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Gateway Seed to locate headquarters, warehouse on Nash Road
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Site preparation work is underway in Scott City for a new corporate headquarters and warehouse for Gateway Seed, currently based in Nashville, Illinois. A seller of seed corn and soybeans, Gateway purchased 12 acres along Nash Road just west of Fabick Equipment and has plans of employing five full-time staff...
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Truck takes down utility pole Sunday at William, S. West End in Cape; no one injured
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
Wet pavement caused the driver of a truck to collide with a utility pole at the intersection of William Street and South West End Boulevard on Sunday morning in Cape Girardeau. According to Cape Girardeau Police Department Sgt. Joey Hann, the vehicle was eastbound on William Street around 8:45 a.m. when the truck slid on while attempting to stop at the intersection with South West End Boulevard...
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Old Town Cape to launch holiday season with Christmas tree lighting
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
For many, the weekend after Thanksgiving marks the start of the Christmas season. The holiday season will take flight in downtown Cape Girardeau on Nov. 26 with the third annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony hosted by Old Town Cape Inc. The ceremony will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
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One City holds first Christmas at the City gala
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
One City's first Christmas at the City gala was held Saturday and included a silent auction with Christmas trees, live musical performances by local entertainers, food and drinks, with all proceeds benefiting One City.
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SEMO selects keynote speaker for 2022 MLK dinner
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
Southeast Missouri State University announced the keynote speaker for the university's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner. Judge Brian S. Miller of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, will present this year's address at the dinner, which will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Show Me Center...
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Jackson used car dealer on inflation's impact
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
The cost of used cars and trucks has gone up 26.4% since October 2020, according to the most recent consumer price index (CPI) released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Kody Newkirk, owner of Car Smart used vehicle outlets in Jackson and Farmington, Missouri, said Friday the global shortage of semiconductor chips for new cars is a primary driver of the price spike...
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Cape's Trend Setters 20th anniversary — Cosmetology, barbering academy survives COVID and thrives
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Nick Ryan, a 1998 Cape Girardeau Central graduate, came home after a decade-and-a-half in San Francisco's technology industry to lend a hand in the family businesses — including Trend Setters School, which is celebrating 20 years in business on Friday as Southeast Missouri's only fully-accredited cosmetology and barbering academy...
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University marks coming launch of James Webb Space Telescope with Space Week
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
Southeast Missouri State University joined almost 500 sites across the country to celebrate the launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope this past week. Southeast students and members of the community were invited to salute Space Week Nov. 8 through Saturday with astronomy events throughout Cape Girardeau...
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SEMO Historic Preservation program celebrates 40th anniversary with weekend of activities
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
Alumni and current students in Southeast Missouri State University's Historic Preservation program got together to celebrate the program's 40th anniversary this weekend. To mark this year's milestone, a variety of events were held throughout the weekend recognizing the program's accomplishments, culminating in the Historic Preservation Association's annual banquet Saturday evening in the Wehking Alumni Center with the presentation of annual awards: the Spirit Award and the Dr. Mattingly Award...
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House fires in two vacant buildings Friday, Saturday in Cape suspicious, uninhabitable
(Local News ~ 11/15/21)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to back-to-back fires in two vacant homes late Friday night and early Saturday morning. According to a media release prepared by Fire Chief Randy Morris, both fires are considered suspicious and under investigation, and both houses are uninhabitable...
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Prayer 11-15-21
(Prayer ~ 11/15/21)
O Lord, may we generously give to those in need, showing Christ-like love. Amen.
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Haste still makes waste, even for pundits
(Column ~ 11/15/21)
"The quality of the punditry is abysmal." That's the title of an excellent letter recently shared with me and submitted to the editor of the Washington Post by George Mason University economics professor Donald Boudreaux. Indeed, newspapers are full of questionable statements about child care costs, paid leave and other economic matters that make me question the extent to which reporters and pundits have educated themselves on the topics...
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Inflation is a dagger aimed at Joe Biden's presidency
(Column ~ 11/15/21)
The experience of the last Democratic president who presided over a significant bout of inflation wasn't a happy one, and if the Biden White House isn't haunted by that precedent, it isn't paying attention. Arguably, galloping inflation did more than anything else to unravel Jimmy Carter's presidency...
