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Eastbound U.S. 60 in Butler County to be reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 05/31/22)
Eastbound U.S. 60 in Butler County will be reduced as state Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. This section of roadway is located between Route DD and Highway 51 near Fisk, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday...
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Four Southeast Missouri broker/owners discuss changing real estate market
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Local brokerages have weighed in, at the invitation of the Southeast Missourian, about the altered landscape for buying and selling homes, what Fortune magazine last week called a "Great Deceleration." The venerable business publication said the breakneck pace of home price growth is "cooling fast."...
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Column: On Memorial Day, thankful for others' ultimate sacrifice
(Column ~ 05/31/22)
For the nine years I served in the Army National Guard, I was lucky. In many ways. From the units the Army assigned me to serve with to my various deployments close to home and around the world, I drew the long straw most of the time. Instead of deploying to New Orleans in the no-power aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I and a buddy got sent to Fort Chaffee (western Arkansas) to help folks who were temporarily relocating there. ...
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Local family continues Memorial Day tradition of respect
(Local News ~ 05/31/22)
It started 24 years ago after Janis Rebert's father died. She would decorate his and other family members' graves to honor their memories. Now, every Memorial Day, Rebert — formerly Huckstep — and others in the Huckstep family travel to Cape Girardeau area cemeteries to honor the dead. ...
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Send-A-Friend moving to new location
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Send-A-Friend, the online care package for-profit started by 2017 Jackson High School graduate and entrepreneur Tyler Macke, has outgrown its Jackson location and has purchased a 9,600-square-foot warehouse at 21826 Highway 177 in Fruitland. Macke said his $15 million business has doubled in revenue in a year, with Macke donating a portion of all proceeds received to charity...
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Advance High School graduates gather to celebrate Class of '62 reunion over weekend
(Local News ~ 05/31/22)
Members of Advance (Missouri) High School's Class of 1962 celebrated their 60-year reunion Saturday, bringing together classmates from around Southeast Missouri and from as far away as Texas. The graduating Class in 1962 consisted of 45 people. Larry Winchester originally had the idea of bringing everyone together for the reunion with the help of classmates James and Patsy Barks, who maintained a list of class members from 1962. ...
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SNAP, SEMO Moms Demand Action to hold prayer walk for Gun Violence Awareness Day
(Local News ~ 05/31/22)
From Friday through Sunday, local groups are encouraging residents in the area to wear orange and will hold community events in observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Day during the weekend. Leslie Washington of the local Moms Demand Action is a survivor of gun violence and domestic abuse...
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Meaningful Memorial Day
(Local News ~ 05/31/22)
Stratton Stevens takes a photo Monday at the veterans memorial at Cape County Park North. ...
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Q&A with Lyle Randolph of Century Casino Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Lyle Randolph has served as general manager of Century Casino Cape Girardeau, 777 Main St. in Cape Girardeau, since 2013. The Gideon, Missouri, native has been in the casino business for 27 years. On a macro level, Randolph is a member of senior management for Century Casino Inc. properties — and as a vice president for operations, has oversight responsibility for the older Century Casino in Caruthersville, Missouri...
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Cape issues business licenses
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau's Community Development Office has issued six business licenses to the following people: n Isabella Maria Schott of Cape Girardeau for Crepe Girardeau, a mobile eatery serving crepes and brunch items, opening June 11...
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Missouri most affordable state for millennials
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
WalletHub, the personal finance website, released last week its list of best and worst states for millennials in 2022. Sociologists sometimes define millennials, also referred to as Generation Y, as those born from 1981 to 1996, with post-millennials, Generation Z, born between 1997 to 2012...
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Electric vehicles a tiny percentage of Missouri transportation market
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
CoPilot, a car buying app, said only the tiniest fraction of vehicles on Missouri's roads currently are electric. The Chicago-based app reported Wednesday only 0.12% of all registered vehicles in the state are EVs, with 6,740 reported. CoPilot also said Missouri has 1,053 charging stations, which is No. 14 in the nation...
