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Five DWI arrests over last week in Cape Girardeau, 3 on St. Patrick's Day
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
Cape Girardeau police officers have made five arrests for driving while intoxicated in the past week, according to crime reports from the Cape Girardeau Police Department, with three of the DWI arrests occurring on St. Patrick's Day. The first DWI arrest took place shortly past midnight March 17 at the intersection of Broadway and North Kingshighway. Another DWI arrest was made at the intersection about 16 hours later...
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Cairo bridge closed for safety inspection
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River at Cairo will be closed to all traffic as crews perform an annual inspection of the structure. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced closures are scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. Monday through noon April 2, and from 8 a.m. April 6 through noon April 9. The bridge will be open to traffic from 5:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night...
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Professor: Cape County quake Sunday typical of activity in region
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
A small earthquake that hit at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday near Jackson is fairly typical of seismic activity in the region, said Pamela Mills, geosciences instructor at Southeast Missouri State University. Mills said Monday that small earthquakes and tremors occur quite often in Southeast Missouri along the New Madrid Seismic Zone...
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COVID-19 Briefly: Missouri news, new symptoms, facilities repurposed
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
On Monday the Perry County Health Department (PCHD) was notified of the second positive case of COVID-19 in Perry County, Missouri. The individual, a male in his 30s, was identified as a close contact to the first positive case. When contacted by PCHD, the individual was exhibiting symptoms and therefore was tested through the Missouri State Public Health Lab. It is unknown, at this time, which individual was first to become infected...
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Coronavirus: Best of times, worst of times
(Column ~ 03/24/20)
Charles Dickens might have been talking about today rather than the 1700s. His classic "A Tale of Two Cities" begins with the words many of us have heard so often we could quote them in our sleep: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." So it is during this coronavirus pandemic that has swept home and abroad...
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Loving and learning from a distance at Jefferson Elementary
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
For local Jefferson Elementary School students, daily life has changed drastically over the past week. The school’s usual atmosphere of excited elementary students fell silent Wednesday when a precautionary suspension of in-person classes took effect due to the spreading coronavirus pandemic...
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County, city, health care officials detail COVID-19 responses
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
Wash your hands, stay home as much as you can, maintain “social distance” from other people and don’t show up for a COVID-19 test unless you’ve been referred by a physician or other health care provider. Those were among the key messages delivered Monday by the mayors of Cape Girardeau and Jackson, Cape Girardeau County officials and the heads of Saint Francis Healthcare System and SoutheastHEALTH at a coronavirus preparation news conference...
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Portageville area resident tests positive for coronavirus
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A Portageville area resident has tested positive for COVID-19 virus. According to a statement from the City of Portageville Monday evening, the City was notified by health professionals of the resident testing positive late Monday afternoon...
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Construction of the Center Junction DDI continues
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
Construction of the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 (mile marker 99) between Cape Girardeau and Jackson -- commonly called Center Junction -- is underway. According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation, median crossovers will soon be in place to allow head-to-head traffic on I-55 and U.S. 61...
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Andy Leighton running as Democrat for Missouri District 147 House seat
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
Cape Girardeau resident Andy Leighton has filed as a Democratic candidate for the Missouri District 147 House seat. Currently in the seat is Republican state Rep. Kathy Swan, who was first elected to the position in 2012 and won her fourth two-year term in 2018. Swan cannot run for reelection to the seat due to term limits. She and state Rep. Holly Rehder are running for the Distract 27 state Senate seat...
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Volunteers provide Cape Girardeau health care workers with homemade medical face masks
(Local News ~ 03/24/20)
At Betty Carroll’s front door, you’ll find a welcome mat, a bottle of hand sanitizer and a note instructing visitors to use the disinfectant before entering. The home in Cape Girardeau has been transformed into a makeshift assembly line producing face masks for hospital staff at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Sponsored: New Beginnings
(Insiders Advice ~ 03/24/20)
Spring is finally here! I love spring — the flowers, warm weather and new beginnings, the chance to get outside, and of course, weddings. The tumultuous weather and recent viruses have put a bit of a damper on the excitement, but I’ve decided not to let these things derail the excitement of the new season. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/24/20)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 24, the 84th day of 2020. There are 282 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil...