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History will grind out the truth
(Column ~ 11/15/21)
"History will figure that out on its own." That is what Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) recently replied to Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In a heated congressional exchange, Fauci derided the idea the COVID-19 pandemic was due to the leak of a dangerous virus, engineered in the Chinese Wuhan virology lab — and in part funded by U.S. health agencies, on the prompt of Fauci himself...
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Diverging diamond interchange works as expected for Cape, Jackson
(Editorial ~ 11/15/21)
The diverging diamond interchange at the junction of Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 is now open, and so far the new design is working as envisioned. This has been a major, multimillion dollar project, with initial discussions dating back to the summer of 2018. Construction got underway in mid-February 2020, aided early on by limited traffic because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Harold Robinson
(Obituary ~ 11/15/21)
Harold E. Robinson, 83, of Jackson died Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home, with Harold's pastors from Connection Point Church, the Revs. Kevin Mann and Chris Vaught, and family friend Charlie Mangels conducting the service. Interment will follow at Old Goshen Cemetery near Oak Ridge...
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Ward Ireland Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/15/21)
Ward Nathan Ireland Jr. of Fruitland, son of Ward and Sarah Cato Ireland, born March 2, 1943, in St. Louis, departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at the age of 78. Ward and Nelda Roe were married March 20, 1971. She survives. Four children were born from their union, Michael Ireland of Jackson, Debra Ireland of St. ...
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Signs abounded deadly Ecuador prison attack was coming
(International News ~ 11/15/21)
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- The signs that an attack was imminent inside the largest prison in Ecuador's coastal city of Guayaquil could not have been clearer. There had been talk among inmates of the Litoral Penitentiary for days that a group was going to attack another. Then, early Friday morning, police arrested three men trying to smuggle two rifles, five handguns, three grenades, sticks of dynamite and hundreds of rounds of ammunition into the lockup...
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'Watered-down hope': Experts wanted more from climate pact
(International News ~ 11/15/21)
GLASGOW, Scotland -- While world leaders and negotiators are hailing the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a key temperature limit alive, many scientists are wondering what planet these leaders are looking at. Crunching the numbers they see a quite different and warmer Earth...
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White House confident Biden's bill will pass House this week
(National News ~ 11/15/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's top economic adviser expressed confidence Sunday that the White House's $1.85 trillion domestic policy package will quickly pass the House this week and said approval couldn't come at a more urgent time as prices of consumer goods spike...
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Mo. to allow nursing homes to close due to mandate
(State News ~ 11/15/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.‚— The Missouri health department is giving nursing homes a legal pathway to temporarily shut down if they face staffing shortages because of a new mandate from President Joe Biden's administration for health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19...
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Cape, Jackson, Scott chambers announce ribbon-cuttings, events
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce announces the following ribbon-cuttings this coming week: n Today: Belle Ever After Boutique, 407 Broadway, at 10 a.m. n Wednesday: First Class Travel 25th anniversary, 3443 William St., at 11 a.m. n Thursday: B&B Media, 1359 N. Mount Auburn Road, at 8:30 a.m...
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Schnucks customers support United Way in Round Up campaign
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Schnuck Markets has announced its customers donated $156,955 to support the United Way as part of the company's Oct. 6 to 19 Round Up at the Register campaign. The St. Louis-based supermarket chain, with a store in Cape Girardeau, has 111 outlets in four states — Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri...
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United Way 'community conversations' in Marble Hill and Perryville
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
United Way of Southeast Missouri will wrap up this week its series of "community conversations" to help guide the not-for-profit's next funding cycle. The local United Way reports new partners for the funding cycle will be identified prior to July 1 when the organization begins its 2022 fiscal year...
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Taylor joins Saint Francis Healthcare System at Kneibert Clinic
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Taylor joins Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff Melinda Taylor, MSW, LCSW, a U.S. Navy veteran, has joined the Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, a Saint Francis Medical Partner, as a licensed clinical social worker. Taylor served in the Navy for more than five years, was honorably discharged in 1997 and is experienced in trauma, individual and group counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy and crisis intervention...
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Cape Girardeau law firm welcomes new associate Shemwell
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
The Cape Girardeau law firm of Bradshaw, Steele, Cochrane, Berens & Billmeyer L.C. has welcomed Grace E. Shemwell as an associate attorney. A Clinton, Iowa, native, she attended Valparaiso University as an undergraduate and also graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law. Shemwell has practiced insurance defense and civil litigation and is a fifth-year attorney...
