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Jefferson Elementary distributes 1:1 devices to students
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
Jefferson Elementary in-person kindergarten teacher Chelsie Huskey, right, and virtual kindergarten teacher Bailey Kralemann, left, distribute 1:1 learning devices Monday in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Contact-tracing course accepting students
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
A contact tracing course offered by Continuing Education at Southeast Missouri State University is now accepting students. Participants can learn the basics of contact tracing, and practice techniques for collecting relevant information from people who may have been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19...
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New coronavirus fatality reported
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
Although health officials in several counties in the region did not update COVID-19 case numbers Monday, the three counties reporting new cases accounted for four dozen new instances of the disease associated with coronavirus. An additional death was attributed to the virus as well...
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Area mail carrier representative 'concerned' over Trump's words
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
The business agent who represents postal workers in Southeast Missouri says he is “very concerned” about statements President Donald Trump has been making about the United States Postal Service (USPS) leading up to the November general election. “Postal employees don’t enjoy being used as a football,” said Mike Birkett, agent for Region 5 of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska...
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Kamala Harris hypocrisy: 'Because she's a Black woman'
(Column ~ 08/18/20)
Joe Biden announced his running mate a week ago. Sen. Kamala Harris was on his shortlist, as her name has been bandied about, so I'm not sure how much of a surprise it was to most, but it certainly was "lit," as they say, with the reaction to the selection appearing to be laced in hypocrisy...
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Let's talk about the soul of America
(Column ~ 08/18/20)
"We're in a battle for the soul of America," the Democratic nominee for president recently said. I happen to think that's true. But my tolerance for listening to Joe Biden talk about it is officially something like nonexistent. There was a time in my life when I think I could have entertained the idea of voting for Biden. ...
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Cape County Dem chairman speaks on 'strangest' year, hope for party locally
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
The chairman of Cape Girardeau County’s Democratic Party committee admits the 2020 virtual Democratic National Convention taking place this week is a real oddity. “This is by far the strangest political year I can imagine,” said Jonathan Kessler of Jackson, a professor at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Driver charged with DWI, drug possession after multiple-vehicle crash in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
Felony charges have been filed against an East Prairie, Missouri, woman who allegedly concealed narcotics inside a body cavity and caused a seven-car collision Thursday morning at the intersection of South Kingshighway and William Street in Cape Girardeau...
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Saint Francis announces health insurance plans
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
Employers throughout Southeast Missouri will have another alternative to consider this fall when they review employee health insurance options for 2021 — Saint Francis Health Plans. Officials from Saint Francis Healthcare System met with media representatives Monday to announce the new direct contracting health insurance option, which, they said, will help employers manage their health insurance costs while helping improve the overall health of their workforce...
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Free CPR classes coming to Cape
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
“Ah, ha, ha, ha, sta yin’ alive, stayin’ alive” — if you can keep that rhythm, you just might be able to save a life after attending a free “sidewalk CPR” class at an upcoming Cape Girardeau farmers markets. Cape Girardeau Fire Department fire chief Travis Hollis said the PulsePoint app, launched last week as a joint effort between the fire department and Saint Francis Medical Center, helps community members perform hands-only compressions, also known as “sidewalk CPR,” for 7 to 8 minutes...
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Five takeaways from first night of the Democratic convention
(National News ~ 08/18/20)
In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started Monday with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the party begins the formal process of nominating Joe Biden as its candidate for president...
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Jackson sets 2020 property tax rate
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
Jackson’s 2020 property tax rate will be almost identical to its 2019 rate based on action taken Monday night by the city’s Board of Aldermen. “After receiving the revised numbers and recalculating the rates, following Board of Equalization hearings, it was determined that the rates will be adjusted slightly from those which were adopted for 2019,” Jim Roach, Jackson city administrator, wrote in a memo to the aldermen before Monday’s meeting...
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Cape city manager to retire
(Local News ~ 08/18/20)
After 12 years, the City of Cape Girardeau soon will be in the market for a new city manager. At the regular meeting of City Council on Monday, Mayor Bob Fox announced current manager Scott Meyer will retire in June. Meyer began work in July 2009 at a $117,000 a year salary with a $8,000 performance bonus after spending four years as director of facilities management for Southeast Missouri State University...
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Going Through the List
(08/18/20)
At age five, it was a lot of fun to peruse the Sears catalogue. Seeing so many toys stimulated my imagination. It also helped me learn how to set priorities. I would list all the toys I wanted, including some from Grant's and Ben Franklin downtown, and show the list to my parents. ...
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Sponsored: Five Tips to Survive The Puppy Years
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/18/20)
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Prayer 8/18/20
(Prayer ~ 08/18/20)
O Lord Jesus, may we conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Amen.
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Postpone football season
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/18/20)
I love football. I live, breathe, dress, scream, obsess over and generally schedule my life around football every fall. High school, college and/or pros: I'm in. All in. I hate Covid. I've been working from home since March, socially distanced from everything. I miss people. I miss hugs. I miss talking to strangers in the check out lane at Walmart. I miss ... life...
