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Scott County Scouts' trailer broken into; $4,000 of equipment stolen
(Local News ~ 08/08/22)
BENTON, Mo. — A Scott County Boy Scout troop is in the recovery process after $4,000 worth of equipment was stolen out of its storage trailer. Bill Bailey of Commerce, Missouri, said he couldn't believe it last month when he noticed the door lock was missing from the trailer that has been used to store equipment and supplies for Boy Scout Troop 4025 for the past 10 years...
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Benton business disinfects, deodorizes, sanitizes trash bins
(Local News ~ 08/08/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. — For many, the smell of their trash bins can often be unpleasant, but a new local business hopes to solve the problem. Semo Bin Blasters, owned by Robby Lemonds of Benton, Missouri, now offers to disinfect, deodorize and sanitize trash bins...
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Cape River Heritage Museum now reopened to the public
(Local News ~ 08/08/22)
After renovations, Cape River Heritage Museum has been reopened to the public. Originally built in 1908 as a combination courthouse, jail, police and fire station, the museum moved into the building in 1981. There had not been any significant renovations, and the museum inherited two 1950s era fire trucks...
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Cape Girardeau's comedy club takes a break
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Laughing Gas Comedy Club, 2160 William St., Suite 400, in Cape Girardeau, citing staffing issues and slow sales, has taken a hiatus for the rest of the summer in hopes of bringing back mirth and merriment to the location later this year. Owner Jeff Johnson told the Southeast Missourian the club's last show was Saturday; he has canceled upcoming bookings and has refunded future ticket money...
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Strategic plan commences under new Perry County EDA chief
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Launching strategic plans are almost foundational for 21st century organizations, particularly when there is new leadership. Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michael Doukeris, within 5 months of taking the helm of the world's beer behemoth — responsible for 25% of the industry's total revenue — began writing a 10-year strategic plan to guide the company...
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State Highway Patrol to investigate altercation at Butler County jail
(Local News ~ 08/08/22)
The state Highway Patrol will be asked to investigate an incident that occurred in late January at the Butler County jail, which has resulted in two employees being placed on administrative leave. Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs and Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor will ask today for the Division of Drug and Crime Control to open a special investigation, according to Dobbs...
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Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo begins in earnest Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/08/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The 70th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo rides into Sikeston this week. The rodeo begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. Scheduled entertainment includes Jordan Davis and Visit MO Night on Wednesday; Elvie Shane, bullfighting and Sikeston Community Night on Thursday; Lil Jon and bullfighting Friday; and Koe Wetzel, Mental Health Awareness Night on Saturday...
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Mayor Kinder addresses promises kept, ongoing staff challenges in message to Cape chamber
(Local News ~ 08/08/22)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Stacy Kinder, in her first such formal remarks since taking the mayoralty in April, offered a 2022 "state of the city" address to attendees of Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee at Century Casino Cape Girardeau...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
Today is Monday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2022. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day...
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Prayer 8-8-22
(Prayer ~ 08/08/22)
O Lord Jesus, precious Savior, thank you for showing us your unfailing love. Amen.
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Joe Manchin's travesty
(Column ~ 08/08/22)
Congress has never cared much about truth-in-labeling, but even by its standards, "The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" is laughably absurd. The deal reached by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is getting puffed up by the media as a presidency-revitalizing achievement for President Joe Biden, when in reality it is the detritus of his stymied legislative agenda hastily thrown together in an incoherent muddle, under a deceptive name...
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Congressional meddling won't put more planes in the sky
(Column ~ 08/08/22)
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., recently asked the Department of Transportation to fine airlines for delays and cancellations and prevent airline consolidation. The widespread delays and cancellations are indeed annoying, but the senators' demands won't help any more than Congress's last airline blunder did...
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The point of no return
(Column ~ 08/08/22)
This is an election year. But the issues this year are not about Democrats and Republicans. The big issue is whether this nation has degenerated to a point of no return — a point where we risk destroying ourselves, before our enemies can destroy us...
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Celebrating local students through a literary magazine
(Editorial ~ 08/08/22)
There's a unique event that will be held Tuesday evening in Cape Girardeau at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Here. literary magazine will host its second annual launch party, featuring the work of students from 13 area schools. Here. provides high school students an opportunity to hone their craft, giving them a real-world experience to work toward their dreams of becoming a writer or artist...
