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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 12/31/20 meeting
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from Dec. 28 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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Finger foods to ring in the new year
(Community ~ 12/31/20)
I think it goes without saying that 2020 has been the oddest and most different year we have ever seen. I don't know very many people, or any at all for that matter, who are sorry to see 2020 go away and not ready to welcome a new year. As 2020 comes to a close for us, there are no travel memories or new photos for the vacation photo album, no pictures from family gatherings and now no big new year's eve party or celebration. ...
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2021 welcomed in Jackson
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
A placard welcomes the new year Monday in Jackson City Park at the entrance to Safety City.
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Four water systems in area receive CDC award for water fluoridation
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
Four Southeast Missouri community water systems were among 19 receiving an award Wednesday for maintaining a consistent level of fluoride in their drinking water throughout 2019. Jackson, Perryville, Scott City and Bernie water systems were awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services...
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Road closures planned in Jackson starting Monday
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
Road closures along Old Cape Road and South Georgia Street in Jackson will begin Monday, weather permitting. The closures are necessary for the installation of upgraded water distribution mains and new service line connections as part of the fifth phase of Jackson’s water system facility plan implementation project approved by voters in 2014 to help increase the flow of water to fire hydrants...
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Good Hope stormwater work starts next week
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
Portions of Good Hope Street between Kingshighway and Spring Street will be closed starting next week as work proceeds on the Good Hope Street stormwater improvements project. Nip Kelley Equipment Co. plans to close Good Hope between Kingshighway and Christine Street on Monday, weather permitting. Other sections of Good Hope Street will be closed and reopened in phases during the project, which should be complete by the end of September...
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Notre Dame reminding donors of special year-end tax deduction
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
As 2020 comes rapidly to a conclusion, there is one additional gift of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that may have escaped the attention of people with charitable intent. Alex Jackson, development director of Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau since May 2017, noticed the tax-advantaged opportunity and is informing donors to the Catholic institution via snail mail and social media...
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Photos of food bring back fond memories
(Community ~ 12/31/20)
Do you believe you have a calling? Do you believe we each have our own path and purpose? Do you believe in the universe or karma? I do. I recognize what I refer to as "God moments" in my life, but you are free to call them whatever you like. I believe that sometimes I receive messages of validation in a loud, clear and indisputable manner. ...
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Highway Patrol: No violations in Cape jailhouse shooting
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol concluded the Cape Girardeau Police Department committed no legal violations in an in-custody shooting suicide that occurred in a holding cell at the department’s jail. According to the patrol’s investigation report, on May 29, a 24-year-old man who was being held at the Cape Girardeau Police Department jail produced a handgun from his waistband during the booking process and shot himself in the head. ...
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Jackson schools merit elite 2021 ranking in Show Me State
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
The largest K-12 system in Southeast Missouri is rated the 23rd best out of a total of 554 public school districts in the state with an "A" grade, according to Niche, a Pennsylvania-based research firm. "It's an honor and a testament to our students, faculty, staff and community to be ranked this high," said John Link, Jackson School District superintendent for the last six years, who is retiring at the end of June...
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Virus vaccinations continue for region's health care workers
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
As vaccine doses for COVID-19 become available, one of the region’s distributors is targeting additional types of health care workers. SoutheastHEALTH is one of the state’s vaccine distributors, and since deploying the first vaccine doses earlier in the month, the system has expanded its program to include those in the dentistry and eye care fields...
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Hawley says he will object to electoral votes during certification process
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
Missouri’s junior U.S. senator announced Wednesday he will object during the Jan. 6 certification of the Electoral College vote in this year’s presidential election. “I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on Jan. 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws. ...
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Parson: Vaccine brings hope but the 'fight is not over'
(State News ~ 12/31/20)
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is gaining momentum as Missouri's coronavirus cases and hospitalizations begin to stabilize and extra health care workers arrive to provide relief, Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday. But Parson stressed, with case volumes still high, "this fight is not over."...
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Walmart apologizes for tweet calling Sen. Hawley sore loser
(State News ~ 12/31/20)
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart apologized Wednesday for a tweet that called Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley a sore loser for contesting President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election. The now deleted tweet, “Go ahead. Get your 2 hour debate. #soreloser," was mistakenly sent by a member of Walmart's social media team who meant to publish it on their personal account, the company said...
