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Sauces to 'dress' up any food
(Community ~ 06/03/21)
Sauces and dressings can add so much flavor to what may seem like ordinary foods. A simple dipping sauce and a special dressing can elevate a snack or salad into an upscale treat with only a few simple ingredients. Today I have pulled together a few of our favorite sauces and dressings to pass along to you. Give them a try and be creative to come up with a few ways to use some of these flavorful recipes. Enjoy!...
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Tennessee woman arrested locally
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Tennessee woman in Cape Girardeau County on a felony warrant. According to a patrol report, Amber Ebernickel, 35, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was taken into custody at about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday on a Sullivan County, Tennessee, probation violation warrant. She was cited for resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape woman arrested after crash
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
A Cape Girardeau woman was arrested in Cooper County, Missouri, for allegedly causing a vehicle wreck and leaving the scene. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said troopers arrested Cathryn Jaco, 26, at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, citing her for felony leaving the scene of a crash, careless and imprudent driving resulting in a crash, driving with no valid license and failure to wear a seat belt...
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Chaffee man arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
A Chaffee, Missouri, man was arrested Tuesday morning for alleged driving while intoxicated. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, troopers arrested Brennan Miller, 22, in Cape Girardeau County at about 9:30 a.m. for alleged driving while intoxicated, driving while suspended and failure to register a motor vehicle, and on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for a probation violation...
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First-timer: Cape junior high hosts student vaccine clinic
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
Mya Gibson, 15, gets the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a student vaccination clinic Wednesday at Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High School in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Five-vehicle crash closes northbound I-55 for three hours
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
A five-vehicle crash at the 96 mile marker of Interstate 55 shut down northbound lanes for several hours Tuesday afternoon. Sgt. Joseph Hann of Cape Girardeau Police Department said the crash occurred about 4:45 p.m. when traffic slowed in the area because of construction. A tractor-trailer struck the rear of a stopped vehicle, causing that vehicle to collide with three other passenger vehicles...
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Perryville's Rep. Francis asks governor for special session
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
State Rep. Rick Francis (R-145) of Perryville, Missouri, has joined three of his colleagues in sending a letter Wednesday to Gov. Mike Parson decrying what the quartet of GOP lawmakers called "trivial tactics" at the end of the General Assembly's legislative session May 14 and calling on the governor to call both houses back to Jefferson City because of unresolved agricultural issues...
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My Marie's brings the Caribbean heat to new location
(Community ~ 06/03/21)
At its new location at 2146 William St. in Cape Girardeau, My Marie's certainly did the job of catching my attention. I had heard of My Marie's before it moved but kept forgetting to check it out. Now, in its newly painted building, a brilliant golden orange, I took the time to go inside of its doors and see what kind of unique Creole soul food it could offer...
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Scott City to hold Missouri bicentennial celebrations in August
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
The 200th anniversary of Missouri becoming America's 24th state is two months away and planners in Scott City plan to celebrate the occasion with a four-day event in early August. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 with a German band, plus a musical group specializing in music from the 1950s and 1960s jointly performing in an open-air concert in the Scott City Historical Museum parking lot at 1514 Main St...
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Community Partnership ready for open house
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
Supplies are still being unpacked and some of the furniture has not arrived, but the Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri will be ready to welcome the public at its new headquarters Friday. The Community Partnership, also referred to as CPSEMO, recently moved into the former Cape Girardeau Police Department headquarters ...
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Ground-A-Bout acquires Baristas Coffee Bar in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
Starting this week, Baristas Coffee Bar in downtown Cape Girardeau is no more. The coffee house at the corner of Broadway and North Fountain Street opened as The Ground-A-Bout Marquette on Tuesday. “Baristas has made a name for itself as a wonderful shop here in Cape,” Bob Schooley, co-founder of The Ground-A-Bout, said. “It’s the pinnacle of coffee shops here in Cape, in my opinion. We saw an opportunity to expand our business, and we went for it.” ...
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Keeping it cool at Cape City Hall
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau has installed a 30-ton Trane high-efficiency chiller unit to cool City Hall at 401 Independence St. — a building municipal officials hope to move out of in the next few months. “It just got too warm, too quick,” said Mayor Bob Fox, speaking of the need for the air-cooler unit installed in mid-May. ...
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Mehner leaving Cape Chamber after nearly three decades
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
A man who has led the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce longer than anyone before him, John Mehner, has announced he will step down as the organization’s president and CEO later this year after nearly three decades on the job. Mehner made the announcement Wednesday in an email to chamber members...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 6/3/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from May 27 meeting Communications/reports — other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...
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An Act of Faith: The Hunter family raises crawfish
(06/03/21)
When Ben Hunter began growing crawfish as a hobby on he and his wife Amy Jo’s farm outside of Sikeston, Mo., 20 years ago, he didn’t know his passion would someday grow into a full-time operation that included owning a restaurant in Jackson. He didn’t know it would entail a move to Cape Girardeau. ...
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It’s All About the Heart (and Everything Else)
(06/03/21)
Two weeks ago, my heart was aflutter. Not because I was excited about something; it just felt weird, and I was convinced I was having a heart attack. I spoke with my doctor, and she recommended I go to the emergency room as a precaution. It was not a heart attack, thankfully, but I am wearing a heart monitor for a few weeks to see if something is going on in there. ...
