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Nurse helping colleagues with meals
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
Elysia King started Rad Nurse in Cape Girardeau in 2018 to help nurses in need. With COVID-19 has come a stepped-up response from health care providers, and King is doing what she can to help. King, herself a nurse, had stepped back from the organization with the birth of her second child in 2019, after helping a couple of individual nurses in crisis, she said, and started 2020 with a goal to get back on track...
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Temporary traffic signals to be placed at Jackson roundabout project
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of East Main Street and Shawnee Boulevard in Jackson will require the use of temporary traffic signals the city expects to be in place by Monday, weather permitting. The signals will limit traffic to one lane through the intersection and will remain in place for the remainder of the roundabout project...
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Virus likely to delay Cape Girardeau County Courthouse opening
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
Cape Girardeau County’s new courthouse will probably not open on schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It looks like it’s going to be delayed,” Clint Tracy, the county’s presiding commissioner, said Thursday. The $20 million courthouse on North High Street in Jackson was scheduled for completion and opening by April 1, but the arrival and installation of some furnishings has been delayed. ...
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Tracy: Authority to issue sheltering 'orders' doesn't lie at county level
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
While several Missouri cities and counties have issued “stay at home” orders to help curb the spread of COVID-19, no such order is expected in Cape Girardeau County. “There aren’t really any ordinances or orders we can promulgate that are enforceable,” said Clint Tracy, Cape Girardeau County’s presiding commissioner...
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Home from Haiti: Molly Kinder back from Haiti amid coronavirus fears
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
After days of confusion and conflicting information about COVID-19 from the Haitian government, Molly Kinder boarded a plane Tuesday in Port-Au-Prince bound for Miami. From there, she flew to Nashville, Tennessee, and drove to her family home in Cape Girardeau, where she is practicing self-quarantine until April 7...
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COVID-19 Briefly — Food distributions; health care, first-responders fund; Perry County; Cape Honda
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
Sikeston, MO. -- Southeast Missouri Food Bank has scheduled another series of Covid-19 Response Mobile food distributions to respond to the increased demand for food following temporary layoffs and school closures due to the outbreak of Covid-19. n 5 p.m. Tuesday, Church of God, 51 and 72 Junction, Patton...
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Airport boardings down 'drastically' due to coronavirus
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
Airports across the country — and around the world — are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as airlines cancel thousands of flights and millions of would-be passengers cancel travel plans. The impact is not just at the nation’s busiest airports in places such as Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles, but also at smaller terminals such as the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport where Katrina Amos, the airport manager, has seen passenger boardings drop to a fraction of what they were a few weeks ago. ...
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Cape, Jackson R-2 and Notre Dame extend school closures due to Covid-19
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
Cape Girardeau, Jackson R-2 and Notre Dame Regional High School have extended school closures as a result of Covid-19.
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Cape native, American hero, dies at 86
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
A Cape Girardeau native, James R. Buckner, who won the Airman’s Medal for saving lives after a military plane crash in England in the 1960s, has died at 86. Buckner and a companion pulled the pilot to safety after the aircraft slammed into the pavement of a parking lot in Felixstone, a port city in the English county of Suffolk...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
Today in History Today is Friday, March 27, the 87th day of 2020. There are 279 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 27, 2006, Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui (zak-uh-REE'-uhs moo-SOW'-ee) testified at his federal trial that he was supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House...
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Local businesses need your support now more than ever
(Editorial ~ 03/27/20)
Along with the physical and emotional toll COVID-19 has taken, the virus is making life particularly hard for small business owners and their employees. The Cape Chamber and Jackson Chamber of Commerce have voiced their support for local businesses, asking residents who can to support these establishments. Whether it's ordering pickup or delivery from local restaurants or purchasing a gift card that can be used at a later day, it's important to consider how you can help. And then help...
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TV viewership climbing with people stuck at home by virus
(Community ~ 03/27/20)
NEW YORK -- A fixture on television, actress Julie Bowen of "Modern Family" is doing the same thing as millions of other people during the widespread coronavirus shutdown. She's sitting at home, watching more television than she normally would. In a world turned upside down by disease, TV viewership is growing. It's a rare bit of good news for an industry that has steadily shrunk, and its executives hope to seize an opportunity by anticipating what a stressed audience wants to see...
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U.S. indicts Venezuela's Maduro on narcoterrorism charges
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
MIAMI -- Nicolas Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, the Justice Department charged in several indictments against the embattled socialist and his inner circle that were made public Thursday...
