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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 8/24/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Thursday, Aug. 17, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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A hodge-podge of recipes
(Community ~ 08/24/23)
I started putting this column together in a hodge-podge manner, for sure. I came across this blueberry-sausage breakfast cake recipe that sounded interesting, so I decided I had to try it. Then I came across a small jar of apple butter in my refrigerator that I need to use before I get new this fall; so found a recipe to use it up. ...
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TBY Expo highlights active lifestyles, healthy living
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
Cape Ballroom taught two simple dances during the TBY Active Living Expo on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Century Casino Cape Girardeau. ...
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What's on the menu: Limited time finds
(Community ~ 08/24/23)
Maybe it is a side-effect of the extreme heat, but I recently found myself sliding into a cranky Scrooge-like mood as the fall school year quickly approached. No longer having school-aged children or a connection to the university, I was filled with trepidation thinking about the possible inconveniences ahead: bare grocery store shelves, waiting for a table at packed restaurants, limited parking everywhere and tacking an extra 20 to 30 minutes to my daily commute in an effort to avoid delays caused by the influx of traffic.. ...
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SEMO faculty recital to celebrate cello, string bass
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music will present "The Elephant and The Swan", a faculty recital of music celebrating the cello and string bass, Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The recital will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Shuck Music Recital Hall, 518 S. Fountain St...
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Judge from Cape Girardeau one of three nominated for Missouri Supreme Court
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
A judge from Cape Girardeau has been named as one of three finalists to fill a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court. Michael Gardner, a judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, in St. Louis was presented to Gov. Mike Parson as one of three names for the appointment to replace Judge George W. Draper III, who is retiring...
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Cape Girardeau officials call for patience, caution as work done on multiple street repairs
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
City of Cape Girardeau officials are working on several street repair projects and ask for residents' patience and caution throughout the next couple of months. "Street repair is a high priority for us, and we are taking it seriously," assistant city manager Trevor Pulley said. "We ask citizens to be vigilant in their travels through the city and be patient as there is going to be a lot of cones and constructions on the streets."...
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Texting while driving ban takes effect next week
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
Distracted driving will be officially banned in Missouri starting Monday, Aug. 28, when the Siddens Bening Hands Free Law takes effect. Senate Bill 398 passed both houses of the state General Assembly in the last week of regular session in May but not without notable opposition, although none from Southeast Missouri...
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GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be the leading alternative to front-runner Trump
(National News ~ 08/24/23)
MILWAUKEE -- The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought -- sometimes bitterly -- over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign...
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Take a look inside the stripped-down old courthouse in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/24/23)
The former Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson is stripped down. Demolition crews began ripping apart the interior of the building in March. Penzel Construction workers removed drywall and dropped ceilings, even all the electric infrastructure and ductwork...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/24/23)
Today is Thursday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2023. There are 129 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died...
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Speak Out 8-24-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/24/23)
Chris Christie should run as a Democrat. He sure does not have the conservative values of the Republican Party. All he can do is denounce Trump and in the past wanted to be Trump's attorney general. Sour grapes do not make fine wine, just a poor grade of vinegar...
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Is Trump likely unstoppable?
(Column ~ 08/24/23)
So, Ron DeSantis gets it after all. "A movement can't be about the personality of one individual," DeSantis told the Florida Standard. "If all we are is listless vessels that's just supposed to follow, you know, whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning, that's not going to be a durable movement."...
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Prayer 8-24-23
(Prayer ~ 08/24/23)
Lord Jesus, we praise you for you are our Savior, rescuer, deliverer, protector and healer. Amen.
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Fire report 8-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/24/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 22 n Medical assists were made at 8:38 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 1:13 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 4:09 p.m. on Trenton Lane; 4:58 p.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; 5:02 p.m. on Campster Drive; and 10:57 p.m. on Amblewood Drive. ...
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Police report 8-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/24/23)
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 South Benton Street. ...
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Birth 8/24/23
(Births ~ 08/24/23)
Daughter to Anthony W. and Chelsea A. Riley of Chaffee, Missouri. Born at 2:28 a.m. Friday, Aug, 18, 2023, at home with a midwife. Name, Ignatia Bernadette. Weight, 8 pounds. Fifth child, second daughter. Mrs. Riley is the daughter of Brian and Laura Criddle of Cape Girardeau. She is a stay-at-home mom. Riley is the son of Don and Marty Riley of Cape Girardeau. He is the owner of Riley Power & Light LLC...
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South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban
(National News ~ 08/24/23)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina's newly all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion Wednesday, upholding a law banning most such procedures except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. The continued erosion of legal abortion access across the U.S. South comes after Republican state lawmakers replaced the lone woman on the court, Justice Kaye Hearn, who reached the state's mandatory retirement age...
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Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation
(National News ~ 08/24/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Temperatures have soared in the central U.S., leading to deaths in some states as more dangerous heat is expected, a national weather service official said. The harsh heat wave has broken records, caused damage, shortened school days and forced the evacuation of a nursing home this week as some cities brace for triple digit temperatures through August. ...
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Pakistani children rescued from a broken cable car say they repeatedly feared they would die
(International News ~ 08/24/23)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Schoolchildren who were rescued from a broken cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan said Wednesday they repeatedly feared they were about to die during the 16-hour ordeal despite attempts by their parents to reassure them over cellphones...
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At least 1 dead, 1 missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican Republic
(International News ~ 08/24/23)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Tropical Storm Franklin unleashed heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after making landfall in the country's southern region, killing at least one person and injuring two others. The storm began to slowly spin away late Wednesday afternoon from the island of Hispaniola that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti after dumping heavy rain for several hours. ...
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India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club
(International News ~ 08/24/23)
NEW DELHI -- India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole on Wednesday -- a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph for the world's most populous nation...
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North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows 3rd try
(International News ~ 08/24/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Thursday that its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed but vowed to make a third attempt in October. The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket...
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At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
(National News ~ 08/24/23)
Sixty years ago, Andrew Young and his staff had just emerged from an exhausting campaign against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. But they didn't feel no ways tired, as the Black spiritual says. The foot soldiers were on a "freedom high," Young recalls...
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Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000
(National News ~ 08/24/23)
ATLANTA -- Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer and confidant, turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The former New York mayor, was indicted last week along with Trump and 17 others. ...
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Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors
(International News ~ 08/24/23)
TALLINN, Estonia -- Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, according to Russia's civil aviation agency...
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Out of the past: Aug. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 08/24/23)
NationsBank officials in Cape Girardeau have announced that Steve Taylor is the new community bank president for Cape Girardeau and Jackson; Taylor is also regional commercial market manager of Southeast Missouri and Illinois. Hiromi Kozono is not a well-known personality in the United States, but when he visited Universal Studios in Hollywood a few weeks ago, he was mobbed by a group of Japanese tourists touring the studio; in Japan, Kozono, known to the Japanese public simply as "Hiromi," is not just a familiar face, he is an actor and television star; Hiromi, who is host to his own daily television talk show in Japan, is in Cape Girardeau to film part of a television documentary to air on Japanese television next year; the documentary will also feature Kazu Maeda, a former Japanese watercraft champion, and American Larry Rippenkroeger from Los Angeles, a four-time world champion on the Jet Ski.. ...
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