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Sponsored: Your Next adventure McDowell South RV
(B Magazine ~ 09/10/20)
Adventuring and creating a place to belong within the unfamiliar. It’s what Kyle McDowell and his team at McDowell South RV are in the business of. “We help create a home for the people who purchase our campers,” McDowell says. “We aren’t just selling them anything; we are providing a place where they can enjoy their own vacation.”...
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Chester Bridge repairs completed, weight limit to be restored
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
After working into Tuesday night, Missouri Department of Transportation crews completed repairs to the Missouri Highway 51 bridge over the Mississippi River (the Chester Bridge) Wednesday, according to a MoDOT news release. The bridge's load limit had been reduced to 25 tons because of deteriorated conditions found by a recent safety inspection. With the repairs completed, the 40-ton load posting is expected to be reinstated by 7 a.m. today...
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TGI'F' Top Picks 9/10/20
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
From 10 to 10:30 a.m. today [Sept. 10], join the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center for this free, online event for ages 12 years and up. Learn all about pawpaws, their history and how to harvest them, in the virtual pawpaw patch. More info: mdc.mo.gov/southeastevents, (573) 290-5218, capenc@mdc.mo.gov...
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Jackson aldermen accept bids on major projects
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
Jackson's Board of Aldermen on Wednesday night accepted bids for a pair of contracts valued at more than $1.3 million, including a bid on one project that was nearly 30% lower than anticipated. In a pair of unanimous votes, the aldermen accepted a $747,909 bid from Jokerst Inc. ...
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Women Helping Women, library returns, and 9/11
(Column ~ 09/10/20)
Women are helping women in the aptly named "Women Helping Women" online fundraiser to benefit the Safe House for Women in Cape Girardeau. For each of the next 10 weeks, donors can buy a chance to win a prize, drawn and announced each Friday at 3 p.m. on Facebook Live...
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Las Brisas: Flavor so good, it's almost criminal
(Community ~ 09/10/20)
I am guilty of a horrible crime. I have this wonderful platform with which I can steer you, the fellow members of my community, in the direction of worthy or quirky or just darn tasty restaurants. My crime is that, so often, I take for granted the places I visit the most and don't think to share them with you. ...
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In Belarus: The tragic absurdity of a national leader and the inspiring courage of those who stand, peacefully, against him
(Column ~ 09/10/20)
Positioned between Russia and the West is a nation of beautiful people, Belarus, which has felt the brunt of history. Today, with an autocratic president cracking down on innocents protesting a discredited election, Belarus is suffering again.
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/10/20
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes from Sept. 3 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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'Potato pumpkin' recipes to try
(Community ~ 09/10/20)
My very dear, lifelong friend, Scott Tucker, shared a few "potato pumpkins" with me recently. These large, green and white striped, crook-neck squash were new to me, so I had to do a little studying. His sweet parents, Bob and Clara Mae, are like another set of parents to me and they were quick to explain to me how to cook them...
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Cape agrees to give CSA monument to original donor
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
By a unanimous 7-0 vote Tuesday, Cape Girardeau City Council members voted to give the recently relocated Confederate States of America monument back to its donor. In a Sept. 1 letter addressed to deputy city manager Molly Mehner, the Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) asked the city to return the marker donated to the city in 1931...
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Community leader Raymond Buhs dies at 94
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
Family man, friend, veteran, businessman, volunteer and devotee are just a few titles to describe Raymond George Buhs. Buhs, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday. He left a legacy of decades long service to the Cape Girardeau community. In 2018, he was the 16th recipient of the Spirit of America Award given each year by the Southeast Missourian...
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Four dozen new coronavirus cases reported in area
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
More than four dozen new COVID-19 cases were reported in the region Wednesday. Stoddard County, Missouri, reported the largest increase in cases, 26. The new cases of the disease associated with coronavirus pushed the county’s total number of cases to 383. Two hundred ninety-eight county residents have recovered from the virus, and 10 deaths have been attributed to it. The county had 75 active cases as of Wednesday...
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Mississippi River travelers reclaim stolen boat after high-speed chase near Cape Girardeau (Video Included)
(Local News ~ 09/10/20)
An alleged boat bandit was arrested Sunday in Cape Girardeau after a high-speed chase on the Mississippi River. Richard A. Futrell, 44, of Cape Girardeau is charged with one Class B felony count of stealing for appropriating a watercraft without consent after having been found guilty of two previous stealing-related offenses within 10 years...
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Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks — including Hawley
(National News ~ 09/10/20)
WASHINGTON -- Hoping to replicate a strategy long seen as key to his appeal among conservative voters, President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates he's pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill...