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Cape business license applications made for barbershop, boutiques, food truck
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau's Community Development Department has received four applications for business licenses: n Henry Lee McCoy Jr. of Jackson for Top Shelf Barbershop LLC, 1131 N. KIngshighway, No. 2A, with a Sept. 5 opening date...
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Ribbon-cuttings to be held for pest control business, Mineral Area
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will host two ribbon-cuttings in the next week: n 4 p.m. Tuesday at Advanced Pest Control Systems's new location at 530 County Road 317. n 1 p.m. Aug. 15 at Mineral Area College in the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center building at 1050 S. Silver Springs Road...
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Jackson Homecomers's charitable support
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Jackson Homecomers has been sponsored by the Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 since the late 1940s -- with proceeds benefiting various causes. Larry Koehler of Post 158 told the Jackson Board of Aldermen last week money raised at the most recent five-day event, July 26 to 30, went to support initiatives, including the following:...
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Carly Bowles moves CPA office
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
SEMO CPA moved July 18 to a new location, 2131 William St. in Cape Girardeau, behind Hardee's. Carly Bowles opened her full-service accounting practice in January 2018, and the office was most recently at 715 Clark Ave., near Cape Girardeau Public Library...
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Longtime Jackson pharmacist retires
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Steve Horst, a Jackson pharmacist, retired Thursday and Horst Pharmacy prescriptions were transferred Friday to Medicenter Pharmacy, 465 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Horst, who has spent 40 years operating his pharmacy on East Jackson Boulevard, announced via Facebook he will work at Medicenter for several months to ensure his patients have a smooth transition...
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Cape Girardeau chiropractor wins award
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Seth Hudson of Cape Girardeau won Chiropractor of the Year from Missouri Chiropractic Physicians Association during a meeting in late July in Osage Beach, Missouri. Dr. Hudson is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, Murray State University and Logan College of Chiropractic...
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Broch becomes Jackson's assistant police chief
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Lt. Alex Broch is the new assistant chief of police in Jackson. ...
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Southeast Missouri Realtors chooses leadership
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Keasha Drury of Worth Clark Realty has been elected incoming president of Cape Girardeau-based Southeast Missouri Realtors. The Realtor group, meeting Wednesday at Cape Girardeau County Club, elected a full slate of officers for 2023. In addition to Drury, the following people will take office in January:...
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Saint Francis awards scholarships
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Saint Francis Foundation and Saint Francis Auxiliary have awarded 23 health care scholarships to area students in July. Names of recipients have been supplied by health care system staff. Stacy Meyer of Millersville was awarded the Steven C. Bjelich Executive Scholarship, which is a $5,000 award available to graduate students pursuing a master's degree in health care administration...
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Pump prices continue dropping
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Pump prices continue their steady decline nationally and statewide, according to the most recent information from AAA. The average U.S. price for a gallon of gasoline was $4.08 Saturday, down 3 cents from Friday, down 15 cents from a week ago and down 69 cents a month ago...
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New jobs report shows strong U.S. labor market
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
The nation's unemployment rate, buoyed by a new jobs report showing new nonfarm jobs growing at a rate more than double what analysts expected, fell one-tenth of 1 percentage point in July to 3.5%, defying expectations during a period of exploding inflation...
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Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift
(International News ~ 08/08/22)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia's first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebel groups. Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia's M-19 guerrilla group, won the presidential election in June by beating conservative parties that offered moderate changes to the market-friendly economy, but failed to connect with voters frustrated by rising poverty and violence against human rights leaders and environmental groups in rural areas.. ...
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Ukrainian risks her life to rescue wild animals from war
(International News ~ 08/08/22)
CHUBYNSKE, Ukraine -- Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. "They are my life," says the 50-year-old, stroking a light-furred lioness like a kitten. From inside an enclosure, the animal rejoices at the attention, lying on her back and stretching her paws up toward her caretaker...
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Cease-fire between Palestinians, Israel takes effect in Gaza
(International News ~ 08/08/22)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect late Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. The flare-up was the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militant groups since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war last year, and adds to the destruction and misery that have plagued blockaded Gaza for years...
