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Convictions of Wayne County man vacated by Missouri Supreme Court
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
A Wayne County, Missouri, man's 2018 convictions on charges of manslaughter and armed criminal action were vacated Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court, sending the case back to circuit court. Samuel J. Whitaker was convicted in Wayne County in the 2013 shooting death of his stepson-in-law, Carl Streeval. He was sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter and 13 years for armed criminal action...
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Face-covering mandate to continue at SEMO
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
As Southeast Missouri State University prepares for its spring semester, officials are continuing face-covering requirements as COVID-19 cases have surged in recent weeks. Masks will still be required in classrooms, shuttles, the University School for Young Children and the Campus Health Clinic, similar to the Fall 2021 plan. Face-covering policies will be reviewed Feb. 18, a campuswide email states...
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Virus cases on the rise in Cape, Scott Cos.
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
COVID-19 cases have grown at four times their recent rate in Cape Girardeau County in the last month. The latest data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows 608 probable and confirmed cases in the county for the seven-day period ending Jan. 11. The county totaled 151 cases as of the Cape Girardeau County Health Center's COVID-19 update ending Dec. 15...
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Sikeston's Terry Teachout, WSJ critic and prolific writer, dies at 65
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Former Sikeston resident Terry Teachout, a theater critic and writer for The Wall Street Journal and Commentary magazine, died Thursday in Smithtown, New York. He was 65. "Terry always considered Sikeston home and that never changed," David Teachout of Sikeston said Friday about his brother...
- A laugh at the riverfront (Local News ~ 01/15/22)
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Cape Public Library to mark 100th anniversary
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
A lot can change during the span of 100 years, but Cape Girardeau Public Library has remained a constant for the community. The library will reach its 100th year of service June 15. To celebrate, the library will host centennial-themed programs and events for visitors throughout the year...
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John Thompson lauded for lifetime achievement at Jackson chamber annual banquet
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce recognized business leaders, volunteers and organizations at its annual banquet Friday, held once again at Jackson Civic Center, its normal venue. A year ago, impacted by the pandemic, the chamber shelved its usual banquet-style program, opting to move to Chaffee's Rock 'N Roll Drive-In, where attendees could be socially distanced and enjoy a pre-produced video presentation on the big screen...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/15/22)
A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Charlie Enderle, Maddox Holland, Jace Jackson, Blake Martin, Parker Ressel, Zade Underwood. 1st grade: Nora Ammon, Emri Ferguson, Everly Moore, Asher Seyer, Tobias Shanahan, Cole Tribout, Lydia Winters. 2nd grade: Avery Beasley, Rebekah Blunt, Aurora Francis, Mattelyn Honey, Miles Shipman...
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Scott City Middle School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/15/22)
Scotty City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Jocelyn Weber. 6th grade: Jodie Burger, Kassidy Dailey, Destiny Lewis, Lauren Miles, Peyton Morris, Ella Ressell, Eli Slayden. 7th grade: Bella Ancell, Chase Austin, Layla Estes, Stasha Haile, Ava Huckstep, Ethan Huffman, Taylor McMillian, Jonathan Muzzy, Olivia Oakley, Aleah Shackles, Asher Spinks, Trey Underwood, Braeden Walton...
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Guardian Angel School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/15/22)
Guardian Angel School Super Students Kindergarten: Kinsley Dunivan, Aubrey Graviett, Amelia Kyle, Tripp McClard, Maverick Seabaugh, Jameson Vandergriff. 1st grade: Tucker Hahn, Thatcher Mattingly, Owen Morrison, Laynie Priggel. 2nd grade: Chloe Caudle, Elizabeth David, Andrea Pobst, Saydi Priggel, Kambrie Seabaugh...
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Learning briefs
(Community ~ 01/15/22)
n Nicole Sotack of Jackson was named to the Colgate University Dean's Award with disctintion. She is a policial science major and is a graduate of Jackson High School. n Allison McDonald of Cape Girardeau was named to the dean's list at the University of Evansville. She is studying elementary education...
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Fond feelings for old things
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
Normally we give big round bales to our steers on a kind of planned schedule, but there are times when our plans are laid aside. A couple weeks ago we were out graining our two groups of steers. We have five big steers that probably average 950 to 1,000 pounds apiece. Then we have five small steers that are from about 400 pounds up to 700 pounds. The bigger ones are ready to butcher and the others a year from now...
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FYI 1-16-22
(Community ~ 01/15/22)
The Scott County Knights of Columbus will hold the third-Sunday breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 16. Menu includes biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, homemade pork sausage, yogurt and fruit. Orders are also being taken for bulk or link sausage. To order, call Gary at (573) 576-6451...
