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Suspect arrested after collision leaves vehicle overturned
(Local News ~ 04/12/21)
A two-vehicle collision left one vehicle overturned Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Bloomfield Street and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. “The driver of the overturned vehicle was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving,” Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Joey Hann said in a text message Sunday evening...
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Event will celebrate completion of downtown flood wall upgrades
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
I was born in a river town (St. Louis), grew up in a river town (Chester, Illinois) and have lived most of my life in a river town (Cape Girardeau). With the exception of a year in Tucson, Arizona, when my father was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and a couple of years in Carbondale, Illinois, while my wife was in law school, I have always lived along the Mississippi River...
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New playground equipment installed at Cape County Park South
(Local News ~ 04/12/21)
New playground equipment has been installed at shelters 20 and 21 in Cape Girardeau County Park South. Cape Girardeau County park superintendent Bryan Sander said the new MicroPlay equipment replaces equipment that was approximately 30-years old. “Some of the equipment had been brought in from the playgrounds that we had already replaced,” Sander said. “We refurbish the equipment and put it back.”...
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Rep. Smith gets COVID shot, opposes vaccine passports
(Local News ~ 04/12/21)
Southeast Missouri 8th District Rep. Jason Smith said Friday he has received his COVID-19 inoculation. Smith’s U.S. House colleague, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, told the New York Times last week about 100 members of Congress have not received at least one vaccine dose — even though the shots were made available to all members of Congress more than three months ago...
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Carter promoted to districtwide counseling role in Cape schools
(Local News ~ 04/12/21)
Counseling services in the Cape Girardeau School District will be enhanced in the coming school year when Jefferson Elementary counselor and National School Counselor of the Year Olivia Carter is promoted to a districtwide position. The school district announced last week Carter will serve as its new counselor support specialist, effective July 1. ...
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Cape County's latest sales tax revenue reflects strong retail activity
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
Retail sales in Cape Girardeau County appear to be stronger than ever, if the county's sale tax receipts are any indication. Last week, Cape County Treasurer Roger Hudson reported April sales tax revenue (mostly reflecting sales tax collected by the state in March) of $626,890.46, bringing the county's sales tax revenue so far this year to $2,626,762.56. ...
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CGFD honors former battalion chief Robert Kembel
(Local News ~ 04/12/21)
Taps echoed from Cape Girardeau Fire Department Station No. 1 Saturday afternoon as the community gathered to remember the life of former battalion chief Robert Kembel. Kembel, 69, of Oak Ridge died Feb. 18 of a ‘sudden, but massive heart attack,’ according to his wife, Debie...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Cape speech recalled on anniversary of FDR's death
(Local News ~ 04/12/21)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the nation’s 32nd president, died of a cerebral hemorrhage 76 years ago today in Warm Springs, Georgia — a sudden passing that catapulted Harry Truman of Missouri into the Oval Office. FDR, the nation’s only chief executive to be elected to four terms in office, was survived by his wife of 40 years, Eleanor...
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Owners work to keep businesses afloat through COVID pandemic
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
While many business owners have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, three local businesses owned by Southeast Missouri State University alumni have defied the odds. Burrito-Ville restaurant owned by Justin Denton, Fingerprint Urban Dance Studio owned by Micheal "Crank" Curry and Board & Brush Cape Girardeau owned by Brittney Swicionis have remained afloat over the last year...
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Now Read This: “The Midnight Library,” by Matt Haig
(04/12/21)
In "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig, Nora loses her job, her cat and her only piano student in a single afternoon. She falls into despair as the last meaningful parts of her life disappear. And as the day ends, Nora realizes she doesn’t want to live anymore. Now Nora waits for the handful of pills she swallowed to end her life. But just as midnight arrives, Nora finds herself in front of an enormous library...
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DeSantis is what the post-Trump GOP should look like
(Column ~ 04/12/21)
If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ever sets up a presidential exploratory committee, it should have to disclose an enormous in-kind contribution from CBS News. The “60 Minutes” segment recently alleging DeSantis distributed the COVID-19 vaccine through pharmacies at the Publix grocery store chain as part of a quid pro quo was so outlandishly wrong, even Democrats in the state have objected. ...
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Wealthy and woke
(Column ~ 04/12/21)
Ed Bastian made $17 million in 2019 as chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, Georgia’s largest employer. Bastian just blasted Georgia’s new voting law. He thinks it is racist to require the same sort of ID to vote that Delta requires for its passengers to check in. ...
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Prayer 4/12/21
(Prayer ~ 04/12/21)
O Lord Jesus, we look to you for strength, for you are the Redeemer. Amen.
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Speak Out 4/12/21
(Speak Out ~ 04/12/21)
No city should accept the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. This would take politics out of sports. Denver, in doing so, does an injustice to the sport of baseball and sports in general. No city should accept the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. This would take politics out of sports. Denver, in doing so, does an injustice to the sport of baseball and sports in general. ...
