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Seal coat operations to impact traffic on Route CC, West Outer Road
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
Route CC in Cape Girardeau County, from Route C to County Road 535 near New Wells, will be seal coated by Missouri Department of Transportation crews, a MoDOT news release indicated. The work is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 25. The road will be open to local traffic only...
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Part of North West End Boulevard to close intermittently
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
Cape Girardeau city officials are warning of the intermittent closure of North West End Boulevard between New Madrid and Rose streets as work begins in the final section of the West End project. Work along the project is ongoing with construction approaching New Madrid from the north...
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Backyard Bash returns next month in Chaffee
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
The Backyard Bash is back for its seventh year. This year, the Bash will be Saturday, Aug. 5, and will be hosted by WarChild RC at the WarChild RC Clubhouse, 12122 Hwy 77 in Chaffee, Missouri. This will be a one-day event from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Bash started out by accident after club member Andy Sadler won a live concert by musician Logan Chapman in a dinner auction at St. ...
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Cape Farmers Market moving to new spot at West Park Mall
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
Cape Farmers Market is moving — but not too far. The farmers market is currently held in the parking lot of the former Macy's store at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau, but beginning Thursday, Aug. 10, it will move to the mall's west side, in front of JC Penney...
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Old Cape Girardeau City Hall sold to Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members approved the first, second and third readings of an ordinance authorizing Mayor Stacy Kinder to execute a special warranty deed to The Mary Ann and Bert J. Kellerman Foundation, for property at 401 Independence St., at a special meeting Monday, July 24...
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James Stapleton to leave Cape Girardeau with Codefi expansion
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
James Stapleton, who co-founded Cape Girardeau's Codefi coworking space and technology incubator in 2014 and is chairman of SE MO Redi economic development team, announced Monday, July 24, he is relocating to Springfield, Missouri, effective Monday, Aug. 14...
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Jackson Homecomers kicksoff Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
Jackson Homecomers — an annual five-day festival featuring food, live entertainment and amusement park rides — launches at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, with an expectation of hot and dry weather through the event's Saturday, July 29, conclusion. Temperatures are expected in the low-to-mid-90s each day, with virtually no chance of rain forecast for Homecomers, which launched in 1908 in celebration of the completion of what is now the former Cape Girardeau County Courthouse...
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Storm causes damage in rural Scott County
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
An intense storm roared through Scott County shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, July 24, destroying a grain silo and a metal building near Bertrand, Missouri. A social media post from SEMO Electric Cooperative included a photo of the silo and pieces of the building across Route O between Sikeston, Missouri, and Bertrand. The cooperative's online outage map showed a handful of power outages in Scott and Cape Girardeau counties...
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Experts advise eclipse watchers next year should have plan B
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
The weather on the day of total solar eclipse taking place Monday, April 8, shows a 60% chance of the skies over Cape Girardeau being partly cloudy to cloudy. For this reason, experts speaking during the Missouri Solar Eclipse Expo panel discussion Friday, July 21, advised having an alternate viewing location planned just in case the weather looks to spoil the view...
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Five taken into custody after alleged fight in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/25/23)
Five people were taken into custody early Sunday morning, July 23, after two women allegedly got into an altercation and then others allegedly refused police orders to disperse. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department says an officer responded to the 1100 block of North Sprigg Street shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday and observed Keliah Miles, 24, and Maishael Miles, 26, both of Cape Girardeau, fighting each other...
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Prayer 7-25-23
(Prayer ~ 07/25/23)
Lord Jesus, we rejoice and are forever thankful, for you are our mighty Savior. Amen.
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Speak Out 7-25-23
(Speak Out ~ 07/25/23)
The St Louis Cardinal's have become satisfied with being average in a weak division for so long that they lost their urgency of being a World Series champion, and this year's team is a result of complacency at the top, starting with the owners and their top management. ...
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In memory of Tony Bennett
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/25/23)
Today is a sad day for me. Tony Bennett died Friday morning at 96. He and Sinatra were my musical heroes. They created the American Songbook. So, go to your LPs, CDs or Songbook and listen for a few minutes. He will calm your day. And, by the way, we will continue to perform his classics for as long as we are able...
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Exposing the evils of human trafficking
(Column ~ 07/25/23)
"Sound of Freedom" is still going strong despite the efforts of the left to kill it. In just three weeks the action-thriller, about a real-life American hero who went to Colombia to rescue one child from child sex traffickers and ended up rescuing 120 children, has racked up more than $100 million in ticket sales...
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Fire report 7-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 23 n Medical assists were made at 7:42 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Drive and Hopper Road; 10:03 a.m. on Themis Street; 10:24 a.m. on Louis Street; 1:49 p.m. on Cousin Street; and 5:51 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Police report 7-25-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/25/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on North Fountain Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Marietta Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Pacific Street...
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Verna Veale
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Verna Lee Veale, 92, of Advance passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Delta South Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Gordonville, the daughter of Clarence and Hilda Wessell Eggimann. Verna and Cecil Veale were united in marriage June 5, 1953, in Jacksonville, Florida, and he preceded her in death June 7, 2019...
