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No injuries from elevator fire at Community Partnership
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
An elevator fire Monday at Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri resulted in no injuries. Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Randy Morris said the incident was quickly contained and was caused by an elevator motor malfunction at the not-for-profit social service organization, 40 S. Sprigg St...
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Three seeking Cape Girardeau County circuit clerk position in August primary
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
Cape Girardeau County voters filling out a Republican ballot in the primary Aug. 2 will get the chance to decide who the next circuit clerk for the county will be. Charleen Biester, Daniel Leimbach and Ashley Schuessler will square off for the office; no candidates for other parties have registered for the race...
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Jackson OKs special-use permit for residential development
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
By a unanimous vote Monday, Jackson's Board of Aldermen approved a special-use permit for a community plan for a "high-density, mixed residential development" at 957 W. Independence St., which is zoned C-2 (general commercial). The site is currently known as Independence Park, a collection of mobile homes near the intersection of West Independence Street and North Farmington Road and across the street from K&K Storage and Casey's General Store...
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Kathy Swan named to state panel
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
Former state legislator Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau, who served eight years in Missouri's House of Representatives, is returning to state government. Swan has been appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC)...
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Cape City Council awards contract for Regional Airport taxiway renovations
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council members on Monday unanimously approved a contract for the Taxiway B reconstruction at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Emery Sapp & Sons, a Columbia, Missouri, contracting firm that has completed other airport improvement projects, was the sole bidder for the reconstruction. ...
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Wallingford presented with Spirit of America Award
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
Lucas Presson, assistant publisher of the Southeast Missourian, stands with Wayne Wallingford, winner of the 2022 Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award. ...
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Jackson announces sales tax holiday for 'back to school'
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
During the weekend of Aug. 5 through 7, the City of Jackson will waive sales taxes on all qualifying "back-to-school" purchases, as part of a statewide program.
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Sponsored: Can all dogs swim?
(Insiders Advice ~ 07/19/22)
The sun is blazing and your family is cooling off in your backyard pool or local lake. It seems natural to call the family dog over and encourage him to get in and swim. However, can all dogs swim? Do they even like it? There isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” answer to this question, but I would like to help you figure it out before your family pet dives in head-first...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
Today is Tuesday, July 19, the 200th day of 2022. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 2005, President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. (Roberts ended up succeeding Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who died in Sept. 2005; Samuel Alito followed O'Connor.)...
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Prayer 7-19-22
(Prayer ~ 07/19/22)
Thank you, O Lord God, that you are a faithful friend and loving Father. Amen.
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Gavin Newsom's weird idea of 'freedom'
(Column ~ 07/19/22)
In a run-up to what is likely to be a 2024 presidential bid, California Governor Gavin Newsom hit upon the bizarre idea of boasting in commercials that California is America's true "free" state. Part of his ad campaign is to attack Florida -- currently run by Newsom's possible rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis...
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Let's get out of our corners
(Column ~ 07/19/22)
"Out of the Corner" is the title of Jennifer Grey's recent memoir. It's a play on the famous line from Patrick Swayze's character in "Dirty Dancing," the movie they are both known best for. Grey's character is nicknamed "Baby," and Swayze's character tells her family, "No one puts Baby in a corner" -- after they had done just that...
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Speak Out 7-19-22
(Speak Out ~ 07/19/22)
There is no use reading the Cape Girardeau police report if they don't name names and locations. I want to know if there are felons, DUI, theft, assaults in my neighborhood, and I'm sure that I'm not alone with this. We all know arrest does not imply guilt. I hope more citizens of Cape will speak out also...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 7/19/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Good Hope Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on Albert Street...
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Out of the past: July 19
(Out of the Past ~ 07/19/22)
It's "taps" for the Army ROTC at Southeast Missouri State University, which shut its doors for the last time this week; the Army made the decision to close the unit due to limited resources, declining enrollment and a far-reaching effort to downsize the number of U.S. Army officers, officials say...
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Bernita Wood
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Bernita J. Wood, 65, of Cape Girardeau died July 16, 2022 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Eva Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Eva Nell Wilson, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Shawn Wasson officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Daniel 'Keith' Upchurch
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Daniel "Keith" Upchurch, 42, formerly of Cape Girardeau died June 25, 2022 in Springfield. No services were held. Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home in Springfield was in charge of arrangements.
