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Cleanup crews work overnight to contain spill from overturned tractor-trailer on South Sprigg
(Local News ~ 03/13/21)
A tractor-trailer carrying a flammable liquid overturned Thursday evening requiring overnight cleanup and road closure on South Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau. According to Sgt. Joey Hann with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, at approximately 6:15 p.m. a commercial tanker hauling a flammable liquid overturned in the 2500 block of South Sprigg Street. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and no other vehicles or pedestrians were involved...
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Four students named among state's best
(Local News ~ 03/13/21)
The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals recently released its 27th Annual Missouri Scholars 100. The list of Missouri high school seniors recognizes their "exceptional scholarship, citizenry (and) reliability." Those honored from the region and the schools they attend are Breyton Osburn and Emma McDougal at Cape Girardeau Central High School; Claire Southard at Notre Dame Regional High School and Megan E. Benkendorf at Saxony Lutheran High School...
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Corner Grocery Store earns Resiliency Award from Old Town Cape Inc.
(Local News ~ 03/13/21)
Old Town Cape Inc. named the Corner Grocery Store its Resiliency Award recipient Friday. The Corner Grocery Store -- located at 439 Broadway Street in Cape Girardeau -- is owned by Robert and Mary Gentry and has been in business since 2007. According to the award announcement, when the Gentrys first opened the store it carried mostly groceries. Over time the store added foods such as red beans and rice, chicken and dumplings and fried chicken, along with chocolates and candies...
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Southeast Mo.'s unemployment picture improving
(Local News ~ 03/13/21)
Unemployment rates in Cape Girardeau County and throughout Southeast Missouri are improving, although they have not quite reached pre-pandemic levels. According to data released Friday by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Cape Girardeau County's jobless rate in January fell almost a full percentage point, from 5.2% in December to 4.3% in the first month of 2021. ...
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Local chambers cheer Wayfair passage in Missouri legislature
(Local News ~ 03/13/21)
The Missouri House and Senate this week easily passed their own versions of Wayfair legislation -- with lawmakers winning high marks from two chambers of commerce in Cape Girardeau County. The twin votes came Thursday in the GOP-dominated General Assembly and mark the furthest movement a statewide internet sales tax initiative has ever come to winning approval in Jefferson City...
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Cape residents enjoy spring-like weather
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
Southeast Missouri was basking in the sun for the past few weeks, not too long after the largest accumulation of snow of the winter season. Unlike what the groundhog predicted, the region received an early spring, earlier than the official start date of the season on March 20...
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FYI 3/14/21
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
Immacualte Conception School in Jackson will hold its annual Spring Fling dinner auction virtually this year. The online auction will be held March 17 through 20. Tickets are required for the online auction. The carry-out dinner will be held 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 20. The meal will include kettle beef, chicken and dumplings, side dishes and dessert...
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Pyrex and Pink Daisies
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
If you want to freshen up your kitchen, look no further than Grandma's old casserole dishes. Vintage kitchenware is back in style -- pieces from the mid-20th century painted with flowers, bright colors, and specific functions, such as bracketed chip and dip bowls or four-piece refrigerator storage sets...
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Senior Center Menus for March 15-19
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Monday: Ham and beans or stuffed bell pepper, oven-fried potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes, cornbread and crackers and spiced peaches or brownie. Tuesday: Crisp, baked chicken or beef potpie, mashed potatoes, vegetable blend, hot roll and warm apples with raisins or pumpkin crunch...
- Pet of the week (Community ~ 03/13/21)
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Volunteers key at vaccine sites
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
SEATTLE -- When Seattle's largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to create a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, organizers knew that gathering enough volunteers would be almost as crucial as the vaccine itself. "We could not do this without volunteers," said Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, chief quality officer for Swedish Health Services and head of its vaccination site at Seattle University. ...
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Barbie's friend Ken celebrates a milestone birthday: 60
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
Ken is turning 60, two years after his best friend Barbie did. Mattel launched a reproduction of the original Ken doll on Thursday to commemorate his 1961 debut. That slender doll with blond felt hair wears a red bathing suit and comes with red sandals and a yellow towel. Over the years, Ken's body type, hair textures and fashion choices have become more diverse...
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The week of March 14-20
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America's cotton industry. 1964, a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction and death sentence were overturned, but Ruby died before he could be retried.)...
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COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans 'must remain vigilant'
(State News ~ 03/13/21)
NEW YORK -- U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated. While new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations have plummeted, the decline in deaths from a January peak of about 4,500 hasn't been quite as steep. ...
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Cuomo: Politicians calling for him to resign are 'reckless'
(State News ~ 03/13/21)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- As the Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he faces growing allegations of sexual harassment, he insisted Friday he wouldn't resign and castigated politicians calling for him to quit as "reckless and dangerous" and engaging in "cancel culture."...
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Pandemic hasn't been as bad as expected to Missouri finances, state officials say
(State News ~ 03/13/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A year ago, Gov. Mike Parson and other state leaders were bracing for the worst, acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic could devastate Missouri's finances. Fewer people working would mean a reduction in income tax revenue. Business closures would affect sales taxes. Lockdowns would keep people from driving, meaning less in motor fuel taxes...
