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Cape County candidates to speak Thursday
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
Candidates for Cape Girardeau County offices will speak at a SEMO Pachyderm Club meeting Thursday. President Wavis Jordan said the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Delmonico’s restaurant in Jackson. Candidates expected to speak include those running for District 1 commissioner and coroner...
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Scott County resident dies of coronavirus; five Illinois children infected
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
Another Southeast Missouri resident has died from COVID-19, and five new reported cases in Illinois involve children younger than 10. Scott County authorities reported the latest death attributed to the disease associated with the coronavirus. No details were given about the patient. The death raised the county’s COVID-19 death total to 13. The county has reported a total of 214 virus cases — six new cases Saturday, nine Sunday and seven Monday — and 156 of those patients have recovered...
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Stand your ground, Goya
(Column ~ 07/14/20)
What are the chances that we have come to the point that someone's thoughts are subject to the control of others? 100%, apparently. Just ask Goya CEO Bob Unanue. What is wrong with people? How have we reached a place that someone's opinions must line up with another group's opinions? What happened to "live and let live"? What happened to "agree to disagree"? What happened to being free to "think as you please"? Hey, what happened to common sense? Out the window, they have gone. ...
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Cape's Episcopal church to resume all livestreamed services due to coronavirus
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
Cape Girardeau’s Christ Episcopal Church is suspending in-person worship beginning Wednesday as are all 42 Episcopal congregations in the State of Missouri. In a July 9 pastoral letter, Bishop Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson of the Missouri Diocese cited rising COVID-19 cases in the state as the rationale for the decision to prohibit face-to-face services until Sept. 1...
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Cape city officials in quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
Cape Girardeau city manager Scott Meyer and deputy city manager Molly Mehner are in self-quarantine this week after possible coronavirus exposure. The city announced Friday that a municipal employee, present at the July 6 City Council meeting, had tested positive for COVID-19 and is also quarantining...
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Cape County face mask order to slow spread of coronavirus sparks debate
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
Can face masks help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Cape Girardeau County or will they lead to business closures and a loss of personal freedom for county residents? According to some, masks won’t do anything to improve public health and are a form of government control...
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Masks now required in Butler County locales
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff Municipal Library has followed in the footsteps of Butler County Courthouse and will now require face masks for all visitors to the building. The announcement was made Monday morning by library officials. "In order to help inhibit the spread of COVID-19, Poplar Bluff Municipal Library is requiring that all who enter the library wear masks. Masks are provided for those who do not have them," according to a news release...
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Focus Bank in Sikeston temporarily closed due to positive coronavirus cases
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The coronavirus pandemic continues to have an impact locally, as one Sikeston bank is temporarily closed. Jeffrey D. Barker, president and CEO of Focus Bank, released a statement Sunday, reporting two employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and the Sikeston branch will be closed until further notice...
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Second Stop the Violence event held in Sikeston deemed a success
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The second annual Stop the Violence Event held Saturday in Sikeston was deemed a success. The event was organized and created by Laurie Mitchell, whose 24-year-old son, Marcus Dixon, was murdered by gun violence Feb. 19, 2019, in Sikeston...
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Dexter resident leaves $8.4M to Shriners Hospital
(Local News ~ 07/14/20)
A late Dexter, Missouri, resident who supported many worthy Stoddard County projects has donated more than $8.4 million to Shriners Hospitals for Children-St. Louis. Well-known Southeast Missouri businessman and philanthropist Norman Harty dedicated much time and effort to the Three Rivers Shrine Club and supporting Shriners Hospitals for Children, according to a news release from Shriners officials. Harty died in 2017...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/14/20)
Today is Tuesday, July 14, the 196th day of 2020. There are 170 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 14, 2016, terror struck Bastille Day celebrations in the French Riviera city of Nice as a large truck plowed into a festive crowd, killing 86 people in an attack claimed by Islamic State extremists; the driver was shot dead by police...
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SEMO Law Enforcement Academy an asset to community
(Column ~ 07/14/20)
I am so pleased that Jeff Long highlighted the Southeast Missouri State University Law Enforcement Academy. This resource is a valuable asset to the community, and especially with Carl Kinnison as the director and Dr. Michael Brown as its founder. When I moved to Cape Girardeau, one of the first community leaders I met was Police Chief Kinnison. ...
