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Lions Pancake Day to honor front-line workers
(Local News ~ 09/30/20)
Cape Noon Lions Club will continue its Pancake Day tradition today, though this years event will have a unique focus. The event will not be for the general public. Instead, club members will serve carryout pancake-and-sausage meals free to law enforcement officers, firefighters, first-responders and health care workers...
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Three area residents die of coronavirus
(Local News ~ 09/30/20)
Area health officials reported three COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday. Two of the deaths one person in the 80-89 age bracket and one in the 90-99 bracket involved Cape Girardeau County residents, and the third was a Scott County resident (no demographic information provided)...
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Cape district has larger percentage of Black, mixed-race students than national average
(Local News ~ 09/30/20)
The Cape Girardeau School District, with a 2019-2020 enrollment of 4,096, have a much higher percentage of Black and mixed-race students and lower percentages of white, Hispanic and Asian students when compared to national totals. Demographic information released Tuesday by the district shows:...
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Jobless rate down slightly as employers look for workers
(Local News ~ 09/30/20)
The unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau County dropped slightly in August, according to the Missouri Department of Labor. However, it remained more than twice as high as it was for several months last fall. Meanwhile, area business leaders say the jobless rate would be lower if more unemployed workers would take advantage of ample job openings...
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Local politicos weigh in on Tuesday's presidential debate
(Local News ~ 09/30/20)
Four politically active Cape Girardeau County residents, two Republican and two Democrat, were asked their immediate impressions to the first general-election debate of 2020 between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. ...
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Work begins to illuminate Cape floodwall mural
(Local News ~ 09/30/20)
After 12 years, lights are going up to illuminate the Mississippi River floodwall murals in downtown Cape Girardeau, thanks to long efforts by Old Town Cape and others. Danny Essner, Old Town Cape board president, said 24 light fixtures will be installed over the next few weeks one for each mural panel...
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Bitter debate taunts overpower Trump's, Biden's visions
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
CLEVELAND The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into a bitter showdown Tuesday as the president repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry and personal taunts that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has of a nation facing historic crises...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2020. There are 92 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1938, after co-signing the Munich Agreement allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said, "I believe it is peace for our time."...
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No, the Democrats won't pack the court
(Column ~ 09/30/20)
For many progressive opinion-makers, the only way to save the Supreme Court is to destroy it. They believe the best response to the Republican-held Senate confirming a Trump nominee to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court is to pack the Court if Democrats win in November. Holding out the court-packing threat, they argue, also might give Republicans second thoughts about filling the vacancy...
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Prayer 9/30/20
(Prayer ~ 09/30/20)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for being the Great Physician and healer. Amen.
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Hope will get us through
(Column ~ 09/30/20)
Walking the streets of lower Manhattan for the first time in a long time, I was talking with a friend a few days ago. Over the course of 20 blocks or so, I would occasionally play with my face mask, to get a little extra air. Not take it off, not to pull it down, but pull it outward. ...
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Center Junction project progressing with only minor disruptions
(Editorial ~ 09/30/20)
Progress continues on the Center Junction diverging diamond interchange between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Crews recently began Phase 2 of the project, which means another adjustment in traffic flow. But it wasn't that long ago that city leaders voiced concerns the project would cause major disruption to businesses and those who use this route between the county's two largest towns...
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Speak Out 9/30/20
(Speak Out ~ 09/30/20)
A Republican congressman wants to start an investigation into the New York Times leak of Trump's tax returns. How about an investigation into Trump for hiding the fact he owes 400 million dollars to an unknown person or country? The NYT not only has a right to release them but an obligation to the American people to expose criminal behavior by the president...
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The eyes don't have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be difficult. Try teaching a class full of schoolchildren and connecting with students who are themselves wearing masks. Teachers who in ordinary times rely on their voices to convey nuances of language and manage classroom behavior are tasked with not sounding like the trombone-produced "wah wah" of the Charlie Brown TV specials while protecting themselves and their students from the coronavirus...
