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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 10/21/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meeting of Oct. 14, 2021 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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Judge sentences East Prairie man to 120 months on gun charges
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
An East Prairie, Missouri, man was sentenced Wednesday to prison on a stolen firearm charge. Benjamin C. Wallace, 40, of East Prairie was sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty in July for possession of a stolen firearm, according to U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp...
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Two arrested for alleged failure to appear
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
Authorities took into custody two Southeast Missouri residents for alleged failure to appear infractions. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Timothy Cobb, 58, of Bernie was arrested at about 9 a.m. Wednesday in Stoddard County for alleged felony failure to appear on a New Madrid County, Missouri, charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was taken to the county jail and held without bond...
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Sikeston man gets five years in prison on firearm charge
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man was sentenced to prison Wednesday on an illegal gun possession charge. Dwayne Harris, 30, of Sikeston was sentenced to serve five years in federal prison following his guilty plea to being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The sentence was imposed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau...
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Recipes for fall-like weather
(Community ~ 10/21/21)
As we are approaching more fall-like weather and temperatures, our thoughts may turn to more savory and hearty meal ideas. Soups, casseroles, slow-cooker meals — or maybe a chili dog by a bonfire. I have included several here for you today as well as a couple of sweet treats you are sure to enjoy. The cinnamon roll "hack" for a quick and simple dessert or brunch is a great recipe to have in your files for something quick and easy...
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Fruitland-area boil-water advisory lifted
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
A boil-water advisory for the Fruitland area was lifted at 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to officials with Public Water Supply District No. 1. The affected areas were Pleasant Lake and Whispering Heights subdivisions.
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Craft center with long family history to host grand-opening of new location in Burfordville
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
Ava Craft Center has had many homes since it was first founded by Lorrie Yount's great-grandmother in Ava, Illinois. The craft center — now under the name Ava Craft Center 2.0 — recently moved to a new space in Burfordville, and Yount and her mother, Sherri Killion, want to celebrate...
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Three virus-related deaths reported in region
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
Area health officials reported three new COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday. Scott County officials reported two virus-related deaths, bringing to 109 the total number of county residents who have died because of the virus. Officials with the county health department also reported 70 new viruses cases (59 confirmed and 11 probable) since Friday, bringing to 6,928 (5,961 confirmed and 967 probable) the county's pandemic total number of cases. ...
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Portion of North Main Street closed in Cape because of building safety concern
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
The southbound lane of Main Street between Themis and Independence streets was closed Wednesday morning because of a building safety concern at 15 and 17 N. Main St., which houses Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill. The sidewalk in front of the building has also closed. Adjacent businesses will remain open and pedestrians should stay out of the enclosed area, municipal officials said...
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PORCH Initiative's Randle to seek open seat on Cape Girardeau City Council
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
Tameka Randle announced Wednesday she is running on the April ballot for the Ward 2 seat being vacated by Shelly Moore on Cape Girardeau City Council. Moore is not able to seek reelection because of term limits set by the city's charter. "I want to thank Councilwoman Moore for her service to our community," Randle said in a news release. "It is important that all of Cape Girardeau sees economic prosperity and I hope to be the impetus to bring that to Ward Two."...
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Teacher injured in Jefferson Elementary incident
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
An incident on the campus of Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau last month resulted in emergency medical treatment for a teacher suffering from what authorities described as a "self-inflicted" wound to the neck. According to archived emergency communications transmissions, the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. ...
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Cape County sheriff offers prevention advice to avoid residential porch piracy
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office is warning residents, via its Facebook page, to be wary of criminals stealing packages off doorsteps and from mailboxes — particularly as the number of home-delivered items has increased dramatically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Cape City Hall project on track for Dec. 1 completion
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
A year and a half after its groundbreaking, completion is near for Cape Girardeau's new City Hall. Construction for a project to transform the Common Pleas Courthouse and Annex — the former Carnegie Library — into one building with a connecting structure began in June 2020. It's expected to finish Dec. 1, according to Anna Kangas, project manager for the new City Hall at 44 N. Lorimier St...
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Southern Charm Nutrition has a big menu and a bigger heart
(Community ~ 10/21/21)
Acting on a tip from a friend, I visited the cutest little place this week. At 1326 Main St. in Scott City, tucked into an old brick building with the door diagonal to the corner of two streets, is a little shop, Southern Charm Nutrition. My friend told me there was a tea place in Scott City. ...
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SEMO to honor 2020, 2021 Alumni Award recipients at annual Copper Dome Society dinner
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
Southeast Missouri University Foundation and Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association will kick off Homecoming weekend with the annual Copper Dome Society and Alumni Awards Dinner. The university will honor members of the Copper Dome Society and the 2020 and 2021 Alumni Awards recipients and Friends of the University at the dinner Oct. 29 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Sponsored: How manufacturers are creating back-office efficiencies
(Local News ~ 10/21/21)
The manufacturing and distribution industries have been forever changed by a pandemic that's created both challenges and opportunities. Supply chains have been disrupted, for example, while demand has surged for a variety of products. As manufacturers and distributors consider new opportunities, embracing automation will be key. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2021. There are 71 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 21, 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a coal waste landslide engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales...
