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Omicron has spread across much of Missouri, new data shows
(State News ~ 12/27/21)
The highly contagious omicron coronavirus variant has spread across much of Missouri, wastewater testing data shows. The variant has now been detected at low levels in 15 of the 63 test locations, including in St Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City, Columbia, Branson, St. Joseph, Union, Clinton, Warrensburg and Fulton, said Jeff Wenzel, who oversees the wastewater surveillance program for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services...
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Community conversation in south Cape Girardeau slated
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
United Way of Southeast Missouri and PORCH (People Organized to Revitalize Community Healing) is partnering to bring an additional "Community Conversation" to south Cape Girardeau on Jan. 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Shawnee Park Center. The community conversation is a guided focus group with a facilitator seeking feedback from participants...
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Missouri real estate by the numbers
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports a record-low housing inventory and a surge in homebuying interest as 2021 comes to a close. NAR said the U.S. built 276,000 fewer homes per year, on average, between 2001 and 2020, compared to the 1971-2001 period...
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Cape Girardeau Regional Airport avoids Omicron cancellations
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) continued to operate as normal Christmas weekend despite United Airlines' decision to call off 175 flights Friday and 240 on Saturday -- in part due to COVID-19 cases impacting air crews. United Express partner SkyWest Airlines had a flight leave CGI at 6:09 a.m. on Christmas Day -- and it arrived successfully at 7:32 a.m. at Chicago O'Hare Airport...
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Ribbon cutting set for new Humane Society shelter in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri (HSSEMO) plans to hold a ribbon cutting for its new $3.7 million, 12,000-square-foot adoption and humane education center Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m. The shelter, nearly five times the size of its former shelter, which will continue to be used as an intake center for new animals, is located at 180 Weston Street with Penzel Construction of Jackson as general contractor...
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EV charger at new Cape Girardeau City Hall
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
Municipal employees at the brand-new Cape Girardeau City Hall will find an electric vehicle charger on the top level of the parking garage at 44 N. Lorimier St. The Level 2 Leviton charger with dual charging ports is capable of charging two vehicles at the same time...
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Cape Girardeau's KGKS Radio undergoes format change
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
KGKS-FM 93.9 "The River," a classic hits radio station, got a new identity Sunday. The station, part of the River Radio chain in Cape Girardeau, is keeping its call letters and its frequency but is now known as "Mike FM." "In recent years, there's been a trend in the radio industry to move from classic hits to adult hits, which is basically a hybrid for the listener to hear newer stuff yet keeping some of the classic format. ...
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Moving to Missouri - latest trends
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
If someone from the Sunflower State leaves Kansas to live elsewhere in the United States, the choice most commonly made is to migrate to next door Missouri, said stacker.com. A total of 20,685 Kansans moved into the Show Me State in 2019, making it the top domicile destination for those departing the state, according to the most recent figures available from the Census Bureau...
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Saint Francis Healthcare names Joel Sander VP medical operations
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
Joel Sander, MSPT, MBA, has been named vice president of Saint Francis Medical Partners Operations-North, effective today. Sander's area of responsibility includes Saint Francis primary care clinics in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Farmington, as well as the Orthopedic and Neurosciences service lines. ...
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Mitch Miller retires at Kohlfeld in Jackson
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
Mitch Miller has retired after 50 years with Kohlfeld Distributing in Jackson. Beginning in 1971 as a route sales driver, Miller served as an on-premise Sales Manager for the past 30 years. Looking for more business news? Check out B Magazine, and the B Magazine email newsletter. Go to www.semissourian.com/newsletters...
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UW SEMO director gets probation, some jail time on DWI charge
(Local News ~ 12/27/21)
The executive director of United Way of Southeast Missouri has received a sentence for a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. Judge Alan Beussink sentenced Shelton to 180 days in jail but suspended execution of the sentence in lieu of two years of probation. Shelton must also complete 40 hours of community service...
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Ameren Missouri electric, gas rates to rise in 2022 first quarter
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
On Wednesday, the Missouri Public Service Commission gave the green light to allow Ameren Missouri to increase annual electric revenues by approximately $220 million effective for service rendered on and after Feb. 28. The utility regulatory body cut Ameren's request from $299 million. It is the first general electric rate hike for the utility since March 2017...
