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State auditor outlines several concerns in Wayne County audit
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
An audit from the office of State Auditor Nicole Galloway has identified concerns with county government operations in Wayne County. The audit, released Monday, gave Wayne County a rating of "fair." Reports produced from the state auditor's office rate government entities on a four-tiered scale with "fair" as the second-lowest score possible and "excellent" the highest...
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Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
(State News ~ 11/30/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement...
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Duck-billed dinosaur may be one of many at Missouri site
(State News ~ 11/30/21)
Finding the fossils of a large duck-billed dinosaur in southern Missouri is exciting enough, but a paleontologist who helped lead the dig believes there are many more in the same area. The latest fossils are a specimen of Parrosaurus missouriensis, first discovered at the same site in Bollinger County nearly 80 years ago but not confirmed as a new species until the latest dig. ...
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Old Town Cape announces 2021 Parade of Lights awards winners
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
Participants from area schools, organizations, clubs and businesses shined bright in Old Town Cape Inc.'s annual Downtown Parade of Lights this past weekend. However, some entries outshined the rest Old Town Cape announced the chosen winners from the 29th Parade of Lights on Sunday in downtown Cape Girardeau, which had theme of "Ringing in the Holidays with Old Town Cape!"...
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Successful deer harvest for Missouri's young hunters over Thanksgiving weekend
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
Preliminary data released Monday by the Missouri Department of Conservation show the state's late youth portion of the 2021 deer hunting season, Nov. 26 to 28, yielded the second-highest harvest on record. "After a breezy and cold Thanksgiving Day, we had some pleasant conditions for our young hunters to be in the woods during the three-day (hunt)," said the MDC's Jason Isabelle, adding the 2021 total is nearly 20% above the five-year average...
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Jackson man wins new duck calling championship event
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
Jackson High School graduate Michael Steinmeyer won the World Duck Calling Championship in Stuttgart, Arkansas, in 2019. On Saturday, Steinmeyer took home a more prestigious duck calling award, called "Champion of Champions," during Stuttgart's Wings Over the Prairie Festival...
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Searchlight to focus on true meaning of Christmas
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
"Searchlight," a multi-sensory event focusing on what the Advent season is all about, is returning to Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau this week after a three-year hiatus. There will be two performances, at 6 and 8 p.m. Friday. Director and producer of the event Mike Dumey said this is a different kind of Christmas experience...
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Cape Jaycees prepare for annual Toybox, Christmas for the Elderly gift deliveries
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
The Cape Jaycees are providing gifts to children and seniors in-need in Cape Girardeau again this holiday season. Each year, the service organization raises money throughout for the Toybox and Christmas for the Elderly programs. Toybox, a charity in its 46th year, delivers toys to more than 350 families within the city limits of Cape Girardeau, which consists of roughly 1,000 children who might not otherwise receive Christmas gifts. ...
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Meet Doug Gannon, Cape Girardeau's new director of parks and recreation
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
It'd be an understatement to say the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation has changed since Doug Gannon first entered the department in 1993. Since then, the department has constructed the $12 million SportsPlex, Osage Centre and the 14,500-square-foot Shawnee Park Center. Many expansions, subtractions and improvements have been made to its 25-park system...
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Cape Girardeau County makes IDA, SEMO Port appointments
(Local News ~ 11/30/21)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Monday made three appointments to the county's seven-person Industrial Development Authority Board (IDA). Jon K. Rust and John Voss were named to six-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2027. Rust was reappointed to the panel while Voss is new to the board...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/30/21)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2021. There are 31 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Wish Boutique
(Shop Local ~ 11/30/21)
Christmas 2021 what a year to be thankful and truly embrace the meaning of Christmas. 2020-2021 have been challenging years and have shown that we should take nothing for granted. Spending time gathering with friends & family will hold special meaning to many this year...
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Prayer 11-30-21
(Prayer ~ 11/30/21)
Lord God, today we celebrate with expectation and hope and know Jesus will return one day. Amen.
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The miracle of fatherhood
(Column ~ 11/30/21)
Over the last few weeks, Pope Francis has been pointing to St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, as a role model. At a time when the United States has some 440,000 children stuck in the foster care system, its a good time to be talking about foster parents...
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Speak Out 11-30-21
(Speak Out ~ 11/30/21)
Do we not have HIPAA Laws in this country? Joe Biden doesnt think so. His mandate that employers require all employees to get vaccinated or he will punish them with fines is illegal if we still have laws to protect our privacy. The Biden administration ignores laws that interfere with their agenda. ...
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Beware of government health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/21)
Beware of government intervention in health care. In the next 20 or so years, all health care will be government ran. The progression has been slowly evolving for years and the last piece of the puzzle was Obamacare. Medicine is a three-legged stool with hospitals, physicians and insurance companies the three legs. ...
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Coronavirus again scuttles trade trip for Gov. Parson
(State News ~ 11/30/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The coronavirus pandemic has again nixed Gov. Mike Parson's plans for an overseas trade trip. Parson's office said Monday a planned trip to Israel and Greece has been postponed because of coronavirus travel restrictions. That comes after Israel announced Sunday it was barring entry by foreign visitors because of concerns about the new omicron variant of the virus...
