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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/21/20
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for May 18 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...
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Eighth Scott County resident dies from coronavirus
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
Four new COVID-19 cases were reported in the region Wednesday, though officials in Scott County reported another death attributed to the disease. Scott County’s total cases number increased by two to 88. The death was the eighth in the county caused by the disease associated with coronavirus. Sixty-four residents in the county have recovered from the virus...
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'Hell on Wheels': TV show features Sikeston murder case
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- It was a story that grabbed headlines in southeast Missouri newspapers and led radio and television broadcasts: the news of a motorcyclist missing from a Sikeston motel, then the discovery of his body in a field in New Madrid County and finally, the arrests in connection with the crime...
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Charges filed against former Sikeston DPS captain
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
After nearly three months of investigation, charges have been filed in Scott County against a former Sikeston, Missouri, police officer. Now-resigned Sikeston Department of Public Safety Capt. Andrew Cooper, 47, faces charges for his alleged involvement in a Feb. 29 crash that killed a 22-year-old Sikeston woman and seriously injured four others, including himself...
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On boats, concerts, yard sales and play time
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
There's an old saw about how everyone is fighting a battle you can't see. It's true. It's especially true now, when literally every person on the planet (probably the scientists on the International Space Station, too) is going through one of the more stressful situations that this group of humanity has seen, all at once...
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Finding the soul of Little Kitchen
(Community ~ 05/21/20)
This is a weird time to be writing about eating out. There is no way to share the atmosphere of a place with you, because I am unable (or, as of now, unwilling) to experience said atmosphere in a restaurant. Good eateries have souls, given life by the people who create their passion and imagine new flavors to delight. ...
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Cape, Jackson schools work to solidify summer school plans
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
As the academic year came to a close Tuesday for area elementary and secondary schools, administrators worked to solidify plans for summer school, which look a little different amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Cape Girardeau School District The Cape Girardeau Schools Board convened for its regular meeting Monday night and approved a summer school plan for elementary and secondary schools across the district...
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Safe House reports local decline in hotline calls, surge in hotel placements during pandemic
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
As "stay-at-home" orders went into effect nationwide, the Safe House for Women never turned anyone away. However, executive director Jessica Hill did not hesitate to admit the effort has been a financial struggle. Police data from a six-week period beginning the Sunday before Gov. Mike Parson's order took effect on April 6 shows both Jackson and Cape Girardeau police responded to about twice as many domestic-violence calls as they did during the same time period in 2019...
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Grilling: A rare medium done well
(Community ~ 05/21/20)
This week, I started thinking about what we can grill outdoors and maybe a couple of side dishes to accompany the entree. Then I saw a few dessert ideas that I couldn't pass up, and even an interesting breakfast coffeecake that I find interesting. In a nutshell, this column today is a little of this and a little bit of that all put together to challenge you to try them all...
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Traffic study suggests roundabout solution for 61/Deerwood in Jackson
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
Another roundabout could be coming to Jackson based on results of a traffic study presented to city officials earlier this week. The study, performed in early March, determined a roundabout is the best solution for periodic traffic congestion at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Deerwood Drive near the entrance to the Jackson Civic Center...
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Cape doctor, wife share miraculous coronavirus recovery story
(Column ~ 05/21/20)
Dr. Keith Graham is a living miracle. On Tuesday afternoon, just days after being released from Saint Francis Medical Center, Dr. Graham and his wife, Tammy, spoke with me via video chat from their home. Keith was hospitalized for nearly two months due to complications resulting from COVID-19. A pulmonologist, he said it was ironic to be on the other side of the doctor-patient relationship...
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Coronavirus concerns lead to more absentee, mail-in voting options in Cape County
(Local News ~ 05/21/20)
Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers has a ready reaction to the Missouri General Assembly’s recent late-night compromise to give more people the chance to vote absentee or to mail in their ballots in August and November. “Under the circumstances, I’m glad voters have (more) options to be safe and also cast their ballots,” said Summers, who has been in office since 2007 as the county’s local election authority...
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A Look Back
(05/21/20)
In celebration of National Girl Scout Week, seven troops of Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts attended a dinner at Trinity Lutheran Church in March 1963. The event opened with a flag ceremony. From left to right are Libby Krueger, Mary Helen McElreath, Patricia Lemonds, Karen Ringwald and Karen Robinson, members of Intermediate Troop 10. (G.D. Fronabarger ~ semissourian.com)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/21/20)
Today is Thursday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2020. There are 224 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours...
