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Fall Frenzy Trail Run returns Oct. 9 in Perryville
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
The annual Fall Frenzy Trail Run is returning to Perryville, Missouri, next week at the Perry County Community Lake. The 5.5K race begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 9. The event is hosted by the City of Perryville Parks and Recreation Department and sponsored by The Bank of Missouri...
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Charleston native becomes pastor of historic Cape Girardeau church
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
Pastor Juliet Kent-Hemphill, a 1977 graduate of Charleston, Missouri, High School, has come home to Southeast Missouri to assume the pastorate of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, 516 North St. in Cape Girardeau, part of the AME's District 5 covering 16 U.S. states...
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'Guys and dolls' opening tonight
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
Kelly Cavanagh takes her hair out of curlers backstage before the dress rehearsal of "Guys and Dolls" on Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. Presented by Top of the Marq, performances will be in Bedell Performance Hall and will begin at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. performance planned Sunday. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the River Campus box office or online at www.rivercampus.org.
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SoutheastHEALTH schedules vaccine booster clinics in Cape Girardeau and Perryville
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
SoutheastHEALTH will host three COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics this week. Clinics will be held from noon to 6 p.m today and 7 a.m. to noon Friday at Southeast Hospital, 1701 Lacey St. in Cape Girardeau. Another clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Perry Park Center, 800 City Park Lane in Perryville...
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Cape County health board takes no action on trustee's mask motion
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
A motion by a member of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees to disavow government face mask recommendations died when it failed to receive a second during a virtual meeting of the board Tuesday afternoon. Board member Eric Becking said he is concerned schools, businesses and other groups are listening to the health department's recommendations about mask usage and COVID-19 vaccinations and are, in turn, using them as "mandates" to require various health precautions...
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New Cape Girardeau utility billing office opens next week
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
This story is updated The City of Cape Girardeau's new 1,000-square-foot Cape Girardeau utility billing office is scheduled to open in the northwest part of the municipality Monday at Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway. The old municipal billing office at City Hall, for water, sewer, trash (solid waste) and recycling, closed Friday in anticipation of the move...
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Family, friends organize cornhole tournament in honor of late Special Olympics athlete
(Local News ~ 09/29/21)
Before he died in 2018, Scott Wright dazzled loved ones with his infectious smile, caring attitude and passion for others. Wright's friends and family keep his memory alive with the thing he loved most -- competitive sports. The fourth annual Scott Wright Memorial Cornhole Classic begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 9 at Knights of Columbus Hall, 318 Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 9-29-21
(Prayer ~ 09/29/21)
Lord God, may we be full of mercy, loving others as you love us. Amen.
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For Biden, failure is very much an option
(Column ~ 09/29/21)
Joe Biden's domestic agenda at the moment is, like his presidency, in peril. It is caught between the Scylla of progressives insisting the bipartisan infrastructure bill can't pass the House before the reconciliation bill passes the Senate and the Charybdis of moderates insisting the bipartisan infrastructure bill must pass the House before anything else happens...
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Oktoberfest fun returns this weekend in Jackson
(Editorial ~ 09/29/21)
An autumn staple returns this weekend with Oktoberfest on Main and High Streets in Uptown Jackson. The annual event, organized by the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Festivities include a biergarten, German-style food, local vendors, games and even a Pet Parade. There will also be live music, including what's been billed as authentic Oktoberfest music by the 15-member band Die Fluss Katzen...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 9/29/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/29/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sept. 27 n Medical assists were made at 5:55 a.m. on Independence Street; 11:07 a.m. on Merriwether Street; 1:44 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 4:45 p.m. on South Minnesota Avenue; 9:32 p.m. on Aspen Drive; 11:43 p.m. on Broadway...
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Vernon Steffens
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Vernon Edward Steffens, 93, of Frohna died Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to time of service Friday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church with Pastor Paul Hoemann officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg, Missouri...
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Joyce Seyer
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
Joyce Marie Seyer, 71, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 19, 1950, daughter of Herman and Lena Compas Bucher. Joyce and Thomas Seyer were united in marriage on June 17, 1978. Joyce enjoyed reading and cross stitching, and was a librarian for 38 years. She loved being with her grandchildren, nieces and nephews and will be greatly missed by all...
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Alex Powderly
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
Alex Timothy Powderly, 17, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at St. Louis Children's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 12, 2004, in Cape Girardeau to Timothy and Lori Hamm Powderly. Alex was a senior at Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he was a varsity athlete on the baseball, soccer and football teams. ...
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Clint Elledge
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dorman Clinton Elledge, 98, passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill. He was born July 7, 1923, in Marble Hill, son of the late Dorman and Bertha Collins Elledge. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had been owner of the Ford dealership in Sikeston, Missouri, before retiring...
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Dale Dickmann
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Dale Sidney Dickmann, 89, of St. Charles passed away Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, after many years of cancer-related illnesses. He was a fighter to the end. He was at home surrounded by his three children. He was the beloved husband of the late Gloria A. ...