- Adopt Holiday 1-16-22 (Community ~ 01/15/22)
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Jesus is the foundation
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
On June 27, 2009, the 13-story Lotus Riverside apartment complex in Shanghai, China, collapsed fully intact. A combination of digging for a garage, a large pile of dirt and heavy rains snapped the foundation pylons, causing the building to fall, leaving most windows and doors intact. ...
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Choosing what is easy
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
As Americans, we regard freedom as the highest ideal. It is what our country is founded upon; we revere it. The way we define it, though, is, I think, a narrow definition that often serves the necessities of capitalism rather than serving people. When we are enslaved to pursuing the next thing, to attaining more and more, to proving our worth by the things we have and do, we are not necessarily free. ...
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Staples through the years
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
It's 1839. A clerk of the probate court is halfway through his day. It's July, so the heat is bearing down on him. No electricity, no fans, no air conditioning. His window is open. He's riffling through sheaves of paper related to a particular case, and some of those pages are especially related to each other, but the information won't all fit on a single sheet. What is he to do?...
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Is it just a hole in the ground?
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
It's mid January. It's cold outside. Where have the animals gone? Holes in the ground are very important for the survival of much of our wildlife. This photo might make you think of a black bear because they are known to hibernate in caves and holes in the ground during winter. But there are a lot of animals that take shelter in holes in the ground during cold winter days and nights. Can you think of some?...
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Senior Center Menus for Jan. 17-21
(Community ~ 01/15/22)
Monday: Center closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Tuesday: Chicken and dumplings or beef pepper steak with potatoes, California-blend vegetables, Lima beans, whole-grain bread slice and chilled apricots or assorted cookies. Wednesday: Pulled pork in gravy or chicken potpie, mashed potatoes, seasoned cabbage, pickled beets, whole-grain bread slice and sugar-free peach crisp or Black Forest cake...
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Support voting rights legislation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/15/22)
Let us celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a great American who gave the ultimate sacrifice to free people and give them access to the ballot. Today across America our voting rights are under attack including here in Missouri, and we -- Republicans, Democrats, and Independents -- must put an end to it...
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Biden disgraces himself
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
Well, it looks like we're headed for autocracy, then. In his wisdom, Joe Biden decided to declare in his Georgia voting speech that there's a crisis in our democracy that can only be fixed if the Senate filibuster is eliminated to rapidly pass two sweeping Democratic voting bills on narrow partisan votes, an unlikely prospect that already looks completely dead...
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How 'we' obscure the truth about policy
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
"The most dangerous pronoun discourse has nothing to do with gender identity. It's the undefined 'we' in public policy debates that's the problem." These are the words of Richard Morrison, a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Morrison identified "the fallacy of we," and I'm often guilty of committing it...
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Speak Out 1-16-22
(Speak Out ~ 01/15/22)
Once again, the arrogance and high-handed attitude of former and current Jackson R-2 administrators has cost the district, students and taxpayers dearly. What should have been an $800,000 payment has, over years of ridiculous wrangling, mushroomed to a $4 million payment. All those who advocated for dragging out this lawsuit -- current administrators, the district's legal team, etc -- should be summarily fired...
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Politicizing COVID-19 from the start
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
From the moment COVID-19 appeared, the pandemic became inseparable from politics. Political frenzy was inevitable since the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have escaped from a level-4 security virology lab in Wuhan, China. The rapid-fire spread soon threatened to indict the Chinese communist government for nearly destroying the world economy and killing millions...
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Dusting off Dr. King's great message
(Column ~ 01/15/22)
We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January -- this year, Jan. 17. On Aug. 28, 1963, King delivered one of the great speeches in American history, popularly known as the "I Have a Dream" speech. It is a speech that must be dusted off and studied anew today, because it contains the very message that our nation sorely needs to hear and digest now. A message that has been tragically lost and buried and replaced with great and destructive distortions...
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Prayer 1-16-22
(Prayer ~ 01/15/22)
O Father God, may we be filled with the fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
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NB i-55 in Scott County reduced for pavement work; US 61 in Cape County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 01/15/22)
NB I-55 in Scott County reduced for pavement work Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County from mile marker 66 to mile marker 81 will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will be done from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday through Feb. 28...
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North Korea fires missiles in response to latest US sanctions
(International News ~ 01/15/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Friday fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles in its third weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea said, in an apparent reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing test launches...
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UK leader's office apologizes for party before royal funeral
(International News ~ 01/15/22)
LONDON -- Boris Johnson's office apologized to the royal family on Friday for holding staff parties in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral last year -- the latest in a string of allegedly lockdown-breaching gatherings that are threatening to topple the British prime minister...
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Ohio court rejects GOP redistricting
(National News ~ 01/15/22)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Republican-drawn congressional map was rejected by the state's high court Friday, giving hope to national Democrats who had argued it unfairly delivered several potentially competitive seats in this year's critical midterm elections to Republicans...
