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6 Jackson residents injured in separate weekend accidents
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
A Jackson girl suffered what state Highway Patrol said were serious injuries Saturday, Oct. 7, after the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta she was driving ran off Route Y 1 mile west of Jackson, struck a mailbox and overturned. The 16-year-old, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the 9:40 p.m. incident, was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The vehicle was a total loss, Highway Patrol reported...
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Fearless Comedy workshops for future comedians
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
Southeast Missouri State University's Crisp Museum will be welcoming Thomas Shaner of Cape Girardeau to host a four-week Fearless Comedy stand-up comedy workshop. Shaner has performed stand-up since 2009, but said he really broke into the business in the last four years when he became a regular at open-mic events. He has done shows in Los Angeles, Chicago and Tennessee. He said he was inspired by Sam Rhodes, a comedian from England, after seeing him in Carbondale, Illinois...
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SEMO to present Lanford Wilson's 'Fifth of July'
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
Southeast Missouri State University's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance will present a production of Lanford Wilson's play "Fifth of July", opening Thursday, Oct. 12, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Wilson is a Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright from Missouri, and "Fifth of July" is the third play in his trilogy about the Talley family who live on a rural farm outside Lebanon, Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau most expensive Missouri metro
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
According to second quarter 2023 data tracked by Missouri Economic Research & Information Center (MERIC), Cape Girardeau was the most expensive metropolitan area in the Show Me State in terms of cost of living. The most affordable in-state metro, MERIC's report indicated, was Joplin...
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Area firms discuss manufacturing at First Friday event
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
Safety issues and labor shortages were among the topics discussed in a "manufacturing day" panel during Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee on Oct. 6 at Century Casino Event Center in Cape Girardeau. "In my 28 years, the most significant change I've seen (in manufacturing) is a shift toward safety," said Jim Franklin, vice president of operations for Mondi in Jackson. ...
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Gathering storm — Business impact of Missouri's child care crisis
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Calling it a child care crisis, legislators and business leaders met Wednesday, Oct. 4, in Columbia, Missouri, to discuss the matter in a forum co-hosted by Missouri Chamber of Commerced and Industry. The issue was on Gov. Mike Parson's mind shortly after the General Assembly concluded its spring session...
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Strong work ethic, friends serve cook at Jackson Middle School well
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
Dorris Peters recently celebrated her 85th birthday with one of her favorite meals — orange chicken from the cafeteria at Jackson Middle School. Peters has been a cook at Jackson Middle School for 14 years and before that she was a custodian for the Jackson School District and the school in Burfordville. In all, Peters has spent 51 years working for public schools in Missouri...
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Did you know? Cape Girardeau's Peter Kinder is Missouri's longest serving lieutenant governor
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
In the long history of the Show Me State, no one person has served longer as the state's No. 2 official than former GOP Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau, now vice president of governmental affairs for SoutheastHEALTH. Since Missouri attained statehood in 1820, 48 people have served the state as lieutenant governor...
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Jason Smith assails new student forgiveness plan
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith is condemning the Biden administration's plan announced Wednesday, Oct. 4, to cancel $9 billion in student debt for 125,000 borrowers. The move comes as the pause of loan repayment by U.S. Department of Education ended Oct. 1 for 28 million American students...
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Jackson, Perryville, Cape Girardeau chambers news
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at United Land Title, 1330 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. n Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at Juste Moi Yoga & Spa, 1 N. Main St., Perryville, Missouri...
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Ruggieri opens Pasta + Sauce
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Pasta + Sauce formally opened Monday, Oct. 2, at 127 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau, in the same location proprietor Gabriele Ruggieri operated a previous eatery, Gabriel's Food + Wine. Ruggieri opened Speck Pizza + Street Food, another Italian restaurant, September 2022 at 430 Broadway in Scout Hall...
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Mercy names Eric Ammons to area leadership role
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Eric Ammons, a 33-year employee of Mercy Catholic health care organization, has been named regional president for Mercy's southeastern Missouri "footprint" ranging from Jefferson County to Perry County "and potentially including Cape Girardeau and Stoddard counties", according to a Thursday, Oct. 5, news release...
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Israel pounds downtown Gaza City, vowing punishing retaliation for weekend attack
(International News ~ 10/10/23)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel bombarded downtown Gaza City on Tuesday and expanded a massive mobilization of reservists, vowing punishing retaliation against the Hamas militant group that increasingly left residents of the tiny Palestinian territory with nowhere to go...
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Stunning new jobs report
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
U.S. employers added 336,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department reported Friday, Oct. 6 — shattering a prediction of only 170,000 by analysts. September's numbers report represents the strongest monthly gain since January. "The U.S. labor market is emphatically shrugging off fears of a recession within the next few months," reported USA Today...
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Postage stamp price likely to rise again
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
First class stamps are expected to increase from 66 to 68 cents Sunday, Jan. 21, after U.S. Postal Service filed Friday, Oct. 6, for an increase with Postal Regulatory Commission. If approved, it will be the fourth such increase since July 2022...
