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Police: Bollinger County woman told elaborate lies across multiple investigations, including sexual assault (4/18/24)BOLLINGER COUNTY — Police say a Bollinger County woman told several elaborate lies during sexual assault and harassment investigations in a complex and escalating scheme that targeted the mother of her fiance’s child. Michelle D. Kaempfer of Glen Allen is accused of multiple felonies in separate-but-related cases: perjury; forgery; tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution; first-degree harassment; first-degree stalking; making a false report; and theft. ...
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Lisa Reitzel, longtime Cape County public administrator, dies at 55 (4/16/24)Lisa Reitzel, who had served the county for the past 11 years, was also well known for serving on numerous community boards and singing the national anthem at local events. ...
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City Tavern: Belly up to the bar after Sunday service (4/18/24)Just when I thought I’d run out of new restaurants to try, a friend with good judgment suggested I might want to take a quick road trip over to City Tavern in downtown Perryville for some good old homestyle cooking. I was intrigued by the suggestion, and immediately squeezed the visit onto my Sunday "to do" list, right between church and grocery shopping. ...
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Long John Silver’s in Cape Girardeau closes (4/15/24)The Long John Silver’s location at 25 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau has shut down. ...
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Trussworks Jackson to break ground Monday (4/20/24)A groundbreaking for Trussworks Jackson LLC is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, April 22, at 2860 Trussworks Blvd. in Jackson, just south of Cane Creek Road and Liberty Utilities on U.S. Route 61...
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Judge meets Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on extension request to find attorney (4/17/24)Judge Jerel Lee Poor II met Cape Girardeau County Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on the defendant’s request for a 60-day extension to respond to the state’s filing to remove him from office...
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Tenmile looks to add balcony to old Esquire Theater building (4/18/24)Cape Girardeau City Council approved a license and indemnity agreement with Tenmile Holdings LLC on Monday, April 15, for the installation of a marquee sign and awning with column posts for the old Esquire Theater building. ...
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Did You Know? Whitey Herzog had ties to baseball in Southeast Missouri (4/17/24)The news of former St. Louis Cardinals skipper Whitey Herzog’s death spread quickly Tuesday, April 16...
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Jackson couple bring The Cheesecake Ninja back home (4/22/24)Greg and Amy Franklin turned Greg's cheesecake baking into a full-time business in Perryville. On April 9, the couple relocated their store, The Cheesecake Ninja, back to Jackson to be closer to home. ...
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Inside Becca’s Closet: A mission to dress teens for formal events (4/19/24)The organization Becca’s Closet, which helps young girls get access to formal dresses for dances and proms, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Cape Girardeau is the home to one of two Missouri chapters, and one of 51 in the U.S...
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US Rep. Jason Smith visits Chaffee (4/20/24)20Congressman Jason Smith visited S&W Cabinets on Friday, April 19, in Chaffee. Smith answered questions from employees and took a tour of one of the facilities...
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Judge meets Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on extension request to find attorney (4/17/24)16Judge Jerel Lee Poor II met Cape Girardeau County Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on the defendant’s request for a 60-day extension to respond to the state’s filing to remove him from office...
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Trump is right — more violence, turmoil under Biden (4/20/24)14Former President Donald Trump’s statement that the attack on Israel by Iran "would not have happened if we were in office," has drawn derision, including from his former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton called the remark "delusional," saying that Trump "has no idea what to do in the Middle East in this situation."
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US support for Israel, Ukraine proving inadequate (4/18/24)13After Iran’s massive drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday, President Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "You got a win. Take the win." Most of the weapons, the first Iran had ever fired on Israel from its own territory, were successfully intercepted.
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DEI cronyism and woke grifters (4/16/24)11When ideology replaces meritocracy or provides immunity from the consequences of illegal behavior, systemic mediocrity follows. Under toxic National Socialism, Stalinism, and Maoism, millions of cronies and grifters mouthed party lines in hopes that their approved ideology would allow them to advance their careers and excuse their lawbreaking.
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Southeast Missouri State University's symphony conductor Sara Edgerton to retire (4/19/24)6Sara Edgerton, professor of cello and string bass and artistic director and conductor of the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra at Southeast Missouri State University, is set to retire after 33 years...
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No one cares about Joe Biden’s lawlessness (4/17/24)5Here we go again. President Joe Biden has, once more, claimed to find astonishingly wide-ranging authority to forgive student loans hiding in minute places deep in the federal code. Biden has already been rebuked for this practice by the Supreme Court, yet he remains undeterred.