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Expiration of child tax credits hits home
(National News ~ 01/15/22)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit -- a program that was intended to be part of President Joe Biden's legacy but has emerged instead as a flash point over who is worthy of government support...
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COVID hits Missouri nursing homes again; staff hard hit
(State News ~ 01/15/22)
ST. LOUIS -- COVID-19 infections are rising in Missouri nursing homes and crippling schools as the highly contagious omicron variant surges. New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows cases among nursing home staff ballooned to 1,261, up from a peak of 981 last fall. But the 895 cases among residents is below the peak, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Russia demands US, NATO response on Ukraine
(National News ~ 01/15/22)
MOSCOW -- Russia on Friday strongly reaffirmed its demand that NATO doesn't expand eastward despite the rejection of that by the military alliance amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Moscow wouldn't wait indefinitely for the Western response, saying he expects the U.S. and NATO to provide a written answer next week...
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With its agenda stuck, WH puts focus back on infrastructure
(National News ~ 01/15/22)
Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put behind recent setbacks on voting rights and his economic agenda by outlining progress made in implementing his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. "When we invest in infrastructure, we're really investing in opportunity," Biden said. "These are investments that will build a better America. It sounds like hyperbole, but it's real."...
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Retail sales slip after record holiday season
(National News ~ 01/15/22)
NEW YORK -- Americans overlooked shortages, spiking prices and uncertainty over the omicron variant to break spending records during the critical holiday shopping season. But figures released Friday show that after spending robustly early in the holiday season, consumers sharply slowed their purchases from November to December...
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Fire report 1-16-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 12 n Medical assists were made at 8:11 a.m. at Timberlane and Kage Hills drives; 11:04 a.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 12:11 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 2:02 p.m. on Dunklin Street; 2:17 p.m. on Rock Creek Lane; and 10:33 p.m. on William Street...
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Police report 1-16-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest for resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony was reported on South Minnesota Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported. Thefts n Burglary was reported on Old Sprigg Street Road...
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Norma Woods
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Norma Grecco Woods, 87, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at her home. She was born May 8, 1934, to William and Vera Stork Petry in Evansville, Illinois. Norma married Samuel Grecco, and he preceded her in death. She later married Larry Woods, and he also preceded her in death...
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Lester Sample
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Lester Sample, 77, of Jackson, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Loretta Raymond
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
TROY, Ill. -- Beloved wife and mother, Loretta "Lori" K. Raymond, 77, of Troy passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Lori was a native Missourian, born in Cape Girardeau on Oct. 23, 1944. Lori was a barrier breaker in the '80s by leading and managing a male-dominated field of information technology. ...
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Brian Randolph
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Brian Cecil Randolph, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1957, in Perryville, Missouri, to Bill E. and Jewell Bollinger Randolph. He was baptized Oct. 20, 1980, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. He and Linda Wilke Randolph were married on Sept. 26, 1998, in Cape Girardeau...
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Robert Porter
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Robert Porter, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1938, in Murphysboro, Illinois, to George and Sharlotte Davis Porter. He and Helen Marie Christensen were married June 2, 1962, in Murphysboro...
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Dodie Eisenhauer
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Delores K. "Dodie" Eisenhauer, 75, of Daisy passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in her home surrounded by family. She was born July 12, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Delos and Elva Friese Sebaugh. She and Robert G. "Bob" Eisenhauer were married June 18, 1966. Five children were born to their union: Jill, Jenny, Jadie, Tim and Aaron...
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Hugo Dippold
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Hugo Gerhard Dippold, 98, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 14, 1923, to the Rev. Leopold F. and Irma Griebel Dippold in Longtown, Missouri. He graduated from Jackson High School and was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1944. He faithfully served in defense of his country in the South Pacific during World War II on AO22 USS Cimarron fleet oiler as a gunners mate, manning the 5-inch guns, and was honorably discharged in 1945...
- Eddie Cronebold (Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
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Barbara Allen
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Barbara Jean Allen, 80, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 5, 1941, at Cairo, Illinois, to the late Berle Duncan and Annette Baugh Duncan. She had lived in St. Louis several years and returned to Charleston where she was employed with Boomland until her retirement...
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Ruth Brugger
(Obituary ~ 01/15/22)
Ruth L. Brugger, 99, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Emanuel United Church of Christ, 304 E. Adams St. in Jackson. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will conduct the funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past: Jan. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 01/15/22)
Southeast Missouri and southern Illinois experienced their own "ice age" yesterday; a storm covered the region in sheets of ice, closing schools, government offices and some businesses, and interrupting electricity in some areas; more frigid air is on the way...
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Out of the past: Jan. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 01/15/22)
Prolonged cold has increased the amount of ice in the Mississippi River, prompting the Coast Guard to warn mariners and sightseers to be careful; there are reports of icing north of the St. Louis harbor, and predicted continued sub-freezing temperatures makes river watchers fear the situation will worsen...
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