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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3-14-24 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, March 14 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, March 11, meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/ department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with these recipes
(Community ~ 03/14/24)
St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and you may already be planning your menu for your celebration. There's a fun saying that says, "Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day", and I sure think so. No matter what our family history tells us, it is fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day...
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Tigers for Troops coming to Perryville to help veterans
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
The Tigers for Troops program through the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic will be in Perryville from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Catalyst Center for Business, 508 N. Main St. The Tigers Troops program will offer free legal consultations to veterans regarding their U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits, discharge upgrades and VA health care. ...
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Armstrong Outdoors fills need for huntin', fishin', and eatin'
(Community ~ 03/14/24)
When the Fruitland Area Fire Protection District wanted to go to a 24-hour manned station, I remember getting a letter in the mail informing me that this fire station covered a large area full of about 9,000 people. The very first thought I had about this fact wasn't about fire safety. ...
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United Ways across Missouri distributing $5 million grant
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
In partnership with the State of Missouri and Missouri Association of United Ways, United Way of Southeast Missouri will assist in distributing a $5 million statewide grant given as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. This one-time grant will help support immediate basic needs of at-risk families in crisis across Missouri, helping them regain self-sufficiency. ...
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Katy O'Ferrell's celebrates 10th anniversary on St. Patrick's Day
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
Florence Kathryn Ferrell died in 2005, but her legacy lives on in Katy O’Ferrell’s Irish Pub and Restaurant at 300 Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. The restaurant is celebrating a decade of business with a North Lorimier Street block party Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. ...
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Heartland Gaming convention coming to Cape this summer
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
Cape Girardeau is host to several annual "cons" — a comic con, anime con and now a gaming con. Heartland Gaming Con is being started by a veteran vendor of Cape Girardeau Comic and Anime Con, Chris Elfrink and his business partner. Elfrink said it is a dream to not just bring a gaming convention but to build a stronger gaming community in Southeast Missouri. ...
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New Broadway Theatre sign unveiled
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
In front of scores of onlookers, a group of preservationists, construction workers and city leaders unveiled the new sign for the redeveloped Broadway Theatre building Wednesday, March 13, in downtown Cape Girardeau. "This marquee sign pays homage to the rich history that is embedded in these walls, but it also symbolizes the profound impact that preserving our heritage has on our community," developer Brennon Todt said during the unveiling ceremony in the 800 block of Broadway. ...
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Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minors
(State News ~ 03/14/24)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage, a practice currently legal in most states. Missouri lawmakers in 2018 prohibited marriages of children 15 and younger, only allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental permission. Most states have a similar policy, according to the nonprofit group Unchained At Last...
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Former Cardinal Adam Wainwright to perform during solar eclipse event
(Local News ~ 03/14/24)
Legendary St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright isn’t just a good baseball player, he’s a talented musician as well. Wainwright, now a country music artist, is set to perform with his band Monday, April 8, at Rock ’N’ Roll Drive-In, 272 Drive-In Lane in Chaffee, in celebration of the solar eclipse. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
Today is Thursday, March 14, the 75th day of 2024. There are 292 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was born in Ulm, Germany...
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Supporting our police
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/14/24)
I am a transplant from Springfield, Missouri. I am a retired division commander from the Springfield Missouri Police Department. I moved here from the Ozarks about two years ago. I can also say that the police department in Cape does the best they can with what they have...
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Congrats to Delta basketball
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/14/24)
Congratulations to the Delta Ladycats! As a team host for the Missouri State High School Basketball Championships in Columbia, I had the opportunity to spend time with the basketball players, coaches David and Toby Heeb, and fans from Delta, Missouri. These people were distinguished representatives of their community, and you should be proud of the excellent impression they made in Columbia...
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Prayer 3-14-24
(Prayer ~ 03/14/24)
O Lord Jesus, may we speak truth to one another with grace. Amen.
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Suffragette city at the state of the union
(Column ~ 03/14/24)
"Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women." This quote isn't from some evangelical firebrand or conservative pundit -- it's from Alice Paul, one of the leading suffragettes of the early 20th century. And yet, not for the first time, Democratic women wore white at a presidential State of the Union address to advocate for abortion. ...
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Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers
(International News ~ 03/14/24)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he knew he would come to Israel to volunteer as soon as it was safe. Five months later, he was chopping vegetables in a Tel Aviv kitchen, preparing meals for Israeli soldiers...
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Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive
(International News ~ 03/14/24)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- The Israeli military said Wednesday it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip's southernmost town of Rafah toward "humanitarian islands" in the center of the territory ahead of its planned offensive in the area...
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Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier
(International News ~ 03/14/24)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in the November election, said Wednesday he doesn't have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister...
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Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
(International News ~ 03/14/24)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition. The panel would be responsible for selecting an interim prime minister and a council of ministers that would attempt to chart a new path for the Caribbean country that has been overrun by gangs. The violence has closed schools and businesses and disrupted daily life across Haiti...
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Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner's office said Wednesday. A summary autopsy report was released more than a month after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a student at Owasso High School. ...