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Starbucks Coffee pulling the plug in Russia
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Starbucks, the world's largest coffeehouse chain, has announced it will close its 130 stores in Russia. The Seattle, Washington-based company said it will continue to pay its nearly 2,000 Russian employees for six months and help them transition to new employment...
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Muddy River Marathon donates to Community Partnership
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Muddy River Marathon race organizers have donated $20,000 to Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri's (CPSEMO) THRIVE program. The second annual 26.2-mile run was held April 30 in Cape Girardeau. THRIVE — an acronym standing for teach, hope, reach, involve, value and encourage — is a youth development program building around Search Institute's 40 developmental assets...
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Kelly Jackson joins Saint Francis partner
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Kelly Jackson, APRN, FNP-BC, has accepted a nurse practitioner role at Ferguson Medical Group—Sikeston, a Saint Francis Medical partner. Jackson, who holds undergraduate and master's degrees in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University, has nearly 10 years of nursing experience, specializing in family medicine...
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Rick Wieser recognized for 25 years at Ford and Sons
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Rick Wieser is being recognized for reaching his silver anniversary of employment with Ford and Sons Funeral Home as a director. Wieser, a Topeka, Kansas, native, is a 1976 alumnus of Southeast Missouri State University, where he quarterbacked the former Indians gridiron squad...
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Cape Chamber to get legislative update at First Friday Coffee
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will hold First Friday Coffee this week at 7:40 a.m. at Century Casino Cape Girardeau Event Center, 777 N. Main St. A legislative update is the announced program, which will also be available to view on Facebook Live...
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Former Cape Girardeau tech award winner gaining wide exposure
(Business ~ 05/31/22)
21 Spoons, a 2017 awardee in Cape Girardeau's Codefi's 1ST50K competition, and a small plates restaurant in Midlothian, Virginia, is currently featured in a national advertising campaign for Yelp, an online directory. Ann Butler, owner of 21 Spoons and CEO and founder of Edible Education Group, lived in Cape Girardeau for several years, taking advantage of business support offered by Marquette Tech District in growing her youth culinary education program...
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Flight cancellations pile up on busy Memorial Day weekend
(National News ~ 05/31/22)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Hundreds of flights worldwide were canceled over the weekend, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the busy Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. About 1,460 flights had been canceled as of 7 p.m. EDT Sunday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. That followed more than 2,300 cancellations Friday and another 1,500 on Saturday...
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Carole Reddick
(Obituary ~ 05/31/22)
Carole L. Reddick of Scott City died Friday, May 27, 2022, at the age of 86. She was born June 26, 1935, in Desloge, Missouri, daughter of Oliver "Gus" Ramsey and Mary Elizabeth Baldridge Ramsey. She married Carl F. Reddick on June 26, 1956, in Cantwell, Missouri...
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Ray Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/31/22)
Ray George Miller Jr., 95, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Jackson Funeral Home.
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Larry Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/31/22)
Larry R. Miller, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 28, 2022, at The Arbors at Auburn Creek. He was born May 30, 1937, in Scott City to Ralph and Naomi Miller. He and Annette Sublett were married in June 1980 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Larry was a 1955 graduate of IFA High School. He was a master electrician with Cotton Belt Railroad and was also a licensed pilot...
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Betty Crites
(Obituary ~ 05/31/22)
Betty Joan Crites, 78, of Jackson died Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was born July 8, 1943, to Lee Gus and Irene Concordia Boren Steeg. Survivors include a daughter, Tonya Jo Crites of Jackson; brother, Lee Gus Steeg Jr. of Jackson; two brothers-in-law, Glen Eggimann and Joe L. Lowes; three nephews, Jeffery (Renda) Eggimann, Barry (Donna) Eggimann and Cliff (Sandy) Harris; four nieces, Connie (Kevin) Brown, Gail Best, Leslie (Scott Paulsen) Mann and Jami Steeg; also great-nieces and -nephews, and great-great-nieces and -nephews; and former husband, Chug Crites. ...
