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A podcast, missed opportunity and tribute to Rush Limbaugh
(Column ~ 05/25/21)
There's a new podcast available through iHeart Radio hosted by James Golden, otherwise known as "Bo Snerdley" from the Rush Limbaugh Show. "Rush Limbaugh: The Man Behind the Golden EIB Microphone" is a behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable life and career of the conservative talker from Cape Girardeau. ...
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Governor appoints 1st Black woman to Missouri Supreme Court
(State News ~ 05/25/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson on Monday appointed Missouri Eastern District Appeals Court Judge Robin Ransom to be the first Black woman to serve on the state Supreme Court. Ransom will replace Judge Laura Denvir Stith, who was the second woman appointed to the high court. Stith retired in March...
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Arts Council, City of Cape Girardeau to host youth summer camps
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
For summer camp this year, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri collaborated with Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department to bring a variety of programs to young campers. Southeast Missouri State University will not hold its annual Arts Academy this year. Kelly Downes, director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, said she wanted to find a way to fill the arts academy’s void...
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Cape District to apply for school-safety grant from Department of Justice
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
The Cape Girardeau School Board approved a $500,000 grant proposal to fund school safety Monday night. With the board's vote, the district will now submit a proposal for approval to the Department of Justice for its Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) Grant...
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Cape County receives recognition for employee safety
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Safety pays. To be more specific, it pays to the tune of nearly $200,000 in lower insurance premiums paid this year by Cape Girardeau County to cover its workers’ compensation claims. On Monday the county was recognized by MAC Trust, the Missouri Association of Counties Workers’ Compensation Trust, for having the largest percentage decrease in workers’ comp claims in recent years among the 17 first-class and charter counties in the state...
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UPDATED: Man missing from Cape Co. home found
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Cape Girardeau County authorities issued an alert Tuesday morning for a missing 76-year-old man. A release from the Sheriff's Office said Terry Culberson was last seen about 6 a.m. at his home in north Cape Girardeau County. He left his home driving red 2015 Jeep Patriot with Missouri plate VF0H4G. He was wearing a black hat, a black coat and possibly blue jeans. Culberson wears wire rimmed glasses, has gray hair and a gray goatee, and he is about 5'10 and 170lbs...
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Sponsored: A commitment to community at First Midwest Bank
(B Magazine ~ 05/25/21)
In 2020, when we all faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, community banks worked tirelessly to help area small businesses secure funds through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “I am incredibly proud of the work our team has put into navigating the PPP loan program. ...
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Speak Out 5/25/21
(Speak Out ~ 05/25/21)
This is a major problem Congress and the White House both share. For example, President Biden is promoting a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill. OK. Here's the problem. The USA taxpayers will pay double or $4.6 trillion for this infrastructure bill if passed as is. ...
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Prayer 5/25/21
(Prayer ~ 05/25/21)
Lord Jesus, thank you for our veterans and bless those currently serving. Amen.
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The power of foster care
(Column ~ 05/25/21)
May is National Foster Care Month, and a big concept for anyone who knows anything about foster care is reunification. Reuniting a child with their birthparents or parent is a beautiful thought and a positive goal, when it's possible. The organization Safe Families is all about people (of faith, typically) stepping in and helping a family out for a short term. This is a relationship that is not adoption-minded, but simply about keeping a family together...
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Rose Zieve
(Obituary ~ 05/25/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rose M. Zieve, 82, of Perryville died Friday, May 21, 2021, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at noon Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis...
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Floyd Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/25/21)
Floyd Almond Smith, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 24, 2021, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Lance Sterling
(Obituary ~ 05/25/21)
SCOTT CITY -- Lance Edward Sterling, son of Peggy Carr and Richard Ogden, was born Oct. 8, 1976, in Kennett, Missouri and departed this life on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 44. Lance "Junior" liked hunting, shop time, watching the Cardinals, having a drink or two with his close friends and family and beating everyone at darts with one good eye. His children were his pride and joy. They were always able to bring a smile to his face...
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Verna Kieninger
(Obituary ~ 05/25/21)
Verna Kieninger, 92, of Pocahontas died Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Betty Goza
(Obituary ~ 05/25/21)
Betty L. Goza, 94, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Janet Hopkins will officiate the funeral service at noon Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 5/25/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 23 n Medical assists were made at 6:01 p.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 6:53 p.m. on Bertling Street.
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Cape Girardeau Police report 5/25/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported on North Ellis Street. n Assault was reported at Broadway and North Main Street. n Assault was reported in the 2000 block of Walden Pond Way...
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Perryville man injured in crash
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
A Perryville, Missouri, man was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Perry County. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated James Walker, 46, was driving a 2009 Pontiac G6 on Route M near Perry County Road 924 at about 5:30 p.m. Friday when his vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned...
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Woman arrested for alleged drugs
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, woman for alleged drug violations. A patrol report stated officers arrested Julienne Sigmon, 21, at about 9 a.m. Sunday in Mississippi County for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance (two counts) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Man taken into custody on felony warrant
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man was taken into custody Saturday on a felony warrant. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Jerome Vlume, 57, was taken into custody in Wayne County, Missouri, on a felony Butler County, Missouri, warrant for possession of a controlled substance and for alleged possession of a controlled substance...
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Jackson man arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Authorities arrested a Jackson man for alleged driving while intoxicated Sunday morning. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Scott Perry, 44, was arrested in Perry County at about 4:20 a.m. Troopers cited him for driving while intoxicated and took him to Perry County Jail, where he was held for 12 hours and released.
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Woman arrested for alleged DWI, drug violations
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
A Chaffee, Missouri, woman was taken into custody Sunday morning for alleged driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated Jennifer Dunning, 42, was taken into custody at about 3 a.m. in Mississippi County. She was taken to Mississippi County Jail and released.
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Three Cape residents arrested by highway patrol
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers arrested three Cape Girardeau residents Saturday for alleged driving while intoxicated. A patrol report stated officers arrested Justin Abernathy, 25, at about 1:50 a.m. in Cape Girardeau County. They cited him for driving while intoxicated and took him to Cape Girardeau County Jail before releasing him...
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Out of the past: May 25
(Out of the Past ~ 05/25/21)
The days of free medical treatment are over at the Cape Girardeau County Jail; after the jail exceeded last year's $40,000 budget for medical expenses, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff John Jordan decided to implement a program in which county prisoners are charged $10 for every visit they take to the doctor's office; so far, the plan has paid off with the sheriff's department already claiming a savings of more than $15,000 over last year...
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