Stories from Tuesday, October 12, 2021

A Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, man was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated Friday night. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Travis Walton, 41, was taken into custody in Cape Girardeau County. He was taken to the county jail and released...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Data shows most of the people who participated in Missouri's COVID-19 vaccine lottery were already immunized before the program started. The incentive program was started in July as Missouri struggled to control a surge in cases driven by the more transmissible delta variant in less-vaccinated communities...

A crash Saturday in Bollinger County, Missouri, left one man with serious injuries. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Samuel Grman, 33, of Bourbon, Missouri, was driving a 2002 Honda Sportrax all-terrain vehicle northbound on County Road 708, 5 miles west of Zalma, when the ATV left the roadway and struck a tree...

A Cape Girardeau man died Sunday evening in a utility vehicle crash at the intersection of County Road 324 and County Road 327 south of Jackson. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said the incident occurred when a Polaris Razor UTV, driven by John Baker, 48, of Cape Girardeau ran off the roadway and overturned, ejecting Kevin Baker, 54, a passenger in the vehicle...

Farm Credit Southeast Missouri has recognized executive vice president/chief credit officer Alan Hicks for his 35 years of service. Headquartered in Sikeston, Hicks has also served Farm Credit in Caruthersville and Poplar Bluff. The organization is am $800 million agricultural lending cooperative serving 12 counties — Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott, Stoddard and Wayne...

Put on your running shoes and even a Halloween costume because three local walk/run events are happening this Saturday in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The fourth annual ​​Monster Mash Dash 5K for KRCU Public Radio is returning to Southeast Missouri State University's campus, Halloween costumes optional. The event will raise money for the Public radio station, which runs off of donations...

One of the most used words today, thanks to COVID-19, is vaccine. There were no vaccines during the 18th century Revolutionary War but there was a deadly disease called smallpox. George Washington, realizing his Continental Army troops were in great danger from the malady, eventually ordered the best thing available in that era — the inoculation of Continental Army troops. ...

A new business will open in Pioneer Market's former space in Jackson eight years after its closing in 2013. Old Pioneer Market, an antiques and crafts store, will open Nov. 1. The building has sat vacant since owner Sam Beggs retired in 2013. However, the once-beloved Jackson staple has remained a special place in the minds of Jackson and Cape Girardeau natives, according to Bobbie Jo Cathcart...

Figures released late last week by Cape Girardeau County Treasurer Roger Hudson show the county received $734,801.23 this month in its sales-tax account from the Missouri Department of Revenue, bringing the year-to-date collection to $7,063,047.70. Hudson said if revenue for November and December come in flat — meaning at least the same amounts received as in 2020 for the final two months — the 2021 total will be more than $8.3 million, a new record high. ...

Tamatha Crowson has performed in every VintageNOW Fashion Show since 2015. However, this year's show Saturday felt a little different. Crowson's son, Blake Crowson, died April 29, 2020, after sustaining fatal injuries in a car crash. The fashion show's organizers asked Crowson to organize a drumline for a halftime show, but Crowson didn't know the show would be dedicated to her son...

A new seafood restaurant, Krabby Daddy, opened Monday at 841 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. The eatery's Facebook page lists hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The space was formerly occupied by Papa John's Pizza. Proprietors Mike and Heather Perez also have locations in Farmington and Festus, Missouri...

According to www.Stacker.com, when it comes to most desirable retirement locations, Cape Girardeau County ranks 24th out of Missouri's 114 counties. Factors analyzed included cost of living, government services, health care facilities, weather and overall climate, crime rate, outdoor recreational facilities, eating establishments and cultural and entertainment opportunities...

After facing one painful event after another, Janet Wigfall says she felt empty. “My heart was broken — physically, literally and figuratively broken just in half,” she says. “The void was just immeasurable.” Wigfall, who was recovering from recent open-heart surgery and grieving the painful death of her mother in March 2020, was forced to retire from her teaching position due to health concerns related to COVID-19...

