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U.S. News & World Report announces SEMO State's 2022 rankings
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
U.S. News & World Report has recognized Southeast Missouri State University in multiple categories in its 2022 rankings of the nation's best colleges released earlier this month. Southeast was recognized in five "overall university" categories and four "program-specific" areas. The school was compared to other colleges and universities in a 12-state Midwest region...
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Missouri's Methodists reaffirm denominational position on Boy Scouts
(Local News ~ 09/27/21)
The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) last week said it continues to "strongly recommend" the advice of the denomination's chief finance agency to end the practice of local churches' "chartering" of Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Explorer troops...
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Cape native named president of Southwest Airlines
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Cape Girardeau native Mike Van de Ven has been named president of Southwest Airlines, one of the nation's largest air carriers. A 1980 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, Van de Ven joined the Dallas-based airline in 1993 and has served in numerous leadership positions, including executive vice president and chief operating officer, executive vice president of aircraft operations, senior vice president of planning, vice president of financial planning and analysis, and director of internal audit.. ...
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Cape store closure will leave 'big' void
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Curt and Penny Johns have a big customer base. Literally. For more than four decades, Curt and Penny have owned and operated Guy's Big●Tall in Cape Girardeau's Town Plaza Shopping Center, catering to the clothing needs of men who are taller and heavier than most. They also own Guy's Uniforms in the back half of the store, providing for the uniform needs of police officers, firefighters and paramedics and school uniforms for boys and girls...
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More than 500 participate in Paint for a Cause mural for Glenn House
(Local News ~ 09/27/21)
It started in the woods. Artist Aaron Horrell scouted for photos to put in his weekly Southeast Missourian column "Through the Woods," when suddenly an idea struck. "I was thinking of a way to get people in the area more interested in art and to participate in it in a unique way," Horrell said...
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Two arrested in Cape murder
(Local News ~ 09/27/21)
Two men have been arrested in connection with a Thursday homicide in Cape Girardeau. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department said Delijah Z. James, 18, and Isaiah Keon Triplett, 18, were taken into custody in connection with the death of David Flores, 39, who was shot and killed at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Giboney Avenue...
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COVID-19 deaths rise by 2; cases high in Scott County
(Local News ~ 09/27/21)
Scott County health officials reported two COVID-19-related deaths Friday, as the county remains one of the state’s virus hotspots. The two Scott County victims were in the 60s and 70s age groups. The deaths pushed the county’s pandemic total to 103. Total virus cases in the county were 5,583 as of Friday — with 36 new cases since the county’s last update — and officials reported 490 active cases in the county Friday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
Today is Monday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2021. There are 95 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 27, 1996, in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah...
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Prayer 9-27-21
(Prayer ~ 09/27/21)
O Heavenly Father, may your name be exalted above the heavens. Amen.
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Breastfeeding moms need support to succeed
(Column ~ 09/27/21)
Earlier this month, a Washington mom made news by getting kicked out of a restaurant for breastfeeding her infant son. Women need support, not judgment, and certainly not shame when feeding their babies. The restaurant owner made a bad situation worse when responding to the family’s online review, “Be like decent people not like animals, there are places for everything and this place is not to breastfeed your children.” ...
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Cape airport experiences upward trend, on pace for 8,000 enplanements
(Editorial ~ 09/27/21)
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport was heading in a good direction. Boardings hit the 10,000 mark, a benchmark for it to receive $1 million in Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement grant funds. The switch to SkyWest Airlines and its flights to Chicago led to more travelers choosing to fly out of Cape Girardeau...
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Ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to Iraq
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
WASHINGTON -- A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Mesopotamian king, then looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, is finally headed back to Iraq. The $1.7 million cuneiform clay tablet was found in 1853 as part of a 12-tablet collection in the rubble of the library of Assyrian King Assur Banipal. ...
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6 improving at Tennessee hospital after grocery shooting
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Six people wounded in a mass shooting at a Tennessee supermarket are no longer in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said Sunday. One person was in serious condition and five others were in good condition, Angie Golding, a spokeswoman for Regional One Health in Memphis, told news outlets...
