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Sikeston man arrested after crashing car into yard, being chased
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
A 22-year-old Sikeston, Missouri, man was arrested early Saturday morning after fleeing the scene of a crash and being chased down by a citizen. Justin C. Moss was arrested by Cape Girardeau police early Saturday and issued summonses for alleged driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, according to Sgt. Joey Hann...
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City of Cape website expected to be restored soon
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau lost service to its website, cityofcape.org, Friday but is hopeful for a quick return to service. “Our service provider, Intrado, said it had a hardware failure that affected all of their customers’ websites but we should get service back (Monday),” said Nicolette Brennan, the city’s communications director...
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Rep. Jason Smith: White House's American Rescue Plan costs too much
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
Jason Smith, Southeast Missouri’s representative in Congress, said President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus relief package, dubbed the “American Rescue Plan,” is “a lot of spending.” The bill, according to reports, could pass the U.S. House by the end of February...
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Cape County commissioners reappoint Wernsman as county health officer
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners reappointed Jane Wernsman as the Cape Girardeau County health officer on Monday. Wernsman, who is director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, received a round of applause during Monday’s commission meeting because of her work during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Cape County's sales tax dips, but use-tax revenue doubles
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
After reaching record levels in 2020, Cape Girardeau County’s sales-tax receipts are running more than 6% behind last year’s pace through the first two months of 2021. February’s county sales-tax receipts, reported Monday by county Treasurer Roger Hudson, were $611,856.63, 2.35% less than the $626,568.83 in sales tax revenue the county received last February...
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Cape Girardeau, Scott counties in top 10 for COVID-19 vaccinations in Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
As COVID-19 vaccinations have ramped up across Missouri, Cape Girardeau and Scott counties no longer have the highest immunization rates but are still in the state’s top-10 counties with regard to percentage inoculated against the virus. Through Sunday, Cape Girardeau County’s percentage of the population that has received at least one vaccine dose was 14.1%, making it fourth in the state. ...
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Congratulations, Super Bowl LV Champions: the Officials
(Column ~ 02/09/21)
It's only fitting to extend congratulations to winners of championship battles. The best deserve that. Earning a place in the glorious game all want to participate in but only a few get to experience is quite a feat. A victory is an even greater accomplishment. I, therefore, dedicate this column to the winners of Super Bowl LV: the officials...
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Howard seeks election to Cape County health board
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
Diane Howard, a lawyer with The Limbaugh Firm, was appointed in 2019 by the Cape Girardeau County Commission to replace the resigned Patricia Ray until the 2021 municipal election. Howard is running to fill Ray’s unexpired term until 2023. Howard previously served as a PHC trustee from 1993 to 2012. She left after being appointed by then-Gov. Jay Nixon to a three-year term on the Missouri Gaming Commission. ...
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Column: Flo is Cool, Jan is Lame
(02/09/21)
There have been loads of famous company spokespeople over the years, covering every conceivable product and/or service. During the last decade or so, few have been more prevalent than the fictitious spokeswomen for Progressive Insurance (Flo) and Toyota cars (Jan). Flo has been active for Progressive since 2008, and Jan has sold Toyotas since 2012. In my opinion, the former does a fabulous job and is cool, while the latter is boring and lame. Let’s delve into this phenomenon further...
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Hunting in the city
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/09/21)
Not long ago, you probably remember, Cape Girardeau's wonderful citizens voted in Cape's historic first-ever referendum. The hard work of so many led to a special election to repeal a city council ordinance permitting bow hunting in the city. Those citizens won the vote, and hunting in the city was unequivocally defeated...
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We should get our priorities straight
(Column ~ 02/09/21)
You may have heard that a 9-year-old was recently pepper-sprayed by a police officer in Rochester, New York. But did you happen to watch the whole 10-minute video of what transpired? There is so much more going on there than just another police brutality story. It's a window into pain...
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Arthur Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Arthur "Stretch" Rodgers, 73, of Olive Branch died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with Bobby White officiating. Interment will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery...
