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Roadwork in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
Route F and Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be closed next week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. Work on Route F will extend from Route OO to County Road 324 near Tilsit. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/20/20
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes from Aug. 17 meetings 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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Cape man sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for drug use, firearms
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
LaMichael L. Williams, 31, of Cape Girardeau was sentenced to serve 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a drug user in possession of firearms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Missouri. The news release stated U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark imposed the sentence Wednesday at the Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. Federal Courthouse in Cape Girardeau...
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TGI'F' Top Picks 8/20/20
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
Scott City Summerfest kicks off at 5 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday at Scott City Park on Ruth Street in Scott City. Today's events include a fish fry 5 to 8 p.m.; Sonshine Amusements armband buddy night 2 for $25 5 to 9 p.m.; and Bob Lenz pastor of Restoration Community Church 5 to 9 p.m. ...
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Back to school, back to snacks
(Community ~ 08/20/20)
Although back-to-school is very different this year for many students, one thing that is still quite normal is that children need to eat. I can remember our children getting home from school and being so hungry. They would have a snack and were hungry again by suppertime...
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Ground-A-Bout new location announced
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
Jackson coffee shop the Ground-A-Bout will open a new location soon, owner Bob Schooley announced in a video posted to Facebook Wednesday morning. Schooley and his wife, Serena, opened the Ground-A-Bout at 107 E. Adams St. in uptown Jackson in 2016...
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Jackson students to remain 'wired'
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
For the fourth consecutive year, the Jackson School District will hand out technology devices to new students from kindergarten through 12th grade as classes begin Monday. “When you factor in the kids who have transferred out, the net gain of students coming in is approximately 130,” said Dr. Matt Lacy, assistant superintendent of the 5,400-pupil district, the most populous public school system in Cape Girardeau County...
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Five dozen new coronavirus cases reported in region
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
More than 60 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the region Wednesday. Cape Girardeau County reported the largest increase, 25 new cases (816 total, 675 recoveries, six deaths) of the disease associated with coronavirus. Scott County officials reported 16 new cases and 32 additional recoveries (519 total cases, 366 recoveries, 13 deaths)...
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Cape TIF Commission OKs building renovation plan on Broadway
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
A plan to renovate a vacant 97-year-old building in downtown Cape Girardeau will be considered by the City Council next month after receiving unanimous approval Wednesday from the city’s TIF Commission. If approved by the council, the $1.3 million renovation project at 811 Broadway will qualify for tax increment financing (TIF) to help make the project financially feasible...
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I got nothin', but it's still more than I deserve
(Community ~ 08/20/20)
Have you ever followed the rules, done everything the right way, and things still didn't turn out how you expected? If you're old enough to be reading this, I'm sure you have. There are just so many parts of this life that are unpredictable and beyond our control...
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Cycling for a cause, poems, a new dinosaur exhibit
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
Type 1 diabetes is a potentially devastating condition for people whose pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin to metabolize sugar. T1 means continual blood sugar testing, and if left untreated or mismanaged, side effects can include loss of kidney function, eyesight issues, numbness and tingling in the extremities, even loss of limbs...
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Gourmet Popsicles are great on a hot summer day
(Community ~ 08/20/20)
In a recent issue of the New Yorker, Helen Rosner celebrates what most of us consider the travails of cooking during the hot summer months, even if you have air conditioning. This time of year she happily practices the art of the uncooked dinner, opting for cold soups, ceviche, refrigerator salads and occasionally in homage to Tennessee Williams, a glass of gin and a carton of Popsicles...
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City of Cape considering term limits for boards, commissions
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
Cape Girardeau City Council will consider making it easier for citizens to serve on city boards and commissions when it convenes again in September. Many city panels limit the length of service to three consecutive full terms. “If we limit service to one or two terms, it will open up slots for residents who haven’t had the opportunity before,” city manager Scott Meyer said...
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Big River receives $2.9 million broadband grant
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
More than 1,700 homes in Cape Girardeau County — as well as farms, businesses and the public school systems in Cape Girardeau and Jackson — will benefit from a $2.9 million grant for broadband internet expansion announced Wednesday by the federal government...
