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In a decision on May 1st, the City Council of Cape Girardeau, Mo. voted to save the Broadway Theater.
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The near-century-old historic Broadway Theatre building may be set for demolition, and a public hearing on the matter has been set for May 1st. Several local community members spoke in favor of saving the structure.
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A new survey of 28,000 high school seniors from the nonprofit YouthTruth found more than one in four changed their life plans during the pandemic
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Wear Orange Weekend is a national campaign to call for an end to gun violence.
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Abortion providers in states such as Missouri and Texas are preparing for a future without Roe vs. Wade, and Vice President Kamala Harris joined them on Thursday in a roundtable discussion about an action plan.
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On April 2nd, Air Force JROTC Cadets from Cape Central High School' completed a 14-mile memorial hike in honor of the Bataan Death March, which took place during World War II 80 years ago. On May 9th, after gathering community support from individuals, recruiters, and businesses, raised $1800 to donate to the VFW Post 3838 Veterans Relief Fund.
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On May 18th, entrepreneurs from all over the country gathered at the Marquette Hotel building in Cape Girardeau. They gathered as Codefi and Cape Chamber hosted the Center On Rural Innovation Network Summit or CORI— a national digital economic development organization, which includes 21 rural communities from across the country.
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'Leadership Missouri' is a program focused on growing communities by enhancing the skills of emerging leaders. In May 2022, the City Administrator of Perryville was selected to join the statewide leadership-based program.
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Cape Girardeau schools now has a new Deputy Superintendent of Secondary Education and Human Resources. Brice Beck has been an administrator with the Cape Girardeau school district for the past 5 years, formerly being the Assistant Principal of Cape Central High School
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In Cape Girardeau, many roads throughout the city are in great need of repair after heavy local and regional use has taken its toll. However, thanks to the Transportation Trust Fund, certain roads will be repaired over the next 3 years with over 27 million dollars worth of repairs.
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Newly-Elected Mayor of Cape Girardeau, Stacy Kinder, talked about upcoming and ongoing plans for the city. Among the topics were ARPA funds, which will be used to demolish dangerous buildings; usage of a newly implemented system called 'ShotSpotter', and use of MoDOT's TEAP Grant to study the traffic in Cape Girardeau.
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On the Ozark National Scenic Riverway, NPS Road 123— known locally as 'Tram Road' located near Van Buren, Missouri, has been closed. The collapse is likely due to saturation from recent heavy rainfall and moisture.