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Area veterans invited to learn about VA services April 3
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
POPLAR BLUFF — A town hall will be held Wednesday, April 3, in Poplar Bluff by John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The event offers the opportunity to learn about services available to veterans in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. Doors will open at 3 p.m. at Brown-Mabry American Legion Post No. 153, 2320 Kanell Blvd. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and is expected to last about one hour...
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Poplar Bluff man shares Alzheimer's journey during event at the YMCA
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
SIKESTON — In 2015, when Bobby Marshall was 55 years old, he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia. The disease has altered the way he and his wife, Sandy, live their lives. The Poplar Bluff couple shared the story of their journey to diagnosis during a special presentation Thursday, March 14, at the YMCA of Southeast Missouri in Sikeston...
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Local farmers, ranchers attend leadership conference
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
More than 500 farmers and ranchers aged 18 to 35 from across Missouri recently attended the Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference hosted by the Missouri Farm Bureau. The conference, held from Feb. 9 to 11 at Margaritaville Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks, is touted by the Farm Bureau as its largest conference in the nation...
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Doggie egg hunt happening next weekend
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
Busch Pet Products in Cape Girardeau will hold a “Paws for Peeps for a Good Cause” Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 23, at Deer Creek Doggie Day Camp, 2039 Cape LaCroix Road. The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon, and welcomes fur babies to enjoy an egg hunt. Paws for Peeps for a Good Cause is to benefit Howie’s Harvest and the Southeast Missouri Food Bank. Along with an egg hunt, there will be a Scent Garden by Shelly Wood Dog Behavior and Training, as well as vendors with games and prizes. ...
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For the love of pho: Urban Kitchen & Bar opens in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
A new restaurant in downtown Cape Girardeau aims to bring the flavors of Southeast Asia to Southeast Missouri. Urban Kitchen & Bar at 20 N. Spanish St. started its soft opening Wednesday, March 13. It will remain open through its official grand opening in four to six weeks...
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Shear delight: Sheep festival returns to Glen Allen
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
Artisans, farmers and herders alike will converge in Glen Allen this week for the third annual Ozark Highlands Sheep and Fiber Festival. The two-day festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23. Ed Crowley and his wife, Terri, host the festival on their Mesta Meadows livestock ranch, 1 mile west of Glen Allen along Highway 34...
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Law firm coworkers celebrate 50 years of working together
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
Glenda Nations started as a receptionist at what is now the Oliver, Oliver & Waltz law firm in 1974. She was 19 years old. It was her first job after graduating from Hickey College in St. Louis and was supposed to be a temporary assignment. "Two of the secretaries were pregnant and I was supposed to be there for six weeks," Nations said. "Fifty years later, I'm still here."...
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SEMO sets $350K goal for annual Giving Day fundraiser
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
Following a record-setting year, Southeast Missouri State University has set a high bar for its annual Giving Day fundraising drive. The university raised approximately $307,000 — double its $150,000 goal and the largest amount raised on Giving Day in school history — during its sesquicentennial kickoff celebration March 22, 2023. This year, the Southeast Missouri University Foundation has set a lofty $350,000 goal. ...
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Postal Service working through options in area
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
The U.S. Postal Service in the Cape Girardeau region continues to struggle, as management searches for short- and long-term solutions, some of which may eventually bring a return of some processing operations to Cape Girardeau. While fewer post office employees remain on "standby status" and doing nothing as described in the Southeast Missourian last fall, local union representative Greg Davidson said management is shifting resources to some areas while delivery and customer service is deteriorating further in others.. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/18/24)
Today in History Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the War Relocation Authority, which was put in charge of interning Japanese-Americans, with Milton S. Eisenhower (the younger brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower) as its director...
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Prayer 3-18-24
(Prayer ~ 03/18/24)
O Lord Jesus, may you be glorified by the works of our hands. Amen.
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To win, the GOP needs to say what its for, not against
(Column ~ 03/18/24)
Republicans are never going to impeach Joe Biden. I wish more Republicans would beat that fact into their skulls. Just as Democrats weren’t able to impeach Donald Trump because they didn’t control the Senate, Republicans are never going to impeach Biden for the same reason. ...
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Biden's corporate tax hike: populism versus economic literacy
(Column ~ 03/18/24)
In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden’s budget plan to hike the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28% strikes me as particularly misguided. This move, ostensibly aimed at ensuring a “fair share” of contributions from corporate America, is a glaring testament to a simplistic and all-too-common type of economic thinking that already hamstrings our nation’s competitiveness, stifles innovation and ultimately penalizes the average American worker and consumer. ...
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Cape Catfish hire new manager for 2024 season
(Editorial ~ 03/18/24)
The college baseball season is in full swing. Big League ballplayers are gearing up for the 2024 season in Florida and Arizona spring training camps. For fans of America’s pastime, it’s a glorious time of year. The smell of fresh cut grass. The sounds of wood (or aluminum) bats hitting baseballs. This time of year, every team has a chance of winning. Spring brings with it a renewed hope in dugouts and fields from high school teams to college programs to the pros. ...