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EU leaders agree on partial embargo on Russian oil
(International News ~ 05/31/22)
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders reached a compromise Monday to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of sanctions that was blocked by Hungary. The watered-down embargo covers only Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline. EU Council President Charles Michel said the agreement covers more than two-thirds of oil imports from Russia...
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Pacific season's 1st hurricane makes landfall in Mexico
(International News ~ 05/31/22)
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico -- The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico on Monday. Torrential rains and howling winds from Hurricane Agatha whipped palm trees and drove tourists and residents into shelters in a region that is sparsely populated except for a handful of small communities along the shore...
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WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
(International News ~ 05/31/22)
LONDON -- The World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert said she doesn't expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it's spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission...
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Uvalde tells Biden to 'do something'; he says 'we will'
(National News ~ 05/31/22)
Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) -- President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by a gunman. Faced with chants of "do something" as he departed a church service, Biden pledged: "We will."...
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Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in East
(National News ~ 05/31/22)
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine -- Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv's forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes...
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Biden: Chance of 'rational' approach on guns from GOP
(National News ~ 05/31/22)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Monday the "Second Amendment was never absolute" and that, after the Texas elementary school shooting, there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman...
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Suspected serial killer charged in Missouri over seventh death
(State News ~ 05/31/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A suspected serial killer already charged in six killings in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas has been charged with first-degree murder in a seventh death. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced the new murder charge Friday against Perez Deshay Reed. Baker also charged Reed with one count of armed criminal action and two counts of fraud involving a credit or debit device...
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Out of the past: May 31
(Out of the Past ~ 05/31/22)
Many streets in Cape Girardeau and Jackson ran with water last night, after more than 3 inches of rain drenched parts of Cape Girardeau County; the Jackson Police Department reported at 9:30 p.m. that some streets in the city were impassible because of water from the heavy downpours; in Cape Girardeau water was over portions of Perryville Road, Main, Good Hope and Melrose; a small mobile home park near Hopper Road and Kingshighway was evacuated...
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Thomas Enderle
(Obituary ~ 05/31/22)
Thomas Raymond Enderle, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Villas of Jackson. He was born Dec. 8, 1936, to Benjamin and Dora Heuring Enderle. He and Reba Enderle were married Sept. 23, 1995 at East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. He served his country in the U.S. ...
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Prayer 5-31-22
(Prayer ~ 05/31/22)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that through you we can find strength. Amen.
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A cabinency of dunces
(Column ~ 05/31/22)
As the nation sinks inexplicably into self-created crisis after crisis, debate rages whether President Joe Biden is incompetent, mean-spirited, or an ideologue who feels the country's mess is his success. A second national discussion revolves around who actually is overseeing the current national catastrophe, given Biden's frequent bewilderment and cognitive challenges...
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Kemp and Pence are GOP heroes
(Column ~ 05/31/22)
Like Wyatt Earp after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Donald Trump and his allies mounted up for a vendetta ride in Georgia. Unlike Earp and his posse, though, Trump didn't get his man or any of his confederates, and Gov. Brian Kemp and Co. didn't even have to leave the territory...
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Cape Area Habitat for Humanity plays important role in providing 'hand up'
(Editorial ~ 05/31/22)
The Cape Area Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 35th year of serving the region recently. During a lunch for donors and friends of the not-for-profit, interim executive director John Gary said the organization is currently building its 62nd home -- this one in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Missouri leads nation in homeless solutions
(Column ~ 05/31/22)
Although the 2022 Missouri legislature passed the fewest number of laws in modern memory, it did take a monumental step toward reducing homelessness. In the last hours of the session, both houses, with bipartisan majorities, approved bill HB 1606, introduced by Sen. Holly Rehder and Rep. Bruce DeGroot. The law allows local cities and nonprofits to try new homeless strategies and ensures that cities act against the growing danger of homeless camps...
