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  • How a Jackson civic center debate reshaped Cape County’s history keepers

Today's riddle: What did the snail say when he hopped on the tortoise's back for a ride? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 83, low: 71.
  • Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where the Road Leads: The Cape County Historical Society: Th... (semissourian.com) — Cape County Historical Society is marking 100 years of preserving local history, after decades of fluctuating membership and questions about its future. At one point in the 1970s, members even considered dissolving and joining groups in Jackson and Cape Girardeau, and by 2006 they were debating using a major trust to support a proposed civic center in Jackson, shaping the society’s modern direction.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I phrase I keep hearing.
    Sounds like love. Sometimes? It may be. https://fiveminuteobservations.com/2026/06/04/love-out-loud/?utm_source=nextdoor&utm_medium=jetpack_social (Nextdoor Farmington Rd)
  • Uncle Wade spread the cards on black silk, lit his cigar, and turned the first one over.
    Whatever he saw, he never said. He folded the cloth and never read again. https://fiveminuteobservations.com/2026/06/04/nine-of-spades/?utm_source… (Nextdoor Farmington Rd)
  • DHL posted a job opening for Material Handler in Jackson. Apply here.
  • Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee -All states except MN or IL in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jackson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cape Girardeau

  • Wear Orange Day event in downtown Cape Girardeau set for June 5 (kfvs12.com)
  • Cape Girardeau police time capsule reveals fallen officers' badges, 1975 records - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com)
  • Cape Girardeau Municipal Band begins 100th season of free su... (semissourian.com)

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