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Chamber breakfast, reception events scheduled
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
Two local chambers of commerce will hold events this week: n Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce is holding Morning Chamber Coffee from 7:15 to 7:50 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at The Front Porch event center, 1408 Main St. in Scott City...
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Gas prices above $3 a gallon nationwide
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
Every single state in the country now has an average regular gasoline cost above $3 a gallon. The national average has risen 5 cents over the week to $3.45 a gallon, with Missouri's average staying put at $3.20 a gallon. Diesel prices continue to remain steady, with a national average down 1 cent from last week at $4.04 a gallon, while Missouri's average continues to be $3.68...
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Chad Crow accepts Mississippi Land Bank CEO position
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
Chad Crow, chief credit officer and executive vice president of Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, is resigning from the company after 21 years of service. On Friday, April 5, he will become the chief executive office of Mississippi Land Bank in Senatobia, Mississippi...
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Mercy Health Foundation Southeast names new senior development officer
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
On Tuesday, March 12, Shelby Bentley became the new senior development officer of Mercy Health Foundation Southeast. She will focus on helping the foundation continue its support of initiatives that will enhance patient care and services within Southeast Missouri...
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Ameren Missouri installing smart meters in Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
Ameren Missouri workers have started installing upgraded electric smart meters to more than 42,000 Southeast Missouri customers' homes. Customers in Cape Girardeau and Dexter should have their new meters installed by the summer; work there began March 4. Installations in Caruthersville, Charleston, Hayti, Portageville and Steele will start in August...
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Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza
(International News ~ 03/18/24)
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate”. ...
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Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
(National News ~ 03/18/24)
The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, last week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many Americans can work each week before they’re owed overtime. ...
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TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized
(National News ~ 03/18/24)
Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just more than 2.5 million followers later, he quit his nine-to-five and recently booked his first nationwide tour. ...
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Violet Ware
(Obituary ~ 03/18/24)
Violet Ware, daughter of the late Elbert Howard Vance and Flossie Cramer Vance, was born Oct. 3, 1933, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Thursday, March 14, 2024, at her home in Whitewater at the age of 90 years. On June 19, 1953, she was united in marriage to Lewis Alvin Ware in Chaffee. Mr. Ware survives of the home in Whitewater...
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Rose Pair
(Obituary ~ 03/18/24)
Rose Helen Pair, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. She was born Feb. 6, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Andrew Antone "Andy" and Colletta Rose Westrich Seyer. She married William Edward "Wilson" Pair on Oct. 27, 1972. He preceded her in death April 4, 1981...
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Ruth Aufdenberg
(Obituary ~ 03/18/24)
Ruth A. Aufdenberg, 94, of Jackson died Sunday, March 17, 2024, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 20, with the time and location to be announced later. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Egypt Mills...
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Out of the past: March 18
(Out of the Past ~ 03/18/24)
More than 20 years after the death of Leroy Mason, longtime director of Southeast Missouri State University's Golden Eagles Marching Band, a university scholarship named for Mason isn't fully endowed; Vicki Litzelfelner Abernathy, who was a majorette and drum major for the Golden Eagles from 1966 to 1971, has organized a benefit '60s dance aimed at raising some of the approximately $3,600 still needed to fully endow the scholarship at $10,000; the dance is set for April 16 at the Show Me Center...
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Holy Face of Jesus Relic at Guardian Angel Church
(Submitted Story ~ 03/18/24)
It was a special evening at Guardian Angel Parish in Oran on Thursday, March 14. Friends of Father Joseph Kelly, Stan & Janet Schwent of Bloomsdale, brought the Holy Face of Jesus Relic to Oran for viewing and veneration . This picture has been touched to the Veil of St. Veronica, the True Cross, and to the lance that pierced Our Lord's side. There were over 100 people who came for the veneration and prayers before the Holy Face of Jesus...
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Notre Dame student makes perfect ACT score
(Local News ~ 03/18/24)
Notre Dame Regional High School junior Matthew Austin recorded a perfect score of 36 on his most recent attempt at the American College Testing (ACT) exam. Austin took the exam five times, scoring a 34 on his first two attempts and a 35 on his next two before finally achieving a perfect score...
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Crossing Point of 2017 and 2024 Eclipses
(Submitted Story ~ 03/18/24)
The seven years apart 2017 and 2024 eclipse paths have their crossing "X" point just southwest of Carbondale, Illinois at Cedar Lake. Using a Google map, the X point is located on an image might that looks like the pouch of a kangaroo. Perhaps, it should be dubbed "Kangaroo Pouch Point". See graphic...
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New gas station, food trucks, hotel, tax service to open
(Business ~ 03/18/24)
A plethora of business owners have filled out licenses with the City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department recently. n Rhodes Convenience Store No. 120 is scheduled to open Saturday, March 30, at 2146 William St. The store is owned by Rhodes Convenience Stores Inc.; partners Jeffrey Maurer, James Maurer and Brent Anderson of Cape Girardeau and Paul Dirnberger of Jackson all hold shares. ...
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