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Optimist Club to honor law enforcement personnel
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
A U.S. Navy veteran, former prosecutor and retired federal judge will speak at Thursday’s Respect for Law event sponsored by Cape Girardeau’s Evening Optimist Club. Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. will provide remarks at the event, and the club will honor personnel with area law enforcement organizations...
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Curbside voting begins in Cape County
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
Poll workers Valeria Klaproth, left, and Jeff Poole collect an ballot from a motorist Monday, the first day of a weeklong curbside-voting and absentee ballot dropoff event at the Cape Girardeau County Administration Building in Jackson. ...
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Backfisch, Kiefer vie for commissioner of Scott County 2nd District
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
Mike Backfisch Jr. and Donnie Kiefer are both candidates for 2nd District Scott County commissioner on the Nov. 3 ballot. Backfisch is a Republican while Kiefer is a Democrat. The following is a Q&A with each candidate. Backfisch: I have worked as a mechanic and an equipment operator for over 25 years. I think my experience in road, bridge and snow removal will be an asset to the county...
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Christmas parades planned in Jackson, Scott City; Cape parade canceled
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
Christmas parade plans are underway in Jackson and Scott City. In Jackson, the Dec. 6 parade will likely look different this year. Santa will be riding in this year’s parade but will not be available for photos, and uptown shops will not be open for shopping, said Steve Turner, Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization director...
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Cape County wrapping up CARES Act funding process
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
With just over two months left in 2020, Cape Girardeau County officials say the calendar and the county’s $9.2 million coronavirus relief fund should both run out at about the same time. “It will be awfully close,” commented First District County Commissioner Paul Koeper, who has been keeping tabs on fund allocation requests and passing them on to the other commissioners for consideration...
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Three area deaths attributed to coronavirus
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
Health officials reported three COVID-19-related deaths Monday, two in Bollinger County, Missouri, and one in Cape Girardeau County. Bollinger County reported two deaths because of the virus, bringing the county’s total to four. As of Monday, the county reported 661 total cases (up 31 from its previous report) and 526 recoveries...
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SEMO Food Bank receives grant for study, pilot program
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
Southeast Missouri Food Bank in Sikeston, Missouri, has received a grant from Feeding America that will cover the cost of monthly mobile food distributions in Scott County and other nearby counties through April, a study on how well the food bank’s services are doing, a new staff member, and a pilot program to improve access to healthy foods, according to a news release sent Monday...
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Cape schools stay with EBO MD
(Local News ~ 10/27/20)
In a unanimous vote, and despite a public challenge from a competing firm, the Cape Girardeau School Board voted Monday to authorize negotiation of a contract with Essential Benefit Offerings (EBO MD) for what school superintendent Neil Glass called "an add-on health benefits package" for district employees...
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Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
(National News ~ 10/27/20)
WASHINGTON -- Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/27/20)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2020. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, was inaugurated in New York City. On this date: In 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published...
- Prayer 10/27/20 (Prayer ~ 10/27/20)
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Perspective on the pope
(Column ~ 10/27/20)
A new Pope Francis documentary, "Francesco," has certainly commanded some attention. Longtime pope followers like me know to take the hubbub with a grain of salt. The press attention to Francis' papacy has been so often guided by ideology. The progressive left, so to speak, has held onto hope that he is their way to a church they are more comfortable with, one conformed to the values of the times rather than age-old tenets. ...
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Where I stand on the issues
(Column ~ 10/27/20)
I am a 69-year-old white lawyer and landowner. I have voted in 13 presidential elections. I have never seen our society more divided, more angry, more full of hate. We have always had different opinions on many issues yet calmly debated an outcome tolerable to all. The current division is generated by misinformation spread about the position of opposing politics. I am truly independent, but my choice in this election has never been easier...
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Vote for life
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/27/20)
We are just days away from the most important election of our lifetimes! We have the privilege of voting for the party that upholds the sanctity of ALL life and protects our God-given rights, our freedom to worship, lower taxation, etc. OR voting for death and destruction of life which accompanies the party of increased taxation, Green New Deal, making the earth our "god", socialism/communism, to name a few...
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Why I am running for state representative
(Paid Letter ~ 10/27/20)
In February, our family was blessed with its first grandchildren. Their arrival made it clear that it was time for me to seek public office to restore the true priorities of all Missourians. Missourians place high value on equality for everyone in our community. Policies and practices must apply fairly to all. Resources should be shared equitably. The hallmarks of public service should be professionalism and responsiveness to everyone...
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Vote 'yes' on Amendment 3
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/27/20)
On Election Day, we hope that many will join us in voting yes on Amendment 3. Amendment 3 seeks to right the wrongs of the Clean Missouri Amendment which misled voters in our last election. The 2018 amendment gave the Missouri State Auditor -- not the Secretary of State, who is the state's election authority, or the Attorney General, who enforces the laws of the state -- the power of appointing a state demographer. ...
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Trump order is dangerous
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/27/20)
On Wednesday, Oct. 22, Trump signed an Executive Order which strips long-held civil service protections from career Federal Employees whose work involves policymaking. His action allows them to be dismissed without recourse, similar to the political appointees of each administration...