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CSA monument prepared for move
(Local News ~ 08/20/20)
The Confederate States of America monument in Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau hangs from an excavator Wednesday as construction crews begin disassembling the 12-1/2 ton, 14-1/2 foot marker to prepare it for transport to storage. ...
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Sponsored: Laser therapy can assist in the healing process
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/20/20)
What is laser therapy and how does it work? The laser increases your body’s healing response. Specifically, ATP production is increased, which is your body’s healing supply. The laser produces heat while it is being used. How long does it take? A treatment lasts between 8 and 15 minutes...
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Disappointed over cartoon
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/20/20)
I am disappointed, and frankly, disgusted, that you and your editorial board would choose to publish the Ramirez cartoon depicting MLK Jr. scolding protesters along with ridiculing the idea of reparations.
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Cartoon is racist
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/20/20)
I must strongly object to the Ramirez cartoon on page 9A of Saturday's weekend edition. To use the image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in such a way is disrespectful and divisive.
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A note to readers about cartoons
(Editorial ~ 08/20/20)
Ever since the coronavirus emerged, the Southeast Missourian editorial pages have been publishing a broader range of political cartoons, from 6 to 13 different images each print edition. The newspaper editorial section is not endorsing the opinions. It is showing a range of what is being discussed nationally, and, as much as possible, seeking to provoke thought (and not merely ideological confirmation).
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Ballot drop boxes bypass the post office
(National News ~ 08/20/20)
PHOENIX -- With the Trump administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around the country are hoping to bypass the Postal Service by installing lots of ballot drop boxes in libraries, community centers and other public places...
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Ex-FBI lawyer admits to false statement during Russia probe
(National News ~ 08/20/20)
WASHINGTON -- A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation. Kevin Clinesmith is the first current or former official to be charged in a special Justice Department review of the investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. ...
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Earl Stovall Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/20/20)
Earl W. Stovall Jr., 88, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Nov. 12, 1931, in Jackson, son of Earl W. Sr. and Mattie D. Morton Stovall. He and Verna A. Raymer Farmer were married Jan. 23, 1976, in Warren, Arkansas...
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Barbara Farquhar
(Obituary ~ 08/20/20)
Barbara J. Farquhar, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. Barbara was born April 5, 1930, in Chicago to the late Henry and Lucille Gladish Ochs. She and John M. Farquhar were married Oct. 2, 1960, in Houston...
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Billboards come down from Black cemetery in St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/20/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Billboards that had stood over an African American cemetery in suburban St. Louis are coming down. The removal this week of the six lighted billboards is the result of a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged the signs desecrated the memory of people buried in Washington Park Cemetery in Berkeley, Missouri...
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Prayer 8/20/20
(Prayer ~ 08/20/20)
O Lord Jesus, in everything we do may we do it for your glory. Amen.
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Out of the past: Aug. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 08/20/20)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Plans are being made for a Mass of thanksgiving at St. John's Catholic Church here, followed by a dinner at the Leopold Knights of Columbus Hall, next Saturday in observance of the 40th anniversary of Sister Mary Jane Jansen entering the School Sisters of Notre Dame; Jansen is the daughter of the late Robert W. ...
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Births 8/20/20
(Births ~ 08/20/20)
Daughter to Edward Tomoaki Albert Englehart and Jamie Lee Gibson of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Name, Amelia Nanaka Rose. Weight, 11 pounds, 6 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Gibson is the former Jamie Owen, daughter of Jeffrey and Phyllis Owen of Henderson, Kentucky. Englehart is the son of Wayne and Nobuko Englehart of Jackson. The couple works at Wal-Mart in Jackson...
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Tomato plant blooming from tree stump
(Submitted Story ~ 08/20/20)
I feed two squirrels in my yard every day and a few months ago they started running up this tree with my baby tomatoes to eat them. Now a tomato plant is blooming from the dead stump in this tree.
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Perry County Humanitarian of the Year Announced
(Submitted Story ~ 08/20/20)
Perryville, Missouri (August 11, 2020)- The Perry County Community Foundation (PCCF) has named Kenny Buchheit as the Humanitarian of the Year. PCCF marked the occasion with a $1,000 donation to America’s Tractor Museum at the Grand Opening on August 8. The museum displays Kenny’s vast tractor collection and operates through free-will donations...
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