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Motor fuel cost falling
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Pump prices continue to slide as autumn enters its third full week. Nationally, the price of motor fuel fell Monday, Oct. 9, more than a dime in the last week to $3.70 per gallon. In Missouri, the statewide average is off 13 cents in the last seven days to $3.38. A year ago, Missourians paid $3.47...
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John Leibel named to food bank board
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
John Leibel, community bank president of First Midwest Bank, Sikeston, and a member of Sikeston City Council, has been named to Southeast Missouri Food Bank's board of directors, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 3, news release. The food bank, headquartered in Scott County and with a satellite warehouse in Jackson, feeds an estimated 80,000 people a month in its 16-county service area...
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Cape Girardeau business license
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
City of Cape Girardeau community relations department has received one new application for a business license from Gerald W. Jones II of Cape Girardeau for Roost Home Design Marketplace, 39 N. Broadview St. Business was to open Monday, Oct. 9...
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Allison McClure joins area architect firm
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Allison McClure has been named office manager of Dille Pollard Architecture, a firm founded in 2003, with offices in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Among the company's projects was the design renovation of the former headquarters of Cape Girardeau Police Department — now housing Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri at 40 S. Sprigg St...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2023. There are 82 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland. On this date: In 1911, Chinese revolutionaries launched an uprising that led to the collapse of the Qing (or Manchu) Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China...
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La Croix Church celebrates 35 years of ministry
(Editorial ~ 10/10/23)
La Croix Church recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, a milestone marker for one of Cape Girardeau's largest churches. The church got its start at the old movie theater located inside West Park Mall. Senior Pastor Rev. Ron Watts recently told the Southeast Missourian they ran an advertisement in the newspaper seeking help from anyone in the community interested in starting the church. ...
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Remembering Dr. Crowe
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/10/23)
Dr. Crowe was our family doctor. He had a stern, no nonsense demeanor. He would come to the house when necessary. He diagnosed me and patched me up a time or two. Later, after the Air Force, I worked at Cape Girardeau Airport for Cape Central Airways. ...
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Prayer 10-10-23
(Prayer ~ 10/10/23)
Lord Jesus, may our focus be on things with eternal value, building your kingdom. Amen.
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Ohio at a crossroads
(Column ~ 10/10/23)
COLUMBUS, OHIO "The unborn are the poorest of the poor," Jeanne Mancini emphasized in front of the statehouse here. Mancini is the president of the March for Life. For a half-century the March for Life has been a frigid annual January event in Washington., D.C., marking the Supreme Court decision, Roe vs. Wade, that made abortion federally legal...
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Our establishment's alternate realities
(Column ~ 10/10/23)
One common denominator that explains why previously successful societies implode is their descent into fantasies. A collective denial prevents even discussion of existential threats and their solutions. Something like that is happening in the United States. Eight million illegal immigrants have entered the United States by the deliberate erasure of the southern border...
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Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. It's a possible sign that the investigation is nearing its end. Special counsel Robert Hur is investigating the improper retention of classified documents from Biden's time as a U.S. ...
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Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Events across the country -- including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a rally at the statehouse in Maine, a celebratory march in Seattle and traditional dancing, music, and food in Alaska and Arizona -- marked celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day...
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Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
FARMERVILLE, La. -- A judge delivered a victory Monday to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, allowing the most serious charge of negligent homicide to go forward against a trooper captured on body-camera video dragging the Black motorist by his ankle shackles and forcing him to lie facedown in the dirt...
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RFK Jr.'s independent run for president draws GOP criticism and silence from national Democrats
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
PHILADELPHIA -- Republicans attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday as the longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist launched an independent bid for the White House, reflecting growing concerns on the right that the former Democrat now threatens to take votes from former President Donald Trump in 2024...
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Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd suspends long-shot GOP 2024 presidential bid, endorses Nikki Haley
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
WASHINGTON -- Former Republican Texas congressman Will Hurd suspended his presidential bid on Monday and endorsed fellow GOP primary candidate Nikki Haley, officially abandoning a brief campaign built on criticizing Donald Trump at a time when his party seems even more determined to embrace the former president...
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From Coke floats to Cronuts, going viral can have lasting effect on small business
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
NEW YORK -- The Lexington Candy Shop in New York City has served burgers, fries and shakes to hungry patrons for decades. Last remodeled in 1948, the diner is the definition of old-fashioned. But that hasn't stopped it from getting a wave of new fans...
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Afghans reel from the earthquake that killed thousands
(International News ~ 10/10/23)
ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan -- People dug through the rubble of the quake in western Afghanistan for their few possessions but the material losses seemed unimportant. Saturday's 6.3 magnitude quake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. Picking through the rubble on Monday, Asadullah Khan paused to think about a future marred by grief...
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Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract, join UAW picketers already on strike
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
DETROIT -- Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company. The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7 a.m., adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared all three big Detroit automakers...
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As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have no clear idea who will be U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America[[OpenSingle]]s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel -- or any number of other problems at home or abroad...
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US begins delivering munitions to Israel as the American death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attacks
(National News ~ 10/10/23)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, the White House said Monday, as the Pentagon reviews its inventories to see what else can be sent quickly to boost its ally in the three-day-old war with Hamas...
