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Editorial: SEMO District Fair returns to Arena Park
(Editorial ~ 09/13/21)
The SEMO District Fair kicked off over the weekend in Arena Park and will continue through Saturday. Following the last year’s cancellation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers expect plenty of enthusiasm for this year’s installment of the annual eight-day festivities...
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Cape, Charleston men arrested after shooting incident in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 09/13/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Two people have been arrested and face charges in connection with a shooting Labor Day weekend that injured four adults at a family event in Mississippi County. Jimarquez Jauonte Johnson, 20, of Charleston and Jimierquon Jaquantay Johnson, 21, of Cape Girardeau are each charged with four counts of first-degree assault and four counts of armed criminal action occurring Sept. 5...
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Scott County's Jamie Burger to seek post in state House leadership
(Local News ~ 09/13/21)
State Rep. Jamie Burger of Benton (R-148th District) is known to ask others to hold him up in prayer in personal conversation and at public gatherings. The first-term Missouri House legislator, relying on what he said were "many hours of personal contemplation and prayer," has decided to seek the post of assistant majority floor leader, the No. 4 leadership post in the General Assembly's lower chamber...
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From Keller's to Beacon 53, Century Casino lounge gets facelift and new name
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Century Casino Cape Girardeau is about to open Beacon 53, a lounge area on the property's upper level once known as Keller's. Casino general manager Lyle Randolph said the renovated lounge will have a "soft opening" Thursday and will also be open for cocktails each evening during the Shipyard Music Festival scheduled for this weekend at the casino...
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Arts Council presents annual awards, unveils sensory-inclusive classroom at Dingeldein Gala
(Local News ~ 09/13/21)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri presented two awards in recognition of the arts and artists in the region, and unveiled its new Collab Lab classroom Friday at its annual celebration The gala, held at 16 N. Spanish St. in downtown Cape Girardeau this year with a "1920s in Paris" theme, included a live auction of local art and dinner provided by the Arts Council's board...
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Magnet strategic planning process underway
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
The Cape Girardeau Area Magnet organization is continuing to work this fall on a new economic development strategic plan for Cape Girardeau County. Together with the consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP, the Magnet group recently completed the "competitive assessment" phase of the strategic planning process, which included invitations to more than 100 people representing a broad base of stakeholders to participate in one-on-one interviews and focus groups...
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Cape County canoeist's 'grand adventure' river ride from Mont. to Mo.
(Local News ~ 09/13/21)
Nick Earley's story is not one a person hears every day. Earley, a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and an oceangoing tugboat captain on the West Coast for nearly three decades, makes his permanent home in Cape Girardeau County. "I operate a tugboat running between San Francisco and Los Angeles but it's really expensive to live there," said Earley, who explained that after a 2004 cross-country trip in the family's recreational vehicle, the decision was made to live in Southeast Missouri.. ...
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Central Academy teachers, students create school's first-ever yearbook
(Local News ~ 09/13/21)
During her five years of teaching at Central Academy School, teacher Brianna DeWitt heard her students ask her the same question at least once a year. Why aren't they included in a yearbook? It's a question DeWitt never had an answer for until this year...
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Drag strip in Scott County available for new owner
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
"I feel the need, the need for speed!" — Peter "Maverick" Mitchel, as played by Tom Cruise in the 1986 movie "Top Gun" If you, too, feel the "need for speed," you might consider buying a drag strip in Scott County. The Jeffers Motorsports Park, known by many as the Sikeston Drag Strip and Sikeston Raceway, went on the market last week and is drawing interest from potential buyers from coast to coast...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/13/21)
Today is Monday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2021. There are 109 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 13, 1971, a four-day inmates' rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended as police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and final assault claimed the lives of 32 inmates and 11 hostages...
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Prayer 9/13/21
(Prayer ~ 09/13/21)
Father God, thank you for sending your son as a propitiation for our transgressions. Amen.
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Is the left losing its grip on California?
(Column ~ 09/13/21)
The Democratic Party is rolling out its left-wing big guns to go to California to support Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election scheduled for Tuesday. In California, the bluest of blue states, where, in 2020, challenger Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by a margin of almost 2-1, the polls are within the margin of error showing Newsom holding on in the recall...
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The real Biden presidency emerges
(Column ~ 09/13/21)
Not too long ago, supporters imagined Joe Biden might be the next LBJ, and perhaps they were right — just not how they thought. Biden bears no resemblance to the Lyndon B. Johnson who entered office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 with a 75% approval rating and over the next couple of years passed a raft of historic legislation. No, if there’s any comparison it is to the LBJ who by 1967 had seen his approval rating dip underwater in a deeply riven country...
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Recall election could reverse the California ideology
(Column ~ 09/13/21)
California once was run by conservatives and mostly centrist Democrats. True paleo-liberal governors such as Pat Brown greatly expanded the welfare state. But they also believed in pushing integration and building freeways, dams, aqueducts and power plants, while preventing forest fires, directing the mentally ill into state hospitals, and ensuring the state enhanced the housing, timber, oil and gas, nuclear and agricultural industries...
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'Shang-Chi' tops box office again with $35.8 million
(Entertainment ~ 09/13/21)
NEW YORK -- "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That total was good enough for the best second-weekend gross of any film during the pandemic, edging out the previous Marvel movie, "Black Widow." This year, relatively few films have held well in theaters either because they've been streaming simultaneously at home or because moviegoers' attention fades...
