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Route KK overpass reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 03/09/22)
The Route KK overpass over Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County at County Road 408 and County Road 508 will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the bridge. According to a MoDOT news release, the on and off ramps will remain open, and I-55 traffic below the overpass won't be impacted. The work began Tuesday and will continue through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily...
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Third Jackson roundabout one big step closer to reality
(Local News ~ 03/09/22)
Amid some expressions of reluctance, Jackson's Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Monday to enter into a revised cost-share arrangement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to build a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 61 (North High Street) and Deerwood Drive, near Connection Point Church and the Jackson Civic Center...
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Perry County Memorial forum follows familiar themes
(Local News ~ 03/09/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Monday night's Perry County Memorial Hospital forum followed a similar pattern to other forums on the future of the Perryville hospital, with contentious questioning and familiar themes. The forum was the third on the hospital's potential partnership with either Southeast- HEALTH or Mercy but was the first in which hospital officials held the floor. ...
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City plans project to improve drainage near Broadway and Penny Avenue
(Local News ~ 03/09/22)
On Monday, Cape Girardeau City Council approved an agreement with a contractor to carry out various stormwater drainage and sewer improvements near the intersection of Broadway and Penny Avenue. Crews will replace existing storm sewer piping and install a new 7-foot-by-4-foot concrete box culvert extension in addition to a new underground stormwater retention system...
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US strikes harder at Putin, banning all Russian oil imports
(National News ~ 03/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- Striking harder at Russia's economy, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a ban on Russian oil imports in retaliation for Vladimir Putin's onslaught in Ukraine. The major trade action, responding to the pleas of Ukraine's embattled leader, thrust the U.S. out front as Western nations seek to halt Putin's invasion...
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Missouri House tries again for photo voter ID requirement
(State News ~ 03/09/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday tried again to require photo identification to vote, a longstanding goal that's been thwarted by the courts. The GOP-led House advanced a bill to change state law to require photo ID at the polls, as well as a proposed constitutional amendment to require picture IDs...
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Stepping Through Time: Catholic Heritage Center and Museum documents more than 200 years of history
(03/09/22)
Stepping into the Catholic Heritage Center and Museum is like wandering into a journey through hundreds of years of Perry County history. In the museum’s two rooms near St. Joseph Catholic Church, visitors can walk through numerous generations of religious and family history from the close-knit Apple Creek area...
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Business Briefs
(B Magazine ~ 03/09/22)
Search process for next Cape chamber leader in late stages On March 1, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is expected to select a successor to John Mehner, who retired last year after 28 years as chamber president and CEO...
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Little St. Louis arch becomes gateway to Cape downtown
(Local News ~ 03/09/22)
Melanie Reichert, art and design student at Southeast Missouri State University, constructed her own interpretation of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, which stands more than 11 feet tall, the tallest sculpture ever created by a SEMO student. The project was funded by Matthew Stuchlik, husband of Sarah Kilpela, owner of eDen Spa and Salon in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Area Police report 3/9/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/22)
JACKSON Jackson Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Bernard Cruz, 26, of Jackson was arrested for alleged operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with person less than 17 years of age in vehicle and speeding...
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Harold Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/09/22)
Harold Lee "Smitty" Smith, 77, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at his home. He was born June 26, 1944, in Salem, Missouri, son of Raymond and Daisy Black Smith. Harold worked at Bristol-Meyers as a nutritionist sales representative. After retirement, he started S & S Classic Truck & Storage Co...
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Cathy Kunz
(Obituary ~ 03/09/22)
Cathy Jean Kunz, 67, of St. Louis died Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in St. Louis. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 at Oakdale Cemetery in Commerce, Missouri. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements...
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Brenda Jerrell
(Obituary ~ 03/09/22)
ANNA, Ill. -- Brenda Sue Jones Jerrell, 69, of Anna died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. A private graveside service was held at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Delmer Hedge
(Obituary ~ 03/09/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Delmer Lee Hedge, 86, of Perryville died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Steve Vester officiating...
