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Road work 6/4/20
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Scott County Route Z, from County Road 467 south a half a mile, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. A MoDOT news release states the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/4/20
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for June 1 meeting 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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Leaking chicken parts cause slick pavement between Cairo, Wickliffe
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Several “slick spots” along U.S. 51 between Cairo, Illinois, and Wickliffe, Kentucky, on Wednesday morning were believed to have been caused by chicken offal leaking from a truck traveling from Missouri into Kentucky. Offal is a term used to describe inedible parts of a butchered animal...
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Bollinger County Sheriff's Office: Missing 12-year-old girl located safely
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, authorities safely located a 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing, according to Bollinger County Sheriff Darin W. Shell. The Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office stated Febe Weston, of Patton, Missouri, was reported missing at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday from Bollinger County Road 378, according to a news release...
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Baseball basics at Arena Park
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Austin Fritzler, 3, of Cape Girardeau works on his baseball skills with his father, Jonathan, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. ...
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An entire meal to celebrate June
(Community ~ 06/04/20)
June marks the official beginning of summer -- barbecue season is in full swing, warm weather is abundant, and we're halfway through the year. All of these call for some new great recipes. I've pulled together a little bit of everything for you today starting with grilled entree recipes, a few side salads and then sweet treats to finish up the meal...
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Ten new coronavirus cases, one death reported
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Ten new COVID-19 cases and one death attributed to the disease were reported in area locales Wednesday. Stoddard County, Missouri, reported the most new cases — six, pushing the total number of virus cases in the county to 100. Five county residents have died from the disease related to the coronavirus. Thirty-five county residents have recovered from COVID-19...
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Cape Central to host drive-up graduation; Jackson to host graduation at stadium
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
High school students in Cape Girardeau and Jackson will be celebrating their graduations this year — just not in traditional ways because of the coronavirus. Cape Girardeau Central High School will celebrate its graduates with a drive-through ceremony starting at 3 p.m. June 13. ...
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Hunting not-so-elusive German Cook
(Community ~ 06/04/20)
Saturday, I finally caught my elusive prey. What I sought wasn't really that elusive; I'm just an inconsistent hunter. The German Cook travels around our area serving authentic, homemade German food out of a pop-up tent/food truck. The German Cook's Facebook page is the best place to find out when and where he can be found. I found him at the Cape Riverfront Market, but I know he also frequents the Cape and Jackson Farmers Markets...
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Cape TIF Commission gives preliminary approval for downtown redevelopment plan
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Plans for a $5 million redevelopment project in the vicinity of Broadway and North Middle Street in downtown Cape Girardeau received preliminary approval from the city’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission. Commission members held a “virtual” meeting Wednesday afternoon to review the project, which was first presented to them in early May for their consideration...
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Cape Girardeau ordinance proposed to collect on costs for false police, fire alarms
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
As departmental budgets in the City of Cape Girardeau continue to face constraints, a newly proposed ordinance looks to collect revenue for one ongoing issue in the city — false alarms. The first reading of the ordinance was heard at Monday night’s Cape Girardeau City Council meeting. ...
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Say it with love: Black lives matter
(Column ~ 06/04/20)
The words have meaning in themselves, separate from politics. And our brothers and sisters who are black deserve to hear: “You matter. You are important. You are loved. Your pain is felt and suffered in my heart.” Not because of politics. Despite the politics. Because this is bigger and so much more important than politics, and because it is true.
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9/11 memorial in Jackson taking shape
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
The bravery and sacrifice of hundreds of first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, during and after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., affected Jackson Fire Rescue captains Sam Herndon and Ryan Davie deeply -- and they're leading a charge to finish a memorial now in progress on the Jackson fire station lawn...
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Status of area cooling centers uncertain as temperatures rise
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
As the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures to rise to 92 degrees Saturday, the reopening status of many area cooling centers is uncertain due to COVID-19. Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center director Jane Wernsam said exposure to extreme heat especially affects the most vulnerable population — infants, young children, those older than 65 and those with underlying health concerns — which is the same demographics affected most by COVID-19...
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Cape County native, astronaut praises SpaceX, says moon unlikely by 2024
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Jackson High School graduate and retired astronaut Linda Godwin says she believes the United States will return to the moon someday but not by President Donald Trump’s announced 2024 deadline. “There’s too much to be done,” Godwin said, “and there isn’t enough time and probably not enough money right now, either.”...
