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Cape woman charged in alleged stabbing
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
A Cape Girardeau woman has been charged in an alleged stabbing that occurred Sunday, May 7. A social media post from Cape Girardeau Police Department says Emerald Boyd, 29, has been charged with felony first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action in connection with the alleged stabbing...
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Senior citizen health fair to be held in Delta
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
Senior citizens are invited to learn more about services and products offered in the area during a health fair Wednesday, May 10. The health fair will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Delta Community Center, 211 E. State St. in Delta, and is free and open to the public...
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National Nurses Week: Angela Head: A nurse at heart
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
From hands-on nursing to overseeing operations at nearly 20 clinics, Angela Head has packed a lot into her two-decade nursing career. She began working with SoutheastHEALTH 20 years ago as a nursing assistant. A few years later, she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University and is a registered nurse...
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National Nurses Week: Cousins become nurses together
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
When Abbie Schaefer decided she wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a nurse, she wasn't surprised when her younger cousin, Gavin Brown, made the same decision. As first cousins growing up in Egypt Mills, Missouri, Schaefer and Brown were only eight months apart in age, and both said they've been close for as long as they can remember. ...
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National Nurses Week: Alyssa Kozlovsky: Call changed future career path
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
Alyssa Kozlovsky was on the path to being a dietitian when she got what would become a life-changing phone call. Someone had offered Kozlovsky a job helping one of their family members get their medications on a weekly basis. "So, I just thought I'm in college. That's easy money," Kozlovsky said...
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National Nurses Week: Stacie Davis: School nurse with many responsibilities
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
The definition of a nurse is a person trained to care for the sick. A school nurse has additional responsibilities — advancing the wellbeing, academic success and lifelong achievement of students. Stacie Davis has worked as the Chaffee (Missouri) Elementary School nurse for 10 years...
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National Nurses Week: Hannah Cox: Destined to go into nursing profession
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
Hannah Cox knows firsthand the possible perils of working in the nursing profession. Cox, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and 2009 Cape Central graduate, is scheduling coordinator and wound care nurse for Chateau Girardeau's nursing center and assisted living...
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SEMO instructor awarded for commitment to student success
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
A Southeast Missouri State University instructor recently received an Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Student Success award from the Ohio Valley Conference. According to a SEMO news release, Lea Anne Lambert, an instructor in the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Recreation, was presented with the honor May 1 at the university's annual HAWKSPYs awards ceremony...
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National Nurses Week: Ashley Poole: Late-blooming nurse after birth of children
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
Ashley Poole was a late bloomer in the nursing profession. Poole grew up in a medical household and had been intimidated by the knowledge and responsibility of going into that field. Instead, she sought and pursued a degree in marketing from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Film tax credit bill gets to the finish line in Missouri Legislature
(Local News ~ 05/09/23)
Nearly a decade ago, former state Rep. Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau introduced a bill to extend the tax credit for film companies making movies in Missouri. Swan, now a member of the state's Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, has been out of the General Assembly for more than two years, but the legislation filed originally under her name in 2014 finally won approval last week in Jefferson City...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
Today is Tuesday, May 9, the 129th day of 2023. There are 236 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 9, 1994, South Africa's newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country's first Black president. On this date: In 1860, writer J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland...
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Prayer 5-9-23
(Prayer ~ 05/09/23)
Father God, may we encourage one another in love, building each other up. Amen.
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Local sheriffs are leaders
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/09/23)
Bollinger County Sheriff Casey Graham spoke at our Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's meeting last week about the tornado that devastated their area. The foundation of his remarks was the heartbreak of the loss of lives, property damage, physical challenges, and emotional challenges. Beyond that, Sheriff Cassey was overcome with the number of volunteers who immediately responded and still are assisting with help in all the challenges of the "rebuild" -- both physically and mentally...
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The new ugly Americans
(Column ~ 05/09/23)
The old cultural imperialism was supposedly greedy corporatism like Disneyland, McDonald's, and Starbucks sprouting up worldwide to supplant local competitors. But these businesses spread because they appealed to freewill consumer demand abroad. They were not imposed top down...