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Deborah Bushong
(Obituary ~ 03/09/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Deborah Marie Bushong, 66, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Cremation arrangements were under the care of Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.
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Mary Ellen Bean
(Obituary ~ 03/09/22)
SEBRING, Fla. -- Mary Ellen Bean, 86, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Sebring. She was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Delta to the late Earl and Verda Chaney Smith. Mary had been a winter resident of Sebring for 30 years, but had been a permanent resident since 2002, coming from Cape Girardeau...
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Gov. Parson announces trade trip to UK, Ireland
(State News ~ 03/09/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson and the first lady are planning a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland this week, the couple announced Tuesday. The two will be overseas for a week beginning Friday. The Republican said the goal is to promote Missouri products and pitch the state as a good place to do business...
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Dolly Parton, James Patterson — in words and music
(Community ~ 03/09/22)
LA VERGNE, Tennessee — Sometimes even Dolly Parton has a hard time keeping up with the legend of Dolly Parton. "I often go into my museum in Dollywood, you know, because I'm in the mood to be there or we're in there doing something or putting something new in. And I look at all that stuff and think, 'When, how did that happen?'" she said. "I shake my head when I see, like, a documentary or something. I think how did I do all that? How did I get all that done?"...
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Iran to answer UN nuclear questions as deal talks near end
(International News ~ 03/09/22)
VIENNA -- Iran has agreed to supply answers long sought by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, Tehran and the U.N. agency said Saturday, as talks in Vienna over its tattered atomic deal with world powers appear to be coming to an end. A joint statement by Mohammad Eslami, the head of the civilian Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy, came hours after the two met in Tehran...
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US officials reverse course on pesticide's harm to wildlife
(National News ~ 03/09/22)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- U.S. wildlife officials reversed their previous finding a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction, after receiving pledges from chemical manufacturers they will change product labels for malathion so it's used more carefully by gardeners, farmers and other consumers...
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WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call
(International News ~ 03/09/22)
GENEVA -- An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it "strongly supports urgent and broad access" to booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid the global spread of omicron, capping a reversal of the U.N. agency's repeated insistence last year boosters weren't necessary for healthy people and contributed to vaccine inequity...
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First trial in Capitol riot ends in conviction on all counts
(National News ~ 03/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- A Texas man was convicted Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year's riot. A jury also convicted Guy Wesley Reffitt of obstructing Congress' joint session to certify the Electoral College vote Jan. ...
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Congress passes bill to shore up Postal Service
(National News ~ 03/09/22)
WASHINGTON -- Congress on Tuesday passed legislation to shore up the U.S. Postal Service and ensure six-day-a-week mail delivery, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The long-fought postal overhaul has been years in the making and comes amid widespread complaints about mail service slowdowns. ...
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6 teens arrested in Iowa school shooting that killed 1
(National News ~ 03/09/22)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Authorities arrested six teenagers accused of shooting into a group that had gathered outside an Iowa high school, killing a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounding two teenage girls, police said Tuesday. The suspects are each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in the Monday afternoon shooting on the grounds of East High School, near Des Moines' downtown, about a half-mile from the Capitol. ...
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Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails
(International News ~ 03/09/22)
MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- Corpses lie in the streets of Mariupol. Hungry people break into stores in search of food and melt snow for water. Thousands huddle in basements, trembling at the sound of Russian shells pounding this strategic port city. "Why shouldn't I cry?" Goma Janna demanded as she wept by the light of an oil lamp below ground, surrounded by women and children. "I want my home, I want my job. I'm so sad about people and about the city, the children."...
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Out of the past: March 9
(Out of the Past ~ 03/09/22)
Jo Ann Emerson, elected last fall to succeed her late husband in Congress, sounded a call for unity last night and challenged the more than 500 people in attendance at the Cape Girardeau Lincoln Day Dinner to work together to lead the nation into a brighter future; as keynote speaker at the 27th annual event, Emerson told the crowd that "we must work together to make sure that we -- as a party -- pull together and not apart."...
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