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Area school, government offices closures because of weather
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
Several businesses, services and schools are closed Wednesday and throughout the week in the southeast Missouri region due to winter weather creating hazardous travel conditions. Southeast Missouri State University's campuses in Sikeston, Poplar Bluff and Kennett are closed Wednesday, and virtual instriction is recommended. Southeast's main campus in Cape Girardeau is open Wednesday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 2/18/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from Feb. 8 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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Fish fries switch to carryout this year
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
Upcoming local fish fries are planning to be served this year as carryout only. While in years past, a typical fish fry often was held in a large room with people eating Fridays during Lent with an option for takeout, this year, the ongoing pandemic has caused local fish frys to operate as carryout only...
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Sheet-pan meals all the rage
(Community ~ 02/18/21)
Sheet pan meals have become very popular recently and once you try them, you may be hooked. They are simple to put together with easy clean-up and are, for the most part, very economical. My lifelong dear friends, Ray and Joan Haring, messaged me and asked if I could find a few sheet pan meal recipes for them. ...
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Jackson chamber postpones breakfast
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's February membership breakfast, which had been scheduled for Friday, has been postponed because of marginal road conditions and has been rescheduled for 7:30 a.m. Feb. 26 at the Jackson Civic Center. Seating will be limited because of social-distancing guidelines, and face masks are required inside the Civic Center...
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Cape Girardeau man wanted on child molestation charges
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
A Cape Girardeau man is wanted on two counts of child molestation. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuter's Office has issued charges for Richard D. Ozment Jr., 32, on two counts of the Class B felony of second-degree molestation of a child under the age of 12...
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Ameren Missouri extends energy conservation request through Friday
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
Ameren Missouri has extended its request for customers to conserve electricity and natural gas through Friday. On Tuesday, Ameren Missouri requested its customers to conserve electricity and natural gas through Thursday, but with more snow likely, the electric company has extended its request...
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When life gives you snow...
(Community ~ 02/18/21)
I found myself faced with a dilemma this week. I was supposed to find a cool restaurant, eat there, write about it, but I'm snowed in, and even if I could drive downtown, most places aren't open anyway, and it's Snowmaggedon everywhere. It's all just too much. So I took a deep breath, looked outside and decided to make do with what I had...
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Sponsored: Pain Relief with an Integrated Team Approach
(Insiders Advice ~ 02/18/21)
Is it better to have one opinion or multiple opinions on how to best relieve pain? Traditionally medical clinics have relied on a single practitioner making decisions about the best approach to eliminate pain. A clinic using multiple practitioners from different backgrounds to make decisions about the best treatments to not only eliminate pain but to return the patient back to the activities they love in life would be beneficial...
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Widow tells audience about Rush Limbaugh's death
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
Kathryn Limbaugh, widow of radio legend and Cape Girardeau native Rush Limbaugh, made the following six-minute statement on Limbaugh's radio program just after 11 a.m. CST today, following the broadcaster's death at the age of 70: Hello, everyone. I know that I am most certainly not the Limbaugh that you tuned in to listen to today. I, like you, very much wish Rush was behind this golden microphone right now, welcoming you to another exceptional three hours of broadcasting...
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Rush Limbaugh, Cape native and broadcasting pioneer, dies
(Local News ~ 02/18/21)
Rush Hudson "Rusty" Limbaugh III, 70, a 1969 Cape Girardeau Central graduate and 32-year host of his own internationally known and eponymously named radio program, has died because of complications from lung cancer, his widow, Kathryn Limbaugh, revealed on the fabled broadcaster's show Wednesday...
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Unlikely lessons from Super Bowl ad
(Column ~ 02/18/21)
"We found a baby girl for your adoption, but there are some things you will need to know. She's in Siberia, and she was born with a rare condition. Her legs will need to be amputated. I know this is difficult to hear. Her life, it won't be easy." This was part of one of the Super Bowl commercials this year, from Toyota. ...
