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Gov. Parson: Statewide social distancing order to begin Monday
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
Gov. Mike Parson directed the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services director Dr. Randall Williams to order statewide social distancing of events of 10 or more people. The order took effect at 12:01 a.m. today and will remain in effect until April 6...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/23/20
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for March 19 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...
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SBA Approves Missouri disaster declaration
(Business ~ 03/23/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved Missouri's request for assistance through the agency's disaster loan program. The disaster declaration approval, announced Saturday by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, makes low interest disaster loans available to small businesses and private not-for-profits that have been or will be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic...
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VA announces COVID-19 precautions for clinics
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 preparation measures, VA outpatient clinics throughout the region are only seeing veterans with scheduled appointments until further notice. The "no walk-in" policy applies to the VA clinics in Cape Girardeau, Farmington, Sikeston and West Plains in Missouri and the Arkansas clinics in Paragould and Pocahontas...
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COVID-19 Briefly — State parks; rumors; Rand Paul; Gaza strip
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is keeping state parks open amid the coronavirus outbreak. The department will try to limit visitors' interaction with rangers and other park staffers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Jackson native adjusts to life in Barcelona amid COVID-19 lockdown
(Column ~ 03/23/20)
Quedat En Casa, in Spanish, means “stay at home.” That’s exactly what I’m doing here in Barcelona, Spain, for nine days now. The normally crowded streets of this city, which boasts 9 million tourists a year, are eerily quiet. There’s no one waiting at the usual bus stops. ...
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From the Business Desk ... COVID-19 means job loss, shuttered businesses; 'Good news' welcome
(Business ~ 03/23/20)
As much as I want to write a business column without mentioning it, there's no way I can without talking about COVID-19 and the impact it's having on economies around the world as well as on businesses right here in the Cape Girardeau area. I am 64 years old, and I cannot recall anything else in my lifetime that has had such a wide ripple effect on almost every segment of our economy. ...
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Cape mayor gives COVID-19 update, talks budget impact
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox said the State of Missouri is working at getting medical equipment for areas that have been affected by the new coronavirus, and cost-saving measures will have to be found to deal with the city’s budget, which will take a hit because of the outbreak...
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Woman tests positive for virus in Perry County
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
Perry County, Missouri, officials have reported the first case of COVID-19 in the county. In a Saturday news release from Perry County Health Department, director Sylvia Forester said a woman in her 50s had tested positive. The woman is isolating at her home and has been since first exhibiting symptoms...
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Southeast Missourian to change print frequency temporarily
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
Due to the economic impact of the coronavirus, the Southeast Missourian will be temporarily suspending three print days while continuing to bulk up online content as a seven-day digital product. "We will actually be producing an e-edition of the newspaper each day. ...
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Working from home: A viable alternative to traditional work spaces
(Business ~ 03/23/20)
Working from home. It's also referred to as telecommuting, telework, mobile work and flexible workplace and is an arrangement by which workers are able to perform their jobs at home or anyplace else other than at their "traditional" office setting. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 20 million to 30 million Americans were working at home as of a month or so ago and the percentage of at-home workers was steadily increasing...
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Marble Hill woman celebrates 109th birthday amid social distancing
(Local News ~ 03/23/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Connie Mayfield’s family had planned a big party to celebrate her 109th birthday. The party was canceled, of course, because of concerns about the coronavirus, but Mayfield doesn’t seem to mind. Surrounded by flowers and balloons, and inundated with phone calls, Mayfield is OK with the downscaled festivities...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/23/20)
Today in History Today is Monday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2020. There are 283 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 23, 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers...
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Prayer 3-23-20
(Prayer ~ 03/23/20)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for showing us what it means to serve one another. Amen.
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Phone call between Kanye West, Taylor Swift again roils net
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/20)
NEW YORK -- Taylor Swift may have ended her feud with Katy Perry but the one with Kanye West seems simply not to want to die. New leaked video clip of the entire four-year-old phone call between the rapper and pop superstar about his controversial song "Famous" have been posted online and further complicate the picture of what happened...
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Crossover country superstar Kenny Rogers dies at 81
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/20)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The Gambler" on records and on TV, died Friday night. He was 81...
