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Registered sex offender pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Thomas O. Stroud, Jr., age 43, of Wappapello, Missouri, has pled guilty to the offense of Possession of Child Pornography.   Stroud appeared for his guilty plea hearing Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse […]

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Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting due soon for entities

POTOSI, MO – In 2020, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which requires non-exempt companies to report information about their companies and their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) starting in 2024. In 2024, millions of small businesses, including LLCs, corporations and limited partnerships are required to file beneficial ownership information

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Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau launches 16 days of activism: ‘Zonta says NO to violence against women’

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is proud to join the global movement in raising awareness and taking action to end violence against women.   This year’s 16 Days of Activism, under the banner “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women,” runs from November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination

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Southern Missouri Reentry to launch state-of-the-art federal reentry program

FARMINGTON, MO — Southern Missouri Reentry (SMR) has been selected by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide reentry services for individuals reintegrating into their communities after federal incarceration. SMR will serve 12 counties in the region: Ste. Genevieve, Perry, St. Francois, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Reynolds, Shannon, Carter, Ripley, Wayne, Bollinger, and Madison.

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Cape County Emergency Management Director will speak

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Cape Girardeau County Emergency Management Director Sam Herndon will be the guest speaker at the December meeting of the Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri.   The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. December 3rd at Delmonico’s Steakhouse, 2951 Old Orchard Road in Jackson.   Herndon has four year’s experience in the

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Mercy Southeast expands intensive care with virtual ICU supplement

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Patients in Mercy Hospital Southeast’s intensive care unit will now have even more experts to provide care at their bedside with the implementation of Mercy’s virtual ICU.   This fall, Mercy Southeast implemented a virtual intensive care unit (vICU) to further support its physicians and other caregivers in providing round-the-clock critical care for

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Discover nature in December with MDC Cape Nature Center’s free programs

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in December with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs!   Nature Rx: Yoga at the Cape Nature Center | 6 – 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center | Register online at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/203343 Time spent in nature is healing

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December Women’s Connection meeting slated

FARMINGTON — “Music Brings Us Together…and  Makes Us Better” will be the theme of the December Women’s Connection meeting in Farmington.     Dr. Sherry Francis and “The Uke-Lady-ans” from the Mineral Area Fine Arts Academy will be the Special Feature at the Tuesday, December 10 Women’s Connection Brunch held in the Fellowship Hall of

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