes to include some of the wonderful abundance we will enjoy for the next few weeks. Recipes for peaches, zucchini, blackberries, sweet corn and raspberries. But as I was looking I couldn't resist the cool, refreshing shrimp salad recipe I found and a couple of other recipes I think you will enjoy...
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Emergency declared, but aircraft lands in Cape without incident
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
The pilot of a single-engine aircraft was able to land without incident Wednesday morning at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport after a mechanical malfunction. A landing gear on the Saratoga aircraft reportedly malfunctioned, prompting the unidentified pilot to declare an emergency...
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MoDOT to hold meeting on proposed Exit 93 renovations
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be hosting a public meeting in Cape Girardeau for education on possible changes to the Exit 93 interchange. It will be an open-house style meeting from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 27 at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, 1080 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Here. literary magazine to host 2nd annual launch party in August
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
High schoolers whose literary and art pieces will be published in Here. literary magazine will get the chance to celebrate their work at the magazine's launch party next month. The magazine, published by rustmedia, is part of a program meant to give high schoolers firsthand experience in creative professions. Those attending the party will get a sneak preview of this year's issue, which will be inserted into the Southeast Missourian on Aug. 18...
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Madison, Monte Cristo give Disney World run for their money
(Community ~ 07/14/22)
The name "Disney World" often evokes images of family-friendly fun and a magical experience. They achieve it by carefully orchestrating an atmosphere that fully engages all of the senses. Disney's exquisite dining options are in such high demand many people make restaurant reservations before they have even booked their flights...
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Marine veteran running for U.S. Senate wants to take back 'populist' label
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
A military veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan is running for one of Missouri's U.S. Senate seats to take back a political label he said has been wrongly applied to others. Lucas Kunce is one of nearly a dozen Democrats seeking the party's nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt...
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July's use-tax funds way up in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
If July's revenue figures from the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) are any indication, people in Cape Girardeau County remain comfortable making out-of-state and online purchases. County Treasurer Roger Hudson's office deposited $168,879.27 in use tax this month as received from DOR, a 20.7% increase from July 2021's $139,975.86...
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House District 147 candidates share views
(Local News ~ 07/14/22)
Before a large and respectful crowd Wednesday, four candidates vying for their party's nomination for the now-vacant District 147 seat in the state House touted their positions at a forum held at VFW Post 3848, 1049 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau...
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Community Cookbook: Pakora
(07/14/22)
Rania Roumany from the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau
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Where did Biden go wrong?
(Column ~ 07/14/22)
President Biden is in deep trouble. A New York Times-Siena College poll released Monday is just the latest survey showing profound discontent with the president and the direction of the country. His job-approval rating is a mere 33%. More than 6 in 10 Democrats want someone else in their party to run for president in 2024. Only 13% of Americans think the nation is on the right track...
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Voss a champion for small business
(Paid Letter ~ 07/14/22)
My name is Doc Cain, owner operator of Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant. I am writing this letter in support of John Voss for state representative for Cape Girardeau. John is a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau. He lives in the district. His service and dedication to our community is outstanding, 20 years' worth in various causes and capacities...
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Prayer 7-14-22
(Prayer ~ 07/14/22)
O Heavenly Father, may we lead our lives to please you. Amen.
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Church and state in America
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/14/22)
Texas education officials recently proposed teaching that "slavery" was really "involuntary relocation." Others claim that slavery was not the cause of the civil war despite the fact that the confederate president, vice president and various articles of secession stated the reason as slavery...
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Steve Young
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
BENTON, Mo. -- Steve "Sheetrock" Young, 60, of Benton died Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
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Juliana Wright
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
Juliana Wright, 91, of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of St. Louis and St. Petersburg, Florida, died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Independence Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Per the family's wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and no services will be held at this time...
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Rodger Trankle
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
Rodger William Trankle, 64, of Jackson, formerly of Leopold, Missouri, died Monday, July 11, 2022, near Millersville. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at St. John Catholic Church in Leopold. Burial will follow in the church cemetery...
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Norman Puckett Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
SENATH, Mo. -- Norman Puckett Jr., 44, of Senath, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Christina Ledbetter
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
Christina Lynn Ledbetter, 49, of Farmington, Missouri, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at her mother's home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 13, 1972, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Clyde (Becky) Ledbetter and Kathy (Vernon) Brothers Leible. She shared a very special relationship with Vernon...
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Mary Kenner
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mary Jarrell Kenner, 85, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Funeral service will be at noon Friday at the funeral home...
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Lyle Hunt
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
Lyle Eugene Hunt, 66, of Scott City passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at his home. He was born in Michigan Dec. 5, 1955, to the late Alfred Andrew and Ida May Johnston Hunt. When he was 17 years old, he left home to join the United States Marine Corp. ...
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Vivian Harris
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
Vivian Ruth Ross Harris, 96, of Cape Girardeau went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. She was born May 6, 1926, at home near Dexter, Missouri. She was the oldest of seven children born to the late James Summers and Iva Jane Young Ross. She and Ralph Lee Harris Sr. were married Nov. 11, 1945, in Advance, Missouri. He preceded her in death Nov. 22, 1996...
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Patricia Gross
(Obituary ~ 07/14/22)
Patricia "Pat" Bertrand Gross, 94, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 12, 1928, daughter of Charles and Thelma Henson Bertrand Jr. She married A.V. Gross at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fornfelt on Dec. 28, 1948. He preceded her in death July 31, 2010, after 62 years of marriage...
