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Concert set at Silva church (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
The Primitive Quarter of Candler, North Carolina, will perform May 15 at New Hope General Baptist Church. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the concert will begin at 6 p.m. There is no admission fee; a free-will offering will be collected. The church is at 205 Main St. in Silva, Missouri... -
Reveling, Relaxing in man cave (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
Lyle Hutteger poses for a photo next to one of his sports memorabilia displays at his home in Cape Girardeau. See this Weekend's Good Times section for more of a look inside area man caves. -
Vote clears way for TIF project consideration (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
Cape Girardeau's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling for the reactivation of a targeted redevelopment zone in the city's downtown district. If approved by the Cape Girardeau City Council, the reactivation of Redevelopment Project Area 2, also known as RPA 2, will clear the way for tax incentivized construction and renovation projects in parts of downtown between Century Casino and Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus... -
Cape Girardeau School Board is looking to Jefferson civic center plan bid day (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
Kyle McDonald, who won reelection earlier this month to the Cape Girardeau School Board of Education, will also keep his role as board president by vote of the newly-configured panel on April 15. McDonald said Thursday he expects the upcoming bid day on the Jefferson Elementary civic center plan, anticipated in early May, to come up for discussion in Monday's board meeting... -
Haskin introduced as Cape's incoming city manager (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
Kenneth Haskin took the podium in the Cape Girardeau City Council chambers Thursday and said he is glad to become the ninth manager of Missouri's 16th largest municipality. "This is a great day personally and professionally and I am humbled and deeply grateful (to the City Council) for choosing me," Haskin said before a crowd of nearly 100 spectators... -
I-55 in Perry, Ste. Genevieve counties reduced for core drilling (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
I-55 in Perry, Ste. Genevieve counties reduced for core drilling Northbound and southbound Interstate 55 in Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform core drilling operations... -
Sponsored: Saint Francis Health Plans offers competitive option for healthcare coverage (B Magazine ~ 04/23/21)
Saint Francis Healthcare System now offers a new option for healthcare coverage — one that works directly with employers on a “provider-sponsored plan” instead of businesses contracting with a third-party insurance carrier. Launched in August, Saint Francis Health Plans is picking up steam as Saint Francis leadership makes a push in the marketplace. ... -
Prayer 4/23/21
(Prayer ~ 04/23/21)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus Christ, for you are our deliverance. Amen.
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If all the world's a stage, COVID-19 is writing the script
(Column ~ 04/23/21)
The 9/11 attacks gave us the heightened security theater now on display in all U.S. airports. Day after day for the last two decades, Transportation Security Administration agents have patted down travelers from teens to the elderly, looking for weapons that nobody expects to find. While airplane cockpit doors are now locked to prevent hijackings, the pat-downs remain...
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Cape, Jackson seeking volunteers for park clean-up days
(Editorial ~ 04/23/21)
If you enjoy being outdoors and helping beautify our community, there are a couple opportunities Saturday to help in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and Keep Cape Beautiful Committee are hosting Friends of the Parks Day and the Great Cape Cleanup from 8:30 a.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/23/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/23/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 21 n Medical assists were made at 2:08 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 7:14 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 9:30 a.m. on William Street; 3:17 p.m. on Grant Street; 4:44 p.m. on South Farrar Drive; 5:55 p.m. on Cape LaCroix Road;...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/23/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/23/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 2800 block of Whitener Street. Miscellaneous n Property damage was reported in the 100 block of East Cape Rock Drive. n Drug equipment violation was reported at Independence Street and South Kingshighway...
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Mark Venable
(Obituary ~ 04/23/21)
Mark R. " Moose" Venable, 55, of Jackson, unexpectedly died Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Chris Vaught will officiate the funeral at 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, followed by full military honors...
