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Absentee ballots change school board outcome
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
Proving the adage "every vote counts," official vote results from a Cape Girardeau School Board race changed one winner from the unofficial results after Tuesday's voting. Tony Smee, who on election night appeared to have kept his seat on the board by edging out Missy Nieveen Phegley by two votes, came up five votes short after all absentee ballots had been counted...
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Naylor boy drowns in Black River; river is higher than normal
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
A Naylor, Missouri, boy drowned Thursday afternoon while swimming in Black River. The boy, 9, was attempting to swim to an island across the river channel when he began to struggle at about 4:40 p.m., according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports...
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Missouri winning "war" on feral hogs, officials say
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
A multiagency effort to eliminate feral hogs statewide, which is concentrated in southeast Missouri, is showing impressive progress in the last five years. The first quarterly "dashboard" report has been released by the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership (MFHEP)...
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500 sign up for virus testing event in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
More than 500 people signed up to take a free COVID-19 community sampling test Friday at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. By pre-registration appointment only, the drive-up test was made available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. "My understanding is the (Missouri) Department of Health and Senior Services had a waiting list for the test," said Jane Wernsman, director of the Cape Girardeau Public Health Center...
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11th coronavirus death reported in Scott County
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
Scott County health officials reported the 11th death in the county because of COVID-19 on Friday. Officials in the county have confirmed 117 cases -- two new cases Friday -- of the disease associated with coronavirus. Seventy-seven patients have recovered...
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Cape County History Center to reopen, add research annex
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
For five years, the Cape Girardeau County History Center at 102 S. High Street in Jackson has served as a resource for people looking to learn more about the region's rich history. Now, in addition to existing display cases in the main Center, a research annex is taking appointments for researchers to delve into collections too fragile or valuable for public viewing...
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EMAA to distribute food in weekly program through June
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
Weekly food distribution programs are underway throughout June, in an effort by East Missouri Action Agency to get produce out to those in need in multiple locations, including Cape Girardeau and Missouri towns Marble Hill and Perryville, among others...
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Unity through sports is message of Semoball Awards
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
One of the things I enjoy about the Semoball Awards is seeing how athletes from different schools and sports interact with each other at the River Campus. It's become almost a league of its own. The best athletes in Southeast Missouri who know each other but rarely -- or in some cases, one time per year at the Semoball Awards -- talk with each other about their shared experiences. There is a healthy and shared respect...
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One local COVID-19 case connected to Lake of Ozarks party
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
One positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a group of Cape Girardeau community members and Southeast Missouri State University students who attended a Lake of the Ozarks boat party May 29th to May 31, according to a press release from the Cape Girardeau County Health Department...
- Cape not on list of stores Penney's plans to close (Local News ~ 06/06/20)
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Man claims coronavirus diagnosis to avoid arrest, fails
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
Wielding a false COVID-19 diagnosis as a weapon has resulted in a felony charge against a Jackson man. According to information provided by Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office, Duane Ratliff, 45, was arrested Wednesday after deputies found him trespassing — naked — at Zion Lutheran Church on County Road 226...
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Time for Trump haters to put America first
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
Once again, President Donald Trump is being scapegoated for societal problems that he didn't cause. He didn't bring the coronavirus to our shores, and he has not created an atmosphere of racial disharmony in this country. Is there anything Trump's haters won't blame on him? They've been trying to remove him since before he was sworn in, and every time they fail, they find another excuse -- from the Russia-collusion hoax to Ukraine to the coronavirus to economic hardship from the shutdown to the murder of George Floyd to the subsequent mayhem in our cities.. ...
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A chick, a hen, a human: Backyard chickens are fun and practical
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
Backyard chickens aren't just for pastoral country settings anymore. In Cape Girardeau, a city ordinance allows for up to six female chickens on a given property, and that can make for a great setup. Dustin and Jennifer Schroeder and their two sons, Colin, 7, and Brady, 3, of Cape Girardeau, have been raising chickens for a couple of years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/06/20)
Today is Saturday, June 6, the 158th day of 2020. There are 208 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 6, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, 25 1/2 hours after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan...
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Out of the past: June 6
(Out of the Past ~ 06/06/20)
Saying goodbye is always hard, but many Girardeans will find it especially difficult when Capt. Elmer Trapp leaves town; the head of the Cape Girardeau Salvation Army since 1988 will be transferred to Jefferson City at the end of June; Trapp and his wife, Sandra, have become attached to Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area; they were also instrumental in seeing a new Army building constructed here...
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Remembering a WWI soldier
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
Sharon Sanders' "Out of the Past," June 10, 2018, informed readers of Cape Girardeau news, 100 years prior: "The remains of John Guyler, a black soldier who died at Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Washington, on June 1 [1918] arrives on the early Frisco train; the body will be buried tomorrow at Fairmount Cemetery ..."...
