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Gov. Parson announces major Cabinet reshuffle
(State News ~ 10/13/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced five new department heads in a major leadership reshuffle for his administration. Part of the switch-up is because Sarah Steelman stepped down as the commissioner of the Office of Administration, effective Tuesday...
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New dashboards give detailed look at Missouri health data
(State News ~ 10/13/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New health data dashboards unveiled this week offer detailed information about health inequities in Missouri, including information from specific ZIP codes across the state. The Missouri Hospital Association released the Health Equity Dashboards on Monday. They are based on 41 million individual hospital claims of 5.4 million Missourians — nearly 90% of the state's residents — from fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020...
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Whitewater man hurt in crash
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
A Whitewater man sustained injuries in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday morning. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Doyle Eakings, 82, was traveling westbound on Route A about 2 miles east of Whitewater when the 2010 Ford Escape he was driving ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned...
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Southeast Missouri native to head state agency on acting basis
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
Southeast Missouri native and Southeast Missouri State University graduate Robert Knodell is leaving Gov. Mike Parson's staff to head up the state Department of Social Services on an acting basis. Knodell has served as Parson's deputy chief of staff...
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Six pickleball courts to open in Arena Park early November
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
To accommodate a growing popularity of pickleball, Arena Park will soon have six pickleball courts. According to Brock Davis, parks division manager for the City of Cape Girardeau, renovations have begun at Arena Park's existing tennis courts. The four existing tennis courts will be modified to include six pickleball courts and two tennis courts...
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Jackson school board hears use tax presentation; implements changes to quarantine policies
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
A splash pad, extended trails, field drainage improvements: These are just a few items a use tax may fund, according to Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs. Hahs presented potential benefits of the tax to Jackson School Board on Tuesday night. The Jackson Board of Aldermen have committed to applying use tax revenue to the city's parks and recreation department if the ballot question passes Nov. 2. Many of these projects may benefit Jackson School District students, Hahs said...
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Cape airport passenger volume on a steady uptick
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
The use of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in northern Scott County remains on the rebound from COVID, according to the most recent data released by airport officials. Hope persists CGI, as the facility is known, will reach at least 8,000 passengers -- or "enplanements" -- for the full calendar year of 2021...
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Fields of Faith returns to historic Houck Stadium on SEMO campus
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
The period from middle school through college is often a defining rite of passage for most of us -- a time when the search for life's answers often intensifies as the teen years give way to adulthood. The organizer of this year's Fields of Faith event at Southeast Missouri State University's Houck Stadium said it is these young people from all over the region the free event hopes to reach this evening...
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UPDATE: Cape Girardeau man dies in motorcycle crash
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
A Cape Girardeau man died in a motorcycle accident Tuesday morning. Cape Girardeau Police Department Sgt. Joey Hann said the incident occurred about 9 a.m. in the area of South Sprigg Street. Hann said police found the crash scene near the base of a bridge that spans Cape La Croix Creek...
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Tri-ing in the Face of Challenge: Discovering possibility after paralysis
(Community ~ 10/13/21)
When Zach Young’s dad handed him an entry form for a triathlon 10 years ago, Young didn’t know it would be the catalyst for pushing himself outside of his comfort zone in many areas, changing the trajectory of his life. It was the first competition Young competed in as a para-athlete, and he had three weeks to learn to swim with pool buoys attached to his legs. ...
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Becoming a Positive Role Model: Surviving addiction and depression
(Community ~ 10/13/21)
Julian Watkins had just graduated from law school and was working his first gig as a corporate lawyer. He was supposed to be happy because he was successful. Instead, he was in the hospital because he’d taken too many drugs. It’s a struggle that started while he was growing up in Cairo, Ill., where he says he often felt the effects of racism, being excluded from trips his friends went on together because their parents didn’t want him to go with them...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2021. There are 79 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia...
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Prayer 10-13-21
(Prayer ~ 10/13/21)
Father God, we give thanks to you, for your love endures forever. Amen.
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Parents: Be alert to social media challenges and peer pressure on your kids
(Editorial ~ 10/13/21)
National events have indicated to Congress that social media can have detrimental effects on teenagers. Whistleblower Frances Haugen indicated in her Senate testimony that social media giant Facebook had internal studies showing oftentimes negative effects on young people...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 10/13/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/13/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 11 n Medical assists were made at 1:06 a.m. on Cousin Street; 3:37 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 9:09 a.m. on Minute Men Way; 1:13 p.m. on West Cape Rock Drive; 4:39 p.m. at Doctors Park...
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Virginia Sides
(Obituary ~ 10/13/21)
Virginia Bertha Sides, 87, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Doris Hardy-Eltzroth
(Obituary ~ 10/13/21)
Doris Hardy-Eltzroth, 101, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 9, 1920, in Jackson to William A. and Mabel Rice Illers. She was married to Herman Leroy Hardy for over 52 years, and he preceded her in death May 27, 1996. She was later married to Edwin L. Eltzroth for 20 years. He preceded her June 12, 2019...