Lindsey Bauer says she believes God sometimes shields us from painful memories. “I think, sometimes, especially in these situations, God doesn’t want me to remember exactly what happened and all the trauma,” she says. “It’s like there’s a block in my brain that will not allow me to remember the exact details.”...

In a recent letter to the editor, Gary Hill posed three questions that he would like to have answered prior to voting on Nov. 2. I applaud Gary's efforts to educate not only himself, but the rest of our citizens as well about an issue that has generated a lot of confusion. I was also happy to see that he pointed out that the "use tax" is in fact an "internet sales tax." To answer the questions posed by Gary:...

"The decision to have children has always struck me as an essentially selfish one: You choose, out of a desire for fulfillment or self-betterment or curiosity or boredom or baby-mania or peer pressure, to bring a new human into this world. And it has never seemed more selfish than today."...

Going back to the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the party of first-term presidents gained seats in House midterm congressional elections only twice. Karl Rove reminded readers a few months ago in his Wall Street Journal column that, since World War II, the average loss of House seats of the party of each first-term president in congressional midterms is 28...

Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that our souls find rest in you. Amen.

PORCH, Cape Girardeau's south side redevelopment organization, recently announced that after months of searching for new leadership a hire has been made. And the new director is a familiar face. Tameka Randle was named executive director for PORCH, an acronym for People Organized to Revitalize Community Healing. She takes the reigns following the departure of Julian Watkins who left the organization in December...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 10 n Medical assists were made at 10:38 a.m. on Albert Street; 10:50 a.m. on Perryville Road; 11:35 a.m. on Linden Street; 8:19 p.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 8:27 p.m. on Bellevue Street; 8:46 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 11:48 p.m. on Cousin Street...

LeRoy R. Steger, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.

Lyman King, 80, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at his home. He was born July 27, 1941, in Neelys Landing to Noah and Amanda Craft King. He and Delores Craft were married April 8, 1961, in Jackson. He worked many years in the street department for the City of Jackson, retiring as a foreman in 2007...

Doris Hardy-Eltzroth, 101, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...

Mark S. Dumey, 63, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 31, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, to Ralph L. and Winifred "Winnie" Summers Dumey. He and Laura Stearns were married Sept. 26, 1981, at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. Two children were born to their union, Lindsey and Tyler...

Marcelino S. Dominguez, 60, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1960, in Copandaro De Galeana Michoacan, Mexico, to the late Guadalupe Santos Gonzalez. Marcelino was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. He worked in maintenance for Fronabarger Concreters Inc. He enjoyed fixing cars and spending time with his family...

Danisha Beussink, 33, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cobden, Illinois, died on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 19 and from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 20 at Crain Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau...

Kevin Scott Baker, 54, of Cape Girardeau died on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ford and Sons Funeral Home on Mount Auburn Road. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev.Chad Fisher officiating...

Patsy Ruth Amsden, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. She was born May 5, 1933, in Sprott, Missouri, to the late Lawrence and Lucy Drake Herzog. Patsy married Carl Lee Amsden. He preceded her in death. She was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church...

STOCKHOLM -- A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for pioneering research that transformed widely held ideas about the labor force, showing how an increase in the minimum wage doesn't hinder hiring and immigrants don't lower pay for native-born workers. Two others shared the award for developing ways to study these types of societal issues...

WASHINGTON -- A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, the Justice Department said Sunday...

DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines canceled more than 350 flights Monday following a weekend of major disruptions it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. The pilots union accused the company of a botched response to what it said would have been a minor challenge for other airlines...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Indigenous people across the United States marked Monday with celebrations of their heritage, education campaigns and a push for the Biden administration to make good on its word. The federal holiday created decades ago to recognize Christopher Columbus' sighting in 1492 of what came to be known as the Americas increasingly has been rebranded as Indigenous Peoples Day...

WASHINGTON -- Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration -- a decision that could come in a matter of weeks -- it would be the first pill shown to treat the illness. All other FDA-backed treatments against COVID-19 require an IV or injection...

