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Route A in Bollinger County reduced for bridge work; SB I-55 ramps at Miner closed overnight
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Route A in Bollinger County reduced for bridge work Route A in Bollinger County between County Road 858 and Route O will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m...
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Illinois community college presidents issue vaccination statement
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
While not explicitly saying they will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff on their campuses, the presidents of five community colleges in Southern Illinois say they are "unified" in their "adherence to state and federal guidance and orders regarding vaccination and testing."...
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Cape County OKs security upgrade at jail
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
At the request of Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson, the County Commission voted Monday to award a $27,900 contract to Benton, Missouri's MHS Enterprises to install a swipe-card door access control system at the county jail, 216 N. Missouri St. in Jackson...
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Jackson athletic director: Virus rumors not true
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Since the COVID-19 virus found its way to Southeast Missouri, information about its spread has been at once easy to come across but at times difficult to confirm. Student populations have been among the most commonly mentioned groups regarding the virus, and Jackson School District has been a repeated target of the virus outbreak grapevine. Specifically, the school's athletic programs have been of particular interest...
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Coronavirus cases taking toll on health officials in area
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Some public health officials are becoming overwhelmed with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. According to a Scott County Health Department social media post, updating virus statistics is taking a back seat to contacting those who have tested positive for the virus...
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Rehder joins formal call for special session on Biden vaccine mandate
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Count state Sen. Holly Rehder of Scott City (R-27) among those in opposition to the Biden administration's COVID vaccine mandate. Rehder is a signatory — along with 15 of her Senate Republican colleagues — to a letter sent to Gov. Mike Parson asking a special General Assembly session be called to prevent the mandate from taking effect in Missouri...
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City gives not-for-profit 90 days to repair Broadway Theatre building
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
It seemed the Broadway Theatre building's future literally went up in flames March 31 when a fire damaged much of the structure's roof and second floor. Though, a condemnation hearing Monday determined it may still have some time left. The building at 805 Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau is currently in possession of Cape Broadway Theatre, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit led by Suzanne Hightower. ...
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Shipyard Festival returns this weekend — what you need to know
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
The Shipyard Music Festival is returning for its third year this Friday and Saturday at Century Casino Cape Girardeau. Attendees can expect there to be lots of music and food, but also amenities and activities beyond that. "The idea of a shipyard is like dry docks or shipyards are places where broken boats, vessels come to be mended. ...
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Lessons from my first lab, Otter
(09/14/21)
Over the past 15 or so years, I’ve mentioned several of my dogs in this column, including my late labs Belle (yellow) and Abbie (chocolate), and more recently, littermates Dawn and Violet. But I don’t recall ever writing a story about my first lab, Otter...
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Sponsored: Ask a designer — part 2
(Insiders Advice ~ 09/14/21)
When buying a home, homebuyers often look for features that make their new house feel like home. Sellers, on the other hand, want to focus on designs that may increase property value and appeal to a wide variety of homebuyers. We’ve teamed up with two local interior designers for their input on a few of our most-asked questions...
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Speak Out 9/14/21
(Speak Out ~ 09/14/21)
Why don't the anti-vax folks look at the side effects of actually getting COVID rather than the side effects of the vaccine? Yes, the vaccines have some side effects, but COVID has many more -- including death! People have long term lung damage, dementia-like symptoms, chronic fatigue, migraine headaches and loss of taste and smell with COVID. I would risk the side effects of the vaccine over COVID any day...
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Words of wisdom in troubled times
(Column ~ 09/14/21)
"How easy it is, in times of ease, for us to become dependent on our routines, on the established order of our day-to-day existence, to carry us along." These words greeted subscribers to the monthly spiritual magazine Magnificat 20 years ago, on the morning after the 9/11 attacks on the United States. ...
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Prayer 9-14-21
(Prayer ~ 09/14/21)
O Lord God, may we love one another as you have loved us. Amen.
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Vaccine should be choice
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/21)
I am unvaccinated. I feel as if I can no longer remain silent because myself and others are being marginalized. We all have a right to self determination. I am not anti-vaccine, but I do have significant concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccination...
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Jackson Police report 9/12/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following item. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Shawn Dobbs, 44, of Jackson was arrested on a Probation and Parole warrant. n Scott Pohlman, 21, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant, Cape Girardeau warrant and a Scott County warrant...