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Whiplash: All at once, a steady US economy screeches to halt
(National News ~ 03/23/20)
WASHINGTON -- Three weeks ago, EmpireCLS was heading toward a second straight year of record business. A car service company in New Jersey, Empire couldn't even find enough chauffeurs and office workers to meet its needs. Now? With stunning speed, business in the United States -- as well as in Europe and elsewhere -- has collapsed in the face of the coronavirus and warnings for everyone to stay home. Suddenly, no one needs a chauffeur...
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As crisis deepens, congressional rescue deal teeters
(National News ~ 03/23/20)
WASHINGTON -- Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House teetered Sunday over a now nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisis deepened, the nation shut down and the first U.S. senator tested positive for the disease...
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Virus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices
(National News ~ 03/23/20)
PARIS -- Young German adults hold "corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida to Australia, kitesurfers, college students and others crowd the beaches...
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Michael Yount
(Obituary ~ 03/23/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Michael Lynn Yount, 24, of Marble Hill died Friday, March 20, 2020, at his home. Born on June 20, 1995, in Perryville, Missouri, he was the beloved son of Terry Lynn and Tammy Sue Wells Yount. He attended Leopold Schools until his junior year, when he transferred to Woodland High School and graduated in 2012. He worked for H & G Marine in Perryville as a welder...
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Gary Pender
(Obituary ~ 03/23/20)
Gary Bruce Pender, 61, of Jackson died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Due to current public health concerns, the Pender family will be having a private service. Arrangements by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Alene Matthews
(Obituary ~ 03/23/20)
Alene Matthews, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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John Kinder
(Obituary ~ 03/23/20)
John Kinder, 68, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 24, 1951, in St. Louis, son of Fairly Freely "Woody" and Ida Helen McKee Kinder. John married Beverly Spooler on June 29, 1975, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Ruby 'Maxine' Fellows
(Obituary ~ 03/23/20)
Ruby Maxine Fellows, 83, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at her home. She was born June 26, 1936, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Jesse James and Metta Elva Barks Loberg. Maxine married Edward "Bud" Fellows on July 3, 1954, at Sedgewickville Methodist Church...
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Births 3/23/20
(Births ~ 03/23/20)
Daughter to Luke and Jennifer Sauerbrunn of Sikeston, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 2:20 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020. Name, Lyla Rose. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Second daughter. Mrs. Sauerbrunn is the daughter of Chris Faulkner and Paula Faulkner of Fort Madison, Iowa. She is a physical therapist at First Steps. Sauerbrunn is the son of Ben Sauerbrunn and Patty Sauerbrunn of Oak Ridge. He is a mechanic at Bud Shell Ford...
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Area basketball seasons cut short but teams are champions in our book
(Editorial ~ 03/23/20)
In the midst of all the closures, cancellations and alterations to business operations, schools and events, it’s easy to overlook sports. But in recent weeks, several local teams have had strong performances, some stopped short of national and state tournaments...
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Customers cheer after woman gives birth at Springfield Walmart
(State News ~ 03/23/20)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Customers cheered at a Walmart in Springfield after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store’s toilet paper aisle. Jessica Hinkle, manager of the store, said the woman told employees Wednesday her water broke. Hinkle held up a sheet for privacy while a labor nurse who happened to be in the store and firefighters helped the woman deliver her baby in just 45 minutes, KYTV reported. ...
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Missouri virus cases hit 128, including 5 tied to preschool
(State News ~ 03/23/20)
O’FALLON, Mo. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri rose by 38 Sunday night, including at least five cases tied to one suburban St. Louis preschool and evidence of community transmission in one county. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, was up to 128, according to statistics released by state and county health officials, an increase from 75 on Saturday. ...
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Out of the past: March 23
(Out of the Past ~ 03/23/20)
Attendance swelled to nearly 2,600 at the Show Me Center yesterday as the faithful stood to hear Lowell Lundstrom and his daughter, Lisa, discuss the false hope of drugs, alcohol and sex; it was the fourth night of Lundstrom's Impact America Crusade, a night devoted to young people...
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Speak Out 3/23/20
(Speak Out ~ 03/23/20)
Putting the swimming pool in south Cape is a mistake. When the city built the skate board park, the kids from north Cape could not use it as it wasn’t safe. There were always boys who lived in that area bullying and beating on kids until they eventually stopped going down there. ...
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