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Six coronavirus-related deaths reported
(Local News ~ 12/12/20)
Area health officials reported six COVID-19-related deaths Friday. The Missouri deaths were in Cape Girardeau County (three), Scott County (two) and Stoddard County (one). Cape Girardeau County marked a virus milestone Friday -- more than 5,000 county residents have recovered from the disease...
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SEMO's Vargas named to higher ed advisory group
(Local News ~ 12/12/20)
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) selected new officers, committee chairs and named new members to the Commissioner's Advisory Group during its December 9 meeting. Among the new members is Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas...
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Smith, Schmitt join suit to toss four states' votes
(Local News ~ 12/12/20)
Rep. Jason Smith and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined 126 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general, mostly Republican, signing onto a Texas lawsuit sent to the Supreme Court this week. According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the lawsuit to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court.
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Health official: COVID-19 vaccine arrives next week
(Local News ~ 12/12/20)
Missouri's top health official said Friday he expects the state's first COVID-19 vaccinations to occur next week. Randall Williams, director of the state Department of Health and Senior Services, told media members 20 pre-selected institutions will receive 51,000 doses of a Pfizer-created virus vaccine within days...
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James Baughn: History and bridge lover, friend to many
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
The world lost a remarkable individual last week when bridge-lover, history buff and webmaster James Baughn died after losing balance at the edge of a bluff at Trail of Tears State Park. He had been taking photos, something he did most weekends, on one of his many hikes. He was 39 years old, an only child, who will be grievously missed by his families -- at home, at work and in the community...
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Cape community college concept moving forward
(Local News ~ 12/12/20)
More than a decade after it was first proposed, the idea of establishing a two-year community college in Cape Girardeau is once again moving forward. A letter of intent was submitted Tuesday to the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) on behalf of public school districts in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Perry County indicating an interest in creating what would become the state's 13th community college...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/12/20)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2020. There are 19 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida's contested election...
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Adopt Banshee 12-13-20
(Community ~ 12/12/20)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This sweet boy is Banshee. He is 2 years old and needs a loving family. He is 4-months-old and ready for love. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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Club news 12-13-20
(Community News ~ 12/12/20)
The Town & Country FCE Club met Nov. 8 at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson, with Karen Murphy as hostess. She gave two devotions titled "Sometimes we're so busy counting our troubles, we don't count our blessings" and "HonestY: a chapter from the book of wisdom."...
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Tin Lizzies roll out of Fred A. Groves' showroom
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
Born in Bonne Terre, Missouri, young Frederick Groves, 19, moved to Cape Girardeau in 1911. He hit the ground running ... or rather driving, as he soon opened a new Ford dealership in the H & H Building showroom at Fountain Street on Broadway. A friend of Groves, Dr. F. D. Rhodes, helped him pick out the right name, Ford Groves...
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Senior Center menus for Dec. 14-18
(Community ~ 12/12/20)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Menus are subject to change. Monday: Swedish meatballs or sweet-and-sour chicken, brown rice, glazed baby carrots, green peas, bread slice and pineapple tidbits or iced cherry cake. Tuesday: Pepper steak or BARBECUE chicken breast, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole-grain hot roll and blushing pears or coconut delight...
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True and false
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
Turkey tail mushrooms are tricky for a novice like me to identify. I see them in the woods often and find them interesting to look at, but have never taken time to learn about them. Even after researching information on turkey tail mushrooms, I remain a novice...
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Make it a good deal
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
We moved to Scott City in January or February 1986, I believe, and started to pastor the Wesleyan Church here in town. After many a service, we'd meet some friends at a local convenience store and have some ice cream. It was a lot more than some to be honest. ...
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Persuasion is a very tall order, isn't it?
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. (Matthew 15:16) A cursory reading of the New Testament will yield the Master's range of emotions, including exasperation, which is seen in the above epigram. In the verse immediately preceding the one noted above, St. Peter had asked Jesus to explain to the disciples a parable about eating...
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FYI 12-13-20
(Community ~ 12/12/20)
The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will hold a virtual program about wildlife winter survival from 10 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12. Winter can be a tough time of year for wild animals. The cold wind blows and food is scarce. Luckily, they have some special tricks for surviving the season. Tune into this virtual program and discover how wild animals survive winter. This program is designed for ages 3 to 6 years old but all ages are welcome...
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Will Biden give in to the Hydroxy Effect?
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
There is as yet no known, easily accessible cure for COVID-19. Over the past year, lots of old and new drugs and supplements -- Ivermectin, azithromycin, remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, aspirin, Pepcid and others -- have shown at least some anecdotal value in ameliorating the effects of early-stage COVID-19. Clinical physicians treating patients in hospitals often disagree with the research scientists conducting trials on the efficacy of all these treatments...
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Dr. Walter Williams: Prophet of freedom
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
Sometimes, the legacy of great men is that the world doesn't realize how great they were until they are gone. This might be the case with Dr. Walter E. Williams. Dr. Williams passed away last week. He was the John M. Olin distinguished professor of economics at George Mason University, where, for six years, he served as chairman of the economics department. He was a prolific author and columnist (writing for Creators, which also syndicates my column). And he was a dear friend...
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Prayer 12-13-20
(Prayer ~ 12/12/20)
O Heavenly Father, may we always fix our eyes on you. Amen.
