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Missouri sees 1st coronavirus death
(State News ~ 03/19/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced the first coronavirus death in the state happened in Boone County, without providing further details. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said the case was travel-related and the individual is the same person who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday in Boone County. Treece previously said that individual was in their 60s, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
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Remembering Barbara McClanahan
(Community ~ 03/19/20)
I was so blessed to have a wonderful mother-in-law for the past 30 years, and our entire family will miss her very much. Barbara McClanahan was classy and enjoyed pretty dishes and setting a beautiful table at every family dinner. I think she has six or seven sets of dishes that she rotated by season or "just because." She never used paper napkins, always cloth, and I would think of this when they dined at our house and I had paper napkins at the table...
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From 'prison ramen' to MREs — exploring all possibilities
(Community ~ 03/19/20)
It's been a surreal week so far, hasn't it? News stories have piqued my imagination. I've joked with friends about conspiracy theories and sci-fi scenarios you might find in a Dean Koontz novel. We've delved into deeper serious discussions about health care, the psychology of a pandemic, and spirituality...
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COVID-19 Briefly: United Way; scams; MDC; relief; unemployment
(Local News ~ 03/19/20)
United Way of Southeast Missouri has created a COVID-19 fund to help provide relief specifically for network partners and programs that directly help those in financial need, according to a news release. The Salvation Army, area food pantries, senior centers and programs, and Emergency Student Funds and backpack programs at public schools in the region are among the beneficiaries...
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All SEMO classes to move online for rest of semester
(Local News ~ 03/19/20)
When Southeast Missouri State University classes resume later this month after the school’s extended spring break, they won’t be in classrooms. By the end of the month, the university plans to move all instructional activities online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Gov. Parson moves April 7 elections to June 2
(Local News ~ 03/19/20)
Citing the “growing concern surrounding COVID-19,” Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed an executive order postponing municipal elections throughout the state, which had been slated for April 7, until June 2. The postponement affects several municipal and school board elections throughout Cape Girardeau County as well as several sales tax issues, including extension of the half-cent Transportation Trust Fund sales tax in Cape Girardeau and a new proposed countywide half-cent law enforcement and public safety sales tax. ...
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The People's Shelter renovates home as temporary housing solution
(Local News ~ 03/19/20)
Beams of sunlight seeped in through large bay windows, illuminating the floorboards at 802 William St. in Cape Girardeau last week, as Jessica Livingston stretched out a set of floor plans. Livingston — who has a background in interior design and is the home’s volunteer property manager — is working with the Rev. Renita Green of St. James AME and The People’s Shelter to transform the once-dilapidated, 1,915-square-foot property into A Peaceful Place Life Recovery House...
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Several local churches suspend services in face of coronavirus
(Local News ~ 03/19/20)
Church leaders are facing a difficult decision: whether to suspend services for the foreseeable future to help slow the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center held an informational meeting for faith-based organization leaders, to update them on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specifically for faith-based organizations...
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Adult and Teen Challenge to celebrate '50 years of miracles', addiction recovery at spring banquet
(Local News ~ 03/19/20)
Adult and Teen Challenge Mid-America (ATCMA) will host its annual spring banquet in late May “celebrating 50 years of miracles” in Cape Girardeau and its surrounding communities. ...
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Outside the Office: Dr. Jim Hoffman, Pediatrician at Alliance Health & Dermatology
(B Magazine ~ 03/19/20)
Dr. Jim Hoffman first became interested in tropical plants as a child, when his grandfather who overwintered in Florida brought home tropical fruits and plants in the springtime. He says he was "immediately interested" in the unusual plants with the exotic taste, and so his father built a small greenhouse for the plants...
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Book Review: "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," by Carol S. Dweck
(B Magazine ~ 03/19/20)
"Mindset" by Dr. Carol S. Dweck, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist, has been a powerful part of my philosophy on life -- both personally and professionally -- since discovering it several years ago. Dweck coined the terms "growth mindset" and "fixed mindset" after studying the behavior of thousands of children. ...
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Infrastructure news: Read this to believe it
(B Magazine ~ 03/19/20)
I came across a story about this particular topic on YouTube, featuring Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, who explains how bioluminescent bacteria found in jellyfish, fireflies and mushrooms can be used to create glow-in-the-dark trees. This technology was also referenced in one of the podcasts I listened to produced by Dan Rozycki, president of The Transtec Group. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
Today is Thursday, March 19, the 79th day of 2020. There are 287 days left in the year. Spring arrives at 11:50 p.m. EDT, the earliest the vernal equinox has occurred in 124 years. Today's Highlight in History: On March 19, 1966, the Texas Western Miners defeated the heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats, 72-65, to win the NCAA Championship played in College Park, Maryland; making the contest especially noteworthy was that Texas Western became the first basketball team to start five black players in a national title game as it faced an all-white Kentucky squad.. ...