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School choice is a winning issue for all Missourians to pursue the American dream
(Column ~ 02/18/21)
The principles of liberty and the blessings of freedom empower everyone. As a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, I served to preserve and protect those values. As an entrepreneur and business owner, it was the empowerment of the customer through their free choice that drove me to provide a better product, at a lower cost, and superior service...
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Robert Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
Robert "Bobby" Joe Smith, 59, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, at his home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 21, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dean and Sharon Elizabeth Schwartz Smith. He and Jeanette McNelly were married June 18, 1984...
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Patricia Robinson
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patricia Ann Robinson, 79, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Estates of Perryville. Services will be private for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
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Mike Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
Lawrence "Mike" Mitchell Rhodes, 71, of Whitewater passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 16, 1949, near Whitewater and was raised by his great-aunt and great-uncle, Agnes and George Rhodes. Mike was a 1967 graduate of Delta High School. He entered the U.S. Army March 26, 1969, and was stationed in Germany training troops in artillery. He was honorably discharged Dec. 29, 1970...
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Mary Pelts
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
Mary Lee Jamison Pelts, 94, of Cape Girardeau, departed this life Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, at her home with her daughter at her bedside. Mary was born April 29, 1926, in Belleview, Missouri, daughter to John and Allie Jamison. She married Gevell "Kelly" Pelts in 1949 in Columbia, Missouri...
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James Hunter Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- James Hunter Jr., son of the late James Hunter Sr. and Mary Martin, was born April 21, 1944 in Missouri and departed this life Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at his residence in Chaffee at the age of 76 years. James was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Vietnam War. He was also a former railroad conductor for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and a member of the Chaffee Elks Lodge...
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John Hale
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
BRANSON, Mo. -- On Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, John Raymond Hale, formerly of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly due to a heart attack at Cox Medical Center in Branson. He was born Oct. 23, 1951, in Charleston, Missouri, to John F. and Wilma Butler Hale. He and Sharon Tidwell were married July 22, 1972, at the United Methodist Church in Whitewater...
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Tiffany Cleaves
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
Tiffany Cleaves, 48, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour of 1 p.m. Saturday at Williams Funeral Chapel in Charleston, Missouri, with Pastor J.L. Posey officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery...
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Mary Lee Bishop
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
Mary Lee Bishop, age 98, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at her home. She was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Cape Girardeau to Odis and Lillian Nanney Seabaugh. She and W. Glenn Bishop were married Feb. 2, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Aug. 17, 1990...
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Kathryn Bender
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
Kathryn Louise "Kay" Stiegemeyer Bender went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. She was born Sept. 14, 1926, in Diggins, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Edward Martin Bender. She is survived by daughters, Diane Maurer of Cape Girardeau and Miriam (Jim) Larson of Knoxville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Matthew (Trish) Maurer of Argyle, Wisconsin; Ryan (Lulu Jiang) Maurer of Argyle, Texas; Mikaela (Eric) Fuchs of North Augusta, South Carolina; J. ...
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Prayer 2/18/21
(Prayer ~ 02/18/21)
Father God, thank you that through Jesus, our Savior, we can have eternal life. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 02/18/21)
Without fanfare or celebration, new Highway 74 from Kingshighway to Sprigg Street is scheduled to officially open to traffic tomorrow; motorists traveling the new highway will encounter only one stop: West End Boulevard, where a traffic signal with in-ground sensors has been installed; the other 17 blocks are free of intersections or merging traffic...
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Area police reports 2/18/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Theft n Burglary was reported in the 500 block of Cordelia Avenue. Miscellaneous n Property damage was reported in the 100 block of Cape West Parkway. n Disorder conduct was reported on North Pind Wood Lane...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/18/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 16 n Medical assists were made at 1:51 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 6:52 p.m. on Wisteria Drive; 7:29 p.m. on Independence Street; n At 6:34 a.m., fire alarm on William Street. n At 7:24 a.m., fire alarm on Whitener Street...
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Charles Westrich
(Obituary ~ 02/18/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Charles "Shorty" Westrich, son of the late William "Bill" Westrich and Blandine Clara Blattel, was born March 29, 1929, in New Hamburg, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 91 years...
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