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Cape Girardeau County highway death toll up in 2021, Missouri could set 15-year fatality record
(Local News ~ 12/27/21)
The Missouri Coalition for Highway Safety (MCHS) reported 15 people have died in traffic accidents in Cape Girardeau County through mid-December, up from 11 for all of 2020. Six of those fatalities have come in the city of Cape Girardeau, according to statistics found on savemolives.com...
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Record high temp recorded in Cape on Christmas Day
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
The National Weather Service (NWS) reports it has kept a detailed daily record of high temperatures for Cape Girardeau since 1960. On Christmas Day, the mercury reached a record setting 74 degrees in Cape, shattering the previous holiday mark of 67 set in 2019. Christmas Day records were also set in Paducah, Evansville and Carbondale -- with the highest temperature in the region, 77, recorded in Poplar Bluff...
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Big business: 2021 full of economic comings, goings, growth
(Local News ~ 12/27/21)
Some of the biggest news in Southeast Missouri during 2021 came from the business community. From businesses opening and closing to trends continuing and diminishing, some of the stories from the year included: Cape Girardeau County, especially, weathered the COVID-19 pandemic well, from an economic standpoint, if one metric is an indicator. Sales tax revenue continued to set records in the county...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/27/21)
Today is Monday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2021. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 2001, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
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Washington crossing the Delaware reenactment is revived
(Community ~ 12/27/21)
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. -- Hundreds gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington's 1776 crossing, a year after pandemic restrictions forced viewers to watch it online. Reenactors in three boats completed the crossing in about an hour Saturday afternoon under overcast skies but in fairly mild temperatures, a spokesperson for Washington Crossing Historic Park said...
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Staff shortages force flight cancellations
(National News ~ 12/27/21)
Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, citing staffing problems tied to COVID-19, as the nation's travel woes extended beyond Christmas, with no clear indication when normal schedules would resume. More than 700 flights entering, leaving or flying within the U.S. were called off, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. That figure was down from nearly 1,000 on Saturday. More than 50 flights were already canceled for Monday...
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Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
(National News ~ 12/27/21)
Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the season, according to one spending measure. Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards, reported Sunday that holiday sales had risen 8.5% from a year earlier. Mastercard SpendingPulse had expected an 8.8% increase...
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Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California
(National News ~ 12/27/21)
COLFAX, Calif. -- A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada, with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be difficult for several days...
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Space telescope to seek universe's first stars
(National News ~ 12/27/21)
The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America's northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky...
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Putin to mull options if West balks on Ukraine guarantees
(International News ~ 12/27/21)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he would ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his push for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine. Earlier this month, Moscow submitted draft security documents demanding that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back its military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe...
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'Spider-Man' surpasses $1B globally in second weekend
(National News ~ 12/27/21)
Peter Parker's good fortune continued over the holiday weekend. Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies, and rising concerns over the omicron variant, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" stayed in the No. 1 spot and netted a few more milestones too including crossing the $1 billion mark globally...
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Frances Guleff
(Obituary ~ 12/27/21)
Frances Guleff, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardaeau. No services are planned at this time. Crain Funeral Home & Cremation Service is handling arrangements...
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Harris achieves broker status
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
Dawnya Harris, a member of Southeast Missouri Realtors since 2015 and with the M.A. Bell Group at Realty Executives Edge, recently obtained a Broker-Salesperson license. Looking for more business news? Check out B Magazine, and the B Magazine email newsletter. Go to www.semissourian.com/newsletters...
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Meek's to give money to help Dec. 10 tornado victims
(Business ~ 12/27/21)
Meek's Lumber and Hardware, a specialty building materials seller and distributor with 18 locations in the Show Me State, has announced the charitable foundation of its parent firm, US LBM, has committed $100,000 to assist recovery efforts from the Dec. 10 tornado destruction striking six states, including Missouri...
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Out of the past: Dec. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 12/27/21)
The trappings of Christmas disappear quickly; even the trees don't stay up long; area residents discarded Christmas trees at Arena Park yesterday in what has become an annual holiday ritual; each year, the city of Cape Girardeau provides a site in the southeast corner of the park for people to drop of their trees; the Missouri Conservation Department takes most of them and sinks them in area lakes as fish habitat...
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