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SB I-55 off ramp near Jackson reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
SB I-55 off ramp near Jackson reduced for pavement repairs Southbound Interstate 55 off ramp at mile marker 101 near Jackson will be reduced with an 8-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily beginning today through April 27...
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Suspect sought in alleged credit card thefts
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office personnel are seeking information about a suspect wanted in connection with alleged credit card thefts. According to a social media post, authorities said the suspect has used the cards to purchase items at local businesses...
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Jackson aldermen hear home day care amendment request
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
On Monday, the Jackson Board of Aldermen held a hearing on a request to amend the city ordinance concerning home day care businesses. Brian Powell submitted amending Chapter 65 of the Code of Ordinances to raise the limit of children at home day care businesses...
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Two vehicles collide Monday evening
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
Early Monday evening, a crash involving two vehicles occurred at the intersection of Cape Girardeau County Road 618 and Route W. The crash resulted in one vehicle turning over, but no one was reported trapped.
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Library history program planned Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
Cape Girardeau Public Library will host a presentation Thursday on the history of the city's "Carnegie Library." Adam Criblez, professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University, will give the presentation, which will start at 6 p.m. According to a release, the presentation will include information about the prominent role women played in the library's history and historical issues regarding the library's location and funding...
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Second annual Muddy River Marathon to take place at the end of April
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
More than 400 runners will go on a tour of Cape Girardeau as they run in the second annual Muddy River Marathon. It will consist of three race formats -- full marathon, half marathon and half marathon relay. Course changes have been made for this year, according to event coordinator Brandon Hahs...
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SEMO, Mineral Area directed to mediate territorial dispute
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
Officials with Southeast Missouri State University and Mineral Area College will have about a month to settle their differences with regard to higher education offerings in Cape Girardeau County, and if they cannot hammer out an agreement, a state panel will do so for them...
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Strong April for Cape Girardeau County tax collection
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
All four funds monitored by the office of Cape Girardeau County Treasurer Roger Hudson posted notable year-over-year increases in April. Funds received from the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) show the general sales tax with revenue of $715,762.80 in April, up 14.18% from the same month in 2021...
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In defense of Elon Musk
(Column ~ 04/20/22)
A year after being named Time magazine's person of the year, Elon Musk is attempting to acquire Twitter. To listen to Musk's critics, you'd believe it's an act almost on par with Hitler invading Poland not long after being named Time's man of the year in 1938...
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City of Cape seeking applicants for fall Citizen Academy cohort
(Editorial ~ 04/20/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau is seeking applicants for its Citizen Academy, a program offered twice a year that guides participants through various aspects of city government and its services. The program goes six to eight weeks with each weekly session lasting two hours. Participants tour city facilities and meet some of the key individuals in city government...
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Speak Out 4-20-22
(Speak Out ~ 04/20/22)
It's a real shame to watch local high school coaches using their social media to promote one athlete over and over while still trying to talk about "the team" while keeping a straight face. Programs die because of selfishness. Coaches lose credibility when they say one thing, but do another...
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Prayer 4-20-22
(Prayer ~ 04/20/22)
Father God, we praise you, for you are our rock, fortress and deliverer. Amen.
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Powerful arguments to keep 'trans ed' out of schools
(Column ~ 04/20/22)
School districts are embroiled in a battle over whether to teach children from kindergarten to third grade about being transgender. Advocates recommend teachers read their young students "Introducing Teddy," a book about a boy teddy bear who transitions to be a girl, calling it a heartwarming story "about being true to yourself."...
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Carla Wills
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
Carla Jo Wills, 83, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at her home. She was born Oct. 9, 1938, in Charleston, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph and Bertha Thompson Harvey. Carla married Billy Don "Bill" Wills on April 15, 1960. They celebrated their 62nd anniversary this past Friday...
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Gene Schuessler
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
Gene Earl Schuessler, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1940, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Bernhardt and Nelda Heartling Schuessler. He and Dorothy L. Schuessler were married June 22, 1958, at Zion Lutheran Church in Crosstown, Missouri...