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Strickland Engineering celebrates retirement of founder Thomas Strickland
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Strickland retires from engineering firm Strickland Engineering will hold an open house retirement reception in honor of founder Thomas Strickland from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the company's offices at 113 W. Main St., Suite 1, in uptown Jackson...
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MRV Bank to celebrate Pensel before retirement
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Debbie Pensel to retire from MRV Bank MRV Banks will celebrate Debbie Pensel and her 37 years in the banking industry with an all-day retirement celebration from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the branch's Cape Girardeau North location, 1505 N. Mount Auburn Road Snacks will be available and the public is invited...
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Banterra Bank adds to executive management team
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Banterra Bank, with more than three dozen branches in six states, including Cape Girardeau, has named Kristina Scott to a newly created position of chief banking officer. Scott, a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, lives with her family in Carterville, Illinois. She assumes her new role today...
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Bank of Missouri marks a milestone with anniversary celebration
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
The Bank of Missouri will hold a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Thursday at its branch at 3427 William St. in Cape Girardeau to celebrate the bank's 130th anniversary and to unveil what it calls a "community branch on wheels." In a news release, CEO Adrian Breen said "The Bank of Missouri remains rooted in our communities because of how we started, a small branch community bank in 1891."...
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Jackson's Brian Gerau assumes presidency of chamber organization
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Brian Gerau, Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce CEO, has been named board president of the board for the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri (CCEM). According to a release from the Jackson Chamber, CCEM's mission is "through training, education and a strong network of peers, CCEM provides Chamber executives and associations with the resources needed to operate successful chambers and promote the vitality of their communities."...
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British study shows life expectancy drops in U.S. thanks to COVID-19
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
According to a study published this month in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) analyzing the most recent data from the U.S. Census, the United States had the second-steepest decline in life expectancy among high-income countries last year. U.S. men saw life expectancy fall by nearly 2.3 years from 76.7 to 74.4. For American women, the decline was more than 1.6 years from 81.8 to 80.2...
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Kmart's gradually disappearing brand
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
The company once known for "blue light specials" is gradually turning off all the lights on its few remaining stores in the United States. Only six Kmart venues are expected to be in business by the end of the year, according to a report by CNN Business...
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Old Town Cape's 3rd annual Christmas Tree Lighting event announced
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Old Town Cape's third annual Christmas Tree Lighting event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 26 in the Vasterling Suites Courtyard in downtown Cape Girardeau. The 30-foot tree will be lighted by Santa and Mrs. Claus at 6:20 p.m. Vehicular traffic will be closed beginning at 3 p.m. ...
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Sales tax revenue in Cape County poised to establish new record
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
If the expected trend continues, Cape Girardeau County will break $8 million in sales-tax receipts in 2021 for the first time. The office of County Treasurer Roger Hudson revealed last week the county received $594,011.70 this month in its sales-tax account from the Missouri Department of Revenue -- pushing the year-to-date revenue generation to $7,657,059.40...
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SFMC, Southeast earn top marks for hospital safety
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization aimed at recognizing hospitals for their efforts to protect patients from harm and providing safer healthcare, has again given "A" grades to both Saint Francis Medical Center and Southeast Hospital...
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Farm supply retailer Rural King sets spring grand opening in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 11/15/21)
Rural King, a farm supply store with 125 locations in 13 states, has announced it will host a grand opening of its newest outlet at 210 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau -- former site of Hancock Fabrics, Big Lots and Toys R Us -- on March 26...
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Out of the past: Nov. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 11/15/21)
Staples Office Superstore in Cape West Business Park will hold its grand opening tomorrow morning; the store, in a 26,000-square-foot building at 294 Siemers Drive, will be dedicated to Bill Dumey, a Staples associate living near London, England. The Little River Drainage District is taking steps to preserve its past, captured in the stillness of 6,500 old photographic negatives; Secretary of State Bekki Cook awards a $12,791 grant to the district to make contact prints of the negatives, which date from 1910 to the mid-1930s, and show construction of the massive ditches and levees that drained Southeast Missouri's swamps.. ...
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