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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 4/11/24
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, April 11 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, April 8, meeting ...
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A variety of recipes for you to try
(Community ~ 04/11/24)
I have so many new recipes I want to share, and I’m not sure where to start or when I’ll ever get around to all of them. There are always new things to try and pass along and with the season changing to spring, that is a good time to turn over a new leaf and start cooking. ...
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Gov. Parson announces equipment grants benefiting public safety services
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday, April 10, the Missouri Department of Public Safety approved $5 million worth of equipment grants going to law enforcement, fire services and emergency medical services. Two of the 70 grants are going to Scott City and Oran. The Scott City Fire Department is being granted $26,512.27 and the Oran Fire Protection District is being granted $8,855.83. ...
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Cape Girardeau woman accused of biting man for second time
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
Police arrived to a domestic disturbance call Tuesday, April 9, to find a man bleeding with a tennis ball-sized bite wound to his inner forearm. It allegedly wasn’t the first time. Colleen Ann Lewis, 53, was charged with third-degree assault. ...
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Banana splits and fond memories made at Ice Cream Corner
(Community ~ 04/11/24)
Scattered across the country are tiny family-owned restaurants that took up the cast-off shell of the little Dairy Queens that those of us with a few years under our belts remember from childhood. Usually closed for the winter because of the lack of indoor seating, these places fill the niche left behind and serve as a gathering place for those wanting to cool down with some soft serve or those hungry for a quick supper. One of those places is Ice Cream Corner, located at 2302 Main St. in Scott City. ...
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Oak Ridge ag teacher named finalist for Golden Owl Award
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
Oak Ridge agriculture education teacher Rich Thomas was recently named one of seven finalists for the inaugural Golden Owl Award, presented to the Missouri Agriculture Educator of the Year. The Golden Owl Award was cre ated through a partnership between the Missouri FFA Foundation and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. to recognize the contributions of the state’s leading agriculture teachers. ...
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Missouri flag designer Marie Watkins Oliver getting bust at state Capitol
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
The Cape Girardeau woman mostly responsible for designing Missouri’s flag will be honored with a bust in the Hall of Famous Missourians at the state Capitol. Marie Watkins Oliver, who died in 1944 at the age of 90, created and designed the flag in her home at 740 North St. in Cape Girardeau. Oliver is being honored more than 100 years after her flag design was adopted by Missouri. She was appointed the chairwoman of a committee assigned by the Daughters of the American Revolution to prepare a design for the flag. She studied and researched designs for several months. ...
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Gordonville, Millersville elementary schools to close after failure of Prop T
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
The Jackson School District sent letters Tuesday, April 9, to parents whose children attend Gordonville and Millersville elementary schools, announcing their closures at the end of the school year. ...
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Cape County commission advances bridge, culvert projects
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission took a head start on a bridge project and had it pay off in a big way. Much of the discussion during its Thursday, April 11, meeting revolved around replacing a bridge on County Road 501 over Apple Creek...
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OJ Simpson dies at 76
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76...
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Today in History: April 11
(Local News ~ 04/11/24)
Today is Thursday, April 11, the 102nd day of 2024. There are 264 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr...
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Speak Out 4-11-24
(Speak Out ~ 04/11/24)
Eclipse headline That’s a great headline in Tuesday’s edition. And yes, it was!
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Fire report 4-11-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/11/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 9 n Medical assists were made at 2:43 p.m. on Linden Street; and 10:53 p.m. on South Park Avenue. n At 1:14 p.m., fire alarm at North West End Boulevard and North Louisiana Avenue. n At 4:28 p.m., hazardous condition call on North Park Avenue.
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Police report 4-11-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/11/24)
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 Benton Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Independence Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Perry Avenue. ...
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Daniel Kurtz
(Obituary ~ 04/11/24)
Daniel Paul Kurtz, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 17, 1943, in Germanville, Iowa, to Leon and Mary Quinn Kurtz. He and Mary Louise Roth Kurtz were married June 6, 1992, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. ...
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Gary Graviett
(Obituary ~ 04/11/24)
ROLLA — Gary L. Graviett, 74, of Rolla passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at his home. He was born Feb. 8, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, a son of Leon and Patsy Shy Graviett. ...
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Louise Gann
(Obituary ~ 04/11/24)
Louise Gann, 77, of Jackson died Monday, March 25, 2024, at Jackson Manor. A graveside service has been postponed because of inclement weather to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Fairmount Cemetery. ...
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Arley Berkbuegler
(Obituary ~ 04/11/24)
Arley Joseph Berkbuegler, 86, of Friedheim died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The rosary will be recited at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. ...
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Prayer 4-11-24
(Prayer ~ 04/11/24)
Lord Jesus, we rejoice and trust in your abundant and constant love for us. Amen.
