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Cape PD operating as usual despite hazardous conditions
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department will conduct business as usual despite potentially hazardous road conditions and below-freezing temperatures. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, the department remains open and fully operational, even when businesses, state offices and city facilities are closed. ...
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Area school, government offices closures because of weather
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
Several businesses, services and schools are closed Tuesday and throughout the week in Southeast Missouri because of winter weather creating hazardous travel conditions. Southeast Missouri State University’s campuses in Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff and Kennett are closed Tuesday, and virtual instruction is recommended. The Cape College Center will hold virtual classes today, and Three Rivers College is holding virtual classes through Friday. ...
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Broadway in Cape designated a 'great street' by urban planners
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
The American Planning Association–Missouri Chapter announced Tuesday the designation of an eight-block section of Broadway in Cape Girardeau, from Pacific Street to the Mississippi River, as a “great street” in its 2021 Best Places in Missouri recognition. “(This) area is a vibrant commercial and residential corridor,” APA said in a news release, adding, “Broadway exemplifies a truly great street, well-planned and person-focused with a strong history.” ...
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Supermarket workers singled out for praise by Cape's mayor
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
People who labor in supermarkets and grocery stores may not come immediately to mind when one thinks of front-line workers during COVID-19. But Cape Girardeau Mayor Bob Fox thinks those who stock shelves, cut meat, display produce and work cash registers deserve recognition, too. ...
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More wintry weather expected Wednesday into Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
After Winter Storm Uri dropped more than half a foot of snow on Southeast Missouri earlier this week, another round — maybe two — of wintry weather could add up to 3 more inches Wednesday into Thursday. All Missouri counties in the region will be under a winter weather advisory from 12:01 a.m. to noon Wednesday...
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Energy companies recommend conservation of electricity, natural gas; rolling blackouts not expected
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
Ameren Missouri is requesting customers to be more conservative when using electricity and natural gas through Thursday because of harsh winter weather, however, rolling blackouts similar to those that occurred in western and southwestern Missouri are not expected...
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Southeast Missourian print editions to be delivered by U.S. Post on Thursday and Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
Because of heavy snow and extreme temperatures, the Southeast Missourian will be delivered via U.S. mail Thursday and Saturday this week, said Mark Kneer, circulation director for the newspaper. “It was brutal trying to deliver the newspapers on Tuesday, even during daylight,” Kneer said. ...
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Salter seeks spot on county health board
(Local News ~ 02/17/21)
Gerry Salter is a health care executive who joined Saint Francis Medical Center in 1995 and is currently SFMC’s vice president for specialty practices. Previously, Salter served Saint Francis as vice president/professional services (2015-2019) and director of orthopedics (2006-2015). ...
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Opt out of Social Security for racial equity
(Column ~ 02/17/21)
A recent Reuters headline read, "Yellen, Rice tout economics as key to fixing American inequality." According to Susan Rice, President Joe Biden's new domestic policy adviser, "The evidence is clear, investing in equity is good for economic growth."...
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The kids aren't all right
(Column ~ 02/17/21)
PITTSBURGH One year ago, Lena Carson was pulling straight A's at the city's Creative and Performing Arts Magnet school, located across the river from her parents' home. She also swam at the local YMCA every day in preparation for the annual state competition and enjoyed the everyday social life of a teenager...
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Biden is too timid on school reopening
(Column ~ 02/17/21)
It's an old political trick to make an easily achievable goal sound vauntingly ambitious in order to brag about it when it's inevitably met. It takes another level of chutzpah, though, to set out as a target something that has already happened. The press has portrayed President Joe Biden's goal of reopening the majority of K-12 schools in his first 100 days as so far-reaching that the timeline might have to be extended...
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Prayer 2-17-21
(Prayer ~ 02/17/21)
Lord Jesus, we look to you in all things for you are the source of our salvation. Amen.
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Wernsman reappointed as Cape County health officer
(Editorial ~ 02/17/21)
Jane Wernsman, director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, was recently reappointed as the county's health officer. Wernsman took over for Charlotte Craig in 2012 when the former director retired. She has provided a steady hand of leadership during her tenure. That's never been more appreciated than during the last 12 months as we've grappled with the coronavirus pandemic...
