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New coronavirus cases reported during reopening
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
As commercial reopening continues in the region, several businesses have reported potential COVID-19 exposures. On Monday, Burrito-Ville in Cape Girardeau posted to its social media account it would briefly close after a kitchen staff member tested positive for the disease associated with coronavirus...
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Opening ceremony, tours set for new Jackson police headquarters
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
A ribbon-cutting and public open house for the new Jackson Police Department headquarters has been set for 10 a.m. July 17. The new facility is adjacent to the department’s former headquarters on West Jackson Boulevard. The department began transitioning into the new building in late May and completed its move by early June...
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Cape Girardeau County stocking up on PPE
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Monday authorized the emergency purchase of up to $100,000 worth of personal protective equipment for use during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for use by various entities within the county. Mark Winkler, the county’s emergency management director, told the commissioners he has received requests for masks, goggles, gloves and other PPE from county agencies, rural fire protection districts and several public and parochial school districts...
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David Cantrell is this year's Spirit of America award recipient
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
If the spirit of America is helping others, honoring service and sacrifice and overcoming obstacles and hardships, David Cantrell checks all those boxes. For his devotion to the country as a military officer, his work on behalf of and in service to veterans and his perseverance in the face of personal challenges, he is this year’s Spirit of America Award winner...
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Mayor against removal of CSA monument from downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox says he is not in favor of removing the Confederate monument in Ivers Square and is “shocked” at a recommendation made by a city panel he asked to weigh in on the matter. The city’s historical preservation commission voted 8-0 on June 23 for the immediate removal and storage of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) marker...
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I-55 to close overnight Wednesday for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Emergency repairs to the Interstate 55 bridge over U.S. 61 at Center Junction will require overnight closure of the interstate starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting. The southbound I-55 bridge was recently dismantled as part of the Missouri Department of Transportation's bridge replacement and interchange redesign project. As a result of the southbound bridge removal, the northbound bridge is being used for both northbound and southbound traffic...
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Cape Riverfront Market returns to Spanish St. on Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Old Town Cape's Cape Riverfront Market will return to 35 South Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau beginning Saturday, and will remain a socially distanced, walk-up event, market manager Emily Vines announced Monday. The farmers market was held at Century Casino in Cape Girardeau for nine weeks...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — Derick Charles
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
For the last five years, the Safe House for Women food drives have been the primary food source for 400-plus families each year. This happens twice every year, May 18 to June 16 and Nov. 18 to Dec 16. n Safe House for Women...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination -- Russell Grammer
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
When thinking of a person who personifies the "Spirit of America," there are few who embody this as well as Mr. Russell Grammer. Not only is he loyal, patriotic and civic service-minded, but he instills these values in the students at Prodigy Leadership Academy...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — Tamara Buck
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Dr. Buck is a strong advocate and teacher of First Amendment rights, even when the misuse of the right to free speech victimizes her as an African-American woman. Her work in journalism helps to support all forms of journalistic media in this community. There is nothing more patriotic then educating the First Amendment. Additionally, her constant and tireless work on equity and equality and diversity in the community is extensive...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination -- Maryann 'Miki' Gudermuth
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Around 1993, I got a call to see if I would be interested in attending a meeting for SADI. I believe Miki or maybe Tom Meyer contacted me. From those early years, as a board member, holding meetings in rented space in churches, Miki by force of her character, and the staff and boards she put in place, created an organization designed to help those with disabilities, with an eye on creating the most independence possible...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — Kenneth Haas
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Today we would like to place in nomination for the Spirit of America Award a faithful, gentle man currently 98 years of age, known in our community as Kenneth Haas. He is a mortal man who has undoubtedly made mistakes through the years, asked for forgiveness, and used these 98 years to grow in wisdom and understanding, like most of us hope to do given enough years of living...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — David Cantrell
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
It is my honor to nominate my friend David Cantrell for the Spirit of America award. As a veteran, I can genuinely say that I don't know another person more deeply patriotic, has more genuine love for country and community or invests himself more into events, fundraising, organizing and participating in different veteran and community projects than Capt. David Cantrell...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — Kenneth Martin
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
If you ever played guitar, you most likely took at least one lesson from Kenny Martin. He was the face of Shivelbines music for many years, and even wrote a book on how to play guitar. He made us laugh as Hill Billy Ken at the Little Ole Opry. I consider Kenny to be my best friend; in reality, he is a best friend to everyone. I canÂąt think of anyone more deserving and in truest form is the Spirit of America...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — Seth Hudson
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Dr. Hudson has gone way above and beyond during these tough coronavirus times. He not only has raised more than $20,000 for St. Jude children's hospital the last few years, he drastically supported local small businesses by doing many generous giveaways over the last few months...
