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Authorities: 3 New Madrid residents die in Indiana car crash
(Local News ~ 01/10/22)
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Three travelers from Missouri died after a single-vehicle crash in western Indiana, according to authorities. Indiana State Police say a preliminary investigation showed the vehicle crashed Saturday afternoon on westbound Interstate 70, near the 24 mile marker. Authorities said icy road conditions caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The car traveled off the interstate and rolled several times before hitting a tree...
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Missouri virus hospitalizations sets record as cases surge
(State News ~ 01/10/22)
ST. LOUIS — The number of people being treated for COVID-19 across Missouri continues to set records as virus cases surge across the state and strain hospital capacity. The state Department of Health and Senior Services said 3,235 people were hospitalized with the virus statewide and about 15% of the state's hospital beds remained available. That number just topped 2,900 for the first time Friday and exceeded the record of 2,862 set in December 2020...
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Rural King signage goes up for new Cape Girardeau store
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Rural King is on track for its planned grand opening March 26 in Cape Girardeau. Last week, workers installed giant lettering above the main entrance to the new farm supply store at 210 S. Silver Springs Road. Rural King, founded in 1960, has 125 locations in 13 states and will boast four outlets in Missouri after the Cape Girardeau opening...
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Cape Girardeaus mask manufacturer laments desire for 'cheap goods'
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Rick Needham opened a mask-making facility, Patriot Medical Devices, in summer 2020 at 1823 Rust Ave. in Cape Girardeau. At the factory's peak, three shifts employed more than 60 people making three-ply surgical masks. Now, Needham told the Southeast Missourian, "We're running at less than a single shift" and he seems clear about the primary reason for the change...
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Annual Polar Bear Strut set next month in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/10/22)
The 1 mile and 5K Polar Bear Strut is coming back to Cape Girardeau this year Feb. 5. Cape Girardeau Police Department will host the event at 10 a.m. at Cape County Park North. This year marks the second annual Strut in Cape Girardeau. Participants from around the area can dress up in costumes if they want to, to support Special Olympics Missouri...
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Scott City event aimed at helping seniors
(Local News ~ 01/10/22)
Paul A. Schock, a self-employed artist and former Southeast Missouri State University assistant professor, said a planned roundtable discussion he is coordinating from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Scott City’s Eisleben Lutheran Church, 432 Lutheran Lane, is aimed at getting information to senior citizens...
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CASA volunteers raise voices of children in court through pandemic
(Local News ~ 01/10/22)
A not-for-profit in Southeast Missouri wants to give a voice to children who survive abuse or neglect. Voices for Children, or CASA of Southeast Missouri, celebrated its 30th anniversary of service in Cape Girardeau, Perry and Bollinger counties late last year. The volunteer-led organization trains court appointed special advocates (CASA) to represent the best interests of children in court...
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Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65
(National News ~ 01/10/22)
LOS ANGELES — Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” has died, according to authorities in Florida. He was 65. ...
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Prayer 1-10-22
(Prayer ~ 01/10/22)
Lord Jesus, may we be filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through you. Amen.
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A resolution for the Biden administration
(Column ~ 01/10/22)
The new year often feels like an opportunity to correct past mistakes — for example, improving one's diet or quitting smoking. This explains why 25% of Americans, and 40% of those younger than 30, make New Year's resolutions. Based on the latest poll from The Economist and YouGov, the Biden administration should adopt a New Year's resolution, too. In particular, it should reconsider its domestic policy agenda. Americans aren't buying it...
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What's Jan. 6 really about?
(Column ~ 01/10/22)
As we await findings and conclusions of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack, let's take a moment and do our own soul-searching about what is going on. The House Select Committee is engaged in Washington's favorite pastime — looking for whom to blame. The sidelight of this pastime is the pretense that things that are very complicated can be made clear and simple...
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The left supports the constitution — except when it doesn't
(Column ~ 01/10/22)
The Constitution must be defended — except when it must be jettisoned. We've heard much upon the anniversary of Jan. 6 about how Donald Trump wanted to distort the Constitution to get Vice President Mike Pence to try to throw the election to him a year ago...