CLAYTON, Mo. -- The acting head of St. Louis County police has issued an order saying all officers must follow a county mandate to either get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. The order was issued even though an officer has filed a lawsuit challenging whether the county's mandate should apply to the police department, which is primarily governed by its chief and the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners...

Commercial building permits were issued by the City of Cape Girardeau's development services office. n Sam's Club, 232 Shirley Drive, for replacement of existing refrigerated cases on sales floor with new multi-deck refrigerated cases. Work to be performed by Climate Pros LLC...

Two business license applications were received last week by the City of Cape Girardeau's community development office, submitted by: n Dawn Kirby of Cape Girardeau to operate Simply Swirled, serving frozen yogurt, scooped ice cream and toppings, and non-alcoholic beverages, at 274 S. Mount Auburn Road, plus a mobile unit with an opening date listed as Oct. 18...

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its Business After Hours event at 5 p.m. today at United Land Title at 1210 Greenway Drive in Jackson. n The Jackson chamber's Business Breakfast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Friday at Jackson Civic Center, sponsored by Coalter Insurance Group...

The personal finance site WalletHub, citing pre-pandemic figures obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, said the Show Me State ranks fourth — behind California, Wisconsin and Alaska — in the prevalence of in-school bullying or cyberbullying...

Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri will host a Trunk-or-Treat event from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the CPSEMO offices, 40 S. Sprigg St., the site of the former Cape Girardeau police headquarters. For more information or to arrange for a trunk at the event, email contactus@cpsemo.org...

According to Old Town Cape's Facebook page, a limited number of tickets remain for its Revivify fundraiser scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Century Casino Cape Girardeau to benefit the organization's revitalization efforts. Those interested in attending are invited to call the OTC office at (573) 334-8085 by Oct. 21st to purchase tickets, which are $100 for individuals and $1,000 for an eight-seat sponsorship table...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported last week more than 17,000 people have signed up for health coverage under Missouri's Medicaid program since it began accepting applications from an expanded population in August. The Show Me State is in line for approximately $968 million in additional federal funding through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) over the next two years for MO HealthNet, which is what Missouri calls its Medicaid program...

According to figures released Friday, the Aug. 13 to 23 Missouri State Fair had an attendance of 330,125 through the admission gates in Sedalia after COVID caused the fair to scale down to a youth livestock-only event in 2020. "Agriculture is Missouri's top economic driver," Gov. ...

According to www.businessinsider.com, citing data culled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, America's gainfully employed are leaving work "en masse" even as job openings reached a record high. In July, the most recent month investigated, 3.98 million quit their jobs, an increase from 3.87 million who did the same in June...

The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday 194,000 jobs were added to the workforce in September, well below the 500,000 analysts had forecast -- and the lowest new employment figure since January. The Washington Post reported the steep one-month decline is at least partly because of the large number of people, primarily women, leaving the labor force...

After more than a year of trying to pay off a note from the Vincentian Fathers, Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation has ended its attempt to buy old St. Vincent's College; at a Friday press conference on the college grounds, foundation attorney Kevin Spaeth said the Vincentians rejected an offer to take $530,000 as the payoff, about $100,000 less than the amount owed...

This story is updated. Six Southeast Missouri State University coaches will be featured Thursday in a "Panel of Champions" event hosted by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce Women's Impact Network (WIN) and sponsored by Heartland Custom Flooring from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jackson Civic Center in Jackson. Women's basketball coach Rekha Patterson, gymnastics coach Ashley Lawson, softball coach Mark Redburn, soccer coach Heather Nelson, tennis coach Mary Beth Gunn and volleyball coach Julie Yankus are all scheduled to appear...

S. M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Mary Anderson to Project Manager. Anderson started as an intern with S. M. Wilson, working for the firm for nearly two years before moving back to her hometown of Cape Girardeau, Mo. She rejoined the firm in 2019 and has worked on a multitude of projects throughout the country for senior living, education and retail clients. ...