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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 2-15-24 meeting
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Thursday, Feb. 8, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/ department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Recipes for pork tenderloin marinade
(Community ~ 02/15/24)
When you find a great buy on meat it is nice to stock up and have extra to put in the freezer. Pork tenderloin is one of our favorites and it can be prepared in so many different ways. We enjoy pork tenderloins grilled, but sometimes during the winter, that is not possible. So we resort to grilling or broiling. They can be prepared in a crock pot, but that is not my preferred method...
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Missouri Supreme Court sets June execution date for convicted killer David Hosier
(State News ~ 02/15/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set a June execution date for David Hosier, who is on death row for killing a Jefferson City woman in 2009. Hosier is scheduled to die by injection at 6 p.m. June 11 at the state prison in Bonne Terre...
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Homeless man faces charges of terrorist threat in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
A homeless Cape Girardeau man faces a charge of second-degree terrorist threat, a Class E felony, after telling a person inside a community center that he would burn the place to the ground if the center ever let kids in there. Chase Best, 34, was arrested after a call came into the Cape Girardeau Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. ...
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Woman accused of disobeying judge's order, stealing from victim again
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
A Whitewater woman faces a $50,000 cash-only bond and was processed into the Cape Girardeau County jail after she was accused of not obeying a judge's order stemming from a drug and theft case out of Bollinger County in January. Suzanna Ballard, 34, faces a Class D felony charge of forgery, a Class D felony of stealing a controlled substance or meth manufacturing material and a Class E charge of fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance, all charges stemming from a Bollinger County Sheriff's Office investigation in January.. ...
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Cape Girardeau teen faces charges after 125 mph chase
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
A Cape Girardeau teenager is in custody and faces a $40,000 cash-only bond after he attempted to flee police officers on a motorcycle, allegedly reaching a speed of 102 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour speed zone. Conner Cox, 18, faces charges of resisting arrest and creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death, a Class E felony, and misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, involving an accident; and speeding...
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Vehicles collide at Shawnee Parkway, Siemers Drive intersection
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
A vehicle gets loaded on to a tow truck after the vehicle collided into another at the intersection of Shawnee Parkway and Siemers Drive on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Planned Parenthood can receive funding, state Supreme Court says, citing failed appeal by state
(State News ~ 02/15/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the latest attempt by Republican state officials to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, citing a failure in the state's legal appeal. The high court's decision upholds a ruling by a trial judge, who found that a 2022 funding bill violated the state constitution. ...
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Missouri high court upholds voting districts drawn for state Senate
(State News ~ 02/15/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — A divided Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate, rejecting a legal challenge claiming mapmakers should have placed a greater emphasis on keeping communities intact. The high court's 5-2 decision means the districts, first used in the 2022 elections, will remain in place, both for this year's elections and ensuing ones...
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Whopper vs. Big Mac — Who does Double better?
(Community ~ 02/15/24)
Coming back from a hectic vacation and facing a column deadline that I absolutely could have planned for and yet put off for another time, I found myself fixated on a simple food subject that's been the topic of conversation around me lately: McDonald's has revamped its burger recipe. ...
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National FFA Week: A week to celebrate farmers of the future
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
Sowing seeds of knowledge and experience into the soil of their students’ minds, agricultural education teachers across the country toil to raise new crops of farmers who will bear the fruits of their labor. Adding the nutrients of praise and encouragement to foster confidence and self-esteem and pruning back with discipline any branches showing signs of idleness or sloth. ...
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Documents: Former coroner accused Jordan of perjury following 2020 election
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
In the summer of 2020, before Wavis Jordan took office as coroner of Cape Girardeau County, Jordan's predecessor sent a file to the prosecuting attorney's office. Former Coroner John Clifton was accusing Jordan of committing perjury, asking the prosecutor to consider criminal charges...
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Things to know about the Kansas City shooting
(Local News ~ 02/15/24)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and more than 20 people injured, including children. Shots rang out at the end of the celebration outside the city’s historic Union Station. ...