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Betty Dowd
(Obituary ~ 10/13/21)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Betty Lou Dowd, 88, of St. Charles and formerly of Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield, Missouri. She was born April 13, 1933, in Marble Hill, daughter of Oliver and Thelma Baker Kirkpatrick. She married Dale J. Dowd on April 28, 1951, and he passed away Aug. 14, 1985...
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Speak Out 10-13-21
(Speak Out ~ 10/13/21)
Do you remember the "pay me now or pay me later" FRAM oil filter commercials? The message was simple. Making a modest investment to maintain your vehicle today will likely save you a substantial amount of money in the future on major vehicle repairs. ...
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Scientists decipher redacted love notes by Marie Antoinette
(Community ~ 10/13/21)
WASHINGTON -- "Not without you." "My dear friend." "You that I love." Marie Antoinette sent these expressions of affection -- or more? -- in letters to her close friend and rumored lover Axel von Fersen. Someone later used dark ink to scribble over the words, apparently to dampen the effusive, perhaps amorous, language...
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To oldly go: Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
VAN HORN, Texas -- As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up today for his first real-life spaceflight, and to become at 90 the oldest person ever to enter the final frontier, he's bringing out the awe in the small handful of people around a rural Texas spaceport...
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FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
WASHINGTON -- For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes have been sold in the U.S. for more than a decade with minimal government oversight or research. Facing a court deadline, the FDA has been conducting a sweeping review of vaping products to determine which ones should be allowed to remain on the market...
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Why Social Security COLA will jump next year
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
WASHINGTON -- Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizable increase in Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2022. Exactly how much will be revealed this morning after a Labor Department report on inflation during September, a data point used in the final calculation...
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Cyberattacks concerning to most in U.S.: Pearson/AP-NORC poll
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats, according to a new poll. The poll by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about 9 in 10 Americans are at least somewhat concerned about hacking involving their personal information, financial institutions, government agencies or certain utilities. ...
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Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks and strokes
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s and older who haven't had a heart attack or stroke outweigh any potential benefits from aspirin, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in its draft guidance...
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Next on FDA's agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
WASHINGTON -- With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines wait anxiously to learn when it's their turn. Federal regulators begin tackling that question this week...
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3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
(National News ~ 10/13/21)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said. It was the third high-profile shooting in or near that west Tennessee city in weeks...
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Suit: 2016 police shooting of 14-year-old wasn't justified
(State News ~ 10/13/21)
ST. LOUIS -- A 14-year-old who was critically wounded in a 2016 St. Louis police shooting was unarmed and waiting to discuss a video-game trade with a friend when two officers searching for a stolen car began to chase him and opened fire, according to a lawsuit...
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Incendiary devices at home of suspect in missing woman case
(State News ~ 10/13/21)
WINDYVIILLE, Mo. -- Investigators found two incendiary devices at the Southwest Missouri home of a suspect in the disappearance of a woman who reportedly was held in a cage at the house, Springfield fire officials said. The house near Windyville, an unincorporated community in Dallas County, burned to the ground Oct. 4...
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Judge rejects state's residency rule for medical marijuana
(State News ~ 10/13/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A federal judge has struck down Missouri's requirement a majority of the owners of companies dispensing, growing or manufacturing marijuana must be state residents. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey last week issued a permanent injunction against the residency requirement, The Kansas City Star reported. She had issued a temporary injunction in June...
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National divorce is a poisonously stupid idea
(Column ~ 10/13/21)
Divorce usually isn't a good idea, and that's especially true of a nearly 250-year-old continental nation. A cadre of apocalyptic writers on the right, who believe the country is too far gone to save, has become obsessed with a Secession 2.0 that would cleave red America from blue and allow the former to escape the ever-rising tide of woke insanity...
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A third party could impose pain on the Trumpified GOP
(Column ~ 10/13/21)
In 2020, many on the right had modest hopes for President Biden. The hope hinged on the not implausible theory that he would govern as a centrist because that's how he campaigned. Biden did markedly better than Hillary Clinton's 2016 performance with Republican-friendly constituencies. ...
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Local DAR service project providing touch-ups to river scenic overlook
(Local News ~ 10/13/21)
As a part of their newest service project, the local Nancy Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has taken over the upkeep of one of Cape Girardeau's iconic historical landmarks. The Old Mississippi River Bridge Scenic Overlook, located on Morgan Oak Street in Cape Girardeau, is a small, restored portal of the old bridge built in the summer of 1928...
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Out of the past: Oct. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/13/21)
Cape Girardeau Democrats had a double treat during their annual Fall Festival fund-raiser last night; Miss Missouri, Kimberly Massaro, and Missouri Secretary of State Bekki Cook, a Cape Countian, took turns at the rostrum in the absence of Missouri Treasurer Bob Holden; Holden, who was to have attended, had to cancel when his son suffered a household accident earlier in the day...
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Highlighting Local First Responders
(Submitted Story ~ 10/13/21)
SERVPRO® of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties is highlighting and honoring local First Responders. Do you know someone who is a First Responder? Perhaps, you have a family member who is one?! As you know, they are the true heroes. They put their lives on the line every day for the lives of others. That’s strength. That’s selflessness. That’s fortitude personified. That’s why -- and for so many other reasons -- we want to highlight and honor them...
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