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A beautiful summer wildflower
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
Shown here is a beautiful white flowering native North American wildflower called "foxglove beardtongue." It is also called "digitalis," a Latin word meaning glove-like. The unopened flower buds are said to resemble individual fingers of a glove. This flower has been widely used as a beautification plant along roadsides in much of the eastern United States. It is an easy-to-grow perennial plant that can blanket an area when established...
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Senior Center Menus for June 8-12
(Community ~ 06/06/20)
Monday: Apricot-glazed turkey slice or beef liver and onions, seasoned carrots, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, whole-grain roll and sugar-free apple crisp. Tuesday: Ham slice or gold-roasted chicken thighs, scalloped potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, whole-grain hot roll and pineapple with coconut or pineapple right-side-up cake...
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Adopt Fiona 6-7-20
(Community ~ 06/06/20)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This little girl is Fiona. She is 2 1/2 months old and needs a loving home! If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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Learning briefs 6-7-20
(Community ~ 06/06/20)
n Jonah May of Millersville was named to the Spring 2020 dean's list at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee. n Kirstin Jannin of Perryville, Missouri, was named to the Spring 2020 president's list at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri...
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Club news 5-31-20
(Community News ~ 06/06/20)
The John Guild Chapter, NSDAR met May 20 at the home of Cheryl Cook. The meeting was held outside, with everyone bringing their own chair. New member Jennifer Niedbalski was welcomed and installed as a new member. Cheryl Cook received a thank you from the nurses from Saint Francis medical Center for making masks for them...
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Create a new rhythm in us, O God
(Community ~ 06/06/20)
This week, I've been given the gift of being at the ocean. As I stare at the waves and listen to them come in and go out, come in and go out, come in and go out, lines from spoken word poet Sarah Kay's poem "B (If I Should Have a Daughter)" keep coming to mind...
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Above all else, there is love
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
What we love, who we love, and how we love them are a direct response to the love of God in our lives. In 1 Peter 1:22, we read, "You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters." There are some principles in this verse applied to loving actions...
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A Christian response to evil
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
If you are like me, you are having a hard time coping with recent events. We live in a fallen world that is wrecked by sin. If we expect utopia, we will always be disappointed. However, I had hoped that the images of people burning down their cities was a thing of the past. ...
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FYI 6-7-20
(Community ~ 06/06/20)
Immaculate Conception Youth Spirit has partnered with Remains for many years to turn your old textiles into usable materials. Nearly all merchandise: n becomes much needed clothing and shoes for third-world countries n is recycled as commercial products like wiping cloths, sound-deadening pads, paper, etc...
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Cape Girardeau Central Middle School fourth quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Cape Girardeau Central Middle School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Charles Adams, Judith Ambrosio-Lorenzo, Olivia Arrington, Alyscia Baker, Grace Baker, Henry Bertrand, Alannah Bierbaum, I'Aria Blackmon, Brylee Bockhorst, Dylan Boyer, Makayla Brockmire, Layla Burgfeld, Allie Cairns, Joseph Cao, Payton Carnell, Brennex Carroll, Morelia Chanocua, Jaidyn Close, Aaliyah Cobb, Riley Cockerham, Aubrey Coher, Abigail Coonts, Alena Copeland, Kaiden Cracraft, Kolby Cunningham, Morgan Curtis, Miles Damerall, Hudson Dennis, Madilyn Dunham, Mason Easley, Gabriel Edger, Fletcher Everett, Pippa Felty, Rita Feng, Corinna Fisher, Ariadna Flores, Sydney Ford, Gavin Garbett, Luke Garlock, Finnegan Gorman, Evan Hall, Xzaria Hall, Jacarri Harris, Virginia Hoppe, Elizabeth Huffman, Jaidyn Johnson, Lucian Johnson, D'Nyzah Jones, Ja'Lecia Jones, Joseph Keirsey, Maya Kight, Nicolette Knoderer, Peyton Koch, Ja'Kalynn Lane, Justyz Larry, Allen Lett, Alex Madlock, Logan Margetta, Asia McClard, Iquise McClung, Emerson McDowell-Hill, Ella McGowen, Kaylie McReynolds, Amelia Moyers-Warren, Waylon Mulholland, Caden Ogles, Mason Oliver, My'Khael Oliver, Yuliana Orellana-Peralta, RayneLei Oseland, Jayshalen Patterson-Pratt, Kaia Poole, Grady Reynolds, Isabelle Richardson, Kennedy Ringwald, Berklee Robison, Dallas Salazar, Gabriel Santos, Maybry Shaver, Ryan Slinkard, Nevaeh Sloan, Leila Smith, Nala Smith, Aidan Snell, Michael Snider, Katelyn Southard, Lilyane Sparks, Olivia Spratt, Tabor Stausing, Emilei Sterling, Zoey Stiehl, Addison Suhre, Gabriel Toeniskoetter, Kimberly Tran, Spencer Trankler, Johnnie Treadwell, John Trueblood, Andrea Walstead, Cameron Watson, Jeremiah Watson, Saraya Webb, Camille Wersel, Ainsley Widner, Alexis Wilson, Raeden Woodring, Jason Zhang.. ...