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Local galas combine good causes with style
(Editorial ~ 01/10/22)
Two upcoming galas in Cape Girardeau will combine good causes with style. SoutheastHEALTH will host its fifth annual Journey Gala to benefit patients — and their families — receiving treatment at Southeast Cancer Center. This year's event has an African Safari theme and will be held at Drury Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. Along with live entertainment, dancing, great food and live and silent auctions, the gala will feature speed painter D. Westry and comedian Buzz Sutherland...
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Florist applies for Cape business license
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau's customer service office received a business license application last week. Jeanie Marie Woods applied for Angel Garden Florist, 1409 N. Mount Auburn Road, Suite C, effective Jan. 3. Previous owner was Sheila Faire...
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Ribbon-cuttings set for Humane Society, Waves Mini Donuts
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the new adoption center of the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. The center is located at 180 Weston St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson Chamber plans for After Hours, banquet; Cape Chamber to hold networking event
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its January After Hours at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the chamber offices, 1846 E. Jackson Blvd. The chamber's Annual Banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Jackson Civic Center, 381 W. Deerwood Drive...
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Ashley Denton promoted by First Missouri State Bank
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Ashley Denton has been promoted to bank officer and underwriter of First Missouri State Bank's mortgage department. Denton, a Murray State University graduate, joined the bank in 2011. Looking for more business news? Check out B Magazine, and the B Magazine email newsletter. Go to www.semissourian.com/newsletters to find out more....
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Jason Bandermann named CEO at Cape Urology
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Jason Bandermann, MBA, has been named chief executive officer of Cape Girardeau Urology Associates, in what CGUA called a newly created role. A Southeast Missouri State University graduate, Bandermann earned a Masters of Business Administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau podiatrist James Main retires
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
James T. Main, D.P.M., announced his retirement Dec. 31 from his podiatry practice after 38 years. Robert M. Daugherty, D.P.M,, of Advanced Foot & Ankle Center, is taking over Main's practice and is now occupying his predecessor's former office at 1854 Broadway in Cape Girardeau...
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Lisa Heuring joins SoutheastHEALTH
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Lisa Heuring has joined the SoutheastHEALTH Business Development team as a physicians and healthworks specialist. She comes to the hospital system with more than 12 years of experience in marketing, most of it in health care. Looking for more business news? Check out B Magazine, and the B Magazine email newsletter. Go to www.semissourian.com/newsletters to find out more....
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SoutheastHEALTH adds virtual nursing
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
SoutheastHEALTH announced Friday the launch of a new virtual nursing platform. The platform, according to a news release, will free up in-house nursing staff to spend more time at the bedside administering direct care and support critical to the patient experience...
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Buchheit Logistics and Wreaths Across America
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Buchheit Logistics, in conjunction with Buchheit Family Foundation, announced it donated the transportation of two truckloads of wreaths for last month's Wreaths Across America commemoration. It is the seventh consecutive year for Buchheit's participation...
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Venmo, PayPal, Cash App under IRS regulation
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
For the first time, the Internal Revenue Service is now requiring third-party payment apps to report transactions totaling more than $600 in a calendar year to the Internal Revenue Service. The regulation, which took effect Jan. 1, will impact popular consumer apps such as PayPal, Venmo and Cash App...
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Regional real estate statistics — prices up, inventory down
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
According to the Mid America Regional Information System (MARIS), the median home sale price in Cape Girardeau County for the year ending Dec. 31, 2019, was $162,000. At the end of 2021, the median had risen to $195,000, representing a 20.4% increase in two years...
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Macy's to close more department stores
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
Macy's, which closed its Cape Girardeau department store in West Park Mall on March 21, 2021, announced Wednesday six more closings in five states — including the Macy's in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The newest closures are part of the New York City-based chain's three-year plan to close one-fifth of its stores, approximately 125 locations, which was originally announced in February 2020, prior to the COVID pandemic...
