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69th annual rodeo to kick off Wednesday in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 08/07/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The 69th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo officially kicks off Wednesday but there are plenty of events before and during to celebrate the annual event. On Saturday (Aug. 7) morning, the annual rodeo parade begins at 10 a.m. Starting at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center, the parade will go west on Salcedo Road, then south down North Kingshighway to the Downtown Sikeston Depot Museum...
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Bicentennial digest: ice cream socials mark Missouri's 200th birthday
(Local News ~ 08/07/21)
Tuesday marks the bicentennial of Missouri becoming America's 24th state, the first of the states entirely west of the Mississippi River, to become part of the Union. The State Historical Society of Missouri has asked all Show Me State communities to remember the arrival of statehood by staging ice cream socials, a reminder of a vital part of the state's past...
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Center Junction completion in sight, contractor says
(Local News ~ 08/07/21)
The diverging diamond interchange at Center Junction along U.S. 61 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson could be complete and open to traffic by early October, according to the project contractor. "That's the game plan, if we can keep the weather away," Penzel Construction president Phil Penzel told the Missourian...
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Hartzler: Top priority is facing down threats
(Local News ~ 08/07/21)
Last month, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler became the first congressional official in Missouri to jump into the 2022 U.S. Senate Race. In the month since, Hartzler has already outlined several key issues she'd like to tackle if she's elected. Hartzler told the Southeast Missourian on Friday she wants to help "take back the Senate" from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and decrease government spending by getting the country's budget under control...
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Cape First provides fun, outreach at annual Family Day
(Local News ~ 08/07/21)
Cape First Church partnered with more than a dozen vendors to provide the Cape Girardeau community with free services, food and supplies Friday, Aug. 6, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. The event also offered fun festivities for children and families, such bouncy houses and other inflatables...
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Bird's eye view of summer
(Community ~ 08/07/21)
Birds are a common sight in Missouri. Did you ever wonder what they see during the summer? These pictures were taken with the use of a drone, about the size of a bird. Here are a few common sights of summer in Cape Girardeau county from a bird's eye view...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/07/21)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2021. There are 146 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 7, 1998, terrorist bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people, including 12 Americans...
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Life of a Handle Maker
(08/07/21)
Bob Keathley’s life as a handle mill owner and woodworker
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Blue-Lockhart
(Wedding ~ 08/07/21)
Victoria Blue and Gabriel Lockhart were married June 20 at the Celebration Center in Marion, Illinois. The bride is the daughter of Rodger Blue and Mary Brueggemann, both of Chaffee, Missouri. The groom is the son of Angela Lockhart of Perryville, Missouri, and the late Rev. Dr. Michael Lockhart...
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A song, a church and the NFL
(Column ~ 08/07/21)
It was more than 27 years ago when a United Methodist bishop sent me to serve a church in south St. Louis. The small congregation, full of senior citizens, was wonderful to us -- and several folks became surrogate grandparents to both our children, born during my tenure there...
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The Shield of Faith
(Column ~ 08/07/21)
As we continue to look at the equipment the Apostle Paul instructs us to put on for spiritual warfare, we read that we are to take up the Shield of Faith. Previously, we considered the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness and the gospel shoes that enable us to stand firm in the Christian faith. The Roman soldier would wear these items continuously. Beginning with the Shield of faith, the next three items were readily available, but not always in use...
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Just getting through the day
(Column ~ 08/07/21)
One bird chased another as they scrambled toward the feeder. Their scrumptious entrees were laid out, neatly, within easy reach of the perches. The birds took a few bites, then flew away, only to return for more, later. They were only worried about the now -- not what tomorrow held. Robins, blue jays and wrens filled their stomachs with nourishment, just for today. They will let tomorrow take care of tomorrow...
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FYI 8-8-21
(Community ~ 08/07/21)
PC Medical Centers will host a seminar to explain non-surgical options to hip and knee replacement surgery from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesay at Rosati's in Cape Girardeau. There will be attendance prizes. There are limisted spaces available and registration is required. Call (573) 335-9188...
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Local student represents Missouri at Girls Nation
(Community ~ 08/07/21)
Lydia Pobst of Jackson was one of 94 young women selected to attend the 74th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation session held July 24 through 31 in Washington, D.C. As part of the premier ALA program, two outstanding high school seniors are selected to represent their respective state as "senators" at ALA Girls Nation after participating in one of 47 ALA Girls State sessions held across the country. ...
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Cast iron skillets
(Column ~ 08/07/21)
Almost 50 years ago, Marge and I were married in Hyannis, Nebraska. One of our gifts from Marge's parents was a No. 7 cast iron Wagner skillet. It wasn't a new skillet, but it was one that had been and was being used. It was ready to fry bacon or a hamburger or a steak or an egg in. It was seasoned and ready. Great gift. Better than a new one...
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George C. Yount: California pioneer from Cape County
(Column ~ 08/07/21)
One of the first American settlers in northern California spent his formative years in Cape Girardeau County. The man is a legend, partly because he was a pioneer, but also because of a memoir that has quite a few claims about his life. In this account I've tried to include only verified information...
- Adopt Tina 8-8-21 (Community ~ 08/07/21)
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An albino fern?
(Column ~ 08/07/21)
The fern I have photographed here is called a bracken. Bracken is an alternative word for the word fern. The bracken has a particular leaf configuration dissimilar to other ferns. That being said, there are many different kinds of brackens spread worldwide...
