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Printing and graphics companies announce merger
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
Reveal Graphics in Cape Girardeau has merged with tpc, formerly known as The Printing Co. The merger, which went into effect last week, will strengthen tpc's ability to provide a wide range of services, including design, commercial printing, interactive communications, apparel, promotional products and corporate fulfillment, according to owners of both companies...
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SEMO's Dining Etiquette Dinner helps students prepare for job hunt
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
Back in 1975, "Dress for Success" became a bestselling book, offering its readers tips about clothing to achieve maximum success in both a person's business and personal life. To hear Dan Presson tell it, maybe someone should write a book about eating for success, too...
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Checking out the Sears, Toys R Us rumors
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
There's been some recent buzz on social media — and I've been asked several times in the past couple of weeks — about the status of two vacant properties in Cape Girardeau and whether they might soon be occupied. While rumors are typically not worth reporting, I thought I'd make a few phone calls to see whether there might be any truth to what I've been hearing, specifically that there might be new tenants soon in the former Sears Grand and Toys R Us locations in Cape Girardeau...
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SEMO Port loop track construction progressing
(Local News ~ 04/19/21)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce members received an update on the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority's upgrades to the SEMO Port during the monthly First Friday Coffee last week. "[SEMO Ports] are important here, and to the rest of the world," Port executive director Cary Harbison said. "Southeast Missouri actually reaches out and touches areas large distances away from here — we're not just a small-oriented entity."...
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SEMO to host 10th annual Power of Women Luncheon as Digital Summit
(Local News ~ 04/19/21)
“Empowered women, empower women.” This phrase recently became a popular slogan in the fight for women’s equality around the world, often seen on social media, stressing the importance of women supporting each other...
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Cape City Council hires next city manager
(Local News ~ 04/19/21)
Mayor Bob Fox confirmed to the Southeast Missourian on Sunday that the Cape Girardeau City Council has hired a city manager to succeed Scott Meyer, who plans to retire in June. The selection, Fox said, will be revealed during the council’s regularly scheduled meeting today in council chambers at City Hall, 401 Independence St...
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Cape Central Air Force JROTC commemorate Bataan Death March
(Local News ~ 04/19/21)
Cadets in Cape Girardeau Central High School Air Force Junior ROTC walked 7 miles Saturday to commemorate the Bataan Death March that took place during World War II. This is their first year for the commemorative march. According to retired Air Force Col. Michael Goodin, the program’s senior aerospace science instructor, cadets voluntarily signed-up to go on the march and also collected donations for the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Veterans Relief Fund. ...
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Long-term COVID-19 effects include foods smelling, tasting rotten
(Local News ~ 04/19/21)
COVID-19 has made its way through the United States for more than a year, but there is still much unknown about the virus’ long-term or lingering effects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some patients who have been infected with the coronavirus have symptoms and clinical findings that can last longer than four weeks, or can reoccur following a patient’s initial recovery. ...
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Suspect arrested in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fire
(Local News ~ 04/19/21)
An arson suspect was taken into custody Sunday night following a three-alarm fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/19/21)
Today is Monday, April 19, the 109th day of 2021. There are 256 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. (Bomber Timothy McVeigh, who prosecutors said had planned the attack as revenge for the Waco siege of two years earlier, was convicted of federal murder charges and executed in 2001.)...
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Prayer 4-19-21
(Prayer ~ 04/19/21)
O Heavenly Father, may we be good stewards of all you have blessed us with. Amen.
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Biden's fabled bipartisanship
(Column ~ 04/19/21)
I haven’t seen much humor in life during the past year or so, but one thing that has been uproariously hilarious lately is the orchestrated media narrative President Joe Biden is bipartisan and conciliatory. Please give me a moment to catch my breath...
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Biden citing wrong reasons for Afghanistan withdrawal
(Column ~ 04/19/21)
President Joe Biden has decided to end the war in Afghanistan. He feels it’s time, and so do a lot of Americans. I feel it too. I’m just not sure feelings should win the day. In his televised address announcing the decision, Biden reiterated American withdrawal can’t be “tied to conditions on the ground” because no one can say what conditions must be met in order to depart...
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A reminder of Mississippi River flood wall importance
(Editorial ~ 04/19/21)
There are plenty of examples where government spends money like it’s going out of style. Frankly, much of the time it’s pretty irresponsible. But there are projects where the money is spent purposefully. The flood wall protecting downtown Cape Girardeau from the rising Mississippi River is one such example of taxpayer dollars well spent...
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Commercial building permits — U-Haul, Advanced Dermatology & Safe Spot Self-Storage
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau issued four commercial building permits in the past two weeks. The permits were issued to: n U-Haul, 778 Progress St. in Cape Girardeau, in connection with the next phase of self-storage lockers at the business. The project has an estimated cost of $350,000...
