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Longtime umpire Paul Friga remembered as iconic figure in sports circles
(Local News ~ 04/10/21)
Alfred "Paul" Friga, of Chaffee, will be remembered fondly by his friends and family, but he may be remembered most for the impact he made through sports. Friga, 67, was well-known in the Southeast Missouri region for officiating high school and youth sports. He died Thursday in a two-vehicle accident four-miles west of Delta...
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Becking certified as winner of last Cape County PHC seat
(Local News ~ 04/10/21)
After a count conducted Thursday and Friday by the Cape Girardeau County election verification board, chiropractor Eric Becking was certified as the winner of the third and last four-year seat open on the county's public health center (PHC) board of trustees...
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Notre Dame students perform 'Singin' in the rain'
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
After their musical was canceled in spring of 2020 due to the pandemic, Notre Dame Regional High School students are putting on a musical once again. The cast will be singing and dancing in "Singin in the Rain," based on the film of the same title. Since the pandemic is ongoing and masks are still required at the school, the cast had to adjust the way they normally put on a show. ...
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Boil water advisory lifted for portions of Cape
(Local News ~ 04/10/21)
The boil water advisory issued for portions of Cape Girardeau on Friday afternoon has been lifted. City officials said water samples collected following the water main break were determined to be free from contamination.
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Water line cut at William, Lorimier streets
(Local News ~ 04/10/21)
Cape Girardeau officials said Friday afternoon a contractor working in the area of William and Lorimier streets cut a 12-inch water line, disrupting supply in the area.
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The Leipzig World Fair of 1784 and the Mississippi Valley: How a map may have affected the settling of Southeast Missouri
(04/10/21)
On a wintry day in the early 1980s, Bob Keathley of Bernie, Mo., attended an estate sale near Lebanon, Tenn. The items being sold had been collected by a retired medical doctor who had traveled widely and accumulated a sizable collection of old and historical books. Robert Keathley, who had for years been interested in antiques, was attracted to a row of old books that were to be put up for sale at an upcoming auction...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/10/21)
Today is Saturday, April 10, the 100th day of 2021. There are 265 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 10, 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals. On this date:...
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Senior Moments: Duolingo For Seniors — A Guide to Teen Dialect
(04/10/21)
This month, I’ve decided to put myself to use. After all, that’s what I’m here for, right? So you can learn from and see things from a young person’s viewpoint? So this month, I’ve concocted a list of all the lingo us teens are using. I hope you enjoy seeing into my and my peers’ minds; use at your own risk!...
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Tribble residence in Bloomfield, Missouri
(Column ~ 04/10/21)
Kentucky-born Thomas Ewing Tribble was 5 years old when the Civil War broke out. At the time he was living with his parents, Nelson and Henrietta, along with his brothers, including John William, and sisters in Simpson County, Kentucky. There are no details on his education, but according to the 1870 census for Simpson County, when he was 13, he was working on the family farm. ...
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On the shores
(Column ~ 04/10/21)
The book "Cultivate: The Process of Living From Your Heart" by Cageless Birds opens with this prayer: "On the shores of my soul, I give you permission." These words are written underneath a photograph of feet in the water on the shoreline at a beach, standing in the space in the sand where the edge of the water flows up to. It is a shallow place. Stand there, pray this prayer: On the shores of my soul, I give you permission...
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St. Vincent de Paul School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/10/21)
St. Vincent de Paul School A Honor Roll 8th grade: Connor Adams, Matthew Austin, Eliza Barnette, Chloe Brooks, Addison Clippard, Addison Craig, Iker Cuevas, Mia Deluca, Brett Dohogne, Sophia Emmons, Nicholas Gaeta, Kolby Grimes, Lainey Huck, Colleen Jimerson, Jacob Mahnke, Lillian Michael, Reid Morgan, Kate Prost, Lindsey Ringstaff, Emmy Sexton...
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Scott City Middle School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/10/21)
Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Bentlea Barton, Krista Bigham, Kassidy Dailey, Addalynn Glasser, Destiny Lewis, William Moore, Peyton Morris, Ella Ressell, Madison Rodriguez, Alexia Schumaker, Rebecca Stewart , Kayden Talley. 6th grade: Bella Ancell, Kloey Brown, Abbigail Cowan, Layla Estes, Stasha Haile, Taylor McMillian, Asher Spinks, Hunter Spraggs...
