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Cape County commissioners hear proposal on Limestone Ridge Project
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
The proposed new electricity transmission line connecting Cape Girardeau and Perry counties is on track to begin service by the end of 2023, county commissioners were told Monday. Cape Girardeau County commissioners heard a presentation by Ameren Transmission representatives about the proposed Limestone Ridge Project...
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Tractor Supply Co. buys Orscheln Farm and Home
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
Tractor Supply Co. has agreed to purchase Moberly, Missouri-based Orscheln Farm and Home. Orscheln operates 167 stores in 11 states. Purchase price is $297 million. Barry Orscheln, chief executive officer and chairman of Orscheln, said the family operated the chain for generations...
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SEMPO seeks comments on long-range transportation plan
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
SEMPO, the Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization, has released a draft of its 2021-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for public comment. The document is a long-range, multimodal transportation plan designed to serve as a guide for regional investments in transportation infrastructure for the next 25 years...
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Kelly High, SEMO grad to lead St. Vincent Perryville schools
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
Sarah Cato, a 2006 Kelly High School graduate, will become head of schools and high school principal of St. Vincent dePaul in Perryville, Missouri, on July 1. Cato succeeds Jennifer Streiler, who has served as St. Vincent’s interim leader since Deacon Rob Huff vacated the position nearly eight months ago...
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CarGO to end operations Sunday
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
Food delivery and ride service carGO announced it will cease operations Sunday. A post on the company’s website stated the company will close at 6 p.m. Restaurants and drivers will be paid for all transactions that are completed, the post states. The unsigned statement said the closing has been an option for several months...
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COVID-19 vaccinations resume in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
Winter weather forced health officials in the region to postpone COVID-19 vaccination events last week, but vaccinations are restarting this week. ...
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Missouri bicentennial: Black soldiers worked to establish Lincoln University
(Local News ~ 02/23/21)
In recognition of Black History Month, the Southeast Missourian remembers Lincoln University, a historically black college/university (HBCU), started in 1866 in Missouri’s state capital, Jefferson City. “Lincoln University is a great symbol, in my mind, to the desire of Abraham Lincoln to fulfill the goals of the Civil War: emancipation, freedom and the right to be citizens,” said Frank Nickell, who taught in Southeast’s history department for 43 years. ...
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7 courageous GOP senators
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/23/21)
Compliments to the Stately Seven who courageously displayed their true colors -- red, white, blue -- American colors, not tribal allegiance. Bona fide statesmen. They honored their senatorial oath, the Constitution, America first over political careers. Integrity will be their legacy, profiles in courage...
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Fred Stidham Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Fred Willard Stidham Sr., 75, of Marble Hill died at his home Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Visitation and funeral services will be Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon. Funeral service will begin at noon. Burial will follow in McGee Chapel Cemetery...
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Danny Rue Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Danny Rue Sr, 56, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at his home in Perryville. Services will be held by the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Steven Kesterson
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
Steven Douglas Kesterson, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 20, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Paul and JoAnn Followell Kesterson Sr. He and Karri Moonier were married July 7, 1989, in Cape Girardeau. Steven loved music. He was in a band called Fried Jam and played the drums. He also played drums in the church band...
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Stephen Goddard
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stephen L. Goddard, 88, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at his residence. Services will be private. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Frances Dirnberger
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
ORAN, Mo. -- Frances Ann Dirnberger, daughter of the late Benjamin and MaryAnn Scherer Scheffer, was born Dec. 7, 1942, in Charleston, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at her residence in New Hamburg, Missouri, at the age of 78 years...
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Martha Barker
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Martha Louise Barker, age 80, of Glen Allen went to her heavenly rest Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, from Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 7, 1940, on Woolverton Mountain, Arkansas, to Thurman Otis and Rosie Chew Thompson...
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Marilyn Amelunke
(Obituary ~ 02/23/21)
Marilyn Jean Willer Amelunke, 87, passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 13, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, the only child of Clarence H. and Ruby M. Willer. She was baptized Feb. 4, 1934, at Evangelical United Church of Christ...
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U.S. tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
(National News ~ 02/23/21)
The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 on Monday, a number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. President Joe Biden held a sunset moment of silence and a candle-lighting ceremony at the White House and ordered American flags lowered at federal buildings for the next five days...
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Wastewater testing finds UK variant 'widespread' in Missouri
(State News ~ 02/23/21)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- The number of new Missouri coronavirus cases continued to decline Monday, but state officials cite one cause for concern: Wastewater samples indicate the fast-spreading U.K. variant is "widespread" across the state. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 351 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. ...
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Speak Out 2/23/21
(Speak Out ~ 02/23/21)
When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, the "wait and see" crowd will be the biggest obstacle to if it will work or not. They are not part of the solution, but they are part of the problem. Just roll up your sleeves and get your shots. Today as I learned of Rush Limbaugh's passing I thought of his family's great loss. ...
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Prayer 2/23/21
(Prayer ~ 02/23/21)
O Father God, may your wonderful peace rule in our hearts always. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 02/23/21)
Cape Girardeau County sales tax figures for February dipped 13% below the same month last year, flattening total revenue figures for 1996; the county's half-cent sales tax brought in $190,998 this month, significantly lower than the $220,206 received in February 1995...
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Birth 2/23/21
(Births ~ 02/23/21)
Son to Ronnie and Fhonda Sumner of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:23 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Name, Aiden Quinn. Weight, 9 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Sumner is the former Fhonda Loveless, daughter of Steve and Melody Loveless of Benton, Missouri. She is a concierge banker at Banterra Bank. Sumner is the son of Dorothy Sumner of Mountain Home, Arkansas, and the late Ronald "Joe" Sumner. He is a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service,...
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Cape fire report 2/23/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 21 n At 3:41 p.m., commercial fire on South Mount Auburn Road. n At 6:52 p.m., fire alarm at 6:52 p.m. n At 7:20 p.m., fire alarm on Saint Francis Drive.
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Area police reports 2/23/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1700 block of Lacey Street. DWIs n Driving under the influence was reported on North Sprigg Street. n Driving under the influence was reported in the 1400 block of Broadway...
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OPINION: 'If you have nothing nice to say' about Rush, say nothing
(Column ~ 02/23/21)
Mommas are still the best teachers most of us have ever had, and the lessons they taught us back in the day probably remain some of the best advice we ever received. Let's take a look at this one in light of the sad passing of radio icon Rush Limbaugh: "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all."...
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