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Dexter man sentenced to prison for attempted sexual exploitation of a minor
(Local News ~ 04/26/22)
A Dexter, Missouri, man was sentenced to serve 15 years in a federal prison for the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Nathan P. Dillinger, 41, was sentenced to the term by U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig...
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Dexter man sentenced to 20 years in prison in child enticement case
(Local News ~ 04/26/22)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A Dexter, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of enticement of a child in March. On Monday, Stoddard County (Missouri) Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver announced Robert Cooper, 42, received the 20-year sentence from Judge Joe Z. Satterfield...
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Local school districts share similar cellphone policies
(Local News ~ 04/26/22)
Should Missouri ban all student cellphone use in public schools? That was the question for Jamarcus Williams, principal at Charleston (Missouri) High School, who recently informed parents that school officials would confiscate any visible cellphone at the school...
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Former Cape mayor's 2018 message inspires current SEMO student
(Local News ~ 04/26/22)
A person may never know the impact of spoken words upon another, whether they be for good or ill. Former Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson found out the former through Facebook Messenger from a soon-to-graduate Southeast Missouri State University student, Ashlei East-Sterling...
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Cape Riverfront Market to open first Saturday in May
(Local News ~ 04/26/22)
Old Town Cape will launch the 2022 Cape Riverfront Market season next month on the same day as the 148th Kentucky Derby race. Accordingly, Old Town Cape is encouraging vendors to embellish their booths with a Derby Day theme May 7 as the six-month Riverfront Market season opens...
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Sponsored: Cuba Financial Group expands with groundbreaking of new office
(B Magazine ~ 04/26/22)
In 2021, Tyler Cuba was recognized in the “Top Advisors Under 40” by Cetera Financial Group. This year, Cuba Financial Group broke ground on their new Cape Girardeau office at the corner of Mount Auburn and Independence. “Our new office will allow us to expand and continue to provide our clients with the best client experience and cutting-edge technology.” Cuba said...
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Meet Cape Chamber’s new president and CEO
(B Magazine ~ 04/26/22)
The new president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is familiar with the connotation others make when they learn his surname. Robert “Rob” Gilligan, who began his tenure as the Cape Chamber leader this month, knows about “Gilligan’s Island,” the 1960s TV situation comedy which continues to live on eternally in syndication...
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City of Cape working on plan to demolish unsafe buildings
(Local News ~ 04/26/22)
This story has been updated with a list of properties from the City of Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau officials want to make the city a bit safer by demolishing unsafe and abandoned buildings. According to Cape Girardeau's city manager Kenny Haskin, residents in the city often report illegal activities occurring in abandoned, structurally unsafe buildings...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/26/22)
Today is Tuesday, April 26, the 116th day of 2022. There are 249 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)...
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Prayer 4-26-22
(Prayer ~ 04/26/22)
O Lord Jesus, give us wisdom as we face the issues of the day. Amen.
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How America became La La Land
(Column ~ 04/26/22)
America these last 14 months resembles a dystopia. It is becoming partly the world of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, and partly the poet Homer's land of the Lotus-Eaters. Nothing seems to be working. And no one in control seems to care. The once secure border of 2020 vanished. Two-million people have crossed the southern border illegally in the last 12 months. Millions more are on the way...
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B Magazine a strong publication
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/22)
The B Magazine inserted last week in our Southeast Missourian was one of the best, most informative, image building, positive pieces of material I have ever seen. My congratulations to you and your staff for helping to bring our great City on the Cape to the front in such an attractive manner...
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A loss for women, and an example
(Column ~ 04/26/22)
A great woman died suddenly just after Easter Sunday. Vicki Thorn was the founder of Project Rachel, a post-abortion healing ministry. Thorn's compassion for women who have had abortions began when she was in high school, before Roe v. Wade. Abortion was not legal, but it was available. ...
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Speak Out 4-26-22
(Speak Out ~ 04/26/22)
A Ukrainian soldier said it best when he explained they were fighting for their country and the Russians were fighting because they were ordered to. Far too many politicians, during their campaigns, champion transparency -- it's an effective buzzword. ...
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Area Police report 4/26/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/26/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Lacey Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 4/26/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/26/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 24 n Medical assists were made at 8:38 a.m. on Washington Avenue; 10:22 p.m. on South West End Boulevard. n At 8:32 a.m., fire alarm on South Ellis Street. n At 8:37 a.m., lift assist on Woodlawn Avenue...
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Richard Roberts
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Richard Leon Roberts of Jackson, 80, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, with his family by his side. He was born April 29, 1941, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Cecil and Pearl Roberts. Known as Rick to his friends, he attended Sikeston High School and joined the U.S. Army at the age of 17. He served three years and later joined the U.S. Air Force, serving another 12 years of active duty...
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Brian Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Brian B. Reynolds, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date at Lindsey Cemetery in McClure, Illinois...
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Randy Primm
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Randy Lee Primm, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 22, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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George Moit Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
BENTON, Mo. -- George B. Moit Jr., son of the late George B. and Betty Lape Moit Sr., was born March 13, 1968, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Friday, April 22, 2022, at his home in Benton at the age of 54. On Oct. 16, 1992, he married Lisa Flory in Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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David Meyer
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- David W. Meyer, 78, of Perryville died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at St. Clair Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. May 4 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. May 4 at the church with Kendall Meyer and Dennis Kastens officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery in Perryville...
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Rev. Joyce Hungate
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
The Rev. Joyce E. Hungate, 84, of Jackson died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. May 14 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Kenny Strong will conduct the memorial service at 2 p.m. May 14 at the funeral home...
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Jean Hogan
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Jean Chapman Hogan, 93, of Cape Girardeau went to be with her Lord, Friday, April 22, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Jesse T. and Lora D. Kem Chapman. Jean and Jack Hogan were married June 4, 1948, at Sikeston. He preceded her in death Jan. 20, 1967. They lived in Sikeston, Bloomfield, Missouri, Dexter, Missouri, and Charleston, Missouri, before moving to Cape Girardeau in 1963...
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Martha Hente
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Martha Madline Hente, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Heartland Care and Rehab. She was born Aug. 29, 1928, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Charles Henry and Mary Ella Emerick Bess. She and Robert Louis "Bob" Hente were married May 24, 1952, in Chaffee. They shared 64 years of marriage before his passing April 21, 2017...
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Paul and Sandy Hensley
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Sandra Jean Oliver Hensley passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, while her husband, Paul Wayne Henlsey, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Both Paul and Sandy were born in Scott City, Sandy on Aug. 24, 1940, in what was then known as Illmo, and Paul on Nov. 3, 1939....
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Jessica Goyen
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jessica Lynn Goyen, 28, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating...
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Carolyn Cauble
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Carolyn Cauble, daughter of the late Dayton Riehn and Viola Niswornger, was born May 5, 1943, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 78 years. On May 15, 1966, she was united in marriage to James Cauble Jr. in Cape Girardeau. He survives of the home in Scott City...
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Out of the past: April 26
(Out of the Past ~ 04/26/22)
More than 350 buyers were on hand yesterday for the first day of the Mid-America Animal Auction at the Fruitland Livestock Sales Inc. auction barn; with buyers here from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, the sale continues today with a crowd estimated at between 400 and 600 buyers...
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BFA EXHIBIT OF LAUREN POWDERLY ON VIEW AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
(Submitted Story ~ 04/26/22)
BFA EXHIBITION: Kansas City Beasts, Lauren Powderly The Murray State University Department of Art & Design and the University Galleries present Kansas City Beasts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibit of Lauren Powderly, on view in the Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery from April 29 through May 5, 2022...
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