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Make and Take event at Crisp Museum highlights Archaeology Month
(Local News ~ 09/08/20)
Southeast Missouri State University’s Crisp Museum kicked off First Friday with a Take and Make event inspired by the museum’s September theme: Missouri Archaeology Month. Take and Make Arrowhead Necklaces began Friday and ran through Sunday. Ellen Flentge, curator of education at the museum, said that during the activity, participants were given stones made into an arrow point, along with colored string and beads to make into a necklace...
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Rapid test for coronavirus now available in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/08/20)
Starting today, a local direct primary care provider, membership-based EBO MD, will begin offering rapid COVID-19 testing to the community for $175. “We expect 95% of results will be available within 24 hours after the lab receives the minimally invasive nasal swab,” said EBO MD co-founder Tony Thompson...
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Business Notebook: Month dedicated to workforce development; weight limit on Chester bridge; donation to Folds of Honor
(Business ~ 09/08/20)
September has been declared Workforce Development Month by Gov. Mike Parson. In a statement issued last week, Parson said several higher education and job training programs in the state will be promoted during the month. "Missouri is finding ways to expand, modernize, sustain apprenticeships and work-based learning, enhance regional workforce development and ensure we are building the labor force that businesses need to make Missouri the best place to live and work in America," Parson said in a statement issued by the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development.. ...
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Unemployment rate continues to fall
(Business ~ 09/08/20)
The nation's economic news continued to improve last week as it was reported another 1.4 million Americans rejoined the labor force in August and the U.S. unemployment rate fell below 10% for the first time since March. The August job gains followed the addition of 4.8 million jobs in June and 1.7 million in July...
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Wife-and-husband team strive for highest quality in Rut-N-Strut Taxidermy
(Business ~ 09/08/20)
Matt Buchheit says it happens "all the time." His wife, Kate, usually goes with the flow, but admits "it's frustrating." What they're talking about are the hunters who come to the Buchheits' Rut-N-Strut Taxidermy business, trophy in hand, and assume Matt is in charge...
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2020 Difference Makers: Dr. Gretchen Price
(B Magazine ~ 09/08/20)
"God is within her, she will not fail." -- Psalm 46:5 It's the verse that helped Dr. Gretchen Price, DO, develop a comprehensive hospital response to COVID-19. Before the novel coronavirus pandemic even reached the Cape Girardeau community, Price was instrumental in creating a proactive plan for Saint Francis Healthcare to care for patients...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 252nd day of 2020. There are 114 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a "full, free, and absolute pardon" to former President Richard Nixon covering his entire term in office...
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Column: Fair Magic
(09/08/20)
If not for the SEMO District Fair, I would never have been born. It was there that mutual friends introduced my father (home on leave from the Navy) to my mother. At evening's end, Dad asked her out, and they returned to the fair two nights later. While I'm a bit fuzzy on the details of their first date, I do know that the evening culminated in my parents eloping!...
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Limbaugh wrong on Biden
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/08/20)
David Limbaugh in his opinion columns continues to use misinformation to paint Democrats as anti-American. In his August 31st column he alludes to Biden not denouncing, until recently, the violence in cities that has erupted alongside peaceful protests. ...
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Speak Out 9/8/20
(Speak Out ~ 09/08/20)
President Trump is the hardest working President we have had in my lifetime, I'm in my 60s, his work ethic is something our Congress should be doing instead of working part time getting paid a very nice salary, President Trump does it for $1 a year. ...
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Prayer 9/8/20
(Prayer ~ 09/08/20)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are the Creator. Amen.
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Notre Dame student earns top ACT score
(Editorial ~ 09/08/20)
Perfection at anything is rare -- including on the ACT college entrance exam. Claire Southard, a senior at Notre Dame Regional High School, is among this elite group of students to score a perfect 36 on the exam, a test used by all major four-year universities to admit students and allocate scholarships. A story in the Southeast Missourian by Marybeth Niederkorn noted that fewer than 1% of students who take the ACT earn a 36...
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Dems should curb their enthusiasm for mail-in voting
(Column ~ 09/08/20)
There's a giant scheme afoot to disenfranchise voters in November -- it's called mail-in balloting. Mail-in voting has, like many things in our politics, taken on the aspect of tribal warfare -- if President Donald Trump is vociferously against it, Democrats must be vociferously for it, and vice versa...
