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Route W in Scott County closed for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Route W between County Road 413 and Greer Street in Scott County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. A MoDOT news release says the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The road will be open to local traffic only...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/28/20
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for May 21 meeting 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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Bat survey counters needed in Illinois
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
The Illinois Natural History Survey needs help identifying bat roost locations and bat population counts for the Illinois Bat Conservation Program. The nine-question roost form and emergence count is at ow.ly/8Ezc50zRBzU. Anyone can participate. The Illinois Bat Conservation Program is a collaborative project among University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Prairie Research Institute, Eastern Illinois University and Illinois Department of Natural Resources...
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CFAP to provide some relief for farmers hurt by coronavirus
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program designed to help farmers, ranchers and other food producers negatively affected by COVID-19, and is taking applications through Aug. 28. Eligible producers (a person or legal entity) of certain, specified agricultural commodities who have suffered a 5% or greater price decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and who face substantial costs for inventories, could be eligible for CFAP payments...
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Dairy good treats to try this week
(Community ~ 05/28/20)
Donna and John Telle are dairy farmers in Uniontown, Missouri, and I've known them for more than 25 years. They have raised their two sons, along with hogs and dairy cattle, on their beautiful farm. They are hard-working, all-around great people. Donna has been involved with FFA, Missouri Dairy Council and many, many other organizations and has held state offices all while helping to keep the farm functioning as smooth as possible. ...
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Stress relief at Capaha Lagoon
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Tanner Mendoza, 17, of Cape Girardeau goes fishing Wednesday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Head-on collision in no-passing zone leaves 3 injured in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Three people were injured Wednesday afternoon in a no-passing zone on Highway 177 after a vehicle struck an oncoming car about one-quarter mile south of Nell Holcomb School. The head-on collision occurred at 2:19 p.m. 3 miles north of Cape Girardeau when a southbound 2008 Ford Focus driven by 27-year-old Coby N. McHughs passed a vehicle and struck a northbound 2019 Nissan Altima driven by 58-year-old Dara L. Drury, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report...
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Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo is still on schedule for August
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Planning is still on schedule for the 2020 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. Despite the recent coronavirus pandemic occurrences, rodeo chairman Travis Deere said he still plans on everyone showing up and putting on a quality show in August. He did add there will be guidelines...
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Where have all the flours gone?
(Community ~ 05/28/20)
New Yorker staff writer Bill Buford recounts in a recent issue of that magazine his experience as an apprentice at a bakery in Lyon, the gastronomic capital of France. At one point he asks his mentor for the secret to good bread. "Good bread comes from good flour," he replies. ...
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Dinner: It doesn't get any easier than this
(Community ~ 05/28/20)
Right now, I am fascinated by everything pickles. In fact, I dropped a pretty penny last week scooping up various pickle-flavored items to sample before realizing I had much research left to do. I've placed my pickle ideas on the back burner for the moment, but if you have a favorite dill pickle-flavored food obsession you think I should try, please leave a comment below telling me what you love about it and maybe I will share your discovery with the masses...
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Elevate Cape project aims to bring people, efforts and results together
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Inspired by the Lift Up Lou project in Louisville, Kentucky, Elevate Cape aims to bring people and projects together who are already working toward a common goal: betterment. "I thought it was a really interesting approach," Downes said of the Kentucky project...
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Cape airport boardings barely off the ground
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Passengers flying out of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on SkyWest Airlines these days are having no problem maintaining “social distancing” between themselves and others on their flights. That’s because Cape Girardeau is averaging only three passengers a day this month on SkyWest’s daily flights to and from Chicago as most would-be business and leisure travelers are staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Experts concerned about students' emotional, social well-being during coronavirus pandemic
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
After months without the structure and regularity of school, area experts say children and teenagers may be dealing with challenges that could affect their mental, emotional and social health. Jennifer Gadberry, instructor of psychology at Southeast Missouri State University’s Sikeston Regional Campus, said one of her earliest concerns for children’s’ mental well-being had to do with the televised coverage of the virus...
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Fifth Stoddard County resident dies of coronavirus
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
A fifth Stoddard County, Missouri, nursing home resident has died because of COVID-19. Crowley Ridge Nursing Home in Dexter experienced an outbreak of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, pushing the county’s total patient count to 76. Two new cases were reported in the county Wednesday. ...