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Immaculate Conception School fourth quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Immaculate Conception School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Josef Alipala, Hadley Beussink, Lucas Borst, Maggie Buchheit, Harper Burnett, Jayden Essner, Tyler Fischer, Liam Ford, Clare Garner, Addison Henderson, Khloi Johnson, Juliette Jones, Allie Thompson, Tessa Tornetto, Ozzie Turner, Kevin Wade, Jacob Wareing...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School fourth quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Eagle Ridge Christian School A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Michelle Baumgartner, Brayden Clark, Aurora Francis, Gracie Hengst, Mattelyn Honey, Eli Margrabe, Christian Mellies, Nyla Rashid, Miles Simpson, Easton Thompson, Karsun Tucker, Paisley Weaver, Cambry Owen...
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Scott City High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Scott City High School High Honor Roll 9th Grade: Jaxon Barnes, Rylan Bollinger, Brian Brown, Olivia Burger, Lillian Calhoun, Daniel Cato, Ruth Cobb, Liza Dannenmueller, Dylan Darlington, Grace Glasser, Carly Gloth, Jennifer Groves, Heather Hilsgen, Savanah Huckstep, Lane Johnston, Colby Kight, Sarah Lang, Trenton Lathum, Dalyn Littlepage, Holden Miller, Avarie O'Brien, Heather Phillips, Olivia Ponder, Alli Rendleman, Shelby Stroup, Chasity Wissmann...
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Guardian Angel School fourth quarter honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Guardian Angel School Super students Kindergarten: Chloe Caudle, Elizabeth David, Andrea Pobst, Saydi Priggel, Kambrie Seabaugh. 1st grade: Elaina Hahn, Liam LeGrand, Dylan Levan, Sadler Mattingly. 2nd grade: Everett David, Harper Gadberry, Baker Mattingly, Ashtyn Pobst, Kyla Rains, Riley Ramsey, Veronica Seyer...
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Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School third quarter 2020
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School A Honor Roll 8th grade: Carson Baudendistel, Brennan Beard, Zoe Booth, Brooklyn Borkowicz, Kensington Bucher, Isabella Buerck, Makenziee Burton, Lydia Cao, Truman Clubb, Tallulah Colle, Gibson Curtis, Emilie Dickson, Evan Dunham, Markeyciah Egson, Jessie Feng, Sena Ford, Adrian Fox, Mya Gibson, Emma Glueck, Augustus Gonzales, Libby Gorman, Celeste Gutierrez, Zachary Hodges, Kelton Horrell, Averie Huff, Brooke Huggins, Jillian Jacobs, Ebony Johnson, Avery Koehler, Caius Lange, Parker Ledure, Edyn McAllister, Anne McDougal, Nathan Meadors, Grace Morgan, Vivian Moser, Lucian Nordin, Madison Phelps, Emma Popp, James Pyles, Saba Reeza, Griffin Rieger, Natalie Rinda, Addison Ringwald, Phoenix Schmidt, Bayden Schoen, Madalyn Seabaugh, Sarah Shaheen, Hailey Shelton, Karissa Shockley, Maicee Sides, Alexis Skinner, Aaliyah Solis, Chase Spooler, Leah Stout, Tristen Stovall, Zoe Tackett, Benjamin Tobey, Maxwell Tobey, Sterling Tompkins, Anshula Vanteddu, Maxwell Vogel, Natalie Voshage, Tori Wade, Benjamin Wagganer, Brandon Webb, Brieara Whitcomb, Andrew Wilde, Yan Feng Zhang.. ...
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Jackson Middle School 4th quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 06/06/20)
Jackson Middle School Scholastic Honor Roll 5th grade: Asher Ahrens, Kasen Ahrens, Alexis Auer, Hunter Aufdenberg, Raylee Bening, Rachel Berger, Kierstin Bollinger, Haylea Brooks, Kyndal Brothers, Allie Burrows, Nicolas Chambless, Cayden Chavez, Kate Church, Lily Clubbs, Owen Coffee, Masyn Daniel, Chloe Evans, Jacob Evans, Alicia Glasstetter, Maggie Grunloh, Adyson Hartle, Katelynn Hoffman, Isabella Ivie, Eli Kernan, Lynlee Lavalle, Kendall Leland, Maren Lindsley, Alyssa Messmer, Camryn Meyer, Maxwell Moorman, Broderick Nations, Phelix Outman, Ella Pincksten, Jaxton Pope, Elena Pry, Emma Pylate, Carter Randen, Blayne Reagan, Brock Reagan, Cash Rhodes, Aidan Robbins, Stella Ruesler, Brianna Sanders, Caleb Schlick, Oliver Shy, Sophia Sides, Megan Snyder, Tylan Thomas, Delaynie Trankler, Evan Turley, Madison Uchtman, Chloe Vaughn, Ali Wortmann. ...
