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Newman Center 'ahead of schedule'
(Local News ~ 10/24/20)
According to the director of Southeast Missouri State University's Newman Center, Deacon Tom Schumer, the construction for the new Catholic campus ministry building is ahead of schedule. After beginning demolition and construction on the site this past spring, the building is starting to take form with masonry work. Schumer said their goal is to have the roof on the structure before Christmas to allow interior construction to continue through the winter...
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CGFD conducts live-burn exercise
(Local News ~ 10/24/20)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department conducted a live-burn exercise on North Middle Street on Friday. Firefighters razed a house slated for demolition to practice techniques and test their equipment.
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Terry Kitchen, Mike Bennett left profound legacies [video]
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
It's natural to wonder if we could do more with our lives or make a greater impact in our spheres of influence. The recent death of local dentist Dr. Mike Bennett and the renaming of the Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High School after the late coach are two examples of individuals who made a difference in their own specific ways, leaving behind legacies worth our admiration...
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Sitting senator, newcomer face off for Cape House seat
(Local News ~ 10/24/20)
A sitting state senator and a man who has never held public office are vying for the state House seat that virtually covers Cape Girardeau. Democrat Andy Leighton, 58, and Republican Wayne Wallingford, 74, are running for the seat being vacated by state Rep. Kathy Swan, who could not seek re-election because of term limits...
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Shall we gather at the river?
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
Cape Girardeau's historic African-American faith communities organized around two traditions: African Methodist Episcopal (AME) and Baptist. Both congregations held regular revival meetings to renew the spiritual journey of the faithful and to attract new believers. ...
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About 100 new coronavirus cases reported
(Local News ~ 10/24/20)
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the region Friday, though health officials reported about 100 new cases of the disease. Nearly half of the new cases -- 40 -- came from Cape Girardeau County, which is nearing 3,000 total cases of the disease associated with coronavirus. ...
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Balance on the river's edge
(Local News ~ 10/24/20)
The river has been on my mind a lot lately, maybe because it offers a respite from the virus and politics of much else in the world. Maybe because I'm walking it more frequently -- along with dozens of other people -- as a great place for exercise.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/24/20)
Today is Saturday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2020. There are 68 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 24, 1972, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who'd broken Major League Baseball's modern-era color barrier in 1947, died in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53...
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Campbell - 65 years
(Anniversary ~ 10/24/20)
Frank and Alfredia Campbell of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with family Oct 15. Frank Campbell and Alfredia Scott were married Oct. 15, 1955, in Marion, Indiana. The couple has eight children, Frank Campbell Jr., Loraine Campbell, Gloria Campbell, Freddie Campbell and Beverly Campbell, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Floreda Saffold of Texas and the late Sandra C. ...
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Adopt Lakota 10-25-20
(Community ~ 10/24/20)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This pretty girl is Lakota. She is a 2-year-old beagle mix looking for a good home. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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What is all that orange stuff?
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
Have you seen any jack-o-lanterns yet? Was it a carved pumpkin? Well, there is another kind of jack-o-lantern. It is the jack-o-lantern mushroom. It grows from wood in the forest, often surrounding an old tree stump. The jack-o-lantern mushroom can be found during autumn in Southeast Missouri. It grows in easily seen clusters that can be up to a couple feet across. It looks like several orange pancakes piled one on another. This mushroom is not edible...
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FYI 10-25-20
(Community ~ 10/24/20)
Southeast Missouri State University's Cirsp Museum will hold Halloween at the Museum, 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 25, and 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31. Create sock monsters, carve a pumpkin, make paper decorations and enjoy scavenger hunts. Make the museum part of your Halloween tradition. Children will be able to trick or treat on Halloween evening...
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Senior Center menus for Oct. 26-30
(Community ~ 10/24/20)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Menus are subject to change. Monday: Spaghetti with meat sauce or cranberry glazed chicken breast, Italian-blend veggies, garden salad, garlic bread and citrus fruit salad or applesauce cake. Tuesday: Ham slice with raisin sauce or chicken cordon bleu casserole, sweet potatoes, green beans, hot roll and seasoned baked pineapple or honey bun cake...
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Oak Ridge School receives grant
(Community ~ 10/24/20)
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the Oak Ridge R-VI School District a $2,000 grant to support literacy. This local grant is part of more than $8.6 million in grants awarded to more than 950 school, not-for-profits and organizations across the communities Dollar General serves...
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Voting with humility and love
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
The way I see it, both our Republican president and our mostly-Democratic mainstream media are equally responsible for creating much of our country's division, and neither are willing to take responsibility for it. They are afraid, perhaps, of the unflattering part of themselves that they recognize in the other. Besides, if we all stopped arguing about how to do things, we might actually have to do something. And we might actually have to acknowledge we are similar...
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What do you want to do with your life?
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
"What do you want to do with your life?" It seems like a fundamental question that many have been trying to answer since before their preschool days. Some are currently on their way to their retirement party, still trying to answer that question. But it is the wrong question...
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What are you drinking?
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
Most everyone you meet today has one of two things, or both, in their hands: one is a cell phone and the other is a drink. Usually they are either talking on the cell phone, or they are texting on it. When someone is walking, the drink will most likely be in one of those 32- or 44-ounce Styrofoam cups. ...
