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Jackson announces Labor Day holiday trash schedule (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
Because of the upcoming Labor Day holiday, residential trash normally collected on Mondays by the Jackson Sanitation Department will not be collected Sept. 6, but will instead be picked up the following day, Sept. 7. The schedule modification will not affect collection that normally takes place Tuesdays. However, there will be no special garbage pickups in Jackson during the week of Sept. 6 and the Jackson Recycling Center will be closed on Labor Day... -
Cape County hires new website vendor (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
The redesign of Cape Girardeau County's webpages will be done by a local firm, as the county's commission this week awarded B&B Media of Cape Girardeau the $29,677 contract to makeover the 11-year old website. Austin Bollinger, B&B's owner, said given the additional work to make the site Americans with Disability Act compliant, the redesign should be completed in three to four months with ongoing web support costs of $1,419 annually... -
Cape City Council advances airport terminal project (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
By a unanimous vote of Cape Girardeau City Council this week, a new 18,300-square-foot passenger terminal at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport came a step closer to reality. Burns and McDonnell Engineering, with offices in St. Louis, was approved as "owner's representative for design and construction" for the city-owned airport in northern Scott County... -
Scott City remembers former police chief (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
David J. Beck, former police chief of Scott City in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is being remembered fondly in the wake of his passing Saturday because of colon cancer at the age of 63. Beck, a one-time U.S. Army military police officer, was in the municipal police department for 10 years, leaving in April 1992 as chief while remaining a city resident... -
David Limbaugh steps away from columns to focus on books, legal work (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
After 22 years of writing columns, David Limbaugh said it's time for a break. Limbaugh has authored 10 books and written weekly (sometimes biweekly) columns while maintaining his legal practice in entertainment law. It's time, Limbaugh said, to stop writing his columns... -
Scott City 911 Center to switch internet providers after outages block emergency calls (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
In Scott City, callers with a 911 emergency may find their calls go unanswered during a power outage. Scott City's emergency manager Dan King brought the issue to the Scott City Council on Monday night. According to King, the 911 Center's internet provider, Charter, does not allow 911 calls to go through during power outages... -
Fox to seek second mayoral term in Cape (Local News ~ 08/18/21)
Following a half-century trend among Cape Girardeau's most recent mayors, Bob Fox will seek a second term in 2022. Since the administration of Howard C. Tooke, first elected in 1970 and then reelected four years later, his successors at City Hall successfully sought two full four-year mayoral terms... -
Today in History
(National News ~ 08/18/21)
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2021. There are 135 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 18, 1894, Congress established the Bureau of Immigration. On this date: In 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born in present-day America, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. (However, the Roanoke colony ended up mysteriously disappearing.)...
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Vaccination is simple step we can take to fight pandemic
(Editorial ~ 08/18/21)
There continues to be much deliberation around the topic of masks as we navigate choppy waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Public School districts announced they would not mandate masks for the upcoming school year -- at least not yet...
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Afghanistan withdrawal shows allies that U.S. isn't a reliable partner
(Column ~ 08/18/21)
When Joe Biden came into office, we were told that the "adults are back in charge" because he immediately set to work undoing as much of Donald Trump's legacy as he could. "The new president in his first week issued more than three dozen executive actions on a wide range of issues," reported U.S. News & World Report. "And virtually all of them reverse or stop actions taken by Donald Trump."...
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Prayer 8/18/21
(Prayer ~ 08/18/21)
Lord Jesus, we sing your praises, for you are our salvation. Amen.
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Birth 8/18/21
(Births ~ 08/18/21)
Son to Timothy and Rachel Wencewicz of St. Louis, Mercy Hospital, 2:19 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Name, Benjamin Timothy. Weight, 9 pounds, 3 ounces. Fourth child, first son. Mrs. Wencewicz is the former Rachel Ruopp, daughter of Jack and Janice Ruopp of Cape Girardeau. She is an attorney. Wencewicz is the son of Thomas and Dorothy Wencewicz of Cape Girardeau. He is a chemistry professor at Washington University...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 8/18/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/18/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 16 n Medical assists were made at 6:22 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 8:53 a.m. on South Spring Avenue; 12:33 p.m. on South Park Street; 3:20 p.m. on Briarwood Drive; 4:16 p.m. on North Sunset Boulevard; 5:53 p.m. on Rodney Vista Boulevard; 6:36 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 6:48 p.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 10:53 p.m. on Morgan Oak Street...
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Jackson Police report 8/18/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/18/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Theft n Theft was reported in the 1700 block of Columbia Drive. Arrest n Shannon Mosley, 46, of Dexter, Missouri, was arrested on a probation and parole warrant and on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while driver's license revoked/suspended and displaying plates of another...