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Harold Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harold J. Bohnert,94, of Perryville died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Joseph Schlie officiating. Burial with military graveside honors provided by American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team will be at the church cemetery...
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Charles Ayers
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
Charles Dale Ayers, 76 years young, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 16, 1945, in Essex, Missouri, to Lee and O'Dell Ayers. Charles and Luella Ayers were married Dec. 27, 1966, in Bell City, Missouri...
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Judith Adams
(Obituary ~ 09/29/21)
NEW ATHENS, Ill. -- Judith "Judy" Seibert Adams, 77, of New Athens passed away at 12:54 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in O'Fallon, Illinois. Judy was born Jan. 15, 1944, in DuQuoin, Illinois, to Jackie Seibert and Brailene Reese. Judy married Gailan Adams on Feb. 14, 1993, and he preceded her in death...
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Disney World opened 50 years ago; these workers never left
(Entertainment ~ 09/29/21)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Applying to be one of the first workers at Walt Disney World, high school graduate George Kalogridis made a split-second decision that set the course for his life: he picked a room where prospective hotel workers were being hired. Chuck Milam got a tip about a job opening from a transplanted Disney executive whose new house he was landscaping. ...
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Petito's dad: Give same attention to all missing people
(National News ~ 09/29/21)
NEW YORK -- The family of slain traveler Gabby Petito on Tuesday implored the public and news media to put the same energy into helping find other missing people as they did Petito, a 22-year-old woman who vanished on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend...
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Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a 'strategic failure'
(National News ~ 09/29/21)
WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. military officer called the 20-year war in Afghanistan a "strategic failure" and acknowledged to Congress on Tuesday he had favored keeping several thousand troops in the country to prevent a collapse of the U.S.-supported Kabul government and a rapid takeover by the Taliban...
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After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center
(National News ~ 09/29/21)
CHICAGO -- After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground Tuesday during a celebratory groundbreaking on their legacy project in a lakefront Chicago park. Construction on the Obama Presidential Center along Lake Michigan, near the Obama family home and where the former president started his political career on Chicago's South Side, officially began last month...
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Pfizer vaccine for young children may not be available until November
(National News ~ 09/29/21)
WASHINGTON -- Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November. The company said Tuesday it provided health regulators with data from a recent study of its vaccine in children 5 to 11 years old. Officials had said previously they would file an application with the FDA to authorize use in the coming weeks...
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Former Missouri Senate leader James Mathewson dies
(State News ~ 09/29/21)
SEDALIA, Mo. — Former State Sen. James "Jim" Mathewson, who was the longest-serving president pro tem in the Missouri Senate, died Monday at his home in Sedalia. His family said he died of cancer at the age of 83. Mathewson, a Democrat, was first elected to the Missouri House in 1974 and was reelected twice to that chamber. He was elected to the Missouri Senate in 1980 and served there until 2005, when he retired because of term limits...
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State economic development director to resign next month
(State News ~ 09/29/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development plans to resign next month to take a job with Ameren Missouri, Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday. Rob Dixon's resignation will be effective Oct. 22, Parson said in a news release. Dixon has led the agency since July 2017...
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5 Missouri boarding school employees charged with abuse
(State News ~ 09/29/21)
STOCKTON, Mo. — A Southwest Missouri prosecutor said Tuesday he has charged five employees of a private Christian boarding school with abusing students -- far fewer than the number of charges recommended by state investigators. The five employees of the Agape Boarding School near Stockton were charged with a total of 13 third-degree felony assault counts, Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither said...
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Missouri husband, wife plead guilty in Capitol insurrection
(State News ~ 09/29/21)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A southwestern Missouri couple have pleaded guilty for their roles in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. Kelsey Wilson, 30, and Zachary Wilson, 32, both of Springfield, each pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a misdemeanor count of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building, the Kansas City Star reported...
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Judge denies Missouri AG's push to expand mask lawsuit
(State News ~ 09/29/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Boone County judge on Tuesday rejected Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's effort to expand his litigation against mask mandates in public schools to districts across the state. Schmitt initially sued Columbia Public Schools after it required students and staff to wear masks while indoors to reduce the spread of COVID-19. He had sought class certification to expand the lawsuit to other districts...
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COVID-related attacks prompt hospital to issue panic buttons
(State News ~ 09/29/21)
Nurses and hundreds of other staff members will soon begin wearing panic buttons at a Missouri hospital where assaults on workers tripled after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cox Medical Center Branson is using grant money to add buttons to identification badges worn by up to 400 employees who work in the emergency room and inpatient hospital rooms. ...
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Out of the past: Sept. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 09/29/21)
The Rev. Ray G. Mirly of St. Louis addresses the Bible Class and preaches at the morning worship service at Hanover Lutheran Church; a reception follows; Mirly is a former member of Hanover Church and is presently pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, Missouri...
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