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Big Band Christmas Jukebox at River Campus
(Local News ~ 12/06/21)
Students in Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music and the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance perform during the Big Band Christmas Jukebox concert Saturday in Bedell Performance Hall on SEMO's River Campus in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Mitten selected as new SEMO dean of students
(Local News ~ 12/06/21)
Trae Mitten, formerly associate dean of students for student advocacy and support at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named the new dean of students. Mitten stepped into the role Wednesday, which includes "contributing to the mission and vision of Southeast by serving as the primary advocate for students and their well-being," as well as supervising the Center for Behavioral Health and Accessibility, the Office of Student Conduct and the LGBTQ Resource Center, according to a university news release.. ...
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'Homes for the Holidays': Slumberland Furniture in Cape provides mattresses to local children in-need
(Local News ~ 12/06/21)
Several children previously without beds in Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area won't be sleeping on the floor anymore as of this past weekend. Slumberland Furniture in Cape Girardeau partnered with Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri and Cape West Rotary Club to provide 71 local children with twin-size mattresses Saturday...
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Missouri gas tax hike to fund MoDOT road projects, Cape Girardeau hearing told
(Local News ~ 12/06/21)
Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, said Thursday at a public hearing in Cape Girardeau the legislatively-approved graduated increase in the Show Me State's gasoline tax — from 17 cents a gallon to 29.5 cents a gallon by July 2025 — will enable a lot of roadway work to get done...
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Signing off — Randy Ray retires after almost five decades with KFVS12
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Before internet and streaming platforms, if you wanted to watch sports in Southeast Missouri, you probably watched Randy Ray on KFVS12. For decades, Ray was a familiar and friendly face on screens before he moved behind the scenes in 1998 to work as an account executive for KFVS12...
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Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98
(National News ~ 12/06/21)
TOPEKA, Kan. — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, died Sunday. He was 98. ...
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Zaxby's restaurants close in Cape and Sikeston
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Zaxby's locations in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston have closed, said a spokesman for Manwell Food Company of Valdosta, Georgia. ...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Cape Bicycle & Fitness
(Shop Local ~ 12/06/21)
For over 40 years, Cape Bicycle and Fitness has supplied the Cape Girardeau area with quality bicycle and fitness products and services. We look forward to helping you with the same commitment now as we have since 1978. We invite you to come by our shop and let our staff find the perfect bike for you or your loved one. ...
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Prayer 12-6-21
(Prayer ~ 12/06/21)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are the light of the world. Amen.
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Family, and country, divided
(Column ~ 12/06/21)
My brother is older than me and when I was in high school, he worked second shift. I'd stay up waiting for him to get home and we'd work on jigsaw puzzles on the floor of his bedroom late into the night. Later, we went through divorces at the same time, and we helped each other through our hard times. ...
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Speak Out 12-6-21
(Speak Out ~ 12/06/21)
If you are going to post the crazy Speak Out comments, can you at least make sure they are remotely accurate? HIPAA has nothing to do with vaccines and Biden. This nation's enemies are laughing at the U.S. all over the world. Who needs traditional warfare when the power of stupid is compounded by Facebook!...
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Why remembering Pearl Harbor matters today and for years to come
(Editorial ~ 12/06/21)
Eighty years ago Tuesday, the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese naval and air forces. The attack led to 2,403 service member and civilian casualties, along with an additional 1,178 injured. The attack ultimately led the United States into World War II...
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The Supreme Court isn't a medical board or legislature
(Column ~ 12/06/21)
At times, you might have been forgiven for thinking oral arguments over the Dobbs case were being held before the Health and Human Services Committee of the Pennsylvania state Senate, or some other legislative body. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, involving Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks, is, of course, the most consequential abortion case to reach the Supreme Court in decades. The arguments, as you would expect, featured plenty of intricate legal discussion...
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New owner of Cape country radio station applies for business license
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
One business license application was received by the City of Cape Girardeau's community development office. Fred Dockins of Dockins Broadcast Group of Farmington, Missouri, assumed ownership Nov. 1 of Pure Country C106 KWKZ-FM 106.1, licensed to the City of Charleston with studios at 753 Enterprise St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cuttings this week
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will host three ribbon-cuttings this week. n 11 a.m. Thursday — AT&T Missouri relocation, 3069 William St. n 11 a.m. Friday — Scooter's Coffee grand opening, 1705 N. Kingshighway. n 2 p.m. Friday — Good Day Farm grand opening, 1330 Broadway, Suite 101...