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James Sikes
(Obituary ~ 08/18/21)
James Dempsey Sikes, 73, of Scott City died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at this home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the chapel with the Rev. Chad Bles officiating. Graveside service with full military honors will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...
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Sandra Oberndorfer
(Obituary ~ 08/18/21)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Sandra K. Oberndorfer, 68, of Frohna died Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with Pastor Paul Hoemann officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Sharon McBride
(Obituary ~ 08/18/21)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Sharon K. McBride of Bonne Terre was born Jan.25, 1946, to the late Robert and Wanda Winsel Dawson. Sharon passed away at Parkland Health Center South on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 18 days. She was a member of New Beginning Worship Center in Farmington, Missouri...
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Terry Lee (Obituary ~ 08/18/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Terry Lee of Chaffee, son of the late Raymond "Jack" and Mildred M. Burns Lee, was born Nov. 24, 1954, in Chaffee and departed this life Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at his home at the age of 66 years. Lee retired from the Carpenters Union of St. ... -
Debra Ketcherside
(Obituary ~ 08/18/21)
Debra Sue Ketcherside, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Hewkin officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville...
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Sudoku maker Maki Kaji, who saw life's joy in puzzles, dies (Entertainment ~ 08/18/21)
TOKYO — Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life's work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer. Known as the "Godfather of Sudoku," Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn't want to think too hard. Its name is made up of the Japanese characters for "number" and "single," and players place the numbers 1 through 9 in rows, columns and blocks without repeating them... -
Fueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near Northern California city (National News ~ 08/18/21)
GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. -- Firefighters faced dangerously windy weather Tuesday as they struggled to keep the nation's largest wildfire from advancing toward a Northern California city while a portrait of devastation emerged in a small mountain community hit by another inferno... -
Wet, unwelcome, Fred spawns tornadoes, flooding in U.S. (National News ~ 08/18/21)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia and North Carolina on Tuesday as it dumped heavy rains into the Appalachian Mountains along a path that could cause flash floods as far north as upstate New York... -
Death toll from Haiti's weekend earthquake rises to almost 2,000 (International News ~ 08/18/21)
LES CAYES, Haiti -- Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless... -
Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression (International News ~ 08/18/21)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world powers and a fearful population... -
'Do not give up': Americans help Afghans in new homeland (National News ~ 08/18/21)
DALLAS -- Pleas for help from Afghans have been filling up Caroline Clarin's phone for days as she works from her rural Minnesota home and tries to provide hope to those who ping heart-wrenching messages of desperation from a world away. Since 2017, Clarin, who ran a U.S. ... -
More protection: U.S. likely to authorize booster shots (National News ~ 08/18/21)
WASHINGTON -- After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials could soon face a fresh challenge: talking vaccinated people into getting booster shots to gain longer-lasting protection as the delta variant sends infections soaring again... -
Missouri urban leaders: Afghanistan refugees welcome
(State News ~ 08/18/21)
ST. LOUIS — Leaders of Missouri's two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome here. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released a joint statement Tuesday saying they are "ready, willing, and prepared" to welcome at least 1,000 Afghanistan citizens through the Special Immigrant Visa program...
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Jewish leaders denounce comparing mask mandates to Holocaust
(State News ~ 08/18/21)
CLAYTON, Mo. — Democratic St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and several Jewish leaders on Monday criticized comments at recent County Council meetings comparing mask mandates to the Holocaust. With the delta variant of COVID-19 surging in St. Louis County, Page sought to require masks in indoor public places. A judge earlier this month issued a temporary restraining order against the mandate after the County Council voted to overturn it...
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Missouri's COVID death rate among nation's worst
(State News ~ 08/18/21)
The summer surge of COVID-19 is causing a spike in deaths in Missouri, including 124 reported Tuesday. The state health department said 86 of those deaths were discovered in the department's weekly examination of death certificates from across the state. One of those deaths was in June, 52 in July and 33 earlier this month...
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Out of the past: Aug. 18, 2021 (Out of the Past ~ 08/18/21)
Fifty years ago, the aviation industry devised a cross-country race to prove that small airplanes were safe; although the race was designed as a proving ground for airplanes, radios and engines, it has become a proving ground for female pilots; some of those female pilots met yesterday for a reunion of the 1966 race, which stopped in Cape Girardeau, and the club that made that stopover possible; the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an international club, named for the 99 women who showed up for the first organizational meeting in 1929, is for women pilots only... ... -
Leonard Skelton (Obituary ~ 08/18/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Leonard Keith Skelton of Sikeston passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, after an extended illness. Keith was born Feb. 25, 1963, to the late Jack and Loretta Welch Skelton in Sikeston. He was a 1981 graduate of Sikeston High School. He worked at Alan Wire in Sikeston for 10 years before going to work for the U.S. Postal Service. After retiring from the USPS in 2018, he spent his time tinkering with his Ford Mustangs and spoiling his cats...
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