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Jackson aldermen OK special-use permit for in-home bakery
(Local News ~ 03/22/22)
Following a public hearing, the Jackson Board of Aldermen voted Monday to approve a special-use permit in a R-2 single family residential area for a bakery as a home occupation. The request by Darrell and Mandy Hatfield was previously OK'd unanimously by the city's Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 9...
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Southeast Missouri Food Bank's cost to fight 'food insecurity' rose in 2021
(Local News ~ 03/22/22)
Southeast Missouri Food Bank, headquartered in Sikeston, with plans to open an 18,500-square-foot satellite facility in Jackson by mid-summer, spent $1.47 million purchasing food last year — a 60% increase over 2020, the not-for-profit said in a news release...
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Charging forward: The latest on electric vehicles in Southeast Missouri
(B Magazine ~ 03/22/22)
Momentum is building to increase adoption of light-duty passenger electric vehicles (EVs) and make traditional vehicles — with an internal combustion engine — go the way of the horse and cart. Sales of plug-in passenger cars achieved a 9% global market share of new car sales in 2021, up from 4.6% in 2020 and 2.5% in 2019...
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Sculpture exhibit to begin next month along Broadway corridor
(Local News ~ 03/22/22)
Come celebrate art with the ninth annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition beginning next month. "Every year we do this to celebrate public art along the path of the Broadway corridor and tens of thousands of people get to see it on a daily basis. So that is a really big deal," said Kelly Downes, director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. "We're really proud of the yearly contribution it gives to the corridor. This one is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts."...
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Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse
(State News ~ 03/22/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Former Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, according to new allegations from his ex-wife revealed in court records Monday...
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SEMO Giving Day has $30k goal
(Local News ~ 03/22/22)
Using the tools of social media, electronic mail, cellphones and landlines, Southeast Missouri State University will attempt to raise $30,000 during its annual SEMO Giving Day by the end of business today. The university, founded in 1873 in Cape Girardeau as Southeast Normal School and Teachers' College, has grown into more than 150 academic programs in five colleges...
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Airport Board reaches out to new carriers
(Local News ~ 03/22/22)
Progress is being made on acquiring a new partnership with an airline for Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, the City Council was told Monday. Members of the airport's Advisory Board spoke during the Council's regular meeting on the process of replacing SkyWest, which has announced it will terminate its service at the airport within the next 90 days...
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Missouri's Greitens faces calls to end US Senate bid
(National News ~ 03/22/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A bipartisan group of elected officials and campaign rivals on Monday urged Missouri's former Gov. Eric Greitens to end his bid for U.S. Senate following claims that he physically abused his ex-wife and children. "Real men never abuse women and children. Period, end of story," said GOP U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a rival Senate candidate, in a recorded statement posted on Twitter. "It's time for Eric to get out of the Senate race and to get professional help."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/22/22)
Today is Tuesday, March 22, the 81st day of 2022. There are 284 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 22, 1894, hockey's first Stanley Cup championship game was played; home team Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1. On this date: In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.)...
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Speak Out 3-22-22
(Speak Out ~ 03/22/22)
With ample evidence of Putin's brutality in Ukraine, it's time to completely cut Russia off from the rest of the world. Putin needs to be charged with war crimes and tried in absentia by the International Criminal Court. He should be arrested if he sticks one toe outside Russia's borders!...
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Prayer 3-22-22
(Prayer ~ 03/22/22)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for through you their is salvation. Amen.
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Gut check time
(Column ~ 03/22/22)
Who are we as a nation? While the answer may lead to policy debates, a serious consideration of who and what we are about is critical to getting out of ideological silos and actually making coherent policy that helps solve some of our many problems...
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The problem with prior authorization in health care
(Column ~ 03/22/22)
If you've ever undergone a medical procedure, you've probably encountered prior authorization. It is the process your doctor must go through to determine what portion (if any) your insurance will pay. Prior authorization is defined according to HealthCare.gov as a decision by your health insurer that determines if certain treatment plans, prescription drugs or durable medical equipment are "medically necessary." The process is time-consuming for medical providers and nerve-wracking for patients awaiting treatment.. ...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 3/22/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/22/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 20 n Medical assists were made at 11:59 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 3:44 p.m. on Timon Way; 5:42 p.m. on Penny Avenue. n At 4:07 p.m., vegetation fire on County Road 635...
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Area Police report 3/22/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/22/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Shawnee Parkway. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Hanover Street...
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Aaron Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Aaron Smith, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at his home. Graveside funeral service will be at noon Thursday at Cape County Memorial Park. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Denise Pierce
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Denise Pierce, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away unexpectedly, Friday, March 18, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 30, 1952, in Anna City Hospital to Cyril and Alice Meyers. She and Howard Pierce were united in marriage May 14, 1971. They celebrated their 50th anniversary last year. He preceded her in death Nov. 20, 2021...
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Jacklena Lowes
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Jacklena L. "Jackie" Lowes, 95, of Perryville, Missouri, died Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Holiday Residential Care in Perryville. Funeral services will be private for the family. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Joseph Hoffman Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Joseph David Hoffman Sr., 68, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 7, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to the late Jerome Francis and Mary Orene Ballard Hoffman. Joseph married his sweetheart, Dollie Kaempfer, at St. Mary Cathedral on July 5, 1974...
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Jody Geiser
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Jody Robert Geiser, 52, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. He was born April 24, 1969, in Cape Girardeau to William and Chantal Wigger Geiser. He was a 1988 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he played football and wrestled...
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Paul Eddings
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Paul E. Eddings Jr., 74, of Ullin, Illinois, died Friday, March 18, 2022 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Cremation rites will be accorded and the family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Crain Funeral Home in Ullin is in charge of the arrangements...
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Earl Amelunke
(Obituary ~ 03/22/22)
Earl De Wayne Amelunke, 67, of Jackson died on March 16, 2022, at his home. He is the son of the late Alvin and Eunice Boatright Amelunke. He was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jackson. Earl enjoyed working with his mules and was known to always have a story to tell...
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Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard
(International News ~ 03/22/22)
BEIJING -- A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote mountainous area of southern China on Monday, officials said, setting off a forest fire visible from space in the country's worst air disaster in nearly a decade...
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Out of the past: March 22
(Out of the Past ~ 03/22/22)
About 500 area teachers attended the 121st district meeting of the Missouri State Teachers Association yesterday at the Show Me Center; the meeting usually brings out several thousand, but numbers were down because school districts were making up snow days; keynote speaker for the event was astronaut Linda Godwin...
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