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🌱 How a brief flash flood racked up $1.7 million in damage

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Cape Girardeau! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a brief flash flood racked up $1.7 million in damage
  • What Cape’s new parks budget means for fees at your favorite fields
  • How Cape Girardeau once embraced night flights and new store hours.

Also on today's calendar: Cowboy Chuck Wagon Dinner Sold Out and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 72.
  • Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Flash flood in Cape Girardeau causes $1.7 million in damage ... (southeastarrow.com) — A sudden flash flood in Cape Girardeau on Monday, June 8 overwhelmed roads, stranded motorists, and caused an estimated $1.7 million in damage to the Cape Girardeau Police Department’s vehicles and headquarters. Officials say more than 50 emergency calls came in within an hour as floodwaters swamped patrol cars and backed into the building despite prior mitigation efforts.
   

2. Inside Cape Girardeau Parks & Rec budget: Fees, funds and wh... (semissourian.com) — Cape Girardeau’s proposed 2026–2027 Parks and Recreation budget tops $9.3 million, with about half expected from program and facility fees. City officials say modest admission charges at places like Shawnee Park Sports Complex help maintain expensive turf fields and equipment while trying not to price residents out of youth sports and recreation options.
   

3. Out of the past: June 11 (semissourian.com) — Cape Girardeau’s past comes into focus with a look back at when shoppers favored new Monday store hours and Ozark Airline first brought night passenger and airmail service to the municipal airport. The column also recalls a thwarted train-wreck attempt and a key road project linking Cape Girardeau County communities, all compiled from Southeast Missourian archives.
   

4. Artwork donations needed for Cape Public Library repurpose project - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com) — Cape Girardeau teens are invited to a creative “Artwork Thrift Flip” program at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, which is now collecting old paintings to repurpose. Donations are accepted through July 7, and teens can preregister online while also signing up for the library’s summer reading program to keep literacy skills sharp during break.
   

5. Festus High graduate appointed to Air Force Academy (myleaderpaper.com) — Two Cape Girardeau students, Grayson Mauer and Bruce Miller, are among five Southeast Missouri nominees U.S. Rep. Jason Smith selected for U.S. service academies, joining Festus graduate Christopher Bell, who’s headed to the Air Force Academy. The piece highlights their ambitions, explains how nominees are chosen, and notes that Smith is already accepting applications for the 2027 nomination cycle.
   

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    Friday June 12
  • Jessie Ritter →
    Jackson City Park, 542 W Independence St, Jackson
    7:30 pm

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  • Hello, I'm having a yard sale on Saturday, June 13th.
    8:00 am untill 1:00 pm address is 2056 Steven Drive Cape Girardeau, MO. Tons of great items, toys, household items, large dog crate, bread maker,… (Nextdoor Greenbrier)
  • Merry Maids posted a job opening for Future Opening: House Cleaner in Cape Girardeau. Apply here.
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Cape Girardeau. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cape Girardeau here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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