- Award Miller 8-8-21 (Community ~ 08/07/21)
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YOM for August 2021
(Community ~ 08/07/21)
Ramblewood Garden Club has awarded the August Yard of the Month to a lovely little English garden in the Sunset area of Cape Girardeau. Patricia Haenni has been planting this garden since the Haenni's bought the house 30 years ago. One of the first things a visitor will notice is the sweet smell of hundreds of flowers and plants growing in this lush green garden. ...
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Senior Center Menus for Aug. 9-13
(Community ~ 08/07/21)
Cape Girardeau Senior Center is now open. Monday: Barbecued riblet or beef liver and onions, mashed potatoes, seasoned broccoli, warm corn salad, whole-grain bun or bread and chilled plums or applesauce cake. Tuesday: Chicken and rice or beef Tater Tot casserole, vegetable blend, garden lettuce salad, whole-grain hot roll and baked pineapple or pineapple right-side-up cake...
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U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July
(National News ~ 08/07/21)
WASHINGTON -- Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year's coronavirus shutdown. The July numbers exceeded economists' forecast for more than 860,000 new jobs. Hotels and restaurants, reopening and doing brisk business, added 327,000 jobs last month. Local public schools added 221,000...
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Schools reopen with masks optional
(National News ~ 08/07/21)
MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. The biggest clue to the lingering COVID-19 crisis was the masks worn by students and teachers -- but not all of them...
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Wildfire now third-largest in history of California
(National News ~ 08/07/21)
GREENVILLE, Calif. -- A Northern California wildfire that is now the third-largest in state history had burned for weeks, mostly in remote wildland areas with few people, before it roared through the little mountain community of Greenville, driven by shifting winds and bone-dry vegetation...
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Gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting officer in Jan. 6 riot
(State News ~ 08/07/21)
A New Jersey gym owner on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Scott Kevin Fairlamb's deal with federal prosecutors could be a benchmark for dozens of other cases in which Capitol rioters clashed with police. Fairlamb's attorney said prosecutors will recommend a prison sentence ranging from about 3 1/2 to 4 1/4 years, but the judge isn't bound by that term of the plea agreement...
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State Rep. Sara Walsh and husband contract COVID-19; husband on ventilator
(State News ~ 08/07/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri state Rep. Sara Walsh said she and her husband, Steve, have contracted the COVID-19 virus and her husband is hospitalized on a ventilator. Walsh, a Republican from Ashland, said Thursday she is home recovering from the virus. She posted on Twitter asking people to pray for her husband, who she said is "very sick."...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 8/9/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 08/07/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes from Aug. 5 meeting 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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Fire report 8-8-21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/07/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 4 n Medical assists were made at 1:05 pm. on South Frederick Street; 7:36 a.m. on Tulip Lane; 8:24 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 12:44 p.m. on William Street; 3:48 p.m. on Linden Street; 6:03 p.m. on County Road 320; 7:18 p.m. on South Ellis Street; and 8:20 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Births
(Births ~ 08/07/21)
Daughter to Derek Clemons Gant and Lena Leanne Watkins of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Name, Shay-Michelle. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Second daughter. Watkins is the daughter of Vicki Gordon of Oran, Missouri. Watkins and Gant are both employed by Steak-n-Shake restaurant...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/07/21)
Kenny Hulshof went from defeat to victory in a matter of hours early Wednesday; the Columbia, Missouri, attorney, whose roots are in Southeast Missouri, narrowly won the 9th District GOP primary; he will oppose incumbent Democrat Harold Volkmer for the northeast Missouri congressional seat in November...
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Police report 8-8-21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/07/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Tyler Brown, 27, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. Miscellaneous n Fraud was reported in the 400 block of North Farmington Road...
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Donald Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 08/07/21)
HOUSTON -- Donald Eugene Vaughn passed away Wednesday, Aug, 4, 2021, at the age of 88, in Houston. He passed away peacefully, after suffering from an ongoing battle with dementia. Born Oct. 27, 1932, Donald grew up in Cape Girardeau. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1950. Soon after graduating high school, he married his high school sweetheart, Joan Mize, who would become his wife for the next 49 years. In 1956, they gave birth to their only son, Sonny...
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James Turk II
(Obituary ~ 08/07/21)
James O. "Jamie" Turk II, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 29, 2021. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Johnie Blissett II officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Princess Thompson
(Obituary ~ 08/07/21)
Princess Faye Thompson, 77, of Scott City passed away at home Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Faye was born June 6, 1944, in Oran, Missouri, to Stack and Eva Rose McAlister. Faye married Gene Thompson in 1963; they were married for 49 years before his death in 2012. Together, Faye and Gene had two children, Brad and Sonya...
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Dena Kamp
(Obituary ~ 08/07/21)
Dena Bertha Siebert Kamp, 93, passed away Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, where she received loving care the past three years. By God's grace, Dena entered the face-to-face presence of the Holy Triune God and all His saints. ...
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Eunice Jahn
(Obituary ~ 08/07/21)
Eunice Frieda Haertling Jahn of Jackson fell asleep in Jesus Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau with her family by her side. She was born 91 years ago Aug. 1, 1930, to Walter and Frieda Bodenschatz Haertling at New Wells. She was baptized Aug. 10, 1930, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church at New Wells and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith Aug. 8, 1943...
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Out of the past: Aug. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 08/07/21)
Overflowing classrooms won't be a problem in Jackson public schools much longer; voters Tuesday approved a $7.8 million bond issue that will fund construction of an elementary school, an addition to North Elementary School and a math and science addition at the high school; the proposal passed 2,335 to 1,220...
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John Paul Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 08/07/21)
John Paul Heisserer, 64, died peacefully at home with his family by his side Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born Dec. 3, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to the late Glennon "Bud" and Frances Heisserer. John married Jerrie Gerlach on Aug. 3, 2003, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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