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Autism diagnosis now more common in United States as racial gap closes
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
NEW YORK -- Autism has grown slightly more common in the U.S., but a gap in diagnosis of white and black children has disappeared, according to a government report released Thursday. Closure of that gap, thanks to increased screening, is the main reason autism diagnoses are up a little, some experts said...
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Sweet: Peeps production stops, but Easter is taken care of
(Community ~ 03/27/20)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No more Peeps are being hatched for at least a couple of weeks -- but it shouldn't affect Easter baskets. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Just Born confections company said its production facilities there and in Philadelphia closed Wednesday through April 7...
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Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in a single week...
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Trump says feds developing new guidelines for virus risk
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to begin to ease nationwide guidelines meant to stem the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to the nation's governors, Trump said the new guidelines are meant to enable state and local leaders to make "decisions about maintaining, increasing, or relaxing social distancing and other measures they have put in place." States and municipalities would still retain authority to set whatever restrictions deem necessary.. ...
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Stocks surge again after Senate action
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
NEW YORK -- Stocks marched higher for a third straight day Thursday as a massive coronavirus relief bill moved closer to passing Congress and Wall Street took some historically bad unemployment figures in stride. The S&P 500 rose 6.2%, bringing its three-day rally to 17.6%. The Dow industrials have risen an even steeper 21.3% since Monday...
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Relief bill would vastly expand aid to unemployed
(National News ~ 03/27/20)
NEW YORK -- With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program. The $2.2 trillion rescue package nearing final approval will, for four months, add $600 a week to standard unemployment benefits, which vary by state. ...
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Laugh to keep from crying: Humor helps virus coping
(State News ~ 03/27/20)
BOSTON -- Neil Diamond posts a fireside rendition of "Sweet Caroline" with its familiar lyrics tweaked to say, "Hands ... washing hands." A news anchor asks when social distancing will end because "my husband keeps trying to get into the house." And a sign outside a neighborhood church reads: "Had not planned on giving up quite this much for Lent."...
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Ella Shrum
(Obituary ~ 03/27/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ella B. Shrum, 98, of Perryville died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Private visitation will at be Friday at Ford and Young Chapel in Perryville, with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating. Burial will be at Crossroads Methodist Cemetery in Bollinger County...
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Brandon Rundles
(Obituary ~ 03/27/20)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Brandon C. Rundles, 30, of Ballard County, Kentucky, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner, Louisiana. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Rodger Downing
(Obituary ~ 03/27/20)
Rodger Downing, 56, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri. Graveside service will follow immediately at New Morley (Missouri) Cemetery...
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Jerry Burroughs
(Obituary ~ 03/27/20)
FROHNA, MO. -- Jerry P. "Abby" Burroughs, 76, of Frohna died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Private service will be held for family only Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Missouri swamped by unemployment claims as cases exceed 500
(State News ~ 03/27/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The State of Missouri is waiving some requirements for receiving unemployment benefits as it tries to respond to a more than 900% increase in claims during the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said. At the same time, Missouri health officials said Thursday the state experienced another significant jump in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 502, up from 356 on Wednesday. Eight people have died from the virus...
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Southeast Missourian awarded grant from Facebook
(Local News ~ 03/27/20)
The Facebook Journalism Project recognized the Southeast Missourian newsroom Thursday for its “impactful coronavirus reporting” with a $5,000 grant. According to a news release on the Facebook Journalism Project site, the Southeast Missourian was one of the first 50 media organizations recognized in a $1 million effort to help local newsrooms “cover unexpected costs associated with coronavirus reporting.” Facebook has partnered with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Local Media Association (LMA) to make the awards. ...
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Prayer 3/27/20
(Prayer ~ 03/27/20)
O Lord, you Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Amen.
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Speak Out 3/27/20
(Speak Out ~ 03/27/20)
I keep hearing our leaders and media talk about "essential jobs" and I understand what they are saying, but every job is essential. Why are we allowing a few people tell us what is essential? We have had other pandemic viruses and we got through it without shutting down the whole country. ...
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Out of the past: March 27
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/20)
Lowell Lundstrom's Impact America crusade had its grand finale yesterday, the eighth day of songs, sermons and personal testimony that attracted an average of 1,700 people nightly to the Show Me Center; the total attendance for the whole crusade was 13,074...
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Births 3/26/20
(Births ~ 03/27/20)
Twin daughters to Dakota Kash and Bridgette Nicole Minner of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Harper Bailey was born at 2:07 p.m. and weighed 4 pounds, 11 ounces. Katie Marie was born at 2:08 p.m. and weighed 4 pounds, 1 ounce. ...
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Sharing a little sunshine
(Submitted Story ~ 03/27/20)
Lilly made this in hopes that it brightens someone's day when they drive by.
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