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Jackson chamber holds two events next week
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold two events next week. n Business After Hours will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at Kimbeland Country Club, hosted by First Class Travel. n December Business Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 17 at Jackson Civic Center, sponsored by Cape Girardeau County Farm Bureau...
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Southeast Hospice and three other area programs recognized on 'Hospice Honors' list
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Southeast Hospice is among 298 U.S. hospices and 12 in Missouri to earn 2021 Hospice Honors status by HealthCareFirst. The evaluation period for the current recognition was October 2019 to September 2020. Other area hospices recognized by HealthCareFirst were Seasons Hospice of Cape Girardeau, Legacy Hospice of Kennett and VNA of Southeast Missouri, also in Kennett...
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Walker named to Regions Bank territory including Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Regions Bank has named Rudy Walker as consumer banking executive for the company's Mid-South territory, an area encompassing 130 locations in six states — including branches in Cape Girardeau, Dexter, Jackson, Perryville, Scott City and Sikeston, Missouri...
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Crow accepts nurse practitioner role with Saint Francis
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Candice Crow, APRN, NP-C, who specializes in family medicine, has joined the Saint Francis Health Plans Wellness Center. Crow earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University and holds a master's degree from St. Louis' Maryville University...
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Southeast Hospital announces cardiac recertification
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, flagship of the SoutheastHEALTH system, has announced it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association's Heart-Check mark for recertification as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center...
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Saint Francis NICU receives donation
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Saint Francis Healthcare System has announced it is one of 15 hospitals nationally to receive a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) donation as part of this year's Nominate a NICU program — jointly sponsored by Project Sweet Peas, a national not-for-profit organization supporting both NICUs and NICU families; The Superhero Project, a regional not-for-profit assisting NICU families; and 4moms, makers of the MamaRoo infant seat...
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Schnucks rolls out new, no-receipt tech feature
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Schnucks announced Wednesday it will be the first grocer to use GetUpside's Check-In mobile app to access cashback promotions and to enable shoppers to "check-in" on their phones to verify each transaction. The St. Louis-based grocery chain says using the app eliminates the need to snap and submit pictures of receipts to gain cashback benefits...
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Statewide gas prices drop slightly in Missouri post-Thanksgiving
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
The average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline in the Show Me State dropped a penny since Thanksgiving to $3.02 per gallon, according to Boston-headquartered Gas Buddy. Missouri has the sixth lowest prices at the pump in the nation, after Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Kansas...
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COVID's long-term impact on smell
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
As many as 1.6 million Americans have lost their sense of smell for six months or longer as a result of COVID-19 infection, according to new research published in the Dec. 3 issue of The Week magazine. Some may never get it back, according to John Hayes, director of Pennsylvania State University's Sensory Evaluation Center...
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Predicting 21st century Missouri population growth over 30 years
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
The Missouri Office of Administration, Budget and Planning is projecting Cape Girardeau County will have grown 23.2% in population between 2000 and 2030 -- from 68,693 residents to 84,612. Perry County is expected to grow 16.7% during the period. Bollinger and Scott counties could see increases of 6.5% and 1.6%, respectively...
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Employee burnout by the numbers, according to Gallup
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
In an article shared by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, a Gallup poll found 23% of employees felt "burned out" often, while 44% said they sometimes felt themselves similarly struggling. The World Health Organization defines burnout as feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; growing mental distance from an employee's job or negative and cynical feelings toward current employment; and reduced professional efficiency or productivity...
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Cape Girardeau County jobless rate up in October, while state and U.S. rates decline
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
The unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau County inched up three-tenths of 1% in October, from September's 2.2% to last month's 2.5% with 130 people filing new initial jobless claims, down from September's 144. The county-by-county out-of-work numbers, released Friday by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, lag the release of the U.S. rate by a full month...
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Southeast Missouri State's Vargas updates Cape Chamber on university statistics
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas said Friday the school has 10,000 students in the soon-to-be-completed Fall 2021 semester, representing a 1.5% decrease in enrollment. Vargas, who has led the school since 2015, said international student enrollment is up 43%, graduate student enrollment is up 19% and minority and online-only enrollment are up 3% each...
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Cape Girardeau's China Palace under new ownership, dine-in service returns
(Business ~ 12/06/21)
China Palace, 2123 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, has new owners but the venerable restaurant is remaining in the same extended family. Kyle and Chaonan Wise of Goreville, Illinois, took over the eatery Wednesday from longtime proprietor Zhixiang "John" Cai, who is also Chaonan's uncle...
