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Pemiscot County man killed on Missouri Route 25
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the 38th highway death thus far in 2023 on Thursday, Aug. 17, as 43-year-old Brian D. James of Bragg City, Missouri, died in a two-vehicle crash on southbound state Route 25 in White Oak in Dunklin County. The incident happened at 8:38 p.m. as James' 2016 Ford Escape collided with a 2007 Sterling trash truck...
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City of Cape Girardeau to open Jefferson Park
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, to celebrate completion of Jefferson Park, located behind Jefferson school at 1620 College St...
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Cape Council to consider several appointments Monday
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members will appoint members to several municipal panels -- Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and University of Missouri Extension Council -- at their meeting Monday, Aug. 21. An agreement between Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Cape Girardeau authorized the creation of a six-member Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Board in 2016. ...
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SEMO introduces new education master's program
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
Southeast Missouri State University has introduced a new master's degree program. The Master of Arts in Exceptional Child Education is designed to provide tools and methods for educators to work with students with special needs in their classrooms. "This program is designed for those with an undergraduate degree seeking more knowledge beyond undergraduate programs and allowing graduate students to focus their learning," Dr. ...
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Disaster assistance offered after flood
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
A Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) will be established Monday, Aug. 21, at the Bollinger County Health Center on Highway 51 North in Marble Hill, Missouri, to help victims of the recent flooding in Bollinger County. The MARC will be open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m...
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Nell Holcomb honors long-serving librarian
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
On Thursday evening, Aug. 17, Pat Nelson moved through her library smiling, laughing and greeting family and friends as well as former students and colleagues. To say it was Nelson's library was true because even though it existed within the walls of Nell Holcomb school, the plaque outside the door bears her name...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/19/23)
Today is Saturday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2023. There are 134 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)...
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Celebration of marriage
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
Couple, three weeks back, Marge and I were invited to a wedding and reception where we were friends of the groom and his parents. Normally, being a pastor, when I attend a wedding I'm up front conducting the service, but this was different. Actually it was kind of weird to be honest. I honestly can't remember the last wedding we simply attended as guests where I sat and watched...
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Club news 8-20-23
(Community News ~ 08/19/23)
The Kage Family and Community Education club met Thursday, Aug. 10, at Cape Girardeau Senior Center. Jobyna Daume, president, called the meeting to order. Daume gave the devotional titled "The Joy of Living", which includes giving, caring and sharing, being and seeing brings harmony into our lives...
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Senior Center Menus for Aug. 21 through 25
(Community ~ 08/19/23)
Monday: Sweet and sour meatballs or orange chicken, brown rice, Asian-blend veggies, peas and carrots, whole-grain bread and chilled pineapple or pudding and cookie. Tuesday: Pork chop supreme or chicken bacon ranch bake, sweet potatoes and apples, winter-blend veggies, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free apple crisp or peanut butter sheet cake...
- Adopt Lap 8-20-23 (Community ~ 08/19/23)
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Is this a cricket?
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
Quick answer is ... yes! It's a Carolina leaf roller. It looks somewhat similar to a cave cricket (camel cricket), but it should not be mistaken for one. The Carolina leaf roller spends its life in trees. It is a nocturnal insect that is seldom seen. During the day this insect rolls a tree leaf around itself high in a tree, where it is safe from birds that would eat it...
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Walking through the fog to get where you're going
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
I had all sorts of things to accomplish on one particular Friday, and I sprang from bed full of energy and expectation. Isn't that what happens to most of us when we feel motivated and excited because of the plans we have for the upcoming day? My feet hit the floor like a champion on a track team, and I rushed to open all my window coverings. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 08/19/23)
Shortly after midnight on Saturday morning, Cape Girardeau police stopped three youths in the 600 block of South Henderson for possible curfew violations; less than a half hour later, three more youths were stopped on Broadway; on Sunday morning between 12:30 and 1:25, six more youths were stopped, three on Broadway and three on Sylvan; in all, 12 Cape Girardeau teen-agers were cited into juvenile court for violating curfew in just over 24 hours; they were part of a concerted effort on the part of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, which is conducting curfew sweeps, looking for minors who are violating the curfew ordinance.. ...
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Wildfire nears capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as fleeing residents fill roads and flights
(National News ~ 08/19/23)
Firefighters worked to keep open the only route out of the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000 and residents rushed to beat a noon Friday deadline to evacuate. Airtankers flew missions overnight to keep the highway out of Yellowknife open, and authorities were guiding a long caravan of motorists through fire zones, officials said. ...
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a fierce DeSantis critic, claims he's qualified for presidential debate
(National News ~ 08/19/23)
NEW YORK -- Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next week's Republican presidential debate and would become the ninth White House hopeful to meet the fundraising and polling thresholds required to participate in the opening face-off of the 2024 campaign...
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US, Japan and South Korea open summit to bolster security over objections of Beijing
(National News ~ 08/19/23)
CAMP DAVID, Md. -- President Joe Biden opened a historic summit with Japan and South Korea at Camp David on Friday focused on strengthening security and economic ties at a time of increasing concerns about North Korea's persistent nuclear threats and China's provocations in the Pacific...
