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Recipes from a recent retiree
(Community ~ 06/17/21)
My sister, Barb Kinsey, recently retired after 50 years of faithful service to Southeast Missouri State University. Barb worked most of that time in University Relations and Athletics. She has worked numerous basketball and football games through the years, and has enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people along the way through 50 years...
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Opa! Let's celebrate flaming cheese
(Community ~ 06/17/21)
After a quick drive up to the St. Louis area, I found myself among friends and hungry. My friend used Google Maps to scan for restaurants around us (a wonderful tool), and we picked a place called Kar'is Surf & Sirloin. The mention of steak was enough for my husband, so two minutes later, we were piling out of the car at 13090 Manchester Road in Des Peres and walking into the most charming, classical Greek steakhouse that I've ever frequented...
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New local program aimed at helping men 'be better dads'
(Local News ~ 06/17/21)
Ron North of Cape Girardeau is one of two full-time "life transformation" coaches with Every Day Dad, one of the new programs offered by Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri (CPSEMO). With Father's Day approaching, North is clear about his mission...
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Area food pantries anticipate spike in need
(Local News ~ 06/17/21)
Food pantries in Southeast Missouri expect an up-tick in food insecurity as Missouri pulls out of pandemic-era federal unemployment benefits. In a release last month, Gov. Mike Parson announced the state would pull out of federal unemployment benefits related to the pandemic. The federal aid added an extra $300 a week to Missouri's usual unemployment benefits. Missouri officially opted out of the federal benefits June 12...
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'It's great to live in Jackson': Friends, colleagues remember Barbara Lohr
(Local News ~ 06/17/21)
A woman described as “the first lady of Jackson” and who served as the town’s first female mayor, Barbara Lohr, died this week while on a family vacation in Florida. She was 83 years old. “She was enjoying a vacation last week with her grandchildren and family at Walt Disney World, and for three days she was the happiest I’ve seen her in quite a while,” her oldest son, Jim Lohr, told the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday...
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New Chaffee firefighter makes history
(Local News ~ 06/17/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Chaffee's newest firefighter, Madelynn Mosley, is the youngest volunteer at just about a month away from 19 years old and is the first woman in the role in the department's history. "The fact that I'm here is kind of enough for me, but obviously I want to prove that I'm here for a reason," Mosley said when asked what she wants to accomplish in her time with the Chaffee Fire Department. ...
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Charleston man injured in crash, arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 06/17/21)
A Charleston, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 55 on Tuesday, and a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer cited him for driving while intoxicated. A Patrol report said Jeremy Simpkins, 33, was northbound on I-55 near the 147 mile marker when the 2002 Ford Explorer he was driving collided with the rear of a 2016 Freightliner driven by Jason Weaver, 37, of St. Louis...
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Sponsored: 5 Tips for Joint Health During Long Car Rides
(Insiders Advice ~ 06/17/21)
5 Tips for Joint Health During Long Car Rides Recently, I read an article stating more people are taking long car rides instead of flying for post-COVID-19 vacations. Long car rides can put serious stress on your joints and spine. There’s nothing worse than going on vacation, taking a long car ride to get there, and then once you do, realizing you’re not able to enjoy it because you are in pain from the car ride...
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Area police reports 6/17/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/17/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Aggravated assault was reported in the 3100 block of Mimosa Drive. Thefts n Larceny was reported in the 500 block of South Kingshighway. n Theft was reported in the 3400 block of William Street...
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Jim Ray
(Obituary ~ 06/17/21)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jim Ray of Tucson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 12, 2021. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville, Missouri. Burial will immediately follow at Nodaway Memorial Gardens...
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LaCole Kelton
(Obituary ~ 06/17/21)
LaCole D'ann Kelton, 42, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her home. She was born to Susan and Michael Barrett Oct. 9, 1978. LaCole attended Parkview State School until age 9 and graduated from the Missouri School for the Blind at the age of 22. She loved to play Light-Bright and was a member of the Catholic faith...
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Carl Estes Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/17/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Carl Estes Sr., son of the late Thomas Carl Estes and Tessie Pauline Copman, was born July 30, 1939, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Monday, June 14, 2021, at the Southeast Hospital emergency room in Cape Girardeau at the age of 81 years...
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Prayer 6/17/21
(Prayer ~ 06/17/21)
To those whose love endures year after year, send your blessings, O God. Amen.
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Speak Out 6/17/21
(Speak Out ~ 06/17/21)
The Avenue of Flags was stunning last weekend leading up to Flag Day. Thank you to everyone who helps make this possible. An inspiring and patriotic display. ...
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BJC, Washington U. to require vaccinations for employees
(State News ~ 06/17/21)
ST. LOUIS -- Two of the largest employers in the St. Louis area have announced they will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by fall. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported BJC HealthCare and Washington University both announced the vaccination requirements Tuesday. The announcement comes at a time when demand for vaccines is waning in Missouri, a state already lagging behind the national average in COVID-19 immunization rate...
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Officials say Missouri woman drowned in river at state park
(State News ~ 06/17/21)
DE SOTO, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri woman has drowned in Big River at a state park in Washington County, authorities there said. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, when Monica Boyer, 67, of Cadet, was wading in the river near the Washington State Park boat access, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Investigators believe Boyer waded into deeper water, where she slipped, went under the water and did not resurface...
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COVID-19 cases rise in Missouri areas popular among tourists
(State News ~ 06/17/21)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A swath of southern Missouri is seeing a big rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations at just the wrong time -- as tourists eager to get out after being cooped up for a year make their way to popular destinations such as Branson and Lake of the Ozarks...
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Soy marinade makes weeknight steak simple
(Community ~ 06/17/21)
A perfectly grilled steak requires more time and finesse than we can afford most weeknights. Our solution: sirloin tips cut into quick-cooking chunks. The smaller pieces also offer greater surface area, making it easy to add flavor with a gingery marinade (and salty soy sauce ensures the meat absorbs as much of the flavor as possible)...
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Bill to make Juneteenth federal holiday approved
(National News ~ 06/17/21)
WASHINGTON -- The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law...
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Southern Baptists vote to investigate leaders' sex abuse response
(National News ~ 06/17/21)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a task force to oversee an independent investigation into the denomination's handling of sexual abuse. The resolution calls for the newly elected SBC president, Alabama pastor Ed Litton, to appoint the task force, which will head up a review of allegations the denomination's Executive Committee mishandled abuse cases, intimidated victims and advocates and resisted reforms...
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'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs
(National News ~ 06/17/21)
GENEVA — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin exchanged cordial words and plotted modest steps on arms control and diplomacy but emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started — with deep differences on human rights, cyberattacks, election interference and more...
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Out of the past: June 17
(Out of the Past ~ 06/17/21)
Organizers say this weekend's festival was one of the most successful Riverfests ever, coming to a rousing close Saturday night as thousands packed the lawn of the Common Pleas Courthouse for the annual fireworks show and the golden sounds of the country band Lonestar; festival chairwoman Laurel Adkisson says attendance at the concert was the largest she's ever seen at Riverfest; with hot days relieved by cool evenings, Riverfest 1996 easily eclipsed last year's turnout, which was marred by bad weather.. ...
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