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Beef 'O' Brady's in Cape to permanently close
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
The Beef ‘O’ Brady’s restaurant in Cape Girardeau will permanently shut its doors at the close of business Sunday due, in part, to the COVID-19 pandemic. Owners Lee and Angel Hillman informed their staff Wednesday of their decision to close the family sports restaurant, which opened in 2008 at 1812 Carondalet Ave...
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Just one of the ways COVID-19 has changed how I worship
(Column ~ 05/28/20)
Every now and then as a diversion from hard news about the coronavirus, I like to write about family. Something funny. Or at least an attempt at humor. In this case, COVID-19 has changed how I approach an important part of worship. How about you? Can you relate?
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TGI'F' Top Picks 5/28/20
(Local News ~ 05/28/20)
Fans of live music at wineries, you are in luck. At Apple Creek Winery, 1930 County Road 401 in Friedheim, Missouri, not one but two musical acts are set to take the stage. Mudpuppy plays from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, and from 1:30 to 4:30, blues musician Ivas John will appear. You might remember Ivas from the Cross Rivers Blues Fest in downtown Cape Girardeau, among many other appearances...
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Sponsored: It’s not personal. It’s business.
(Insiders Advice ~ 05/28/20)
Yes, that is a famous quote from the legendary film “The Godfather,” but it also applies to everything I do. I think working on commercial projects is great fun. It requires a different thought process than what I use in home design. A common misconception is that all interior design centers on “making the place look pretty.” In fact, 70% of what we recommend in commercial design updates focuses on functionality. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/28/20)
Today is Thursday, May 28, the 149th day of 2020. There are 217 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 28, 1912, the Senate Commerce Committee issued its report on the Titanic disaster that cited a "state of absolute unpreparedness," improperly tested safety equipment and an "indifference to danger" as some of the causes of an "unnecessary tragedy."...
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Reopening ourselves to God
(Column ~ 05/28/20)
Do you remember when Pope John Paul II went back to his native Poland, about eight months into his pontificate? The Communist officials couldn't not let him in -- he was too beloved. As Pulitzer Prize winner Peggy Noonan, author of "John Paul the Great," has written, from the moment he eventually arrived behind the Iron Curtain, "the boundaries of the world began to shift."...
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Documentary focuses on champion of Mexican cuisine
(Community ~ 05/28/20)
NEW YORK -- If you add garlic to your guacamole, we have bad news: You're not doing it right. Do you mince the onion? That's also a no-no. And, please, leave the avocado lumpy. So says 97-year-old Diana Kennedy, a foremost authority on traditional Mexican cuisine. Over many decades, she has mastered, documented and become fiercely protective of the culinary styles of each region...
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Mary Woltering
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
ORAN, Mo. -- Mary Woltering, 84, formerly of Breese, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020. She was born June 28, 1935, in Oran to Philip and Alvina Seyer. Mary graduated from De Paul Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse. Later in her life, she became an author and an organic gardener...
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Howard Thomas
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
Howard D. Thomas, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 18, 1921, in Wagner County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Howard and Louisa Pondexter Thomas, who preceded him in death. He was married to Maud Turner more than 62 years. She passed away Dec. 15, 2005...
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Clyde Sietman
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
ORAN, Mo. -- Clyde "Slats" Sietman, son of the late Bernard Frank and Theresa LeGrand Sietman, was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Oran and departed this life Monday, May 25, 2020, at his home in Oran at the age of 92. Slats attended Guardian Angel Elementary School and graduated from Oran High School in 1945...
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Charlene Pruett
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- Charlene Pruett, 93, of Chesterfield, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Charlene was born Nov. 14, 1926, in Jackson to Charles and Olga Illers Macke. She and Eulis A. Pruett were married June 11, 1950, in Jackson. Eulis passed away Oct. 8, 2000...
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Edward Owens
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Edward Eugene Owens of Mounds passed away peacefully at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 29, 1933, in Malden, Missouri, to A.E. and Pauline Qualls Owens. He married Freda Jo Showmaker on June 9, 1951, who survives...
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Julious Myers Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
Julious A. "Bud" Myers Sr., 84, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 13, 1935, in Painton, Missouri, to Joseph and Ava Lorene Menz Myers. He and Joyce Slinkard were married March 15, 1960, at Bloomfield, Missouri...
