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Sponsored: Circle Fiber: Your hometown network
(B Magazine ~ 03/02/23)
Say goodbye to slow internet, limited data, and hidden fees when you make the switch to Circle Fiber-Poplar Bluff’s hometown network. Our 100 % all fiber network delivers lightning-fast speeds straight to your doorstep revolutionizing the way you work and play online...
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A few dessert recipes for a reader
(Community ~ 03/02/23)
A long-time reader of this recipe column nudged me a little this week that I haven't shared any dessert recipes in a while. After giving it a few seconds of thought, I guess I haven't done an entire column designated just to desserts for a while. I had saved a few recipes recently that I wanted to make when I had an occasion to do so, and it was perfect timing to pass them along today. ...
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Death of infant under investigation in Bernie
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
BERNIE, Mo. — The death of an infant is under investigation in Stoddard County, Missouri. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Bernie Police Department and Stoddard County Ambulance District responded to a call of an infant in cardiac arrest on Miller Street, according to a news release issued by Stoddard County Coroner Brent Stidham and Bernie police Chief Rick Cook. The child was transported to Southeast Health Center in Dexter and pronounced dead at 8:17 a.m...
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Cape Girardeau had its warmest winter on record
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
Jack Frost took it easy on Cape Girardeau this year. The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Paducah, Kentucky, reported the 2022-23 winter was the warmest on record. This winter's average temperature of 41.7 degrees was 0.5 degrees higher than the previous record from winter 1991-92, according to NWS observations from 1960 to present...
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Osage Centre to host health and wellness expo
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
The Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau will host a Health and Wellness Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11. The event will feature screenings, food samplings, cooking demonstrations, seminars, senior living information and more than 80 wellness vendors for guests to talk to...
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Road fatalities trending down locally in 2023
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
As of Feb. 26, there have been 16 vehicular fatalities in Missouri Department of Transportation's 25-county Southeast District in 2023, down from 18 during the same time frame in 2022. Three have perished in Bollinger County, and two each in Cape Girardeau, Scott, Dunklin and Pemiscot counties...
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World premiere of award-winning play held this week at River Campus
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
The world premiere of the award-winning "The Winter Guard Play" by Avery Deutsch opened Wednesday, March 1, at Rust Flexible Theatre on the River Campus. The play won Southeast Missouri State University's Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival competition in 2022. ...
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We all scream for semifreddo
(Community ~ 03/02/23)
Kendall Vanderslice has had a checkered career in the field of culinary arts and sciences which has taken her around the world. Holding an advanced degree in Gastronomy she has worked as a pastry chef in many of the top kitchens of Boston. At one location she specialized in ice cream desserts, which is not necessarily unusual until you realize that during that posting the restaurant in question did not have a single ice cream maker on its premises. ...
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Roots in the soil, food in the sky
(Community ~ 03/02/23)
Late-ish on a Thursday night, I recently had a good meal in a restaurant that is absolutely like no other in our area. After a twisty and dark drive down State Highway C through the metropolis of Pocahontas, I turned right onto County Road 532. After an even more twisty-turny drive, I saw a long horizontal pole on the left side of the road, and a small "OPEN" sign was attached to it. ...
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Next Project recognizes area students who make difference in, out of classroom
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
The Scout and rustmedia recently announced the 2022-23 class of the Next Project. Jamie Phillips, Next Project coordinator and project and event manager for rustmedia, said the initiative -- which began in 2020 -- seeks to recognize Southeast Missouri-area students who make a difference in and out of the classroom, and help give them further tools to become community leaders...
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Flu cases drop significantly in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
Influenza cases in Cape Girardeau County fell by more than 89% from December's 711 cases falling to 75 in January. Seventy of the January cases were influenza A strain while five were influenza B. "My hope is that this is a true drop in the number of cases and not just a reporting issue following the Christmas holidays," said epidemiologist Autumn Grim, assistant director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, who prepares monthly communicable disease reports. ...
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Cape Girardeau schools superintendent search varies from others
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
School superintendent searches vary from district to district. Timelines. Methods. Results. According to people familiar with such personnel activities, many factors are at play and can greatly affect decisions local school board members make. Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members are in the process of hiring a superintendent to replace Neil Glass, who announced in late January he would step down at the end of the school year. ...
