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Signal improvements at U.S. 61 and Cape Rock/Kiwanis drives; U.S. 61 in Ste. Genevieve, Perry counties reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
After analyzing traffic flow, the Missouri Department of Transportation plans to install flashing yellow arrows at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Cape Rock/Kiwanis drives in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Jackson city attorney announces retirement
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
Jackson lawyer Tom Ludwig, who has served as city attorney for both Jackson and Perryville, Missouri, since 2001, plans to retire at the end of the year or shortly thereafter. Ludwig announced his retirement plans during Monday night's meeting of the Jackson Board of Aldermen...
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Jackson Aldermen discuss proposed roundabout near Civic Center
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
A cost-sharing agreement between the City of Jackson and the Missouri Department of Transportation could clear the way for a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Deerwood Drive near the Jackson Civic Center. Members of the Jackson Board of Aldermen discussed the project during their study session Monday night as they discussed the possible agreement with MoDOT. The aldermen are expected to take action on the proposed cost-sharing agreement at their Aug. 16 meeting...
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Cape Council denies liquor license, too close to church; ARP funds earmarked
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
By a narrow 4-3 vote and following significant discussion, the Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday to uphold a decision by the city’s Board of Adjustment to deny a liquor license to Phi Hospitality at 531 Broadway, citing its closeness to a church in continuous operation since 1854...
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Parson visits Fort D for Bicentennial Tour
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
Gov. Mike Parson visited and toured Fort D Historic Site on Monday in Cape Girardeau as part of his statewide Bicentennial Tour celebrating the 200th anniversary of Missouri’s statehood. Also in attendance were Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. and Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox. After a welcome from Fox, Limbaugh spoke about the history of Missouri and Fort D...
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'I was very fortunate': Wallingford at home recovering from COVID-19
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
State Rep. Wayne Wallingford (R-147) is resting at home in Cape Girardeau after a six-day hospital stay at Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center after contracting the delta variant of COVID-19. Wallingford, 75, was admitted to SLU on July 18 after experiencing an elevated body temperature and aches. He was discharged July 23...
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Cape, Jackson, Scott City all to ask for internet sales 'use' tax on November ballot
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
Voters in at least three local municipalities should expect to see a referendum Nov. 2 asking for approval of an internet sales tax, formally a "use" tax. At Monday's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting, at which a final vote was taken to inform the Missouri secretary of state to put the issue on the ballot, Mayor Bob Fox did not mince words...
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Local investor group identified as mall's new owner
(Local News ~ 08/03/21)
The new owner of West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau has been identified as a group of area investors calling themselves River City Centre LLC. The mall was sold in late June in an online auction for nearly $9.8 million. Transaction fees charged by the auction company brought the final price tag to $9,940,972. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/03/21)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2021. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he took the 100-meter sprint...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/03/21)
Today is Monday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2021. There are 144 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress code-named Bockscar dropped a nuclear device ("Fat Man") over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people...
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The gift of Simone Biles
(Column ~ 08/03/21)
Is there anyone who has not voiced an opinion on Simone Biles stepping aside from Olympic competition by now? I'll add to the deluge by saying: Thanks be to God she is where she is. She was once a child in foster care. Her grandparents decided to adopt her, and that made all the difference. May her presence in the news shine a light on all the children in foster care who aren't yet success stories because they do not have the gift of a family to help make all the difference in their lives...
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The president who wasn't there
(Column ~ 08/03/21)
Teddy Roosevelt fervently believed that the president of the United States should be at the center of the political universe, constantly attracting attention to himself. But he'd never met Joe Biden. Biden is the most powerful man in the world and yet makes almost no impression...
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Why the need to vax and mask
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/21)
On Aug. 1, 2021, The New York Times had an online article which said there were 79,763 new cases of COVID-19 in the United States. Countrywide this is an increase of 149% over the last seven days. On a per-capita basis, Cape Girardeau presently has a lower number of cases. But with its increase of 217% over the last seven days, Cape is on track to pull ahead of the national average...
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Prayer 8-3-21
(Prayer ~ 08/03/21)
Lord Jesus, we praise you, our loving God full of grace and truth. Amen.
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Dorothy Swain
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Dorothy Jane Swain, daughter of the late Dick and Mary Buell Davis, was born Aug. 3, 1954, in Oran, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, July 31, 2021, with her sons and family at her side in Dutchtown at the age of 66 years. Dorothy loved taking care of her kids at the daycare, early morning walks on the beach, reading at the river, and spending time with her grandchildren...
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Billy Proffer
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Billy Jerome Proffer, 81, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1939, in Crump, the son of Otis and Mary Ellen Ervin Proffer. He married Loretta Sticht on May 1, 1986. Billy worked for the City of Jackson from 1970 to 2002. ...
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Robert Prater
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Robert I. Prater, 70, of McClure passed away at 3:44 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 11, 1951, in Cape Girardeau the son of Robert Gene and Barbara Aline Snell Prater. He married Sharon Fisher on Sept. 21, 1974...
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Carol Keppler
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Carol Ann Keppler, 78, of Scott City died Saturday, July 31, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 21, 1942, in St. Louis to Edgar F. and Ann Paur Stevenson. She married Charles Keppler on Aug, 7, 1978. She was a volunteer coordinator for Southeast Hospice. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City and Scott City Historical Society...
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Kathleen Keesee
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Kathleen Josephine Keesee, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Kelso, Missouri. She was born April 24, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Leo and Helen Diebold Ourth. She and William W. Keesee were married Oct. 26, 1963, at Mount Clemens, Michigan. He preceded her in death Jan. 20, 2021...
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Harry Imhoff
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Harry Jene Imhoff, son of the late Homer and Henrietta Davis Imhoff, was born March 11, 1940, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at Southeast Hospital at the age of 81 years. Harry was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was active in helping build the church fellowship hall and was a former Sunday school teacher at Christian Mission Church in Benton, Missouri. ...
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Harold Hill
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Harold Lee Hill, 82, of Scott City died Saturday, July 31, 2021, at his home. He was born July 19, 1939, in Puxico, Missouri, to Georgia Hill. He married Rosie Lee Spriggs on Nov. 26, 1959. She preceded him in death Jan. 8, 1996. He was a truck driver for ABC and Emerson Electric. He was a lifetime member of Case Knives Collectors Club...
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Larry French
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
Larry Michael French, 75, of Millersville passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 13, 1945, in Cairo, Illinois, son of Archie Ward and Ruth Marie Graham French. He and Loretta M. Felty were married June 27, 1972...
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Laura Bert
(Obituary ~ 08/03/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Laura Sarah Bert, 93, of Perryville died Saturday, July 31, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:20 a.m. Aug. 14 at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 14 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Out of the past: Aug. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 08/03/21)
Jackson School District has overflowed its building space; rising enrollment has prompted the district to propose building a new elementary school, an addition to North Elementary School and a new math and science wing at the high school; the total $7.8 million package will reach voters Tuesday in the form of a proposed 20-cent tax levy increase...
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93 year old Marie Nowell Attends Dancing with the ShowMe Stars Event
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/21)
Marie Nowell, 93 thought she was just going to dinner when she got dressed up on Saturday July 31st, 2021. Dinner was only half of the event. She was at the table with 8 other friend and family to watch the entertainment present by locals and TV dancers. ...
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