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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 2/16/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of Feb. 9 meeting n Approval of closed session minutes from Feb. 9 Communications/reports -- other selected officials/department heads...
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Activists rally behind Missouri lawmaker cut off in debate
(State News ~ 02/16/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri faith leaders, activists and elected officials on Wednesday decried the Republican-led House for shutting down a Black lawmaker's speech and passing a bill that could strip power from the Black woman elected as St. Louis prosecutor...
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The search for new recipes seldom disappoints
(Community ~ 02/16/23)
I was talking to my niece a few days ago, and she was wanting a few new recipes, especially for main dishes to serve for supper. In the process of looking for a few recipes for her, I found a few that I want to make, too. I have mostly entree recipes, but I couldn't help but to throw in a chocolate raspberry brownie and a couple of salads. ...
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Missouri activists seek more wrongful conviction hearings
(State News ~ 02/16/23)
ST. LOUIS — As racial justice activists in Missouri celebrate the overturned conviction of Lamar Johnson, they're questioning why other inmates with credible innocence claims aren't getting the chance to make their cases in court. A Missouri law enacted in 2021 allows prosecuting attorneys to request a hearing before a judge in cases of possible wrongful convictions. ...
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Two injured in explosion at Sikeston business
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Two employees were injured following an explosion early Wednesday, Feb. 15, at a Sikeston business. At 7:12 a.m., Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Potashnick Transportation Inc., or PTI, at 411 Lynual St., in reference to a reported fire inside the structure with people inside, according to Capt. Derick Wheetley with Sikeston DPS.
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Three Cape Girardeau-area veterans to be added to Wall of Valor
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
An additional three names will be added to the Wall of Valor at the Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center following a ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17. The new inductees, who are Cape Girardeau-area residents, served in the Army and Marines during the Vietnam War. The ceremony will commemorate their "heroic actions" while serving, a news release on the event said...
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United Way of Southeast Missouri seeking organizations that need funding
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
United Way of Southeast Missouri received thousands in federal funding for emergency food and shelter programs. The not-for-profit is looking for eligible Cape Girardeau County agencies to partner with and give funding. United Way received $22,965 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program Phase 40. ...
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The great breadstick debate
(Community ~ 02/16/23)
Pizza has often been on my mind lately. It has become a kind of treat food for me, a forbidden delicacy that I can only gift myself once in a great while. I know, I know, I can put a metric ton of emotional importance on food, but I've accepted that. ...
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Hovis, Morse file bills to ban texting while driving
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
Two Southeast Missouri legislators — Barry Hovis of District 146 (Whitewater) and Herman Morse of Dexter, whose newly realigned District 151 now takes in the southwestern Cape Girardeau County communities of Allenville and Delta — have introduced legislation in the General Assembly to toughen the law regarding texting while driving...
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Chateau Girardeau resident celebrates 104th birthday
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
Friends and family gathered Wednesday, Feb. 15, for a surprise party to help Jane Stephens celebrate her birthday. But it wasn't just any birthday -- Stephens turned 104. But she said she doesn't feel a day over 76. Stephens and the attendees celebrated at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau with cake, ice cream and soda, and Stephens was given a cookies in the shape of a beer mug and another designed to look like a Bud Light. ...
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July start expected for US 61 work in Jackson
(Local News ~ 02/16/23)
Expect detours to begin in midsummer as improvements are made to U.S. 61 (North High Street) in Jackson, Missouri Department of Transportation officials said Wednesday. "We will award the project in May with a notice to proceed likely issued in July," said Mark Croarkin, MoDOT's Southeast District engineer, speaking to a group of transportation officials and stakeholders during February's meeting of Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) at Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 2-16-23
(Prayer ~ 02/16/23)
Lord God, may we take time to read your Word and seek your guidance. Amen.
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Fund city needs first
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/23)
As our leaders continue the process of creating the 2023-2024 budget for the City of Cape Girardeau, more than likely they will be approached by departments and organizations requesting additional funding. I encourage our leaders to fund city needs before wants. Needs such as public safety and maintenance and repair on city streets, sewers, waterlines and facilities...
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Populism is not the same as democracy
(Column ~ 02/16/23)
You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided. Why can't both parties work together for the common good? But it's worth pointing out that sometimes bipartisan consensus is awful. The worst form of elite agreement is usually the product of politicians pandering to populist sentiment. When both parties serve as vessels for popular passions, they ignore experts, the lessons of history and suspend their own critical faculties...
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Births 2/16/23
(Births ~ 02/16/23)
Daughter to Vincent Prost and Kayla Glency, Southeast Hospital, 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Name, Vivian Kay. Weight, 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Second daughter. Glency is the daughter of Mitchell and Lisa Glency of Cape Girardeau. Prost is the son of Larry Prost of Cape Girardeau and Veronica Wilke of Cape Girardeau. He works for Pro Digs Directional...