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Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson
(Entertainment ~ 02/17/21)
NEW YORK -- Tyler Perry and Bill and Hillary Clinton were among the attendees of a private memorial service for Cicely Tyson at Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church. The memorial service Tuesday came a day after hundreds of admirers of the pioneering Black actor lined up outside the church for a public viewing. Some said they had come from as far as Atlanta or Los Angeles to be there...
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Riot lawsuit just part of Trump's post-impeachment problems
(National News ~ 02/17/21)
NEW YORK -- Acquitted by the Senate of inciting last month's U.S. Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump faces more fallout from the unrest, including a lawsuit from a congressman Tuesday. But his biggest legal problems might be the ones that go much further back...
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Vigorous preparation returns as Biden calls other leaders
(National News ~ 02/17/21)
WASHINGTON -- A new-old ritual is taking shape in the Biden White House, one starting with bulky briefing packages, war-gaming the "what-ifs," and Oval Office discussions about how to talk to this or that particular U.S. ally or adversary. Twelve times since he took office, President Joe Biden has dialed up a world leader after reinstituting what was a long-held White House standard mothballed by Donald Trump: vigorous preparation. ...
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Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike
(National News ~ 02/17/21)
WASHINGTON -- Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the idea isn't so funny. The coronavirus has renewed focus on challenges facing hourly employees who have continued working in grocery stores, gas stations and other in-person locations even as much of the workforce has shifted to virtual environments. ...
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Millions endure record cold without power; at least 14 dead
(National News ~ 02/17/21)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. -- A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm...
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FEMA opens mass vaccine sites as bad weather hampers efforts
(National News ~ 02/17/21)
FEMA opened its first COVID-19 mass vaccination sites Tuesday, setting up in Los Angeles and Oakland as part of an effort by the Biden administration to get shots into arms more quickly and reach minority communities hit hard by the outbreak. Snow and ice across much of the U.S., meanwhile, forced the cancellation of many vaccination appointments and delayed vaccine deliveries around the country. ...
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Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
(National News ~ 02/17/21)
Mike Bowen's warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige Ameritech, can churn out 1 million masks every four days, but he doesn't have orders for nearly that many. So he recently got approval from the government to export them...
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India's dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped
(International News ~ 02/17/21)
NEW DELHI -- When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world's second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically for months and at one point India looked like it might overtake the United States as the country with the highest case toll...
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Merle Cissell
(Obituary ~ 02/17/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Merle Rose Cissell, 97, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Independence Care Center. Funeral Services will be private for the family. Burial will be at Mt. Hope in Perryville. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Clinton Barker
(Obituary ~ 02/17/21)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Clinton Dwayne Barker, 92, of Glen Allen, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill, Missouri. Born in Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri, on Nov. 11, 1928, he was the son of James Elbert and Bertha Gertrude Goad Barker...
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Out of the past: Feb. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 02/17/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau and Boyd Gaming Corp. have come to terms on a development agreement expected to be approved and signed over the next two weeks; the development calls for a $51.1 million project -- consisting of a 1,600-passenger riverboat casino, parking garage and other land-based facilities such as a restaurant and lounge -- to be located just north of the Broadway floodgate...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/17/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/17/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 15 n Medical assists were made at 1:39 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 5:36 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 6:23 a.m. on William Street; 7:39 a.m. on Edgewood Road; 8:07 a.m. on Palomino Drive; 12:06 p.m. on Linden Street; 12:27 p.m. on Towers Circle; 3:52 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 6:48 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 10:03 p.m. for South Spring Avenue;...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/17/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/17/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 300 block of Ellis Street. n Assault was reported in the 400 block of South Ellis Street. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported in the 3400 block of William Street...
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Martha Keener
(Obituary ~ 02/17/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Martha Ann Farmer Keener,age 92, a resident of Charleston, was called to her Lord Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. She was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Charleston to Charles Franklin and Cordia Sutherland Farmer. On April 6, 1955, she married Harry Elliott Keener, who preceded her in death...
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