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Out of the past: Nov. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/21)
The New Madrid Fault grumbled another reminder of its restless existence late Thanksgiving Day, with its largest earthquake in five years; the 4.3 magnitude tremor occurred at 11:41 p.m., with the epicenter near Blytheville, Arkansas; no damage or injuries resulted from the quake, which could be felt in six states...
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Fire report 11-30-21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 28 n Medical assists were made at 10:50 a.m. at Independence and Whitener streets; 11:53 a.m. on North Street; 12:30 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 2:05 p.m. on North Spanish Street; 4:05 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 4:06 p.m. on Walden Pond Way; 4:20 p.m. on William Street; 5:43 p.m. on Carter Street...
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Edna Wren
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Edna Freda Wren, 88, of Cape Girardeau, died, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Funeral will be at noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. Burial will follow at Lorimier Cemetery...
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Johanna Welker
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Johanna "Joan" Welker, 87, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation was held on Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home in Perryville with Pastor Kent Ward officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Benjamin Stork
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
WATERLOO, Ill. Benjamin J. "Ben" Stork, 42, of Waterloo died Nov. 28, 2021, in Town and Country, Missouri. He was born March 30, 1979, in St. Louis. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Stork (nee Macke); children, Griffin and Owen Stork; father, Roy Stork; sister, Sarah (Kevin) Chudd; mother-in-law, Theresa (Mitch) Jackson; father-in-law, Greg (Darla) Macke; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law; nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles; and cousins...
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Joan Roach
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Joan Roach, 89, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Anna House in Bridgeton, Missouri. She was born Nov. 3, 1932, in Piggott, Arkansas, daughter of Elbert Owen and Gertie Lee Montgomery Brandon. She and Hiram Daniel Roach were married March 6, 1993, in Florissant, Missouri. They had been married 13 years, when Hiram passed away March 28, 2006...
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Sigifredo Ramos III
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Sigifredo "Sigi" Ramos III, 37, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at his home. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Allan Saunders will officiate. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Patricia Pennington
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Patricia "Patsy" Pennington, 70, of Thebes, Illinois, passed peacefully Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, surrounded by her husband, Dennis, and family at her home. She was born Dec. 7, 1950, in Ste Genevieve, Missouri, to Albert J. Foeste and Mary A. Winch Foeste. She and Dennis Pennington Sr. were married Nov. 7, 1986, in Cape Girardeau. They shared a sweet and wonderful marriage for 35 years...
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Wanda Minner
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
BENTON, Mo. Wanda Nell Minner, 90, of Benton died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at The Arbors of Westrich Place in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Oct. 10, 1931, in Morrilton, Arkansas, to Charlie and Esther Reid Greene. She married Robert Dean Minner in March 1953. He preceded her in death in April 1977...
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Leta Lange
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Leta "Katie" Kay Lange, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Katie was born Feb. 23, 1948, to Earmon and Marie Marlow Blake in Springhill, Louisiana. She and Gary Lange were married Oct. 31, 2004, in Jackson. He survives of the home...
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Irwin Hennemann
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Irwin Hennemann, 79, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and from 9 a.m. until time of the mass on Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...
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Lester Harris
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Lester L. Harris, 95, of Fruitland, died Nov. 28, 2021, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Lester was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to the late William and Virgie Cobble Harris. He married Patsy Jean Fitzgerald on June 3, 1950. She preceded him on Nov. 10, 1992...
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Lena Harris
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Lena Loretta "Tootsie" Keller Harris, 85, daughter of the late James Roscoe Nanney and Annie Josephine Perry Nanney was born on Feb. 18, 1936 in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life Friday. Nov, 26, 2021, at her home in Delta. She was first united in marriage to Joe Franklin Keller in August of 1952 and departed his life on Oct. 2, 1969. She was then united in marriage to Lonnie Eugene Harris on June 6, 1981, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 2012...
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Mabel Clendenin
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Mabel Pauline Clendenin, 103, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at her home. She was born at home on the farm on March 27, 1918, in Butler County near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was the daughter of Elmer Lee and Virgie Mary Jones Cooper. She and Charles W. Clendenin were married Sept. 18, 1942, enjoying 67 years of loving partnership until his death on March 2, 2010...
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Ima Jo Barks
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. Ima Jo Barks, 88, of Marble Hill passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at Stone Bridge of Marble Hill. She was born July 29, 1933, in Patton, Missouri, daughter of Vernon and Mary Seabaugh Green. She and Lester H. Barks were united in marriage on Nov. 2, 1951, and he passed away on Dec. 19, 2016...
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Michelle Perkins
(Obituary ~ 11/30/21)
Michelle Dawn Enke Perkins, 52, of Cary, North Carolina, formerly of Cape Girardeau passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. She was born Dec. 17, 1968, in Cape Girardeau to Ken and Janet Wills Enke...
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