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U.S. 61 bridge work to reduce lane
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
The southbound U.S. 61 flyover bridge over Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The flyover is at mile marker 93. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday...
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MoDOT seeks comment on Highway 177 project
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
Missouri Department of Transportation plans to raise Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau in two locations to mitigate flooding impacts caused by backwater from the Mississippi River and is seeking public comment on the proposal. The southern end of the project will improve the Juden Creek area by raising the roadway and relocating the centerline slightly to the south of the existing location. ...
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Cape FD engine out of service after catching fire Wednesday
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
A Cape Girardeau Fire Department engine is out of service after the vehicle caught fire Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 4 p.m., the fire department experienced a fire involving one of its engines near the intersection of North Sprigg and Bertling streets...
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Cape PD increasing traffic enforcement in Mount Auburn, Silver Springs area
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
Because of a high volume of speeding and careless driving complaints, the Cape Girardeau Police Department is increasing traffic enforcement efforts in the area of South Mount Auburn Road and South Silver Springs Road. According to a news release from the department, excessive speed has consistently been the greatest contributing circumstance in fatal car accidents throughout the State of Missouri. ...
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Cape County commissioners award bid on surety bonds for county officials
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners passed a motion Thursday to award Teeple Insurance Agency a bid for county officials surety bonds. The commission unanimously agreed to accept the bid in the following amounts per term: $258 for the county sheriff, $258 for the county assessor, $8,100 for the county treasurer, $258 for the county coroner, $914 for the county public administrator and three $390 amounts for the county public administrator's deputy clerks...
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Scott City woman killed in one-vehicle crash Wednesday morning
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
A Scott City woman was killed Wednesday morning when the vehicle she was driving ran off County Road 313, hit an embankment and overturned. Jessica N. Doria, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene by Scott County Coroner Scott Amick. According to a Troop E report, Doria was not wearing a seat belt...
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Smith-sponsored legislation would help kidney transplant recipients
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
Legislation sponsored by 8th District Rep. Jason Smith would extend medication help to kidney transplant recipients. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 5534, the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Act, which would extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients who have no other coverage. ...
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Consultant guiding city manager search in Cape; process to ramp up in January
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
GovHR USA vice president Mark Peterson met virtually this week with the Cape Girardeau City Council, presenting the mayor and six ward council members with the draft of an eight-page recruitment brochure for a new city manager. Peterson is helping coordinate the search to replace Scott Meyer, who plans to retire in June after 12 years, making him the longest-serving city manager in municipal history...
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TTF 6 sales tax collection begins Jan. 1
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
A half-cent sales tax used to fund the city of Cape Girardeau's transportation improvement projects has been collected continuously since 1995. Beginning in the new year, it will go to fund a new group of projects, what city officials call TTF 6 — in other words, the sixth iteration of the Transportation Trust Fund...
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Cape's nightlife struggling through coronavirus pandemic
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
When Gov. Mike Parson issued the "Stay Home Missouri" order in April, requiring Missourians to avoid leaving their homes and shutting down non-essential businesses because of COVID-19, Cape Girardeau's nightlife suffered. Now that the state has been reopened for more than seven months, Cape Girardeau's downtown bar owners are attempting to make the best of a bad situation...
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County officials: Virus vaccine doses to arrive next week
(Local News ~ 12/11/20)
Hours before a federal advisory panel signed off on emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Cape Girardeau County officials discussed distribution plans for the county. Mark Winkler, the county's emergency management director, told county commissioners Southeast Hospital will be the reception site for Pfizer's vaccine doses. ...
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Editorial: City of champions: Jackson soccer, football teams win state titles
(Editorial ~ 12/11/20)
Coming off the Jackson boys soccer team's state title in recent weeks, the Indians football team brought home their own hardware last weekend. It's been a season for the books in Jackson -- or as some may call it, Titletown. The soccer team defeated St. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/11/20)
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 11, the 346th day of 2020. There are 20 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI...
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Speak Out 12/11/20
(Speak Out ~ 12/11/20)
Has the Health Department been tracking how many 'Rona cases trace back to the train rides? Not wearing masks while stuck on a slow train to nowhere seems kind of risky. To the person that wrote in that the Jackson Football Team was good but not a powerhouse like Webb City, let's review. ...
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Prayer 12/11/20
(Prayer ~ 12/11/20)
You, O Lord Jesus, are the resurrection and the life and we praise your name. Amen.
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Trump's experiment with protectionist trade policies
(Column ~ 12/11/20)
With President Donald Trump soon departing Washington, now is a great time to assess his protectionist trade policies. From tariffs to his hectic bullying of other governments to renegotiate trade agreements to his support for American export subsidies, the Trump years were more than infuriating on trade matters; they were destructive...