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FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
(National News ~ 09/13/21)
WASHINGTON -- A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but does not provide proof senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot...
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Internet funding rule could favor rural areas
(National News ~ 09/13/21)
Cities and urban counties across the U.S. are raising concerns a recent rule from President Joe Biden's administration could preclude them from tapping into $350 billion of coronavirus relief aid to expand high-speed internet connections. Biden has set a goal of delivering fast, affordable internet to every American household. ...
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Sally McKee
(Obituary ~ 09/13/21)
Sarah Helen Parshall McKee, 96, better known as "Sally P. McKee," passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of natural causes. She was predeceased by her husband of 75 years, retired Gen. Seth J. McKee, USAF; a grandson, Robert B. McKee; and her sister, Ella Parshall Stevens...
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Ruth Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 09/13/21)
Ruth B. Hinkle, 94, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, peacefully at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. She was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Gipsy, Missouri, the daughter of Noah Buford and Lillie Mae Jackson VanMatre. Ruth worked as a secretary for insurance companies. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, and a member of Marble Hill United Methodist Church...
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Christine Austin
(Obituary ~ 09/13/21)
Christine Marie Austin, 82, passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at her home. She was born July 31, 1939, in Lostant, Illinois, to the late Ibax and Marie Huffine. Christine was united in marriage April 5, 1956, to William Glen Austin. She retired as a administrator of Maple Crest Manor in 2003...
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New businesses include marijuana dispensary, security firm, mobile food truck, hair salon, resale store
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Several business license applications were filed last week with the City of Cape Girardeau's customer service office: n Isis Tolua Faught of Oran, Missouri, for the operation of a mobile food service to be known as Waves Mini Donuts, which, according to the application, will begin operating in the Cape Girardeau area starting this week...
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Cape Girardeau commercial building permits, week of Sept. 6
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau's development services office issued a pair of commercial building permits last week: n Williams Brothers Contracting LLC for remodeling work at Hempies, 115 N. Main St., at an estimated construction cost of $125,000...
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Cape chamber schedules annual dinner, area chambers plan events
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's 2021 Annual Dinner is scheduled for Oct. 21 at the Show Me Center, with cocktails starting at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. with program and annual awards to follow. Awards will include the Small Business of the Year, Ambassador of the Year, the Drury Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award and the Rush H. Limbaugh Award...
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Virtual auction raises funds for cancer, cardiac care
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
The Friends Gala, an annual fundraising event sponsored by The Friends of Saint Francis to support cardiac and cancer care services offered through Saint Francis Healthcare System, raised more than $100,000 through a virtual auction held Aug. 9 to 25...
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Shawnee College seeks new director for school's foundation
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Illinois, is looking for a new director for its Saints Foundation following the recent retirement of executive director Gene Honn. Honn's retirement became effective Aug. 31. During his tenure with the school's foundation, Honn helped establish a food pantry for students, classroom grants for faculty, and increased scholarships by 650%. ...
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Saint Francis achieves stroke recognition, Gilmer earns certification
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
For the second consecutive year, Saint Francis Medical Center has received the American Heart Association's Gold Plus Award in recognition of its care for stroke patients and the hospital's commitment to ensuring those patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence...
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Delta Regional Authority seeks grant applicants
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Applications are being accepted for the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). The program invests federal resources across the Mississippi River Delta (including Southeast Missouri) and Alabama Black Belt region that have been particularly hard hit by industrial downsizing, business closures, and job losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic issues...
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Codefi, Vizient to host Give Back Hack event to benefit not-for-profits
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Codefi and Vizient are partnering to co-host Give Back Hack, a "hackathon"-style event intended to give tech professionals in the region an opportunity to give back to the community by volunteering their time and talent to create and support websites and apps for area charities and small businesses...
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University's fall career expo set for next week
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Southeast Missouri State University students and potential employers will have an opportunity to connect next week during the university's fall career expo. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Show Me Center...
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Cape County sales-tax revenue pushes toward new record
(Business ~ 09/13/21)
Sales-tax receipts in Cape Girardeau County continue to climb at a record pace. County Treasurer Roger Hudson announced last week the county received $867,729.39 this month in its sales-tax account from the Missouri Department of Revenue, just $1,600 shy of the county's all-time monthly record amount of $869,339.83 set in June. The only other time the county's monthly sales-tax revenue came anywhere close to that level was in December 2017 when it reached $861,930.39...
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Out of the past: Sept. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/13/21)
Police attribute at least eight burglaries in Cape Girardeau over the past four months to a man who has been targeting elderly people; in each burglary, the man has broken into homes late at night while residents were asleep and demanded money from them; the most recent first-degree burglary and robbery occurred Thursday at about 1 a.m. ...
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Former Missourian reporter to sign copies of ‘Foul Rising’ in Cape Girardeau
(Submitted Story ~ 09/13/21)
Author and retired Southeast Missourian reporter Mark Bliss will sign copies of his inaugural mystery novel, "Foul Rising," at book signings over the next three weekends in Cape Girardeau. A book signing will be held at the historic Glenn House, 325 S. Spanish St, on Sunday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in conjunction with the Manifolds on Main Street auto show...
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