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TGI'F' Top Picks 12/31/20
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
Sadly, the La Guignolee won't be able to perform on New Year's Eve. Dennis Stroughmatt will perform at 2 p.m. today in the Church of Ste. Genevieve. He will play on his fiddle the La Guignolee beggar's song as well as other French tunes. For more information, call (573) 883-7097...
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2020: A year in pictures
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
2020 was a unique year that began like most years, with hope and promise. While a global pandemic significantly altered those hopes, a lot of change occurred none-the-less. Our photography staff was there for it all this year, as reflected in our selected pictures of the year...
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2020 top stories: Islamic Center arson finds familiar face
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
A Cape Girardeau man set fire to The Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau at 298 North Westend Boulevard back in April. The fire took place the day after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began. Then-Cape Girardeau fire department chief Travis Hollis said the call was received around 5 a.m. No injuries were reported, but Hollis estimated 12 to 15 people were evacuated from the scene...
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2020 top stories: Video captures man assaulting youth
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
The best way to ensure an incident attracts attention is to have video. That was clear after video emerged in July of a man attacking a 12-year-old while the boy was dancing near a street musician in downtown Cape Girardeau. Video showed the youth dancing on Main Street near Independence Street when a vehicle stopped in the roadway. An adult male exited the vehicle, approached the youth and struck the juvenile from behind. The victim suffered a concussion and injury to his nose...
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2020 top stories: Historic elections
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
“Historic” is an appropriate word for elections in 2020, and local voting lived up to the billing. Cape Girardeau County voters elected the county’s first female sheriff to a full term, as Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson won a convincing victory. The county’s voters also elected the first Black man to countywide office as they selected Wavis Jordan to be coroner...
- 2020 top stories: Most-viewed story of the year involves missing Caruthersville woman (Local News ~ 12/31/20)
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2020 top stories: Robinson, Sikeston reach financial settlement
(Local News ~ 12/31/20)
David Robinson and the City of Sikeston, Missouri, reached a financial settlement for Robinson’s wrongful incarceration, according to a statement released by Sikeston city manager Jonathan M. Douglass back in May. “The City of Sikeston’s insurance carriers have reached a settlement with David Robinson related to his incarceration in 2001,” a release stated. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/31/20)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2020. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 2019, the health commission in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that experts were investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness and that most of the victims had visited a seafood market in the city; the statement said 27 people had become ill with a strain of viral pneumonia and that seven were in serious condition...
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Christian examples and warnings
(Column ~ 12/31/20)
"In times of trouble, it's always the most vulnerable who suffer the worst," Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, said just before Thanksgiving, at a mostly virtual global conference focusing on persecuted Christians and other religious minorities around the globe...
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Netflix reworks leftovers with food-based reality game show
(Community ~ 12/31/20)
NEW YORK -- Just in time for anyone facing a heaving, post-holiday refrigerator comes a TV show about what to do with all those dubious dishes -- leftovers. Each episode of the food game show "Best Leftovers Ever!" on Netflix sees three skilled cooks make new dishes out of already made dishes, hoping to walk away with $10,000...
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After a year like this, expect a strange New Year's Eve
(Community ~ 12/31/20)
NEW YORK -- If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Yet the coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year's festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down. From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events. ...
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Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast ecosystems
(National News ~ 12/31/20)
DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST, Miss. -- When European settlers came to North America, fire-dependent savannas anchored by lofty pines with footlong needles covered much of what became the southern United States. Yet by the 1990s, logging and clear-cutting for farms and development had all but eliminated longleaf pines and the grasslands beneath where hundreds of plant and animal species flourished...
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California has nation's 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
(National News ~ 12/31/20)
California on Wednesday announced the nation's second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication the infection is spreading more widely in the United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the infection found in Southern California during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
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Push on $2K checks flops as GOP-led Senate won't vote
(National News ~ 12/31/20)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but shut the door Wednesday on President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, declaring Congress has provided enough pandemic aid as he blocked another attempt by Democrats to force a vote...
