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Outer Road 55 in Scott City reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
Outer Road 55 in Scott City, between County Road 311 and County Road 312, will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. According to a MoDOT news release, the work began Monday and will be completed by 4 p.m. Friday. The work zone will be in place 24 hours a day, the release said...
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Vehicle crash along LaCroix Creek results in vehicle under overpass
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
Both occupants in a vehicle wreck Sunday were transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a crash landed them under the overpass along LaCroix Creek in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau Police Department Sgt. Joey Hann said officers were dispatched to the area of North Kingshighway and Lexington Avenue around 7:20 p.m. Sunday for a report of a vehicle accident...
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Cape Girardeau County reminder about end-of-year taxes
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
Cape Girardeau County Collector Barbara Gholson said Monday if residents have not received receipts for payments made on their 2021 real estate and personal property taxes to consult their banks to make sure their checks have cleared. Gholson said the collector's office at No. ...
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Christmas week trash and recycling schedules for Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville, Scott City
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
Area cities have announced holiday trash and recycling schedules. During Christmas week, the City of Cape Girardeau Public Works Department has announced Thursday's trash and recycling routes will run Wednesday. Friday (Christmas Eve) routes will run Thursday...
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Cape Girardeau Central Middle School collects supplies for tornado victims
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
From now through Dec. 31, the Cape Girardeau School District will host a school supplies drive at Central Middle School for tornado victims in Kentucky. "We want to try and give back to the schools that were hit," said Central Middle School principal Rex Crosnoe...
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Lipe named parks director for City of Jackson
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
Jason Lipe was named at Monday's Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting to succeed Shane West Anderson as the municipality's director of Parks and Recreation. Lipe, a Carbondale, Illinois, native and graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, has been manager of the Jackson Civic Center since it opened Jan. 24, 2016...
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Schnucks' Jon Townsend reflects on 40 years in grocery industry
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
Walking the aisles of a grocery store may be just a simple part of their day for most people, but for Jon Townsend it's been a career for four decades. Schnucks store manager Jon Townsend is set to retire after 40 years with the company. Townsend has been in the industry for 44 years, seeing changes in the company and how it supplies food...
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Shooting reported at Shawnee Park Sports Complex
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
A shooting was reported about noon Tuesday at Shawnee Park Sports Complex. It was not clear what led to the shooting or how many victims there were, though it appeared that one person was dead at the scene. This is a developing story and will be updated...
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Magnet appropriation withdrawn from Council agenda
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
A Cape Girardeau City Council vote on whether to appropriate $50,000 to Cape Girardeau Area Magnet has been tentatively delayed for a later date. A first reading for consideration of the appropriation was previously scheduled for Monday's council meeting...
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Study to determine feasibility of a marina in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
A study by an Illinois-based architecture firm will determine the feasibility of a new marina in Cape Girardeau. On Monday, Cape Girardeau City Council members voted to authorize a contract with Klingner & Associates to carry out a best use of public land analysis and feasibility study for a marina located north of Century Casino...
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Sponsored: 4 Things to Consider Before Giving a Pet as a Gift This Holiday
(Insiders Advice ~ 12/21/21)
Giving a new puppy or kitten could be a perfect Christmas gift for the young and old alike, but there are some factors to consider before gifting a new pet. 1.Make sure the main caregiver is ready to commit. Parents should know about a new pet for their children ahead of time, and gift givers should ensure senior adults are animal lovers. ...
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Speak Out 12-21-21
(Speak Out ~ 12/21/21)
I live in Jackson and my mail carrier uses lights on his vehicle. It's a good thing cause it was 8:38 p.m. when we received our mail the other night. Yet the post office tells us that all their drivers are back in by 6 p.m. We get our mail anywhere from 7 to 9 p.m...
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Council needs retreat on ethics
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/21/21)
Let me begin by saying I think the city of Cape Girardeau has been progressive and generally well managed. But problems have arisen. Last month the city used deception to gain approval of an increase in sales tax. The city implied that sales tax revenue was decreasing, when actually it was increasing. ...
