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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment
(National News ~ 08/11/21)
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled Gov. Mike Parson no longer can deny Medicaid health care to thousands more newly eligible adults. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem in his order said Parson’s administration must give Medicaid coverage to newly eligible adults, despite the governor’s resistance to doing so. Beetem also ordered newly eligible adults won’t face any additional restrictions to get health care coverage through the program...
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Missouri marks 200th birthday with new citizens and treats
(State News ~ 08/11/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —– Missouri turned 200 years old Tuesday, commemorating its birthday with art, music, speeches, free ice cream and — fittingly — the recognition of new citizens in a state that once served as the gateway for westward expansion in the United States ...
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375,000 Missourians enter vaccine lottery; drawing Friday
(State News ~ 08/11/21)
More than 375,000 Missourians have entered the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery program, but vaccinations continue to lag, especially in rural areas of the state. State officials said the first of five drawings will be Friday. All told, 800 adults will win $10,000 cash prizes, and 100 people ages 12 to 17 will win education savings accounts worth $10,000. Entries for the first drawing are due today. Only those who have initiated vaccination are eligible ...
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Local author publishes end of life planner
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
Graphic designer, author and Oran, Missouri, local Tiffany Schaefer recently published an end-of-life planner called the "Peace of Mind Life Planner." Schaefer is an avid planner herself and said the only thing she doesn't have a plan for is the apocalypse...
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Fire damages house on Jefferson Street in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
A firefighter uses a hose to put out any remaining flames during a house fire Tuesday on Jefferson Street in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the first alarm fire at 2:19 p.m. Tuesday. The house suffered extensive smoke and fire damage, displacing the residents. There were no occupants home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Door access upgrades sought for Cape County Jail
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has approved a request by Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson to advertise for proposals to upgrade the way 14 doors in the county jail in Jackson are accessed. "The (Information Technology) department has been assisting us to make movement throughout the building a little quicker (and) a little more streamlined," said Dickerson, who has been the county's top law enforcement official since August 2018...
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SEMO pilot program ready to kick off
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
The debut of the Southeast Missouri State University's professional pilot program is less than two weeks away with the start of fall classes Aug. 23. Texas-based U.S. Aviation Group (USAG), which will be providing the instruction plus the aircraft for the bachelor's degree program, intends to begin the Fall 2021 semester with three planes housed at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) -- with possible expansion of the aircraft complement in the short-term, thanks to what airport officials are referring to as "a high level of interest in the program.". ...
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Happy 200th Birthday Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
Dieter Jedan serves fellow museum board member Charlotte Slinkard a scoop of ice cream -- Missouri's state dessert -- at the Cape River Heritage Museum during its Missouri bicentennial celebration Tuesday. On Aug. 10, 1821, Missouri became the 24th state to enter the United States.
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Pandemic sends patients to region’s only free health care clinic
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
When Gwen Maloney first heard of COVID-19, she knew it would only be a matter of time until it came to Southeast Missouri. Maloney, a former nurse at Southeast Hospital, runs Samaritan Regional Health Clinic in downtown Cape Girardeau. As she watched the number of COVID-19 cases rise, Maloney said she expected more patients to come to her clinic -- the only free health care clinic in the region...
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St. Vincent de Paul Parish 'does not believe' ransomware attack leaked personal or financial information
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
A ransomware attack against St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Perryville, Missouri, has caused minimal damage, according to a representative of the parish's diocese. Maria Lemakis, multimedia manager of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, said the parish discovered the attack on its internal network server Aug. 2...
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Updated: Region's hospitals filling up with COVID-19 patients; case numbers rising
(Local News ~ 08/11/21)
Fewer than one in five of Southeast Missouri hospitals’ inpatient beds were available Tuesday, as hospitalizations involving COVID-19 continued to climb toward pandemic peak levels. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 16% of the region’s total inpatient beds were available, while 29% of the region’s intensive care unit beds were available. ...
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A Collection of Pleasant Sounds
(08/11/21)
This column is dedicated to all the sounds that give us pleasure. My appreciation of pleasant sounds is restricted a bit by my hearing loss. Even with my hearing aids, some sounds don’t sound exactly like they did when I was younger. When I was in my teens and 20s, I would go to see (and hear) such loud rockers as The Who, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. ...
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Prayer 8/11/21
(Prayer ~ 08/11/21)
Lord God, may we extend mercy and forgiveness to others as you have to us. Amen.
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The Biden blowout is just beginning
(Column ~ 08/11/21)
A trillion dollars used to be a lot of money, even in Washington. Now, a trillion-dollar spending bill is a trifle barely worth arguing over and the stuff of bipartisan consensus. Oscar Wilde famously said that nothing succeeds like excess, but even he might blanch at the shameless profligacy that is America's new normal...
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Biden joins other presidents in violating oath of office
(Column ~ 08/11/21)
President Joe Biden has already violated his oath of office. The good news for him: He's in fine company. In 2002, George W. Bush signed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill into law. At the ceremony, he expressed his "concerns" that the law he signed "restrains the speech of a wide variety of groups on issues of public import in the months closest to an election." He added, deflecting from his own responsibilities, "I expect that the courts will resolve these legitimate legal questions as appropriate under the law.". ...
