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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 6/22/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 06/22/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, June 22 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, June 12, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Sheet cakes are great for those summer parties, get-togethers
(Community ~ 06/22/23)
Pool parties and barbeque get-togethers are all underway for the summer, so you may need to provide a dessert treat for such occasions. Sheet cakes are often served right from the pan it's baked in as they tend to serve a large number of people, so they're great for potlucks and parties...
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Lassi to the rescue (Community ~ 06/22/23)
Some years ago a TV ad depicted the representative of a washing machine company sent to India to discover why sales of its product were so high there. He travels to the Punjab region, braves a massive downpour, and ends up in a lassi parlor where that famous ancient drink, the world's first smoothie, is sold. The proprietor takes the agent in back and proudly shows how he is using washing machines, not to clean clothes, but to blend lassis... -
The Honey Baked Ham Company spirals into view (Community ~ 06/22/23)
I had never eaten at the Honey Baked Ham Company before this visit I'm about to tell you about. Not sure why, because I enjoy a fresh sandwich on soft, chewy bread. Maybe it's because Honey Baked Ham is ever so slightly off the beaten path, in a little line of businesses nestled into the area behind Panera (at 201 S. Mount Auburn Road, Suite G in Cape Girardeau.) It's just not as blatantly visual as the restaurants along the main road, so I'd never thought to go there "off the cuff"... -
Ameren Missouri donates 50 air conditioning units (Local News ~ 06/22/23)
Ameren Missouri donated 50 window air conditioner units Wednesday, June 21, to the East Missouri Action Agency Inc. in Cape Girardeau. Allison Beard, East Missouri Action Agency program coordinator, said the air conditioners will be available for free on a "first-come, first-served basis," for qualifying Cape Girardeau County residents. She said those interested in receiving one of the donated units must be Ameren customers and meet the state's low-income status... -
Tiny homes to get another hearing in Jackson (Local News ~ 06/22/23)
Jackson Board of Aldermen spent more than 20 minutes in its study session Tuesday, June 20, discussing the ongoing "tiny homes" debate in the Cape Girardeau County seat city, and has set a new public hearing for Monday, Aug. 7, on the issue. Building and Planning manager Larry Miller said the board discussed the definition of a community unit plan and talked about the proposed 600-square-foot limitation on the size of such homes... -
Community Cookbook: Focaccia Bread with Rob Ray from Fort Worth, Texas (06/22/23)
Recipes tell the stories of communities and the people who shape them. Each recipe is more than a list of ingredients and steps; it is a written legacy of the individual who created the dish, their family and history. This monthly series highlights one of these legacies and gives readers the chance to create the recipe themselves... -
TIF Commission recommends West Park Mall incentive (Local News ~ 06/22/23)
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The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says (International News ~ 06/22/23)
A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel... -
The Thrill of the Hunt: Foraging morels in Southeast Missouri (Health ~ 06/22/23)
Don’t ask a morel hunter where they hunt. In Southeast Missouri, morels fruit for approximately five weeks, from late March to early May. The mushrooms are popular because of the short window of time they are available in, they have fewer poisonous mushroom look-alikes than other foragable fungi and, quite simply, they are delicious. So, the territory where foragers find their morels is top-secret, and people go to great lengths to ensure others don’t find “their spot.”... -
Today in History
(National News ~ 06/22/23)
Today is Thursday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2023. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris...
