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Shots-fired leads to two-hour standoff in Scott County
(Local News ~ 09/24/22)
A shots-fired incident Thursday morning turned into a two-hour standoff with law enforcement just outside of Chaffee, Missouri. The Scott County Sheriff's Office received a shots-fired 911 call at 8:23 a.m. from a property owner after the owner told the occupant he needed to move and heard a gunshot...
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Jackson chamber seeks ARPA money for tourism
(Local News ~ 09/24/22)
The City of Jackson has received $3 million from proceeds of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Aldermen are trying to decide how to spend the money, and Brian Gerau has a request. Gerau, executive director of Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, asked aldermen in study session Monday for $150,000 to boost tourism...
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Cape eyes lower debt, West End, police gear
(Local News ~ 09/24/22)
If approved by Cape Girardeau City Council members, the city is set to use more than $2 million in unallocated funds for debt repayment and sewer repair and a Justice Department grant to help Cape Girardeau Police Department. At the Sept. 19 meeting, Dustin Ziebold, city finance director, gave the first reading of the hodge-podge ordinance that would appropriate unallocated funds totaling $1.8 million in debt repayment and $400,000 for sewer infrastructure on West End Boulevard and grant CGPD the ability to use the federal funds. ...
- Photos: Lynwood holds 'paint wars' for youth (Local News ~ 09/24/22)
- Shipyard Music Festival kicks off, continues through Saturday (Local News ~ 09/24/22)
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/24/22)
Today is Saturday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2022. There are 98 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1960, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Virginia. On this date:...
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Running your own race
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
We have become one of those "running" families. My daughters, niece and nephew run cross country. I am currently training for an event later this year. When Thanksgiving rolls around, most in my family will run a Turkey Day 5K. Yes, we are one of "those" families...
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FYI 9-25-22
(Community ~ 09/24/22)
The Cat Ranch Art Guild near Marble Hill, Missouri, will host its annual fall festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 24 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25. There will be music, food, face painting, arts and crafts vendors, a new Paint for a Cause painting and demonstrations. Drive through Marble Hill and follow County Road 300...
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The past calls to us
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
Probably one of my favorite activities growing up was hunting arrowheads in the Sandhills of Nebraska. So when we were driving around in the Sandhills or riding a horse for whatever reason one was always on the lookout for arrowheads. If there was a sandy draw or blowout you'd either ride through it looking for arrowheads or get out of the pickup and look for arrowheads. ...
- Adopt Gigi 9-25-22 (Community ~ 09/24/22)
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Catfish eating a catfish
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
It is rare to capture a photo like this in any circumstance. It is descriptive, tells a story and is an image that I am sure many people would just as soon not see. But it is true to nature, and nature is what my feature is all about. The smaller fish is a channel catfish. ...
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Club news 9-25-22
(Community ~ 09/24/22)
The professional Home Economists of Cape Girardeau met recently for their annual September dinner meeting. The highlight of the meeting was to award scholarships of $750 each to two undergraduate students from Southeast Missouri State University. Yearly, the recipients of the competitive scholarships are outstanding students majoring in academic programs historically identified within the field of home economics. ...
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Senior Center Menus for Sept. 26-30
(Community ~ 09/24/22)
Monday: Taco salad or turkey-bacon wrap, beans and corn, tortilla chips, whole-grain crackers and chilled tropical fruit or mixed berry crisp. Tuesday: Hamburger goulash or poppy seed chicken with rice, spinach salad, buttered corn, whole-grain garlic bread and peaches or iced cake...
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Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
(National News ~ 09/24/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with some officials carrying ballots to apartment blocks accompanied by gun-toting police. Kyiv and the West condemned it as a rigged election whose result was preordained by Moscow...
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Pro-government rallies held in Iran amid mass protests
(International News ~ 09/24/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian counterprotesters gathered across the country on Friday in a show of support for authorities after nearly a week of anti-government protests and unrest over the death of a young woman who was being held by the morality police...
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Syrian official says so far, 77 dead in migrant boat sinking
(International News ~ 09/24/22)
ARIDA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon -- At least 77 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sank off Syria this week, the country's health minister said Friday, amid fears the death toll could be far higher. The incident was deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians have been trying to flee crisis-hit Lebanon by sea for a better future in Europe. ...
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Post-Fiona fuel disruptions spark fear in Puerto Rico
(National News ~ 09/24/22)
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico -- A growing number of businesses, including grocery stores and gas stations, are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the U.S. territory, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods...
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Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
(National News ~ 09/24/22)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The tattoos on Billie Stafford's hands -- inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths -- have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him in April...
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In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states
(National News ~ 09/24/22)
MINNEAPOLIS -- In-person voting for the midterm elections opened Friday in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, kicking off a six-week sprint to Election Day in a landscape that has changed much since the pandemic drove a shift to mail balloting in the 2020 presidential contest...