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EDITORIAL: Newspaper seeks nominations for Spirit of America award
(Editorial ~ 06/04/20)
Each year the Southeast Missourian solicits nominations for the newspaper's Spirit of America Award. This is an honor bestowed on an individual who represents the American spirit through patriotism, community involvement or entrepreneurial ingenuity, among other noble traits...
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School superintendents express appreciation for passage of propositions
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Not one but four regional school districts saw voters approve propositions that will variously fund upgrades and improvements at Nell Holcomb, Oran, Oak Ridge and Delta schools. ...
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Top Picks 6/4/20
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Cape Girardeau native who now performs in Nashville Jessie L. Ritter is giving an in-person event to be livestreamed on Facebook, but, she said, she’s inviting anyone in the Cape Girardeau area to attend. Bring your own blanket, bug spray and booze to 185 Deer Creek Lane in Cape Girardeau, with “doors” opening at 6:30 p.m., and music from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Find her on Instagram and Facebook, and elsewhere...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/04/20)
Today is Thursday, June 4, the 156th day of 2020. There are 210 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 4, 1998, a federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City...
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China isn't letting a pandemic go to waste
(Column ~ 06/04/20)
George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis last week when a police officer used brutally excessive force to arrest him. It was the latest in a string of high-profile cases nationwide in which citizens, most of them African Americans, died from reckless police force. Once again, protests over police brutality turned violent and rioting ensued...
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Restaurants get creative in virus era
(Community ~ 06/04/20)
PARIS -- Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some restaurants to reopen. It also might help out if your companion orders escargots, heavy on the garlic...
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Celebs take to streets for historic demonstrations
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/20)
LOS ANGELES -- Jamie Foxx stood shoulder-to-shoulder with activists in Minneapolis, proclaiming that "we're not afraid of the moment." In Los Angeles, pop star Halsey and "Insecure" actor Kendrick Sampson were hit with rubber bullets during a tense stand-off. And in Chicago, John Cusack was filming a burning car when officers rushed up to him and began screaming at him to leave, and he says, hitting his bike...
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Evelyn Kluesner
(Obituary ~ 06/04/20)
ORAN, Mo. -- Evelyn Marie Kluesner, daughter of the late August W. and Lucinda M. Stock Ostendorf, was born March 26, 1932, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at her home in Oran at the age of 88 years. Evelyn was raised in the country in Cape Girardeau, attended Campster Grade School and graduated from College High School. ...
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Danny Farmer
(Obituary ~ 06/04/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Danny Farmer, 73, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, son of Tivis C. and Pauline Hanson Farmer. He and Rose Ann King were united in marriage July 28, 1967...
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Leonard Cook
(Obituary ~ 06/04/20)
Leonard Joseph Cook, 78, who resided at Amen Center in Cape Girardeau County, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1942, in St. Louis to Joseph Francis and Elda Mae Dengler Cook. He loved his faith, Southeast Missouri and Boy Scouts, including his Alabama Scouting family. He was a Boy Scout for more than 50 years, was unit commissioner for Troop 5 and was a Vigil Honors Member of the Order of the Arrow...
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Nathan Bailiff
(Obituary ~ 06/04/20)
Nathan Samuel Bailiff of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau, son of Chris and Leslie Gilliand Bailiff. He is survived by his parents, Chris and Leslie Bailiff, and brothers, Andrew Lyod Kisner and Garrett Jefferson Bailiff of Jackson...
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Prayer 6/4/20
(Prayer ~ 06/04/20)
This is the day which the Lord has made, and we are full of joy and praise. Amen.
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Out of the past: June 4
(Out of the Past ~ 06/04/20)
State and local officials broke ground Friday on a housing complex at Linden and West End Boulevard planned for senior citizens with low and moderate incomes; Missouri's secretary of state and treasurer were on hand with Cape Girardeau Mayor Al Spradling III and officials from MACO Construction Co., the firm that will build the 44-unit apartment complex made possible because of the 1993 flood...
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Spirit of America
(Local News ~ 06/04/20)
Jon K. Rust, left, Southeast Missourian publisher and co-president of Rust Communications, and 2019 Spirit of America Award winner Blair Moran pose for a photo with a $1,000 check Wednesday in front of the mural outside the newspaper's office in Cape Girardeau. ...
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