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Route PP in Scott County closed for drainage work
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
Route PP in Scott County closed for drainage work Route PP at County Road 325 in Scott County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. A MoDOT news release says the work will take place Wednesday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m...
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Face masks now optional at Kelly schools
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
BENTON, Mo. -- Wearing face masks in the Scott County "Kelly" School District is now optional. The Kelly Board of Education revisited the district's mask policy during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at the district office in Benton. The Board decided wearing a mask at school is optional, and it became effective across the district Wednesday...
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Reaction to permanent daylight saving time mixed for two local lawmakers
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
The Missouri House, by voice vote, gave preliminary approval Wednesday to legislation permanently putting the state in daylight saving time if a majority of bordering states follow suit. Eight states border the Show Me State: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska...
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Mission Possible: P&G employees mentor Cape jr. high students
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
Cape Girardeau Central Junior High students chose to accept the challenge of Mission Possible. Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students meet with Procter & Gamble (P&G) employees about seven times a school year to be part of Mission Possible, an afterschool mentoring program focusing on engineering activities to promote STEM education...
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'Final Four' city manager candidates visit Cape for interviews
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
Mayor Bob Fox confirmed four city manager finalists sat for in-person interviews with members of the Cape Girardeau City Council on Wednesday and Thursday. The quartet was also to have toured the community and met with city staff. The City Council had earlier identified five finalists...
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McDonald, Cairns sworn in as Cape School Board members
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
Newcomer to the school board Paul Cairns, front, swears in with incumbent president Kyle McDonald during Thursday's Cape Girardeau School Board meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Central Administrative Office. Both were elected during the April 6 municipal election.
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Mask wearing cordially discussed by health board; trustees sworn in
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
For new Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center board member Eric Becking, the wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic should be a matter of personal choice. Becking, a Cape Girardeau chiropractic physician who was narrowly elected to the county health center board earlier this month, attended his first board meeting Thursday and initially wore a mask, as did everyone else at the board table...
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Police ID gunman in FedEx shooting as young male in 20s
(State News ~ 04/16/21)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Indianapolis have identified the shooter who opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis as a young male in his 20s. Police Chief Randal Taylor also noted that a “significant” number of employees at the facility where the shooting took place Thursday night are members of the Sikh community...
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Prayer 4-16-21
(Prayer ~ 04/16/21)
Father God, may those in mourning be comforted and feel your loving arms around them. Amen.
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Just because it's said by Joe doesn't make it so
(Column ~ 04/16/21)
While President Joe Biden's administration doesn't seem to need an excuse to spend money, two recurring arguments for his gigantic $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal are that our roads and bridges are "crumbling" and that modernization would generate economic growth and jobs -- hence its name, the American Jobs Plan. But none of this clever marketing makes any of these claims true...
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EDITORIAL: Central Junior High students take robotics interest to the next level
(Editorial ~ 04/16/21)
Students from the Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School robotics team, called TigerTech, recently took home the Design Award from the Missouri Middle School VEX State Championship. Next step: the Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship. This year's event, due to COVID-19, will be held virtually in late May. ...
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Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
(Entertainment ~ 04/16/21)
NEW YORK -- With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics were unveiled Wednesday by official outfitter Ralph Lauren. The uniforms, along with Ralph Lauren-designed Olympic Village attire for the American athletes, had been ready to go when the Games were postponed last summer because of the pandemic...
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Dow crests 34,000, more proof economy is recovering
(National News ~ 04/16/21)
Wall Street notched more milestones Thursday, as a broad market rally pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed above the 34,000 mark for the first time. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, with technology, health care and communication stocks accounting for much of the upward moves. Only energy and financial companies closed lower. Bond yields fell...
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Capitol Police watchdog says force needs 'cultural change'
(National News ~ 04/16/21)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Capitol Police force needs "cultural change" after the broad failures of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the top watchdog for the department testified Thursday, pointing to inadequate training and outdated weaponry as among several urgent problems facing the force...
