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2021 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo entertainment lineup announced
(Local News ~ 03/23/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The entertainment lineup is official for the 2021 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. Rodeo chairman Jeremiah Quick announced the performers Friday afternoon at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds for the 69th annual event. The rodeo runs from Wednesday, Aug. 11, to Saturday, Aug. 14...
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Ex-Gov. Greitens announces 2022 U.S. Senate bid
(State News ~ 03/23/21)
ST. LOUIS — Eric Greitens, the former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become governor before scandal forced him out of office just a year and a half into his tenure, announced Monday he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Roy Blunt...
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Jackson School Board candidates address COVID, community growth
(Local News ~ 03/23/21)
Four candidates — two incumbents and two challengers — are vying for a pair of three-year terms on the Jackson School Board in the district's April 6 board election. Current board members Kelly Waller and Sheila King are being challenged for their seats by Richard "Rick" Murray and Charles "Charlie" Wallgren...
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Daily average of vaccine doses administered falls slightly
(Local News ~ 03/23/21)
As more vaccine doses have become available federally, the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Missouri has somewhat slowed. According to the state Department of Health and Senior Services, the average number of vaccine doses given per day in the past seven days ranged from more than 32,000 to about 33,500. For the past month, the daily average of doses ranged from 34,000 to 39,000...
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Outside the Office: Kyle McDowell upholds hunting traditions, 'outdoor life'
(B Magazine ~ 03/23/21)
Mountain lions, turkeys and bears — Oh my! Kyle McDowell, owner of McDowell South RV, has been coming face-to-face with wild game like this for almost as long as he can remember. Trophy hunting has been a longstanding tradition in the McDowell family, he said, one he takes pride in carrying on...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/23/21)
Today is Tuesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2021. There are 283 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"...
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Let's find common ground
(Column ~ 03/23/21)
"Imagine feeling so alienated from your body that you would consider taking cross-sex hormones and removing your genitals. That's the tragic situation that many people with gender dysphoria experience. They aren't faking it, and they didn't actively choose it."...
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Margie Ward
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
WARDSVILLE, Mo. -- Margie Glenda Ward, 91, of Wardsville, formerly of Millersville, died March 20, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, Jefferson City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. I.C. Medina officiating. Burial will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens in Jefferson City...
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David Sailer
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
David Alan Sailer, 61, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 9, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, son of Calvin Victor and Verla M. Voges Sailer. He and Kandi Rapp were married July 3, 1981, in Jackson...
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Thomas McNeilly
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
SILVER LAKE, Mo. -- Thomas F. McNeilly, 83, of Silver Lake died Sunday, March 21, 2021, at his home. Graveside service will be held at a later date at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery in Silver Lake with military honors by American Legion Post 133 and U.S. Navy or the Delta Team...
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Myra Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
Myra LaJean Johnson, 80, of McClure, Illinois passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 21, 1940, in Chicago to Camden Forrester. Myra and Melvin Johnson were united in marriage on Oct. 29, 1962, in Cape Girardeau...
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Rev. Dr. Grant Gillard
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
HOLDEN, Mo. -- The Rev. Dr. Grant Franklin Claude Gillard, 62, of Holden passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 18, 2021, at his home. Grant was born Nov. 17, 1958, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Jack F.C. and Barbara Anderson Gillard. He graduated from Albert Lea High School. ...
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Bill Gerhardt
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- William Haynes Gerhardt of Asheville passed away at age 59 on Friday, March 12, 2021, after a long illness. Bill was born March 10, 1962, in Cape Girardeau. He studied music with Herb Drury in St. Louis before attending the University of North Texas. ...
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Linda Dowdy
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Linda Gail Robertson Dowdy, 74, of Olive Branch, passed away at 10 p.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 3, 1946, at Grand Tower, Illinois, the daughter of Bill and Louise Hatley Robertson. She married Keith Dowdy on Nov. 8, 1963, and he preceded her in death Feb. 6, 1982...
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Dylan Dannenmueller
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
ORAN, Mo. -- Dylan Shane Dannenmueller, of Oran, son of Cornell "Buddy" Dannenmueller of Oran, and Mary Ellen (Ron) Rapp of Troy, Illinois, was born Sept. 28, 1992, in St. Louis and departed this life on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 28 years...
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Bobby Cook
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Bobby Carl Cook, 79, of Sedgewickville died Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral service will be on Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Terry Douglas officiating. Burial will follow in Pulliam Cemetery near Patton, Missouri...
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Prayer 3/23/21
(Prayer ~ 03/23/21)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for showing us what it means to serve one another. Amen.
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Out of the past: March 23
(Out of the Past ~ 03/23/21)
A Cape Girardeau doctor will challenge U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson in the Republican primary for the 8th District congressional seat; Dr. C. John Ritter, an internist at Cape Girardeau Physician Associates, filed yesterday in Jefferson City; he is the second Republican to challenge Emerson; the other is Bollinger County resident Richard Kline, who filed earlier this year...
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David Enderle
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
David Anthony Enderle, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 20, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be private. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Brian Straus officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Full military honors will be provided by Missouri Honors Team...
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Gary Birk
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
Gary Dwayne Birk, 57, passed away suddenly Saturday, March 20, 2021, at home. Gary was born Oct. 13, 1963, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cairo, Illinois, to Charles and Shirley Birk. He grew up on the family farm which was a place of much joy to him. He graduated Egyptian High School with his many friends of the "great class of 1981."...
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Harold Crosno
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
Harold "Tim" Crosno, 57, passed away peacefully Friday, March 27, 2020, surrounded by family in his home in Cape Girardeau. Tim, affectionately known to many as "Gadget," could fix (and break) anything. He excelled in shooting sports and all things IT. Tim is most remembered for his big smile and even bigger heart...
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Shirley Riley
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
Shirley Shirlene Ellis Riley, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, March, 20, 2021, at her home. She was born Dec. 11, 1928, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Oren Otho and Rosa Mae Simmons Ellis. She and Marshall F. Riley were married Aug. 24, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Sept. 23, 2010...
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Michelle Stephens
(Obituary ~ 03/23/21)
Michelle Stephens, daughter of Linda Barnes of Ellington, Missouri, and the late John Edward Stephens, was born Dec. 15, 1978, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life at her home Monday, March 15, 2021, at the age of 42 years. Michelle was a home caregiver and a resident of Cape Girardeau...
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