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43-year-old Missouri inmate dies awaiting execution for elderly couple's murder (State News ~ 06/22/23)
POTOSI, Mo. -- A 43-year-old death row inmate in Missouri has died awaiting execution for murdering an elderly couple who caught him breaking into their home, prison officials said Wednesday. Jesse Driskill died June 12 at a prison in Potosi. The cause of death was not known and an autopsy is planned, said Missouri Department of Corrections spokesperson Karen Pojmann... -
Key card helped teens access St. Louis party that ended in fatal shooting
(State News ~ 06/22/23)
ST. LOUIS -- No one has been charged yet in a fatal shooting at a downtown St. Louis building where keycard and a propped-open door allowed teenagers to access an office and party, officials said Wednesday. St. Louis Building Commissioner Frank Oswald said police don't know who let the teenagers in or if the keycard was stolen, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Hollywood writers at rally say they'll win as strike reaches 50 days (National News ~ 06/22/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Fifty days into a strike with no end in sight, about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters marched and rallied in Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security. Speakers at the Writers Guild of America's WGA Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract on Wednesday emphasized the broad support for their cause shown by other Hollywood unions -- including actors in their own contract negotiations -- and labor at large... -
Television veteran Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting Fox News' political combat show 'The Five' (National News ~ 06/22/23)
NEW YORK -- Geraldo Rivera has quit as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News' popular political combat show "The Five," saying Wednesday that "a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences" made it no longer worth it to him. The last scheduled appearance on "The Five" for the television veteran, whose 80th birthday is on July 4, is next week... -
Fed's Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- With inflation in the United States still excessive, most Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates further this year, Chair Jerome Powell told a House committee Wednesday. "Inflation pressures continue to run high, and the process of getting inflation back down to 2% has a long way to go," Powell said on the first of two days of semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill... -
Amazon is accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel (National News ~ 06/22/23)
NEW YORK -- Amazon was sued Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly engaging in a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the U.S. ... -
US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat (National News ~ 06/22/23)
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer "lab-grown" meat to the nation's restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the first in the U.S. ... -
Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump (National News ~ 06/22/23)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Biden administration proposed bringing back rules to protect imperiled plants and animals on Wednesday as officials moved to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it would reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened... -
New rule would make all railroads alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed train cargo (National News ~ 06/22/23)
ATLANTA -- Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene, because the dangerous chemicals trains carry might require a specialized response. So the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would require all railroads to immediately send the details of everything aboard their trains to every emergency responder within 10 miles, as soon as the railroad becomes aware of an accident.. ... -
Israeli settlers storm into Palestinian town in West Bank as Israeli airstrike escalates crackdown (International News ~ 06/22/23)
TURMUS AYYA, West Bank -- Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to avenge the deaths of four Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, residents said. Palestinians said one man was killed in the violence... -
Paris police look at gas leak as possible cause of explosion and fire that injured 24 (International News ~ 06/22/23)
PARIS -- A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, injuring at least 24 people, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital's monuments and prompting an evacuation of other properties, authorities said. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast... -
Tropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding (International News ~ 06/22/23)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Tropical Storm Bret grew stronger on Wednesday as it took aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that braced for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph Wednesday night and was moving westward across the Atlantic Ocean at 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami... -
Modi flexes India's cultural reach on Yoga Day with backbends and corpse poses on the UN lawn (International News ~ 06/22/23)
UNITED NATIONS -- Praising yoga as "a way of life," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed poses ranging from cobra to corpse alongside a multinational crowd Wednesday at the U.N. headquarters as he kicked off the public portion of his U.S. visit... -
Gang slaughtered 46 women at Honduran prison with machetes, guns and flammable liquid, official says (International News ~ 06/22/23)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Gang members in a women's prison in Honduras slaughtered 46 other women inmates by spraying them with gunfire, hacking them with machetes and then locking survivors in their cells and dousing them with flammable liquid, an official said Wednesday... -
Prayer 6-22-23
(Prayer ~ 06/22/23)
O Lord Jesus, our Savior, thank you for your unfailing love. Amen.
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Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That's ridiculous
(Column ~ 06/22/23)
"Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were." — Marcel Proust Nostalgia, a term that originated as a medical diagnosis for Swiss mercenaries suffering from homesickness, is the sorrowful longing for a lost past. An April Pew survey found that nearly 6 out of 10 (58%) Americans think the country was better off for people like them 50 years ago. For Republican and Republican-leaning respondents, nostalgia for the early 1970s reached 72%...
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Not a parade route
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/22/23)
Please note, local drivers, Interstate 55 is not a parade route. Missouri Statute 304.015 clearly states drivers must drive in the right-hand lane unless passing. Regina Sander, Scott City, Missouri
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Speak Out 6-22-23
(Speak Out ~ 06/22/23)
The Cardinals have had a nice little road trip after a miserable start to the season. Let's hope the recent winning streak continues across the pond when they play the Cubs. Republicans are sticking to their talking points and saying that Trump was indicted because he's the front-runner in the 2024 race. No, he was indicted because he violated federal laws!...
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Fire report 6-22-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 20 n Medical assists were made at 12:38 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road and 1:55 p.m. on Linden Street. ...
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Police report 6-22-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Sycamore Circle. n A warrant arrest was reported on South West End Boulevard. n A warrant arrest was reported....
