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2nd Joplin officer shot by suspect dies; organs donated
(State News ~ 03/14/22)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The body of a Missouri police officer who was shot along with two other officers last week has been transported to a funeral home after his organs were donated, the Joplin Police Department announced Saturday. The department escorted officer Jake Reed's body to the funeral home Friday evening. Many Joplin residents got out of their vehicles to salute the procession as it passed, the department said...
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Ethics panel finds Greitens followed election laws
(State News ~ 03/14/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Former Gov. Eric Greitens's state campaign did not violate state campaign finance laws by spending money on his U.S. Senate bid, an oversight agency ruled Friday. Washington-based not-for-profit campaign finance watchdog group Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission in December claiming Greitens was using leftover funds from his gubernatorial bid to kickstart his U.S. Senate campaign...
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License applications made for King, Cook, Beverage, Radiator
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Business license applications have been received by the City of Cape Girardeau's Community Development Office. n Alex J. Melvin of Sullivan, Illinois, for RK Holdings LLP, doing business as Rural King Supply at 210 S. Silver Springs Road, a retailer of farm and home products. Anticipated opening is this month...
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Young takes manager role with Saint Francis
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Lance Young became manager of clinical analytics and informatics within Saint Francis Healthcare's Information Technology Department in January. Previously, Young served as business intelligence developer and data modeler for the health system...
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Postal Reform bill on President Biden's desk
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
U.S. Postal Service is about to get an overhaul, assuming President Joe Biden signs sweeping bipartisan legislation -- the Postal Service Reform Act -- requiring retired postal workers to enroll in Medicare and dropping a previous mandate forcing the agency to cover health care costs years in advance...
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Cape Girardeau County March tax revenue down slightly from 2021
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Cape Girardeau County March tax revenue is down a bit year-to-year in three of the four funds monitored in March by the office of county Treasurer Roger Hudson. Funds received from the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) show only the use tax growing in March compared to same period one year ago, with revenue of $282,887.22, an 8.4% increase from March 2021...
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Gilligan prepares to assume Cape Girardeau Chamber leadership
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Robert "Rob" Gilligan, who will become the new president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce on April 11, is the current director of Ignite Emporia, an economic development initiative targeted at Lyon County, Kansas. Ignite Emporia is self-described as "an aggressive, five-year strategic initiative, launched in 2019, designed to create jobs, retain and expand current business and industries, ensure the readiness of our workforce and grow workforce housing."...
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GOP split on alternative to Greitens in Mo. Senate race
(State News ~ 03/14/22)
ST. LOUIS — For all their angst about the possibility of former Gov. Eric Greitens winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri, GOP leaders haven't coalesced behind an alternative. Greitens resigned in 2018 while facing multiple investigations, including one into whether he blackmailed a woman during an extramarital affair. Yet the former Navy SEAL officer maintains a base of GOP support, has solid fundraising numbers and remains a threat to win in a multi-candidate primary...
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Local gas pump prices continue to rise, nearly $4 a gallon
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Gas prices continue their unprecedented rise with prices at several area locations just a shade below $4 per gallon for regular unleaded. A spot check Friday evening of prices at the pump noted by www.gasbuddy.com showed gasoline in Cape Girardeau between $3.84 and $3.99...
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Q&A on gas prices with Southeast economist David Yaskewich
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
David Yaskewich, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Southeast Missouri State University, where the educator is completing his 10th year on the faculty. He also serves as chairman of SEMO's Accounting, Economics and Finance Department. The Southeast Missourian put five questions to the economist as gas prices continue to rise in the United States...
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SEMO grad delves into personal conflicts in story collection
(Local News ~ 03/14/22)
Jackson native Caleb Tankersley says he used his upbringing in crafting the short stories in his award winning collection, "Sin Eaters." "'Sin Eaters' is a book of short stories, so by nature, it covers a lot of different themes and not every story fits into a category. ...
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Cape Girardeau Republican Women’s Club holds their 2022 Lincoln Day event
(Local News ~ 03/14/22)
The Republican Women’s Club of Cape Girardeau County held its Lincoln Day event Saturday, hosted by KZIM-KSIM‘s Faune Riggin. The event at Knights of Columbus Hall in Jackson, featured a dinner and speeches from local Republican state politicians such as 8th District U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt...
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Cape mayoral candidates discuss future, past successes of city infrastructure
(Local News ~ 03/14/22)
Ahead of next month's election, the Southeast Missourian asked candidates for mayor of Cape Girardeau identical questions relating to city infrastructure. Candidates on the April 5 general election ballot are incumbent Bob Fox and Stacy Kinder. Fox was elected mayor of Cape Girardeau in 2018 and now seeks a second term. Kinder currently represents Ward 6 on Cape Girardeau City Council...
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Law enforcement officers, residents seek answers to rise in Mississippi County gun crimes
(Local News ~ 03/14/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — The increase of gun violence in Mississippi County has members of the community searching for solutions. Gun crimes how to minimize them in the future was the main topic of discussion by U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and Charleston area officials Friday at Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/14/22)
Today is Monday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2022. There are 292 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America's cotton industry. On this date:...
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Prayer 3-14-22
(Prayer ~ 03/14/22)
O Lord Jesus, may we first seek your kingdom and righteousness. Amen.
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Reform should not happen one death at a time
(Column ~ 03/14/22)
On March 3, a jury found former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Brett Hankison not guilty of wanton endangerment. Breonna Taylor was not the victim in this trial — her neighbors were, though it all stems from the same fatal no-knock warrant implemented at her apartment two years ago...
