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Editorial: The story of Easter
(Editorial ~ 04/02/21)
Editor's note: The following is our annual Easter editorial. A miraculous event 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem changed the world. On this Easter weekend, the story is presented again from the Holy Bible (the Gospel according to Matthew, Chapter 28): After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb...
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Proposed sales tax for South Scott County Ambulance District would help keep good service, lower property taxes
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- For more than 30 years., the South Scott County Ambulance District has been operating under the same property tax rate. But officials are hoping to change that with a new sales tax proposal that will reduce property taxes. "Everything goes up," said South Scott County Ambulance District director Ken Dicus. ...
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Sikeston Ward 2 voters to choose between Baker, Owens for council spot
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Sikeston voters will take to the polls and elect a new city councilman for Ward 2. Current Ward 2 Councilman Gerald Settles has reached his term limit and Charles "Vest" Baker and Pershard Owens will be vying for the position...
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Graham, Turnbow vying for Sikeston mayor position
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Sikeston voters will take to the polls and elect a new mayor. Current mayor Steven Burch has reached his term limit, and John Graham and Greg Turnbow will be vying for the position. The following is a question and answer with each candidate...
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Boil-water advisory issued for portion of Scott City
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
A precautionary boil-water order has been issued for a portion of Scott City. The affected area is east of Pennington Street to 12th Street and on the south side of Main Street to Ash Street. The advisory was issued Thursday morning.
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Missouri House refuses to pay for voter-approved Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 04/02/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Thursday passed a budget proposal without funding to pay for Medicaid expansion in an attempt to thwart the program. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith told a colleague, who is a Democrat, on the chamber floor the goal is to prevent thousands of low-income adults who will become eligible for government health care in July from getting the coverage...
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Cape police officer recognized by VA for crisis intervention
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
Cape Girardeau police officer Matt McAlister was presented with an ICARE award from the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, for his outstanding service as a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trained officer. McAlister was recognized for using his CIT training to respond to a situation at the VA community clinic in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape County commissioners approve bid for new piping
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners at Thursday's meeting approved a bid for piping to replace an existing cross-road culvert pipe. Commissioners chose Gateway Steel Pipe of O'Fallon, Illinois, with a bid of $11,050. The piping will replace an existing pipe on County Road 255. Commissioners had also received a bid of $21,906 from Yarbrough Sales in Sikeston, Missouri, as well as two other bids that didn't meet specifications...
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Chainsaw artist carves piece for Easter display
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Who knew a carving of praying hands could be so big? When Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce president Becky Wiginton asked Bob Weston for a small carving to include in this weekend's Stations of the Cross in Marble Hill, she anticipated something about 1 foot high. Well, Weston wasn't thinking small...
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Broadway Theatre fire under investigation for arson, local not-for-profit still hopes to renovate
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is investigating Wednesday's fire at the former Broadway Theatre building as a possible case of arson. Despite the damage, a local not-for-profit still hopes to be able preserve and renovate the theater. According to Sgt. ...
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Jackson student Peyton Klund collects, donates sports equipment
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
Jackson High freshman Peyton Klund, 15, donated more than 59 pieces of sports equipment he collected with the help of the community to the Jackson Teen Challenge on Thursday. "I just wanted to give kids the opportunity that I had when I was little that couldn't really afford some of the stuff that the community had just laying around," Peyton said...
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Jobs going unfilled in Cape Girardeau city government
(Local News ~ 04/02/21)
Citing a story written last week by Southeast Missourian business editor Jay Wolz on unfilled jobs in the fast-food industry, Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox indicates the problem of employment vacancies is also being seen at City Hall. Fox said approximately 20 municipal jobs, some of them considered entry-level, are either unfilled or will shortly become available in Cape Girardeau city government...
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Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
(National News ~ 04/02/21)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A car rammed a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon, injuring two Capitol Police officers and leading to the driver being shot, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. At least one officer was in serious condition, while the driver was in critical condition, the officials said...
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Chris Frye is helping stage New Castle's comeback
(Column ~ 04/02/21)
NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania For over 100 years, the sprawling Shenango China plant warmly greeted just about every person who entered this Lawrence County city. Its 30 acres of multipane windows reflected off the Shenango River when they entered the city...
