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Swan picks up two votes in Cape County official results
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
The Republican primary race for state Senate District 27 tightened a bit Friday, but only by two votes. Cape Girardeau County elections personnel released official results from Tuesday's primary voting, and the final tally in the race between two state representatives -- Kathy Swan and Holly Rehder -- showed a net gain of two votes for Swan. ...
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SEMO reopening child care building
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
More than 150 children will return to Southeast Missouri State University's child care center Monday, nearly six months after it was closed for repairs, renovations and potential mold removal. "We feel very blessed to all be under one roof again," said Byron Henderson, director of the University School for Young Children, 2089 Bessie St. in Cape Girardeau...
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More contestants taking part in rodeo due to virus
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rodeo week in Sikeston is a busy one. This year, though, it is a little different. As everyone continues to live in a strange time, the show is still going on, as the 68th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicked off Wednesday night...
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Union County, Illinois, reaches 'warning' level with coronavirus
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Illinois health officials identified Union County as having reached a warning level with COVID-19. More than a dozen counties in the state meet at least two criteria for the designation. Union County meets three: new virus cases per 100,000 population -- target is 50 or fewer, and Union County's rate is 202; test positivity -- target is 8% or less, and Union County's rate is 15.7%; tests performed -- testing is sufficient when positivity rate is equal to or below 8%, and Union County performed 236 tests during the week.. ...
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City of Cape to resume utility disconnects
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
The City of Cape Girardeau will resume utility disconnects for nonpayment Wednesday. Water, sewer and trash customers with delinquent accounts began receiving disconnection notices about four weeks ago, according to a city social media post, but because of an increase in COVID-19 cases at the time, the city suspended disconnections...
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In Sandy's memory
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
Talking about death isn't easy. But this update is really more about friendship, and the bonds that are created working together, caring together...
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Our annual August debate over the bombs
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, at Hiroshima on Aug. 6, and Nagasaki on Aug. 9. Each year, Americans argue about our supposed moral shortcomings for being the only nation to have used an atomic weapon in war...
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Time for Trump to smoke Joe out of his basement
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
Just what kind of cynical game are Democrats playing in keeping Joe Biden on their presidential ticket when everyone can see he is slipping? How long can this ruse continue? The real news is not that Biden is failing. It's the Democrats' fraud in pretending otherwise. They know he is not mentally up to the job, and they're trying to ride it out, using the coronavirus as a cover to keep him hidden in the basement and exercising damage control each time he is flushed out...
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Southeast uses face shields to "Bring It On! The Musical"
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Pairing energetic cheerleading performances with modern safety measures, the cast and crew of 'Bring It On! The Musical' brings a spunky story of competitive spirit to audiences at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. 'Bring It On! The Musical' wows audiences with high-flying gymnastics, dynamic dance numbers and sassy scenes of fictional high school drama. ...
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Ex-SEMO prof on Truman, A-bomb anniversary
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Former Southeast Missouri State University history department chairman Dr. Wayne H. Bowen, a scholar specializing in the life and times of President Harry Truman, said the 33rd president "agonized" over his decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago this week...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/20)
Today is Saturday, Aug. 8, the 221st day of 2020. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/20)
Jackson Public Library and Riverside Regional Library in Jackson have shared patrons in a town of about 10,000 since the 1950s; yesterday, the Jackson Board of Aldermen, with support from both library boards, voted to change that; library board members want to combine forces and build a $1.5 million building on two acres in Jackson City Park; to do it, voters must approve an 18-cent tax levy on the November ballot...
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Mayabb-Rodgers
(Engagement ~ 08/08/20)
Philip Mayabb of Cape Girardeau and Trudy Finch of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaitlyn Paige Mayabb, to Jon Samuel Rodgers. Jon is the son of Jay and Tiska Rodgers of Dexter, Missouri. Kaitlyn is the granddaughter of the late Willard and Mary Ethel Finch Adams of Fredericktown, Missouri, and Marshal and Lena Mayabb of Arnold, Missouri. Jon is the grandson of Eva Buskey and Cliff Cook, J. Rodgers, David Newell and the late Linda Newell, all of Dexter...
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Southeast Missouri yellow fever quarantine in 1905
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
The first known epidemic of yellow fever in the United States was in the 1690s. Outbreaks would continue to occur in the southern United States until 1905. One hundred twenty years ago this month, Aug. 27, 1900, U.S. Army doctors James Carroll and Walter Reed discovered mosquitos were the carriers! Carroll infected himself with a mosquito bite. ...