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Kudos to county clerk
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/06/20)
Serving the citizens of Cape Girardeau County in a timely, effective and ethical manner is the No. 1 goal for Cape County Clerk Kara Summers. Kara and her great staff always go above and beyond in their desire to serve the citizens of Cape Girardeau County. ...
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Cape garbage challenge
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/06/20)
I am lucky enough to live next to Capaha Park and enjoy morning walks around its perimeter. The Parks and Rec Department are making great strides in making it even more beautiful. My concern is the amount of trash I find every morning. Cans and bottles thrown out from cars, food wrappers, bags and receipts, straws and their wrappings dropped wherever. ...
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Prayer 6-7-20
(Prayer ~ 06/06/20)
Inspire us, O God, to rise above the ordinary and make powerful changes. Amen.
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Police report 6-7-20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/06/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported int he 2800 block of Whitener Street. n Assault was reported in the 1400 block of North Main Street. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 900 block of Themis Street...
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Wilbur Keith Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
Wilbur "Keith" Seabaugh, 90, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Patton, Missouri, son of Wilberd Schell and Minnie Viola Devenport Seabaugh. He and Shirley Ann Newman were married Aug. 19, 1951, in San Diego...
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Louise Spiller
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
Louise Spiller, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. No services will be held at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Koch
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Donald E. Koch, 88, of Cairo passed away at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Donald was born July 26, 1931, in Cairo, the son of George and Verle Looney Koch. He married Hilda Baxter-Ivey on June 11, 1955. She preceded him in death May 6, 2010...
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Lynn Hanquist
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
Lynn E. Hanquist, 87, of Perryville, Missouri, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at his residence. in Perryville. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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John Hankins
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
John Hankins, 53, passed away May 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 12, 1966. John was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Carol Abshire Hankins. He is survived by long-term significant other, Edith "Edie" Flanigan, and children, Tanner Hankins and Madison "Madi" Hankins...
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Bernice Baldwin
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
Bernice Mary Baldwin, 73, of Jackson passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020, at the home of her son. She was born March 22, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph and Rowena Ponder Meyer. Bernice was a 1965 graduate of Perryville (Missouri) High School and worked 28 years in the engraving department at Mondi in Jackson. ...
- Cherilyn Alford (Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
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E-waste recyling day scheduled for Tuesday in Sikeston; no cost to drop off various items
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Area residents looking for an easy way to properly dispose of their electronics will have the opportunity to so during the upcoming e-Waste 2020 Recycling Day. From 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, electronic items ranging from TVs, monitors, computers, audio, video and office equipment will be accepted at Carnell's Collision Repair, 700 Tanner, 417 North Main in Sikeston. The e-Waste event is sponsored by Bootheel Solid Waste Management District...
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State sees big increases in coronavirus cases
(State News ~ 06/06/20)
KANSAS CITY -- Confirmed coronavirus cases are on the rise in Missouri, with triple-digit increases for three straight days in the Kansas City metropolitan areas, according to state health department data. The 290 new cases reported Thursday amount to the biggest single-day increase in Missouri since May 4, and the average number of new cases has been steadily increasing during the past three weeks, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/7/20
(Local News ~ 06/06/20)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes for June 4 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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Elizabeth Ingram
(Obituary ~ 06/06/20)
Elizabeth “Betty” Ingram, 93, of Jackson died Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Villas of Jackson. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance, Missouri. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of all arrangements...
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Out of the past: June 7
(Out of the Past ~ 06/06/20)
Cape Girardeau County has spent $46,946 so far fighting the flooding Mississippi River, while the city has spent another $39,664; and as the river water recedes, the costs will likely go up; a crew from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is touring Cape Girardeau, Scott and Mississippi counties to assess flood damages; these counties weren't included in the first round of federal disaster declarations...
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Gardening odds and ends
(Column ~ 06/06/20)
Several things we need to be aware of as we garden this summer. One thing is its June. When mid-June rolls around so do the big green caterpillars that just love tomato plants. There are really two sizes which seem to bother mine every year. The one is fairly big being about 1/4- to 3/8-inch thick and up to maybe 3 inches long. ...
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