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PBS Kids celebrates Autism Awareness Month with new friends
(Entertainment ~ 04/02/21)
NEW YORK -- A new child is introduced this month on the animated TV show "Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum" who is a little different. He's sensitive to loud noises and he likes doing things his way, in his time. Ben is autistic and he helps teach the show's regular cast about acceptance...
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Biden admin lauds talks on readmitting U.S. to Iran nuke deal
(National News ~ 04/02/21)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Thursday welcomed a European Union announcement the participants in the Iran nuclear deal will meet this week to discuss a possible return of the United States to the 2015 accord. Friday's virtual meeting of officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and Iran comes as the U.S. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/2/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/02/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 31 n Medical assists were made at 2:25 a.m. on Whitener Street; 4:18 a.m. at North Main and Independence streets; 8:46 a.m. on Maria Louise Lane; 11:17 a.m. at Doctors' Park; 11:37 a.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; 5:55 p.m. on Linden Street; 9:06 p.m. at Lexington Avenue and West Cape Rock Drive...
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Biden's 'jobs Cabinet' to sell infrastructure plan as GOP resists
(National News ~ 04/02/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Thursday, deputizing a five-member "jobs Cabinet" to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task was clear as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's vowed to oppose the plan "every step of the way."...
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Migrants freed without court notice — sometimes no paperwork
(National News ~ 04/02/21)
MISSION, Texas -- Overwhelmed and underprepared, U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families on the Mexican border without notices to appear in immigration court or sometimes without any paperwork at all -- time-saving moves that have left some migrants confused...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/2/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/02/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Theft n Robbery was reported in he 2000 block of New Madrid Street. Miscellaneous n Drug violation was reported in the 800 block of North Cape Rock Drive. n Property damage was reported in the 1500 block of Luce Street...
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Study: U.S. pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more
(National News ~ 04/02/21)
American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, a new study finds. Toxicity levels have more than doubled since 2005 for important species, including honeybees, mayflies and buttercup flowers, as the country switched to a new generation of pesticides. ...
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Brutal NYC attack renews Asian American volunteers' efforts
(National News ~ 04/02/21)
NEW YORK -- Fed up with the incessant attacks on Asian Americans, Stan Lee recently started voluntarily patrolling San Francisco's Chinatown. So when the 53-year-old fire lieutenant saw a video of a New York City woman getting brutally beaten, he didn't have to guess how his fellow volunteers -- other Asian American firefighters -- were taking it...
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Mabel Redenbeaux
(Obituary ~ 04/02/21)
Mabel Lee Redenbeaux, 96, died Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Ratliff Nursing Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Darryl Arnsberg officiating. Interment will follow in Proffer Cemetery in Crump...
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Donna Hodges
(Obituary ~ 04/02/21)
Donna Sue Hodges, 80, of Scott City died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 16, 1940, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Bob and Stella Ruth Strain Dickerson. She worked at First National Bank of Sikeston, Bank of Illmo, Joel Montgomery Investment and retired from the Community Counseling Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Scott City and she was the first ever Lady Elk in Sikeston...
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Agnes Broshuis
(Obituary ~ 04/02/21)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Agnes Louise Jansen Broshuis, 92, of Leopold went to her heavenly rest March 31, 2021, from Stonebridge -- Marble Hill, Missouri. She was born March 5, 1929, in Leopold, daughter of Robert W. Jansen and Clara L. DeBrock. She and Leo Garrett Broshuis were united in marriage April 15, 1950, and he proceeded her in death Oct. 23,2020...
- Prayer 4/2/21 (Prayer ~ 04/02/21)
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Speak Out 4/2/21
(Speak Out ~ 04/02/21)
Kind of puzzling. Our national guard troops are sleeping on the floor in Washington D.C.. and our homeless veterans are sleeping on the streets in major cities, but the illegal aliens are being housed in hotels along the border in the border states. But then what could you expect from the Biden administration...
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Out of the past: April 2
(Out of the Past ~ 04/02/21)
William C. Merwin and his wife, Debra, arrive in Cape Girardeau; Merwin, president of State University of New York College at Potsdam is one of three finalists for president of Southeast Missouri State University; he will hold a series of meetings with the Board of Regents, university officials and student leaders tomorrow and Thursday; the public will have an opportunity to meet Merwin at a reception Wednesday evening...
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