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Prayer 12-21-21
(Prayer ~ 12/21/21)
O Lord Jesus, we are eternally grateful for your love for us. Amen.
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U.S. throws Nigerian Christians to the wolves
(Column ~ 12/21/21)
Imagine knowing that the very act of going to a religious service would likely result in violence and death. In Nigeria, churches have been sent warning letters instructing them to shut down or face "ferocious" attacks. That's some Christmas card! In a perhaps not unrelated event, just before Thanksgiving, as U.S. ...
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Elizabeth Purdy
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
BENTON, Mo. -- Elizabeth Anne Purdy, 35, died suddenly Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at the Saint Francis Medical Center emergency room in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. Funeral service will be private at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the New Madrid (Missouri) Cemetery...
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Shirley Karraker
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Shirley Ann Karraker, 92, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Johnston City, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Shirley was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Johnston City, a daughter of John and Thelma Williams Beaver. She and Richard Karraker were married on June 6, 1959, in First Baptist Church in Johnston City, and he preceded her in death April 24, 2014...
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Marie James
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Marie Agnes James, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. She was born May 13, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph A. and Mary F. Heuring Kirchdoerfer. She and Robert Russell James were married April 19, 1955, at St. Mary's Cathedral. They were married 55 years when Robert passed away Oct. 18, 2010...
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Joyce Hartman
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Joyce E. Hartman, 75, a longtime resident of Naperville, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at Edward Hospital. She was born July 15, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. Joyce was a longtime employee of the City of Naperville Water Department. ...
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Palmer Hacker Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. -- A memorial service for Palmer Hacker Jr., 79, of Olive Branch, who died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi, will be at 11 a.m., Monday at Maples Memorial Methodist Church in Olive Branch with the Rev. Neville Vanderburg officiating...
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Glenn and Don Darnell
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Glenn Edward Darnell, 57, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at his home. He was born March 8, 1964, to Donald and Goldie Green Darnell. Glenn attended New McKendree United Methodist Church. He especially enjoyed coloring and spending time with his family...
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Robert Cord
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Robert A. "Bob" Cord, 98, of Fruitland passed away Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born Dec. 27, 1922, in St. Louis, son of J.O. and Martha Larsen Cord. He married Iris S. Guess July 6, 1946. She passed away Nov. 3, 2010...
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Dawn Byrd-Knoderer
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Beloved wife, admired stepmother and stepgrandmother, precious sister, treasured aunt and dear friend, Dawn Michele Byrd-Knoderer passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, after a valiant and noble battle with cancer. While the world is darker without her beacon of light, Dawn's love of life did not come to an end with her death. ...
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Pamela Burks
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Pamela C. Burks, 65, daughter of the late Robert C. and Alma Sue Crowden Jackson, was born July 9, 1956, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. On Aug. 2, 1998, she was united in marriage to Robert Earl Burks in Benton, Missouri. He survives of the home in Chaffee...
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June Bodenschatz
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- June A. Bodenschatz, 84, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 12/21/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/21/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 19 n Medical assists were made at 1:29 p.m. on East Cape Rock Road; 2:53 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 3:32 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 4:47 p.m. on North Middle Street; 5:12 p.m. on North Louisiana Avenue; 11:34 p.m. on Bellevue Street...
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Out of the past: Dec. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 12/21/21)
A live nativity presentation begins at Hanover Lutheran Church, 2949 Perryville Road, with two showings this evening and tomorrow night by the Youth Group and Men's Club; refreshments are served in the parish hall. Cable provider TCI has dropped plans to remove Chicago super-station WGN from cable television systems in five states, but the move won't affect lineup changes slated for Cape Girardeau and Jackson systems; plans to drop WGN effective Jan. ...
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Diane Maurer
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Diane Kay Bender Maurer, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at the home of her son. She was born July 8, 1952, to Edward M. and Kathryn L. Stiegemeyer Bender in Cape Girardeau. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rolla, Missouri...
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