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U.S. and Missouri jobless rates fall in competitive labor environment
(Business ~ 01/10/22)
For the seventh month in a row, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped in December, to 3.9%. In April 2020, the first full month after the advent of the pandemic, the rate was more than 14%. Missouri's December numbers lag behind the national figures but in November, the Show Me State's jobless rate was 3.5%, down from October's 3.7% and September's 3.8%, according to the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations...
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Kazakhstan says 164 killed in last week's protests
(International News ~ 01/10/22)
MOSCOW -- Kazakhstan authorities said Sunday that 164 people, including a 4-year-old girl, were killed in a week of protests that marked the worst unrest since the former Soviet republic gained independence 30 years ago. The office of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said order has been restored in the Central Asian country and that the government has regained control of all buildings that were taken over by the protesters. Some of the buildings were set on fire...
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Bronx apartment fire, started by space heater, kills 19, including 9 children
(National News ~ 01/10/22)
NEW YORK -- A malfunctioning space heater sparked a fire that filled a high-rise Bronx apartment building with thick smoke Sunday morning, killing 19 people including nine children in New York City's deadliest blaze in three decades. Trapped residents broke windows for air and stuffed wet towels under doors as smoke rose from a lower-floor apartment where the fire started. Survivors told of fleeing in panic through darkened hallways, barely able to breathe...
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President shied away from news conferences, interviews in Year 1
(National News ~ 01/10/22)
WASHINGTON -- In what's become a familiar scene, President Joe Biden lingered after delivering a recent speech on the pandemic as reporters fired a barrage of questions. He bristled at a query about the shortage of COVID-19 rapid tests, answered another about omicron-spurred travel restrictions and sidestepped a third about whether Sen. Joe Manchin failed to keep his word when he torpedoed Biden's social services and climate spending plan...
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Russia, US hold working dinner to open Geneva talks
(National News ~ 01/10/22)
GENEVA -- A top Russian diplomat predicted "difficult" talks with the United States this week after attending a working dinner with U.S. officials Sunday in Geneva as part of the kickoff to a string of meetings in three European cities this week, with ties at a low over Russia's military buildup near Ukraine...
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FACT FOCUS: Unfounded theory used to dismiss COVID measures
(National News ~ 01/10/22)
An unfounded theory taking root online suggests millions of people have been "hypnotized" into believing mainstream ideas about COVID-19, including steps to combat it such as testing and vaccination. In widely shared social media posts last week, efforts to combat the disease have been dismissed as "mass formation psychosis."...
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Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum
(National News ~ 01/10/22)
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don't provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck. While many companies instituted more robust sick leave policies at the beginning of the pandemic, some of those have since been scaled back with the rollout of the vaccines, even though omicron has managed to evade the shots. ...
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Edgar Roth
(Obituary ~ 01/10/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Edgar N. Roth, 93, of Perryville died Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Mathew Marks officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery...
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James Curry
(Obituary ~ 01/10/22)
James Fred "Jim" Curry, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at his home. There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be at noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. William Minor officiating. Interment will be at Lorimier Cemetery at a later date...
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Missouri man who killed, buried wife sentenced to 28 years
(State News ~ 01/10/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A judge on Friday sentenced a Missouri man to 28 years in prison — the maximum he could impose — for the 2019 killing of his wife, whose body he buried in a state park and whose death he misled the authorities about for more than a year...
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Out of the past: Jan. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 01/10/22)
Some see the 6 inches of snow blanketing Cape Girardeau as an opportunity to earn some green; the heavy accumulation means there are people willing to pay to have their sidewalks and driveways shoveled; the rate one young entrepreneur charges is $10 to $15 per home, depending upon the size of the driveway...
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HomeWAV Brings Inmate Communication Services to Scott County Sheriff’s Office
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/22)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HomeWAV Brings Inmate Communication Services to Scott County Sheriff’s Office IP communications company now provides video, voice calling for Missouri correctional facility BENTON, Mo., January 10, 2022–HomeWAV, the leader in providing simple, secure inmate communication solutions, recently announced its video visitation, voice calling, and tablet services are now available at Scott County Sheriff’s Office in Benton, Missouri...
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