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Missouri Running Company races scheduled
(Local News ~ 08/02/23)
Missouri Running Company will be holding a "Fast In The Grass 3x1 Mile Relay". The race will be Friday, Aug. 4, at the Osage Centre XC course in Cape Girardeau. This is a relay race where each team member will run one a 1-mile loop and each team must consist of three members. There are three divisions: female, male and coed. The age groups are youth, where all runners must be younger than 19; open; and master, which all runners need to be older than 40...
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Missouri Department of Transportation invites public to discuss transportation needs
(Local News ~ 08/02/23)
The Missouri Department of Transportation invites the public to discuss unfunded transportation needs in Southeast Missouri at a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission located at 105 E. North Main St. in Dexter, Missouri...
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Dalton's music, inspiring others through lyrics
(Local News ~ 08/02/23)
"I want to inspire people." Singer and songwriter Brian Dalton has been in the music scene for the last 15 years. He started in a rock cover band playing in the area and has since moved onto a solo career, having written and released 15 songs with more in the works...
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City of Cape Girardeau recruiting advisory board members
(Local News ~ 08/02/23)
City of Cape Girardeau is recruiting for several advisory board positions. The city's various boards and commissions advise the City Council and staff on development, recreation and other issues. All meetings are open to the public and all applicants are welcome to begin attending meetings and getting involved before becoming a voting member...
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Former Sikeston DPS captain sentenced to 14 years for woman's death
(Local News ~ 08/02/23)
A former Sikeston, Missouri, police captain was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 1, to 14 years in prison for his role in the death of a Sikeston woman who was planning a honeymoon and pursuing a career in criminal justice...
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SoutheastHEALTH joins Mercy health care system
(Local News ~ 08/02/23)
SoutheastHEALTH leaders announced an official partnership with St. Louis-based Mercy on Tuesday, Aug. 1, affiliating the hospital network with one of the nation’s largest health care systems...
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Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election
(National News ~ 08/02/23)
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/02/23)
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2023. There are 151 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco; Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president...
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Prayer 8-2-23
(Prayer ~ 08/02/23)
Father God, may we be quick to forgive others as you have forgiven us. Amen.
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The youth of the world
(Column ~ 08/02/23)
Pope Francis is headed to Portugal for World Youth Day, an event started by Pope John Paul II that remains transformational for Catholic young people. A papal event isn't breaking news, but it could be even more important. I was 40 when I experienced World Youth Day for the first time, in Poland that year. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 08/02/23)
Dr. Brian Anderson becomes the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Jackson; Anderson has served four churches in 16 years of ministry; he and his wife, Diane, and their two sons, Mark and Paul, are from Richardson, Texas. Even as the summer heat continues, the most dreaded event of the summer for many youngsters is nearing: The first day back to school; area schools are beginning the 1998-99 school year as early as Aug. ...
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Fire report 8-2-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/02/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 31 n Medical assists were made at 1:39 a.m. on Cardrona Drive; 4:36 a.m. at North Lorimier and North Fountain streets; 10:48 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 1:19 a.m. on Linden Street; 11:39 a.m. on Rusmar Street...
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Police report 8-2-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/02/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Jefferson Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported on Aquamsi Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on La Mesa Drive...
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Stan Joe Stan
(Obituary ~ 08/02/23)
Stan Joe Stan, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Steve Vester officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Evelyn Robins
(Obituary ~ 08/02/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Evelyn Susie Robins, 85, of Marble Hill died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at her home on the family farm. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the funeral home, with Brett Jones and Randy Pole officiating. Burial will follow at Glen Allen Cemetery in Glen Allen, Missouri...
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Curtis Lemons
(Obituary ~ 08/02/23)
Curtis Dwaine Lemons, 65, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at Lutheran Home. He was born June 24, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Truman and Ruby Lindeman Lemons. For 30 years, Curtis had worked as a shop foreman for Lemons Coin Machines. He also had worked for seven years at Lewis Brothers Bakery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended Fusion Street Ministries in Advance, Missouri. He enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, music and being with his family...
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Danny Copeland
(Obituary ~ 08/02/23)
Danny Copeland, 70, of Jackson died Monday, July 31, 2023, at his home. There will be no memorial visitation or memorial services held at this time. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.
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Delores Cannon
(Obituary ~ 08/02/23)
Delores Louise Cannon, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Cape Town Arbors. She was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Johnstown, Colorado. She and Richard Cannon were married March 16, 1957, in Colorado. Delores was an active member of Tri Psi Sorority...
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David Branum
(Obituary ~ 08/02/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — David Bradley "Brad" Branum, 66, of Sikeston, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, July 31, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Brad was born Oct. 29, 1956, in Sikeston to Charles C. and Mary Etta Crader Branum. He lived in Cape Girardeau most of his life, attended Cape Girardeau Public Schools and was a 1975 graduate of Cape Central High School, and had attained the rank of Eagle Scout...
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Editorial: Enjoy Missouri's 'Back-to-School' sales tax holiday this weekend
(Editorial ~ 08/02/23)
We're only a few weeks away from the start of a new school year for most of the area's students, and this weekend there's an opportunity to save on many key purchases with Missouri's "Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday". Starting Friday and continuing through Sunday, there will be a number of items exempt from state and local sales tax. ...
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Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
(National News ~ 08/02/23)
NIAMEY, Niger -- A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country's democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders...
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Russia accuses Ukraine of striking same building hit days ago
(National News ~ 08/02/23)
TALLINN, Estonia -- A drone attacked a skyscraper in central Moscow early Tuesday for the second time in around 48 hours, damaging the building's facade and further underscoring the Russian capital's vulnerability. Russian authorities accused Ukraine of staging the assault...
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1 dies, 8 others seriously hurt in tour bus rollover at Grand Canyon West
(National News ~ 08/02/23)
GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz. -- One person was killed in a tour bus rollover involving over 50 people Tuesday in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon West Skywalk, authorities said. The bus rolled over just before 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, according to the tribal police department...
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Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20
(International News ~ 08/02/23)
BEIJING -- Torrential rain in areas around China's capital, Beijing, killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing, the government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted trees and knocked out power. Thousands of people were evacuated to shelters in schools and other public buildings in suburban Beijing and in the nearby cities of Tianjin and Zhuozhou...
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Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction and killing of 6-year-old girl
(State News ~ 08/02/23)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- A man who abducted a 6-year-old Missouri girl and beat her to death at an abandoned factory decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to block the lethal injection over arguments he was mentally incompetent...
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Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys' bathrooms
(State News ~ 08/02/23)
PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. -- A transgender former student sued a Missouri school district Monday for forcing her to use the boys bathrooms or the high school's only single-stall bathroom. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued Platte County School District on behalf of the transgender female former student, identified in the lawsuit only as R.F...
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Oliver, New Jersey's lieutenant governor, prominent Black leader, dies at age 71
(National News ~ 08/02/23)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey's most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against gun violence, died Tuesday after a sudden illness. She was 71. No cause of death was given, according to a statement from her family issued by Gov. Phil Murphy's office. Oliver was serving as acting governor while Murphy and his family are on vacation in Italy. His office said she had been hospitalized Monday...
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Aid efforts for Haitians suffer new blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter
(International News ~ 08/02/23)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their nation suffered a new blow with the kidnapping of an American nurse from New Hampshire and her young daughter, who were still missing Tuesday. Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. ...
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Increasing protections for students learning alongside adults
(Column ~ 08/02/23)
High schools in Missouri that offer on-campus career development classes to both students and adults, at the same time, will now include a layer of protection for minors with the passage of Senate Bill 40, which has been signed by the governor and is set to become law...
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