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Marilyn Randol (Obituary ~ 06/22/23)
MUSCATINE, Iowa — After a lengthy battle with physical illnesses, Marilyn Darlene Randol of Muscatine went to her reward Friday, June 16, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by family. As she knew her reward was near, she never lost her faith, praise or love for God; she remained faithful all the way to the beginning of her eternal life... -
Norman Meyer (Obituary ~ 06/22/23)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Norman Robert Meyer was a loving husband, father, brother and uncle. He passed away peacefully Monday, June 5, 2023, at the age of 80. Norm was born Aug. 30, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to the late Edgar and Meta Meyer. He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of Missouri-Rolla. ... -
William Keesee (Obituary ~ 06/22/23)
William Aaron Keesee, son to the late William M. and Mary Edith Lindeman Keesee, was born Jan. 24, 1938, in Grays Point, Missouri, and departed this life Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at his home in Scott City at the age of 85 years. He married Shirly Mae Goetz on Feb. 16, 1966, and she preceded him in death July 31, 2018... -
Harland Davis (Obituary ~ 06/22/23)
Harland J. Davis of Scott City, son of the late Edgar Davis and Jane Hester Davis, was born Aug. 29, 1937, in Granite City, Illinois, and departed his life Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 85 years. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force (airman 2nd class), and former employee as a mechanical engineer at McDonald-Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis... -
Billy Benefield
(Obituary ~ 06/22/23)
Billy Benefield, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Harry Allen (Obituary ~ 06/22/23)
Harry Dale Allen, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Jan. 16, 1933, in Oriole to Burley and Frankie Myer Allen. He and Marie Catherine Glastetter were married April 4, 1964. Harry was a corporal in the U.S. Army, serving honorably during the Korean War, from April 2, 1953, to April 1, 1955... -
Police say Idaho dad killed neighbors over alleged indecent exposure by neighbor's oldest son (National News ~ 06/22/23)
BOISE, Idaho -- An Idaho father killed a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor's 18-year-old son had reportedly exposed himself to the man's children, a police document alleges. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the Father's Day shooting in Kellogg, nearly 400 miles north of Boise... -
Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- The special counsel who investigated the FBI's probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee Wednesday, with Democrats denouncing his inquiry and Republicans arguing that its findings helped prove an anti-Trump bias within law enforcement... -
In rowdy scene, House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump's ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines... -
Biden calling China's leader a 'dictator' opens new rift just after Blinken's tensions-easing trip (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's remarks calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a "dictator" and China a country with "real economic difficulties" drew fast condemnation from China on Wednesday, cracking open a new rift just after the two countries agreed to tentative steps to stabilize the relationship... -
Search area for lost Titanic-bound submersible deepens, doubles in size as oxygen dwindles (National News ~ 06/22/23)
Rescuers on Wednesday rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in an increasingly urgent mission... -
Army veteran sentenced to 55 years for road rage shooting death of Muslim man (National News ~ 06/22/23)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran was sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday for the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim. Dustin Passarelli of Plainfield was convicted in May of murder and a felony firearm enhancement in the February 2019 shooting death of 32-year-old Mustafa Ayoubi... -
Hunter Biden plea agreement in tax, gun case set for July court date (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- Hunter Biden will go before a judge next month to formally strike a plea agreement with prosecutors on tax and gun charges that will likely spare President Joe Biden's son time behind bars, according to court documents posted Wednesday... -
Pentagon documents leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty to federal charges (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal felony charges. Teixeira, 21, entered the pleas during a hearing in Worcester's federal court days after he was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. Each count is punishable by up to 10 years in prison... -
Math and reading scores for American 13-year-olds plunge to lowest levels in decades (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- Math and reading scores among America's 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded, according to the results of a federal test known as the nation's report card. The results, released Wednesday, are the latest measure of the deep learning setbacks incurred during the pandemic. ... -
Capitol rioter who shocked police officer with stun gun is sentenced to over 12 years in prison (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- A California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer's neck during one of the most violent clashes of the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison. Daniel "D.J." Rodriguez yelled, "Trump won!" as he was led out of the courtroom where U.S. ... -
Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband's impeachment trial (National News ~ 06/22/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, is barred from voting in the impeachment trial that could lead to her husband's permanent removal from office, the Republican-controlled Senate decided Wednesday... -
Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says (National News ~ 06/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a 2008 trip to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska from two wealthy Republican donors, one of whom repeatedly had interests before the court, and he did not disclose the trips on his financial disclosure for that year, ProPublica reports... -
Out of the past: June 22
(Out of the Past ~ 06/22/23)
Vi Keys arrived in Cape Girardeau from Kansas City, Missouri, in 1959 to play a one-month booking at the Marquette Hotel; nearly 40 years later, hardly a musician who grew up in the area doesn't know her; the Holiday Inn yesterday hosted a celebration of Keys' 20th anniversary of playing at the motel; the party also marked her 80th birthday June 1...
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