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SB I-55 in Perry, Cape counties reduced for core drilling
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Perry and Cape Girardeau counties will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform core drilling operations. According to a MoDOT news release, this section of highway is between Highway 51 in Perry County and Route D in Cape Girardeau County. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27...
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Jackson man hurt in one-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
A Jackson man sustained serious injuries Thursday in a one-vehicle crash north of Jackson. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Lucas Horst, 25, was northbound on County Road 301 at about 11 a.m. when the 2018 Jeep Wrangler he was driving ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree...
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Cape woman arrested in Scott County
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
A Cape Girardeau woman was taken into custody Wednesday night for alleged possession of a controlled substance. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Sarah Hinkle, 42, was taken into custody about 11:30 Wednesday night in Scott County for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), driving while intoxicated (drugs), misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to drive on right half of the roadway...
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Environmental assessment planned for 1908 Cape County courthouse
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
The 113-year-old former Cape Girardeau County Courthouse has been largely empty since the new courthouse at 203 N. High St. opened in 2020 -- and the Cape Girardeau County Commission took another step Thursday to figure out how to utilize the old structure in the future...
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Jackson students learn public speaking skills through cemetery tour
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
To build students' confidence in public speaking, Jackson teacher Sarah Bess decided to get creative. Bess' public speaking class of seventh- and eighth-graders gave tours Thursday of Jackson Cemetery off East Monroe Street. Each student presented a detailed speech on the lives of those buried in graves in the cemetery...
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Grand opening set for all-inclusive playground in Perryville
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
All children, regardless of their abilities, will have a place to play together in Perryville, Missouri, come the end of the month. Lucas & Friends Backyard Adventures Playground, specifically designed to remove physical and social barriers so all children with or without disabilities can play side-by-side, will hold a grand opening at 10 a.m. Oct. 30...
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Missing in Missouri: Many cases, each unique
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
From Gabby Petito to Lauren Cho, to name two recent cases, missing person situations garner much media attention. However, there is no one-size-fits-all missing-person case, with the reasons for a person's absence spanning a wide spectrum of causes -- some nefarious, others not...
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Cape school board adopts state virus guidelines; masking now optional
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
Beginning today, Cape Girardeau School District will no longer require universal masking in its school buildings. The district's school board unanimously approved changes to its COVID-19 re-entry plan Thursday per new guidelines from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)...
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Grief Like Waves of the Ocean: Navigating the loss of children
(Community ~ 10/15/21)
Robin King and her husband, Jamie King, had two sons: Andrew and Parker. According to Robin, Andrew King, the older of the two, was the life of the party. Known for being friends with everybody and having “the most distinctive laugh” in his high school graduating class of 2018, Andrew lived life to the fullest. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/15/21)
Today is Friday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2021. There are 77 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 15, 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court, 52-48...
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Prayer 10-15-21
(Prayer ~ 10/15/21)
How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. Amen.
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John Grimm receives high honor from The Missouri Bar
(Editorial ~ 10/15/21)
A familiar name from the local legal scene received a high honor recently. John Grimm, a Cape Girardeau attorney and former circuit court judge, was elected to a one-year term as president of The Missouri Bar. The state association represents about 30,000 Show Me State lawyers...
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Peggy Vann
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
Peggy Louise Vann, 67, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born June 29, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of William Earl and Beulah Everee Vann. As a resident of Cape Girardeau, she attended elementary school and graduated from high school. After high school, she relocated to Long Beach, California, where she resided for many years before returning to Cape Girardeau. Most recently, she was a resident of Sikeston...
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Kristen Meier
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kristen Andrea Meier, 38, of Perryville died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Oct. 23 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. Oct. 23 at the Church with the Rev. Mike Henning officiating...
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George Guilliams
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- George Jerrel "Jerry" Guilliams, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1010 Rosati Court in Perryville. Recitation of the rosary will be at 7:30 p.m...
