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I-55 in Cape reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
North- and southbound Interstate 55, between mile markers 91.8 and 92.6 in Cape Girardeau, will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make bridge repairs. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Aug. 14...
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Motorcyclist involved in deadly crash Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, man was involved in a fatal crash at approximately 7:35 p.m. Saturday evening on Route A, 2 miles west of Dutchtown. According to a state Highway Patrol report, James P. Edmonds, 57, was westbound when he ran off the right side of the road and struck an embankment, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was not wearing a safety helmet according to the report...
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One arrested after fight reported at SEMO campus
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
One person was arrested after a fight last week at Towers East at Southeast Missouri State University. The fight was reported at 3:36 p.m. Thursday in the residence hall, according to a news release provided by the school. After witnesses of the altercation reported a handgun was displayed during the incident, University Police identified and arrested Taron Woods, 21, of St. ...
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Hwy. 177 anti-flooding project on schedule
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
The first phase of the anti-flooding project for Highway 177 has been completed. The north end of the project, which covered the quarter mile between Rolling Hills Drive to Old Route V in Cape Girardeau County, was finished on schedule and reopened July 18, Kevin Plott, Department of Transportation resident engineer, said...
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Scott County candidates share views, experience at candidate forum
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
Because of the lack of opposition from other parties, voters in Scott County's Aug. 2 Republican primary will get to decide county leadership. Three of the races on the ballot are contested, including the recorder of deeds race. Both candidates got the chance to pitch themselves before voters Thursday at a candidate meet and greet hosted by the Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce. ...
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District 147 GOP candidates discuss views as primary nears
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
With the Aug. 2 primary a week away, Republican candidates hoping to succeed Wayne Wallingford in Cape Girardeau- based House District 147 continued Monday to distinguish themselves from one another in a forum hosted by Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce...
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People's Choice awards voting begins
(Local News ~ 07/26/22)
Voting for the 16th annual Southeast Missourian's People's Choice awards begins today. Anyone can vote, online, for any business they choose at semissourian.com/peopleschoice2022. "There are so many people in our community running amazing local businesses," said Logan Clippard, Southeast Missourian advertising manager. ...
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Sponsored: Plan to combat autumn anxiety now
(Insiders Advice ~ 07/26/22)
August can be a difficult month for many of us, with the stress of organizing back-to-school, the end of summer break and the cold-weather months looming in the near future. The phenomenon of this seasonally-specific stress is colloquially known as autumn anxiety. This autumn, we are encouraging our community to transform that annual stress into self-care routines and plan opportunities for self-compassion...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 26, the 207th day of 2022. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia...
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Speak Out 7-26-22
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/22)
Most young people today do not have a good work ethic, but it's not all their fault. I know several parents from many backgrounds, many who constantly complain about the jobs they have, so it isn't a surprise their children don't want to work. My parents raised me and my siblings that if you worked hard and did your best, at the end of each day it would be satisfying to know you did your best. ...
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Prayer 7-26-22
(Prayer ~ 07/26/22)
O Lord God, we ask that you direct us in the daily decisions we make. Amen.
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End of Roe a new beginning
(Column ~ 07/26/22)
When the Roe v. Wade decision was handed down by the Supreme Court, Mary Eberstadt's mother, a nurse, came home from work wearing a silver pin with two baby feet on it. She and her colleagues were wearing them to signify their refusal to participate in abortions. They weren't following the pope or bishops' orders. They didn't have the sonograms we have now, but they knew what was happening in a pregnant woman's womb...
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Births 7/26/22
(Births ~ 07/26/22)
Son to Shawn Jay and Emily Lynn Keenan of Bell City, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:13 a.m., Thursday, June 16, 2022. Name, Kaisen John. Weight, 6 pounds, 13.9 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Keenan is the former Emily Schwarte, daughter of Wayne Schwarte of Westphalia, Iowa and Darla and Dave McDonald of Cherokee, Iowa. Keenan is the son of John and Mary Keenan of Bell City. He works for Viking Cives Midwest...
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Area Police report 7/26/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Shawnee Parkway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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Elizabeth Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
Mary Elizabeth Orr Wilson shed her earthly bonds Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with her family by her side. Mary preferred her middle name -- Elizabeth -- and most who knew her called her Lizzy or Aunt Lizzy. She was born April 15, 1936, in Lewellen, Nebraska, to the late Wilber and Mary Ott Orr. ...
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Billy Wade
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
Billy Mack Wade, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 18, 2022. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour of noon Saturday at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau, with Pastor William Bird Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery with the Williams Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri, in charge of arrangements...
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Gary Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
Gary Reynolds, 87, of Whitewater died Monday, July 25, 2022, at his son's home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Barbara Popp
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Barbara Ann Daniels Popp entered her heavenly home Monday, July 18, 2022, at The Legacy at South Plains in Lubbock. She was born Nov. 15, 1937, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of William Hopson and Kathryn Huber Daniels. She moved with her family to Cape Girardeau in 1947 and was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, Class of 1955...
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Melba Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
Melba Hamilton, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1939, in St. Charles, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph Beal Peyton and Annie Winnifred Parrish. She had an idyllic childhood and graduated from St. ...
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Freddie Floyd
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Freddie Joe Floyd, 77, of Farmington died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. today at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at the church, with the Rev. Joseph Schlie officiating. Burial will be at Whitewater Christian Cemetery in Perry County...