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Business license applications for LightForge and Spartech
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
The City of Cape Girardeau received two business license applications last week from: n Larry Patterson of Cape Girardeau on behalf of The Patterson Group LLC, doing business as LightForge, at 425 Good Hope St., which is also the location of Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works Inc. LightForge provides custom laser engraving and laser cutting on metal and wood surfaces...
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Chamber Notes — Workforce 2030 Conference, Q&A session and ribbon-cuttings
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host its third annual Workforce 2030 Conference online from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday through Friday of this week. The conference will explore strategies and programs Missouri employers, educators and organizations can use to enhance the state's workforce and talent pool. ...
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People News — New faces and new positions
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
Kristie Giompoletti-Shamoun has joined KBSI FOX23 and MyNetworkTV affiliate WDKA My49 as general manager, effective last week. The stations broadcast and cablecast television programming in the Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg market from their shared studios in Cape Girardeau...
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Awards & Recognitions — Edward Jones, Robinson Construction & Cheryl Mothes
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
A new J.D. Power study of financial service companies has ranked Edward Jones highest in investor satisfaction among full-service brokerage firms. The 2021 U.S. Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study measured overall investor satisfaction among 24 full-service investment firms, based on seven factors: product offerings, problem resolution, convenience, digital experience, financial advisers, value and trust...
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Businesses encouraged to decorate for Great Race
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau is encouraging businesses along parts of Kingshighway, Broadway and Main Street to set up window or yard displays during the Great Race 2021 coming to Cape in June. The displays will celebrate arrival of more than 100 Great Race participants June 22 and will compete for bragging rights to be judged among the best displays...
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State issues strong employment report
(Business ~ 04/19/21)
Missouri's nonfarm payroll employment recovered strongly in March after a loss in February, and the state's seasonally-adjusted employment rate decreased by a 10th of a percentage point, according to a report released last week by the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development and the Missouri Economic Research & Information Center (MERIC)...
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Irene Klueppel
(Obituary ~ 04/19/21)
BENTON, Mo. — Irene Bertha Klueppel, 79 of Benton died Friday, April 16, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Wednesday at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton...
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Michael Hellman II
(Obituary ~ 04/19/21)
Michael Hellman II, 44, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 23, 1976, in Cape Girardeau to Michael S. Sr. and Terrie L. Masters Hellman. He and Allie Cunningham were married June 21, 2015, in Cape Girardeau...
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Alene Eftink
(Obituary ~ 04/19/21)
Alene Caroline Eftink, 85, a lifelong resident of the Kelso/Scott City area, entered into her heavenly home Friday, April 16, 2021, from the very place she was born, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Anton and Alma Heuring Kielhafner, born Jan. 2, 1936. On May 14, 1955, she married Louis B. Eftink of Leopold, Missouri, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. Mr. Eftink survives of the home...
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Othmar Berkbuegler
(Obituary ~ 04/19/21)
BIEHLE, Mo. — Othmar J. Berkbuegler, 80, of Biehle died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Fashion industry evolves, as virus forces a rethink
(Community ~ 04/19/21)
PARIS -- The pandemic has torn a multibillion-dollar bite out of the fabric of Europe's fashion industry, stopped runway shows and forced brands to show their designs digitally instead. Now, amid hopes of a return to near-normality by the year's end, the industry is asking what fashion will look like as it dusts itself off and struggles to its well-heeled feet again...
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New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
(National News ~ 04/19/21)
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them as more kids arrive than are being released to close relatives in the United States...
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Half of U.S. adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
(National News ~ 04/19/21)
WASHINGTON -- Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation's largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves...
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Missouri to begin $5M COVID-19 vaccination campaign
(State News ~ 04/19/21)
Missouri is preparing to launch a $5 million ad campaign to urge residents to get the coronavirus vaccine as appointment times begin to go unfilled in some places even though the state expanded eligibility to everyone age 16 or older. Called Stronger Together, the campaign will begin next month and will provide vaccination information through radio, TV, print and social media messages...
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Out of the past: April 19
(Out of the Past ~ 04/19/21)
It took longer for the memories of rising floodwaters to fade than for Commerce, Missouri, residents to accept or decline property buyout offers that began four months ago; the State Emergency Management Agency closed its flood buyout office last week even though some offers are still on the table; residents didn't learn about the closing until it happened; about 45 landowners in Commerce accepted offers, and only 13 declined...
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Youth Extreme Mustang Makeover
(Submitted Story ~ 04/19/21)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Local Horse Trainer Selected for Extreme Mustang Makeover Perryville, MO – Kylee Lukefahr of Perryville, MO has been selected to compete in the virtual Extreme Mustang Makeover, a production of the Mustang Heritage Foundation, which will take place June 24–26, 2021. Participating trainers will have approximately 100 days to gentle and train a previously untouched mustang before competing for an estimated purse of $40,000 in cash and prizes...
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