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Fire breaks out at SEMO dining facility
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department was called to the Southeast Missouri State University Towers main floor Tuesday night in response to a grease fire at Rowdy's. The fire happened around 8 p.m. Associate vice president for Student Life Bruce Skinner detailed the fire on a comment on the Living at Southeast Facebook page...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/27/20
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes from Aug. 24 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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Bertrand man wins $100,000 in lottery
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
A Bertrand, Missouri, man has won $100,000 in a Missouri Lottery game. Harold Hooper won the prize from a $5 Lucky Bonus Crossword ticket he purchased at Larry’s Pit Stop, 2413 E. Malone Ave., in Sikeston, Missouri, according to a new release. “I couldn’t believe it at first,” Hooper said in the release. “I checked the ticket multiple times over the next few hours.”...
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TGI'F' Top Picks 8/27/20
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
Join staff for a one-mile, after-hours adventure on the Cape Girardeau Nature Center trails from 8 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive in Cape Girardeau. Please bring a flashlight and suitable shoes. All ages welcome, but be aware that trails are hilly and can be challenging. Social distancing and the use of masks will be required...
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Getting back to the nightly dinner routine
(Community ~ 08/27/20)
As children are starting back to school, I fondly remember back to when our children were going to school and trying to think about getting into a new routine and back to having planned suppers prepared for them. I was blessed with children who would eat anything and were not picky eaters at all, but I know other children are not so adventurous when it comes to food...
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Humane Society celebrates groundbreaking
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
Former Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay B. Knudtson, left, reveals a T-shirt resembling his own dog, Bella, while board president Charlotte Craig records the moment with her cellphone during the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri groundbreaking of its new 12,000-square-foot facility Wednesday ...
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Loose bull spotted Tuesday night in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a report Tuesday night of a bull running loose on East Malone Avenue, according to Capt. Austin Henley. The bull continued through town to near Gladys Street and Kingshighway. Later, it continued its trek back to the east end of town and made its way onto Sikeston Memorial Airport property...
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Oran Food Mart serves up hospitality and good food
(Community ~ 08/27/20)
I took a road trip to Oran, Missouri, recently. I had never visited before and was following up on a food lead. The drive to Oran was breathtaking. Wild hyacinths were blooming in the ditches, immense white flowers rarely sprinkled with the odd pink specimen. ...
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Kay's Carry Ons helps give foster children dignity on wheels
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
A not-for-profit agency new to the Cape Girardeau region aims to provide foster children with their own rolling luggage, and it's dear to founder Kay Kizer's heart. Kizer started the foundation on the very last day of 2018, as she put it, "wanting to start the new year off not wasting any of God's time."...
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Jackson offers burial 'niches' in Russell Heights Cemetery
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
The increasing popularity of cremation when making funeral arrangements has been noticed by the City of Jackson. Earlier this month, the city added a columbaria section to the northwest part of Russell Heights Cemetery on Route PP, with a gazebo nearby suitable for small memorial services...
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Dancing with the Show Me Stars available soon to watch online
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
If you missed Dancing with the Show Me Stars on Aug. 21, don’t worry — a chance to see the event, Pay Per View style, is coming up Sept. 10. Event coordinator Dwana Leible, who is also the resource developer for Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, said she wanted to brag on all of the dancers and choreographers who worked hard to make the event happen...
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Washington University spit test approved by FDA for coronavirus
(State News ~ 08/27/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday. The St. Louis-area university worked with biotechnology company Fluidigm to develop the test, which allows people to collect their own testing samples by spitting into small tubes. Test results are available in a few hours...
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New coronavirus cases, additional death reported Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
County health officials reported about three dozen new COVID-19 cases and one additional death because of the virus in the region Wednesday. Stoddard County Public Health Center reported the fatality, its 10th related to the disease associated with coronavirus. The county’s total number of cases increased by three Wednesday to 299, with 237 patients having recovered from the virus...
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Center Junction traffic moving to new pavement
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
Motorists traveling between Cape Girardeau and Jackson along U.S. 61 through the Center Junction construction zone will be directed onto new pavement running parallel to the highway’s existing lanes starting next week. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the shift to the new lanes is scheduled to happen between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning...