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Consider George Mason quote
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/08/20)
George Mason was an American patriot of the Revolution and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Mason's theory of inalienable rights influenced Thomas Jefferson's thinking on the Declaration of Independence, arguing for a strong local government and a weak central government. This led to our present Bill of Rights...
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Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
(International News ~ 09/08/20)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A Saudi court issued final verdicts Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son, who still resides in the kingdom, announced pardons that spared five of the convicted individuals from execution...
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'Mighty mice' stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bulked-up, mutant "mighty mice" held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, returning to Earth with ripped bodybuilder physiques, scientists reported Monday. The findings hold promise for preventing muscle and bone loss in astronauts on prolonged space trips such as Mars missions, as well as people on Earth who are confined to bed or need wheelchairs...
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Alaska man joins push to aid workers
(Community ~ 09/08/20)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- It was a busy Taco Tuesday at Midnight Sun Brewing Co. in Anchorage, Alaska -- a blessing these days at any restaurant -- when a guy at a table with three buddies wanted to chat with their waitress. "I wasn't totally paying attention, to be honest," lead server Angelina Backus recalled. "And then all of a sudden he pulled out his wallet and he's pulling out five $100 bills."...
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In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
ATLANTA -- Thousands of absentee ballots get rejected in every presidential election. This year, that problem could be much worse and potentially pivotal in hotly contested battleground states. With the coronavirus creating a surge in mail-in balloting and postal delays reported across the country, the number of rejected ballots in November is projected to be significantly higher than previous elections...
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Remote towns evacuated as Calif. wildfire grows
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. -- Evacuation orders were expanded Monday to more mountain communities as a huge wildfire churned through California's Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of blazes crews battled during a heat wave that shattered records across the state...
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Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
WASHINGTON -- At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives -- one that would tell them if they already had the virus and were protected from getting it again...
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In Labor Day blur, Harris meets Blake family; Trump steps up
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
MILWAUKEE -- Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick off her Labor Day visit to a critical swing state while President Donald Trump assailed the Democratic ticket and put the halting economic recovery under the best light...
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The Summer of coronavirus ends with health officials worried
(National News ~ 09/08/20)
The Lost Summer of 2020 drew to a close Monday with many big Labor Day gatherings canceled across the U.S. and health authorities pleading with people to keep their distance from others so as not to cause another coronavirus surge like the one that followed Memorial Day...
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Barbara Thomason
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Barbara A. Hobbs Thomason, 78, of St. James, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. Barb was born Feb. 13, 1942, in Chaffee, Missouri, to J.V. and Vera Hobbs. She and Carl Thomason were married July 6, 1963, in Cape Girardeau. She was a graduate of College High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Shelby Shell
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Shelby Ann Mouser Shell was born in Marquand, Missouri, on Sept. 18, 1936, and was called away to her Heavenly home Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at the age of 83. Shelby had a love for teaching, having spent her professional career teaching overseas in Germany, several years at various schools in Southeast Missouri and the majority of her time spent at Cape Junior High School in Cape Girardeau, teaching Algebra. ...
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Irene Murphy
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Irene P. Murphy, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at Lutheran Home. She was born March 16, 1920, in Pittsburgh to Linval L. and Martha McIntyre Danner. She and Daniel J. Murphy were married Nov. 30, 1940, at Shrine of the True Cross in Dickinson, Texas. He preceded her in death April 29, 1989...
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David Hulcy
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
David L. Hulcy, 60, of Cape Girardeau, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at home. He was born June 26, 1960, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, to the late Zane C. Hulcy and Sharon B. Hulcy Barrows. David married Laura J. Joyce on Aug. 14, 1987, in Jackson...
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Wanda Grim
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Wanda Hopper Grim, 93, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 7, 1926, at home to Frank and May Hopper of Cape Girardeau. At age 15, she met her best friend and love of her life, Orville Grim. Two years later, they were married Jan. 10, 1944...
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Donna Goeller
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Donna Goeller, 69, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Pontoon Beach, Illinois, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at home. She was born June 16, 1951, in St. John's Township, near East Prairie, Missouri, to John and Helen Marion Barnett. Donna retired from Manheim Auto Auction in Granite City, Illinois. ...
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Lisa Dunger
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Lisa Ann Dunger, 78, of Scott City died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Jude Class
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
On Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, Jude Thomas-Andrew Class went home to be with Jesus at the age of 13 years. He was born June 12, 2007, to Joe and Staci Class of Cape Girardeau. An old, unassuming soul, Jude was loved by all. His uncanny wit, words of wisdom,and his acceptance of everyone touched many lives. ...