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Oklahoma outlawed cockfighting in 2002. A push to weaken penalties has some crowing fowl play
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
WILSON, Okla. -- Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn't uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in rural parts of the state to watch roosters, often outfitted with razor-sharp steel blades, fight until a bloody death...
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Kansas will pay $1 million over the murder of a boy torture victim whose body was fed to pigs
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over a 7-year-old boy's murder in 2015 alleging that the state's child welfare agency should have removed him from an abusive home before he was starved and tortured and his body was fed to pigs...
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Police search for a University of Missouri student in Nashville
(State News ~ 03/14/24)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police in Tennessee are searching for a University of Missouri student who was last seen by friends at a Nashville bar Friday night. Metropolitan Nashville Police released video Tuesday that shows Riley Strain, 22, crossing a downtown street Friday night. Police have said Strain was last seen just before 10 p.m. Friday after drinking downtown. They searched the area, including the banks of the Cumberland River, by helicopter and on the ground, but did not find him...
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3 men charged with federal firearms counts after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting
(State News ~ 03/14/24)
Three Missouri men have been charged with federal counts related to the illegal purchase of high-powered rifles and guns with extended magazines after last month's shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade and rally left one person dead, roughly two dozen others injured and sent hundreds of people scrambling for cover, federal prosecutors said Wednesday...
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Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' threatens parts of Kansas and Missouri
(State News ~ 03/14/24)
ST. LOUIS -- Volatile weather was honing in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, with some storms bringing massive chunks of hail. The National Weather Service just after 8 p.m. said that the Kansas City metro area was under a severe thunderstorm warning for a storm that contained hail described as the size of apples, softballs or baseballs...
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Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse charges
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
A former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was featured in an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse was arrested by police in Virginia this week after being indicted on charges he sexually abused his daughter while accompanying her on a school trip when she was a child, according to court filings...
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Prosecutor urges jury to convict Michigan school shooter's dad, says he could have prevented tragedy
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
PONTIAC, Mich. -- A prosecutor urged jurors to convict the father of a Michigan school shooter on Wednesday, saying he ignored the "easiest, most glaring opportunities" to prevent the killing of four students, especially when confronted with his son's violent classroom drawing...
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Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
ATLANTA -- The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee. ...
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Biden's fraying coalition and Trump's struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees' challenges
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured their party's nominations for president, setting up a rematch of the 2020 election. While both men sailed through the primary season, their paths to a win in November will be more difficult...
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Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened
(International News ~ 03/14/24)
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days before an election in which he's all but certain to secure another six-year term...
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Judge to hear arguments on whether to dismiss Trump's classified documents prosecution
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, with his attorneys asserting that the former president was entitled to keep the sensitive records with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida...
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House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell
(National News ~ 03/14/24)
WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company's current ownership structure is a national security threat...
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Fire report 3-14-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 12 n Medical assists were made at 9:28 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 9:40 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 1:10 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 2:01 p.m. on Siemers Drive; and 6:29 p.m. on Clark Avenue.
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Police report 3-14-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. Thefts n Theft was reported on Corporate Circle. n First-degree burglary was reported on Whitener Street. n Shoplifting was reported on North Spring Avenue. ...
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Donald Jeffries Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/14/24)
Donald L. Jeffries Sr., 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024, at his home. He was born March 28, 1953, in Stanford, Kentucky, to Howard and Martha Ellis Jeffries. He and Annette Robertson were married Jan. 29, 1977, in Carson City, Nevada. ...
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Gail Hennecke
(Obituary ~ 03/14/24)
Gail Patricia Hennecke, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 11, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 16, 1948, in St. Louis to Raymond Elliott and Dorothy Louise Weis Tibbles. She and William “Bill” Wayne Hennecke were married Oct. 16, 1998. He preceded her in death Feb. 25, 2022. ...
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Charles Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 03/14/24)
Charles Elfrink, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 18, at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Jesse Hiett officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
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Lorena Beussink
(Obituary ~ 03/14/24)
Lorena Clara Heuring Beussink, 85, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in her home at New Hamburg, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Dec. 1, 1938, near New Hamburg, daughter of Lawrence and Clara Gosche Heuring. Lorena was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg and St. Anne’s Sodalit,y and served as Eucharistic minister and past Sunday school teacher. ...
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Births 3/14/24
(Births ~ 03/14/24)
Son to Brandon and Chelsea DeProw of Scott City, Mercy Hospital Southeast, 2:18 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2024. Name, Myles Lincoln. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Second son. Mrs. DeProw is the daughter of Donnie Phillips and Linda Phillips of Scott City. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Bell City Elementary School. DeProw is the son of Sandy DeProw of Scott City and Mark DeProw of East Carondelet, Illinois. He is an accountant with 74 Auto LLC. ...
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Out of the past: March 14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/14/24)
The Perpetual Help Mission Club marked its 50th anniversary recently with a Mass celebrated by the Rev. Al Hoernig; the only charter member left in the club is Vera Lohmann, a parishioner at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church; the group began in 1949, when the Rev. Paul Tong began seeking help for mission work in Brazil; women from St. Vincent's and St. Mary's Cathedral started the club; over the years, the club has kept supporting the work of the Brazilian church...
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