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Area Police report 7/14/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/14/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Lions Way. Assaults n Assault and second-degree property damage was reported on South Hanover Street...
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Woman who killed disabled daughter sentenced
(State News ~ 07/14/22)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- An elderly Missouri woman who removed her disabled daughter from a nursing home and stabbed her to death at a hotel has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Marjorie Theleman, 81, of Webster Groves pleaded guilty earlier this month to second-degree murder in the November 2019 killing of 51-year-old Sharon Theleman, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri attorney general says FBI can't audit concealed carry permits
(State News ~ 07/14/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- State Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Wednesday that FBI agents will not be allowed to audit concealed-carry permits collected by county sheriffs in Missouri. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Schmitt said he had been told FBI agents planned to visit several county sheriffs departments in August to audit concealed-carry weapons permits...
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Missouri's answer to abortion law questions: Don't ask us
(State News ~ 07/14/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Parson administration's response to questions from Missouri hospitals, doctors and others about what's legal under the state's new abortion ban is to tell people to read the law and otherwise leave it to prosecutors to interpret...
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Wildfires scorch parts of Europe amid extreme heat wave
(International News ~ 07/14/22)
LISBON, Portugal -- A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain, Croatia and southern France on Wednesday amid an unusual heat wave that authorities are linking to climate change. In Portugal, Civil Protection commander Andre Fernandes said multiple fires have caused the evacuation of more than 600 people. ...
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Israeli museum finds sketches hidden in Modigliani painting
(International News ~ 07/14/22)
HAIFA, Israel -- Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings. The unfinished works by Modigliani, an Italian-born artist who worked in Paris before his death in 1920, came to light after the canvas of "Nude with a Hat" at the University of Haifa's Hecht Museum was X-rayed as part of a sweeping forensic study of his work for an upcoming exhibit in Philadelphia.. ...
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UN sees progress in talks to free up Ukraine grain exports
(International News ~ 07/14/22)
ISTANBUL -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the first meeting in weeks between Russia and Ukraine took "a critical step" forward Wednesday to ensuring the export of desperately needed grain from Ukraine's Black Sea ports to help ease the global food crisis...
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Sri Lanka in crisis: President flees and ire turns to PM
(International News ~ 07/14/22)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's president fled the country Wednesday, plunging a nation already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil. Protesters demanding a change in leadership then trained their ire on the prime minister and stormed his office...
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EXPLAINER: What's the impact of euro parity with the dollar?
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
The euro is hovering close to parity with the dollar, falling to its lowest level in 20 years and even briefly touching a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency this week. It's a psychological barrier in the markets. But psychology is important, and what the euro's slide underlines is the foreboding in the 19 European countries using the currency as they struggle with an energy crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine...
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Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
MINNEAPOLIS -- When the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund bought $25 million in cryptocurrencies, with the fund's chief investment officer touting their potential, retired fire Capt. Russell Harris was concerned. Harris, 62, has attended the funerals of 34 firefighters killed in the line of duty. ...
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Yosemite wildfire moving east into Sierra National Forest
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A wildfire that threatened a grove of California's giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest on Wednesday. The Washburn Fire is one of dozens of blazes chewing through drought-parched terrain in the Western U.S. It has increased in size to more than 5.8 square miles, pushing containment from 22% down to 17%...
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US inflation surges again in June, raising risks for economy
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets and pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively -- trends that raise the risk of a recession...
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US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults. Novavax makes a more traditional type of shot than the three other COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the U.S. -- and one that's already available in Europe and multiple other countries...
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Descendants of possible Tulsa massacre victims can give DNA
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible victims. Danny Hellwig, laboratory director with Intermountain Forensics, said Wednesday that researchers are not ready to begin trying to match DNA for identification, but an outpouring of requests from local residents on how to provide genetic material led them to begin the process of accepting donations...
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Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit
(International News ~ 07/14/22)
JERUSALEM -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran's growing nuclear program, saying he'd be willing to use force as a "last resort."...
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Ukraine: Russian attacks kill 10; US condemns deportations
(International News ~ 07/14/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian missile strikes in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv killed at least five people, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday, part of a series of artillery and missile barrages across the country in the past day that left at least 10 dead and dozens wounded in eastern and southern regions...
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Experts rue simple steps not taken before latest COVID surge
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
With new omicron variants again driving COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, states and cities are rethinking their responses and the White House is stepping up efforts to alert the public. Some experts said the warnings are too little, too late...
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Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability
(National News ~ 07/14/22)
UVALDE, Texas -- As video taken inside Robb Elementary School puts in full view the bewildering inaction by law enforcement during the May slaughter of 19 children and two teachers, some in Uvalde are shouting: Will police face consequences? Only one officer from the scene of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history is known to be on leave. ...
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Out of the past: July 14
(Out of the Past ~ 07/14/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rozier's Country Store and Hoeckle's Bakery and Deli -- longstanding Perryville institutions -- open small branches inside Perry County Nursing Home's new Town Square Main Street; the two stores, plus a beauty parlor, make up the little business district in the just-opened $3.7 million nursing home built next to the old nursing home from bonds approved by Perry County voters in 1994...
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Traci's Toy Train
(Submitted Story ~ 07/14/22)
Traci Taylor died 12 years ago after a 13 year battle with leukemia. But her compassionate spirit lives on through the Toy Train program she conceived to provide stuffed animals, toys, games and books to cheer up children in Southeast Hospital's Pediatric Unit. ...
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