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2020 Spirit of America nomination — Jim Riley
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Jim Riley is good for, and good to, our community. He has been actively involved in many promotional campaigns for the public school district, the City of Cape and others, improving our city's assets and increasing our economic viability. He is a tireless advocate for our community, who donates his personal time, and often his business talents and resources toward the betterment of our community. ...
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When will the mask mania end?
(Column ~ 06/30/20)
I hadn't worn a mask until then, and I hadn't planned on it -- as long as I was in my neck of the woods. But then came the stop in Pennsylvania as I made the road trek to New York. The Keystone State gas station store was one thing: my first experience facing a sign denying me entry without a mask. New York is something else altogether. I'm still here, and I'm still suffocating...
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EDITORIAL: Wearing a mask is vital to preventing the coronavirus spread
(Editorial ~ 06/30/20)
The state and nation continue to reopen under a new normal due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many people seem to think COVID-19 is in the rearview mirror as evidenced by the lack of social distancing and refusal to wear masks in public places. On today's Opinion page, columnist Adrienne Ross writes about her experience traveling to New York and being reminded to bring her mask everywhere she goes. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
Today is Tuesday, June 30, the 182nd day of 2020. There are 184 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 30, 1971, the Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that the government could not prevent The New York Times or The Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers...
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The example of history
(Column ~ 06/30/20)
"Here is the truth ... From us there is nothing except ingratitude." Those words come from a sermon from Saint Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions. Statues of Serra are currently being expunged from the state. Watching the scenes around the Golden State and the country, I'm thinking he was a prophet. The ingratitude seems to capture what we're watching, as a stubborn, violent ignorance seems to reign as the likes of Serra, Abraham Lincoln and even Jesus himself are being targeted...
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Pandemic diversion leads to gig in park
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
NEW YORK -- What started as a way for two musicians to get out of the house during the pandemic has turned into nightly concerts at the boathouse in Brooklyn's Prospect Park -- with fans who expect them to play three to four hours a night, seven nights a week...
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Arizona tribe takes strict steps as virus surges
(Community ~ 06/30/20)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- People in the deserts of Arizona flee to the White Mountains when the triple-digit heat is too much to bear, cooling off in the forest a few hours away. That worries a Native American tribe that calls the area home, as coronavirus infections and temperatures have both spiked in one of the hardest-hit states...
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Billions of dollars in aid for small businesses go unclaimed
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
NEW YORK -- Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans. Business owners and advocacy groups complain the money in the Paycheck Protection Program was not fully put to work because the program created obstacles that stopped many small businesses from applying. ...
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Tracking virus cases proves difficult amid new surge
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
HOUSTON -- Health departments around the U.S. that are using contact tracers to contain coronavirus outbreaks are scrambling to bolster their ranks amid a surge of cases and resistance to cooperation from those infected or exposed. With too few trained contact tracers to handle soaring caseloads, one hard-hit Arizona county is relying on National Guard members to pitch in. ...
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Governments backtrack as virus surges
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
NEW DELHI -- Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections surge in many countries. India reported 20,000 Monday, while the caseload in the U.S. is growing by about 40,000 a day. The United States on Monday reported 38,800 newly confirmed infections, with the total surpassing 2.5 million, or about a quarter of the more than 10 million cases worldwide, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University...
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Louisiana abortion clinic law nixed
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era...
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U.S. unlikely to make the cut for Europe 'safe' list
(National News ~ 06/30/20)
BRUSSELS -- The European Union is edging toward finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again in coming days, with Americans almost certain to be excluded in the short term due to the number of U.S. coronavirus cases...
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Peggy Winchester
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Peggy Joann Winchester, 81, of Advance passed away Monday, June 29, 2020, at her home. She was born Feb. 16, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Robert and Nettie Niswonger Winder. Peggy and Jim Winchester were united in marriage, and he preceded her in death Sept. 24, 2016...
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Charles Stalon
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Charles Gary Stalon, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau. Charles was born Oct. 26, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Douglas Charles and Lucy Idell Row Stalon (1911-1933). He lived in the Red Star area with his maternal grandparents, Vallie and Charles Row. He had fond memories of growing up with his cousins, Paul Norvell and Earl Don Nanna, and numerous aunts and uncles...