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Making spirits bright
(Community ~ 12/12/20)
Local houses are uniquely lighting up the night this holiday season in Cape Girardeau county. The Hubbard Family light show at 1565 Jennifer Drive in Jackson has been operating for the past 20 years according to Brian Hubbard, but was set to music only five years ago. Hubbard said that through a radio frequency, viewers can hear a playlist of holiday music. "Up on the Housetop" is his favorite song...
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Allen Sibley
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Allen Sibley, Jr., 77, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Heartland Care and Rehab. He was born July 7, 1943 at Sikeston, Missouri, the son of Webster Allen Sibley, Sr. and Elsie Helen McDaniel Sibley. He was married Jan. 25, 1969, to Sharon Montgomery...
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Ronald Ratcliff
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Ronald Wayne Ratcliff died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Life celebration arrangements in Perryville, Missouri, are pending for Dec 19. Arrangements are with McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Margaret Hirschfield
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Margaret M. Hirschfield, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born April 28, 1940, in Chicago to the Rev. Thomas and Helen Allen. She married Ted Hirschfield. She worked for Drury Industries for many years...
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Virginia Harper
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- Virginia Lee Harper, 97, of Benton died Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at the home of her daughter. She was born July 3, 1923 in Benton to Emil and Veronica Mueller Bertrand. She married Raymond Glenburn Harper on July 11, 1941 and he preceded her in death...
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Herman Erzfeld
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Herman Joseph Erzfeld, 84, of Uniontown died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Missouri. He was born Oct. 5, 1936, in Uniontown to Henry Ignatious and Rose Unterreiner Erzfeld. He and Lunette Berkbuegler were married April 15, 1961. She survives in Uniontown...
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Jessica Doria
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Jessica Nicole Doria, 29, of Scott City died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Scott County, Missouri. She was born Oct. 24, 1991, in Carbondale, Illinois, to Rickie Lee and Christina Lynn Harp Flannigan. She was the sales manager at Rent One in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Lois Dodd-Tucker
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Lois Dodd-Tucker of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 24, 1924, at Naylor, Missouri, daughter of George and Zephra Fowler Blackledge. On April 1, 1945, she married Paul Dodd, an auctioneer and Realtor. Lois worked as a co-partner in Dodd Realty with her husband for many years in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Paul died Oct. 2, 1972,...
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Bernice Chastain
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Mary Bernice Chastain, age 99, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 4, 1921, to Mayo and Naomi Tilley Strong. For a short time during World War II, Bernice worked at the Marin County Shipyard and Port at Hueneme Construction Battalion Base, California...
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Joshua Campbell
(Obituary ~ 12/12/20)
Joshua Kaine Campbell, 42, of Jackson died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with melanoma. He was deeply loved and will be sorely missed. He was born Aug. 10, 1978, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Thomas C. Campbell and Lisa D. Pieper...
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Senate sends Trump defense bill
(National News ~ 12/12/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Friday approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto the bill because it does not clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased during the election...
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Congress averts shutdown, buys time for more COVID-19 talks
(National News ~ 12/12/20)
WASHINGTON -- Congress shipped a temporary government-wide funding bill to President Donald Trump on Friday, averting a government shutdown at midnight and buying time for on-again, off-again talks on COVID-19 relief. The bill, which sets a new shutdown deadline of midnight next Friday, passed the Senate by a unanimous voice vote that came without much drama despite and sent rank-and-file senators home for the weekend with no clear picture of what awaits next week. ...
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Supreme Court rejects latest Republican attack on Biden victory
(National News ~ 12/12/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation's highest court...
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Births 12/13/20
(Births ~ 12/12/20)
Daughter to Okwuchukwu and Diana Oboh of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12;28 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Name, Adaeze Diana. Weight, 6 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Oboh is the daughter of Anni Holley and Celester Holley of Cape Girardeau. She works for the Missouri Veterans Home. Oboh is the son of Benedict Oboh and Alphonsus Oboh of Nigeria. He is a student.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 12/13/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 10 n Medical assists were made at 12:25 a.m. on South Benton Street; 5:27 a.m. on North Middle Street; 7:11 a.m. on Park Place Drive; 11:25 a.m. on Perryvile Road; 1:41 p.m. on William Street; 3:13 p,m. on William Street; 7:45 p.m. on College Street; 9:35 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 10:28 p.m. on North Fountain Street.
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 12/14/20 meeting
(Local News ~ 12/12/20)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from Dec. 10 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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Out of the past: Dec. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/12/20)
The city of Jackson plans to sell its old City Hall at 225 S. High St., to the highest bidder on Jan. 5; city offices will move to their new location on Courthouse Square on Dec. 29; all offices except the collector's office will be closed that day so furniture, files and other supplies can be moved to the new site; all offices will open at the new location on Jan. 2...
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Choose to be joyful
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
Many of our churches are celebrating Advent as they are counting down to Christmas. This Sunday, our topic is Joy. Sometimes we confuse joy with happiness. No one is happy all the time. I once read that the record for smiling was 10 hours. When I worked retail jobs, I would have managers remind me to smile, has anyone told you to smile lately? Someone said that happiness happens, and that joy is a condition of the heart. I believe that we can learn to be joyful...
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Waiting for the Son of God
(Column ~ 12/12/20)
What keeps you going when you're ready to drop? You can't take another step, think the darkness in your soul will never end and both hands go up in despair? All of us have felt that way at one time or another. Those feeling have been occurring since the time of Isaiah as he tried to comfort God's weary people (Isaiah 1)...
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