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Route M in Scott County closed overnight for bridge removal
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
Route M in Scott County, between the Interstate 55 southbound on ramp and the I-55 northbound on ramp in Scott City, will be closed while contractor crews demolish the Business U.S. 61 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place overnight Monday and March 30 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and again overnight March 30 and 31 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m...
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Gibson Center offering free COVID counseling
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
Counselors at the Gibson Recovery Center in Cape Girardeau are offering free COVID-related counseling sessions. According to a news release from the Gibson Center's Crisis Counseling Program, the sessions are available to anyone of any age from Cape Girardeau, Scott, Bollinger, Perry, Madison, Mississippi and Ste. Genevieve counties, beginning immediately...
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Humane society offering training classes, spay vouchers
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri (HSSEMO) is offering a new training program for dogs and owners called Camp Canine, and the organization is also giving out spay vouchers this week. "It's sure to be a barking good time," Tracy Poston, executive director of HSSEMO, said about the new training program. "We have had many requests to offer this level training for pets and owners, and we are excited to bring the program to life this spring."...
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Coming this Weekend: TigerBots Task-Testing Technology
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
Students of the TigerBots robotics club at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School and club supervisor and teacher Julianna West, left, watch Tuesday as they test the robot they plan to take to the Missouri High School VEX State Championship this weekend. ...
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Dwain and Susan Hahs are named Friends of SEMO award recipients
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
Dwain and Susan Hahs were named the 2021 Friends of the University Award recipients, Southeast Missouri State University announced Tuesday. Dwain has been mayor of Jackson since 2015 and is a retired Bausch & Lomb executive in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Susan is a community volunteer and nursing graduate...
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Cape public schools to stay masked for now; school board approves bus contract
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
The Cape Girardeau School District will maintain face coverings for students, faculty and staff despite the March 8 decision to rescind the mask mandate by the county's Public Health Center Board of Trustees. "I feel it is in our best interests to keep masking," said Cape Girardeau district superintendent Neil Glass in a Monday meeting of the school board, noting the 4,330-student district has zero active cases at the moment...
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Sponsored: Saint Francis to open new Jackson clinic this summer
(B Magazine ~ 03/24/21)
Saint Francis Healthcare System made partnerships with existing area physician practices a greater focus in 2009, expanding services and increasing its presence in Southeast Missouri communities. The strategy started with Cape Physician Associates, then others — including two established physician practices in Jackson. ...
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Two charged in shooting at American Legion Club in Kennett
(State News ~ 03/24/21)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Two suspects have been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting that killed one man and injured four others at an American Legion club in Kennett. Tyrese Tate, 20, and Darrion Carter, 26, both of Charleston, Missouri, were arrested this week and are being held without bond in the shooting Feb. 21 at the club, Dunklin County Prosecutor Nicholas Jain announced Tuesday...
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Living well: What high performing leaders do to remain at the top of their game
(B Magazine ~ 03/24/21)
What high performing business owners do to remain at the top of their game.
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Fallen Cape PD officer remembered 100 years after death
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department paid tribute to Good Hope Street night policeman Willis Martin who was killed on duty 100 years ago on Feb. 27, 1921. Martin's body was discovered by two men at approximately 7:30 a.m. Feb. 27, 1921, at Segal Shoe Store, located at 629 Good Hope St...
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Jackson student honored for Missouri bicentennial poster design
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
Jackson High School junior Mia Foote was honored Tuesday for her poster design celebrating Missouri's bicentennial this year. Foote was joined in the school's library by guests from the Missouri Bicentennial Commission, State Historical Society of Missouri, school staff, Foote's family and Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs during a poster unveiling ceremony...
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Missouri bicentennial: 'Frisco' railroad and its Chaffee connection
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
This is the 11th in a series of articles with Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation board chairman Frank Nickell, an emeritus faculty member of Southeast Missouri State University, commenting on Show Me State history on the 200th anniversary of Missouri being received as America's 24th state in 1821...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/24/21)
Today is Wednesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2021. There are 282 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 24, 1976, the president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her country's military. On this date: In 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers...
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America's patriotism deficit
(Column ~ 03/24/21)
Well, that didn't go well. Last week, China and the United States met in Anchorage for the first high-level talks between the two governments since Joe Biden was elected president. It was supposed to begin with a photo op and brief opening statements from each side. Instead, we got a preview of how ill-prepared America is to deal with an ascendant China...
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In the Atlanta shooting, the narrative trumps facts
(Column ~ 03/24/21)
At least it's permissible to question the conclusions of federal law enforcement again. During the Russia investigation and afterward, officials like FBI Director Christopher Wray were put on a pedestal by Democrats and the media. Now, Wray has occasioned sharp Democratic dissent by stating that the horrifying murder spree at Atlanta-area spas that killed six Asian American women wasn't racially motivated...
