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Ste. Genevieve woman sentenced to 16 months on wire fraud charges
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
A Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, woman was sentenced to 16 months in prison Thursday on wire fraud charges. Kala M. Childress, 27, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp to 16 months in prison on each of four counts of wire fraud. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, Childress worked for Bloomsdale Excavating Co. as an administrative clerk. She was responsible for overseeing the company's credit card accounts...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 2/21/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from Feb. 18 meetings Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...
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State nearing 1 million vaccine doses administered
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
Missouri is closing in on its 1 millionth COVID-19 vaccine dose administered. According to state data, as of this week, vaccinators across the state had given 940,000 vaccine doses. Those doses have gone to 667,000 people, about 11% of the state's population...
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Snow days: Winter in the heartland
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
Earlier this week, Winter Storm Uri dropped more than half a foot of snow on Southeast Missouri, the highest snow accumulation of the winter season. While it created some havoc such as hazardous road conditions, canceled school and closed businesses, it became a winter playground for some Missourians...
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LifeHouse-Cape project announced by Catholic Charities
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
Downtown Cape Girardeau is the site chosen for a residential transitional housing program for homeless pregnant women, according to Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri. The organization is basing the $4 million facility off LifeHouse-Springfield, whch opened in 2013. ...
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Jackson announces Park Day
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
Although the region has been snow covered lately, temperatures have been sub-freezing and winter will be with us for another month, the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department wants people to start thinking about spring cleaning. The park department is looking for volunteers to take part in the city's annual Park Day, which this year is set for April 24, starting at 8 a.m. at Jackson City Park's Pavilion 1...
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Two-alarm fire contained at Flesh Hound Tattoo
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
No injuries were reported in a fire Friday night at Flesh Hound Tattoo Studio in Cape Girardeau. According to battalion chief Norman Baker, at approximately 7:38 p.m. the Cape Girardeau Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Broadway and North Sprigg streets for reports of smoke coming from a building in the area...
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Area lawmaker files legislation to establish 'Rush Limbaugh Day' in Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
A Southeast Missouri legislator filed legislation Friday in the Missouri House of Representatives to honor conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh. The Cape Girardeau native died Wednesday morning at the age of 70 after complications of advanced lung cancer. ...
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Sponsored: How SoutheastHEALTH recruited a top thoracic surgeon
(Local News ~ 02/20/21)
When she was growing up as a child in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lynne Skaryak, MD, recognized two things quite clearly. "I always thought I'd be a surgeon one day," she recalls with a smile. "And I was always around horses and told myself I would ride and compete with them when I was older."...
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OPINION: Rush Limbaugh lived with enthusiasm and eternal hope
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
The guitar riff from "My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders will forever hold a special memory for me -- not because of the band or song, but because for many years this anthem kicked off The Rush Limbaugh Show. This week we lost the conservative talker and Cape Girardeau native after his valiant, yearlong battle with stage IV lung cancer. ...
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Kraft Bakery ... popular place for 53 years
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
As a young boy, Bernard "Barney" Kraft loved running errands for the family bakery. It was an adventure, and after all, it was all he knew. His German family had always lived above their bakery: His father, Adam; mother, Elizabeth (nee Huhn); and the six children, Gertrude, Ferdinand, Bernard, Otto, Bertha and Katherine...
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Adopt Summer 2-21-21
(Community ~ 02/20/21)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary We could all use some Summer right about now and this pretty girl is 10 years old and very sweet. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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Signature of February
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
Snow can make the difference when it comes to a good winter photo or an average one. A woodland ridge top will often offer a nice photo opportunity. On Feb. 14, the sunrise temperature was 4 degrees above zero in my neighborhood of Southeast Missouri. I was able to get this photo before the predicted heavy snow arrived...
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Senior Center Menus for Feb. 22-26
(Community ~ 02/20/21)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Monday: Meatloaf or sliced pork loin, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, hot roll and applesauce or apple pie. Tuesday: Barbecue riblet or Polish sausage, black-eyed peas, seasoned spinach, sauerkraut, cornbread and Mandarin oranges or Black Forest cake...
