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Club Hope for children forms in Sikeston to focus on character-building
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A new children's club in Sikeston that focuses on character-building for students in kindergarten through fourth grades has been created through a collaboration between Spread Hope Now, YMCA of Southeast Missouri and Youth Empowerment 573...
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September festivals dot the calendar
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Fun things are happening in the month of September, as festivals and fairs dot the calendar. Benton Neighbor Days started at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, and will continue until Saturday, Sept. 2. Events include fair rides, miss and mister pageant, Heartland Idol, kiddie tractor pull, Kid's Color Run and 5K. There is no entrance fee to attend the festival...
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Budget housekeeping on City Council agenda for meeting Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members will consider an ordinance appropriating unbudgeted expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 5. This ordinance appropriates funds for operating costs, capital projects, debt service and transfers. It is routinely submitted each year after the fiscal year ends to cover expenditures incurred during the fiscal year that were not originally included in the budget adopted the previous year...
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Cape County disburses more money for new jail, former courthouse
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday, Aug. 31, approved two purchase orders for two Penzel Construction projects in Jackson. n $4,036,287.55 was approved for the new county jail expansion underway at 216 N. Missouri St. "The biggest part of this payment request is for jail cells which are being built on order from Georgia," said District 1 Associate Commissioner Paul Koeper in an interview with the Southeast Missourian...
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Jackson's Billy Joe Thompson recalled as "ambassador", booster for Jackson — especially the Indians
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Billy Joe Thompson Jr., 1968 Jackson High School graduate and fervent supporter of Indians sports, is being remembered by friends and family alike following his Saturday, Aug. 26 passing at age 73 after a brief hospitalization. "We've lost a great ambassador for the city," said Mayor Dwain Hahs, who was Thompson's brother-in-law...
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Fraternal Order of Police say officers leaving Cape PD; municipal officials say they are doing the best they can with what they have
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Cape Girardeau's police compensation appears to be an issue that won't be going away any time soon. The mayor said the general fund doesn't have the capacity to fund significant raises, and "new thoughts" about revenue streams will need to be considered if the problem is going to be resolved...
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'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
(National News ~ 09/02/23)
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/02/23)
Today is Saturday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2023. There are 120 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. On this date:...
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Out of the past: Sept. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/23)
Cross Trails Medical Center has received $200,000 in federal funding to open a third primary care clinic; officials of the not-for-profit organization are scouting for a Stoddard County location, says Vickie Smith, Cross Trails' administrator; the organization also operates clinics in Marble Hill, Missouri, and Cape Girardeau...
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Microfilm, but read it digital
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
Not so long ago, microfilm was the standard for capturing information that might otherwise be lost. Newspapers, court documents, crumbling deeds and more from those who settled the region and built it up, all are represented on roll after roll of microfilm in repositories all over the world. ...
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Senior Center Menus for Sept. 4-8
(Community ~ 09/02/23)
Monday: Center closed for Labor Day holiday. Tuesday: Open-face roast beef with mashed potatoes or chicken Alfredo pasta bake, green beans, whole-grain bread and Mandarin oranges or Texas sheet cake. Wednesday: Glazed ham slice or Carolina gold chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, California-blend veggies, whole-grain hot roll and chilled pineapple or banana pudding...
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What is an auricularia?
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
The brown thing on the stump is a kind of mushroom that has an odd name. Common names for this fungus are wood ear mushroom, Jews ear fungi and jelly ear. Its scientific name is auricularia. I found this cluster of jelly ear fungi Aug. 13, a day or so after a heavy thunderstorm and continued wet weather. During the summer, the best time to go looking for mushrooms is after a day or two of rain...
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Talking compassion
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
While a younger man, the congregation to which I'd been appointed had embarked on a capital campaign to renovate a historic structure on our church campus and to build a visitors center. My role, as senior pastor, was to be chief cheerleader and fundraiser for the two-pronged project...
- KC Wolf raises funds for SEMO Food Bank (Community ~ 09/02/23)
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Creating our own destiny
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
"Another boring day," said Janie, a recent widow, as she rolled over in bed for one last time that morning. Janie forced her feet to touch the floor as she threw the covers back. Her husband had been gone for a short amount of time, and Janie was trying to adjust to the new life she had been forced into. ...
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Salvation scriptures
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
When I was a seminary student, I learned an evangelistic outline by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was better known as, "Evangelism Explosion". Have you ever had a conversation with someone about where you will spend eternity? Many Christians would like to tell their friends and family how to get to heaven, but they are afraid they cannot explain it adequately. ...
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Rubbing off on each other
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
Back when I was in seminary at Wilmore, Kentucky, I met Mike Hodge. I was taking a class of Dr. Don Joy's about human social patterns and there was this shorter kind of chubby guy on the front row. I never liked the front row, so I was toward the back of the room. Dr. Joy spoke quite frankly one day on intimate issues, and Mike's ears turned every shade of red. I knew right then that Mike was my kind of guy. Turns out he went home and tore the book of Joy's in two and threw it away...