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Fire report 5-9-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/09/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 7 n Medical assists were made at 11:42 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 1:47 p.m. on Patricia Street; 2:13 p.m. on Bloomfield Road; 2:45 p.m. on William Street; 2:55 p.m. on William Street; 3:39 p.m. on Broadway; 6:07 p.m. on Linden Street; 6:52 p.m. on South Spring Avenue; 7:37 p.m. at North Spanish and North Fountain streets; and 11:46 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road...
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Police report 5-9-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/09/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Benton Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Niemann Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported...
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Sally St. Charles
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
Sally St. Charles, 43, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 8, 1980, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Leslie Charles Jr. and Peggy Eudy St. Cin. Sally loved to craft and was notably gifted in bedazzling. She also loved to write poetry and short stories. She will be dearly missed by those who knew her...
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Diana Myers
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Diana Sue Myers of Chaffee passed away in Palmdale, California, Thursday, April 27, 2023. She was born in Lonoke, Arkansas, Feb. 24, 1946, and moved to Reseda, California, in 1957. She later moved to Missouri with her husband, Billie Jo Myers. At her time of death, she had resided in Chaffee for 16 years...
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Pauline James
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
WEST PADUCAH, Ky. — Pauline Mildred James, 95, of West Paducah passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Gaither Suites in Paducah, Kentucky. She was a cafeteria worker at Concord Elementary School until retirement. She was a member of Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting and going to yard sales in her spare time. She loved spending time with her family...
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Robert Jackson
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
Robert Earl Jackson, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 4, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, May 12, at True Vine Ministries in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at noon Friday, May 12, at the church, with the Rev. Byron Bonner officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Ja-Zaria Hempstead
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
Ja-Zaria Hempstead, 17, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 2, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Ford and Sons Funeral Home on Sprigg Street. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the funeral home, with Sherrie Hempstead officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau following the funeral service...
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Florence Harris
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
LAWNDALE, N.C. — Florence "Kitty" Harris, 77, of Lawndale, formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, at Atrium Health in Shelby, North Carolina. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City. Rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. that morning at the church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Scott City...
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Helen Hammond
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
Helen E. Hutson Hammond, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 5, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Nov. 13, 1935, in Jefferson City to Glenn and Helen Hutson. She and Richard Miles Hammond were married Feb. 7, 1963, at Crestwood, Missouri. He preceded her in death Aug. 7, 2019...
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Dylan Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 05/09/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Dylan A. Bohnert, 30, of Perryville died Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 11, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Christopher Seah officiating...
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Lawmakers pass tax breaks for Mo. seniors
(State News ~ 05/09/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's senior homeowners would be spared from rate hikes on property taxes under a bill passed by state lawmakers Monday. If signed by Gov. Mike Parson, it would be up to counties to approve the property tax breaks. The freeze on property tax rates would only apply to the primary residences of people age 65 and older...
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Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
More than five years after his son was gunned down in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Richard Berger still asks why. Why Stephen Berger was killed the day after celebrating his 44th birthday. Why the gunman rained bullets over the Las Vegas Strip in 2017, turning a country music festival into a bloodbath. Why the massacre's death toll didn't shock U.S. leaders into doing more to prevent that kind of violence from happening again and again...
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War overshadows holiday integral to Russian identity
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
Victory Day, Russia's most important secular holiday, lauds two tenets that are central to its identity: military might and moral rectitude. But the war in Ukraine undermines both this year. The holiday falling on Tuesday marks the 78th anniversary of Germany's capitulation in World War II after a relentless Red Army offensive pushed German forces from Stalingrad, deep inside Russia, all the way to Berlin, about 1,300 miles...
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Russia bans jet skis, ride-hailing before WWII tributes
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia enacted a major security clampdown before Tuesday's annual commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, curbing the use of drones and ride-sharing services in its largest cities -- even jet skis on the canals of St. Petersburg -- amid its 14-month war with Ukraine...