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Kenneth Tilley
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
Kenneth H. Tilley, 78, of Jackson died Saturday, July 22, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 28, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. Friday, July 28, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Chris Vaught officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Margaret Shumway
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
Margaret "Margy" Horn Shumway of Cape Girardeau, originally of Malden, Missouri, died Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau. Her family was at her side. She was 98 years, 6 months and 20 days old. Margy was born Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1924, in Advance, Missouri, to Percy Vincent Horn and Dora Edna LaCroix Horn Kiel. She attended St. Mary Grade School in Cape Girardeau and later graduated from Bluett High School in St. Louis...
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Louise Seiler
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
Louise Seiler, daughter of the late Otto and Elizabeth LeDure Vetter, was born June 11, 1928, in Commerce, Missouri, and departed her life Friday, July 21, 2023, surrounded by family at Capetown Senior Living Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 95 years...
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Leo Rellergert
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Leo Louis Rellergert, 89, of Perryville died Friday, July 21, 2023, at Independence Care Center of Perryville. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Joyce Reiner
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
Joyce Ann Reiner, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 22, 2023, at her home. She was born May 26, 1940, in Park Hills, Missouri, to Lloyd and Laura Lahay Montgomery. She and Henry Earl Reiner were married Sept. 20, 1958, in St. Louis. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 2001...
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Karl Ketchum
(Obituary ~ 07/25/23)
MORLEY, Mo. — Karl Richard Ketchum of Morley, son of the late Thaddeus and Sally Ketchum, was born Nov. 19, 1960, in Detroit and departed his life Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center emergency room in Cape Girardeau at the age of 62 years...
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Boat slams into house at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks, injuring 8 who were on board
(State News ~ 07/25/23)
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Eight people were hospitalized after a boat left the water and slammed into a house at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The 47-year-old driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence, but had not been charged as of Monday morning...
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15 people were killed after a boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island. 33 others were rescued
(International News ~ 07/25/23)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 15 people, rescuers said Monday. Authorities said that the 33 other passengers survived. The vessel was traveling from Lanto village in Buton Central regency in Southeast Sulawesi province to nearby Lagili village when it capsized just after midnight on Monday, local search and rescue agency head Muhammad Arafah said...
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New evacuations ordered in Greece as high winds and heat fuel wildfires
(International News ~ 07/25/23)
RHODES, Greece -- A week-old wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations as strong winds and successive heat waves that left scrubland and forests tinder-dry fueled three major fires raging elsewhere in Greece...
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Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames
(International News ~ 07/25/23)
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said Monday. At least 1,500 people were evacuated, the Interior Ministry said, without providing details...
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Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn't about that
(National News ~ 07/25/23)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution into a cauldron of misinformation and fear-mongering. State Issue 1, the sole question on the ballot, calls for raising the threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60%. ...
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Ohio investigates why a police dog was deployed on a surrendering truck driver
(National News ~ 07/25/23)
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio -- Several Ohio agencies are investigating why an officer allowed his police dog to attack a truck driver who was surrendering with his hands raised, despite State Highway Patrol troopers urging the officer to hold the dog back. The lengthy pursuit on July 4 and the ensuing attack were captured on a police body camera. ...
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North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea
(National News ~ 07/25/23)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea's military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S. sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force...
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Justice Department to make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress
(National News ~ 07/25/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The lead prosecutor in the case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter says he is willing to testify publicly this fall, setting up a clash with House Republicans who have demanded he come in soon for a closed-door interview. In a two-page letter to Rep. ...
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Elon Musk reveals new 'X' logo to replace Twitter's blue bird
(National News ~ 07/25/23)
Goodbye, Twitter. Hello, X. Elon Musk has unveiled a new "X" logo to replace Twitter's famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the bird was still dominant across the smartphone app. ...
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Israeli parliament takes first major step in judicial overhaul
(International News ~ 07/25/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's parliament Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious plan to overhaul the country's justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations he was pushing the country toward authoritarian rule...
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Biden administration sues Texas governor over buoy barrier
(National News ~ 07/25/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico...
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Russia says Moscow, Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones while Russian forces bombard Ukraine's south
(International News ~ 07/25/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian authorities accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow early Monday that saw one of the aircraft fall near the Defense Ministry's main headquarters, while the Russian military unleashed new strikes on port infrastructure in southern Ukraine...
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A 2023 Jackson priorities progress update
(Column ~ 07/25/23)
As we reach the halfway point of 2023, it is important to review the City of Jackson's progress toward annual goals. These goals were initially compiled by the Board of Aldermen last fall and have since been refined, included and approved in the 2023 budget...
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Out of the past: July 25
(Out of the Past ~ 07/25/23)
Missouri law enforcement has two new weapons in the war on methamphetamine; Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon announced Friday new legislation that will allow cooperative drug investigative and arrest powers between bordering counties in Missouri and Illinois; the new legislation, which becomes effective Aug. 29, means the war on meth "knows no borders," Nixon said; he also announced formation of a new Methamphetamine Prosecution Strike Force to assist local prosecutors with meth cases...
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CFO hits year-end records, names new board members and officers
(Submitted Story ~ 07/25/23)
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks has named three new members to its Board of Directors and elected new officers for 2023–24 as the Foundation marks its 50th anniversary with record year-end charitable results. The CFO — based in Springfield with an office in Cape Girardeau — ended its June 30 fiscal year with record total assets of $426.7 million. ...
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