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Joe Bill Davis wraps up 40 years of umpiring area baseball
(Editorial ~ 08/11/21)
Baseball season has come to a close for several area teams. But a story caught our eye last week that didn’t feature a particular player or local team, though the individual involved has played a big role in America’s pastime. Longtime umpire Joe Bill Davis worked his final game as a baseball official during the Senior Babe Ruth Midwest Plains Regional championship game July 20 at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Missouri. And when we say longtime umpire, it’s more than hyperbole. Davis has called balls and strikes, out and safe for 40 years. “I got started officiating games when I realized I always loved being involved in sports,” Davis told Tyler Battles of Semoball.com. “I also loved being around the kids and coaches, and the way I could do that as much as possible was to be an officiator and that is when I realized I had a passion for it.” One of the really cool moments of his career was umpiring two games played by future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols. He was also named the Missouri High School Umpire of the Year in 2016. Davis said while he’s going to call it quits with baseball after 40 years, he still plans to officiate basketball and volleyball. We’re happy to hear it. Across the country there is a dearth of officials — not to mention well respected and talented officials such as Joe Bill Davis. Which brings up the perfect opportunity for this public service announcement: If you enjoy sports, especially high school sports, consider becoming an official. Regardless of the sport, officials are always needed. You can make a few dollars, but more importantly you’ll be doing something you love and while making an important contribution to area athletics. Congratulations to Joe Bill Davis on 40 years of umpiring baseball games. Thanks for your professionalism and dedication to the sport. Maybe next spring and summer you can enjoy some games from the grandstands.
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Jackson Police report 8/10/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. DWI n Tara Hardin, 32, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while driver's license suspended/revoked...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 8/11/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 9 n Medical assists were made at 2:54 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 3:43 a.m. on Bloomfield Street; 4:06 a.m. on Bloomfield Street; 4:26 a.m. on South Middle Street; 9:29 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 10:29 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 10:57 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 11:44 a.m. on Louis Street; 12:35 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 5:23 p.m. on William Street; 10"44 p.m. on Windsor Avenue...
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Carolyn Smith
(Obituary ~ 08/11/21)
Carolyn Jean Smith, 74, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 3, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Winford and Verda Welker Garland. She and Charles "Charlie" Smith were married Aug. 8, 1969...
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Merrill Lewis
(Obituary ~ 08/11/21)
BLAINE, Minn. -- Merrill A. Lewis of Blaine entered into rest Sunday, April 25 2021. He was the loving father of Marisa "Marcy" Lewis Griggs, Jennifer Nicole Lewis Reid, Robert A. Lewis and Megan Lewis Ringwelski; loving grandfather of Jonathan and Lexie Griggs, Dwayne, Aaron and Tyler Barnett, and Chloe, Rylee and Rowan Ringwelski; beloved son of Russell and Frieda Lewis of Cape Girardeau; and dear brother of Darrell and Russell David Lewis and Verbal Lewis Walter...
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Marty Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/11/21)
WICHITA, Kansas -- Martha Lou "Marty" Lewis Brooks, 84, was born in Cape Girardeau to William and Linda Lewis. Marty died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. She attended Trinity Lutheran School and Central High School before earning an associate of arts degree in 1958 from St. John's College in Winfield, Kansas...
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TikTok executive talks shopping and the famous feta pasta
(Community ~ 08/11/21)
NEW YORK — Feta cheese was scarce in some stores earlier this year. The culprit? TikTok, where videos showing an easy-to-make baked feta pasta recipe went viral. TikTok, launched in the U.S. in 2018, has become a force in the shopping world, influencing people to buy things they've seen on the app, from cheese to leggings...
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Big win for $1T infrastructure bill: Dems, GOP come together
(National News ~ 08/11/21)
WASHINGTON — With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure plan for states coast to coast on Tuesday, as a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joined together to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's agenda...
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Only 35 Garth Brooks fans get vaccines before concert
(State News ~ 08/11/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Only 35 of the more than 70,000 people who attended Garth Brooks' concert in Kansas City on Saturday took advantage of a chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the Kansas City Health Department said. The mobile vaccination clinic operated for four hours in the Arrowhead parking lot before the concert, and fans were offered a chance to get upgraded floor seats to the concert if they were vaccinated...
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Out of the past: Aug. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 08/11/21)
Wesley Wrucke is installed as the new principal of Trinity Lutheran Christian Day School during the morning worship service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau; Wrucke comes to Trinity from Lebanon Lutheran School in Watertown, Wisconsin, where he served as principal and teacher...
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Voices for Children/CASA Celebrates 30 Years
(Submitted Story ~ 08/11/21)
Join Voices for Children as we kick-off our new annual fundraiser on September 11th. With food, live music from Up All Night, a live auction, a helicopter ball drop, and more, the Red Shoe Barbecue is the perfect way to support the local community while also celebrating our 30th anniversary!...
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