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Teachers earn $67K on average. Is push for raises too late?
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession -- with some vowing to beat out other states competing for educators...
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Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
New results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation indicate a significant number of noncitizens were missed in the 2020 census, a national head count during which the Trump administration tried to prevent people in the United States illegally from being tallied at all...
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Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney on Monday amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor, such as a new law granting the state unprecedented authority to inspect a monorail system at Disney World...
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Colorado woman gets life for killing 11-year-old stepson
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
DENVER -- A judge sentenced a woman convicted of killing her 11-year-old stepson in Colorado and dumping his body over a bridge in Florida to life in prison without parole on Monday, calling her claim that she was insane and that one of her other personalities killed him a disservice to those who are mentally ill...
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UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to end floggings, executions
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
ISLAMABAD -- A U.N. report on Monday strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power in Afghanistan, and called on the country's rulers to halt such practices. In the past six months alone, 274 men, 58 women and two boys were publicly flogged in Afghanistan, according to a report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA...
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Congress eyes new rules for tech: What's under consideration
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
WASHINGTON -- Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done. Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be kept off social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out of it?. ...
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Debt options abound, but can Biden, McCarthy strike a deal?
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
WASHINGTON -- The White House and Congress could strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for budget cuts. Or they could agree to a stopgap measure to keep paying the nation's bills while negotiations continue. They also could let the negotiations unravel, sending the economy into chaos...
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'Risk it all': Migration rises ahead of end to asylum rules
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Under a set of white tents at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, dozens of Venezuelan men waited. Some sat on curbs and others leaned on metal barricades. When the gates eventually opened, the long line of men filed slowly up the pedestrian pathway to the bridge and across the Rio Grande River to Mexico...
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King Charles III takes day off after busy coronation weekend
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
LONDON -- On the third day of his long coronation weekend, King Charles III rested. Monday was, after all, a holiday declared in honor of his crowning and he had spent several whirlwind days of elaborately choreographed public festivities capped with an off-the-cuff cameo on "American Idol."...
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US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
President Joe Biden said Monday his administration will write new regulations that will require airlines to compensate air travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline's control. The compensation would be in addition to ticket refunds when the airline is at fault for a flight being canceled or significantly delayed. It would give consumers in the United States protections similar to those in the European Union...
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Driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- An SUV driver who killed eight people when he slammed into a group waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville was charged with manslaughter, police said Monday, as investigators tried to determine whether the crash was intentional. Authorities believe driver George Alvarez, 34, of Brownsville lost control after running a red light Sunday morning, and plowed into a crowd outside a migrant center in the city, which has long been an epicenter for migration across the U.S.-Mexico border.. ...
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Posts show Texas mall gunman researched attack, had Nazi tattoos
(National News ~ 05/09/23)
DALLAS -- The man accused of killing eight people and wounding several others in a mass shooting at a suburban Dallas shopping mall researched when it was busiest and posted photos on social media in mid-April of a store near where he ultimately started his attack...
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Out of the past: May 9
(Out of the Past ~ 05/09/23)
The Cape Girardeau AmeriCorps office will close Aug. 31, ending the organization's four-year involvement in the community; the organization is closing because the Community Service Commission which administers the program in the state wanted it to move to the Bootheel, the administrator says; Bill Thompson, director of the program, said the commission placed restrictions on the program that made it impossible to continue...
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Social Security Column: Eligibility for Spouse's Benefits
(Submitted Story ~ 05/09/23)
Social Security helps you secure today and tomorrow with financial benefits, information, and tools that support you throughout life’s journey. If you don’t have enough Social Security credits to qualify for benefits on your own record, you may be able to receive benefits on your spouse’s record...
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Fulfilling our duty
(Column ~ 05/09/23)
The General Assembly actually only has one duty specifically assigned by the Missouri Constitution. We must send a balanced budget to the governor. We fulfilled that obligation this past week, meeting the constitutional deadline of 6 p.m. on the first Friday in May. ...
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