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GT - Adopt Lynn
(Community ~ 08/08/20)
This feisty girl is Lynn. She is 1 year old, very sweet and needs a family to love her. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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Our big white flower of summer
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
You may have been seeing these big white flowers along county highways for the past few weeks. They are native to much of the southeastern United States. They bloom from about mid-July into autumn. This plant is a kind of hibiscus called rose mallow. It is sometimes called swamp rose mallow because it thrives close to water. It likes places of full sunshine along stream banks, ponds and wetland areas with few trees...
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Senior Center Menus for Aug. 10-14
(Community ~ 08/08/20)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Monday: Ground beef stroganoff or chicken Parmesan, buttered noodles, Lima beans, season cauliflower, whole-grain bread slice and blushing pears or chilled creamy fruit. Tuesday: Roast pork with gravy or French dip sandwich, sweet potatoes, cooked cabbage, whole-grain hot roll and chilled pineapple or apple streusel cake...
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FYI 8-9-20
(Community ~ 08/08/20)
SoutheastHEALTH will offer a free, information seminar to discuss strategies for beginning the process of health improvement and weight management at 6 p.m. Monday and 2 p.m. August 27 at HealthPoint Plaza in Cape Girardeau. Nutrition, physical activity and behavior modification will be discussed and you will receive details about the options HealthPoint Fitness offers to assist with this challenging effort. ...
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Josh Kezer's journey of faith continues
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
Seventy-five years ago this weekend, the United States discharged an atomic bomb over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Within a few days, World War II was over. Twenty-six years ago this past Monday, a metaphorical bomb dropped on the life of Josh Kezer, as he was sent to the Missouri Department of Corrections on Aug. 3, 1994, after being sentenced a day earlier to 60 years in prison. Kezer's life as a free man was effectively over, or so it seemed...
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Reaching inside to find direction
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
Do you sometimes wake up and wonder what your day may bring? Now that COVID-19 is staring us in the face, things are certainly different. How are we making the adjustments that are forced upon us? Since our days aren't as crammed full of activities as they once were, how are we interpreting all the changes? Are we saddened by what's occurred and feel hopeless, or do we feel that a new era is approaching? We can choose to greet our days with a curious anticipation of what's next, or we can mourn what once was? Everyone has their own way of coping. ...
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Learning briefs 8-9-20
(Community ~ 08/08/20)
n Megan Peters, of Cape Girardeau was named to the Spring 2020 dean's list at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, Rhode Island n Hannah Dodson of Cape Girardeau was named to University of Alabama's Presidents List n Audrey Allen of Jackson named to University of Alabama's Presidents List...
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Henderson-Mouser
(Wedding ~ 08/08/20)
Lisa Renee Henderson and Kory Robert Mouser were married July 27, 2019, at the former Patton Presbyterian Church. Dr. Grant Gillard performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Thomas and Carol Henderson of Delta. The groom is the son of Dennis and Angie Mouser of Patton, Missouri...
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Let's eat
(Column ~ 08/08/20)
Several months ago Marge's sister in Nebraska was telling Marge about a cookbook she was working on for their church. Most everyone Marge's sister knew sent her recipes of one kind or another, so Marge sent her some of her recipes as well as mine. In time we bought one of the finished cookbooks, and it is fun reading in it about the food but also about those who used the recipes. ...
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Speak Out 8-9-20
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/20)
Thank you Mr. Rust for your commentary. Having the newspaper at my house is welcome. I hope you will be able to go back to 6 days at some point, but until you do I am thankful to have it at all. I do like to hold the newspaper in my hands. Not all of us like to use a computer. Thank you for keeping it going...
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Prayer 8-9-20
(Prayer ~ 08/08/20)
O Lord, may we devote ourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Amen.
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Wear mask and secure the future
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/20)
Covid-19 has now claimed more American lives than World War I, twice that of the Vietnam and Korean conflicts combined, and more than the bombing of Hiroshima. More than the combined populations of Cape Girardeau, Scott, Bollinger and Perry counties. That is the toll of this virus. Yet some still minimize it. Myths abound. It is a hoax, it will go away after the election, there is a miracle cure, it was created in a laboratory, and masks don't work...
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Births 8/7/20
(Births ~ 08/08/20)
Daughter to Josiah James and Sarah Anne Davault of Marble Hill, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:19 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Name, Harper Rae. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Davault is the former Sarah Green, daughter of Rick and Dorothy Green of Whitewater. She works at Green's Flea Market. Davault is the son of Rodney and Christine Davault of Marble Hill. He is employed by Show Me Rock & Dirt LLC...