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Births 9/14/21
(Births ~ 09/14/21)
Daughter to Toby RonRekas Turner and Amanda Luann Davis of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:20 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2021. Name, Tobi'Onna Amir. Weight, 4 pounds. Eighth child, third daughter. Davis is the daughter of Lora Cole of Sikeston. Turner is the son of Betty Turner of Sikeston...
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Michael Welker
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
PERRYVILLE, MO. -- Michael F. Welker, 58, of Perryville died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 to 9:10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Friday...
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Gary Welker
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary J. Welker, 84, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Rosary will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday...
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Robert Stephens
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
Robert W. Stephens, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Paterson, New Jersey, to the late William and Agnes Bauer Stephens. Robert and Christine Barry were married March 27, 1965. She preceded him in death Oct. 5, 2006...
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Mark Soots
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mark A. Soots, 52, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau,. Visitation and funeral services were held Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, with the Rev. Steven Dressler officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville at a later date...
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Rev. J.D. Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Surrounded by his loving family, the Rev. Jasper David "J.D." Smith, 80, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at Grace Full Gospel Log Church, 407 N. Ruth St., in Advance. The Rev. Matt Craft, Brother Bob Fry and the Rev. Joe Smith will officiate the funeral at 2 p.m., at the church...
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Elmer Schearf
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
Elmer A. Schearf, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, where he was surrounded by his beloved family. He was born Oct. 12, 1931, in Kankakee, Illinois, son of Phillip and Myrtle Schearf. He and Jewel "Judy" Campbell were married July 4, 1953, in Delta...
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Linda Roark
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Linda Kay Roark, 63, of Glen Allen, died Sept 13, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Grassy Friendship Cemetery...
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Billy Gramlisch
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
Billy G. Gramlisch, son of the late John and Annie Sadler Gramlisch, was born June 19, 1932, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson at the age of 89 years. On a dare after their first blind date, Billy married Clara Driskell on June 19, 1952, in Piggott, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Feb. 12, 2019...
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Barbara Barklage
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
Barbara Hoche Barklage, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Morningside of Mayfield Assisted Living in Mayfield, Kentucky. Funeral services will be private for the family only. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Blinken pushes back on criticism of Afghan withdrawal
(National News ~ 09/14/21)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed back Monday against harsh Republican criticism of the handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Biden administration inherited a deal with the Taliban to end the war, but no plan for carrying it out...
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Dems seek corporate, wealthy tax hikes for $3.5T plan
(National News ~ 09/14/21)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats unveiled a sweeping proposal Monday for tax hikes on big corporations and the wealthy to fund President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, as Congress speeds ahead to shape the far-reaching package touching almost all aspects of domestic life...
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Nicholas gets stronger, threatens to hit Texas as hurricane
(National News ~ 09/14/21)
HOUSTON -- Tropical Storm Nicholas gathered strength Monday and threatened to blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane that could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast, including the same area hit by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and storm-battered Louisiana...
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FDA experts among group opposing U.S. booster shots
(National News ~ 09/14/21)
The average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists -- including two top U.S. regulators -- wrote Monday in a scientific journal. The experts reviewed studies of the vaccines' performance and concluded the shots are working well despite the extra-contagious delta variant, especially against severe disease...
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Student removes nearly 3,000 U.S. flags from Sept. 11 display
(State News ~ 09/14/21)
ST. LOUIS — A member of Washington University's student government placed nearly 3,000 U.S. flags meant to commemorate victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in trash bags, prompting an investigation by the school. The university's chapter of College Republicans had placed the 2,977 flags on Mudd Field at the school's campus in St. Louis to honor Saturday's 20th anniversary of the attacks...
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Out of the past: Sept. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/14/21)
Walter Phillips was barely a year old when his parents took him to see the livestock and exhibits at Fairgrounds, now Capaha, Park; since his first visit, Phillips hasn't missed an attraction at the SEMO District Fair, except when there wasn't one; the fair was canceled for about 10 years during the Great Depression and World War II...
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Sponsored: What to do if your pet gets bitten by a wild animal
(Insiders Advice ~ 09/14/21)
September 28 is World Rabies Day, which reminds us it is a great time to teach pet owners how to prevent infection and what to do if you or your pet come into contact or are bitten by a wild animal. Rabies can quickly become deadly to humans and pets...
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