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Sewage rate increase recommended to Jackson Board of Aldermen
(Local News ~ 12/09/20)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen were recommended Monday night to consider potential sewage rate increases over the next 10 years in order to fund the city's sewer system. A report conducted by Horner & Shifrin Inc. of St. Louis recommends a "phased-funding option using SRF funding," which includes a 7% rate increase in years the city would be closing on a new state revolving fund (SRF) loan. ...
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Coronavirus effects continue at Cape Regional Airport
(Local News ~ 12/09/20)
Traffic at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport remains significantly decreased from 2019, thanks to the chilling effect on travel caused by COVID-19, according to a report made at Tuesday's Airport Advisory Board meeting. Boarding passengers, known in the industry as "enplanements," totalled 469 last month, down from 916 in November 2019, a 48.8% drop...
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State-mandated report addresses coronavirus issues at veterans homes
(Local News ~ 12/09/20)
A surge of COVID-19 cases hit veterans homes across Missouri in the summer, and a state-ordered review has identified a number of actions for administrators to implement. Brian Kaveney of Armstrong Teasdale LLP of St. Louis penned the report, recently released through Missouri Veterans Commission (mvc.dps.mo.gov), indicated the disease associated with coronavirus struck veterans homes later than it appeared in other areas but administrators did not aggressively develop or implement plans to combat its spread:. ...
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Cape County health officials adjust virus quarantine guidance
(Local News ~ 12/09/20)
Cape Girardeau County public health officials revised COVID-19 quarantine guidance Tuesday. They also reported five additional virus-related deaths of county residents. Three of the fatalities involved patients in the 70 to 79 age group, while the other two deaths involved patients in the 60 to 69 and 80 to 89 age groups...
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Music a balm in a socially distanced coronavirus world
(Local News ~ 12/09/20)
Sara Edgerton knows the impact of her art in an environment seemingly dominated by Zoom calls. Edgerton is the director of Southeast Missouri State University's orchestra and professor of applied low strings -- the cello and double bass. "In these uncertain times, the power of art, of music, is always there," said Edgerton, who has been a member of the Southeast faculty since 1991...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 344th day of 2020. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 2000, the U-S Supreme Court ordered a temporary halt in the Florida vote count on which Al Gore pinned his best hopes of winning the White House...
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The economic cruelty of the pandemic
(Column ~ 12/09/20)
Just when it seemed some of the most disheartening trends in the U.S. economy were finally beginning to reverse, COVID-19 arrived to entrench them. The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower income working people. They had finally begun to benefit from the recovery from the Great Recession when the virus ravaged sectors of the economy that disproportionately employ them...
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11 youngsters recognized through the Next Project
(Editorial ~ 12/09/20)
Amid the more difficult news out there, stories of hope and kindness are still to be found. On Monday, The Scout, a daily newsletter featuring all good news around community, food and events, unveiled the inaugural class in the Next Project. Eleven boys and girls made up this year's honorees. ...
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Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
CHICAGO -- Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, she no longer must watch her hands. The spunky 7-year-old from Chicago has spent most of the coronavirus pandemic crafting the creations as a fundraiser to buy personal protective equipment for a children's hospital...
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Chuck Yeager, first to break sound barrier, dies at 97
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97...
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House approves defense bill
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, even as President Donald Trump renewed his threat to veto the bill unless lawmakers clamp down on social media companies he claims were biased against him during the election...
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'A new movement': Trump's claims take hold in states
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
HOUSTON -- President Donald Trump's campaign to subvert the will of voters and reverse his reelection loss to Democrat Joe Biden is taking hold among state and local Republicans even as it marches toward imminent failure -- a demonstration of Trump's power to bend the GOP to his will even as he leaves office...
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Biden makes pitch for retired general to be Pentagon chief
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday made his case for retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, urging Congress to waive a legal prohibition against a recently serving military officer running the Pentagon. With concern rising in Congress about maintaining civilian control of the military, Biden suggested he felt a need to counter an emerging narrative Austin's nomination blurs the lines between civil and military roles...
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New White House offer adds $600 checks to coronavirus relief
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the offer to Pelosi late Tuesday afternoon, he said in a statement. ...
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U.S. virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
(National News ~ 12/09/20)
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the peak reached in April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's...
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James Timberlake
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
James Timberlake, 72, of Cape Girardeau, died Dec. 7, 2020, at Staint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The public viewing will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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James Lanigan
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
James David Lanigan, 81, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 22, 1939, in St. Louis, son of Albert and Harriet Sieber Lanigan. James David Lanigan and Louella Estes were married on June 25, 1960, and she passed away Dec. 10, 2010...
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Herbert Forrester
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- Herbert G. Forrester Sr., 87, of Jacksonville and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville. He was born May 9, 1933, in East Prairie, Missouri, the son of Ira and Ella Barbre Forrester. He married Alvina "Beanie" Hart, the love of his life, on July 26, 1951, in Charleston, Missouri, and she preceded him in death Jan. 5, 2012...
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Kirk Dunnavant
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
Pastor Kirk Dunnavant, 63, resident of Cape Girardeau, gained his angel wings Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 2, 1957, to the Rev. Kirk Edward Dunnavant of Nashville, Tennessee, and Joyce C. Fletcher of Toledo, Ohio...
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Bob and Kathleen Bradley
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bob Bradley, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. His wife, Kathleen N. Bradley, 73, of Perryville died Friday, May 15, 2020, at her residence in Perryville. Bob was born Aug. 8, 1930, in Yancopin, Arkansas, to Bob and Frances Rambo Bradley...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/9/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 100 block of South Louisiana Avenue. n Assault was reported on North Pind Wood Lane. Thefts n Motor vehicle theft was reported in the 700 block of South Pacific...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/9/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 8 n Medical assists were made at 3:27 a.m. on North Ellis Street; 4:33 a.m. on Pioneer Drive; 8:13 a.m. on Rodney Vista Boulevard; 9:32 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 10:05 a.m. ...
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James Baughn
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
James Baughn was born Dec. 30, 1980, in Sacramento, California, the son of an Air Force officer and homemaker mother. He grew up around the world -- and loved living wherever his family was, which, above all, was Cape Girardeau County. An accomplished computer programmer, he was offered jobs at some of the top tech companies in the world, but preferred to stay in Cape Girardeau and Jackson to be in charge of his own projects and pursue his own interests, while staying close to family. ...
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Ethel Joy
(Obituary ~ 12/09/20)
Ethel Jane Joy died Monday, Dec, 7, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 90 years. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at Fountain of life Tabernacle, 2484 Old Toll Road in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. Ron Marler officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Prayer 12/9/20
(Prayer ~ 12/09/20)
Your love, O Lord, is a priceless gift we are eternally grateful for. Amen.
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Out of the past: Dec. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/20)
Dru Reeves, production manager at Horizon Screen Printing, filed yesterday for a Ward 3 seat on the Cape Girardeau City Council, guaranteeing a primary election in February; Reeves is the third candidate to file from Ward 3; Councilman Jack Rickard is seeking re-election in Ward 3; Jay Purcell, who works at Dana Corp., is also a candidate in that ward...
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