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Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances
(National News ~ 12/11/20)
WILMINGTON, Del. -- President-elect Joe Biden's historically challenging transition to power is suddenly becoming even more complicated. A federal investigation into the finances of Biden's son Hunter threatens to embolden congressional Republicans, who have already shown little willingness to work with the incoming president or even acknowledge his victory in last month's election. ...
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Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
(National News ~ 12/11/20)
HOUSTON -- The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail...
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U.S. panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
(National News ~ 12/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans...
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First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18
(National News ~ 12/11/20)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has named the 18 astronauts -- half of them women -- who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this elite group. Vice President Mike Pence introduced the astronauts Wednesday at the close of his final meeting as chairman of the National Space Council. ...
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George Tumbleson
(Obituary ~ 12/11/20)
DEXTER, Mo. -- George "Wayne" Tumbleson entered the gates of Heaven on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. When Wayne arrived at his eternal home, he met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ -- face to face. This event transpired due to a decision that he made 60 years ago at a small country church revival, where he gave his heart to Christ...
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Billy Shuffler
(Obituary ~ 12/11/20)
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Billy Eugene Shuffler, born Dec. 27, 1929, in Forbes, North Carolina, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Washington at the age of 90. The son of Carrick Nelson and Sallie Garland Shuffler, he was one of five children, including Charles L. "C.L." Shuffler, James "Buster" Shuffler, Hugh Shuffler and Jolene Small. In addition to his brothers and sister, others who preceded him in death were his beloved wife of 48 years, Enid Shuffler; son, Bill Shuffler; and grandson, Michael...
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Darrell Phegley
(Obituary ~ 12/11/20)
Darrell A. Phegley, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away at 10:23 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at his residence. He was born to the late Calvin and Ruby Kempfer Phegley Dec. 6, 1933, in Modoc, Illinois. Darrell married Shirley Wiegard on June 27, 1953, at St Leo's Catholic Church in Modoc. She survives...
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Joan Anderson
(Obituary ~ 12/11/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Joan M. Anderson, 86, of O'Fallon died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Progress West Health Care Center in St. Charles, Missouri. She was born March 24, 1934, in New York City, New York, to Joseph Palmer and Agnes Cahill Maloney. Joan was a unique, imaginative woman with a quiet soul and disarming smile. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/11/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/11/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 9 n Medical assists were made at 2:49 a.m. on Mimosa Drive; 5:47 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 11:56 a.m. on South Missouri Avenue; 12:03 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 12:54 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 12:59 p.m. on South Lake Drive; 1:54 p.m. on Bordeau Drive; 2:44 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 4:32 p.m. on Drury Lane; 6:25 p.m. on William Street...
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Women's Hall of Fame honors Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
(Community ~ 12/11/20)
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. -- "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison were inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame on Thursday as part of a posthumous class of Black honorees that also includes Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were widely used in biomedical research; Barbara Hillary, the first Black woman to travel to both the North and South Poles; and civil rights activists Barbara Rose Johns Powell and Mary Church Terrell...
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Births 12/11/20
(Births ~ 12/11/20)
Son to Lindall Trent Liley and Lexi Aubyn Johnson of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:09 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Name, Colt William Paul. Weight, 7 pounds, 0.02 ounces. First child. Johnson is the daughter of Amanda Johnson and Justin Johnson of Jackson. Liley is the son of Jason Liley of Leopold, Missouri. He works for Hosemate...
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Judge dismisses St. Louis prosecutor from McCloskey case
(State News ~ 12/11/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A judge on Thursday disqualified the St. Louis prosecutor and her office from the case involving Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters marching on the private street near their home in June...
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Missouri House considers letter questioning Biden's victory
(State News ~ 12/11/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- At least 66 Republican state lawmakers from Missouri on Thursday signed a letter calling on Congress to reject presidential electoral votes from swing states that went for President-elect Joe Biden. Republican state Rep. Justin Hill, from the St. ...
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Out of the past: Dec. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 12/11/20)
As the Christmas shopping season wears on, retailers had hoped for record sales over the weekend; as many expected, the frigid weather and snow boosted holiday sales; shoppers returned to the stores Saturday and Sunday after a hiatus Friday when about 4 inches of snow blanketed Southeast Missouri...
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Bollinger County Library Receives MissouriCare Grant to Expand Broadband Access Through Wi-Fi Hotspots
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/20)
Eva Dunn, 573-238-2713 emzooo@hotmail.com Senator-Elect Rehder, MissouriCare Help Bollinger County Library Expand Broadband Access to Rural Bollinger County Through Wi-Fi Hotspots MARBLE HILL, Mo. – (Dec. 10, 2020) – Bollinger County Library received a $25,000 grant from Missouri Care Inc., an Anthem company, to strengthen internet connectivity for rural Bollinger County residents who lack service when they are at home or are on-the-go...
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