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NB I-55 in Scott County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County from mile marker 66 to mile marker 81 will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will be done from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday through Feb. 28...
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Cape Girardeau County leads state of Missouri in online filings, business option introduced
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
Assessor Bob Adams said Thursday on a percentage basis Cape Girardeau County saw 36.77% of its personal property tax filings submitted online last year -- the highest rate among Missouri's 114 counties. Chief deputy assessor Linda Biri said the county is now in its sixth year of offering the online option to residents and for the most part, the increase in cyberspace submission has been on a steady uptick since the first year of availability in 2017...
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Citywide events to honor MLK through Monday
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
For Debra Mitchell-Braxton, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than just a national holiday. It's a time for service and "a day on, not a day off." That's why Mitchell-Braxton has organized events to honor the late civil rights hero for the past 40 years...
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Weekend, MLK Day to delay due date until Tuesday for estimated tax
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
By long tradition, Jan. 15 is the date fourth-quarter estimated taxes are due to the U.S. Treasury and the Missouri Department of Revenue for individual filers. This year, the 15th falls on a Saturday when government offices are closed. Normally, the deadline rolls over to the next business day, which is Monday -- but Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
(National News ~ 01/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S. The court's orders Thursday came during a spike in coronavirus cases caused by the omicron variant...
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SEMO Pets — new facility and new name
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
New facility. New name. Officials with Southeast Missouri Pets -- formerly Humane Society of Southeast Missouri -- unveiled the organization's new facility and new name at a Thursday morning ceremony. Charlotte Craig, president of the organization's board, said the name change will clear confusion that the group falls under the umbrella of Humane Society of the United States, which it does not. She said such confusion had hindered fundraising over the years...
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Prayer 1-14-22
(Prayer ~ 01/14/22)
O Mighty God, we worship you for you are the King of glory. Amen.
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President Joe Biden's discriminatory first year
(Column ~ 01/14/22)
Last January, newly elected President Joe Biden pledged to fight racism and unify the nation. Instead, during his first year he's imposed a harsh agenda of racism in everything from distributing pandemic-relief aid to allocating scarce medicines for COVID patients. Racial favoritism is affecting every way Americans are treated by this administration...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 1/14/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 12 n Medical assists were made at 8:11 a.m. at Timberlane and Kage Hills drives; 11:04 a.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 12:11 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 2:02 p.m. on Dunklin Street; 2:17 p.m. on Rock Creek Lane; 10:33 p.m. on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 1/14/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest for resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony was reported on South Minnesota Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported. Thefts n Burglary was reported on Old Sprigg Street Road...
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Richard Wubker
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Richard Joseph Wubker, 78, of Marble Hill departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 28, 1943, in Leopold, Missouri, the son of John Henry and Bernadine Elizabeth Stoverink Wubker. He and Anita Brands were united in marriage on Aug. 14, 1965...
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Edna Smith-Statler
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
Edna Louise Smith-Statler, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, surrounded by her family at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Francis F. and Elsie L. Barber Smith. She and the Rev. Earl G. Statler married June 2, 1948. He preceded her in death June 23, 2006...
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Virginia Seyer
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Virginia L. Westrich Seyer of Rockview departed this life Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at her home to be with her loving husband. She was born in Chaffee, Missouri, Jan. 2, 1932, to the late Gregory and Josephine Glency Westrich. Virginia graduated from eighth grade at St. ...
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Mary Morman
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
SOUTH VALLEY, N.M. -- Mary Alice Stone Morman, 81, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in hospice care in Albuquerque's South Valley. Mary was born Nov. 28, 1940, to George Freeman and Thelma Lea Baker Stone in Chaffee, Missouri. After graduating from Chaffee High School, she received her bachelor's degree at Southeast Missouri State University and her master's at the University of Missouri...
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Brian Goodman
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
FORISTELL, Mo. -- Brian L. Goodman, 53, of Foristell, beloved husband, father son, and brother, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. He was born Aug. 20, 1968, in Cape Girardeau and was a friend to everyone he met. He and Tammy Kraemer were married July 19, 1997, in Jackson...