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Storms bring floods and damaging wind across the South; 1 dead in Mississippi
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
SLIDELL, La. -- Severe storms blamed for a death in Mississippi spawned a tornado that demolished buildings in one Louisiana city Wednesday while inundating streets in low-lying New Orleans with hours of steady rain that snarled traffic and strained the city's antiquated drainage system...
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As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
WASHINGTON -- For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican -- and she voted that way. But then a wave of court rulings and Republican-led actions in states restricted abortion and later in vitro fertilization, the very procedure that had helped her conceive her daughter...
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Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot (18-meter) crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream town. State and local leaders don't think the Panguitch Lake Dam is in imminent danger of breaking open but have told residents to be prepared to evacuate if conditions worsen. ...
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South Korea's prime minister and top presidential officials offer to resign after election defeat
(International News ~ 04/11/24)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign en masse on Thursday, after their conservative ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections. The results of Wednesday's elections were a huge political blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol, likely setting back his domestic agenda and leave him facing an intensifying political offensive by his liberal opponents during his remaining three years in office...
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An Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 3 sons and 4 grandchildren of Hamas' top leader
(International News ~ 04/11/24)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli aircraft killed three sons of Hamas' top political leader in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, striking high-stakes targets at a time when Israel is holding delicate cease-fire negotiations with the militant group. Hamas said four of the leader's grandchildren were also killed...
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Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
(International News ~ 04/11/24)
COMITANCILLO, Guatemala -- Every night for nearly two years, Glendy Aracely Ram'rez has prayed by the altar in her parents' mud-brick bedroom where, under a large crucifix, is a picture of her sister Blanca. The 23-year-old died alongside 50 other migrants in a smuggler's tractor-trailer in Texas...
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Higher gas and rents keep US inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed rate cuts
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
WASHINGTON -- Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it considers how often -- or even whether -- to cut interest rates this year...
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Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
NEW YORK -- Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump's real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought against the former president by New York's attorney general...
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Biden administration sets first-ever limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers...
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Biden praises Prime Minister Kishida's leadership and Japan's growing international clout
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's "bold" leadership on a series of global crises as he welcomed the Japanese leader to the White House on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks that touched on the delicate security situation in the Pacific, the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict and more...
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Kansas City Chiefs' Rashee Rice facing aggravated assault charge after high-speed crash in Dallas
(State News ~ 04/11/24)
DALLAS -- Dallas police said Wednesday that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges including aggravated assault after he and another speeding driver of a sports car caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway. Police said that arrest warrants have been issued for the 23-year-old for one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury. ...
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6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
BRANDON, Miss. -- Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court...
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Ukraine will be outgunned by Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help, top Europe general says
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
WASHINGTON -- The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army Gen. ...
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Shouts of 'Shame! Shame!' erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of "Shame! Shame!" on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state's newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman's life is at risk...
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New York appeals court rejects Donald Trump's third request to delay Monday's hush money trial
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president's lawyers, who argued he should be on the campaign trail rather than "in a courtroom defending himself" starting next week...
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Conservative revolt in the House blocks effort to reauthorize a key US spy tool
(National News ~ 04/11/24)
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty amid a looming deadline. The legislative impasse follows an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to "kill" the measure...
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Out of the past: April 11
(Out of the Past ~ 04/11/24)
Former leaders of the now dissolved Cape Community Concert Association have donated $3,216 to Southeast Missouri University Foundation to support the River Campus project at Southeast Missouri State University; the gift represents residual funds from the former Community Concert Association, which became inactive a few years ago. ...
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Overcoming Missouri’s opioid epidemic
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/24)
Bad news: Missouri’s opioid epidemic emerged as our most serious public health problem with drug overdose Missouri’s no. 1 leading cause of death among adults aged 18-44. Overcoming this crisis will be difficult, yet not insurmountable. Accidental prescription opioid addiction contributes fuel to our opioid epidemic, and the American Medical Association says about 45% of heroin users started with a prescription opioid addiction.
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Senior Center Menus for April 15-19
(Community ~ 04/11/24)
Cape Girardeau/Scott City Monday: Chicken sandwich or French dip, roasted zucchini, baby baker potatoes, gelatin salad, whole-grain bun and pineapple or creamy fruit with coconut. Tuesday: Taco salad or chicken quesadilla, lettuce and tomatoes, refried beans, tortilla chips or crackers and strawberries and bananas or iced cherry cake. Wednesday: Southwest goulash or sweet and sassy chicken with potatoes, sliced tomatoes, garden salad, bread slice and mixed fruit dessert or iced chocolate cake.
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Walmart sold out of glasses days before eclipse!
(Submitted Story ~ 04/11/24)
Valerie Wondrick, Cape Walmart Supercenter associate, joined associates in the lot behind the store to view the eclipse. She's wearing a Cape Girardeau Eclipse tee shirt and eclipse safety glasses which Walmart had sold out days before the eclipse. Last minute shoppers were left to search for the correct glasses!...
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