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The Bible and snow
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
At the time this column was written several days ago, Southeast Missouri was enmeshed in its biggest snowstorm in years. Many of us have heard the sound of scraping shovels, and we've heard squealing children enjoying sled rides this past week. How welcome the white stuff is somewhat dependent on how you were reared...
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Cancel culture vs. Christianity
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
Most of us would be better off if we watched less television, limited social media and read more good books. However, when it comes to what is being sold in bookstores, there is a battle for ideology. We hear of book deals being canceled because of unpopular political stands. ...
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Being content with what you are
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
Does being content with what you have mean you have no motivation to make more of yourself? Does it mean to stay stuck in a rut, to flee from trying for bigger and better successes? Those are questions we've all experienced. I first pondered how content I should be with what I have when COVID-19 invaded our borders. People are still asked to be careful, but fortunately, we now have numerous outlets from which to fulfill our needs...
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Winter snow
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
It's Monday evening, and Marge and I just got in from checking on our steers and breaking ice so they can drink. We've got probably 8 inches of snow, but it's hard to know where it's blown like it has. Snow isn't bad. I kind of enjoy snow. I kind of enjoy even the cold temps. But I don't enjoy snow and cold temps and a good stiff breeze that's somewhere between 15 and 25 miles an hour. It's not fun in the least. Sure makes one appreciate a good heater...
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FYI 2-21-21
(Community ~ 02/20/21)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center will hold a garden workshop, "Seed Starting Made Easy (Spring Cool Crops)" from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Charles H. Hutson Greenhouse at 1039 Bertling St...
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Prayer 2-21-21
(Prayer ~ 02/20/21)
Lord Jesus, may our thoughts be focused on good things and honor you. Amen.
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Thanks to Cape Public Schools
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/20/21)
As we are learning how stagnated the education has become in other parts of the country due to continued lockdowns and no in-person learning, I want to thank the Cape Girardeau Public School District for all it has done -- and continues to do -- to help our kids learn, compete and thrive...
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Response to Jan. 6
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/20/21)
A number of politicians tell us not to emphasize the events of Jan. 6 when a group of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol and five people died. Instead they say we should seek unity and move on from this event. There can be no unity or moving on until:...
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Speak Out 2-21-21
(Speak Out ~ 02/20/21)
I would like to thank the man and his children for coming to our street (Diana Drive in Jackson) and cleaning some of the driveways. It was a big help to me and I am sure to other neighbors. Also to the children who collected money for the Humane Society on such a cold day. It reminds us that there are GOOD people who do good deeds because it is the right thing...
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Emblems of the GOP's dysfunction
(Column ~ 02/20/21)
The Republican Party is broken. If Mitch McConnell were just another Republican senator, I'd say he was the eighth bravest. The seven bravest are the ones who voted to convict Donald Trump. For weeks I've been saying that if you honestly believe the Constitution forbids the Senate from convicting a former president (who was impeached while in office), you're free to do so. ...
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'Alone': How Italian town with 1st known virus death fared
(International News ~ 02/20/21)
VO, Italy -- Italy delivered the first shocking confirmation of locally transmitted coronavirus infections outside of Asia a year ago Sunday, with back-to-back revelations of cases more than 150 kilometers (nearly 100 miles) apart in the country's north...
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Biden tours Pfizer vaccine plant as weather delays 6M shots
(National News ~ 02/20/21)
PORTAGE, Mich. -- President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of the U.S. handed his vaccination campaign its first major setback, delaying shipment of about 6 million doses...
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Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead
(National News ~ 02/20/21)
World leaders welcomed the United States' official return to the Paris climate accord Friday, but politically trickier steps lie just ahead for President Joe Biden, including setting a tough national target in coming months for cutting damaging fossil fuel emissions...
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Cities slammed by winter storms face a new crisis: No water
(National News ~ 02/20/21)
AUSTIN, Texas -- States slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Broken water pipes brought on by record-low temperatures have created a shortage of clean drinking water, shut down airports and left hospitals scrambling...