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Carol McClard
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
Carol Sue Townsend McClard passed away at 9:38 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2020, after a brief and unexpected illness. She was 82 years old, having lived a long and fully active life. Carol was born Sept. 21, 1937, to Ralph Leslie Jr. and Anna Agnes Rolfes Townsend. She was married to Donald Marion McClard on June 18, 1955, in Atchison, Kansas...
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Michael Mathes
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
Michael Allen Mathes, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 18, 1955, in Ironton, Missouri, son of Garland and Betty Lou Mathes. He and Candice Marks were united in marriage July 20, 2017...
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Trudy Houston
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
Trudy Houston left her earthly home Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau,. Trudy was born July 29, 1948, to the late J.D. and Telethia Fodge in Catron, Missouri. She lived in Cape Girardeau with her daughter and family. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church of Sikeston, Missouri...
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Martha Conary
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
Martha Elaine Conary, 82, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 8, 1937, in Bar Harbor, Maine, daughter of Maurice E. and Josephine M. Gooch Hanscom. She and Henry Conary were married Sept. 6, 1958. He passed away Feb. 3, 2006...
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Earl Benefield
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
THEBES, Ill. -- Earl "Fuzz" Benefield, 91, of Thebes died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Carbondale, Illinois. He was born April 4, 1929, in McClure, Illinois, to Clarence "Monk" and Bertha Phillips Benefield. He married Laverne "Pooch" Kaufman on Dec. 10, 1955. She preceded him in death May 17, 2018...
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James Baylor Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
James William Baylor Jr., 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his home. He was born July 6, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to the late James William Sr. and Ida Mae Fitzgerald Baylor. He and Rebecca "Becky" Welch were married Feb. 11, 1978, in Cape Girardeau...
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Bruce Anglin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/28/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo, -- Bruce Wayne Anglin Jr. was born Jan. 4, 1984, in Cape Girardeau and entered into rest at the age of 36 at the Trails End Ranch in Marquand, Missouri, on Sunday May 24, 2020. Anglin loved to race and work on cars, building derby cars, hunting and fishing and was always the life of the party and always had a good joke ready to go...
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Lake of the Ozarks business owner defends actions
(State News ~ 05/28/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- The owner of a business that hosted crowded pool parties over the Memorial Day weekend at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks says no laws were broken and safety measures were in place to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. Social media postings over the weekend showed large crowds of mostly young people without masks and not adhering to social distancing guidelines at pools along the central Missouri lake that is a popular weekend getaway for people in the state and the surrounding region. ...
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Second lawsuit filed against Missouri Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 05/28/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Conservative advocacy group United for Missouri on Wednesday announced it's suing to take a proposal to expand Medicaid health care eligibility to thousands more low-income adults off the Aug. 4 ballot. The limited-government group's lawsuit against the Missouri Secretary of State's Office claims the proposal would expand the government health insurance program without coming up with a funding source to pay for it...
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Speak Out 5/28/20
(Speak Out ~ 05/28/20)
Joe Biden says if you are a black person and vote for Trump, you are not really black. Yes you are still black, just smarter than someone who votes for the party of Byrd, Wallace and the KKK. I think this remark by Biden is racist. Now that Trump is scared to death about losing the November election he has started another of his big lies: the election is rigged! If he keeps repeating this lie enough times people will start to have doubts about the election. ...
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Prayer 5/28/20
(Prayer ~ 05/28/20)
We praise you, O God, for your many blessings. Amen.
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Out of the past: May 28
(Out of the Past ~ 05/28/20)
Thunderstorms continued to dump rain throughout the region yesterday, keeping flood watchers and workers on alert; high winds and rain swept through the area from Delta northeast to Gordonville, scattering tree limbs and debris, as well as downing power lines; flood watchers were on edge near Dutchtown as the storm apparently damaged the sandbag levee that shields the town from the flooded Diversion Channel...
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Social Distancing Friendly Concert- 5/31
(Submitted Story ~ 05/28/20)
Hey there! My band "Grand Opening" is hosting a social distancing friendly concert this Sunday 5/31 at 2pm We are also raising money for Life360, a local food bank feeding kids and families especially during school closings to make sure children have lunches...
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