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Alabama man arrested after chase
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested an Alabama man Tuesday after a high-speed chase on Interstate 55 and through Perryville, Missouri. A news release from the Patrol said Jody Lee Cooley, 39, of Brownsboro, Alabama, eluded Perryville Police Department officers Tuesday. ...
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Sex-offense warrant leads to man's arrest
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
An outstanding felony probation/parole warrant led to a Cape Girardeau man's arrest Wednesday evening. Dillon Dougan, 29, was taken into custody at about 7 p.m. on the sex-offense warrant, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol warrant. He was taken to Cape Girardeau County Jail and held without bond...
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Cape man arrested for alleged drug violations
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
A Cape Girardeau man was taken into custody Wednesday for alleged drug violations. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Michael Vincent, 43, was arrested for alleged felony possesion of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while revoked and failure to display valid plates...
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Marble Hill woman dies in one-vehicle accident
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, woman died recently when she fell under her vehicle as she was backing up. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Hilary Cronk, 35, was pronounced dead at a Cape Girardeau hospital Monday morning after the incident, which occurred on County Road 500 about 4 miles west of Marble Hill...
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North Bollinger County Fire Protection District to receive grain rescue tubes
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
The North Bollinger County Fire Protection District is one of 48 fire departments across the country selected to receive free grain-rescue tubes and training from Nationwide Insurance. More than 1,000 fire departments and districts were nominated through the annual Nominate Your Fire Department Contest hosted by Nationwide Insurance...
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Chaffee brothers take on Nationals in National History Day in Missouri competition
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
With a family military background and love for history, two brothers in Chaffee, Missouri, made it to the National level in the National History Day in Missouri competition. The National History Day in Missouri program aims to "encourage young scholars to present their findings their way through documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances or websites," according to the National History Day website. This year's theme was Communication in History, the Key to Understanding...
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Cape Girardeau church's congregation building going up ahead of schedule
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
Pastor Billy Garner said The Church of the Rescued and Redeemed’s new congregation building located north of the intersection of Lexington Avenue and North Sprigg Street is being worked on sooner than anticipated because of availability of the Chilton Baptist Builders. “It was a blessing,” Garner said. Previous reporting by the Southeast Missourian found Garner planned to be at the building’s current progress toward the end of the summer....
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Cape native ranks master chief in Navy
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
Cape Girardeau native Scott Enderle gives the credit for his recent promotion to master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy to the sailors under his charge. "To get from petty officer, you know, just joining out of high school, to master chief, it's basically just taking care of people and that's where that comes in -- taking care of your sailors, because ultimately, they take care of you," Enderle said...
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East Prairie to be hub of activity this weekend with Tour de Corn, festival
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — People from all over will be flocking to East Prairie this weekend for the 47th annual Sweetcorn Festival and 20th annual Tour de Corn Charity Bike Ride. ...
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Scott Meyer reflects on historic tenure as Cape Girardeau city manager
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
Scott Meyer, who has been chief executive officer of Missouri's 16th largest city for longer than anyone else since the job was created in 1966, is about to step aside for Kenneth Haskin, the first African American city manager in Cape Girardeau's history...
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Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated
(National News ~ 06/25/21)
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine...
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Cape County has no plan to follow Jackson's employee vaccination policy
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
At Thursday’s regular meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Commission, Presiding Commissioner Clinton D. Tracy responded definitively when asked by a resident whether the county had any intention to follow the lead of the City of Jackson when it comes to a policy covering vaccinated and non-vaccinated employees who may later register a positive COVID-19 test...
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Prayer 6/25/21
(Prayer ~ 06/25/21)
O Lord Jesus, may we be a blessing to those in need. Amen.
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Semoball finalists announced for spring sports, top awards
(Editorial ~ 06/25/21)
The final round of finalists were announced recently for the eighth annual Semoball Awards, the area's premier awards show for high school sports. These student athletes and coaches will join fall and winter sports finalists for the show in July: Baseball: Bryce Morgan (Kelly), Skylar Morrison (Campbell), Kannon Carr, (Poplar Bluff), Ty Johnson (Oran), Dylan Thornbrough (Sikeston), Reese Robinett (Kennett), Justin Moses (Jackson), Ray Ochoa (East Carter), Nate Rhew (Holcomb) and Eli Brown (Saxony Lutheran).. ...
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Infrastructure insanity
(Column ~ 06/25/21)
In the event that a group of U.S. senators cannot agree on committing enough money to a bipartisan infrastructure plan, Democrats are reportedly considering a $6 trillion plan of their own. It would probably be best described as a package full of progressive items wrapped in magical thinking paper...