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Gary Pender
(Obituary ~ 03/24/20)
Gary Bruce Pender, 61, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 25, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert H. and Anna Marie Graham Pender. Gary married Brenda Brotherton on Dec. 22, 1995...
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Janice Lovekamp
(Obituary ~ 03/24/20)
Janice Cittadino Lovekamp, 73, of Jackson died Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be held at a later date in Carriere, Mississippi. Arrangements made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Dewey Hagar
(Obituary ~ 03/24/20)
GREENWOOD, Miss. -- Dewey Chester Hagar, 93, of Greenwood, formerly of Morley, Missouri, died Friday, March 20, 2020, at Riverview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Greenwood. He was born to Thomas Newton and Lydia Davidson Hagar on Dec. 9, 1926. He married Sadie Goff in May 1950...
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G. Dale Griffith
(Obituary ~ 03/24/20)
G. Dale Griffith, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Lutheran Home. A private graveside service will be Wednesday at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald French
(Obituary ~ 03/24/20)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Donald Brown French, 83, of Charleston died Sunday, March 22, 2020. He was born July 4, 1936, in Asheville, North Carolina, to Oliver B. Sr. and Jennie Lane Brown French. On June 11, 1960, he married Anna Marie Duff, who survives of the home...
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Births 3/24/20
(Births ~ 03/24/20)
Daughter to Bobby Dale Jr. and Laura Ann Hurley of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:22 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Name, Lydia Nicole. Weight, 4 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hurley is the former Laura Johnson, daughter of Nelson and Jane Johnson of Sikeston. She is employed by Southeast Missouri State University. Hurley is the son of Terri Hurley of Sikeston. He works at Bo's Jewelry and Pawn...
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1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
(International News ~ 03/24/20)
PARIS -- The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people -- one-fifth of the world's population -- were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus...
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No word on Afghani deal
(International News ~ 03/24/20)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Afghanistan on Monday without saying whether he was able to broker an agreement between the country's squabbling political leaders. Pompeo was in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban. He'd traveled thousands of miles despite a near-global travel shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and statesmen are curtailing official travel...
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Woman in her 30s from St. Louis dies from COVID-19
(State News ~ 03/24/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A St. Louis woman in her 30s died from COVID-19, and officials said Monday that they are still trying to figure out how she got the disease caused by the coronavirus. The death was the fourth in Missouri from COVID-19, and her relative youth "is a cause for concern for us," Dr. Fredrick Echols, the city's health director, said at a news conference. He said the woman was hospitalized Sunday, though he declined to provide further personal details about her...
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Prayer 3/24/20
(Prayer ~ 03/24/20)
May we persevere through trials, keeping our focus on you, O Lord God. Amen.
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Out of the past: March 24
(Out of the Past ~ 03/24/20)
The Missouri Department of Highways and Transportation has delayed bidding on several projects in Southeast Missouri to make sure Proposition A-funded work moves forward; among those projects moving forward are improvements to Highway 74 from Kingshighway to Sprigg Street and resurfacing Highway 25 from the Cape Girardeau County line to 2 miles south of Advance, Missouri...
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4-H Southeast Regional Energizer - Our Health to Better Living
(Submitted Story ~ 03/24/20)
March 24, 2020 4-H Southeast Regional Energizer – Our Health to Better Living Armed with a bright yellow sign Sharpied with the number 86,400 in bold numbers, Richard Rickman, the opening speaker for the 2020 Southeast Regional Energizer held at Advance Elementary School in Advance, Missouri on Saturday, February 22, asked the crowd of 4-H youth, “Imagine there is a bank that credits your account every single day with $86,400. ...
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Tensions rise as $2 trillion virus aid stalls in Washington
(National News ~ 03/24/20)
WASHINGTON -- Tensions flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President Donald Trump musing openly about letting the 15-day shutdown expire...
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Fitness enthusiasts think outside the gym during coronavirus
(National News ~ 03/24/20)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that his gym has closed due to coronavirus fears. LaTart's said it's part of the "new, weird, strange workout plan" he has devised during a nationwide trend of self-isolation and social distancing as the government recommends limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer people...
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