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James Edmonds
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- James "Jim" Edmonds, 57, of Marble Hill died Saturday, July 23, 2022. Family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Hall in Cape Girardeau. A Masonic service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the VFW, followed by a celebration of life service...
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Marsha Bledsoe
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Marsha Bledsoe, 62, of rural Tamms passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at her home following an extended illness. Marsha was born July 3, 1960, the daughter of Charles J. and Emma Dell Bennett. Marsha spent her early years growing up in Pulaski County in the Spencer Heights and Villa Ridge, Illinois, neighborhoods. ...
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Doris Balogh
(Obituary ~ 07/26/22)
Doris Lea Balogh, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 5, 1939, in Urbana, Illinois, daughter of Thornton and Delores Elliott. She married Vernon Balogh Nov. 3, 1957, and was a loving wife to him until he preceded her in death in 2013...
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Roe v. Wade
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/22)
I have mixed feelings about the reversal of Roe v. Wade. However, I must first commend the pro-life people who worked to make this happen. They were focused, hard working and dedicated. They marched, picketed, put up crosses, demonstrated on street corners, elected pro-life politicians, etc. They showed what could be accomplished by a grass-roots effort. They achieved their goal...
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'Goodfellas,' 'Law & Order' actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/22)
Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in "Goodfellas" and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on "Law & Order," has died. He was 83. His publicist Roger Neal said he died Monday morning of natural causes at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Sorvino had dealt with health issues over the past few years...
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'The money is gone': Evacuated Ukrainians forced to return
(International News ~ 07/26/22)
POKROVSK, Ukraine -- The missile's impact flung the young woman against the fence so hard it splintered. Her mother found her dying on the bench beneath the pear tree where she'd enjoyed the afternoon. By the time her father arrived, she was gone. Anna Protsenko was killed two days after returning home. ...
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Russia says it wants to end Ukraine's 'unacceptable regime'
(International News ~ 07/26/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to free its people from its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel the country with artillery barrages and airstrikes...
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Pope apologizes for 'catastrophic' school policy in Canada
(International News ~ 07/26/22)
MASKWACIS, Alberta -- Pope Francis issued a historic apology Monday for the Catholic Church's cooperation with Canada's "catastrophic" policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed families and marginalized generations...
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Rare 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card going up for auction
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
NEW YORK -- A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break a record at auction. The collector's item from 1952 features one of baseball's most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition...
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How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
SOUTHPORT, N.C.-- Jean Heller was toiling away on the floor of the Miami Beach Convention Center when an Associated Press colleague from the opposite end of the country walked into her workspace behind the event stage and handed her a thin manila envelope...
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Judge: Georgia probe prosecutor can't question state senator
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
ATLANTA -- The prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia cannot question a lawmaker who signed a certificate falsely stating that Trump won the state, a judge ruled Monday...
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Trump v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP's future
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
TAMPA, Fla. -- When former President Donald Trump took the stage before a crowd of more than 5,000 young conservative activists in Tampa this weekend, he received the rock star's welcome he's grown accustomed to over the seven years in which he's reshaped the Republican Party...
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Feds sue poultry producers, alleging unfair worker practices
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S. along with a proposed settlement seeking to end what it claims have been longstanding deceptive and abusive practices for workers. The suit, filed in federal court in Maryland, names Cargill, Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms, along with a data consulting company known as Webber, Meng, Sahl and Co. and its president...
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Study: Millennials didn't stray far from where they grew up
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city so he moved to the District of Columbia for college. After four years in the comparatively expensive city, he realized he wanted a place to live that was more affordable...
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US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the U.S. West, as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation's forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change...
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Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into remote learning...
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2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices, poll shows
(National News ~ 07/26/22)
WASHINGTON -- About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have "hardly any" confidence in the court...
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Out of the past: July 26
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/22)
Bill Lewis says he knows how Jesus felt: "Everybody's coming in for the last supper"; that's because Wimpy's, a Cape Girardeau institution for 55 years, will serve its last hamburger Wednesday; Bill's brother Freeman bought a hamburger stand called Wimpy's in 1942; located on the northwest corner of Kingshighway and Cape Rock Drive, Wimpy's sold its specialty for 7 cents apiece; the Lewises' parents, Fred and Ethyl, ran the stand while Freeman and his brother Frank were off fighting World War II; soon after they returned, the business moved across the street into a building on the northeast corner of Kingshighway and Cape Rock Drive.. ...
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Trail of Tears Composite Squadron Cadets Graduate From The Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol Encampment
(Submitted Story ~ 07/26/22)
C/Amn S. Jones, C/Amn S. Gers, C/SrA M. Kuntze, and C/TSgt L. Ragain successfully graduated from the Missouri Wing's Civil Air Patrol Encampment on Saturday, July 23. Highlights of the week included a C-130 orientation ride, an orientation ride in a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 or 182, an obstacle course, team leadership challenges, flight sports, and much more. ...
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Civil Air Patrol Trail of Tears Composite Squadron Cadets Earn Promotions
(Submitted Story ~ 07/26/22)
Four cadet members of the local Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Trail of Tears Composite Squadron, completed the requirements for promotion during July 2022. Cadets S. Jones and S. Gers completed the requirements for Achievement 1 earning the Curry Award and the rank of Cadet Airman. ...
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