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Sponsored: Don’t Leave Your Health to Luck
(Insiders Advice ~ 03/19/20)
It is interesting how we view health. We tend to think "it won't happen to me" or "I won't be a statistic" until something happens to our health, and then all of a sudden we will do anything to regain it. I recommend focusing on three things to maintain health: flexibility, muscle tone/balance and nutrition. ...
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Friends Gala celebrates $1 million milestone with 5th annual event
(Editorial ~ 03/19/20)
Saint Francis Foundation's fifth annual Friends Gala was held earlier this month, drawing 500 people to the Drury Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau for a night of food, fun and philanthropy. The foundation recently announced this year's festivities raised more than $315,000 to benefit the CancerCare and CardiacCare Funds through the health care system's foundation. ...
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Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
MADISON, Wis. — A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese, chosen from a record number of entrants from 26 nations in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. The cheese from Bern, Switzerland, made its maker, Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus, a two-time winner. Spycher also won in 2008
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Virus death toll spikes in Iran, with total now at 1,135
(International News ~ 03/19/20)
TEHRAN -- Iran on Wednesday reported its single biggest jump in fatalities from the coronavirus as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135. The nearly 15% spike in deaths -- amid a total of 17,361 confirmed cases in Iran -- marks the biggest 24-hour rise in fatalities since Iranian officials first acknowledged infections of the virus in mid-February...
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Trump taps emergency powers as virus relief plan proceeds
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
WASHINGTON -- Describing himself as a "wartime president" fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package -- which the Senate approved earlier Wednesday -- guaranteeing sick leave to workers who fall ill...
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Speak Out 3/19/20
(Speak Out ~ 03/19/20)
When asked Joe Biden said in the debate Sunday night that he would definitely pick a woman as his running mate, Bernie Sanders gave a definite maybe to the question. My question is to both: Will it be one of the women that ran for the presidency and no one supported or wanted, or will it be another woman that never felt she could get elected to begin with? To pick a running mate on gender alone is pathetic!...
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Wanda Terbrak
(Obituary ~ 03/19/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wanda Lou Terbrak, 75, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Alan Terbrak officiating...
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Gregory Scherer
(Obituary ~ 03/19/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- Gregory B. Scherer, 90, of Benton died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1929, in Benton to Victor and Pauline Welter Scherer. He married Mary Louise Scherer on Aug. 27, 1955, and she preceded him in death June 20, 1995. He later married Georgia Guinn Grady on April 25, 1998, and she preceded him in death March 7, 2019...
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William Perry
(Obituary ~ 03/19/20)
William Wyatt Perry of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 16, 2020. He was 26. Wyatt was born in Cape Girardeau on Dec. 29, 1993. He was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps, receiving an honorable discharge...
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Jerry Lewis
(Obituary ~ 03/19/20)
Jerry Gene Lewis, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Egypt Mills...
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Christine Deevers
(Obituary ~ 03/19/20)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Christine "Christy" Deevers, 46, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020, at her home. She was born June 8, 1973, in Cape Girardeau to Ruth LeGrand and the late Michael LeGrand. Christy was of the Catholic faith. She attended Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau. Christy went on to get her bachelor's degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Area police reports 3/19/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/19/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. DWIs n Driving under the influence was reported at Broadway and North Kingshighway. n Driving under the influence was reported at North Sprigg Street and Normal Avenue...
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Prayer 3/19/20
(Prayer ~ 03/19/20)
O Father God, may we glorify you in our actions, words and attitudes. Amen.
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Apollo 15 astronaut who circled moon, Worden, dies at 88
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. His family said he died in his sleep in Houston. No cause of death was given...
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Out of the past: March 19
(Out of the Past ~ 03/19/20)
Nearly 50 area churches have crossed denominational lines and united to bring the Heartland for Christ/Impact America Crusade to Cape Girardeau; the eight-night event, which begins this evening at the Show Me Center, features Christian communicator Lowell Lundstrom of Sisseton, South Dakota...
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Sanders' campaign says he's reassessing, not dropping out
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he is reassessing his campaign, raising questions about whether he will drop out after losing three more states and falling prohibitively behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the race...
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Earthquake shakes Utah region
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries...
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At Sing Sing, museum going in near inmates
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
OSSINING, N.Y. -- Busting out of Sing Sing has been a dream of inmates since cell doors started clanging shut along the Hudson River in the 1820s. Now there's a plan to usher visitors inside the high walls well known in the past to gangsters, Hollywood stars and prisoners condemned to the electric chair...
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The secret to a great Irish coffee isn't what you'd expect it to be
(National News ~ 03/19/20)
Last summer, I traveled to Ireland to learn about Irish whiskey, a spirit I knew relatively little about. The Irish drink I knew better was Guinness, which I enjoyed occasionally and use to make my favorite Chocolate Chocolate Cake. Turns out, I am not alone in my unfamiliarity with Irish whiskey. ...
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