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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3/3/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Feb. 28 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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Recipes for Lent
(Community ~ 03/03/22)
Many Christians observe the season of Lent, which is the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter. Lent is a time of making sacrifices, study scripture in depth, pray and prepare for the death and resurrection of Jesus. As a part of sacrifice, some people make the choice to give up meat on Fridays and have fish or an alternate protein in their Friday meals...
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Jackson Middle School principal selected for administrative role
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
On Tuesday, the Jackson School Board approved Janelle Pope to become the district's associate superintendent of secondary education and human resources. Pope takes the place of Matt Lacy, who will transition to assistant superintendent of finance for the school district...
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New windows installed at Jones Drug in Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
Jones Drug Store, 125 Court St. in uptown Jackson, had new front windows installed Tuesday by Liberty Glass of Perryville, Missouri. ...
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Cape Girardeau leaf collection program to end on time despite several delays
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
If you've been waiting for your leaves to get picked up, Cape Girardeau Public Works Department is on it's way. From snow to equipment damage, several factors led to delays in the city's annual leaf-collection program, according to the city's street supervisor, Joe Rose...
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Fit for a queen
(Community ~ 03/03/22)
A forthcoming book, "Pride and Pudding," that Jane Austen might have written had she any interest in cooking, notes that pudding is "one of the characteristic dishes of British cuisine." No wonder, then, that Buckingham Palace is celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 70th anniversary on the throne with a competition to select a fitting pudding (in England all desserts are called puddings) to honor the monarch...
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Bandana's: A study of paisley and pork
(Community ~ 03/03/22)
When I decided to try Bandana's Bar-B-Q as a possible food article target, I already knew it was a chain restaurant. Lately, I've been trying to give chains the benefit of the doubt, because we know that all franchises are not created equal. Bandana's has been in town since 2019, and I had not visited it yet. ...
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SEMPO gathering survey data for upcoming electric vehicle readiness plan
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
General Motors, the world's No. 2 automaker, has announced it wants an "all-electric future," according to reporting by Entrepreneur magazine. Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO), this region's transportation policymaking group, says it wants to be ready when gasoline-powered cars eventually go the way of the dinosaur...
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Cape: Stats show drop in gunplay during 2021
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
Shooting incidents in Cape Girardeau dropped by more than 100 incidents last year. Cape Girardeau police responded to 397 confirmed reports of shots fired in 2021, down from 526 confirmed reports in 2020, according to data provided by Cape Girardeau Police Chief Wes Blair...
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Author Lee Strobel to speak at La Croix Church
(Column ~ 03/03/22)
Lee Strobel was an award-winning investigative journalist for the Chicago Tribune. But in addition to his passion for good journalism with a focus on legal issues, he was also committed to something else: Strobel was an atheist. It was Leslie Strobel who would start the process of her husband's conversion — one built on extensive research of Scripture and interviews with many biblical scholars...
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Prayers for Ukraine
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/03/22)
I don't know what to say to my lovely, vivacious aunt who is hiding, terrified, in an unheated cellar while bombs and rockets are destroying apartment buildings and city squares nearby. She has been there for six days. Can I say it is going to be OK? Do I repeat again and again that I have not stopped praying for the protection of the innocent and for wisdom for Russian, Ukrainian and NATO leaders? Or that help is on the way? Or do I just cry with her?...
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Ukrainian students at SEMO remain close to homeland
(Local News ~ 03/03/22)
It’s a funny thing about being away from home, the body might wander but the heart has a tendency to stick around. As combat in Ukraine intensifies, so do international sanctions, Russian President Vladamir Putin’s efforts to conquer key cities and the number of refugees spilling across western borders, a flood of displaced people now comprising more than 800,000 souls. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/03/22)
Today is Thursday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2022. There are 303 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 3, 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris, killing all 346 people on board...
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Prayer 3-3-22
(Prayer ~ 03/03/22)
Father God, we lift up your name, the King of Kings. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 3/3/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 1 n Medical assists were made at 12:19 a.m. at North Spanish and North Fountain streets; 1:43 a.m. on Belleridge Pike; 8:20 a.m. on Grant Street; 10:07 a.m. at Rambler Drive and County Road 217; 10"07 a.m. on North Main Street; 4:46 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 3/3/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was made on North Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was made on North Frederick Street. n A warrant arrest was made on Siemers Drive...
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Gary Tallman
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
BENTON, Mo. -- Gary Lee Tallman Sr., 72, of Benton died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at his home. He was born March 4, 1949 in Portland, Oregon, to Elsworth and Dorothy Bigsby Tallman. He and Darlene Martin were married April 9, 1977, in Vancouver, Washington...
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Aaron Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
Aaron Smith, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Archibald Maloney
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
ARAB, Mo. -- Archibald Alexander Maloney, 80, of Arab passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Surrounded by family, Archie entered the gates of Heaven after a short battle with cancer. Archie was born Feb. 8, 1942, in Bollinger County, Missouri. He was the son of John and Flora Maloney and Fred and Ina George. Archie attended Zalma (Missouri) High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and graduated in 1961...
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Dorothy Lloyd
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
Dorothy Ann Loyd, 76, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Jan. 2, 1946, in Zalma, Missouri, daughter of Ray and Ruby "Bernice" Collins Loyd. Dorothy worked for several years at the Bank of Advance (Missouri) before attending a business/secretarial school. ...
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Donald Ivie Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Donald Eugene Ivie Sr, 85, of Zalma passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, surrounded by family at his home. He was born Oct. 19, 1936, in Cairo, Illinois, the son of Paul H. Ivie Sr. and Alice Marie Mattox Ivie Courtney. He was united in marriage to Norma "Sue" Gremar on Aug. 29, 1959, at Kankakee, Illinois, and she survives of the home...
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Anna Glastetter
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
BENTON, Mo. -- Anna Mary Glastetter, 89, of Benton died Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1932, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Joseph Anton and Laura Elizabeth Linhart Bucher. She married Louis Paul Glastetter on March 28, 1951. He preceded her in death Sept. 14, 2007...
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James Dohogne
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
ORAN, Mo. -- James L. Dohogne, 90, of Oran passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022. He was born Dec. 30, 1931, at Lone Rock, between Oran and Chaffee, Missouri. His parents were the late John and Laura Dirnberger Dohogne. James graduated from Oran High School in 1949. He married Mary Louise McBride on Feb. 15, 1958, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. She preceded him in death Aug. 23, 2016...
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Wayne Clark
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Wayne M. Clark, 77, of St Louis passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in St. Louis. He was born July 22, 1944, in St. Louis to Marvin and Nora Lange Clark. In addition to his wife, Martha, Wayne is survived by a stepdaughter, Mandi (Cory) Nordin; stepson, Trent Swick; and three stepgrandchildren, Madelyn, Noah and Olivia Swick...
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Molly Auer
(Obituary ~ 03/03/22)
Mary "Molly" Elizabeth Evans Auer, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at her home. She was born Feb. 15, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to Robert C. and Mary Frissell Evans. She and John B. Auer were married May 8, 2001, at Mooresville, North Carolina. He preceded her in death July 22, 2004...
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Out of the past: March 3
(Out of the Past ~ 03/03/22)
Phase I of the Saxony Village retirement apartments and duplexes has been completed at the Lutheran Home; with 24 apartments, 10 duplexes and 40 assisted living suites, the nursing home is a complete retirement complex; Phase II, which consists of construction of another 48 apartments, will get under way next year...
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