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Donna Domian (Obituary ~ 04/23/21)
ST. LOUIS -- Donna Jean Vignovich Domian, 74, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Monday, April 5, 2021. Donna was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to the late Eli and Lois Lark Vignovich. Donna graduated from Des Moines North High School and Truman State University and received her doctorate from the University of Iowa. ... -
Sandra Arnn (Obituary ~ 04/23/21)
Sandra Suzette Arnn, 62, of Cape Girardeau lost her long battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family, Monday, April 19, 2021, at her home. She fought with a courage and grace that was amazing to witness. She will always be remembered for her strength, which was grounded in her deep spirituality and her love of God... -
Milan gets buzzier with 1 million bees in designer hives (Community ~ 04/23/21)
MILAN -- Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan got a little buzzier Thursday with a project mixing biodiversity with art. A bee collective introduced 17 new colonies to new designer hives, bringing to 1 million the city's population of honeybees cultivated by the Urban Beehives project. Creator Claudia Zanfi said the project aims to "create an intersection between artistic language and biodiversity."... -
Russia orders troop pullback but keeps weapons near Ukraine (International News ~ 04/23/21)
MOSCOW -- Russia's defense minister on Thursday ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills amid tensions with Ukraine, but said they should leave their weapons behind in western Russia for another exercise later this year... -
D.C. statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms (National News ~ 04/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state. Approval came by a 216-208 vote along strict party lines. Republicans oppose the idea given the new state would be overwhelmingly Democratic -- and the proposal faces a far tougher road in the Senate, where even full Democratic support isn't guaranteed... -
Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls (National News ~ 04/23/21)
HONOLULU -- A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other animals on the uninhabited beaches stretching more than 1,300 miles north of Honolulu... -
Senate OKs bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans (National News ~ 04/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during the coronavirus pandemic and a modest step toward legislating in a chamber where most of President Joe Biden's agenda has stalled... -
Restoring service central to Biden's postal board nominees (National News ~ 04/23/21)
President Joe Biden's nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service pledged Thursday to rebuild trust with the American public through prompt deliveries, as they outlined a vision for the agency in their first formal statements to lawmakers... -
World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts (National News ~ 04/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions in a livestreamed summit showcasing America's return to the fight against global warming... -
COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens (National News ~ 04/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths among them appear to have tumbled as well, evidence the vaccination campaign is working. Now the trick is to get more of the nation's younger people to roll up their sleeves... -
Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure (National News ~ 04/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition of infrastructure than what President Joe Biden has proposed, highlighting the stark differences between the two sides that will be difficult to bridge in the coming months... -
Missouri Senate panel votes down Medicaid expansion funding
(State News ~ 04/23/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Senate budget committee on Wednesday voted against funding Medicaid expansion. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 7-7 on a Republican-sponsored proposal setting money aside to pay for the program. The tied vote meant the proposal failed...
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Missouri House expels lawmaker accused of abusing his children (State News ~ 04/23/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday ousted a lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago. The Republican-led House voted almost unanimously to kick out Rick Roeber, a Republican from Lee's Summit who was elected in November to represent his suburban Kansas City district... -
COVID vaccine sent to rural areas often not used by locals
(State News ~ 04/23/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine sent to rural areas of Missouri at the beginning of the state's immunization campaign often didn't reach locals, state data shows. That means vaccinations in parts of largely rural southern Missouri have stalled at some of the lowest rates in the country, even though rural areas initially received more doses per person than cities, KCUR-FM reported...
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Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly (State News ~ 04/23/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday he hopes to name a new state health director quickly to rebuild the agency after parting ways with the man who had led it throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The governor's office announced the resignation Tuesday of Department of Health and Senior Services director Randall Williams without providing any specific reason for his departure... -
Missing Madison County woman found dead in Bollinger County; suspect is in custody
(Local News ~ 04/23/21)
A missing woman from Madison County was found dead Monday in Bollinger County. According to a news release, the Bollinger County Sheriff's Office received information in reference to a missing woman from Madison County. Bollinger County sheriff's deputies, along with investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control, conducted an investigation...
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Speak Out 4/23/21
(Speak Out ~ 04/23/21)
In the 1950s smallpox, one of the deadliest virus in human history was eradicated. How was this done? By a vaccine. Now, no excuses. Get out there and get your COVID-19 shots, if there were as many anti-vaxxers back then as there are right now, people would still be dying from smallpox...
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Out of the past: April 23
(Out of the Past ~ 04/23/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gathered on the banks of Saline Creek late yesterday, family members of Dusty Wampler said he loved to hunt but was afraid of water; the Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, man is presumed dead after being swept away Monday morning in the fast-rising waters of Saline Creek about seven miles west of Perryville while on a turkey hunting trip with a friend...
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Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan (National News ~ 04/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- Precious relics of Afghanistan's ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future. A collection of 33 artifacts seized from a New York-based art dealer who authorities say was one of the world's most prolific smugglers of antiquities was turned over by the U.S. to the government of Afghanistan this week...
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