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We need new thinking in the economic competition with China
(Column ~ 03/14/22)
The great mid-20th-century American statesman Dean Acheson titled his memoir "Present at the Creation," the story of his role developing the institutions of a new international order after the cataclysm of World War II. The challenge today is not remotely comparable — we are largely protecting the status quo from revanchist powers rather than writing on a blank slate. ...
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Oscar Schwent
(Obituary ~ 03/14/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Oscar "Big O" Herman Schwent, 99, of Perryville died Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. today at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Joe Geders C.M. officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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William Hurt, star of 'Broadcast News,' 'Body Heat,' dies
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/22)
NEW YORK -- William Hurt, whose laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of the 1980s foremost leading men in movies such as "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big Chill," has died. He was 71. Hurt's son, Will, said in a statement that Hurt died Sunday of natural causes. ...
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Road to table: Wyoming's got a new app for claiming roadkill
(Community ~ 03/14/22)
LANDER, Wyo. -- The aroma of sizzling meat in melted butter wafts from a cast iron pan while Jaden Bales shows his favorite way to cook up the best steak cuts from a big game animal. The deep red backstrap pieces, similar to filet mignon of beef, are organic and could hardly be more local. They're from a mule deer hit by a car just down the road from Bales's rustic home in a cottonwood grove beneath the craggy Wind River Range...
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As companies leave Russia, their assets could be seized
(International News ~ 03/14/22)
The "Evropeisky" mall in Moscow was once a symbol of a Russia integrated into the global consumer economy, with atriums named after cities such as London, Paris and Rome. But now large parts of the seven-story shopping center have gone quiet after Western brands from Apple to Victoria's Secret closed their Russian operations in the two weeks since the country invaded Ukraine...
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IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
(National News ~ 03/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. The agency released a plan to work down the tens of millions of filings, including speeding up the traditionally slow hiring process, relying more on automated processes and bringing on more contract workers to help with mailroom and paper processing...
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Russian airstrike escalates offensive in western Ukraine
(International News ~ 03/14/22)
LVIV, Ukraine -- Russian missiles pounded a military base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility serving as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting its defense. The barrage marked an escalation of Moscow's offensive and moved the fighting perilously close to the Polish border...
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Editorial: Lions Club Pancake Day is more than a meal
(Editorial ~ 03/14/22)
It's one of our favorite days of the year. Stacks of delicious, fluffy pancakes. Dripping with syrup. Paired with perfectly crisp sausage links and your beverage of choice (orange juice, coffee or milk — chocolate or white). It's certainly NOT on the keto diet. But for one day a year, the calories don't seem to bother us quite so much...
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East St. Louis empty lot to become source of renewable energy source
(State News ~ 03/14/22)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Heavy industry has long polluted the air in East St. Louis, but by early next year for the first time in the city's history, a clean energy facility will also be humming along. Ameren Illinois plans to build a $10.2 million solar field on 17 acres across from East St. Louis Senior High School. It will distribute enough energy to Ameren's local grid to power 500 homes, and is the first solar project owned and operated by Ameren in the past 25 years...
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Cape, Jackson, Scott City chambers plan events this week
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Speed Networking at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rosati's Pizza, 2136 William St. The event is free. A cash bar will be available. n Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its March Business Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Jackson Civic Center, hosted by Jackson School District...
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Gordonville Grill gives to charity
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Gordonville Grill, 829 Route Z, gave $8,510 in 2021 to more than 40 local schools and not-for-profit organizations, restaurant officials said. In the past 10 years, managers of the eatery say $83,115 has been donated to charity.
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Lambert's Cafe marking 80 years in business
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Lambert's Cafe, currently located at 2305 E. Malone Ave. in Sikeston, Missouri, first opened in March 1942. State Rep. Jamie Burger of Benton (R-148) presented resolutions Friday on behalf of the state House and Senate in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the fabled "Home of Throwed Rolls."...
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Jackson business relocates to uptown district
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Charmed at Cobblestone Corner, at the corner of South High and Adams streets in uptown Jackson, opened its new location Thursday. The shop, operated by proprietor Celia Willett, previously operated for seven years at 1335 Old Cape Road. Willett said the store specializes in gift items for babies, in home decor and also has a section for men -- with T-shirts and jeans, among other offerings...
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No Home and Garden Show at Show Me Center
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Southeast Missouri State University confirmed Friday a planned Home and Garden Show this spring at the university's Show Me Center will not be held. "Fewer inquiries for booth space for the 2022 show were received than in previous years and the event has been removed from this year's calendar," Southeast communications specialist Michelle Queiser said...
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Sikeston firm Alan Wire holds job fair this week
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
Alan Wire, a Sikeston, Missouri-based manufacturer and distributor of copper wire and cable products, will hold a job fair from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at 1500 W. Malone St. Last month, Alan Wire, with more than 200 employees, opened a sales office in Kirkwood in St. Louis County...
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On Trac opens local office
(Business ~ 03/14/22)
On Trac, a vendor in the fiber-to-the-home industry, leased Southeast Missouri office space earlier this year at 4014 Nash Road. Morristown, Tennessee-based On Trac will handle "curb-to-premise fiber drops" for its sole client in the area, Cape Girardeau-headquartered Circle Fiber, a broadband company...
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Out of the past: March 14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/14/22)
Some opponents of an effort to build a Cape Girardeau-Bollinger counties lake apparently are using coercion in their attempts to sway opinion; following reports from state Sen. Peter Kinder and Marble Hill, Missouri, businessman Stan Crader said they have been cursed by lake opponents; a lake opposition group -- the Cape Girardeau-Bollinger Counties Land Owners Group -- last night threatened legal action against anyone using such tactics in its name...
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