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Mars landing team 'awestruck' by photo of descending rover
(National News ~ 02/20/21)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface. The photo was released less than 24 hours after the Perseverance rover successfully touched down near an ancient river delta, where it will search for signs of ancient life and set aside the most promising rock samples for return to Earth in a decade...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 2/21/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/20/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 18 n Medical assist was made at 12:23 p.m. on North West End Boulevard. n At 3:06 a.m., lift assist North Mount Auburn Road. n At 8:37 a.m., fire alarm on South Plaza Way. n At 2:37 p.m., fire alarm on Good Hope Street.
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Area Police report 2/21/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/20/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported on South Kingshighway. n Assault was reported in the 400 block of South Spring Avenue. DWI n Driving under the influence was reported on South West End Boulevard...
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Jai Kishuri Tikoo
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Jai Kishuri Tikoo, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 25, 1943, in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, to Gopi Nath Agha and Janki Wattal. She and Dr. Mohan Tikoo were married June 2, 1969, in Srinagar...
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William Stoffel
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
William "Bill" Donald Stoffel, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born May 28, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to Jesse and Letha French Stoffel. William Donald Stoffel and Nancy June Vaughn Huff were married March 28, 1953...
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David Reid
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
GLENN ALLEN, Mo. -- David Reid, 78, of Glen Allen passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 19, 1942, in St. Louis, son of Leo and Freda Johnson Reid. David worked for Erlbacher Equipment in Cape Girardeau as a backhoe operator for many years and retired from Eastern Missouri Industry in Jackson...
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Mary Pelts
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Mary Lee Jamison Pelts, 94, of Cape Girardeau departed this life Sunday, February 14, 2021, at her home with her daughter at her bedside. Mary was born April 29, 1926 in Belleview, Missouri, daughter to John and Allie Jamison. She married Gevell "Kelly" Pelts in 1949 in Columbia, Missouri...
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Richard Ochs
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard Lee Ochs, age 79, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. April 8 at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Saint Mary, Missouri, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating...
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Robert Murakami
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Robert "Bob" S. Murakami, 75, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 7, 1945, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Ryojiro and Yaeme Nada Murakami. Bob attended Campster School, graduated from University High and obtained a bachelor of science in mathematics from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Steven Kesterson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Steven Douglas Kesterson, age 67, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home with the Rev. Joe McCullough officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Robert Kembel
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Robert Leonard Kembel, 69, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 3, 1951, in Saint Louis to Robert and Mary Kathryn Finley Kembel. He and Debra Ervin Kembel were married Oct. 30, 1971, in Cape Girardeau...
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Lelah Jackson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Lelah Mae Jackson, 98, of Scott City died Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Thebes, Illinois, to Wesley and Missie Terrett Miller. She married Fred Jackson on April 7, 1939. He preceded her in death Nov. 19, 1986. She is survived by a sister, Violet Wilson of Madison, Illinois; four nieces; four nephews; and dear friends, Fred and Cora Gramm...
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Jerrica Houchins
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
Surrounded by her family, God called His precious child, Jerrica Suzanne Houchins, to her heavenly home Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Jerrica was born Aug. 6, 1986, to Jerry Houchins and Sue Zan Welker in Cape Girardeau. She was of the Southern Baptist faith, had attended and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and, most recently, the Cowboy Church at Gravel Hill...
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James Crites
(Obituary ~ 02/20/21)
James Crites, 75, of Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past: Feb. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 02/20/21)
U.S. Rep. Mel Hancock, a Springfield, Missouri, Republican, says state lawmakers and courts have short-circuited the constitutional amendment that bears his name; local lawmakers agree but say Hancock's latest proposal might not be the best way to keep taxation under control; the original Hancock Amendment, approved by voters in 1980, requires that state revenues grow no faster than Missourians' incomes; last week, Hancock proposed more specific legislation to require voter approval of all state tax, fee or license increases.. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 02/20/21)
The Cape Girardeau City Council last night unanimously approved a development agreement with Boyd Gaming Corp., after company officials promised to assist in counseling and treatment programs for compulsive gamblers; the Cape Girardeau Ministerial Alliance had pushed for the provision...
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