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Cal. governor demands blackouts probe
(National News ~ 08/18/20)
SAN FRANCISCO -- An irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation allowing some energy users and utilities to tap backup energy sources amid a days-long heatwave that has prompted rolling blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands of households...
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The home front: Virus stalks nurses after they leave work
(National News ~ 08/18/20)
FULLERTON, Calif. -- There's red tape running along the floor of the coronavirus unit at St. Jude's Medical Center. It's a clear line of demarcation. On one side, the cold zone, where only a surgical mask, scrubs and shoe coverings are necessary. On the other, the warm zone, where the gloves come on. And the N95 mask. And the gown. And the hairnet. And the face shield...
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Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
(National News ~ 08/18/20)
WASHINGTON -- Facing a public backlash over mail delays, the Trump administration scrambled to respond Monday as the House prepared an emergency vote to halt delivery interruptions and service changes that Democrats warned could imperil the November election...
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Virus clusters erupt at universities as semester begins
(National News ~ 08/18/20)
From the dorms at North Carolina to the halls of Notre Dame, officials at universities around the U.S. scrambled Monday to deal with new COVID-19 clusters at the start of the fall semester, some of them linked to off-campus parties and packed clubs...
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John Viox
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
John J. Viox, 74, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, at Culpepper Place in Olive Branch, Mississippi. He was born July 30, 1946, in Ste. Genevieve, son of John A. and Evelyn L. Gegg Viox. John enjoyed coffee, a cold beer, Corvettes and car shows. Most importantly, he loved his family and his church...
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Elza Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Elza Seabaugh, 83, of Jackson passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 29, 1936, in Bollinger County, Missouri, son of Truman and Ivd Crites Seabaugh. He and Sharon Ervin were married Jan. 1, 1984, and she survives...
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Alta Menges
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alta Dee Menges, 93, of Pennsylvania died Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. The funeral will be at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville...
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Jerry Little
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Jerry Lee Little, son of the late Theodore Scott Little and Lillian Sander Little, was born March 9, 1939, in Morley, Missouri, and passed away at his daughter's home in Jackson at the age of 81 years. Little was a former truck driver for ABF Freight System, veteran of the U.S. Army and a resident of Scott City...
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Thomas Holland Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Thomas Holland Jr., 90, of Tamms passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Tom served as police commissioner and captain of the Dupo (Illinois) Volunteer Fire Department for many years. He also was a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Tamms...
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Scott Halbert
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Scott Michael Halbert died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 62 years. There will be no services at this time. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Barbara Ochs Farquhar
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Barbara Farquhar, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. A gathering of friends will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Burial will take place at a later date at Fairmount Cemetery...
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Edsel Emmons
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Edsel Linden Emmons, 89, of Paducah, Kentucky, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Blodgett, Missouri, to Timothy and Mary Griffith Emmons. He and Shirley J. Wood were married April 5, 1952, at Cape Girardeau...
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Pam Chandler
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Pam Kay Chandler, 66, of Saint Clair, Missouri, and formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. A celebration of life service will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at York Chapel Hall in Longtown, Missouri. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Bob Blanchett
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Samuel Robert "Bob" Blanchett, 94, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at Lutheran Home. He was born Sept. 16, 1925, in Meade County, Kansas, son of Joseph Robert and Nettie Weber Blanchett, and was one of seven children. He married Arlene Hall on Jan. 16, 1944, in Dodge City, Kansas...
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Una Berryhill
(Obituary ~ 08/18/20)
Una Belle Berryhill, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Mighty Rivers Regional Worship Center in Cairo, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with Dr. Larry Potts officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Environmentalists criticize Ameren plant
(State News ~ 08/18/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Some St. Louis-area environmental watchdogs are criticizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to declare Missouri's largest coal-fired power plant has met a key air quality regulation. The EPA proposal, if approved, would mean Ameren Corp. ...
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Kansas City, Missouri, mayor spot checks social distancing at bars
(State News ~ 08/18/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The mayor of Missouri's largest city has been getting plenty of messages about people not following social-distancing guidelines at bars, so he decided to check for himself. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas told the Kansas City Star he spent two hours Saturday night dropping by or looking into eight businesses in the city. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 08/18/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Members of a committee wanting to link Paducah, Kentucky, with Charleston, Missouri, sat down with lawmakers from Southeast Missouri for the first time this week, informing them of details on Closing the Gap; that is what the committee calls itself because the road and bridge project would link Interstate 24 in Kentucky with interstates 55 and 57 in Missouri...
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Cape police report 8/18/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/18/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 600 block of Broadway. n Assault was reported in the 1500 block of Wayne Street. n Assault was reported in the 200 block of South Missouri Avenue...
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Birth 8/18/20
(Births ~ 08/18/20)
Son to Tyler Grantham and Heather Stark of Sikeston, Missouri, Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, 9:50 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Name, Waylon Hayes. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Stark is the daughter of Becky and Jeremy King of Jackson. She works at Goodwill. Grantham is the son of Tina and Jimmy Morlan of Marble Hill, Missouri. He is a farmer...
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