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Join us as we celebrate National FFA Week
(Editorial ~ 02/15/24)
Arguably, no state better represents agriculture in the United States than Missouri. From its southern row crop farms to its dairy and cattle operations to specialty production such as aquaculture and poultry, Missouri is home to a robust and varied farming community...
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Is the Cape Public Library a safe place for teens?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/15/24)
Is the Cape Girardeau Public Library a safe place for teens? Most people would expect that teens could be left unaccompanied to peruse material and books in the teen section of the library. I agree that parents should decide what information of a sexual nature they wish to expose their children. However, that option at the Cape library is only available to those parents who do not mind if their children are exposed to prurient, obscene and pornographic material...
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Prayer 2-14-24
(Prayer ~ 02/15/24)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you for you generously give grace and mercy. Amen.
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Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea
(International News ~ 02/15/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's military said Wednesday it used high-tech naval drones to sink a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian authorities. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank 2.5 miles off Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, Ukraine's General Staff said. It said the ship can carry 87 crew members. The ship was also transporting ammunition, a Ukrainian official said...
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Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election
(International News ~ 02/15/24)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A former general linked to past human rights abuses claimed victory Wednesday in Indonesia's presidential election, a result that would raise questions about the commitment to democratic values in the sprawling island nation that is the world's third-largest democracy...
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Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here's what it means
(International News ~ 02/15/24)
ATHENS, Greece -- Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The Valentine's Day session in parliament follows vocal opposition and protests from the church but also a shift in public opinion which is narrowly supportive of the change...
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Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing
(International News ~ 02/15/24)
BANGKOK -- Myanmar's military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country's traditional New Year...
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New York's top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
NEW YORK -- Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York's highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein's lawyers urged the state's Court of Appeals to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul's 2020 conviction, arguing that the trial judge, James Burke, trampled his right to a fair trial with pro-prosecution rulings that turned the trial into "1-800-GET-HARVEY."...
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Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
ATLANTA -- A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of the state's election interference case against former President Donald Trump has set a hearing for Thursday that is expected to focus on details of Willis' personal relationship with a special prosecutor she hired...
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13-year-old girl dies days after being shot on front porch of home
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A 13-year-old southern Illinois girl who suffered a gunshot wound to her head while standing on a porch has died, authorities said Wednesday. Ra'niya Steward of Alton was shot around 3 p.m. Feb. 3 while standing on the front porch at a relative's home. Investigators do not believe she was the target of the gunfire, local news outlets reported...
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Donald Trump stands by remarks about not defending NATO members after backlash
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Former President Donald Trump again said Wednesday that if he returns to the White House, he would not defend NATO members that don't meet defense spending targets, days after he set off alarms in Europe by suggesting he would tell Russia to attack NATO allies he considered delinquent...
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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump's 2020 election case proceed to trial without delay
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay. Prosecutors were responding to a Trump team request from earlier in the week asking for a continued pause in the case as the court considers whether to take up the question of whether the former president is immune from prosecution for official acts in the White House. ...
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Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happen
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him. But the sit-down also opened Biden up to fresh scrutiny over his age and memory, and now the public release of a transcript of that discussion is being sought by both Biden allies and critics seeking political advantage...
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Russian efforts to create anti-satellite weapons are cause for US concern
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons that has been shared in recent weeks with the upper echelons of government, according to four people who have been briefed on the intelligence. The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly, said the capability was not yet operational...
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Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks appear to stall as Netanyahu and Hamas trade blame
(International News ~ 02/15/24)
JERUSALEM -- International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas suffered a setback on Wednesday as Israel reportedly recalled its negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations by sticking to "delusional" demands...
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GOP Speaker Johnson says House won't be 'rushed' to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls
(National News ~ 02/15/24)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday the U.S. House will not feel "rushed" to pass the $95.3 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, signaling a further stall over sending military hardware and munitions Kyiv badly needs to fight Russia...