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Blanchard Elementary School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/10/21)
Blanchard Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Levi Anderson, Trinity Bahr, Dominic Close, Khloe Crites, Korie Darville, Karmah Jones, Jakobi Phiffer, Colton Wilson. 4th grade: Rachel Brink, Lawson Burgfeld, Eleanor Dean,Wesley Radake, Max Ringwald, Andrew Sawyers, Laikyn Williams...
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Senior Center Menus for April 12-16
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Monday: Ham slice or poppyseed chicken, sweet potatoes, blackeyed peas, garden lettuce salad, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free baked pineapple or Oreo cheesecake. Tuesday: Barbecued chicken or bell pepper steak, oven-fried okra, golden hominy, whole-grain hot roll and chilled apricots or dusted lemon bar...
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Police: Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business
(National News ~ 04/10/21)
BRYAN, Texas -- A man opened fire at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said. Larry Winston Bollin, 27, of Iola, Texas, was booked into the Brazos County Detention Center in Bryan late Thursday, according to a Bryan Police Department statement. ...
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Another expert says lack of oxygen, not drugs, killed Floyd
(National News ~ 04/10/21)
MINNEAPOLIS -- George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified Friday at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial. The testimony of Lindsey Thomas, who retired in 2017 from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office in Minneapolis, bolstered the findings of other experts on Thursday who rejected the defense theory that Floyd's illegal drug use and underlying health problems killed him...
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Amazon secures enough votes to block union effort
(National News ~ 04/10/21)
Amazon has secured enough votes to block a union effort at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, proving the might of the online shopping giant and cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond...
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Biden seeks more for schools, health care and housing
(National News ~ 04/10/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for the federal budget on Friday, asking for an 8.4% increase in agency operating budgets with substantial gains for Democratic priorities like education, health care, housing and environmental protection...
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Volunteer to support seniors
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/10/21)
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, the need for long-term care ombudsman volunteers has greatly increased. Since no one was allowed inside of nursing homes for almost a year, long-term care residents are in need of an advocate more than ever...
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Prayer 4-11-21
(Prayer ~ 04/10/21)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for your generous grace and mercy. Amen.
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Biden's crony anti-infrastructure plan
(Column ~ 04/10/21)
"A crony anti-infrastructure plan" is, sadly, the best description of the Biden administration's proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. It's insanely expensive and unnecessary, especially coming, as it does, on top of last year's fiscal insanity...
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'Jim Crow' criticism of Georgia voting law doesn't fit
(Column ~ 04/10/21)
The debate over Georgia's new voting law has been deeply depressing to watch for a number of reasons. The first is that it hasn't really been a debate so much as a lot of performative shouting from all directions. The second is that many of the law's harshest critics don't know what's in it, starting with the president of the United States...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 4/12/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 04/10/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Monday 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes from April 8 meeting n Minutes from closed session meeting from April 8 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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Georgette Pemberton
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
Georgette Ida Pemberton, 63, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Southside St. Louis City, died Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau, where she had been a resident for a short time. A memorial visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until service time April 17 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Lorelei Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
Lorelei J. Jones, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. There will be no visitation. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on April 30 at St.Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery...
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Dylan Gadberry
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Dylan Michael Gadberry, 25, of Bertrand passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Morrisville, Missouri. Dylan was born Aug. 21, 1995, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Russell and Jennifer Felter Gadberry...
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Paul Friga
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Paul Friga, 67, son of Alfred Friga of Chaffee and the late Rita Mae Bollinger Friga was born Sept. 1, 1953, in Cape Girardeau and departed he life suddenly Thursday, April 8, 2021. On May 22, 1971, he was united in marriage to Pattie Jackson in Oran, Missouri. She survives of the home in Chaffee...
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Darren Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
Darren Lee Davis, 60, of Cape Girardeau passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 6, 2021. He was born Feb. 20, 1961, in St. Louis County to Arthur and Melba Glenn Davis. Darren married Debbie Bisher on Dec. 2, 1989. They divorced in December 2018, but remained friends. Two children were born in their union: Ryan and Christine...