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Pelosi vows to pass $1T bill, move ahead on larger measure
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
WASHINGTON -- With President Joe Biden's broad domestic agenda at risk of collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday vowed Democrats will pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill this week and push ahead on the bigger $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate change bill while acknowledging the total amount will drop...
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State governments at disadvantage in race to recruit cybersecurity pros
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
CHICAGO -- Austin Moody wanted to apply his cybersecurity skills in his home state of Michigan, teaming up with investigators for the State Police to analyze evidence and track down criminals. But the recent graduate set the idea aside after learning an unpaid internship was his only way into the Michigan agency...
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10 years after end of 'Don't ask, don't tell,' cadets see progress
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Kelli Normoyle was nervous as she arrived at the Coast Guard Academy campus in Connecticut in 2008. She had come out as a lesbian to a few friends near the end of high school, but she faced a military environment where "don't ask, don't tell" was still the policy prohibiting gay people from serving openly...
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Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Mont.
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
JOPLIN, Mont. -- A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday was at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized, officials said. The westbound Empire Builder was en route from Chicago to Seattle when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200...
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U.S. has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids' shots
(National News ~ 09/27/21)
MADISON, Wis. -- With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they're confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future...
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Gerrel Frances Rundles
(Obituary ~ 09/27/21)
CAIRO, Ill. — Gerrel Frances Baggett Bledsoe Rundles of Cairo died Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Frances worked for Cairo Elks Lodge No. 651 for 18 years. She then worked for Mid South Towing, Teco Barge Line and United Barge Line for 22 years as a cook on the river...
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License applications filed for cleaning company, hair salon and food cart
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Three business license applications were received last week by the City of Cape Girardeau's community development office. Those license applications were submitted by: n Jason Coalter of Cape Girardeau to operate Blankenship Cleaning Co. LLC, a commercial and residential cleaning service that opened earlier this month with offices at 112 S. Broadview St...
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Cape chamber hosts 'listening session,' state chamber touts legislation, registration ends Friday for WIN lunch
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Missouri Department of Economic Development "listening session" from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the chamber offices, 220 N. Fountain St. The purpose of the session is to allow representatives of small businesses (50 employees or fewer) to share their experiences, opinions and concerns with the Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force, which is developing recommendations on ways to support small businesses as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Loan officers named at Farm Credit, food bank board adds member, Saint Francis announces staff additions, promotions
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Farm Credit of Southeast Missouri has announced the addition of two loan officers, one at the organization's branch office in Jackson and the other at the Mississippi County location in Charleston, Missouri. Matt Brotherton is the new loan officer in the Jackson location, 420 W. Washington St...
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Reese, McMillian and Ameren earn recognitions
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Saint Francis Healthcare System president and CEO Maryann Reese has been listed in the August issue of Ingram's Magazine as one of the "50 Missourians You Should Know." Ingram's, a business publication in the Missouri and Kansas region, publishes an annual list of notable business people from among nominations submitted for the recognition. ...
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Wisper Internet adds service in Perry County
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Wisper Internet has announced the launch of a new wireless internet tower in Perry County, Missouri, which the company reports is providing 545 Perryville households with Tarana technology. According to a news release from Wisper, the company is among the first internet service providers in the nation to incorporate Tarana technology, providing up to 400 Mbps packages to its customers...
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Saint Francis announces increase in minimum hourly wage
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
Saint Francis Healthcare System announced last week it will raise its minimum hourly wage to $15, effective Oct. 24. The pay adjustment will reportedly affect more than 600 Saint Francis employees, or 22% of the health care system's workforce...
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Out of the past: Sept. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 09/27/21)
Gas prices along Highway 61 in Jackson have been plunging this week in response to a Citgo station promotion; a new Citgo station opened a week ago on Highway 61; to celebrate, it immediately began lowering its gas prices a penny or two a day; now prices are approximately 15 cents lower in that part of town than just about anywhere in Jackson and Cape Girardeau; the action kicked off something of a gas war, with Sinclair, Stogies and Rhodes 101 stations, all on Highway 61, dropping their prices to match.. ...
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Paycheck Protection Program reaches milestone
(Business ~ 09/27/21)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced last week it had reached a major milestone when its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) direct borrower forgiveness portal recorded its millionth PPP loan forgiveness application for borrowers seeking forgiveness of loans under $150,000...
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