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Honor law enforcement officers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/21/20)
National Police Week May 11--17, honored the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement officers. This sacrifice is almost beyond belief, in that on average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United States every 54 hours. Since the first known line-of-duty death in 1786, more than 22,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice...
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Across the wide, growing American divide
(Column ~ 05/21/20)
Red- and blue-state America was already divided before the coronavirus epidemic hit. Globalization had enriched the East Coast and West Coast corridors but hollowed out much in between. The traditional values of small towns and rural counties were increasingly at odds with postmodern lifestyles in the cities...
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Cuts to state's higher education are bad for region
(Paid Letter ~ 05/21/20)
A huge Libertarian experiment will play out this fall in Cape Girardeau. (Libertarian -- a political system emphasizing limited government.) The experiment: What happens to a community after 20 years of budget cuts to its hometown university? No one knows exactly how the latest round of state budget cuts will impact Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Seed companies scramble to meet demand
(Community ~ 05/21/20)
Since the coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in interest in gardening, especially vegetable gardening, some seed companies are having trouble keeping up with demand. But one thing we gardeners can do is grow and save our own seeds. Some kinds of seeds are easier and more worthwhile to save than others. Look on the seed packets or tags for plants that you're growing. If it says the seeds or plants are "hybrid" or "F-1," those seeds are probably not worth saving...
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Senate panel approves subpoena in probe Hunter Biden's work for Ukrainian firm
(National News ~ 05/21/20)
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee has voted to issue a subpoena as part of its investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden's son, a move that met immediate opposition from Democrats who said the panel should be focused on overseeing the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic...
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Michigan flood displaces thousands
(National News ~ 05/21/20)
MIDLAND, Mich. -- Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned Dow Chemical Co.'s hometown could end up under 9 feet of water by Wednesday evening and said the state will investigate the dam operators...
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Mary Eftink
(Obituary ~ 05/21/20)
Mary Ann Eftink, daughter of the late August Gregory and Agatha Marie Bucher Goetz, was born Feb. 6, 1943, in New Hamburg, Missouri, and departed this life Monday, May 18, 2020, at Monticello House in Jackson at the age of 77 years. On April 20, 1963, she was united in marriage to Thomas Henry Eftink in New Hamburg. He preceded her in death...
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Barbara Daniel
(Obituary ~ 05/21/20)
Barbara Daniel, daughter of the late Charles and Ora Traylor Smith, was born May 8, 1935, at Des Arc, Arkansas, and departed this life at her daughter's home in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the age of 85. On June 1, 1953, she was united in marriage to Huey Bernard Daniel in Winter Haven, Florida. He preceded her in death in 2008...
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Essie Brotherton
(Obituary ~ 05/21/20)
Essie Lucille Brotherton, 87, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 15, 1933, in Neelys Landing, the fifth and youngest child of John A. and Oza Ann Craft Littleton. She and Oscar Rosolee "Lee" Brotherton were married Dec. 11, 1953, They had been married 59 years when he passed away Sept. 22, 2013...
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Bob Bradley
(Obituary ~ 05/21/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bob Bradley, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. The family will have a memorial service at a later date at Kingdom Hall in Perryville. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Births 5/21/20
(Births ~ 05/21/20)
Son to Chris and Joanne Charlton of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:28 a.m. Sunday, May 10, 2020. Name, Jacob Glen. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Charlton is the daughter of Ouida Haralambidis of Olive Branch, Illinois, and Gus Haralambidis of Paducah, Kentucky. She works for Alaris Litigation. Charlton is the son of Gail McKenzie of Chicago and Keith Charlton of Brisbane, Australia. He is employed by Charlton Chiropractic. ...
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Prayer 5/21/20
(Prayer ~ 05/21/20)
We sing praises to you, O Lord God, the Rock of our salvation. Amen.
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Out of the past: May 21
(Out of the Past ~ 05/21/20)
The Rev. Cecil Barham, pastor of Bethel Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau, delivers the baccalaureate sermon to Cape Girardeau Central High School seniors in the evening at the Holiday Inn, in an event sponsored by the local ministerial alliance; delivering the address takes on added importance for Barham, whose son, Aaron, is one of the seniors...
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Sponsored: Has Spring Been Painful?
(Insiders Advice ~ 05/21/20)
Most springs in our area have the same routine: people have been inside longing for warmer days when the flowers are in bloom, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining and the yard needs tending. The first sign of spring sends us running to the hardware store to purchase various items to liven up our spaces both inside and out...
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