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Correction
(Correction ~ 08/08/20)
Thursday's article on progress at future Cape Girardeau City Hall incorrectly identified Lorimier Street as Spanish Street in a photo caption. Demolition work is not yet complete on the library addition. The Southeast Missourian regrets the errors.
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Police report 8-7-20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. DWI n Driving under the influence was reported at Independence Street and South Mount Auburn Drive. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 300 block of Albert Street...
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Dale Underwood
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
Dale Edward Underwood, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 15, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Henry Raymond and Minnie Bell Mungle Underwood. He and Pamela D. Rhymer were married Oct. 24, 1981, in Cape Girardeau...
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Norma Schumer
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Norma Jean Schumer, 67, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at her home in Perryville, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 13, 1952, in Perry County, daughter of Ludwig William Christisen and Evelyn Mary Schremp Christisen Schubert. She and Gary Schumer were married Jan. 31, 1970. He survives in Perryville...
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Leonard Pfeiffer
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
Leonard Edward Pfeiffer, 88, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1931, in Shawneetown to Oswald Arthur and Ella Lydia Oswald Pfeiffer. He and Dorothy Ruth Eggers were married July 31, 1954. He served in the Air Force as military police. After completing Air Police training in Camp Gordon, Georgia, he served a tour of duty in French Morocco during the Korean conflict. He was then transferred to Neah Bay, Washington, where he was later honorably discharged...
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Helen Meyer
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
Helen Virginia Meyer, a faith-filled servant of her Maker, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center at the age of 89. She was born July 26, 1931, in Friedheim, the third of five daughters born to Martin and Della Guemmer Schamburg...
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Larry McCart
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
Larry David McCart, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at Lutheran Home. Larry was born March 14, 1943, in Hillsboro, Illinois, to the late James and Alice Draper McCart. He and Connie Owens were married Feb. 27, 1960, in Raymond, Illinois...
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Ivan Johnson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ivan Leo Johnson, Jr. "Johnny", 66, of Marble Hill was born Nov. 14, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Ivan Leo Johnson Sr. and Wilma "Sissy" Abernathy Johnson Dugger and departed this life Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Ivan married Beverly VanGennip on May 5, 1973, at St. ...
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Wilma Huhn
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
Wilma Louise Huhn, 94, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at her home, following a lengthy illness. Wilma was born Nov. 29, 1925, in Marston, Missouri, daughter of James W. Griffy and Hattie Loraine Pinor. She earned a teaching degree from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College and embarked on a career as a high school home economics teacher, teaching girls everything from how to sew a swirly summer skirt to how to put a delicious and nutritious meal on the family dinner table. ...
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Harlan Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, Harlan E. Fiehler passed away at the age of 94. Harlan was born Oct. 10, 1925, in Wittenberg, Missouri, to George and Onida Mangels Fiehler. After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a radioman, he earned his doctorate and taught chemistry until he retired in 1989 from Miami University Middletown Campus...
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Judith Dillow
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Judith Kay Dillow, 74, a lifelong resident of McClure, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Judy was born in Cape Girardeau to Samuel Dallas and Selma Lee Woodard Aug. 13, 1945. Judy was married to Jerry Myers of Wolf Lake, Illinois, in 1963...
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Daniel Baugh
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
** Daniel Baugh PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Daniel John Baugh, 67, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at his home. Services are private for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Bill Adams
(Obituary ~ 08/08/20)
Billie J. Adams, 85, of Jackson, passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at his home. He was born Jan. 2, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, to George and Irene Ervin Adams. Bill attended Cape Girardeau Central High School. He and Shirley J. Martin were married May 9, 1954, in Hernando, Mississippi. Three children were born to their union, Mike, Tammy and Mark...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8-10-20
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes from Aug. 6 meetings Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...
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Judge Koester looking ahead to new area of law in 32nd District
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Newly appointed judge Julia Koester will assume her role on the bench Aug. 17, as Division 4 associate judge for the 32nd Judicial District. Koester addressed the Republican Women's Club at the group's monthly meeting Friday at Delmonico's in Jackson...
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Out of the past: Aug. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/20)
Cape Girardeau voters overwhelmingly approved a transportation sales tax yesterday that will fund 20 road and bridge projects; voters approved the half-cent, five-year sales tax by a 1,638-vote margin; the victory is sweet for civic leaders who had been frustrated by back-to-back defeats of transportation tax measures in 1986 and 1987...
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