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Linda Uhrhan
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- Linda Lou Uhrhan, 73, of Benton died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of life with immediate family will be held at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Jim Stovall
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
James F. "Jim" Stovall II, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Dr. Doris Skelton
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
Dr. Doris Ann Skelton, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 21, 1937, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to James and Doris McGruder Baggett. She received her doctorate from University of Arkansas. She was a professor of clinical psychology at Southeast Missouri State University for more than 40 years, retiring in 2007...
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Willard Lemonds
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
Willard Leroy Lemonds, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at his home. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Nelson Huffman
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Nelson L. Huffman, 91, of McClure died Monday, July 13, 2020, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Anna Marie Glenn
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
SAN ANTONIO -- Anna Marie Glenn, 93, passed away of natural causes Thursday, July 9, 2020, in San Antonio. She was born May 21, 1927, in Benton, Missouri, to Victor Mike and Clementine Elizabeth Hahn Bollinger. Anna Marie completed her registered nurse training at the St. ...
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Howard Clary
(Obituary ~ 07/14/20)
Howard A. Clary, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Lutheran Home. He was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Bloomfield, Missouri, to Jack M. and Stella Hopkins Clary. He and Ocie Pearl Draper were married July 18, 1944, at Corning, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Nov. 14, 1991. He married Anna Marie Gosnell McCullough on May 21, 1992...
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Budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June
(National News ~ 07/14/20)
WASHINGTON -- The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded while millions of job losses cut into tax revenues. The Treasury Department reported Monday that the deficit hit $864 billion last month, an amount of red ink that surpasses most annual deficits in the nation's history and is above the previous monthly deficit record of $738 billion in April. ...
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U.S. rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
(National News ~ 07/14/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing's significant maritime claims in the South China Sea...
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57 hurt in fire on Navy ship
(National News ~ 07/14/20)
SAN DIEGO -- Firefighters were still battling a blaze Monday on a Navy combat ship that injured at least 57 people and sent acrid smoke billowing over San Diego. The fire began Sunday morning aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, apparently in a vehicle storage area as the ship was in a berth undergoing maintenance, according to Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck...
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Look out, Mars: Here Earth comes with fleet of spacecraft
(National News ~ 07/14/20)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth -- big time. Three countries -- the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates -- are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the most sweeping effort yet to seek signs of ancient microscopic life while scouting out the place for future astronauts...
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U.S. debates school reopening; WHO warns 'no return to normal'
(National News ~ 07/14/20)
MIAMI -- The resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States ignited fierce debate Monday about whether to reopen schools, as global health officials warned that the pandemic will intensify unless more countries adopt comprehensive plans to combat it...
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Governor signs bill for free coronavirus testing
(State News ~ 07/14/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson on Monday signed several bills into law, including legislation to ensure free COVID-19 testing and a requirement hospitals perform rape kits when needed. Here's a glance at what Parson approved: A new law ensures that COVID-19 testing, if recommended by a doctor, will be free to patients. The change takes effect immediately...
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Prayer 7/14/20
(Prayer ~ 07/14/20)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that by your grace we are saved through faith in you. Amen.
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Out of the past: July 14
(Out of the Past ~ 07/14/20)
Property near the 1200 block of North Mount Auburn Road, between Ford and Sons Funeral Home and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., has been purchased as the site for a new Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce building; the property, eight-tenths of an acre with 150-foot frontage and 235 feet depth, was purchased from Walter J. "Doc" Ford...
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CFO expands grantmaking for diversity, equity and inclusion
(Submitted Story ~ 07/14/20)
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is expanding its grantmaking to address issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion, both in the Springfield metro area and across the CFO’s 58-county service region. For several years, the CFO has awarded grants to support diversity and inclusion projects in Springfield and Greene County. ...
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Sheriff Dickerson upholds constitutional values, deserves our vote
(Paid Letter ~ 07/14/20)
Drew Juden is running against incumbent Ruth Ann Dickerson for Cape Girardeau County sheriff. The choice is an easy one: Dickerson. Dickerson, sheriff since 2018, ascended the ranks through good and honest police work and training. In 34 years of law enforcement, Dickerson's never had a case overturned. ...
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