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More than 1,000 Guard troops now leaving DC; others stay on
(National News ~ 03/13/21)
WASHINGTON -- More than 1,000 National Guard members will be leaving Washington, D.C. over the next few days, but several thousand others will stay on for days or weeks, in the ongoing mission to provide security for the U.S. Capitol drawing criticism from lawmakers and reluctance from the military...
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IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way
(National News ~ 03/13/21)
President Joe Biden signed the new $1.9 trillion rescue package on Thursday, the day after it won final passage in the House. The measure provides for payments to qualifying individuals of up to $1,400, with payments to a qualifying family of four of $5,600...
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Area Police Report 3/12/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/13/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Timothy Kemplin, 65, of Jackson was arrested for alleged operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrest n Robert Neal, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant...
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Gailene Statler
(Obituary ~ 03/13/21)
Janice Gailene Statler, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 22, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Jacob Glenn and Freeda Irene Tidwell Statler. She was a 1972 graduate of Chaffee (Missouri) High School...
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Juanita Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 03/13/21)
Juanita May Niswonger, 86, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 4, 1934, in Oak Ridge to Charles B. and Grace M. Moore Criddle. She and Dallas Niswonger were married July 2, 1951, in Oak Ridge. They had been married 55 years when Dallas passed away July 27, 2006...
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Greg Myers
(Obituary ~ 03/13/21)
EMINENCE, Mo. -- Greg Anthony Myers, 62, of Eminence, formerly of Friedheim, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Mary Loos
(Obituary ~ 03/13/21)
Mary E. Loos, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 11, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., concluding with the rosary lead by the Knights of Columbus Council 1111...
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Joan Hegedus
(Obituary ~ 03/13/21)
DES PERES, Mo. -- Joan Hegedus, 89, of Des Peres and formerly of Millersville, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2021, at St. Clare Health Center. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory in Ballwin, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements...
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Fred Frisbie Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/13/21)
GENEVA, Ohio -- Fred R. Frisbie Jr., 88, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at his residence. He was born July 28, 1932, in Leroy Township in Lake County, Ohio, the son of Fred Raymond and Esther Brainard Frisbie. He married Carol Arilson in Geneva on Jan. 20, 2001...
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Out of the past: March 13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/13/21)
More students at May Greene School in Cape Girardeau are taking the bus to school because of concerns about pedestrian safety at Highway 74 and Sprigg Street; a pedestrian crossing light is in place at the intersection, but school officials don't want to take any chances with the grade school students attempting to cross the highway on their way to or from school...
- Captured on Film (Community ~ 03/13/21)
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Out of the past: March 14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/13/21)
When Scott City Administrator John Saxton announced his resignation Monday, it left council members wondering why; Saxton gave no reason for his immediate resignation, which took effect at 1:07 p.m. Monday afternoon; "The letter said he wanted to resign immediately and wished the city well," says Mayor Larry Forhan...
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Skin deep or deeper
(Community ~ 03/13/21)
When we first moved to Scott City, I met an older feller here in town who was pretty rough around the edges. He might have taken a bath once a week, but that was questionable. He pretty much wore the same clothes day after day, so he wore what he was doing and eating out where everyone could see. ...
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The early butterfly
(Column ~ 03/13/21)
Mourning cloak is a strange name for anything, but that is what this butterfly is called. It is also sometimes called the grand surprise butterfly. A surprise is what I got Sunday morning, March 7, when I saw this butterfly flying. The temperature was barely 60 degrees...
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Finding God through nature
(Column ~ 03/13/21)
My family and I were returning home from a quick road trip at the end of February when much to our surprise we encountered the snow moon. The moon, fully exposed, was in a stunning bright orange radiance. The snow moon was centered over the highway. Driving uphill, we felt that we were going to exit onto the surface of the moon. We were all captured by the rare and beautiful moment...
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Praying for The Examen
(Column ~ 03/13/21)
In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, St. Paul tells us to "pray without ceasing." As I've grown, I've come to realize more and more deeply this means thinking about prayer not so much as something I do, but as something I am called to become. We are to become prayer. This is how, by our very being, we can pray always, without ceasing...
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A livestreamed sermon gone wrong
(Column ~ 03/13/21)
When churches shut down during the early days of the pandemic, many turned to the internet to communicate with their congregations through livestreaming. These pastors and congregations were excited to see the metrics given for large online audiences. Local church worship services can now be seen all over the world. I had family in the Netherlands view my Easter sermon. Perhaps online worship could lead to another Great Awakening?...
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Heavy price paid for advancement goals
(Column ~ 03/13/21)
Colored Community Club (Cape Girardeau) put forward a "race man" -- Elijah Lambert -- as candidate for school board in April 1920. The Club proposed two goals: school board representation and "a Race man on the police force" -- rightful ambitions, but forming in the era of Jim Crow limiting ideologies and Ku Klux Klan terrorization surfacing in public life. ...
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