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John Craig
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
John "Jack" Robert Craig, 77, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at his home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Visitation will continue at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church...
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Betty Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 04/10/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Betty Jane Abernathy, 91, of rural Perryville, formerly of Whitewater, died Friday, April 9, 2021, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, where she had been a resident for several years. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 4/11/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/10/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 8 n Medical assists were made at 8:55 a.m. on Baker Fall; 1:28 p.m. on Linden Street; 7:30 p.m. on North Pind Wood Lane; 10:28 p.m. on North Sprigg Street.n At 12:27 a.m., structure fire on South Middle Street. n At 2:22 p.m., lift assist on William Street. n At 5:41 p.m. lift assist on South Benton Street.
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Out of the past: April 11
(Out of the Past ~ 04/10/21)
The patriarch of the Limbaugh family is laid to rest in New Lorimier Cemetery next to his bride, who died almost 19 years before him; for the most part, the funeral service for Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. is of typical United Methodist fanfare, probably the way Limbaugh would have wanted it; the most extraordinary aspects of the service are the cross-section of people who paid their last respects and the "van loads" of flowers sent in remembrance of a man whose legal career spanned more years than most people's lives; Limbaugh, 104, died Monday at his home on Sylvan Lan.. ...
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Area Police report 4/11/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/10/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 800 block of Themis Street. n Assault was reported in the 500 block of Cape Meadows Drive.n Assault was reported in the 1800 block of West Cape Rock Drive.n Assault was reported in the 1100 block of William Street... n Assault was reported in the 300 block of South Silver Springs Road.
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Road work 4/11/21
(Local News ~ 04/10/21)
NB I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge work Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County from mile marker 85 to mile marker 89 will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews make bridge repairs. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will begin April 22, with completion anticipated May 28...
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Out of the past: April 10
(Out of the Past ~ 04/10/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston pilot walked away from an airplane crash yesterday afternoon with only a few minor scratches; Edward Boyd was attempting to land a rented Cessna 150 at the Sikeston Municipal Airport around 4:30 p.m.; the plane stalled, landed in an open field about 100 yards west of the airport and flipped over; it was a total loss...
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FYI
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
Mississippi Valley Therapeutic Horsemanship is holding a shoe-drive fundraiser through May 21. MVTH will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected. Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the collected shoes. Those dollars will benefit MVTH. Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes at the Mudcat Coffee House in Oak Ridge, The House Salon and Spa in Jackson or by contacting Kim Scheffer at (573) 579-7703...
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Frosted flowers
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
The weather forecast for the night of April 1 was calling for temperatures slightly below freezing with light to calm winds. It had rained a few days earlier and the ground was wet. Conditions were setting up for a light frost on low lying vegetation...
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What is your cause?
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
One of the most significant challenges for every generation is having a great cause. Something worthy of personal sacrifice. As Roosevelt challenged his audience, "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena," credit goes to the one who strives for what is greater than them...
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Noise, nature and a simple life
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
For the past week or so there has been a little tree frog somewhere on the west side of our house. Every now and then he will make that tree frog sound, and we'll wonder where he is. Both of us have kind of looked for him for the sole reason of just knowing where he is. We don't want to relocate him or hurt him but simply know where he is...
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Award - modern woodmen
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
Modern Woodmen of America has named Ken Volkerding of Jackson financial representative of the month in the Missouri East Regional for March. Kelly Darby of Jackson was awarded the Life Application Leader, Life Leader and District Representative of the month for March...
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GT - Adopt Ivory 4-11-21
(Community ~ 04/10/21)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This beautiful girl is Ivory. She is an Aussie mix and is 4 months old. Ivory needs a good forever home. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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What is your cause?
(Column ~ 04/10/21)
One of the most significant challenges for every generation is having a great cause. Something worthy of personal sacrifice. As Roosevelt challenged his audience, "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena," credit goes to the one who strives for what is greater than them...
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Noise, nature and a simple life
(Column ~ 04/10/21)
For the past week or so there has been a little tree frog somewhere on the west side of our house. Every now and then he will make that tree frog sound, and we'll wonder where he is. Both of us have kind of looked for him for the sole reason of just knowing where he is. We don't want to relocate him or hurt him but simply know where he is...
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