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Fire report 2-15-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/15/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 13 n Medical assists were made at 8:50 a.m. on Westridge Drive; 9:38 a.m. on Westridge Drive; 10:11 a.m. on Perry Avenue; 10:27 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 2:24 p.m. on South Plaza Way; and 4:10 p.m. on North Park Drive. ...
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Police report 2-15-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/15/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Assaults n Second-degree domestic assault was reported on Sheridan Drive. DWI n Driving while intoxicated was reported on North Cape Rock Drive. Theft n Theft from a motor vehicle was reported. ...
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Debra Payne
(Obituary ~ 02/15/24)
PERRYVILLE — Debra Lynn Payne, 69, of Perryville died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Cebulak officiating...
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Helen Maintz
(Obituary ~ 02/15/24)
Helen Maxine Maintz, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 30, 1927, in Cape Girardeau to Edwin and Vesta Slinkard Schlegel. She and Billy Ray Maintz were married Feb. 11, 1956. Helen worked at the Florsheim Shoe factory for more than 40 years. After retirement, she volunteered for Meals on Wheels at Southeast Hospital and Cape Girardeau Senior Center. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Donald Hurt
(Obituary ~ 02/15/24)
Donald Ray Hurt, 76, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., parish prayers and rosary will begin at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 19, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Dianna Held
(Obituary ~ 02/15/24)
McCLURE, Ill. — Dianna Kaye Held, 73, of McClure died Monday, Feb. 12,2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 23, 1951, to Benjamin McCain and Dorthy Clover. She and Roger Held were married Dec. 18, 1972, in Cape Girardeau...
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Vern Dreyer
(Obituary ~ 02/15/24)
FROHNA — Verlin "Vern" Gilbert Dreyer, 81, of Frohna died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at Ford and Young East Perry Funeral Home in Altenburg. Visitation will continue from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg...
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Patricia Bangert
(Obituary ~ 02/15/24)
Patricia "Pat" Wade Bangert, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 10, 1938, in Decatur, Illinois, to Thomas Harvey and Virginia Vandivort Beadles. A short time later, they moved to Cairo, Illinois, while her father proudly served in World War II...
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Don't toss extra rice! Use it in this curried shrimp fried rice
(Community ~ 02/15/24)
Though it is common knowledge throughout Asia, many American cooks may not know that the key to perfect fried rice is using previously cooked and chilled rice. Freshly cooked rice can result in a soggy, gluey dish, but chilling it changes its starches, yielding light, separate grains...
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Out of the past: Feb. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 02/15/24)
Pat Patterson Photography Studio has moved to a new location, 2700 Bloomfield Road; the studio, owned by Pat and Edna Patterson, opened on Broadway in 1982 and has operated at 124 N. Main St., for the past 12 years. The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has released an updated report card on the quality of life in the community; the report, Qualities of Life, shows community progress as well as problems that need attention, says John Mehner, Chamber president...
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Local Dancer Attends International Ballet Competition
(Submitted Story ~ 02/15/24)
Local dancer, Grace Petzoldt, will be competing at the Nashville regional of Youth America Grand Prix International Ballet Competition March 9-10, 2024. Grace is a junior at Saxony Lutheran High School and studies dance at Encore Dance Academy in Cape Girardeau. Grace has been studying dance since she was young and began seriously training in ballet at age 11. Since then, Grace has trained consistently to prepare for this competition...
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MSU Foundation sells Meyer Alumni Center to CFO
(Submitted Story ~ 02/15/24)
The Missouri State University Foundation finalized the sale of the Kenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. The sale was announced Feb. 15 at the Alumni Center in Springfield. “This building has been a great home for the Missouri State Foundation, alumni relations and advancement,” said Brent Dunn, executive director of the Missouri State Foundation...
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DAEOC in Sikeston Receives $75,000 from Delta Dental of Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 02/15/24)
To help meet the dental health needs of children and adults, Delta Dental of Missouri – the state’s leading dental benefits provider and a non-profit organization – awarded a $75,000 oral health grant to Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation (DAEOC) in Sikeston. The funds will be used for Project Ashley’s Smile, which enables follow-up dental treatment for those identified through its Innovate Readiness Training events...
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