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SEMO praised for support of military members, veterans
(Editorial ~ 04/12/21)
For about three decades — since the original Gulf War of the early 1990s — Americans have been consistent and enthusiastic in their support for the men and women who serve in our nation’s military. As Vietnam veterans know, that wasn’t always the case, but even the veterans of that controversial war have gotten their due respect as time has passed. Americans by and large recognize the sacrifices our military troops make and appreciate their service. ...
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Business License Application — New Subway owner
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
Kathy Agin of Benton, Missouri, submitted a business license application with the City of Cape Girardeau's customer service office in connection with her purchase of the Subway restaurant at 1812 Carondalet Drive, Suite 103, from Jeremy Meeker. The purchase went into effect Wednesday...
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Chamber Notes — Ribbon-cuttings and business breakfast
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's April Business After Hours gathering will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday at GearHeads, 415 S. Hope St. in Jackson. Chamber members and their guests are invited to this free event. Face masks and social distancing will be encouraged...
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Hospital-affiliated clinics earn regional recognition
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
Rural health clinics affiliated with SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Healthcare System were recently recognized as being among the best facilities of their kind in the Midwest. Lilypad, a health care analytics company based in Portland, Maine, recently announced Saint Francis Healthcare in Dexter and The Clinic at Walmart in Dexter (a service of SoutheastHEALTH) were recipients of 2021 Lilypad Awards. ...
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Life Care Center receives five-star rating
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, 365 S. Broadview St., recently earned a five-star rating from CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The CMS "star" rating system is designed to help people evaluate skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities based on various metrics such as health inspections, falls and pain management...
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Application deadline approaching for lab technician program
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Three Rivers College has announced an application deadline of May 15 for the school's medical laboratory technician (MLT) program. The program is part of the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) and was developed to meet the growing demand for medical laboratory technicians in rural and underserved areas of the state...
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Highway Commission awards contracts to area companies
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission last week awarded three contracts to two area companies for work involving road resurfacing, rumble strip addition, a bridge replacement and sidewalk improvements. Contracts are the following: n A $4.8 million contract to Pace Construction Co., headquartered in St. ...
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Fundraiser this week will benefit Old Town Cape
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
Ebb & Flow Fermentations, 11 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau, will donate 15% of its sales Friday in support of Old Town Cape's downtown revitalization efforts. Both eat-in and carryout orders will apply to the fundraising project. Old Town Cape supports Cape Girardeau's downtown region through preservation, promotion, revitalization and enrichment of its historic, cultural and economic elements...
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Summit truck group moving to new location
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
Summit Truck Group, which purchased Wiethop Truck Sales in Cape Girardeau two years ago, has announced plans to relocate the dealership from Independence Street to Rambler Drive, just off Nash Road south of the city. Summit reportedly plans to occupy a 19-acre tract and remodel an existing 25,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by SEMO Ready Mix, converting the property into a paved truck sales lot, a parts store and a driver lounge...
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Nepal's God of Sight eye doctor to expand work beyond border
(International News ~ 04/12/21)
LUMBINI, Nepal -- Just next to the Mayadevi temple where Buddha was born more than 2,600 years ago, hundreds of people lined up outside a makeshift hospital on a recent hazy day, hoping their fading eyesight could be restored. A day later, these saffron-robed Buddhist monks, old farmers and housewives were able to see the world again because the nation's renowned eye surgeon Dr. Sanduk Ruit was there with his innovative and inexpensive cataract surgery that has earned him many awards...
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More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
(National News ~ 04/12/21)
Like others in her family, Mattie Pringle had doubts about taking the coronavirus vaccine. The 57-year-old Black woman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, feared her high blood pressure and diabetes might heighten her chances of a severe reaction to the shot. The speedy development and approval of the vaccines also fed her skepticism...
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More flee volcano on Caribbean island of St. Vincent
(International News ~ 04/12/21)
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -- More people fled their homes on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Sunday as La Soufriere volcano rumbled loudly for a third day and the heavy weight of its ashfall damaged some buildings. Residents reported widespread power failures early in the day, though authorities restored electricity to most of the island by late afternoon...
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Out of the past: April 12
(Out of the Past ~ 04/12/21)
Given the right opportunity, all students can find some area in which they succeed, says Barbara Lohr; Lohr is one of four teachers to be honored as Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce 1996 Educators of the Year; in addition to Lohr, a high school office technology teacher at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School, honorees are Richard B. ...
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People News — Mangiore promoted, Halter retires
(Business ~ 04/12/21)
S.M. Wilson, a construction management, design/build and general contracting company headquartered in Cape Girardeau and St. Louis, has promoted Mike Mangiore to be the company's chief financial officer, replacing Mike Dohle, who is retiring from the position after more than two decades...
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B&B Media Launches as a Comprehensive Website Solution
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/21)
Cape Girardeau, MO, April 12, 2021 – Former Element 74 and Creative Edge executive Austin Bollinger has launched B&B Media, a website development company that specializes in WordPress websites, as well as E-Commerce, content development, email hosting, SEO, and graphic design services...
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