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Shirley Probst
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Shirley Jane Probst, 85, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away July 17, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 18, 1936, at Scopus, Missouri, daughter of Walter M. and Audrey Long Beard. She and William J. "Bill" Probst married Oct. 6, 1956. He passed away May 5, 2019...
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Mildred McCloud
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mildred McCloud, 97, of Perryville died Monday, July 18, 2022 at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Michael Lutes
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo -- Michael Robert Lutes, 73, of Marble Hill, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 7, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Earl and Julianna Tenholder Lutes. He and Kenna Schreiner were united in marriage on Aug. 29, 1989...
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Alan Jannotti
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Alan S. "A.J." Jannotti, 59, of Jackson died Monday, July 18, 2022. Arrangements are pending with Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Paul Hendrickson
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Paul Hendrickson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 18, 2022, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St, Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Damon Davie
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Damon Todd Davie, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 24, 1969, in Cape Girardeau to Gary and Jane Verhines Davie. He was an avid sports fan and had played baseball since his youth with Don Hopper's Mighty Mites, and continued through youth leagues, Cape Girardeau Central High School and college...
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Ivan Brewer
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Ivan Alphonse Brewer, 100, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Lutheran Home, after a short illness. Ivan was born on May 14, 1922, in Claryville, Missouri, to Frances and Elvis Brewer. He attended Southeast Missouri College before enlisting in the United States Army Air Forces where he served as a bombardier in the European Theatre of World War II. ...
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Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests
(International News ~ 07/19/22)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's acting president on Monday declared a state of emergency that gives him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation -- just two days before the country's lawmakers are set to elect a new president...
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Hawaii waves swamp homes, weddings during 'historic' swell
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
HONOLULU -- Towering waves on Hawaii's south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves -- some more than 20 feet high -- came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and rising sea levels associated with climate change, the National Weather Service said Monday...
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Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
(International News ~ 07/19/22)
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France -- A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder-dry forests...
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Jury selection for ex-Trump adviser Bannon heads for 2nd day
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
WASHINGTON -- Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's contempt-of-Congress trial will stretch into a second day after lawyers labored through a long Monday session trying to select a jury without preconceived opinions. Bannon is facing criminal charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection...
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Olena Zelenska, Ukraine first lady, on high-profile US trip
(International News ~ 07/19/22)
WASHINGTON -- Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday as she began a series of high-profile appearances in Washington that will include a session with U.S. counterpart Jill Biden. Blue and yellow Ukrainian flags flew alongside American ones on Pennsylvania Avenue as Zelenska headed for her first announced event in the United States, the meeting with Blinken...
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Fauci expects to retire by end of Biden's current term
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Monday he plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's term in January 2025. Fauci, 81, was appointed director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 1984, and has led research in HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections, Ebola, Zika and the coronavirus. He has advised seven presidents and is Biden's chief medical adviser...
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Abortion ban blocked in W. Va.; Louisiana awaits ruling
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
BATON ROUGE -- Court battles prompted by the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling reversing abortion rights played out in multiple states Monday, with a judge in West Virginia blocking that state's 150-year-old abortion ban and one in Louisiana leaving an order against enforcement of that state's ban in place, for now...
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Amid Russia shelling, Ukraine aims to strengthen government
(International News ~ 07/19/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials, a day after he dismissed two senior officials over allegations that their agencies harbored "collaborators and traitors."...
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Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
UVALDE, Texas -- Two months after the Uvalde school massacre, Texas state police on Monday announced an internal review into the actions of dozens of troopers who were at Robb Elementary during 73 minutes of bewildering inaction by law enforcement as a gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers...
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Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
WASHINGTON -- Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters broke into the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the plans...
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Police laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker
(National News ~ 07/19/22)
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- A 20-year-old man likely assembled a rifle in the bathroom of a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall before shooting five people in the food court, killing three of them before an armed shopper fatally shot him, authorities said Monday...
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Bernard Glueck
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Bernard Charles Glueck, son of Caroline Ann Kenkel Glueck and the late Charles Bernard Glueck, was born on Aug. 5, 1961, in Cape Girardeaui and departed his life on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at his home in Kelso, Missouri, at the age of 60 years. On July 2, 1983, he was united in marriage to Sandy Pikey in Kelso. She survives of the home in Scott City...
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