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A new challenge for tough times
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
"Dude, I want you to punch Donald Trump in the face." During Amy Coney Barrett's hearing, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker quoted a man who approached him at a town hall. "Dude, that's a felony," is how Booker described his response. Good for him, fighting against our crazed political culture of anger, contempt and violence. ...
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Will changes to American life become permanent?
(Column ~ 10/24/20)
The coronavirus, widespread quarantines, an unprecedented self-induced recession, and unchecked rioting, looting and protesting -- all in a presidential election year -- are radically disrupting American habits and behavior. Rents, home prices and office occupancy rates in major cities, especially on the two coasts, are dropping fast. Techies and young professionals have discovered that they can work from home without paying sky-high housing costs in order to be close to the office...
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Prayer 10-25-20
(Prayer ~ 10/24/20)
O Lord Jesus, our most wonderful Messiah, blessed is your holy name. Amen.
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Investment in Missouri's economy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/20)
This year has been hard on us all. From working and attending school virtually to increased unemployment and business closures, the pandemic has compounded the economic challenges for our region. But there have been bright spots for Southeast Missouri. ...
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Cracking down on domestic violence
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/20)
Domestic Violence Awareness month is observed each October as a way to bring attention to the problem of domestic violence and to support efforts to end domestic violence. Eighty-nine women were killed in 2019 in the state of Missouri by their domestic partners. ...
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First medical marijuana dispensary in Kansas City sells out in two days
(State News ~ 10/24/20)
It didn't take long for the Kansas City area's first medical marijuana dispensary to sell out It didn't take long for the Kansas City area's first medical marijuana dispensary to sell out. The Kansas City Star reports that Fresh Green dispensary in Lee's Summit opened Monday and was sold out by the end of the day Tuesday. With only a small number of people allowed inside at one time, the wait to get in was long...
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Parson was warned about virus outbreak before visit
(State News ~ 10/24/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's coronavirus diagnoses came about a week after he visited a state office building despite being warned about an outbreak among workers, emails show. The emails obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show that a public relations officer at the Department of Commerce and Insurance asked Parson's spokeswoman whether the governor wanted to move forward with Sept. ...
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Upbeat Trump hits the trail, Biden tries debate cleanup
(National News ~ 10/24/20)
WILMINGTON, Del. -- President Donald Trump and his allies fought for momentum in election battleground states on Friday after a debate performance that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. Democrat Joe Biden tried to clean up a debate misstep while urging voters to stay focused on the president's inability to control the worsening pandemic...
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Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel
(National News ~ 10/24/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day. The deal, which would deepen Sudan's engagement with the West, follows Trump's conditional agreement this week to remove the North African nation from the list of state sponsors of terrorism if it pays compensation to American victims of terror attacks...
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Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri
(State News ~ 10/24/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps a handful of other states are unable to post accurate data on COVID-19 dashboards because of a flaw in the federal reporting system...
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U.S. reports Russian hackers targeting state, local networks
(National News ~ 10/24/20)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials said that Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, stealing data from at least two servers. The warning, less than two weeks before the election, amplified fears of the potential for tampering with the vote and undermining confidence in the results...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/25/20
(Local News ~ 10/24/20)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes for the Oct. 19 and 22 meetings 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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Area police reports 10/26/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/24/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 100 block of Garden Lane. n Assault was reported in the 100 block of East Rodney Drive. n Assault was reported in the 1600 block of David Street...
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Births
(Births ~ 10/24/20)
Daughter to Jonathan and Rachael Bremer of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Name, Ruth Marie. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Bremer is the daughter of Curtis and Stephanie Weidenbenner. She is employed by St. Ambrose School. Bremer is the son of Dale and Juanita Bremer of Jackson and Mark and Ann Winkler of Cape Girardeau. He works for Thrivent Financial...
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Jim Shelton
(Obituary ~ 10/24/20)
BLODGETT, MO. -- Jim Shelton entered a new life in Heaven Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at the age of 67 in SSM Hospital in Fenton, Missouri, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Blodgett Jan. 3, 1953, he was the oldest son of four children of Vernon and Vercie James Shelton. He was born on the farm where he spent his whole life. Jim was baptized in the Blodgett Baptist Church...
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Donald Roberts
(Obituary ~ 10/24/20)
Donald R. Roberts, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at his home. He was born Oct. 7, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Ray and Iva Nothdurft Roberts. He and Marjorie H. Nance were married July 9, 1955, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death March 16, 2011...
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Michael Crutcher
(Obituary ~ 10/24/20)
Michael Ray Crutcher, 76, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Mike was born February 25, 1944 in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Claude Clinton and Ellen Hazel Ingle. Mike was a lifelong arborist. He retired after 19 years working for the City of Cape Girardeau as leadman for the street department...
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Out of the past: Oct. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 10/24/20)
After more than 30 years of helping the community, Les Crump has been recognized for his volunteer work; Crump was one of 10 people who received the Governor's Adult Leadership Award at the Missouri Community Betterment Conference; he was nominated by the Scott City Community Betterment Club...
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Out of the past: Oct. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 10/24/20)
A public hearing next month could prompt the federal government to steer clear of historic homes in choosing a site for a U.S. courthouse in downtown Cape Girardeau; significant opposition from property owners and residents would lead the federal government to look at alternative sites downtown, says Jim Ogden of the General Services Administration's regional office in Kansas City; Ogden also says federal budget cuts could halt the project; however, an aide to U.S. ...
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