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Lynn Buerck
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Lynn William Buerck, 66, of Perryville, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. The funeral will be at noon Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville...
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John Brice
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
John Thomas "Tom" Brice, 83, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at the Villas of Jackson. He was born July 20, 1937, at the old Saint Francis Hospital on Good Hope Street in Cape Girardeau, the son of Ira F. and Angela Sciortino Brice. He and Maxine Elizabeth Brice were married Dec. 22, 1972, on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University at the Newman Center. Maxine passed away Feb. 17, 2015...
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Barbara Beard
(Obituary ~ 09/08/20)
Barbara Ann Beard of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Our Heavenly Father gained another angel on this day. She was born Jan. 25, 1933, to Charles and Hazel Wulfers. Barbara grew up in Cape Girardeau. She married Richard Beard on Jan. 25, 1980...
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Judge recommends criminal count dismissal in duck boat case
(State News ~ 09/08/20)
A federal magistrate judge has recommended that criminal charges be dismissed against three men indicted over a duck boat sinking on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people two summers ago. U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush concluded Friday that charges should be dismissed because Table Rock Lake, where the boat sank in a storm, is not considered a navigable waterway under admiralty law, KCUR reported...
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Goats helping keep invasive plants in check in forest area
(State News ~ 09/08/20)
ELK CREEK, Mo. -- Invasive plants can turn a grassy habitat for turkeys and quail into an overgrown thicket, so officials with the Mark Twain National Forest have turned to a decidedly low-tech way to manage them -- goats. Brian Davidson, who manages the botany and invasive species program at the forest, told KCUR that plants such as blackberries and kudzu compete for nutrients with grassy habitat...
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100s mourn St. Louis police officer shot in line of duty
(State News ~ 09/08/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Hundreds of mourners gathered to lay to rest a Missouri police officer who was fatally shot in the line of duty. St. Louis police officer Tamarris Bohannon was remembered in services Sunday as a family man and dedicated civil servant, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Shell casings, live rounds recovered during Saturday morning shots fired investigation in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/08/20)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the 1200 block of North Spanish Street about 1:15 a.m. Saturday for a report of multiple shots fired, according to Sgt. Joey Hann. Hann stated officers canvassed the area but were unable to locate any suspects, victims or property damage...
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Cape PD investigate shots fired Saturday morning striking St. Mary's Cathedral
(Local News ~ 09/08/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department investigated reports of multiple shots fired about 3:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Sgt. Joey Hann. Callers in the area of Jefferson and South Sprigg streets heard multiple shots fired, Hann stated, but no direct witnesses or suspects were located...
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Out of the past: Sept. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 09/08/20)
About 75 people jammed into Julie and Jeff Briney's restored Fountain Street house last night to begin an effort to steer the planned federal building away from downtown blocks that contain several historic houses; the General Services Administration has expressed particular interest in the block bounded by North Lorimier, Themis, Fountain and Independence streets, reportedly because the topography allows for underground parking without a large amount of excavation...
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Births 9/8/20
(Births ~ 09/08/20)
Son to Raimus Will Yates Jr. and Cheyenne Marie Kirn of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Name, Asher Keith. Weight, 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Second son. Kirn is the daughter of Rodney and Barbara Kirn of Jackson. Yates is the son of Terrie and Will Yates of Perkins, Missouri. He is employed by DHL...
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Pelosi: Smile; you're on -- maskless -- camera
(Column ~ 09/08/20)
Who would have thought anyone would be interested enough in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hair to have even one conversation -- much less several days' worth -- about a trip to a salon? And to think that no one is even discussing her hair. Instead, it's her face getting attention -- her maskless face...
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Sponsored: Care for Your Contact Lenses
(Insiders Advice ~ 09/08/20)
Many people are unaware contact lenses are considered medical devices. The reason for this is that there is the potential for temporary and even permanent eye damage if they are worn or cared for improperly. Here are some contact lens care tips to help keep your eyes healthy:...
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The Hope Therapeutic Horsemanship Center
(Submitted Story ~ 09/08/20)
A Haunting at The Hope Center 2020 Try to make it through our Haunted Forest of Horror if you dare! Warm up next to the bonfire while you feast on some tasty treats! Don't let the ghouls get you while you decorate a pumpkin & watch out for a little Hocus Pocus! Your entire family won't want to miss this spooktacular adventure!...
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