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Out of the past: June 25
(Out of the Past ~ 06/25/21)
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., and the Missouri congressional delegation plan to fly from Washington to attend Rep. Bill Emerson's funeral Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau; Emerson's chief of staff Lloyd Smith says all members of the Missouri delegation have been invited, along with other selected members of Congress; Cardinal Bernard Law of the Boston Archdiocese will officiate at the funeral, along with Dr. ...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/25/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/25/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 23 n Medical assists were made at 10:36 a.m. on Grant Street; 1:29 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 6:44 p.m. on Dunklin Street. n At 7:58 p.m., expanded traffic collision at South Benton and Good Hope streets...
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Births 6/25/21
(Births ~ 06/25/21)
Daughter to Jorden Alexander Glasco and Emily Renee Prather of Wolf Lake, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:03 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Name, June Leigh. Weight, 4 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Prather is the daughter of Lewis Prather of Martinsburg, West Virginia and Sandra and Dan Johnson of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. She is a manager at Walmart. Glasco is the son of Diane Belcher and Kerry Glasco, both of Wolf Lake. He is a personal trainer at HealthPoint Fitness...
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Billy Watkins
(Obituary ~ 06/25/21)
BENTON, Mo. -- Billy Leo Watkins, 87, of Benton, formerly of St. Louis, passed away at his home Wednesday, June 23, 2021. He was born Dec. 15, 1933, at Greenbrier, Missouri, the son of Omar and Lettie Davis Watkins. Billy retired from Lindberg Steel Treating in St. ...
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Bobby Vetter
(Obituary ~ 06/25/21)
Bobby Joe Vetter, 76, of Scott City died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to Ralph G. and Clara H. Bucher Vetter. He married Marie Hitt on Sept. 4, 1971. Bob worked for Drury Company. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City and Knights of Columbus Council 6420 of Scott City, where he was a past Grand Knight and Fourth Degree Knight of St. Joseph Council 2283. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Bailey Hartman
(Obituary ~ 06/25/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bailey B. Hartman, 20, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at St. Louis Children's Hospital in Saint Louis. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Hilary Cronk
(Obituary ~ 06/25/21)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Hilary Rae Cronk, 35, of Marble Hill died Monday, June 21, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until service time today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Funeral service will begin at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Bill McCormick officiating...
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How conservatorships such as Britney Spears' work
(Community ~ 06/25/21)
LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears told a judge at a dramatic hearing Wednesday she wants an end to the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years. Here's a look at how conservatorships operate, what's unusual about hers, and why she and so many fans want to #FreeBritney...
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CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it's last time
(National News ~ 06/25/21)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Thursday extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help millions of tenants unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic, but said this is the last time it plans to do so. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31. The CDC said "this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium."...
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Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
(National News ~ 06/25/21)
SURFSIDE, Fla. -- A beachfront condo building partially collapsed Thursday outside Miami, killing at least one person and trapping others in the tower that resembled a giant fractured dollhouse, with one side sheared away. Dozens of survivors were pulled out, and rescuers kept up a desperate search for more...
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Governor not convinced longtime inmate is innocent
(State News ~ 06/25/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson said he is not convinced Kevin Strickland is innocent, despite prosecutors and other supporters calling for Strickland's exoneration for a triple murder that has kept him in prison for four decades. Parson told KSHB-TV on Wednesday he has looked at Strickland's case several times but the "bottom line" is no court of law has found Strickland innocent...
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Planned Parenthood, Right to Life both oppose Missouri tax proposal
(State News ~ 06/25/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Planned Parenthood and Missouri Right to Life on Thursday told a state Senate panel legislation seeking to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood would in effect be "useless." Both groups testified against the legislation in an odd moment of unity during a special session over a critical Medicaid funding tax...
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COVID variant gained foothold in rural Missouri
(State News ~ 06/25/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A highly contagious coronavirus variant contributing to a surge of cases in Missouri first gained a foothold in rural areas of the state where vaccinations rates are low, a pattern not seen previously, state health officials say...
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Biden extols bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start
(National News ~ 06/25/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced Thursday a bipartisan agreement on a pared-down infrastructure plan that would make a start on his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle. But he openly acknowledged Democrats will likely have to tackle much of the rest on their own...
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Alfred Friga
(Obituary ~ 06/25/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Alfred Friga, son of the late Mike and Rosa Pazdera Friga was born on May 6, 1927 in Swifton, Arkansas, and departed this life on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee at the age of 94 years. He was a self-employed farmer and was one of the first owners of a mechanical cotton picker purchased from Mirly Equipment in Advance, Missouri. ...
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HAPNN sets new record for charity of the month
(Submitted Story ~ 06/25/21)
The Heartland Advanced Practice Nurses Network (HAPNN) is a local group of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The group has recently started a charity of the month and at the May meeting they set a new donation record. The group received word that an anonymous donor would match their charity donation for the Samaritan Regional Health Clinic (SRHC) - a free clinic in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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