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The legacy of Clara Daniels
(Column ~ 10/27/20)
How fitting for front page tribute to the life work and courage of Clara Lucille Daniels of Cape Girardeau. Bravo to Jeff Long and the Southeast Missourian newspaper for embracing the opportunity to honor her barrier-breaking courage. A young Clara Daniels had to summon courage when her beloved Cobb School burned and with it her plan for education. ...
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John Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
John "Dale" Seabaugh, 81 of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount Zion Cemetery at Scopus, Missouri, with the Rev. Jack Leslie officiating.
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Betty Peetz
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
Betty L. Peetz, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 7, 1927, in Jackson to Roy and Marie Lanpher Welker. She and Reuben D. Peetz were married March 20, 1948, at Gordonville. Betty was a 1947 graduate of Jackson High School...
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Palma Owens
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
Palma Lee Owens, 97, of Jackson died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at her home. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements...
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Jerry Moore
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
William "Jerry" Moore, 78, of Oak Ridge, formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at his home. He was born Dec. 5, 1941, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Elmer Lee and Virginia Carmon Moore. Jerry was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Vietnam War...
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Shirley Mobley
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
Shirley Dee Mobley, daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mae Bell Lynch Moore, was born Dec. 8, 1935, in Randles, Missouri, and departed this life Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 84 years old. On Oct.22, 1951, she married David Franklin Mobley in Toga (Advance), Missouri. He preceded her in death Nov. 25, 2011...
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Jackie Miller
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jacqueline "Jackie" Lynn Miller, age 39, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Leo Broshius
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Leo Garrett Broshuis, 91, of Leopold went to be with the Lord Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at the Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 29, 1928, in Lutesville, Missouri, son of Henry A. and Katie Bauer Broshuis. He and Agnes Louise Jansen were united in marriage April 15, 1950...
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Donna Biler
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Donna Lee Biler, daughter of the late Alvin Prentis and Grace Wagner Denton, was born Dec. 19, 1935, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at her home in Chaffee at the age of 84 years old. Donna worked with her sister, Peggy, at Hearts and Flowers in Chaffee for many years. She made a lot of friends when she worked at Sam's Club in Cape Girardeau. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and her family...
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Betty Ballentine
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
Betty Jane Ballentine, 93, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Funeral services were held at Irwin Chapel in Granite City, Illinois, Friday. A memorial service will also be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson...
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'The books that see her through': Oprah Winfrey suggests seven
(Community ~ 10/27/20)
NEW YORK -- With Election Day approaching and the pandemic ongoing, Oprah Winfrey is setting aside her usual book club recommendations and instead citing seven personal favorites, ranging from James Baldwin's landmark essays in "The Fire Next Time" to Mary Oliver's poetry collection "Devotions."...
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Zeta likely hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for US
(National News ~ 10/27/20)
MIAMI -- A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek...
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Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the U.S.
(National News ~ 10/27/20)
BOISE, Idaho -- Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in practically every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that "we're rounding the turn, we're doing great."...
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Missouri virus hospitalizations rising as data problem fixed
(State News ~ 10/27/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A data-entry problem that skewed hospitalization numbers in Missouri for more than a week was fixed Monday and the new data showed hospitalizations were still increasing. Last week, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service's coronavirus dashboard had a message stating the number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had been underreported since Oct. ...
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Out of the past: Oct. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 10/27/20)
An agreement allowing Cape Girardeau County to house jail inmates at The Gibson Recovery Center is nearly final; inmates could be moved to the center at 1112 Linden in Cape Girardeau as early as mid-November; a contract with Gibson would alleviate overcrowding at the jail in Jackson; jail capacity is 65, and when the number of inmates reaches into the low 70s, they must be housed elsewhere...
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Area police reports 10/27/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 100 block of South Henderson Avenue. n Assault was reported on Village Drive. n Assault was reported in the 300 block of North Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/27/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Oct. 25 n Medical assists were made at 3:23 p.m. on Aspen Drive; 3:46 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 4:28 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 5:11 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 5:21 p.m. on North Hanover Street; 7:47 p.m. on Dunklin Street; 9:10 p.m. on Landgraf Drive...
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Agnes Myers
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
Agnes Louise Myers, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. She was born July 23, 1938, to Thomas and Louise Nobus Kiefer. She and Joseph Leslee Myers Jr., were married April 7, 1978, at Jackson. He preceded her in death Jan. 14, 2016...
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Leon Schlosser
(Obituary ~ 10/27/20)
Leon Otto Schlosser, 87 of Scott City died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 22, 1933, in Kelso, Missouri, to Emil and Lena Martin Schlosser. He and Ruth Ostendorf were married Jan. 5, 1957, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Praise for 'polarizing' politicians
(Column ~ 10/27/20)
"He's too polarizing." "She's too divisive." Ever hear those descriptions of politicians or leaders, the purpose of which is to convince people that Mr. or Mrs. So-and-So is too dangerous to even consider supporting? I call nonsense on the whole thing. Who wants to support milquetoast men and women more interested in not being labeled polarizing than in being principled?...
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