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Text messages show internal tension over Cape schools superintendent search
(Local News ~ 03/02/23)
Text messages among Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members show tension regarding the board’s search for a new superintendent. Provided to the Southeast Missourian through a state Sunshine Law request, the texts reveal board members Paul Cairns and Veronica Langston questioning the group’s process to replace superintendent Neil Glass, who announced his retirement in late January. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
Today is Thursday, March 2, the 61st day of 2023. There are 304 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. Philadelphia won the game, 169-147...
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How US can turn China from foe into friendly competitor
(Column ~ 03/02/23)
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held its first hearing this week. In interviews and joint statements Chair Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., have made it clear they are determined to make this committee a bipartisan project. Going forward, they will have their work cut out for them...
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Ramaswamy: Bring back America
(Column ~ 03/02/23)
The 2024 presidential race gets more exciting each day. Now 37-year-old entrepreneur business owner Vivek Ramaswamy has entered the race as the newest Republican candidate. Whether this political novice has a chance at winning the highest elective office in the land remains to be seen. But for sure he has something to say and contribute...
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Persistent barriers to broadband expansion need to be removed
(Column ~ 03/02/23)
In April of last year, I wrote in The Missouri Times about the importance of accelerating broadband deployment and the need for more widespread high--speed Internet access in Bollinger County, which ranks among the least connected counties in Missouri. ...
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Prayer 3-2-23
(Prayer ~ 03/02/23)
O Father God, we give you all glory and praise forevermore. Amen.
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Fire report 3-2-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 28 n Medical assists were made at 6:15 a.m. on William Street; 2:45 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 7:10 p.m. on William Street. ...
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Police report 3-2-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt.Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South West End Boulevard. n A warrant arrest was reported on Shawnee Parkway. ...
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Lawrence Whelan
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Lawrence Glenn Whelan, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 15, 1951, in Red Bud, Illinois, to Lawrence John and Betty Lee Haney Whelan. He served in the Navy. Lawrence worked at Lenco in Jackson. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and Cape Girardeau Senior Center...
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Sarah Walker
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sarah Lynn Walker, 44, of Kansas City entered the Pearly Gates of Heaven on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. She entered this world April 21, 1978, in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of Marian Louise Walker. Sarah was dearly loved by her family and friends. She will be missed but never forgotten...
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Maxine Reed
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Dorothy "Maxine" Hinton Reed of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the Villas of Jackson at the age of 104. She was born in Allenville on Nov. 9, 1918, daughter of Harry and Carrie Kinder Hinton. She married R.E. "Gene" Reed on Oct. 31, 1941. He preceded her in death Dec. 6, 2003...
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Doris O'Neal
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Doris Jean O'Neal, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 5, 1937, in Austin, Texas, to Aubrey Clifford and Ollie Lankford Swofford. She worked at Saint Francis Medical Center for 26 years in the medical records department...
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Robin McKinley
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Robin Elizabeth McKinley, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Andrew Margrabe
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Andrew Robert Margrabe, 48, of Wood River, Illinois, formerly of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, while visiting his parents in Jackson. Andrew was born Nov. 27, 1974, in Cape Girardeau to Freddie Joseph and Cecilia Essner Margrabe...
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Joey King
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Joey King, 64, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Joey was born Feb. 1, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Bobby Joe and Earlene White King. He and Mary Pat Seabaugh were married Oct. 27, 1978, in Jackson...
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Goldie Hahs
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Goldie Lois Hahs, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Life Care Center. She was born Nov. 2, 1933, in Tallapoosa, Missouri, to Jesse Herman and Ruby Helen Sullenger. Survivors include one son, Jakie Hahs (Melissa); three daughters, Sherry (Ronald) Bohnert, Paula Brumbaugh (Doug) and Pam Hartle; one brother, Tim (Jackie) Sullenger; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren...
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Mary Griffith
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
Mary Christine Griffith, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. She was born Feb. 11, 1952, in St. Louis to the late Harold and Marie Osterholt Gerlach. Survivors include her husband, Robert Griffith; children, Brent (Cara Humes) Griffith, Diane (Michael) Huntington, Clayton Griffith and Elizabeth Griffith; sisters, Judy Shimpkus (Christopher Kramer) and Jean (Richard) Travers; grandchildren, Robert, Samual and Oliver Huntington and Sydney Griffith; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.. ...
