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Shooting, assault reported in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
A shooting and domestic assault were reported Saturday in Cape Girardeau. According to Cpl. Ryan Droege of Cape Girardeau Police Department, officers responded to the 800 block of Elm Street in response to a shots-fired call. Upon arrival, they found a juvenile who had been struck by a bullet. Droege said the victim was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made in the case, and the investigation is ongoing...
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Domestic violence highlighted by Cape County Commission
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
Jessica Hill, executive director of Cape Girardeau-based Safe House of Southeast Missouri, told Cape Girardeau County Commissioners on Monday the need for her agency's services are continuing "on an upward trend." Hill's comments followed the commission's approval of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month...
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New Catholic food pantry to open today in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
A new Catholic Social Ministries food pantry in Cape Girardeau will serve nearly 2,000 area residents each month, officials said Monday. The pantry, east of the intersection of South Sprigg and William streets and near the group's existing facility, comprises 6,000 square feet, three times the size of the existing pantry nearby...
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Fleetwood Mac tribute band to perform Sunday in Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
A few weeks later than originally planned, Big Love will perform Sunday in Jackson. A Fleetwood Mac tribute band, Big Love had been scheduled for a concert in early September, but two band members fell ill, prompting officials to postpone the concert...
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Jackson Oktoberfest ready to launch Friday
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
Sunny weather with temperatures in the mid-60s are expected for this year's iteration of Jackson Oktoberfest in uptown Jackson. The 2022 edition of the annual two-day autumnal event kicks off Friday night, inspired by brewmasters in the city of Munich, Germany...
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SEMO posts modest gain in student population; international enrollment up
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
More is better, according to Southeast Missouri State University officials, touting a gain in total enrollment for the fall 2022 semester. Debbie Below, vice president for enrollment management and student success at SEMO, presented census figures to the Board of Governors at its meeting last week that cited enrollment growth in key areas...
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Jackson aldermen correct 'scrivener's error,' resets tax rates
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
Jackson's Board of Aldermen on Monday voted to correct the city's 2022 property tax rates for general revenue, parks and recreation, cemetery and municipal band, resulting in no tax hike for 2022. On Aug. 15, aldermen OK'd an ordinance setting the tax rates based on assessed valuations received from Cape Girardeau County...
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Cape Council approves new airport lease
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council members unanimously approved a lease with Corporate Flight Management (Contour Airlines) for Cape Girardeau Regional Airport at Monday's meeting. The three-year nearly $578,000 lease is the final step to Contour beginning service at the airport Oct. 18, Katrina Amos, airport manager said Monday morning...
- Boil water advisory issued for much of Cape (Local News ~ 10/04/22)
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Water issue forces Cape public schools closure
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
A water issue in Cape Girardeau has compelled public school officials to cancel classes for Tuesday. A notice sent Monday night indicated Cape Girardeau Public Schools would not be open Tuesday in response to a nearly citywide issue with the city's water system...
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Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee...
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Cape officials update progress on water main break
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
The water main break Monday that has resulted in a citywide boil advisory in Cape Girardeau and low pressure in the system will likely be repaired sometime Tuesday afternoon, city manager Kenneth Haskin said at a press conference Tuesday. Haskin characterized the break as "unprecedented."...
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Cape water main break repaired, officials say
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
The 14-inch water main that broke, forcing Cape Girardeau to go under a boil advisory, has been repaired as of Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the city. The water plant is up and running again and partially treated water will be introduced into the system. The boil advisory will still be extended for at least two more days while the water is tested and verified...
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Fire department to hand out free water today at Osage Centre, Shawnee Park Center
(Local News ~ 10/04/22)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department personnel will be handing out one case of water per vehicle for citizens from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the Shawnee Park Center and Osage Centre, while supplies last.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2022. There are 88 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date:...