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St. Louis judge, Chaffee native, John Essner dies at 69
(Local News ~ 08/27/20)
A son of Scott County, longtime associate St. Louis County Circuit Judge John R. Essner has died. He was 69. Essner died Aug. 14 following a long bout with cancer. Described by colleagues as thoughtful, fair and generous with his time, Essner spent more than 20 years at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri...
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Border travel crackdown causes long waits
(National News ~ 08/27/20)
SAN DIEGO -- A Trump administration crackdown on nonessential travel coming from Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic has created massive bottlenecks at the border, with drivers reporting waits of up to 10 hours to get into the U.S. An employee at a company that provides support for businesses with Mexican operations saw the huge lines Sunday night from his home in Tijuana, Mexico. A U.S. citizen, he lined up at midnight for his 8 a.m. shift Monday in San Diego and still arrived 90 minutes late...
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Better burgers are all about the blend
(Community ~ 08/27/20)
There was a time when I liked burgers based mostly on their toppings. I might order a Swiss cheese and bacon burger, or one topped with blue cheese and caramelized onions, and that, I thought, was where the flavor was. Then I realized I could make my own burger blend with better quality cuts of beef. This changed the way I make and eat burgers...
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Douglas Stacy Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
Douglas Lee Stacy Sr., 74, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at his home. He was born Oct. 24, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Glenn Loomis and Catherine Louise Cauble Stacy. He and Marjorie Kay Smith were married Feb. 4, 1965, in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Paula Smith
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
Paula Sue Bridges Smith, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Paul and Lillian Brennan Bridges. She and Wayne Cassoutt were married in 1969. Four children were born to their union: twins, Connie and Bonnie, Tammie and Lancer. Connie and Bonnie passed away shortly after they were born, and Lancer was tragically killed in a bicycle accident in 2004...
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Joann Reiker
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
Joann Elizabeth Reiker, 80, of Jackson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, at The Villas of Jackson. She was born Oct. 4, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Frank and Leona Beeson Willis. She and Robert E. Reiker were married Dec. 30, 1961, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Sept. 12, 1988...
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Beulah Perry
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
Beulah Everee Vann Perry, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Steve Betts officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Elouise Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
PATTON, Mo. -- Elouise Mayfield, 86, of Patton passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at Woodland Hill in Marble Hill, Missouri. She was born July 18, 1934, in Missouri, the daughter of Loy Herman and Annie Pearl Seabaugh Cook. She and Gerald "Doc" Mayfield were united in marriage Sept. 3, 1954, and he passed away April 29, 2005...
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Glennon Gisi
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Glennon L. Gisi, 76, of St. Charles died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at his home. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Deacon Joe Brindley officiating. Inurnment will be at Queen of All Saints Mausoleum at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Terry Cattron
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
Terry Lynn Cattron, 60, of Jackson passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 13, 1959, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Lowen and Clara Burton Cattron. Terry was a graduate of Jackson High School. He worked several years at Midwest Engines in Cape Girardeau and later owned and operated Terry's Muffler in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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James Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 08/27/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- James "Bear" Charles Bollinger, 61, of Marble Hill died Aug. 24, 2020, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will begin at noon Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Plainview Cemetery near Patton, Missouri...
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Speak Out 8/27/20
(Speak Out ~ 08/27/20)
Adrienne Ross, your article, "The cruelty of coronavirus quarantine on the elderly" was thoughtful and compassionate. You hit the nail on the head! You gave good examples of the inconsistencies of what is allowed for some and not for others. So many of the guidelines are not logical or compassionate! It is agonizing to watch the toll that isolation is taking on the mental health of those who just a few years ago were some of our most esteemed citizens! Thank you for explaining the 14 day quarantine routine. ...
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Prayer 8/27/20
(Prayer ~ 08/27/20)
When anxiety is great within me, your consolation, O God, brings me joy. Amen.
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Out of the past: Aug. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 08/27/20)
Officials with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department say a new section of Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau should be open by the first of the year; the section, between Sprigg Street and Kingshighway, has two contractors working to complete the job by Dec. 31; it is a fraction of the total road-and-bridge project that will provide a new link from Interstate 55 to a new Mississippi River bridge...
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GOP convention defends police as racial tension rises anew
(National News ~ 08/27/20)
BALTIMORE -- Republicans aggressively defended law enforcement on the third night of their convention, as the nation faced renewed tensions following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin, that sparked protests in a state that could decide the fall election...
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