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Women should support Andy Leighton
(Paid Letter ~ 09/10/20)
On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified giving women the right to vote. It had been a hard-fought victory begun years before, and it struggled to come to fruition as wars and a pandemic threatened to end it altogether. The March 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade held in Washington, D.C. ...
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Time is running out -- respond to the 2020 Census now
(Column ~ 09/10/20)
As the 2020 Census draws to a close, I urge each one of you reading this to respond before it's too late. This is the final month to be counted and to help guarantee Cape Girardeau receives funding for essential services that will shape the future of our community for the next 10 years...
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Hard seltzer remains an 'it' drink
(Community ~ 09/10/20)
I know I am revealing my age when I say that the last time I remember an alcohol craze like this it was wine coolers. I was barely scraping legal when they were superhot in the 1980s, but I knew there was an "it drink." The most recent "it drink" is hard seltzer, served on plenty of patios and sidewalk tables during this pandemic summer...
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David Young
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
David Earl Young, 83, of Jackson died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. David's family has elected to not have a memorial visitation or service at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson has been entrusted with the final care of David...
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Patrick Webster
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Patrick O. Webster, 77, of Cairo died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m., Friday at Mound City (Illinois) National Cemetery, with the Rev. Buddy Walls officiating. Interment will follow...
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Joyce Rogers
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
Joyce Ann Rogers, 72, of Scott City died Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church Friday. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...
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Geneva Proffer
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
Geneva Hindman Proffer, daughter of the late John Eldridge and Ethel Carnell Eldridge, was born June 9, 1922, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau at the age of 98 years. On May 6, 1939, she was united in marriage to Eugene Hindman. ...
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Thomas Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
Thomas S. "Tom" Miller, 87, of Millersville passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born July 31, 1933, in Millersville to Thomas B. and Mildred I. Stearns Miller, he was one of four children. Tom married Jo Diane Wise, and they had three children, Beverly, Dana and Thomas J. He later married Theresa Hotop, and they had two children, Tim and Traci...
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William Green
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
William L. "Bill" Green, 89, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at the home of a daughter in Bloomfield, Missouri. Born Feb. 28, 1931, in Midway, Kentucky, to Jesse J. and Sally Carter Green, he was one of nine children. He was a graduate of Midway High School. He met Nan Carpenter on a blind date, and he "loved her from the first time he saw her smile." They were married Nov. 3, 1956, at Midway Christian Church. Five children were born to their union...
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Charles L. Drury Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Charles L. Drury Sr. passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Charles was the beloved husband of Shirley J. Luebbers Drury; dear father and father-in-law of Chuck (Bonnie) Drury, Jeannie (Norman) Tanner, Joan Drury, Tim (Cindy) Drury, Janice (Jack) Ruopp, Jennifer (Shellie Evans) Drury and Jackie Pollvogt; loving grandfather of Charles L. ...
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Nancy Cheek
(Obituary ~ 09/10/20)
MESA, Ariz. -- Nancy Ruth McDowell Cheek, 76, went to be with the Lord in September 2020 in Mesa. Nancy was born in Cape Girardeau to Chester Lloyd and Virginia Ruth McDowell. She grew up in Fruitland and attended Fruitland Elementary School and Jackson High School. She later graduated from Southeast Missouri State College with a Bachelor of Science in Education...
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Speak Out 9/10/20
(Speak Out ~ 09/10/20)
Last week my son came home from Cape Central High School, and I asked him if he had homework. He told me he had to finish answering questions for English. He then told me that all the questions were about privilege. He showed me the paper, and I was shocked by the questions, I asked him what did this paper have to do with English. ...
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Prayer 9/10/20
(Prayer ~ 09/10/20)
O Lord, may we train up our children in the way they should go. Amen.
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Out of the past: Sept. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 09/10/20)
The Rev. Frederick Schmucker of Cape Girardeau will spend the fall term as an instructor in pastoral care at the Center for Evangelical Theology of the University of Klaipeda, Lithuania; Schmucker will serve as a Lutheran mission volunteer representing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America...
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Saxon Lutheran Memorial Fall Festival Canceled
(Submitted Story ~ 09/10/20)
It is with sadness that we announce that the 2020 Fall Festival at Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, MO, has been cancelled. This was a decision that was not taken lightly. In light of the recent rise in cases in Covid-19 in the region, we believed it to be in the best interests of the general public and for everyone's safety that the event be cancelled. ...
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Removing the threat of litigation is critical for Missouri's economic recovery
(Column ~ 09/10/20)
Even after the end of widespread shutdowns and the reopening of our economy, the COVID-19 pandemic remains a challenge. To keep workers and customers safe, businesses have adapted new guidelines from the CDC and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. ...
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