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Route N in Scott City closed for railroad maintenance
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Route N in Scott County — from Mississippi Street to Parkview Drive in Scott City — will be closed as railroad crews perform railroad maintenance. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place Monday, July 31, through Friday, Aug. 4...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 7/6/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, July 6 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, July 3, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Bet you will like at least one of these slider recipes
(Community ~ 07/06/23)
I remember making little slider sandwiches many years ago using Pepperidge Farm Party Rolls that came in a little aluminum foil pan and it called for a butter paste combination that was spread on the inside of the rolls, the meat and cheese fillings were added, then baked. Over the years the rolls have since been discontinued, now the butter combination is melted and poured over the tops and the variety of sliders has exploded with many different options...
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Fireworks in garage burn down Cape home
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Authorities say fireworks started a swiftly moving blaze that burned down a Cape Girardeau residence Monday, July 3. Cape Girardeau Fire Department Battalion Chief Norman Baker said the fire began around 9:50 p.m. in the 2000 block of Andrew Street, where fireworks stored in the garage of a split-level house accidentally went off. Firefighters arrived at the scene four minutes after being dispatched, but the fire had already spread to the first floor and attic...
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Cape Girardeau man arrested for alleged assault
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Cape Girardeau police have apprehended a man alleged to have assaulted a victim who remains in critical condition three days following the attack. Jacob Jungers, 32, of Cape Girardeau was taken into custody in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 4, following an assault that occurred Saturday, July 1, in the 300 block of South Sprigg Street...
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French Language in Missouri: Old Mines, Mo., celebrates 300-year anniversary
(07/06/23)
Most people know French dialects exist in the state of Louisiana, but few know there are French dialects native to Midwestern states, including Missouri. Old Mines, Mo., an unincorporated village in Washington County, boasts a rich history of French culture and language. ...
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Difference Maker: Don Fulford uses not-for-profit experience in giving back to Perryville
(B Magazine ~ 07/06/23)
Don Fulford has spent most of his career working for not-for-profit organizations and considers it part of his job to share the knowledge and experience he’s gained with others. In 2013, Fulford moved to Perryville, Missouri, with his family and took on the role of president and CEO of the Association of the Miraculous Medal at the National Shrine of our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. ...
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Treated to a scoop and a movie
(Community ~ 07/06/23)
I do a lot of over-thinking, but I try (and sometimes fail) to put at the uppermost part of my brain the fact that I'm thankful. Life is good, and I am thankful for my family, the things I am able to see and experience, the good in living. Lately, this hasn't been difficult. This has been a swell summer so far...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School welcomes new administrator
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Jeanie White has been hired as the administrator at Eagle Ridge Christian School in Cape Girardeau. Janice Margrabe, the current administrator, will assume the role of superintendent. White will begin her duties Tuesday, Aug. 1. White has been in public education for 29 years. ...
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Cape council approves first portion of West Park Mall redevelopment; questions regarding incentives package begin before body
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members approved a small portion of a plan to redevelop West Park Mall at their Wednesday, July 5, meeting, but the group is only beginning to consider portions of the plan that could potentially involve tens of millions of dollars in incentives...
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Alex Seredovych’s journey from Ukraine to SEMO
(B Magazine ~ 07/06/23)
Alex Seredovych, a 2023 computer science graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, is a serious young man who chooses his words carefully. Seredovych moved from his home country of Ukraine to the United States in fall 2019 and immediately noticed something about Americans. As is his wont, the words Seredovych selected to articulate his experience were chosen with precision and deliberation...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
Today is Thursday, July 6, the 187th day of 2023. There are 178 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 6, 1944, an estimated 168 people died in a fire that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut...
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Prayer 7-6-23
(Prayer ~ 07/06/23)
O Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, we worship you and sing praises to your name. Amen.
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Public looking for clarity from GOP on all social issues
(Column ~ 07/06/23)
With one year since the Dobbs decision, in which the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, how should we be thinking, as a nation, about this crucial issue? Commentary in the press is conveying that Dobbs was an unpopular decision and that it has strengthened sentiment in the country for legal abortion...
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Justice Jackson's abysmal affirmative action dissent
(Column ~ 07/06/23)
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent in the Supreme Court's affirmative action case achieved instant legendary status in certain quarters. Vice President Kamala Harris called it "probably one of the most brilliant dissents that any justice of the United States Supreme Court has ever written."...
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With fresh or frozen berries, this crumble tastes summery all year
(Community ~ 07/06/23)
Fresh, in-season berries always make the best crumble, but we always keep a bag of fruit in the freezer to have the taste of summer any time of year. Both options will taste great with this recipe from our book "Cook What You Have," which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals. It calls for frozen berries tossed and topped with a spiced crumble with oats and almonds, but an equal quantity of fresh mixed berries will be just as tasty, if not more so...
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Fire report 7-6-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 4 n Medical assists were made at 10:15 a.m. on Laurel Lane; 3:54 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 6:02 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 10:22 p.m. on South Kingshighway; and 10:33 p.m. on Linden Street. ...
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Police report 7-6-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Middle Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Lacey Street. ...
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Albert Zimmer
(Obituary ~ 07/06/23)
PATTON, Mo. — Albert Zimmer, 81, of Patton died Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at this time with McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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James Scott
(Obituary ~ 07/06/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — James Herbert Scott, 69, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at the Estates of Perryville. Graveside service with military honors will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 7, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Dan Steska officiating...
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Marion Hyson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/23)
Marion L. Hyson, 91, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at The Arbors at Capetown in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Whitewater, daughter of Walter D. and Bessie Ann Green Smith. She married Michael F. Hyson, the love of her life, on Jan. 7, 1956, in Cape Girardeau. He passed away Feb. 12, 2008...
