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Add these to your must-try list
(Community ~ 06/25/20)
When thumbing through a variety of recipes over the past week I marked several on my must-try list. At first I started looking for interesting side dish recipes, but then I found a garlic bread recipe and a couple of salad recipes and then a few entree recipes, so I decided to just put them all together on a must-try list. The problem is finding enough time to try them all before I find this many more again...
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Police investigate Wednesday morning shooting in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
A shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. Wednesday near the 2800 block of Whitener Street, according to Cape Girardeau police officer Richard McCall. One victim sustained a non-life threatening injury and was transported to a local hospital, McCall stated. No suspect information has been released at this time...
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Perry County reports nine new coronavirus cases Wednesday
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
While four counties in the region reported no new cases Wednesday, several others reported several. Perry County reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The county currently has 120 total positive cases, 71 recoveries and zero deaths. Stoddard County reported three new cases, bringing the county’s total to 128 (94 recoveries, eight deaths)...
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KRCU public radio weathering the COVID storm
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
KRCU-FM, Southeast Missouri State University's public radio station, has received $112,136 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. KRCU general manager Dan Woods said the station, located at 90.9 FM, will wait a bit to utilize the "emergency stabilization funds" provided by CPB...
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Southeast STEM administrators create disinfectant for use on campus
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
Departments across Southeast Missouri State University are using spray disinfectant and hand sanitizer created on campus by two administrative members of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Tamela Randolph, dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and Philip Crawford, chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Physics, spent one day during spring break creating disinfectant and hand sanitizer in a chemistry stockroom on campus after a request from administration.. ...
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Invisible Warriors Project aims to shine a light on hidden stories
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
Emily Hendricks founded the Invisible Warriors Project to help tell the stories that don't get told when people suffer from illnesses that aren't readily apparent. Hendricks, a Cape Girardeau native who now lives in Austin, Texas, has endured hundreds of medical procedures in connection to VACTERL (it stands for vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal anomalies, and limb abnormalities -- people diagnosed with VACTERL association typically have at least three of these characteristic features, according to the National Institutes of Health), is especially aware of the toll of medical trauma, and she said she wanted to help Invisible Warriors tell their stories without having to continually repeat themselves.. ...
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A fresh take on a classic: Cobb salad
(Community ~ 06/25/20)
In an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," comedian Larry David and his wife are at a restaurant with another couple. When the waiter comes over to the table to take orders, each diner indicates what he or she wants, and Larry orders a Cobb Salad -- without eggs, blue cheese, or bacon, all identifying ingredients of the dish...
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In for a pickle? Pucker up, Buttercup!
(Community ~ 06/25/20)
What comes to mind when you hear the words, "Pucker up, Buttercup"? If your mind immediately went to all things romantic, you probably envisioned puckering up to receive sweet kisses from the object of your affection. Gag. Take those romantic thoughts somewhere else. It's too hot outside, and I am not in the mood. I guess you could say, I'm feeling a little sour...
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Child well-being ranking declines in Missouri, report finds
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
A new report issued by a statewide child advocacy group indicates the overall health, educational status and economic well-being of Missouri children has declined slightly in comparison to other states. The report, released Monday by Missouri Kids Count, ranks each of Missouri’s 114 counties and compares Missouri to the rest of the nation based on data collected by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. ...
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SEMO president's contract extended
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
The contract of Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas was extended through June 2023 by the university’s Board of Regents on Monday. Vargas became Southeast’s president in 2015 following the long tenure of predecessor Ken Dobbins...
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Scott County sheriff details how damage to drone occurred
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
BENTON, Mo. — A battery test in December resulted in a broken piece of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office drone, according to Sheriff Wes Drury. The drone was purchased with funds raised by family and friends to honor Zackary H. Johnston, 23, of Scott City fell through ice off County Road 303 on Jan. 20, 2016, and died later of hypothermia...
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Jackson man charged with murder, armed criminal action, burglary after Oak Ridge homicide
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
A 26-year-old Jackson man has been charged with three felonies after he allegedly forced entry into an Oak Ridge residence Tuesday and murdered his ex-girlfriend. Victor C. Grebing now faces one Class A felony count of first-degree murder, one unclassified felony count of armed criminal action and one Class B felony count of first-degree burglary ...
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TGI'F' Top Picks 6/25/20
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
Cape Girardeau Public Library will host internationally known story performer and teaching artist Bobby Norfolk in a free, online event from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Friday via Facebook Live. Norfolk is a three-time Emmy Award winner, multiple Parents' Choice Gold and Silver Award winner, and a National Storytelling Network Oracle Award recipient is one of the most popular and dynamic story-educators in America today...