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Fossil footprints puzzle scientists: Was it bear or ancient human?
(National News ~ 12/06/21)
WASHINGTON -- Prehistoric footprints that have puzzled scientists since the 1970s are getting a second look: Were they left by extinct animals or by human ancestors? When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous...
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Lawyer: Artist didn't know Mich. parents stayed in studio
(National News ~ 12/06/21)
A Detroit-area artist whose studio was where the parents of the Oxford High School student charged in a deadly shooting were found by police is cooperating with authorities and didn't know the couple had stayed overnight, his attorney said Sunday. James and Jennifer Crumbley, who face involuntary manslaughter counts, were found early Saturday inside a Detroit commercial building. ...
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Holiday shoppers navigate shortages with mixed results
(National News ~ 12/06/21)
NEW YORK -- Like many shoppers, Kathleen Webber understands the struggles of getting the right gifts for her three children this holiday shopping season amid widespread shortages. She promised to buy her 23-year-old son the Sony Corp. PlayStation 5, but he hasn't been able to get his hands on the popular game console. So now Webber said she may have to get him the next best thing -- a used smart phone...
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Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight
(National News ~ 12/06/21)
WASHINGTON -- As the Supreme Court court weighs the future of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent anti-abortion movement is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles while abortion-rights supporters prepare to play defense...
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Health officials says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
(National News ~ 12/06/21)
U.S. health officials said Sunday while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told CNN's "State of the Union" scientists need more information before drawing conclusions about omicron's severity...
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Wilma Knowlton
(Obituary ~ 12/06/21)
Wilma Knowlton, 88, of Jackson passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 5, 1933, in Millersville to Jess and Connie Welker Green. Wilma's mother passed away when Wilma was only 5 years old, so Wilma was raised in the home of her maternal grandparents, George and Amanda Welker, in Kurreville, Missouri, where she also attended school...
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Margaret Battefeld
(Obituary ~ 12/06/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Margaret N. Battefeld, 69, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Private services will be held for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Missouri confirms 1st case of omicron virus variant in state
(State News ~ 12/06/21)
ST. LOUIS — Health officials have confirmed the first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant in Missouri. The St. Louis Health Department said Saturday the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed the virus case in a resident of St. Louis that was first reported Friday as a presumed case of the omicron variant...
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Out of the past: Dec. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 12/06/21)
A burglary Wednesday at the home of a 70-year-old Cape Girardeau woman brings to 16 the number of burglaries at the homes of elderly city residents since May; the most recent burglary was in the 300 block of Mill Street, the farthest north of any of the break-ins; the woman, who was unharmed, reported two men broke into her home at 8:16 p.m. by kicking in a deadbolt lock on the back door; they stole about $55, two jewelry boxes and her purse...
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Life360 Community Service’s child care center in Bell City receives $30,000 grant from CFO
(Submitted Story ~ 12/06/21)
Life360 Community Services has received a $30,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks through the Ozarks Early Childhood Support Grant Program. The grant will allow Life360 Community Services to add a family support coordinator to help low-income families navigate resources and to increase staffing hours at its child care center in Bell City...
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Oran School receives donation for the "Christmas for Kids" program from Manac Trailers
(Submitted Story ~ 12/06/21)
Oran School receives donation from Manac Trailers. Manac employees collected over a $1,000 dollars and the company matched the amount to donate a total of $2,050 dollars. We would like to thank all of our employees for donating the money. According to Oran School, all donations help purchase toys, clothes and food for families in the community...
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Christmas Guitar Concert
(Submitted Story ~ 12/06/21)
Christmas Guitar Concert On Saturday, December 18th at 2pm, Patrick Rafferty and select students will present a free concert of Christmas Guitar Music at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson (304 East Adams). Attendees can look forward to solo performances by three of Patrick’s students: Sam Carr, Hailey Hindman and Charlie Petzoldt. The concert will close with an extended set of original arrangements for solo guitar performed by Patrick...
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1st Class Travel attends Amazing Agent Event in Cancun
(Submitted Story ~ 12/06/21)
1st Class Travel’s President, Shari Elfrink has returned from the AMR Collection’s exclusive Amazing Agent’s Event held at the beautiful Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa Resort. Approximately 80 of North America’s top producing Travel Agents were invited to celebrate their outstanding achievements and take part in programming and activities...
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