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Ottis Morrow
(Obituary ~ 12/31/20)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Ottis B. Morrow, age 78, formerly of Benton, Missouri, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at his home in Wappapello. Born June 29, 1942, at Red Bay, Alabama, to the late Richard H. and Mattie Pearl Strickland Morrow, he lived in Benton most of his life, moving to Wappapello just a few years ago. He was a self-employed carpenter until his retirement. He was a member of the Blodgett Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He loved gardening and was an avid fisherman...
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Mary Jean Long
(Obituary ~ 12/31/20)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Mary Jean Long, 83 years old, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 31, 1937, in Wood River, Illinois, the daughter of Herman Meyer and Blanch Meyer King. She married Harley S. McKee in 1955 and that marriage ended in 1976. He preceded her in death in 2001. Mary married Billy J. Long, who preceded her in death July 1998...
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LeRoy Hoehn
(Obituary ~ 12/31/20)
CROSSTOWN, Mo. -- LeRoy Walter Hoehn, 83, of Crosstown passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Missouri. He was born Feb. 20, 1937, in Menfro, Missouri, to Walter A. and Erna A. Hopfer Hoehn. He and Arlene Ruby Dreyer were married Aug. 31, 1957, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. She survives in Crosstown...
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Bob Hess
(Obituary ~ 12/31/20)
Robert Gene "Bob" Hess, 72, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 18, 1948, in Parma, Missouri, son of Robert and Fleeta Jones Hess. He and Dorothy Dallas were married, and she preceded him in death...
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Rebecca Hargrove
(Obituary ~ 12/31/20)
Rebecca Hargrove, 54, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at her residence. Rebecca was born Oct., 18, 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Dr. James Dinkins and Mary Alice Peeler Tullis. Rebecca graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Prayer 12/31/20
(Prayer ~ 12/31/20)
Lord Jesus, may we celebrate a new year and recommit our lives for your glory. Amen.
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A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy
(Entertainment ~ 12/31/20)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorraine Motel, struggling to fashion a song about love and superstition...
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Out of the past: Dec. 31
(Out of the Past ~ 12/31/20)
Controversy and crisis were at the center of many of the most notable, local news stories in 1995; it was a year of turmoil in the Cape Girardeau and Meadow Heights school districts, and the Mississippi River once again flooded homes and businesses; a strip-tease bar prompted an outcry from some citizens and led the city of Cape Girardeau to regulate adult businesses; the federal government searched for a site to build a new federal courthouse in downtown Cape; Southeast Missouri State University's president resigned to take the job of Missouri's higher education commissioner; and Southeast Hospital's LifeBeat helicopter crashed in Southern Illinois, but miraculously all of the crew survived.. ...
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Cape fire report 12/31/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/31/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 28 n Medical assists were made at 2:02 a.m. on Boxwood Drive; 7:29 a.m. on Perryville Road; 7:49 a.m. on West Cape Rock Drive; 8:15 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 10:22 a.m. on Whitener Street; 11:46 a.m. on Aspen Drive; 12:01 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:44 p.m. on East Rodney Drive; 2:05 p.m. on South Plaza Way; 2:47 p.m. on Kingsway Drive; 2:52 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 9:32 p.m. on Sherwood Drive...
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Cape police report 12/31/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/31/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 100 block of South Henderson Avenue. Thefts n Larceny was reported in the 700 block of William Street. n Motor vehicle theft was reported in the 300 block of Siemers Drive...
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Birth 12/31/20
(Births ~ 12/31/20)
Son to Joshua and Megan Heithaus of Oran, Missouri, Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, 8:18 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Name, Rowan Luther. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Heithaus is the daughter of Kristen Thompson and Allen Thompson of Florissant, Missouri. She is the orchestra director for the Sikeston School District. Heithaus is the son of Lisa Heithaus and James Heithaus of Ballwin, Missouri. He is a zone technician for Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Guest column : Youth sports still need COVID-19 precautions
(Column ~ 12/31/20)
In an effort to protect the children and families in our community, we felt it imperative to convey the American Academy of Pediactrics' recommendations for sports participation during this pandemic. We acknowledge that continued participation in sports is important to the physical and psychological well-being of our youth. However, activities must be conducted with the utmost respect for the significant impact of COVID-19 on our families and community...
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