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Prayer 9-3-23
(Prayer ~ 09/02/23)
O Lord Jesus, blessed Savior, may we always fix our eyes on you. Amen.
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Our sad departure from Dr. King's 'dream'
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
This past week, the nation noted the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The speech is without question a historic landmark, both in terms of recalling the unique stress of the time and in terms of King's eloquence in capturing the situation...
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China's poor economy a result of state-directed planning
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
"China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man," scoffed then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in 2019. Two years later, now president Biden declared: "The Chinese are eating our lunch. They're eating our lunch, economically. They're investing hundreds of billions of dollars in research and development. ... We got to compete."...
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Sen. Schmitt's misplaced blame
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/02/23)
In its weekend paper of Aug. 26, the Southeast Missourian printed an op-ed written by U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt. He attacked the Biden Administration for the current rate of inflation and attributed it to what he called the Democrats' blank check spending spree...
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Births 9/3/23
(Births ~ 09/02/23)
Daughter to Matthew Kyle and Whitney Danielle Fluegge of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:05 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Name, Sunnie Mae. Weight, 9 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Fluegge is the former Whitney Dittmer, daughter of Richard Dittmer and Angela Dittmer of Van Buren, Missouri. She is a homemaker. Fluegge is the son of Kenneth Fluegge and Monica Fluegge of Jackson. He is general manager at Ken's Ace Hardware...
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Fire report 9-3-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 30 n Medical assists were made at 6:49 a.m. on Walnut Street; 8:20 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 10:13 a.m. on Normal Avenue; 12:49 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 2:37 p.m. on Westwood Drive; 3:56 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 4:09 p.m. on Linden Street; and 4:59 p.m. on South Hanover Street...
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Police report 9-3-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest and possession of controlled substance were reported on South Sprigg Street...
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No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia
(National News ~ 09/02/23)
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. -- The worst of Hurricane Idalia left residents of a region of tight-knit communities trying to find places to live as they rebuild -- if they decide it's even worth it -- and waiting potentially weeks for electricity to be restored after winds and water took out entire power grids...
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Hong Kong, other parts of south China grind to near standstill as powerful Typhoon Saola passes
(International News ~ 09/02/23)
HONG KONG -- Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China ground to a near standstill Friday with classes and flights canceled as powerful Typhoon Saola passed along the coast. Many workers stayed at home and students in various cities saw the start of their school year postponed to next week. Trading on Hong Kong's stock market was suspended and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport after about 460 flights were canceled in the key regional business and travel hub...
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Death toll from Johannesburg fire rises to 76 as city turns to tough job of identifying victims
(International News ~ 09/02/23)
JOHANNESBURG -- Search teams finished checking a derelict Johannesburg apartment building a day after one of South Africa's deadliest fires broke out there as pathologists faced the grisly task Friday of identifying charred bodies and body parts that were transported in large trucks to mortuaries across the city...
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Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, 'Trump won!'
(National News ~ 09/02/23)
WASHINGTON -- A former member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group who smashed a window at the U.S. Capitol in the building's first breach of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison -- and then defiantly declared as he walked out of the courtroom, "Trump won!"...
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Robert Thiele
(Obituary ~ 09/02/23)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Robert Wayne "Bob" Thiele, 65, of Leopold passed away Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Bob was born March 7, 1958, to the late Glen and Ethel Seiler Thiele in Cape Girardeau. Bob was a 1976 graduate of Leopold High School. ...
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Thomas Moore Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/02/23)
Thomas Lee Moore Sr., 78, of Jackson died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at his home. He was born Feb. 15, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Fred and Francis Diamond Moore. Thomas proudly served in the U.S. Army and National Guard. He honorably and bravely fought in the Vietnam War...
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Wilma Kester
(Obituary ~ 09/02/23)
Wilma Kester, 84, of Jackson died Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Old Salem Cemetery near Daisy...
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Wayne Godwin
(Obituary ~ 09/02/23)
Wayne T. Godwin, 76, of Jackson passed away at his home Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Wayne was born July 20, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Arnell F. and Helen I. Niswonger Godwin. He and Jeane Adams married March 31, 1982, and renewed their vows Nov. 9, 2020. She survives...
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Edna Dunn
(Obituary ~ 09/02/23)
HELOTES, Texas -- Edna Pauline Dunn, 96, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Helotes. She was born Sept. 18, 1926, in Sank, Missouri, to Joseph Wilson and Dora May Vavak. She married George Wesley Dunn on Feb. 7, 1942, and they enjoyed 65 years together...
- Sponsored: The Tailor Institute celebrates 20 years, introduces new director (B Magazine ~ 09/02/23)
- Adopt Parsley and Praline 9-3-23 (Community ~ 09/02/23)
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Out of the past: Sept. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/23)
Construction is ahead of schedule on the $350 million expansion at Procter & Gamble Co.'s plant north of Cape Girardeau; the 850,000-square-foot building will house two giant paper machines and associated equipment to handle towel and tissue production, which is expected to start late in 1999; when completed, the P&G plant will contain 2,150,000 square feet under roof...
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