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Disney shifts 'Black Widow,' doubles down on streaming
(Entertainment ~ 03/24/21)
NEW YORK -- The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday overhauled its upcoming film release plans, postponing some of its biggest films and shifting Marvel's "Black Widow," among other titles, to Disney+ the same time they arrive in theaters. "Black Widow," once planned to debut in May 2020, had been set to kickoff the summer movie season May 7. It will instead premiere July 9. And it will do so simultaneously on the company's streaming platform for a $30 early-access fee...
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Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans
(National News ~ 03/24/21)
A new outside report found Facebook has allowed groups -- many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements -- to glorify violence during the 2020 election and in the weeks leading up to the deadly riots on the U.S. Capitol in January. Avaaz, a not-for-profit advocacy group that says it seeks to protect democracies from misinformation, identified 267 pages and groups on Facebook it says spread violence-glorifying material in the heat of the 2020 election to a combined following of 32 million users.. ...
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Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing
(National News ~ 03/24/21)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- After hearing rumors Central American families with younger children were being allowed into the U.S., Irma Paz left Honduras with her husband and two kids on a nearly two-month journey to the banks of the Rio Grande. They waded through the cold waters, turned themselves in to immigration authorities and were allowed in the country to request asylum...
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Officials: Gun in supermarket shooting bought 6 days earlier
(National News ~ 03/24/21)
BOULDER, Colo. -- The suspect accused of opening fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket was a 21-year-old man who purchased an assault weapon less than a week earlier, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the attack that killed 10 people, including a police officer...
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Slower mail, fewer office hours part of Postal Service plans
(National News ~ 03/24/21)
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday announced plans to slow mail delivery standards and cut hours at some post offices as part of a 10-year strategy to stabilize the struggling agency. Details of the long-awaited plan come at a time of intense scrutiny on the U.S. ...
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Senators say they won't back nominees who aren't diverse
(National News ~ 03/24/21)
WASHINGTON -- Two Democrat senators lashed out Tuesday at the lack of Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in President Joe Biden's Cabinet and even vowed not to support nominations until the White House better promotes diversity -- moves that could stymie their own party's administration in filling key posts...
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St. Joseph and Columbia ease coronavirus restrictions
(State News ~ 03/24/21)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- With COVID-19 cases on the decline and vaccinations on the rise, two mid-sized Missouri cities are easing restrictions. St. Joseph Mayor Bill McMurray on Monday ended the requirement to wear a mask, effective today, the St. Joseph News-Press reported. Meanwhile, in mid-Missouri, the health department for Columbia and Boone County is reducing restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses...
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Births 3/24/21
(Births ~ 03/24/21)
Daughter to Cody and Jackquelyn Little of Chaffee, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 2:52 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021. Name, Zelda Grace. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Little is the daughter of Henry and Laura Bishop of Arnold, Missouri. Little is the son of Danny and Melody Little of Jackson...
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Margie Ward
(Obituary ~ 03/24/21)
WARDSVILLE, Mo. -- Margie Glenda Ward, 91, of Wardsville died Saturday, March 20, 2021, at her home. She was born Aug. 30, 1929, in Millersville, the daughter of Ralph A. and Rubye Bonney Holmes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Warren J. Ward Jr., of Wardsville...
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Phyllis Hale
(Obituary ~ 03/24/21)
Phyllis Jean Hale, 87, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born in February 1934 to Homer and Beulah Mae Eggleston Evans. She married Grayson Hale in 1951, and the couple moved to Chicago by 1953...
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Dr. Christina Frazier
(Obituary ~ 03/24/21)
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Dr. Christina Lee Frazier of St. Augustine passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, following an extended illness. Christina was born in Elmira, New York, April 2, 1947, the daughter of John and Marian Lee Frazier. On Oct. 4, 2015, she married her lifelong partner, Judith Johnson...
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Don Crowe
(Obituary ~ 03/24/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Don Crowe, son of the late George and Ella Mae Crowe, was born Jan. 29, 1938, in Perkins Missouri. He departed this life Monday, March 22, 2021, at his residence in Chaffee at the age of 83. Don retired from Procter & Gamble in 1996 as a maintenance supervisor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
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Prayer 3/24/21
(Prayer ~ 03/24/21)
O Lord Jesus, we humbly ask that you give us wisdom in all decisions. Amen.
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Out of the past: March 23
(Out of the Past ~ 03/24/21)
Dreary morning skies and a chill in the wind Saturday didn't stop thousands from thinking about spring and accompanying home improvements; organizers estimate 7,000 people attended the first day of the 16th Annual SEMO Homebuilders Association Home and Garden Show; they expect more people at the Show Me Center today...
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Text to 911 will likely save lives
(Editorial ~ 03/24/21)
Anyone who has had a cellphone for five minutes knows about dead spots — areas with no signal bars and no phone service. Often, these locales are in remote places, though they can be 5 feet from where you were standing a minute ago. It’s inconvenient when you need to make a call but can’t. Aunt Martha needs to know about the sale at the market. Best friend Phil might want to join you on the lake. And it’s never a bad time to call Mom or Dad just because...
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