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Fire report 2-16-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 14 n Medical assists were made at 12:37 a.m. on Sheridan Drive; 4:36 a.m. on Broadway; 7:49 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 8:46 a.m. on Carolina Lane; and 12:52 p.m. on South Broadview Street. ...
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Police report 2-16-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on North Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on La Mesa Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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Larry Sadler
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
MORLEY, Mo. — Larry Wayne Sadler, son of the late Billie and Helen Schacherbauer Sadler, was born Feb. 13, 1949, in Morley and departed his life on his birthday Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 74. On Jan. 16, 1967, he married Marilyn Brumit in Morley. She survives...
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Pamela Rouggly
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
Pamela Rouggly, 62, of Oriole passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at her home. She was born Oct. 10, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Robert and Shirley Allen Farrow. She and Dennis Rouggly were married March 12, 2000, at their home. Pam grew up in Jackson. She enjoyed traveling and dearly loved her family. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was a lifelong residence of Oriole, and was well known as the hostess at Happy Hollow. She was sweet as pie...
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Lorene Roland
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
Lorene C. Pound Roland, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at her home. She was born Nov. 11, 1944, in St. Louis to Edward and Louise Buckley Pound. She and Robert "Bob" Roland were married Jan. 17, 1975, in St. Louis. Survivors include her husband; five nieces, Denise (Jerry) Grant, Tracy (Todd) Bergjans, Jennifer Stegmann, Carissa (Jimmy) Homeier and Karen (Mitch) Weintraub; two sisters-in-law, Jody (Tom) Nowotny and Eileen Pound; three great-nieces; and three great-nephews...
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John Meisenheimer
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
John Leston Meisenheimer, 83, of Jackson passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at his home. He was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Albert and Beulah Williams Meisenheimer. He and Tresa Meisenheimer were married Nov. 13, 1999, at Assembly of God Church in Scott City...
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Resa Ervin
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
Resa L. Ervin, 69, of Jackson died Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Shawn Wasson will conduct the funeral at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at the funeral home...
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Merlin Brickhaus
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Merlin Raymond Brickhaus, 80, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:15 a.m., with the rosary being recited at 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Thelma Beasley
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
TAMMS, Ill. — Thelma Christine Griffin Beasley, 91, of Tamms passed away at 7:38 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Thelma was born Feb. 26, 1931, in Moultrie, Georgia, daughter to the late L.J. and Lomey Lou Moore Griffin...
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John Baker III
(Obituary ~ 02/16/23)
FLOWER MOUND, Texas — John Alvin Baker III, 73, passed peacefully at Plano (Texas) Presbyterian Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. He was born March 24, 1949, in Cairo, Illinois, son of John Alvin Jr. and Iola Martin Baker. John graduated from Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, Class of 1968. He married the love of his life, Beverly Ann Brennecke, on June 6, 1970...
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Quinoa patties with herbs and Gruyere make great burgers
(Community ~ 02/16/23)
Building a good grain-based veggie burger is a challenge, not only for flavor, but also because they tend to fall apart. So instead we tried a seed -- quinoa, to be specific -- and were delighted with the results. The texture and size make it better-suited than rice or other "grains" for forming into patties, and pan-frying gives them a crisp crust that contrasts with the tender interior...
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China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
(International News ~ 02/16/23)
BEIJING -- China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures...
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Nikki Haley kicks off GOP campaign for White House
(National News ~ 02/16/23)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Republican Nikki Haley formally announced her 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday, betting that her boundary-breaking career as a woman and person of color who governed in the heart of the South before representing the U.S. on the world stage can overcome entrenched support for her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump...
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'Invisible object' blamed for deadly NYC rampage
(National News ~ 02/16/23)
NEW YORK -- A man who went on a deadly rampage with a U-Haul truck Monday in New York City was suffering from an apparent mental health crisis and said he started mowing people down after seeing an "invisible object" coming toward him, police said Tuesday...
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Retail sales jump in Jan.
(National News ~ 02/16/23)
WASHINGTON -- America's consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the fastest pace in nearly two years, underscoring the economy's resilience in the face of higher prices and multiple interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve...
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Brain Injury & Stroke Support Group Open House
(Submitted Story ~ 02/16/23)
Have you ever met someone that has had a brain injury or stroke? Have you heard their story of survival? This is your chance to talk face to face with someone who has defied death. Some of the most extraordinary people in the Cape Girardeau area. The Brain Injury & Stroke Support Group has been around the Cape Girardeau area for more than 30 years. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 02/16/23)
If old Saint Francis Hospital is Cape Girardeau's white elephant, the Marquette Hotel is its faded queen; the five-story Spanish Revival-style hotel was completed in 1928; with 82 rooms, the hotel was once considered one of the finest in the Midwest; but recently there have been calls for the deteriorated hotel to be torn down; however, owner Thad Bullock has an immediate reaction to the talk: "No way. ...
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