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Use tax is vital for continued city services
(Column ~ 10/21/21)
I spent my career in the retail business with JCPenney in a number of states. We collected sales taxes in most states to fund necessary and wanted city services. Some states had no sales tax and collected funds via very high property taxes. The State of Missouri and local municipalities enjoy relatively low property taxes. Our city derives the majority of its revenue from sales taxes and a minimal amount from property taxes, which mainly goes to the school district...
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Prayer 10-21-21
(Prayer ~ 10/21/21)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you for your ways are higher than our ways. Amen.
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Biden caves to unions again, sabotaging consumers
(Column ~ 10/21/21)
From Christmas toys to clothing and auto parts, shortages of imported products are forcing factories to idle, store shelves to sit empty and consumers to panic. What else is in short supply? The truth about what's causing this economic crisis. President Joe Biden, who brags about running "the most pro-union administration in history," won't admit that longshoremen's unions are holding the nation hostage, refusing to allow the use of automated equipment to unload container ships and get the goods onto trucks faster.. ...
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Lola Thomason
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
Lola Thomason, 85, daughter of the late William and Alma Liley Miller, was born Oct. 16, 1936, in Bessville, Missouri, and departed her life Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 at her residence in Chaffee, Missouri. Lola was of the Baptist faith. She formerly worked at Classic Tan and Fitness Center in Chaffee. Her nickname at the center was "The Warden."...
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Faye Stinnett
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
LaBora F. "Faye" Stinnett, 87, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 4, 1934, in Dyer County, Tennessee, to Taylor and Rubye Huffstutter Ward. She was a graduate of Valley View High School in Jonesboro, Arkansas...
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Allan Reinagel
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
KELSO, Mo. -- Allan Wayne Reinagel, 67, of Kelso died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at NHC-Health Care in Desloge, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Carolyn Levon
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
CANTON, Ohio -- Carolyn Levon of Canton, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. She will be missed by her four children, Joshua, Josiah, Anastasia and Jonah; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sancta Clara Monastery in Canton, the "outskirts of heaven," where she spent her final days...
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Robert Leimer
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
Robert "Bob" Lee Leimer, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 5, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of Hilda Viola Leimer. He and Iva Dee Clardy were married, and three children -- Rocky, Bobbi and Tina -- were born to their union. ...
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Gary Hoff
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary L. Hoff, 76, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and from 8 to 11 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Richard Hagedorn
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
The Richard Hagedorn visitation and funeral will be postponed until Monday. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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La Vern Fox
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
La Vern Flora Steffens Fox, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 3, 1925, in Farrar, Missouri, to the late Ernst and Rosa Versemen Steffens. La Vern and Charles W. Fox were married July 26, 1952, in Farrar. He preceded her in death Aug. 1, 2002...
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Michael Ford
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
Michael W. Ford, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at his home. He was born Oct. 28, 1949, to Amos and Vella Kraust Ford in Cape Girardeau. Michael married Judy Farrow on Nov, 17, 1986, and she survives. Michael worked for many years in the petroleum industry. He retired from Mid South Petroleum and previously had worked for Vicar and Pete Cutsinger...
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Glenn Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
Glenn H. Elfrink, 79, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 18, 1942, in Leopold, Missouri, to Phillip and Margaret Steinnerd Elfrink. He and Brenda Mouser were married March 23, 1968, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. They had been married 50 years when Brenda passed away Oct. 18, 2018...
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Doyle Eakins
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
Doyle Wayne Eakins, 82, of Whitewater passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 30, 1939, in Crump, son of Sylvanus and Hester Proffer Eakins. He and Wanda Hennecke were married on March 31, 1962, at Whitewater United Methodist Church in Whitewater...
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Norma Burke
(Obituary ~ 10/21/21)
Norma Chapman Burke, 77, of Cape Girareau died Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. Funeral service will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Union Park Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 10/21/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/21/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 19 n Medical assists were made 1:56 p.m. on Linden Street; 4:23 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 4:34 p.m. at South Pacific and Independence streets...
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NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter's orbit, thought to be the pristine leftovers of planetary formation...
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FBI: Items linked to Laundrie, potential human remains found
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Potential human remains were found Wednesday in a Florida wilderness area along with items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie, whose girlfriend, Gabby Petito, was found slain after he returned home alone from their cross-country road trip, according to the FBI...
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Shooter pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving a jury to decide whether he will be executed for one of the nation's deadliest school shootings...
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Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the rise
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet tracked 44 global health indicators connected to climate change, including heat deaths, infectious diseases and hunger. All of them are getting grimmer, said Lancet Countdown project research director Marina Romanello, a biochemist...
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Big changes in White House ideas to pay for $2 trillion plan
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
SCRANTON, Pa. -- In an abrupt change, the White House on Wednesday floated new plans to pay for parts of President Joe Biden's $2 trillion social services and climate change package, shelving a proposed big increase in corporate tax rates though also adding a new billionaires' tax on the investment gains of the very richest Americans...
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially...
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White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11
(National News ~ 10/21/21)
WASHINGTON -- Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters in a matter of weeks...
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Out of the past: Oct. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 10/21/21)
In 1991, Bob Fox got involved in a school district planning committee looking at facilities; a long-range plan he believes addresses building needs, plus a whole lot more, is presented at the Cape Girardeau Board of Education meeting; the proposal calls for a 69-cent property tax increase to fund construction of a new vocational school, a new elementary school and a new high school, plus an addition and extensive remodeling...
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