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Oscar Hilderbrand
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Oscar J. "Mutt" Hilderbrand, 91, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Graveside service with burial will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Boniface Cemetery in Perryville with Deacon Joe Brindley officiating...
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Bill Busch
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
William Eugene "Bill" Busch, 82, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Patty Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Patty L. Bohnert, age 54, of Sedgewickville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at SSM St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating...
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Laverne Bader
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Laverne Marie Bader 66, of Scott City died Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 6, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to William Joseph and Bertha Agnes Backfisch Glastetter. She married Louis "Butch" Bader on July 26, 1975...
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Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall
(National News ~ 02/09/21)
Parents of schoolchildren learning from home shouldn't necessarily count on reclaiming the dining room table any time soon. After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year...
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Vaccine drive gains speed, but maskless fans fuel worries
(National News ~ 02/09/21)
The drive to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus is gaining speed and newly recorded cases have fallen to their lowest level in three months, but authorities worry raucous Super Bowl celebrations could fuel new outbreaks. More than 4 million more vaccinations were reported over the weekend, a significantly faster clip than in previous days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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'Hug tent' provides safe embraces at Colorado elderly home
(Community ~ 02/09/21)
LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Lynda Hartman needed a hug. It had been at least eight months since she touched her 77-year-old husband, Len, who has dementia and has been at an assisted living center in suburban Denver for the last year. On Wednesday, she got a small taste of what life was like before the coronavirus pandemic...
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Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief
(National News ~ 02/09/21)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats on a pivotal House panel on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package largely following President Joe Biden's proposal for battling the pandemic and reviving a still staggering economy...
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Impeachment trial for Trump scheduled to begin today
(National News ~ 02/09/21)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is set to launch Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial today, with lawyers for the former president insisting he is not guilty of inciting mob violence at the Capitol to overturn the election, while prosecutors say he must be convicted of the "most grievous constitutional crime" even though he's gone from the White House...
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Vaccine effort for Black, Latino Missourians slow to begin
(State News ~ 02/09/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri tasked nine regional groups across the state with making sure Black and Latino communities have equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, but the effort got off to a slow start. Nearly two months into the vaccine rollout, four of the groups still aren't operational, KCUR reported Monday. Overall, just 5% of the doses in Missouri has received have gone to Black residents, even though Black people make up about 11.5% of the state's population...
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Missouri state lawmaker to challenge U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt
(State News ~ 02/09/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt is running for another U.S. Senate term and former Democratic state Sen. Scott Sifton is challenging him. A spokeswoman for Blunt on Monday told The Associated Press the two-term senator is planning to run shortly after Sifton announced his bid for the Senate seat...
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Speak Out 2/9/21
(Speak Out ~ 02/09/21)
Thank you to the people who voted for Biden. Gas prices are on the rise because of Biden's war on the oil and gas industries. More illegal immigrants are entering our country, including drug and human traffickers, due to his immigration policies. Taxes will increase due to his tax policies. Unemployment is and will continue to rise because of his economic policies and his ties to China. The Democrats got what they wanted -- a weaker America...
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Prayer 2/9/21
(Prayer ~ 02/09/21)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are our provider and deliverer. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 02/09/21)
Churches in Cape Girardeau are teaming up in an effort to keep marriages from breaking up; the Cape Girardeau Ministerial Alliance has endorsed a community marriage policy that will require couples to undergo four months of marriage mentorship before they can be married in local churches...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/9/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/09/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 7 n Medical assist was made at 1:35 p.m. on South Benton Street. n At 5:08 p.m., commercial fire on Linden Street. n At 8:53 p.m., lift assist on Earleen Drive.
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Area police reports 2/9/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/09/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. DWI n Driving under the influence was reported at Kingsway Drive and Kurre Lane. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 600 block of Cadmium Lane. n Assault was reported in the 1700 block of Themis Street...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/09/21)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2021. There are 325 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 9, 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes...
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