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Calvin Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 05/31/22)
Calvin Rudolph Mitchell departed this world to go to his heavenly home Friday, May 27, 2022. He was born Oct. 12, 1929, in Jackson. His mother was the late Erma Mitchell Siebert. He graduated from an all-Black John S. Cobb School in Cape Girardeau in 1948 and went on to attend Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. He married his high school sweetheart, Denza Zenobia Jones, and remained married for 62 years until her death Jan. 25, 2015. During the early '50s, Calvin was drafted into the U.S. Army. After serving his country, he supported his family by securing employment at the Southeast Missourian from 1955 to 1997. Calvin was blessed to work 42 years with the company. He also worked at the Cape Girardeau Public Library for 35 years and held positions with Farm & Home Savings Association, Frozen Food Locker and Shakey's Pizza. He was kind, humble, loving and a very devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He always had such a caring spirit for others and made a significant impact in many individual lives. Calvin made a commitment to attend and helped in his children's school, church, community, career events and activities. ** Service to God Calvin was a lifelong member of St. James AME Church. He served as a trustee, usher, Men's Day chairperson, Men's Chorus member and assisted with the coordination of banquets, anniversary celebrations, Easter fashion shows, backyard socials and other fund raisers for the church. He was a member of the Floral Club, Golden Age Club and the Here I Am Club. Calvin also opened his home to allow church services to be held in his basement and provided meals to many college students, along with parental guidance. He also attended Lighthouse United Church and was appointed honorary deacon. In his spare time, he enjoyed landscaping his yard and whitewashing his trees and flower bed rocks with his wife. At Christmas each year, he would create a gingerbread house scene and decorate his yard with lights. He loved the outside and enjoyed listening to gospel music. Throughout his life he was blessed to travel to many areas within the United States with his beloved family. One of his greatest blessings in life, by the grace of the Lord was to be a 25-year Cancer Survivor. ** Service to Family Calvin taught his children to have a strong work ethic and to maintain a job and instilled in them to love everyone and to treat People like you would want to be treated. He always conveyed to them that you are not better than anyone, and no one is better than you. Calvin took great care of his family by working a multitude of jobs throughout his life. Each Sunday he took his children to church and encouraged them to become involved in various church and community events. He also taught them how to landscape, paint and maintain a quality home. He was blessed to be honored in the following capacities: Recipient of the Dr. C. John Ritter Humanitarian Service Award; Oldest member of St. James AME Church; Lifelong Service Award for contributions to St. James AME Church; Honorary deacon appointment, Lighthouse United Church; Cape Girardeau Public library honored him for 35 years of service (1963-1998) by planting a tree in front of the library along with a beautiful concrete marker; Honored as a trustee emeritus for St. James AME Church; 2022 Honoree for the Missouri Conference Women's Missionary Society Legacy Luncheon. He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma Siebert; wife, Denza Mitchell; son, Reginald Mitchell; sister, Virginia Johnson. Survivors include a son, Kevin Mitchell, and three daughters, Debra Mitchell-Braxton, Karen Smith and Denise Mitchell, all of Cape Girardeau; grandchildren, Randy (Amanda) Smith of Cypress, Texas; Sean Braxton and Ashley (Danny) Braxton of Cape Girardeau; Frankie Braxton of Columbia, Maryland; and Ann (Darryl) Parker of Silver Springs, Maryland; brother, Brian (Phyllis) Siebert of Kokomo, Indiana; great-grandchildren, Calvin, Ariana, Naomi, Miller, Braxton, Adin, Delylah and Alex; and a host of cousins and friends. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. James AME Church, 516 North St., in Cape Girardeau. Celebration of life service will follow at noon Friday at the church. Interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be livestreamed at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83676132834?pwd=akovYzhGeDdnSDRKV0NGc1k2SmVmdz09; meeting ID: 836 7613 2834; passcode: 688600. Calvin's family is requesting attendees wear bright color symbolizing a garden of flowers. Memorial contributions may be given to St. James AME Church, P.O. Box 301, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.
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