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Ray Fowler
(Obituary ~ 03/02/23)
LAFORGE, Mo. — Ray Fowler of Laforge left this earth for his heavenly home Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, peacefully at home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born March 24, 1937, to W.B. and Bessie Beatrice Barbre Fowler on his great-grandfather's farm in Laforge...
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Australia family hurt in helicopter crash suing Vegas firm
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
LAS VEGAS -- Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in Southern Nevada in December have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. seeking more than $400,000 in damages from the tour operator. Las Vegas-based Papillon Grand Canyon Tours and parent company Papillon Airways Inc. are accused of negligence and liability in the complaint filed Monday in Nevada state court in Las Vegas...
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Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man arrested
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania man faces federal criminal charges after he checked in a suitcase with an explosive device hidden in the lining on a flight to Florida, authorities said Wednesday. Marc Muffley, 40, is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, according to a criminal complaint...
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Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind 'Havana syndrome'
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called "Havana syndrome," the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world...
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To the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California mountains
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and medicine to mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms that have dumped so much snow some residents can barely see out their windows. In San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles, around-the-clock plowing is underway but it could take more than a week to reach some areas, said Dawn Rowe, chair of the county's board of supervisors. ...
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Alex Murdaugh killed wife, son to buy time, prosecutor says
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
Alex Murdaugh's theft of millions of dollars was about to be revealed so he killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the disgraced South Carolina attorney's murder trial. Fearing his years of stealing from his law firm and clients would be exposed and hoping to maintain his lofty standing in the community, Murdaugh killed his wife and younger son in the hopes it would make him a sympathetic figure and draw attention away from the missing money, prosecutor Creighton Waters told jurors. ...
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RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
SAN DIEGO -- A California panel Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968, Sirhan's lawyer said...
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COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
WASHINGTON -- COVID-19's origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. This much is known: When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, any new report on the virus' origin quickly triggers a relapse and a return of misleading claims about the virus, vaccines and masks that have reverberated since the pandemic began...
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Midwest could add more ethanol to gasoline under EPA plan
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Gasoline with higher blends of ethanol could be sold year-round in eight Midwestern states beginning in 2024 under a rule proposed Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed rule is a victory for the biofuels industry, which for years has pushed to allow sales of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer, which hasn't been allowed because of concerns it would worsen smog during hot weather. ...
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Ohio senators introduce rail safety bill after fiery crash
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Railroads including the one whose train derailed and caught fire in Ohio would have to follow new safety rules under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by the state's two U.S. senators, even as regulators plan to step up inspections on tracks carrying the most hazardous materials...
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McCarthy, GOP introduce measure to protect 'parents' rights'
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the central planks of their midterm election campaign, introducing legislation to give parents more of a say in school curriculum. "That's what today is all about: It's about every parent, mom and dad, but most importantly about the students in America," Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in introducing the bill at an event on Capitol Hill...
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Israeli police crack down, clash with anti-Netanyahu protest
(International News ~ 03/02/23)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Weeks of anti-government protests in Israel turned violent Wednesday for the first time as police fired stun grenades and a water cannon at demonstrators who blocked a Tel Aviv highway. The crackdown came shortly after Israel's hard-line national security minister urged a tough response to what he said were "anarchists."...
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Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap
(National News ~ 03/02/23)
Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face thousands of dollars in annual costs for insulin they need in order to live. Lilly's changes also come as lawmakers and patient advocates pressure drugmakers to do something about soaring prices...
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Ukraine official: Forces may pull out of key city of Bakhmut
(International News ~ 03/02/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The Ukrainian military might pull troops back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut, an adviser to Ukraine's president said Wednesday in remarks that suggested Russia could capture the city that has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance...
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Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece's deadliest train crash
(International News ~ 03/02/23)
TEMPE, Greece -- Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country's deadliest rail crash...
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Out of the past: March 2
(Out of the Past ~ 03/02/23)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County government will see a changing of the guard in the upcoming months when three long-time county officials leave office; Presiding Commissioner Bob Kielhofner and County Collector Tom Marshall, both of whom have held county office since the early 1970s, didn't file for re-election last week but announced their decisions to retire; Treasurer H. ...
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