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Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for 2nd day
(International News ~ 08/08/22)
HAVANA -- Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas. The blaze began Friday night when lightning struck a storage tank during a thunder storm, and the fire spread to a second tank early Saturday, triggering a series of explosions, officials have said...
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Tiny African kingdom has skiing as Europe sweats summer heat
(International News ~ 08/08/22)
BUTHA-BUTHE, Lesotho -- While millions across Europe sweat through a summer of record-breaking heat, they're skiing in Africa. Don't worry. This isn't another sign of climate change but rather the fascinating anomaly of Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho has an obscure geographical claim to fame: It's the only country on Earth where every inch of its territory sits more than 3,280 feet above sea level...
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GOP seeking power over elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities. All three GOP candidates competing for the nomination in Tuesday's primary support the shift and echo former President Donald Trump's false claims that fraud cost him the 2020 election...
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Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
MILWAUKEE -- Facing critical races for governor and U.S. Senate, Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin are hoping that their support for abortion rights in the face of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade can overcome the headwinds of a midterm election long expected to favor Republicans. But there's one key group their strategies might fail to mobilize: Black voters...
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Meta quieter on election misinformation as midterms loom
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Facebook owner Meta is quietly curtailing some of the safeguards designed to thwart voting misinformation or foreign interference in U.S. elections as the November midterm vote approaches. It's a sharp departure from the social media giant's multibillion-dollar efforts to enhance the accuracy of posts about U.S. ...
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Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the store. Then earlier this spring, Raschke learned her rent was increasing by $617 per month. Delivery was one of the first things she cut from her budget. Now, the 75-year-old walks four blocks to the grocery several times a week. She only uses delivery on rare occasions, like a recent heat wave...
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Shift in war's front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; nuclear power plant hit by shelling
(International News ~ 08/08/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Six more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country's Black Sea coast as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive...
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Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' pulls into station with $30.1M
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/22)
NEW YORK -- The stylized action romp "Bullet Train," starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the last big movie of Hollywood's summer recovery landed in theaters. The "Bullet Train" debut for Sony Pictures was solid but unspectacular for a movie that cost $90 million to make and was propelled by Pitt's substantial star power. ...
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NerdWallet: Has remote work changed the travel landscape?
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
While some workers return to the office this year, many others continue to work remotely indefinitely. This seismic shift has changed where people live and work and, increasingly, how they travel. In the first quarter of 2022, nearly 25% of job postings at the 50,000 largest companies in the U.S. and Canada were for permanently remote positions, according to the job listing service Ladders. That's up from a mere 4% before the pandemic...
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Senate Dems pass budget package, a victory for Biden
(National News ~ 08/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations...
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Paula Skelton
(Obituary ~ 08/08/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Paula Brown Skelton, 78, of Charleston went to heaven Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, from her home, with her family by her side. This devoted Christ follower, loving wife, mother and grandmother is now healed after struggling with a prolonged illness...
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Herbert Seemann Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Herbert A. Seemann Sr., 79, of Perryville died Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Young East Perry Chapel in Altenburg, Missouri, and from 8:30 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg...
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Michael Lape Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/22)
Michael Henry Lape Sr., 74, went to meet our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, doing what he loved — golfing. He was born June 15, 1948, in Chaffee, Missouri. He was the son of the late Ode David Lape and Christine Lape. Michael served in the U.S. Air Force, and was a proud veteran of the Vietnam War...
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Harold Heise
(Obituary ~ 08/08/22)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. — Harold Edgar Heise, 92, of Uniontown died Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and 9 a.m. Friday at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown...
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Kim Voelker departs Cape Chamber
(Business ~ 08/08/22)
Kim Voelker is leaving as vice president of Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce to accept a role with United Rentals in Scott City. Voelker has been with the chamber for nearly a decade. A reception in Voelker's honor is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at Port Cape Restaurant, 19 Water St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/22)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education voted to end school reassignments for kindergarteners during a special meeting yesterday at the board office; more than 20 parents attended the meeting, which was requested by board member Harry Rediger July 28, to resolve the issue of kindergarten over-enrollment at Clippard Elementary School; parents previously had addressed the board with concerns about the random selection process that was used to decide who among the 74 kindergarten students pre-enrolled at the school would be transported to another school to prevent overcrowding.. ...
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