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Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15
(National News ~ 08/10/21)
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden. That deadline could be pushed up if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise...
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Courthouse cleanup
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
A construction worker power-washes the cupola of the former Common Pleas Courthouse, which is under renovation to become the new City Hall, for it to receive a new coat of paint Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Perryville health system names new CEO
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
The Perry County Health System Board of Directors has named Chris Wibbenmeyer to be the system’s new chief executive officer. Wibbenmeyer, who has been with Perry County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) since 1996, served as interim CEO for nearly a year following the departure of Patrick Carron from the position last fall...
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St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Perryville faces ransomware attack
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Perryville, Missouri, was recently a victim of a ransomware attack, sources confirmed to the Southeast Missourian on Monday. A representative of the Perryville Police Department said an investigation into the ransomware attack was turned over to the FBI...
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New downtown Cape floodwall mural set to complete by end of September
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
A new mural on the east side of Cape Girardeau’s floodwall will be completed by the end of September, according to Old Town Cape board member Danny Essner. The new mural would replace a 30-year-old painting currently spanning from the floodwall’s entrances at Themis Street and Broadway...
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Shock, sadness following death of former Cape city official Julia Jones
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
Julia Jones, the former director of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, died Monday at age 62. Family members confirmed to the Southeast Missourian that Jones succumbed to melanoma. Jones formally retired four weeks ago on July 12 after a decade-long tenure and said at the time she was looking forward to “a new adventure” with her husband, Mike — which she said would include splitting time between her Cape Girardeau hometown and Florida, where she had previously lived and was employed for three decades. ...
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Hospitals admitting unvaccinated COVID patients from several states
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
People with COVID-19 are coming to Cape Girardeau for their hospital care from coronavirus “hot spots” in several states because hospital beds are not available elsewhere. And almost all of them are unvaccinated. “We are admitting patients from as far away as 11 hours travel time,” according to a statement from Southeast Hospital. Those patients, all of them with COVID-19, are coming from Southwest Missouri, Northern Arkansas and Kansas, the hospital said...
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No mandated masks for new year in Cape Schools
(Local News ~ 08/10/21)
The first day of classes in the Cape Girardeau School District begins in two weeks Aug. 25. No masks will be required for the district's 4,326 students but that could change if absenteeism reaches a certain level. In a specially called meeting Monday, the school board was informed of superintendent Neil Glass' reentry plan, and the veteran administrator said student out-of-school data will guide the district's COVID policy going forward in the 2021-2022 academic year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/10/21)
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2021. There are 143 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 10, 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. On this date: In 1792, during the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and executed.)...
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On Being an Avuncular Uncle
(08/10/21)
Most people eventually pair up with someone of the opposite sex, enter into a serious relationship and reproduce themselves. However, certain individuals have chosen, for whatever reason, to refrain from reproduction and exist entirely heirless (although ideally not hairless). As one of those people, I have an interesting slant on the adult/child relationship. Which is to say, I’ve always enjoyed being an uncle...
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No good answers in Britain
(Column ~ 08/10/21)
By the time you read this column, Alta Fixler may no longer be with us in this world. Alta is a 2-year-old who is severely disabled. Born premature, she showed no signs of life until doctors resuscitated her and put her on a ventilator. After spending her entire existence on life support, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital has now decided that her time is up, at the objection of her parents. And the parents are running out of options...
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Speak Out 8/10/21
(Speak Out ~ 08/10/21)
I have concern that schools are not sufficiently teaching civics, not teaching our government's structures and functions. Knowledge seems a significant tool in maintaining the democracy we value. Further, whether in schools or in our homes, lessons/guidance regarding civility seem to be lost. ...
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Prayer 8/10/21
(Prayer ~ 08/10/21)
Lord Jesus, may our focus be on your kingdom and not our own selfish interests. Amen.
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Listen to scientists, get vaccine
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/10/21)
In a recent article in the Southeast Missourian, Marc Thiessen sends a message to President Biden and fellow Democrats telling them to "Stop harassing the unvaccinated," that is those who have decided not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and its variants...
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Gerda Willis
(Obituary ~ 08/10/21)
Gerda "Ann" Willis, 87, went to be with our Lord at 12:13 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 10, 1933, in Karlsruhe, Germany, along with a twin brother, Gerhardt, to Frederick and Anna Sommer Baumer. Her other siblings are Werner, Fritz, Gunhilda and Heinie Baumer...
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Carolyn Smith
(Obituary ~ 08/10/21)
Carolyn Jean Smith, 74, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until service time Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating...
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Amy LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 08/10/21)
Amy Marie LeGrand, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Philip Halter
(Obituary ~ 08/10/21)
Philip W. "Peaches" Halter, 64, of Jackson passed away suddenly Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. He would have turned 65 a week later on Dec. 9. Philip was the son of the late Vincent "Peachy" and Pearl Lusk Halter. He was born Dec. 9, 1954. He attended Jackson High School. Philip enjoyed fishing and hunting in his younger days. He liked watching "Judge Judy" and "Court TV."...
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Ronald Acord
(Obituary ~ 08/10/21)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ronald Evans Acord, son of the late Paul Denny and Betty Louise Broaddus Acord, was born June 22, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life Monday, July 19, 2021, at the age of 75 years at his home in Advance. Ronald graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1964 and went on to play football for Northwest Missouri State University...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 8/10/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/10/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 8 n Medical assists were made at 1:15 p.m. on Bellevue Street; 2:26 p.m. on West Cape Rock Road; 4:18 p.m. on County Road 620; 4:37 p.m. on Green Acres Drive; 6:56 p.m. at South Sunset Boulevard and Good Hope Street; 10:40 p.m. on Delwin Street...
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Out of the past: Aug. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 08/10/21)
A fire at Sample's Floor Covering destroys the shop's entire stock and puts a family out of the carpet business; Doyle and Cora Lee Sample, owners of Sample's Floor Covering and Bob's Pizza next door, say they might put another business in the 401 N. Clark building after it is remodeled; "But it won't be carpet," Doyle Sample says...
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George Jones First Guitar: The Discovery “I was Lost, Now I’m Found!”
(Submitted Story ~ 08/10/21)
Clifford Rolwing of CTR Marketing of Charleston, MO, announces the release of the new book about the discovery of George Jones “First Guitar” hanging on a friend’s wall in the hills of West Kentucky. The title of the new release is "I Was Lost, Now I’m Found!” George Jones in an interview for Country Weekly magazine in 1999 said of this guitar: “It was a brand new Gene Autry guitar with a horse and lariat on the front” George recalls. ...
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