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Trump's 2024 GOP rivals converge on Atlanta just days after his latest indictment
(National News ~ 08/19/23)
ATLANTA -- Several Republican White House hopefuls are set to greet a conservative conference with hopes of making up ground against Donald Trump. But the former president's shadow may be especially difficult to escape in the city where he was most recently indicted...
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Palestinian police struggle in hotbed after Israeli raids
(International News ~ 08/19/23)
JENIN, West Bank -- Last month, after the biggest Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank in years, Palestinians turned their wrath on their own security forces. They unleashed gunfire, firebombs and pipe bombs at Palestinian security buildings in an outpouring of rage against the Palestinian Authority's failure to protect them from the devastating July 3 raid and a long-running, deeply unpopular security alliance with Israel...
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Ukraine will get F-16 jets after U.S. allows transfers
(International News ~ 08/19/23)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington and Europe said Friday, in a major gain for Kyiv, even though the fighter jets are unlikely to affect the war any time soon...
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Hilary grows into major storm off Mexico, could affect U.S.
(National News ~ 08/19/23)
MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico's Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary's maximum sustained winds had risen to 120 mph, making it a Category 3 hurricane...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for Aug. 21, 2023
(Local News ~ 08/19/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21 City Hall Communications report n City council Items for discussion nAppearances by Advisory Board Applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Consent Agenda Review Consent agenda n Approval of the August 7, 2023, City Council regular session Minutes and the August 15, 2023, special session and closed session minutes...
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Police report 8-20-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Rand Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest and driving while revoked/suspended were reported on William Street...
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Fire report 8-20-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug, 16 n Medical assists were made at n Hazardous condition calls were made at 7:21 a.m. at Southern Expressway and South Kingshighway; 6:35 p.m. on East Cape Rock Drive; and 7:02 p.m. on North Water Street...
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Out of the past: Aug. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 08/19/23)
Cape Girardeau's largest surgical group, Cape Girardeau Surgical Clinic Inc., has notified Blue Cross Blue Shield that it will leave the HealthNet Blue provider network Oct. 1; surgeons in the group are Drs. Robert S. Hunt, Franklin H. McGinty, L. McClune, Jonathon K. Foley, Ronald M. Richmond, Daniel G. Hafenrichter and John G. Adams...
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Speak Out 8-20-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/19/23)
Another $200 million for Ukraine but just $12.3 million for disasters in the U.S. Biden has it wrong again. Come on, man. How much of a kickback is the Biden family getting from Ukraine? The poor souls in Hawaii are probably wondering where there governments priorities lie. It certainly is not with our own citizens...
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2023 Annual State of the City -- Part 2, Infrastructure
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
Just as public safety is a source of interest and concern for Cape Girardeau, so is its infrastructure. Issues such as potholes, street flooding, safe drinking water and reliable sewer systems impact our quality of life and economic viability. I'll give an overview of some current projects and point to some references for much more detail...
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Abortion, a sickness in our national soul
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
The resounding defeat of Issue 1 in a statewide vote in Ohio is rightly seen as a repudiation of pro-life forces and cause for soul-searching in the movement. The initiative, which would have raised the threshold vote for amending the state constitution, was understood to be about abortion, because a ballot measure is expected in November to amend the state constitution to secure abortion "rights"...
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Prayer 8-20-23
(Prayer ~ 08/19/23)
O Lord God, we praise you, for you are the Rock of our salvation. Amen.
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Brynlee Ochs
(Obituary ~ 08/19/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Brynlee Nicole Ochs, 1, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at her home. She was the daughter of Damon Curtis and Alysha Nicole Lohmann Ochs. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Visitation will continue from 7 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the funeral home...
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Charlotte Eftink
(Obituary ~ 08/19/23)
Charlotte M. Eftink, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1951, in Cape Girardeau to Emmett and Olga Free. Charlotte was a graduate of Chaffee (Missouri) High School and Southeast Missouri State University. She received a bachelor's degree in art and a master's degree in education. She taught 29 years in Chaffee public schools, retiring in 2000...
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Theodore Christisen
(Obituary ~ 08/19/23)
Theodore "Ted" W. Christisen, 78, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 12, 1945, in Seventy-Six, Missouri, to Ludwig William and Evelyn Mary Schremp Christisen. He and Caroline Brewer were married Sept. 21, 1968, at United Methodist Church in Perryville, Missouri. He later married Janet Runge in 1988. She preceded him in death Aug. 23,2017...
- Shelley Baylor (Obituary ~ 08/19/23)
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Dennis Scivally: engineer and community servant
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
Ever wonder who was behind the beautiful little park on Cape Rock Drive named Scivally Park? There was a gentleman ... a native of Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties, who became one of those civil servants of Missouri. Dennis Scivally, the son of a Bollinger County farm family, started a meager education by attending only two to four months per year in a one-room school near Gravel Hill. ...
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Nothing lasts forever
(Column ~ 08/19/23)
Twin blows were received by the Southeast Missouri economy earlier this month as lawnmower maker Briggs & Stratton announced 202 layoffs at its Poplar Bluff plant starting in October, leaving about 1,000 workers at the facility. The furloughs follow closely the decision by Tyson Foods to shutter permanently its poultry processing operations, also in mid-October, at the cost of nearly 700 jobs...
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