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Chaffee receives FEMA grant for sign
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
Within the next six weeks, residents of Chaffee, Missouri, should expect to see a big new sign outside its firehouse at 222 Main St. The Chaffee Fire Department has secured a Federal Emergency Management Agency SAFER grant to erect the Washington, Missouri-based Ziglin Signs product "as an aid toward helping the department attract firefighters, train them and keep them," said Chaffee fire chief Sam Glency, who notes his department has 13 volunteers but is staffed for 20...
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Youngster helping first responders with lemonade stand in Jackson
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
Local first responders are visiting Hillcrest Drive in Jackson to get a free lemonade from Chandler Urhahn, 13, who is running a lemonade stand this week to raise money for local first responders. When asked why, he said, "I don't think they get paid enough or get enough stuff."...
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Historian Nash, an authority on Cape founder Lorimier, mourned
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
Linda Nash, a longtime history teacher at Jackson High School and former executive director of Voices for Children/CASA in Southeast Missouri, is being remembered this week as an authority on local and regional history following her sudden passing Saturday at age 71...
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Cape Council says 'satisfactory progress' on downtown TIF; Haskin debuts
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
Amidst a short and largely uneventful agenda with two Cape Girardeau City Council members on vacation, Kenneth Haskin attended his first meeting as the city's ninth city manager since the position was created in 1966. Haskin succeeds the retired Scott Meyer, who spent 12 years in the job...
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Delta variant 'presumed' present in Cape County
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center received confirmation Tuesday of the potential presence of the delta variant of COVID-19, according to Maria Davis, a health educator at the center. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) recently ran a test of wastewater in Cape Girardeau County. The tests look for genetic markers of a more contagious strain of COVID-19 — the delta variant...
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Cape Girardeau's Parks and Rec Day is today
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
The 23rd annual Cape Girardeau Parks and Rec Day takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Osage Centre to celebrate the nationwide Park and Recreation Month of July. It is a free event with games to play, animals to pet, bouncy houses to bounce in, informational booths to learn from, crafts to make and ice cream to eat...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
Today is Wednesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2021. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Prayer 7/7/21
(Prayer ~ 07/07/21)
O Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, we worship you and sing praises to your name. Amen.
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On a collision course with national disaster
(Column ~ 07/07/21)
If I were leading President Joe Biden’s central committee and my goals were to destroy America as founded and ensure it lose its distinction as the world’s freest and most powerful nation, I doubt I could concoct a superior strategy than adopting the Biden administration’s message and policy agenda...
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Recalls are the only option when there's one-party rule
(Column ~ 07/07/21)
It’s on. California will vote on whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 14. I am deeply conflicted on the question. I am opposed to recalls on principle. In 2003, I was one of the few conservatives to oppose the recall of then-Gov. Gray Davis. ...
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Speak Out 7/7/21
(Speak Out ~ 07/07/21)
The fact that we are no where close to having 75% of the American population vaccinated against COVID-19 is the greatest tragedy in American history. ...
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Julia Jones to retire, leaves behind strong parks department
(Editorial ~ 07/07/21)
Cape Girardeau has excellent parks and many recreational opportunities. The success of these facilities and programs can be attributed in part to a dynamic individual: Julia Jones. Following a successful career in Florida, Jones moved back to her native Cape Girardeau about 10 years ago when the parks director position became available. ...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 7/7/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 5 n Medical assists were made at 10:02 a.m. on Village Drive; 10:44 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 10:53 a.m. on Dunklin Street; 9:09 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Jackson Police report 7/7/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Miscellaneous n Fraud was reported in the 100 block of South High Street. n Fraud reported in the 2700 block of Ridge Road. Arrests n Fred Scallion, 39, of Columbia, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant...
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Births 7/7/21
(Births ~ 07/07/21)
Daughter to Sean and Samantha Davis of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 11:01 p.m. Monday, June 21, 2021. Name, Evelyn Renee. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Terri Carr of Festus, Missouri. Davis is the son of Bonnie Whiteside and Randall Davis of Jonesboro, Illinois. He is a sergeant first class in the U.S. Army...
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Dorotha Schremp
(Obituary ~ 07/07/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorotha Z. Schremp, 93, of Perryville died Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. on Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Rhonda Phelps
(Obituary ~ 07/07/21)
Rhonda Phelps, 58, of Jackson went to her eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, May 27, 2021, while vacationing in Gulf Shores, Alabama, after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband of 38 years, Floyd Phelps, and her only child, her loving daughter, Mandy Phelps, also of Jackson...