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Cape Girardeau: A place of refuge
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
Displaced. Homeless. Poor white farmers were desperate to escape brutal guerrilla conflict downstate. Black enslaved families left oppressive owners. Many took risky journeys throughout the Civil War, all seeking protection among the Union army regiments encamped in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 9/26/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 09/24/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Sept. 22 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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Congress can help families put food on the table with 2023 farm bill
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
Imagine making the impossible choice between paying rent and purchasing groceries to keep your fridge and pantry shelves full. That is the kind of difficult choice thousands of people in Southeast Missouri must make every day. In the world's richest country, 38 million people face hunger, including 12 million children, impacting their ability to stay healthy and thrive. ...
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Police report 9-25-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Park Avenue. Assaults n Fourth-degree assault and resisting/interfering with arrest, detention or stop were reported on Whitener Street...
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Fire report 9-25-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sept. 21 n Medical assists were made at 8:17 a.m. on Patricia Street; 9:52 a.m. on Bellevue Street; 12:12 p.m. on Winterfield Circle; 2:08 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 5:12 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 5:23 p.m. on Bunker Hill Drive; 5:24 p.m. on South Benton Street; 6:10 p.m. on Cobblestone Court; 8:09 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue; and 10:45 p.m. on Linden Street...
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What cannot be duplicated in a digital space
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
The pandemic taught us that a lot of things can happen efficiently from a distance. It helped normalize working remotely, delivering groceries and even contactless delivery. I'm grateful for all of these things in my busy life even when I'm not trying to "flatten the curve."...
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Martha's meltdown model
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
Martha's Vineyard has been all over the news. The tony resort community so loves aiding and comforting the undocumented immigrants who were flown in from Florida that it hugged them -- for all of 48 hours. Oddly, the Left became unhinged when red-state governors -- whose states the last two years were flooded with some 3 million people who entered the country illegally -- finally decided to spread welcoming chores among affluent blue-state communities...
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Religious freedom means nothing if religion means nothing
(Column ~ 09/24/22)
In August of 1790, President George Washington visited Rhode Island, which a few months earlier had ratified the U.S. Constitution. Among those who welcomed the new president was the Hebrew Congregation of Rhode Island, founded in 1763. Now known as the Touro Synagogue, it is the oldest standing synagogue in the nation...
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Prayer 9-25-22
(Prayer ~ 09/24/22)
O Lord God, may we follow your precepts and praise you always. Amen.
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Cathrin Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
FESTUS, Mo. -- Cathrin Mae Jenkerson Williams, 84, of Festus entered heaven Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The date holds special meaning as it was also Cathrin's late mother's birthday. Cathrin was just 13 when her mother passed, and her family can only imagine the great celebration they had at this reunion. Cathrin died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren...
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Thomas Curtis Smith, age 71
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
Weary of reading obituaries noting someone's courageous battle with death, Tom wanted it known that he died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to follow doctors' orders and raising hell for more than seven decades. St. Anthony's (AKA Mercy South) lost a long-time customer on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at 8 p.m. Tom loved life to the fullest, literally, 23 1/2 hours a day; he slept the other 30 minutes...
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Brian Middleton
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
Brian Wade Middleton, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 1 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. A private celebration of life will follow the visitation.
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Kenneth Kramer
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
Kenneth Kramer, 72, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Ken was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to the late Herbert and Wilma Reisenbichler Kramer. He and Cynthia Smith were married June 30, 2001, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Tranton King
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
BOULDER, Colo. -- Tranton Gage King, 50, of Boulder died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Denver Health Medical Center due to complications of aortic dissection. He was born Jan. 14, 1972, in Cape Girardeau to Floyd G. and Linda Blaylock King. Tranton was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1990 and attended Southeast Missouri State University. In his youth, Tranton was employed at the Del Farm grocery store in Cape Girardeau, where the employees called him "Trent."...
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Carolyn 'June' Kelly
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
June Kelley, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial to follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Bobby Keathley
(Obituary ~ 09/24/22)
Bobby Nowlin Keathley was born June 18, 1936, in Memphis, Tennessee. He departed this life at his home in Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the age of 86. Bob and Yvonne Gary were married in 1956 and were the parents of four sons, David Keathley of Dexter, Missouri; Ronald (Miki) Keathley of Henderson, Nevada; Gary (Cary) Keathley of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; and the late Michael Keathley...
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Out of the past: Sept. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/22)
Fund-raisers for the Cape Girardeau Public Library hope baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench will score big with the public when he visits the city next month; Bench will be the main attraction at the Friends of the Library Foundation's second annual fund-raiser Oct. 11; he will make three appearances throughout the day for the foundation...
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Out of the past: Sept. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/22)
After 105 years in a British cemetery, the remains of Lakota Chief Long Wolf will be returned home to Wounded Knee, South Dakota, for burial this weekend; his great-granddaughter and great-great-grandson of Cape Girardeau -- Mary Red Hawk Nave and Cody Nave, 7 -- will take part in the tribal ceremonies...
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