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Israel strikes, seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages
(International News ~ 10/10/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies Monday in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war's death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated the conflict, pledging to kill captured Israelis if attacks targeted civilians without warnings...
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Fire report 10-10-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/10/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 8 n Medical assists were made at 11:22 a.m. on West Rodney Drive; 4:03 p.m. on Themis Street; and 4:45 p.m. on Bellevue Street. n At 9:42 a.m., fire alarm on Peironnet Drive...
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Police report 10-10-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/10/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on Lexington Avenue. Assaults n Fourth-degree assault was reported on South Ellis Street...
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Andrew Vestal
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Andrew James Vestal, 33, passed away after suffering a coronary event Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Petty Officer Vestal graduated with his bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 2013. Answering the nation's call, he chose to enlist in the U.S. Navy on Nov. 14, 2013...
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Gary Stanley
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Gary Stanley, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. Gary was born June 8, 1947, in Oregon County, Missouri, to the late Gilbert and Verla Cox Stanley. He married Sarah J. Crews on June 9, 1967, and to that union two children were born, Takara Leah and Rachel Amara. On Nov. 7, 1987, Gary married Jane Marie Minner Frederick...
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Wilburn Sparks
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Wilburn F. Sparks, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mike Huffman officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Donna McFarland
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
SEBRING, Fla. — Donna Maria McFarland died Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Sebring at the age of 70. A memorial visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Jay Shands will conduct a life celebration service at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the funeral home...
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Barbara King
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Barbara Ann King, 79, of Perryville died Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Mercy Perry Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, and from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. A rosary will be recited at 8:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the funeral home...
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Eloise Hudson
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Eloise "Tiny" Hudson, 66, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. She was born in Lilbourn, Missouri, to Andrew and Clementine Terry Thomas Sept. 18, 1957. Eloise married James T. Hudson of Cape Girardeau on April 19, 1980...
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Verna Herron
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Verna M. Herron, 94, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, at Holiday Residential Care. Visitation will from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the funeral home, with Deacon John Darin officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville...
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Anthony Grojean II
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Anthony Grojean II, son of Tammy McLemore of Chaffee and Anthony Grojean of Whitewater, was born July 19, 1986, in Cape Girardeau and departed his life Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 37. He was a welder at Diebold Auto Body in Oran, Missouri. Anthony enjoyed hanging out with family and friends...
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Margie Eastwood
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Margorie Fern Souders Eastwood, 93 of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born Dec. 4, 1929, in Thebes, Illinois, to the late Archie and Mary Margaret Souders. On May 19, 1949, she was united in marriage to Phillip Ray Eastwood in Paragould, Arkansas. He preceded her in death May 6, 2019...
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Terry Crowell
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Terry E. Crowell, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. He was born Oct. 12, 1941, in Marquand, Missouri, to Hughey and Dorothy Mouser Crowell. He and Terry A. Rose were married April 19, 1969, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. Terry and Terry celebrated 51 years of marriage before she passed in 2020...
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Woman dies at St. Vincent football game
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
A woman at the St. Vincent High School football game in Perryville, Missouri, died Friday night, Oct. 6. According to an eyewitness, the elderly woman was in the stands at the game. Perry County, Missouri, Coroner William “Bill” Bohnert confirmed the death Saturday morning, Oct. 7, but did not release details, indicating next-of-kin contacts had not been completed.
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Out of the past: Oct. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 10/10/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dallas Days kick off in the morning at Marble Hill; the two-day celebration includes Civil War battle reenactments, military drill and blacksmithing demonstrations, an Optimist Club horse show and a church service Sunday morning...
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Business quote
(Business ~ 10/10/23)
Not every kid is ready to go to or has the ability to go to a four-year college and they can step out and get a very good, well-paying job that offers benefits and promotes from within. Eighty percent of all my supervisors started off as entry-level employees. ...
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Case solved: University student helps crack mystery of bones without a name
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
An English major, newspaper archives, DNA samples and a family tree converged to help solve the identity of bones collected by the Cape Girardeau coroner’s office in 1980. They were identified as Louis Charles Borchers of Gordonville. It’s somewhat unclear how the remains came to be unknown. ...
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Perryville man dies in crash
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
A Perryville, Missouri, man died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday, Oct. 7. A state Highway Patrol report said Fredric Hutchinson Jr., 31, was driving southbound on County Road 806 near Rock Valley Lane shortly after 1 p.m. when the 2001 Chevrolet S10 he was driving traveled off the right side of the roadway. Hutchinson over-corrected, causing the vehicle to leave the left side of the roadway. The truck hit multiple trees before overturning, the report said...
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Jackson police seek suspect in alleged vehicle theft
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an alleged vehicle theft. ...
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Elite Travel, Inc. President and CEO Completes ALGV Pro Certification
(Submitted Story ~ 10/10/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --- Elite Travel, Inc. president and CEO, Carolyn Sandgren (Kempf) completed the ALG Vacations training. This in-depth training is a travel advisor specialist program that boosts knowledge of the travel industry. The program breaks down topics such as travel brand differences, educational resources, efficient booking, tips and tricks for complex itineraries and multi-origin vacations...
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