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Dorotha Allen
(Obituary ~ 07/06/23)
Dorotha Mae Allen, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at her home. She was born Nov. 19, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Jesse Woodrow Perry and Kirllian Putz Wheeler. Dorotha worked as a beautician in her early 20s and then went on to become a certified nursing assistant for years to follow...
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The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police face
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- Thirty shot, two fatally, at a block party in Baltimore. At least three killed and 10 wounded at an annual July Fourth bash in Louisiana. A 7-year-old shot dead in Tampa after two groups gathered along a causeway for Independence Day started to fight. Nine others injured when bullets are sprayed from a car in the nation's capital...
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As Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive, Palestinian residents emerge to scenes of vast destruction
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank -- Palestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp encountered scenes of widespread destruction Wednesday as they emerged from their homes and returned from nearby shelters following the most intense Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades...
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Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high. It's the latest in a series of climate-change extremes that alarm but don't surprise scientists...
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Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy -- even suicide attempts. "Please do something," begged a student in one leaked file, recalling the trauma of continually bumping into an ex-abuser at a school in Minneapolis. Other victims talked about wetting the bed or crying themselves to sleep...
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Trump posted what he said was Obama's address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested there
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama on the same day that a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in revealing new details about the case...
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US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test is one of the final steps toward citizenship -- a monthslong process that requires legal permanent residency for years before applying...
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Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
STAR, Idaho -- Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside Los Angeles -- the newly-retired Los Angeles police officer flew a U.S. flag and a Thin Blue Line banner representing law enforcement outside his house...
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Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack nuclear plant
(International News ~ 07/06/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world's largest nuclear power plants, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian troops...
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Meta taking aim at Twitter with launch Wednesday of rival app Threads
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Wednesday, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned -- and frequently changed -- by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the new offering is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram that the company said provides "a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations."...
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After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified information
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents that were accessed through security gaps at a Massachusetts Air National Guard base...
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Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators
(National News ~ 07/06/23)
NEW ORLEANS -- An order by a federal judge in Louisiana has ignited a high-stakes legal battle over how the government is allowed to interact with social media platforms, raising broad questions about whether -- and how -- officials can fight what they deem misinformation on health or other matters...
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Eight traffic fatalities, 4 drownings in Missouri over long July Fourth weekend
(State News ~ 07/06/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Eight people died on Missouri roads over the long Fourth of July weekend, and four people drowned on the state's waterways, the state Highway Patrol said Wednesday. The patrol said 56-year-old James Roy of Kansas City, Missouri, drowned in Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. Hamsa Mohamed, 41, of St. Louis, drowned Saturday after jumping from a cliff into the Big River in Jefferson County...
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Out of the past: July 6
(Out of the Past ~ 07/06/23)
The combination of industrial growth and increased housing construction in Cape Girardeau County should result in increased enrollment for several of the county's five school districts; more new housing developments are under construction as the county prepares for the expansion of several local industries, including Procter & Gamble and BioKyowa; while Cape Girardeau School District posted only a modest enrollment increase last year, Jackson School District the past five years has broken several enrollment records and stands to benefit most from P&G's expansion.. ...
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2023 Bell City High School valedictorian Madison Clark
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Parents: Valerie Arnold and Gregory Jones Post-graduation plans: I plan to attend The Ohio State University and major in Psychology. High school activities: I participated in FCCLA, FBLA, Pep Club, and Beta Club, where I served as reporter for FBLA and Beta. I was the manager of the volleyball team for all four years. And I was the captain of the Academic Team for two of my four years. I was the class Vice President for all four years. Favorite high school experience: My favorite high school experience would be our trips to Beta Convention. It provides us with so much time to bond with our friends and compete with other schools to be able to attend the National Convention. Biggest role model: My biggest role model would be my cousin, Jessica. As family, we already have a lot in common, but I think I tend to gravitate towards her the most out of everyone. I aspire to be like her. Advice to underclassmen: My advise to underclassmen would be to enjoy high school while you can. Those four years fly by and before you know it you are walking across the stage at graduation. Also, do not procrastinate. Three words to describe high school: Exciting, Memorable, and Fun
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2023 St. Vincent High School valedictorian Gracie McKinney
(Local News ~ 07/06/23)
Parents: Sherry McKinney and Jesse McKinney Post-graduation plans: I plan to attend Murray State University and major in Cybersecurity and Network Management. High school activities: National Honor Society, Ladies Sodality, Marching Band, Pep Club, Spanish Club, Art Club, Students for Life, and Students Against Destructive Decisions Favorite high school experience: Building a bonfire with my whole class for homecoming week Biggest role model: My mom, Sherry. Advice to underclassmen: High school has its ups and downs, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so try to make the most of it. Three words to describe high school: Memories, bittersweet, tradition
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Jackson Students Win Top Honors at FBLA National Leadership Conference
(Submitted Story ~ 07/06/23)
Students from Jackson Senior High School won top prizes at the 2023 National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business. The event, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 27 to 30, attracted more than 13,000 middle school and high school students and educators from across the country...
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On Exhibit Cape River Heritage Museum
(Submitted Story ~ 07/06/23)
The museum currently has two special exhibits that are on loan from local residents. A 1928 Ford Roadster (purchased from early Cape Girardeau car dealer Fred Groves) is on loan from Larry Haertling. It is complete with the original Missouri title and car license and has the 90th automobile tag that was issued that year in the city of Cape Girardeau. ...
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