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Hubert Prevallet
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hubert Dale Prevallet, 84, of Perryville died Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Carl Eyre
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
Carl Lee Eyre, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Jean Bonifield
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
Jean Alice Spillman Bonifield of Jackson, 83, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022. She was an only child born to Eugene R. and Grace Henard Spillman of Cairo, Illinois, Oct. 17, 1938. She married Alfred Bonifield in 1959 and had three children before divorcing...
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Shirley Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Shirley M. Stevens Bollinger, 68, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 20, 1953, the daughter of Pinkney and Eula Baugher Stevens. She and Michael Bollinger were united in marriage on March 17, 2005, and he survives of the home...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 4/20/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/20/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 18 n Medical assists were made at 5:28 a.m. on Bloomfield Street; 12:48 p.m. on Independence Street; 2:02 p.m. on South Frederick Street. n At 5:48 a.m., lift assist on New Madrid Street...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 4/20/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/20/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Spanish Street. Thefts n Stealing was reported...
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Netflix shares drop 25% after it loses 200K subscribers
(Entertainment ~ 04/20/22)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amid concerns the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days. The company's customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March period, according to its quarterly earnings report released Tuesday. ...
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World finance heads urged to boost fight against food insecurity
(National News ~ 04/20/22)
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged world finance leaders Tuesday to "get concrete" as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe Russia's war in Ukraine has made even worse. "This threat touches the most vulnerable people the hardest -- families that are already spending disproportionate amounts of their income on food," Yellen told fellow finance leaders during a food security meeting convened with members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. ...
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Federal government will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed
(National News ~ 04/20/22)
The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge's ruling that ended the nation's federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary...
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Massive flames force evacuation of hundreds of Arizona homes
(National News ~ 04/20/22)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Winds kicked up a towering wall of flames in rural northern Arizona on Tuesday, tearing through two-dozen structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 700 homes. Coconino County declared an emergency Tuesday as the fast-moving wildfire outside of the Northern Arizona University college town of Flagstaff ballooned to over 9 square miles Tuesday, Sheriff Jim Driscoll said during a news conference...
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Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fall
(National News ~ 04/20/22)
Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the omicron variant. On Tuesday, it reported a preliminary hint such an approach might work. Today's COVID-19 vaccines all are based on the original version of the coronavirus. But the virus continues to mutate, with the super-contagious omicron variant -- and its siblings -- the latest threat...
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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
(International News ~ 04/20/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories...
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Gulf Coast, Mississippi River cities eager for flood funding
(State News ~ 04/20/22)
ST. LOUIS -- When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout's coastal Louisiana home, destroying his furniture and the beloved framed photos of his twin sons kissing him on their first day of school, then again when they graduated high school...
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Greitens undeterred by abuse allegations in GOP Senate race
(State News ~ 04/20/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Eric Greitens stepped aside as Missouri's governor in 2018 amid a scandal involving accusations of blackmail, bondage and sexual assault. As he attempts a political comeback this year with a U.S. Senate bid, his ex-wife has said Greitens physically abused her and one of their children...
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Tony Crader
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Tony Crader, son of David Crader and Marie Smith, was born Jan. 21, 1966, at Chaffee, Missouri, and departed his life Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 56. He was a former employee of Gilster-Mary Lee and a resident of Perryville. Tony was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing...
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Out of the past: April 20
(Out of the Past ~ 04/20/22)
Southeast Missouri State University has joined with other public universities in Missouri to offer a doctorate in education administration; representatives from the University of Missouri, Central Missouri State, Northwest Missouri State, the University of Missouri-Rolla and Southwest Missouri State University officially signed the agreement with Southeast in a ceremony that followed the inauguration of Dr. Dale Nitzschke as Southeast's 16th president last week...
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Marines and family conduct Operation “Chowhound”
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/22)
16 APR 2022 Operation “Chowhound” was a successful Mission! The Military Order of the Devil Dogs, the honor society of the Marine Corps League along with the MODD Fleas organized a supply drop at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. The Marine Corps League, CPL. Mason O Yarbrough Detachment 1081 and their Auxiliary #426 assisted in Operation Chowhound. Food and supplies were collected and donated to a grateful staff and pet population...
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Turkey Hunt
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/22)
Early morning Turkey Youth hunt gave Asher Dean Campbell his first Trophy Turkey. One excited young man along with dad, will never forget this day.
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