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Homeless Americans finally getting a chance at COVID-19 shot
(National News ~ 04/16/21)
Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations -- or even bumped aside as states shifted eligibility to older age groups -- are finally getting their shots as vaccine supplies increase. While the U.S. government has only incomplete data on infections among homeless people, it's clear crowded, unsanitary conditions at shelters and underlying poor health increase the danger of COVID-19 infections, severe complications and death...
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Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme Court
(National News ~ 04/16/21)
WASHINGTON -- A group of congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to add four seats to the Supreme Court, a long-shot bid designed to counter the court's rightward tilt during the Trump administration and criticized by Republicans as a potential power grab that would reduce the public's trust in the judiciary...
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U.S. opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus
(National News ~ 04/16/21)
The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a monthslong race to protect the population against COVID-19, even as other countries, rich and poor, struggle with stubbornly high infection rates and deaths...
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U.S. expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking
(National News ~ 04/16/21)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and other people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies...
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Vaccine appointments begin to go unfilled in Missouri
(State News ~ 04/16/21)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- COVID-19 vaccine supply is starting to outpace demand in Missouri, even after the state expanded eligibility, raising worries among some health care providers. Early on, mass vaccination clinics in rural areas sometimes had excess doses, but demand had remained strong in more populous areas until recently. ...
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Missouri House delays lawmaker resignation to finish review
(State News ~ 04/16/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Thursday refused to accept a lawmaker's resignation so the Ethics Committee can fully investigate allegations he physically and sexually abused his children years ago. The GOP-led House voted 153-0 to prevent Republican Rep. Rick Roeber of Lee's Summit from resigning Friday as he had planned...
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Missouri House redirects money meant for Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 04/16/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The GOP-led Missouri House on Thursday passed an alternative plan for spending funding initially meant for Medicaid expansion. House lawmakers voted 143-1 to send the proposal to the Senate, where Republican leaders have also voiced support for defunding Medicaid expansion...
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Charleston settles part in suit over Black inmate's death
(Local News ~ 04/16/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charleston has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Black man who died in jail after having his neck pinned down for several minutes by the knee of a white sheriff. A federal judge said Wednesday she would likely approve the settlement between the mother, widow and nine children of Tory Sanders and the City of Charleston and several of its police officers, the St. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/16/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/16/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 14 n Medical assists were made at 9:32 a.m. on North Broadview Street; 1:21 p.m. on South Spring Avenue; 3:55 p.m. at Doctor's Park; 7:24 p.m. on Clark Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 4/16/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/16/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 200 block of South Lorimier Street. n Assault was reported at East Rodney and Hawthorne roads. Thefts n Theft from a motor vehicle was reported in the 700 block of Broadway...
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Thomas Wibbenmeyer
(Obituary ~ 04/16/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Thomas W. "Tom" Wibbenmeyer, 91, of Perryville died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Independence Care Center. Services will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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William Ringpfiel
(Obituary ~ 04/16/21)
William E. Ringpfiel, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 13, 2021. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. April 25 at Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Ed Rothenburger officiating. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Samuel Johnston Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/16/21)
Samuel Isaiah "Sam" Johnston Sr, 86, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Millersville, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Marble Hill, Missouri. He had been in the care of his nephew, Chuck (Sharon) Cathcart, for nearly two weeks. He was born May 3, 1934, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, son of Otis Rudolph and Ida Mae Seabaugh Johnston. He and Lena Cathcart were married July 2, 1955, in Sedgewickville. She passed away Oct. 16, 2019...
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Jeanette Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 04/16/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeanette L Bohnert, 85, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Out of the past: April 16
(Out of the Past ~ 04/16/21)
G. Warren Smith, president of Southeastern Louisiana University at Hammond, and his wife are scheduled to visit Southeast Missouri State University this week; a finalist for the presidency of the local university, Smith will meet with the Board of Regents, faculty, staff, students and public in a series of meetings Wednesday and Thursday...
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