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Irene Palisch
(Obituary ~ 07/07/21)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Irene N. Palisch, 90, of Altenburg passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Sept. 11, 1930, in Uniontown, Missouri, to Benjamin and Emma "Alma" Brandes Bock. She and Elmer H. Palisch were married on Oct. 4, 1952, at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. He preceded her in death Sept. 7, 2001...
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Kenneth Hoehn
(Obituary ~ 07/07/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth L. Hoehn, 79, of Perryville died Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Joseph Schlie officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville...
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'Superman,' 'Lethal Weapon' director Richard Donner dies
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/21)
Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978's "Superman" and mastered the buddy comedy with the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, has died. He was 91. Donner died Monday in Los Angeles, his family said through a spokesperson...
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Number of victims in major ransomware attack still unclear
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
The company whose software was exploited in the biggest ransomware attack on record said Tuesday it so far appears fewer than 1,500 businesses were compromised. But cybersecurity experts suspected the estimate was low and noted victims are still being identified...
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In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
WASHINGTON -- In a crucial moment for Democrats, party leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy their rival moderate and progressive wings on legislation to finance President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar agenda of bolstering the economy and helping families...
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As employers struggle to fill jobs, teens come to the rescue
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
WASHINGTON -- The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers, are sounding an unusual note of gratitude this summer: Thank goodness for teenagers. As the U.S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed from the pandemic recession and customer demand intensifies, high school-age kids are filling jobs that older workers can't -- or won't...
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Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the easy targets. Dozens in the pro-Donald Trump mob openly bragged about their actions Jan. 6 on social media and were captured in footage broadcast live by national news outlets...
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After troops exit, safety of U.S. Embassy in Kabul top concern
(International News ~ 07/07/21)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- As the end to America's "forever war" rapidly approaches, the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul are watching a worsening security situation and looking at how to respond. In the countryside, districts are falling to the Taliban in rapid succession. America's warlord allies are re-arming their militias, which have a violent history, raising the specter of another civil war once the U.S. withdrawal is finished, expected in August...
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Searchers at collapse site 'not seeing anything positive'
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
SURFSIDE, Fla. -- Officials overseeing the search at the site of the Florida condominium collapse sounded increasingly somber Tuesday about the prospects for finding anyone alive, saying they have detected no new signs of life in the rubble as the death toll climbed to 36...
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Officials: Storm lashing Fla. strengthens into hurricane
(National News ~ 07/07/21)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A storm that has lashed the Caribbean and the Florida Keys with pounding rain and gusty winds and complicated the search for survivors in a deadly condominium collapse has strengthened into a hurricane. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that Hurricane Elsa was packing winds as high as 75 mph as it hurtled toward Florida's northern Gulf Coast. ...
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Cape ambulance collides into telephone pole after two-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. The ambulance was headed south on Mount Auburn Road at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and Hopper Road when the crash occurred. The driver of the second vehicle turned left off Hopper Road onto Mount Auburn as the ambulance crossed the intersection...
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Out of the past: July 7
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/21)
Dr. Steve Johnson is the fourth full-time pastor to be added to the staff at Cape Bible Chapel, 2911 Kage Road; additional staffing was needed as a result of the church's recent growth and plans for a major expansion of the facilities; Johnson will be primarily responsible for coordinating and developing the ministries of the church...
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Old Timer’s Day
(07/07/21)
Farming is in Jerry Davis’ blood. As vice-president of the River Hills Antique Tractor Club, he helped organize the 43rd-Annual Old Timer’s Day that took place at the Seminary Picnic Grounds in Perryville, Mo., May 29-30, 2021. Although it was a two-day event for the community, the knowledge passed on at it is something that’s part of Davis’ everyday — every day...
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The Best Year
(Local News ~ 07/07/21)
Dear Seniors, All good things must come to an end — we all know it. And since I’m not technically a senior anymore, I have to put down my pencil and write to you what I’ve been dreading most: good-bye. This academic year has been nothing short of insane. Students had to navigate e-learning and COVID-19 restrictions implemented for in-person learning, parents had to play teacher, and everyone had to postpone events and activities that would have provided some reprieve from this crazy life...
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Jean Hacker
(Obituary ~ 07/07/21)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Jean Ernst Hacker, 91, of Corpus Christi passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Jean was born June 17, 1930, in Jackson to Ernst and Esther Hacker. He married his wife, Darlene Hacker, in 1956. He graduated from Missouri School of Mines in 1952 and served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954...
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