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Elliott Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Elliott Jerome Smith, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral, with full military honors, will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Freddie Green officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery at a later date...
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Michael Schmidt
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Michael C. Schmidt of Cape Girardeau, fondly known as "Smitty," passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at his home. Michael was born Sept. 17, 1947, and was preceded in death by his parents, Rondall and Johnnie Schmidt of McPherson, Kansas. Michael attended Fort Hays State College in Hays, Kansas. ...
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Joseph Johnson
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
SENATH, Mo. -- Joseph Glenn Johnson, 57, of Senath passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Poplar Bluff (Missouri) Regional Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, son of Everett G. and Nina Helen Glenn Johnson. Joseph enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1981, serving two years. In 1983, he went to work as a mechanic, working most of his career on a riverboat and at Campus Auto and Mr. Muffler...
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Rev. John Haney
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
ROCKBRIDGE, Ill. -- The Rev. John E. Haney, 87, of Rockbridge, in the presence of his loved ones, went to be with his Savior on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Brother John was born Oct. 25, 1932, in Commerce, Missouri, to Smith and Madge Phipps Haney. He married Wanda Urhahn on April 12, 1953. During their 67 years of marriage, they had three children, Bianca "Beebe" (Steve) Barnes of Rockbridge; Cheryl "Cherie" (Joseph) Vinyard of Greenfield, Illinois; and John (Sandra) Haney II of Le Roy, Illinois...
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Christy Ellis
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Christy Lea Naile Ellis, 44, of Dexter died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Alann Busey
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Alann Busey, 60, of Jackson died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at home. He was born May 10, 1960, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Jerrel and Patricia Griffith Busey. He and Kathleen Scalon were married in 1982 in St. Louis. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Busey of Jackson; mother, Patricia Busey of Jackson; sons, Joseph Busey of Jackson and Jerrel Busey of Jackson; sisters, Dee Ann Beine of Altenburg, Missouri, and Becki Gray of Jackson; one brother, John Busey of Jackson...
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Bob Borchelt
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
MARION, Ill. -- Robert D. "Bob" Borchelt, 83, of Marion, former longtime resident of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully, with his family near, at 8:22 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2020, at his home. He was born Sunday, Nov. 22, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Ivan Weldon and Eva Gaynell Green Borchelt...
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Joann Arnzen
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Joann Vandeven Arnzen of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A funeral Mass will be offered at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent Catholic Church. A celebration of life will be from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Elks Club...
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Missouri governor will not appeal ruling for abortion clinic
(State News ~ 06/30/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson will not contest the license issued to the state's only abortion clinic following a yearlong legal battle over whether the Planned Parenthood center could stay open. The administration said its decision to issue an operating license last week to Planned Parenthood's clinic in St. Louis makes an appeal unneeded, according to a statement from the Republican governor's top health official...
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Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home
(State News ~ 06/30/20)
ST. LOUIS -- A white couple who stood outside their St. Louis mansion and pointed guns at protesters who were marching toward the mayor's home to demand her resignation support the Black Lives Matter movement and don't want to become heroes to those who oppose the cause, their attorney said Monday...
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Prayer 6/30/20
(Prayer ~ 06/30/20)
O Heavenly Father, may we be fully equipped each day with the fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
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Out of the past: June 30
(Out of the Past ~ 06/30/20)
Southeast Missouri State University's dairy farm is all milked out; one by one, the heard of 100 Holsteins was auctioned off Thursday under an orange and brown tent on the farm along County Road 618, north of Cape Girardeau; the milking equipment was also sold; the school has decided to change from a dairy and beef farm to strictly a beef-cattle operation...
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Cape police report 6/30/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 500 block of South Middle Street. n Assault was reported in the 1500 block of Independence Street. n Assault was reported in the 300 block of Mill Street...
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Birth 6/30/20
(Births ~ 06/30/20)
Daughter to Trey and Hillary Oetting of Sikeston, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 7:39 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Name, Callie Ann. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Oetting is the daughter of Debbie Green of Sikeston. She is employed by SoutheastHEALTH. Oetting is the son of Patti Oetting of Sikeston. He works for Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities...
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Geraldine Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Geraldine Bohnert, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 29, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 9, 1940. in Longtown, Missouri, to Herman Joseph and Mary Anna Schwein Leible. She and Leo Joseph Bohnert were married Sept. 29, 1962, in Apple Creek, Missouri. He preceded her in death Sept. 19, 2011...
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