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Changing trends
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/04/22)
When I grew up in the '50s and '60s, tattoos were frowned on, body hardware was a no-no, and weird hair was seen only on clowns. Now, all are common. Your nurse may have a tattoo that begins at her hand and runs up her arm. The young man who takes your money at the quick shop may have a ring in his nose and three in his eyebrow. And your niece may have blue hair, or green, or pink. They are all part of the "look."...
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Reagan's example
(Column ~ 10/04/22)
Simi Valley, Calif. "I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and there is purpose and worth to each and every life." Those words from the late President Ronald Reagan appear above where he and his beloved Nancy's earthly remains rest here at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. ...
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Prayer 10-4-22
(Prayer ~ 10/04/22)
O Father God, may we generously help the poor and share your message of hope. Amen.
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Speak Out 10-4-22
(Speak Out ~ 10/04/22)
The woke crowd has reared its ugly head again saying that the Atlanta Braves baseball team should change its name. Well here we go again people trying to change every thing to meet their own twisted beliefs. I for one still call the Washington football team the REDSKINS, the Cleveland baseball team the INDIANS and the Atlanta BRAVES the BRAVES. ...
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How Cape is helping the homeless
(Column ~ 10/04/22)
The midtown and downtown areas of Cape Girardeau are a wonderful mix of residents and businesses, where we see a wide array of socioeconomic and demographic needs served and met. We have preschools, elementary schools, and a college settled among family homes, home and clothing boutiques, tattoo parlors, antique shops, restaurants, grocery stores, churches, bars, offices, outreach organizations, and coffee shops, to name just a few of the various entities cohabitating closely together...
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Bolsonaro surprisingly strong, forces Brazil runoff
(International News ~ 10/04/22)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jair Bolsonaro considerably outperformed expectations in Brazil's presidential election, proving that the far-right wave he rode to the presidency remains a force. Most polls had indicated leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had a significant lead, with some suggesting he could even clinch a first-round victory on Sunday and showing margins that neared or exceeded double digits. ...
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Ukraine forces claw back more territory Russia is trying to annex
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian forces scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front Monday, advancing in the very areas Russia is trying to annex and challenging its effort to engage fresh troops and its threats to defend incorporated areas by all means, including with nuclear weapons...
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Oath Keepers trial begins
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned for an "armed rebellion" to stop the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors told jurors Monday at the opening of the most serious case to reach trial yet in the attack on the U.S. Capitol...
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Frustrations mount as hurricane effects linger
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian's effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being rescued from homes inundated with lingering floodwaters. Frustrations mounted in the path the storm cut through Florida, and the hurricane's remnants, now a nor'easter, weren't done with the U.S...
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Fire report 10-4-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/04/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 2 n Medical assists were made at 10:10 a.m. on North Hanover Street; 2:58 p.m. on Shamrock Circle; 3:21 p.m. on Bloomfield Road; 4:25 p.m. on Delwin Street; and 5:47 p.m. on Penrod Place...
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Police report 10-4-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/04/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Siemers Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street...
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Geneva Ruesler
(Obituary ~ 10/04/22)
Geneva B. Ruesler, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Alex Lukefahr officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Eugene Restoff
(Obituary ~ 10/04/22)
SCHELLER, Ill. — Eugene Edward "Gene" Restoff, 77, of Scheller passed away at 10:43 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1944, in Chicago, the son of Walter P. and Josephine Mary Danczyk Restoff. Gene married LaVerne Dalman on Nov. 23, 1967, in Du Bois, Illinois, and she preceded him in death Nov. 12, 2014...
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Sandy Peek
(Obituary ~ 10/04/22)
Sandy Sue "Sis" Peek, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Betty Fluegge
(Obituary ~ 10/04/22)
Elizabeth Lee "Betty" Mavers Fluegge, 90, of Whitewater passed away Monday morning, Oct. 3, 2022, at Lutheran Home, just a few weeks after sustaining an injury. She was born Nov. 27, 1931, in her childhood home located just 4 miles southwest of Gordonville, in the unincorporated town once known as Houck in Cape Girardeau County. ...