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Randon Grissom
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
Randon Deric Grissom, 59, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 23, 1961, to Robert and Mabel DeHart Bentley in Chaffee, Missouri. Randon worked as a dispatcher for the Cape Girardeau Police Department. He previously worked for Kohl's loss prevention and Drury Hotel customer service. Randon loved watching movies, listening to music, and spending time with his loved ones...
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Lora Felty
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
Lora Felty, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at her home. A celebration of life will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 321 N. Spring St. in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is charge of arrangements...
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Leander Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leander Doyle Brown, 70, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be private for the family only. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 10/15/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 13 n Medical assists were made at 7:45 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 11:10 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 5:49 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 6:21 p.m. at Bertling Street and North West End Boulevard; 6:59 p.m. on West Rodney Drive; 7:22 p.m. on North Kingshighway...
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'As seen on TikTok' is the new 'As seen on TV'
(Community ~ 10/15/21)
NEW YORK -- Near the Twizzlers and Sour Patch Kids at a New York candy store are fruit-shaped soft jelly candies that earned a spot on the shelves because they went viral on TikTok. A flood of videos last year showed people biting into the fruit gummies' plastic casing, squirting artificially-colored jelly from their mouths. ...
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Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids
(National News ~ 10/15/21)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing space rocks. The robotic trailblazer named Lucy is up first, blasting off this weekend on a 12-year cruise to swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter -- unexplored time capsules from the dawn of the solar system. ...
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Biden signs debt limit hike, but December standoff looms
(National News ~ 10/15/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill raising the nation's debt limit until early December, delaying the prospect of an unprecedented federal default that could have caused economic disaster. The House passed the $480 billion increase in the country's borrowing ceiling Tuesday, after the Senate approved it on a party-line vote last week. ...
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Other GOP states urge court to let Texas abortion law stand
(National News ~ 10/15/21)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Eighteen states threw new support behind Texas' ban on most abortions as the Biden administration waited Thursday for a ruling to determine whether the nation's most restrictive abortion law will be allowed to remain in place. The rush to Texas' defense by the mostly Southern and Midwestern attorneys general reflected the broader stakes and how other Republican-led states might pursue their own versions of Senate Bill 8, which bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around the sixth week of pregnancy. ...
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FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
(National News ~ 10/15/21)
U.S. health advisers said Thursday some Americans who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus. The panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for seniors, as well as younger adults with other health problems, jobs or living situations that put them at increased risk from COVID-19...
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Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID burnout
(National News ~ 10/15/21)
STORRS, Conn. -- Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge...
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University of Missouri to stop requiring masks at all four campuses
(State News ~ 10/15/21)
The University of Missouri System will stop requiring masks starting Saturday at all four campuses, but local mandates in Kansas City and St. Louis will mean the face coverings must remain on at those locations. Statewide, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have dropped sharply in recent weeks. ...
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Governor slams paper for uncovering data security flaw
(State News ~ 10/15/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday condemned one of Missouri's largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database allowing public access to thousands of teachers' Social Security numbers, even though the paper held off from reporting about the flaw until after the state could fix it...
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Bow-and-arrow killings in Norway seen as an 'act of terror'
(International News ~ 10/15/21)
KONGSBERG, Norway -- The bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town near Norway's capital appeared to be a terrorist act, authorities said Thursday, a bizarre and shocking attack in a Scandinavian country where violent crime is rare...
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Out of the past: Oct. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 10/15/21)
A three-week, $400,000 project by Union Pacific to replace the rails running over the Thebes (Illinois) Railroad Bridge is underway; both the manpower, 32 workers, and labor time for this project are considerably less than they would have been nearly 100 years ago when the bridge was erected; two-thirds of the 100 men it may have required for a project like this in 1905 have been replaced by a wide range of job-specific machinery...
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Cape Area Community Foundation 2021 Grant Program Announcement
(Submitted Story ~ 10/15/21)
Cape Area Community Foundation (CACF) is currently accepting applications for its 2021 Community Grantmaking Program. All applications are due by October 29, 2021. A total of $3,100 will be awarded. The CACF Community Grantmaking Program is available to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, schools, faith-based organizations and government entities serving Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City. ...
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