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Sponsored: Busch Pet Products moving to new location in LaCroix Village
(B Magazine ~ 05/27/21)
Stacy Busch-Heisserer launched the Busch Pet Products online store in 2008. In 2010, she opened a space on Broadview in Cape Girardeau, and for the last 10 years the store has operated at its Kingsway location. This spring, the store will move to a new and larger location in La Croix Village located next to Deer Creek Doggie Day Camp...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 5/27/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from May 24 meeting 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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Route M in Scott County to close overnight; U.S. 61 in Cape County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Construction of the Business U.S. 61 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad at Scott City continues with overnight closures, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. Route M — Main Street — will be closed overnight while contractor crews set beams for the new bridge. ...
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It's a lemon dessert
(Community ~ 05/27/21)
When it comes to choosing a sweet treat or dessert, I would almost always choose anything lemon or berries over chocolate. This isn't to say I don't like chocolate, I just enjoy lemon and anything with berries more. I started pulling up recipes for this column, and I have saved so many lemon recipes that it will take us all summer to make our way through making them all...
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The Duke of mayo
(Community ~ 05/27/21)
Some foods are more regal than others, so much so that they've been given royal titles. Thus, there is Chicken ala King, Duchess Potatoes, and anything labelled "a la reine," meaning in the style of the queen. But as noble as any preparation is the iconic mayonnaise of the South — the aptly named Duke's mayonnaise, a product that enjoys the status of royalty below the Mason-Dixon Line...
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Navy SEAL's methods lead to love at Mama's on The Hill
(Community ~ 05/27/21)
Amidst a fun-filled road tripping weekend around central Missouri, a friend and I realized we would find ourselves smack dab in the middle of St. Louis around lunchtime. Big cities are like buffets of restaurants — so many good options it can seem impossible to narrow it down to just one. ...
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March to the River honors service members who have died
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
This Saturday morning during the Memorial Day weekend, everyone and anyone is invited to take part in March to the River, a 6-mile walk to honor fallen service members. "The mission of the march is not so much a physical challenge. It is more of a visibility and spiritual feat," retired Navy Capt. ...
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Memorial Day events planned over weekend throughout region
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
The first holiday of the summer will be marked with a three-day weekend for most, and a variety of Memorial Day events throughout the area. While Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer, it's also a day to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military...
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Health center reports more STDs, fewer influenza cases
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
The number of influenza cases reported in Cape Girardeau County last year fell more than 99% compared to the previous year, according to data released this week by the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center. Meanwhile, positive tests for sexually transmitted diseases in the county increased by 25% over the same period...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/27/21)
Today is Thursday, May 27, the 147th day of 2021. There are 218 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 27, 1941, the British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France with a loss of some 2,000 lives, three days after the Bismarck sank the HMS Hood with the loss of more than 1,400 lives. Amid rising world tensions, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed an "unlimited national emergency" during a radio address from the White House...
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Bogus scientific consensus
(Column ~ 05/27/21)
There was a "scientific consensus," they told us. According to the media and assorted experts, there couldn't be any questioning of the idea that the coronavirus (or SARS-CoV-2) emerged naturally, and anyone suspecting it might have come from a Chinese lab was an ignoramus, conspiracy theorist or hater...
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Prayer 5/27/21
(Prayer ~ 05/27/21)
O God, may you continue to bless us and make your face shine upon us. Amen.
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Cape Fire report 5/26/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/27/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 25 n Medical assists were made at 7:16 a.m. on New Madrid Street; 10:27 a.m. on West Lorimier Place; 10:30 a.m. at Johnson and Roberts streets; 11:14 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 11:37 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 2:55 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 4:50 p.m. on North Park Avenue...
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Willie Walker
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
Willie Mae Walker, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Dora Slusher
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
BENTON, Mo. -- Dora Ann Slusher, 88, of Benton died Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at her home. She was born Jan. 28, 1933, in Malden, Missouri, to Ray and Laura Maben McElrath. She married Glen W. Slusher, and he preceded her in death Jan. 22, 2009. She was a homemaker, farmer and owner/operator with her husband, Glen, of Slusher Inc. in Sikeston, Missouri, which the two of them started. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary 369 of Benton and she was a member of the Benton Red Hat's...
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Elsie Siebert
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
Elsie M. Siebert, 89, of Cape Girardeau went to Heaven Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Jackson to Edmund and Emilia Meyr Haertling. She and Raymond Siebert were married Jan. 20, 1951, at Jackson. He preceded her in death on May 6, 2019...
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David Littleton
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
David Leon Littleton, 54, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at his home, after battling a long illness. A memorial visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. Cremation was accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Betty Goza
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
Betty L. Goza, 94, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 3, 1926, in Cape Girardeau County to Homer B. and Emily "Lois" Houk Hartle. Betty was a 1944 graduate of Jackson High School. She and Robert "Bob" Goza Jr. were married June 7, 1944, in Corning, Arkansas. Just a few days later, Bob left to serve in the U.S. Army...
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Charlene Davis
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Charlene Davis of East Prairie, 89, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. Charlene was born Aug. 3, 1931, in East Prairie, daughter of the late Otto Conn and Gladys Lippmann. On March 26, 1950, Charlene married L.D. Davis. He preceded her in death in 2011...
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Ruth Ann Boxdorfer
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
Ruth Ann Boxdorfer, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 16, 1941, in Perryville, Missouri, to Marvin Reisenbichler and Sophia Meyr. Ruth Ann and Marvin E. Boxdorfer were married March 22, 1980, in Florissant, Missouri...
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Dwayne Abner
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Edgar "Dwayne" Abner, 77, was born Feb. 2, 1944, to the late Edgar and Ruby Woods Abner in Oran, Missouri, and departed this life Sunday, May 23, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home in Advance. Dwayne married Nancy Elizabeth McCain on Feb. 8, 1966, and she preceded him in death Jan. 11, 2001...
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Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond
(Entertainment ~ 05/27/21)
NEW YORK -- Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, "Legally Blonde" and "Shark Tank," with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch. Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for MGM, making it the company's second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017...
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Employee shoots, kills 8 at California rail yard, police say
(National News ~ 05/27/21)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforcement rushed in, authorities said, marking the latest attack in a year that has seen a sharp increase in mass killings as the nation emerges from coronavirus restrictions...
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Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
(State News ~ 05/27/21)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds of lawsuits, during the Trump administration, according to an internal agency report...
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Out of the past: May 27
(Out of the Past ~ 05/27/21)
Memorial Day. Rain leads to the cancellation of several outdoor Memorial Day events; among them is the Joint Veterans Council's annual ceremony at North Cape County Park; chairman Ron MacCubbin says the event has been conducted in light rain before, but today's downpour, coupled with tornado warnings, makes the ceremony inadvisable...
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Cape Area Community Foundation awards Coover Regional Recovery Grants
(Submitted Story ~ 05/27/21)
The Cape Area Community Foundation has awarded total grants of $10,000 to two nonprofit agencies for recovery needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are made possible by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust Company in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. ...
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