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Warren Ernst
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Warren T. Ernst, 69, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 21, 1952, in Perryville to Weldon J. Ernst and Wilbertta T. Bohnert. He and Mirna M. (Avila Palacios) Ernst were married in Jackson on Oct. 24, 2003...
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5 reasons why 'shoulder season' is the best time to travel
(Community ~ 01/14/22)
In many ways, travel in 2021 was more challenging than it was in 2020. While demand for travel returned, sufficient hospitality staffing often did not, leading to long waits at airports, hotel check-in desks and restaurants. The eye-catching travel deals seen in 2020 mostly faded away, making way for price increases, such as soaring rental car prices. ...
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The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record
(National News ~ 01/14/22)
Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements. And scientists say the exceptionally hot year is part of a long-term warming trend that shows hints of accelerating. Two U.S. science agencies -- NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- and a private measuring group released their calculations for last year's global temperature on Thursday, and all said it wasn't far behind ultra-hot 2016 and 2020...
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Study: Stronger evidence linking virus to multiple sclerosis
(National News ~ 01/14/22)
There's more evidence one of the world's most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling disease occuring when immune system cells mistakenly attack the protective coating on nerve fibers, gradually eroding them...
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Russia's talk of sending troops to Latin America called 'bluster'
(International News ~ 01/14/22)
MOSCOW -- Russia raised the stakes Thursday in its dispute with the West over Ukraine and NATO's expansion when a top diplomat refused to rule out a military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the United States escalate. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said he could "neither confirm nor exclude" the possibility of Russia sending military assets to Latin America if the U.S. and its allies don't curtail their military activities on Russia's doorstep...
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Missouri Supreme Court ruling raises new questions about remote testimony in court
(National News ~ 01/14/22)
An overturned conviction in Missouri is raising new questions about video testimony in criminal court cases nationwide, and the ruling could have ripple effects through a justice system increasingly reliant on remote technology as it struggles with a backlog of cases during the coronavirus pandemic...
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11 Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
(National News ~ 01/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, and 10 other members or associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday. Despite hundreds of charges already brought in the year since pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, these were the first seditious conspiracy charges levied in connection with the attack Jan. ...
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State education board keeps 36-hour virtual learning rule
(State News ~ 01/14/22)
NORMANDY, Mo. -- School districts struggling with staff absences because of COVID-19 are facing difficult decisions about how to provide the required number of instruction hours while being limited in the number of hours of virtual learning permitted...
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Court rejects appeal over proposed constitutional amendment
(State News ~ 01/14/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state appeals court on Thursday rejected an appeal brought by Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick over wording on a proposed constitutional amendment. Fitzpatrick sued Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in July, alleging a description Ashcroft wrote for the proposed amendment would cause people to vote against it...
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Out of the past: Jan. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/14/22)
School board races have developed in a number of districts in advance of today's filing deadline for the April election; Chaffee, Missouri, heads the list with six candidates on the ballot: Danny Finley, Kathy Kinsey, Debbie Patterson, Alvin Vandeven, Candace Witcher and Linda Wessel...
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Honoring MLK's legacy of truth and justice
(Editorial ~ 01/14/22)
On Monday, we will pause to honor the life and legacy of minister and civil rights advocate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There will be events around the country, including locally, celebrating King's leadership and influence that played a key role in helping African Americans receive equal rights...
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Cape Area Community Foundation grants $3,100 to local nonprofits
(Submitted Story ~ 01/14/22)
The Cape Area Community Foundation awarded a total of $3,100 to two nonprofits through its 2021 community grantmaking round. Following an application process, these agencies were selected by a volunteer committee of citizens in the foundation’s service area. Nonprofit agencies with 501(c)3 or similar tax-exempt status like schools, faith-based organizations or governmental entities were eligible to apply for grants...
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