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Dying winds give crews hope against Northern California fires
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled a destructive wildfire that was driven by strong winds through wine country north of San Francisco and another rural blaze that killed three people. Breezes replaced the powerful gusts that sent the Glass Fire raging through Napa and Sonoma counties Sunday and Monday, scorching more than 66 square miles...
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Court pick Barrett visits Senate ahead of upcoming fight on confirmation
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, is on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of meetings with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other pivotal Republican senators in preparation for her fast-track confirmation before the Nov. 3 election...
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Coronavirus cases rising among children as schools reopen
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday. ...
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Airline workers brace for massive layoffs
(National News ~ 09/30/20)
DETROIT -- The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he'll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Unless Congress acts to help for a second time, United will furlough Comeaux on Thursday, cutting off his income and health insurance. ...
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Pansy Snowden
(Obituary ~ 09/30/20)
"When we were growing up, we never had the best house on the block, the best car or the most money, but one thing we had that no one else had was the BEST MOTHER. "Looking back, we realize we were the richest kids in our neighborhood after all." Laura, Lisa and Eric...
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Johnie Harrell
(Obituary ~ 09/30/20)
Johnie Paul Harrell, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Johnie was born April 19, 1954, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to the late Wyatt "Skip" and Thelma Davis. He leaves two siblings to cherish his memory, Jackie Davis-Layne and Daryl Davis; nephews, Gregory and Robert Davis; a niece, Sydney Davis; special friends, Jon, Lodema and Briana Coppieters; and a host of other family and friends who loved him...
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Charles Beaudean
(Obituary ~ 09/30/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. Charles C. Beaudean, 90, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 2, 1930, in Cape Girardeau to the late James and Julia Unterreiner Beaudean. Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Army/Air Force. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Sikeston. He retired from Sikeston Daily Standard newspaper in 1995...
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Births 9/30/20
(Births ~ 09/30/20)
Son to Ryan and Amy Moeckel of Perryville, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 9:24 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Name, Oakes Everett. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Moeckel is the daughter of Darrell and Lora Roth of Perryville and Keith Schremp of Perryville. She is the aquatic coordinator at Health Point Fitness. Moeckel is the son of Keith and Shelley Moeckel of Perryville. He is a chiropractor with Moeckel Chiropractic...
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St. Louis police rack up $14M in overtime, audit finds
(State News ~ 09/30/20)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police spent nearly $14 million on overtime while struggling to fill 100 vacant positions, an audit has found. State Auditor Nicole Galloway faulted police for lacking policies to monitor excessive overtime and said the department understands the situation is "not sustainable." But she added the situation will likely be helped by the repeal last week of the requirement officers reside within city limits...
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9 charged after McCloskey confrontation won't be prosecuted
(State News ~ 09/30/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Nine people charged with misdemeanor trespassing after a racial injustice protest in a private St. Louis neighborhood in June will not be prosecuted, city officials said Tuesday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who live in the neighborhood, confronted the demonstrators with guns and have been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a felony...
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Missouri child welfare division head resigns after 3 months
(State News ~ 09/30/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The director of a division overseeing child welfare services in Missouri has resigned without explanation after only three months on the job. Former Missouri Rep. David Wood, a Republican from Versailles, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday he is no longer the director of the Division of Children's Services, which is part of the Department of Social Services...
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Hospitalizations up 186% in outstate Missouri since June
(State News ~ 09/30/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus has nearly tripled in areas outside of Missouri's two largest metropolitan areas since the state reopened for business in mid-June, according to state health department data released Tuesday...
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Out of the past: Sept. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 09/30/20)
Prosecutors' offices in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties report a significant increase in the number of people making restitution on bad checks; the payments come after the results of a three-day sting operation were announced by Missouri's attorney general and the Cape Girardeau and Scott county sheriffs; many of the 101 people nabbed in the sting were wanted for passing bad checks...
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Cape police report 9/30/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Burglary was reported on Village Drive. n Burglary was reported in the 1900 block of Golden Eagle Court. n Burglary was reported in the 2300 block of Bloomfield Street...
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