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Just "Plane" Fun: Fly-In at the Perryville Regional Airport
(06/03/21)
Pilot Steven Wood of St. Louis has a passion for airplanes. In pursuit of this passion, he constructed the Wag-A-Bond aircraft, which he flew to the Perryville Regional Airport’s Fly-In event held at the airport’s landing strip May 15. The “experimental” plane, which was built over a period of some 10 years using blueprints he purchased from Wag-Aero, is modeled after the Piper Vagabond aircraft...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/03/21)
Today is Thursday, June 3, the 154th day of 2021. There are 211 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 3, 1989, Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, died. On the same day, Chinese army troops began their sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations...
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Prayer 6/3/21
(Prayer ~ 06/03/21)
Hear our prayers, O God, for all those who are truly in need. Amen.
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The radical gifts of the saints
(Column ~ 06/03/21)
"If a mother can kill her own child, what is there to stop others from killing one another?" Well, I guess those are fighting words today. But the speaker was hardly controversial at one time: Nobel Peace Prize winner and canonized saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. But even saints aren't safe these days...
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Spice cabinet shortcut speeds up this Kurdish braise
(Community ~ 06/03/21)
The elaborate pilafs, roasts and other celebratory dishes of the Middle East often take time that home cooks don't have. But they still can provide ample fodder for inspiration. At Milk Street, we've found ways to streamline these traditions into weeknight-friendly meals...
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Mo. Supreme Court: $3 fee for sheriffs unconstitutional
(State News ~ 06/03/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled a $3 court fee used to pay for sheriffs' retirements is unconstitutional. Judges in a 6-0 decision issued Tuesday ruled the sheriffs' retirement fund is not related to the administration of justice, meaning collecting fees for that purpose is not allowed...
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Cape Fire report 6/3/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/03/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 1 n Medical Assists were made at 7:16 a.m., on Veterans Memorial Drive; 8:37 a.m. on Hazel Street; 8:47 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 6:02 p.m. on Aspen Drive; 6:49 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 11:12 p.m. on Bertling Street...
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Matthew Ward
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Matthew Allen Ward, 36, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, surrounded by family at his mother's home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Fruitland Community Church. A celebration of life will follow at 3:30 p.m., with the Rev. Mike Parry officiating. Burial with full military honors will take place at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Willie Walker
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Willie Mae "Mother Willie" Walker was born Sept. 6, 1938, in Osceola, Arkansas, to Georgia Hill and Sardis Bean. She married Miles Walker in 1954. Mother Willie was called to enter the Father's Kingdom Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Words that best describe Mother Willie are "faithful servant." She served the Lord. ...
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Derek Summers Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Derek Roszell Summers Jr. -- affectionately known as "DJ" -- was the first-born child to Derek Summers Sr. and Stephanie Johnson-Summers. He was born Feb. 1, 1991, and departed Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis from complications of COVID-19. ...
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Myrtle Slack
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
BARDWELL, Ky. -- Myrtle Ida Biby Slack, 94, of Bardwell passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at her home. Myrtle was born in Chaffee, Missouri, Jan. 6, 1927, to the late Robert and Blanche Knuff Biby. She was a sweet, kind and loving person who cared for everyone in her life. Myrtle especially loved to show her affection to others through her cooking...
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Deborah Sitzes
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Deborah Ann "Debbi" Sitzes, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Sept. 14, 1953, in St. Louis to James and Lola Maxine Cannon Marsh. She and Rodney W. Sitzes were married July 22, 1989, at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Rudolf Bodenschatz
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Rudolf Anton "Rudy" Bodenschatz, 94, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of New Wells, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 17, 1926, in New Wells, son of Oscar A. and Paula Schuessler Bodenschatz. He and Wilma Tiedemann were married Sept. 7, 1951, in St. Louis. She passed away March 24, 2014...
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Robert Aufdenberg
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Robert E. "Bob" Aufdenberg, 77, of Jackson passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, June 1, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 7, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Albert and Frieda Best Aufdenberg. He and Shirley Faye Steiner were married Jan. 25, 1970, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Out of the past: June 3
(Out of the Past ~ 06/03/21)
When Christian Faith Academy in Cape Girardeau held its commencement last week, it likely had one of the shortest ceremonies in the area -- that's because Robert Collier and Matthew Margrabe were the only students enrolled in the Class of 1996; both students were members of the charter class at the school; they enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program when the school first opened its doors in 1982 in Scott City; it is the third high school in Cape Girardeau...
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Ora Lee Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 06/03/21)
Ora Lee Hopkins, age 90, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 23, 1930, to Noah D. and Sarah Dockins Hopkins at Jackson. Ora and Helen Dummy was united in marriage on Dec. 23, 1971...
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A Look Back
(Local News ~ 06/03/21)
Circus performers, in town to perform at The Missourian Anniversary Show in Houck Stadium June 7, 1954, stopped in to visit with several polio victims at Saint Francis Hospital during the early afternoon. Here, Bill O’Dell shakes hands with Jerry Branch, 12, of Hornersville, Mo. Looking on, from left, are Slim Collins, Jack Harrison, Toto and his dog, Herman. (G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive)...
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Variants blamed for COVID-19 spike in northern Missouri
(State News ~ 06/03/21)
O’FALLON, Mo. — Two neighboring counties in rural northern Missouri are seeing big increases in COVID-19 cases, spikes blamed in part on new variants of the virus, and in part on the behavior of residents. Health officials in Linn and Livingston counties are urging precautions to slow the spread of the virus, though they’re not certain residents will follow that guidance — both counties lag well behind the state and national averages in vaccinations. ...
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