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TIF Commission forwards Broadway project to Cape City Council
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
Plans to redevelop several vacant buildings along Broadway and North Middle Street in Cape Girardeau took a major step forward Wednesday when the city’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission voted to send the project to the City Council for its review...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/25/20
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
Approval of minutes n None at this time 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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Reel it in at Capaha Park Lagoon
(Local News ~ 06/25/20)
Juan Salazar helps his 5-year-old son Chase reel in a fish as Gracie, 3, left, and Dallas, 11, right, watch Wednesday at Capaha Park Lagoon in Cape Girardeau.
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Addressing racial tension
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/25/20)
We are living in a time of tension and profound moral corruption that has caused unfathomable feelings of detest against unity. Recently, in cities across this country, we have experienced blatant acts of racism. It is during these times of economic deprivation and expendability of black lives that we must be candid in our conversation concerning race and equality. We must clearly state our motives and remain steadfast to the purpose of our statements...
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Congress drops the ball on small business rescue
(Column ~ 06/25/20)
The Payroll Protection Program, or the PPP, is the crown jewel of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act's attempt to rescue small businesses from effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the program has been a mess in its implementation and its results. This predictable failure is likely to distort and delay our economic recovery...
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2020 election will be a contest of the angry
(Column ~ 06/25/20)
The old 2020 election was supposed to be about many familiar issues. It is not any more. Up until now, the candidates themselves would supposedly be the story in November. The left had cited Trump's tweets and erratic firings as windows into his dark soul...
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Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case
(International News ~ 06/25/20)
BERLIN -- Bayer said Wednesday it will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. Bayer said it was also paying up $1.22 billion to settle two additional areas of intense litigation, one involving toxic chemical PCB in water, and one involving dicamba, another weedkiller...
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Bob White
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
BENTON, Ky. -- Billy "Bob" White, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Edinburg, Texas. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. July 5 at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 1950 Big Bear Highway in Benton. J.H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray, Kentucky, was in charge of arrangements...
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Carl Thiele
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
Carl E. Thiele, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1937, in Cape Girardeau County to Fred and Katie Koeppel Thiele. He was a member of Scriptural Evangelical Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills. Survivors include his cousins, Phyllis (Carl Lee) Sinn of Cape Girardeau, Don Thiele of Cape Girardeau and Kenny Hoyer of Nebraska; a stepsister, Juanita Miller of Cape Girardeau; and a stepbrother, Chester Hengst of Cape Girardeau...
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Charles Scherer
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- Charles Lee Scherer, 87, of Benton, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020. He was born March 14, 1933, in Benton, the son of the late Cletus and Celesta Enderle Scherer. On June 8, 1958, at Guardian Angel Church in Oran, Missouri, he married Rose Ann Ressel, who survives of the home...
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Pat Randol
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
Patricia Ann Randol, 81, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 1, 1939, in Fort Madison, Iowa, daughter of Donald and Effie Buchanan Logan. She and Richard Glenn Randol Sr. were married Dec. 24, 1955, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Feb. 6, 2005...
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George Kuhlmann
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
George "Butch" Paul Kuhlmann, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 7, 2020, at his home. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m., with Knights of Columbus No. 6405 rosary at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Dale Kueker
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dale R. Kueker, 72, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville...
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Debbie Gregory
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
Deborah A. Gregory, 64, of Jackson, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home. A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the garden area of Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Leonard Frymire
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Leonard Dean Frymire, 63, of Dexter passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at home, surrounded by his family. Leonard was born Nov. 20, 1956, to Dempsey Noah and Flora Mae Blocker Frymire in Turkey Creek, Missouri. His joys were playing music with his son and close friends, and cooking with his daughter. Leonard loved fishing and being outdoors clearing land and enjoying nature...
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Claudia Ackley
(Obituary ~ 06/25/20)
IRONTON, Mo. -- On Sunday, June 21, 2020, Claudia Mae Ackley passed peacefully from this life, surrounded by her four children and husband of 64 years. Claudia was born July 3, 1935, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to John and Ruth Baeunlein. She was set to celebrate her 85th birthday with her 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, as was done every year without fail. ...
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Speak Out 6/25/20
(Speak Out ~ 06/25/20)
Jackson High School did a very nice job with their graduation ceremony. It's a real shame that the school board members presenting diplomas didn't wear masks, especially since the school required families to socially distance themselves from each other and the graduates. I guess it's "do as I say, not as I do. "...
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Prayer 6/25/20
(Prayer ~ 06/25/20)
O God, we thank you that we can bring our requests before you in prayer. Amen.
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Out of the past: June 25
(Out of the Past ~ 06/25/20)
The Rev. Scott Lohse, 37, has been appointed senior pastor at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson; he replaces the Rev. Otto Steinmeyer, who has announced his retirement. The Rev. Dr. Keith L. Riddle has been named the new minister of First Presbyterian Church (USA) of Cape Girardeau; he is associate minister of Highland Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina; the Cape Girardeau church has sought a minister through a pulpit nomination committee for the past 18 months...
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