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Jerry Faber
(Obituary ~ 10/04/22)
Jerry Lee Faber, 75, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at his home after a difficult battle with cancer. Jerry was born April 22, 1947, in Amboy, Illinois, to Henry and Rosalia Faber. He earned a doctorate degree in animal nutrition from Iowa State University. He worked for Central Soya and Archer Daniels Midland feed company for 34 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972-1974 as a first lieutenant, after completing the ROTC program...
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Cape Girardeau County tax liens September 2022
(Business Records ~ 10/04/22)
Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during September are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast near Mazatlan
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
MAZATLAN, Mexico -- Hurricane Orlene made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan on Monday before quickly weakening over land into a tropical depression. Electrical cables swayed and sent off showers of sparks in the town of El Rosario, about 40 miles south of Mazatlan, close to where the hurricane hit...
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UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
BIRMINGHAM, England -- The U.K. government on Monday dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts unveiled only days ago that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to record lows. In a dramatic about-face, Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng abandoned plans to scrap the top 45% rate of income tax paid on earnings above 150,000 pounds ($167,000) a year, a policy that had drawn near-universal opposition. ...
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Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
LEIPZIG, Germany -- Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA that helped us understand what makes humans unique and provided key insights into our immune system, including our vulnerability to severe COVID-19...
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Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin's war
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
BEIRUT -- When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged Lebanese officials to impound the ship. Moscow called the allegation "false and baseless," and Lebanon's prosecutor general sided with the Kremlin and declared that the 10,000 tons of barley and wheat flour wasn't stolen and allowed the ship to unload...
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N. Korea fires ballistic missile that flew over Japan
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stalled nuclear diplomacy. The Japanese prime minister's office said at least one missile fired from North Korea flew over Japan and was believed to have landed into the Pacific Ocean...
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Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called "rioting" and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests...
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Kim Kardashian fined $1 million by SEC over crypto promotion
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
The long list of celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies just got shorter. Kim Kardashian is being barred from doing so for three years -- and will pay a $1 million fine -- to settle federal charges that she recommended a crypto security to her 330 million Instagram followers without making clear that she was paid to do so...
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Flu season approaching, seniors need revved-up vaccine shots
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback. The main clue: A nasty flu season just ended in Australia...
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US warns about foreign efforts to sway American voters
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are warning ahead of the November midterms that Russia is working to amplify doubts about the integrity of U.S. elections while China is interested in undermining American politicians it sees as threats to Beijing's interests...
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Biden tells Puerto Ricans he's 'committed to this island'
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- President Joe Biden promised to "rebuild it all" while visiting Puerto Rico on Monday, as tens of thousands of people remain without power two weeks after Hurricane Fiona struck and residents worry that Washington's dedication to their recovery could prove fleeting...
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Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. The new member of the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, wasted no time engaging, asking questions throughout nearly two hours of arguments in the dispute over the nation's main anti-water pollution law, the Clean Water Act...
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Trump rallies drift to fringe ahead of potential 2024 bid
(National News ~ 10/04/22)
WARREN, Mich. -- Paige Cole is one of the "Anons." The mother of three from Eastpointe, Michigan, says Joe Biden is a sham president and believes Donald Trump will soon be reinstated to the White House to finish the remainder of Biden's term. "His whole inauguration was fake. ...
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Out of the past: Oct. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 10/04/22)
Marriott International Inc., which provides food services for Lacey's on the Hill Restaurant and Southeast Hospital, and Sodexho Alliance, food service provider at Southeast Missouri State University, have merged their food service and facilities management businesses; the merger created the largest food provider of food and facilities management services in North America...
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Flag Flown Over the Capitol Building
(Submitted Story ~ 10/04/22)
In the Catholic Church, Thursday, September 29 was the feast of the Holy Archangels: St. Michael, St. Raphael, & St. Gabriel. Guardian Angel School in Oran has had their students divided into groups of the 3 archangels since 2013, started by Principal Katrina Kluesner. ...
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