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Business Briefs
(B Magazine ~ 08/26/23)
SoutheastHEALTH joins Mercy SoutheastHEALTH leaders announced an official partnership with St. Louis-based Mercy on Aug. 1, affiliating the hospital network with Mercy, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems. The two organizations signed a letter of intent to merge in January. In time, SoutheastHEALTH will likely become known, officials said, as Mercy Southeast...
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Autism informational event set for Cape Girardeau on Monday
(Local News ~ 08/26/23)
Echo Autism Communities will present an informational event Monday, Aug. 28, in Cape Girardeau. The event, set for 6:30 p.m. at Morning Star Behavioral Associates at 1 S. Main St., will feature University of Missouri autism experts and advocates who have professional and personal experience with autism. They will share information about autism spectrum disorder as part of a Caregiver Skills Support Series...
- Did you know: It's hot, but is it historically hot? (Local News ~ 08/26/23)
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Goodwill Excel Center to host Ask Us Anything -- A conversation about child health
(Local News ~ 08/26/23)
Show Me Strong Kids invites community members to learn more about children's health and wellbeing by talking with local doctors and other professionals at Ask Us Anything, an event hosted by Goodwill Excel Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug 29. Show Me Strong Kids is a University of Missouri School of Medicine program. ...
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Free will and estate planning services available through online platform
(Local News ~ 08/26/23)
For those putting off the writing of their last will and testament for fear of the expense and complicated legal forms, United Way of Southeast Missouri has a solution. FreeWill, a partner of United Way of America, is an online service creating legal wills for free. Their website, freewill.com, stated they offer step-by-step instructions for filling out the legal documents through their "interactive online will maker"...
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Jackson city officials set tax rates, OK tiny house variance
(Local News ~ 08/26/23)
Jackson's aldermanic council members, following a required public hearing, have set 2023 property tax rates identical to the prior year's assessment. n General Revenue: 59.06 cents (to raise $1,726,355); n Parks & Recreation fund: 12.39 cents (to raise $362,161);...
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Municipal officials discuss ongoing work, upcoming projects
(Local News ~ 08/26/23)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce members heard from local city leaders about economic plans and challenges at a Business Advocacy Coffee event Friday, Aug. 25. The chamber has hosted similar panels with state representatives in the past, but the group's president Rob Gilligan said this is the first time a panel has featured local officials...
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Bob Barker, dapper 'Price Is Right' and 'Truth or Consequences' host and animal advocate, dies at 99
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
A publicist says the enduring and dapper game show host Bob Barker has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99 and was a household name for more than a half-century as host of "Truth or Consequences" and "The Price Is Right." Barker retired in June 2007, thanking his studio audience "for inviting me into your home for more than 50 years." He started that marathon run in 1956 on "Truth or Consequences," where he remained for 18 years. ...
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How technology is shaping agriculture in Southeast Missouri and beyond
(B Magazine ~ 08/26/23)
Advances in agricultural technology serve one purpose: Efficiency. Behemoth machines traverse fields — mostly by themselves. Sensors track myriad elements, from soil density to crop moisture. Drones are even in the mix, in some instances. Each type of technology
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
Today is Saturday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2023. There are 127 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 26, 1968, the Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago; the four-day event that resulted in the nomination of Hubert H. Humphrey for president was marked by a bloody police crackdown on antiwar protesters in the streets...
- Adopt Lyla 8-27-23 (Community ~ 08/26/23)
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Rotary groups unite to help local causes
(Community ~ 08/26/23)
Three area Rotary International groups joined together Monday, Aug. 21, to deliver a $1,500 check to Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation. Rotary Club of Southeast Missouri Service, Cape Girardeau County Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau each provided the foundation with $500 "Empowering Girls Gift" funds to help supply feminine hygiene products to Cape Girardeau schools...
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SoutheastHEALTH announces scholarship awards
(Community ~ 08/26/23)
Twenty eight students pursuing a wide range of health care careers received $32,500 in scholarship awards from SoutheastHEALTH Foundation at an event held recently at Jackson Civic Center. Dr. Steven Langdon, president of SoutheastHEALTH College of Nursing and Health Sciences, addressed the group. ...
- Generous Zonta Club 8-27-23 (Community ~ 08/26/23)
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Tyranny of the urgent
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
Early into our marriage, my wife and I participated in a newlywed small group at our church. The leaders of our group were a couple who had been married for more than 30 years, which seemed like a lifetime to a group in their 20s. Once a month our group would gather to discuss the Bible and how to build a God honoring life and marriage. One evening our conversation involved a booklet printed in 1967 titled "Tyranny of the Urgent" by Charles E. Hummel...
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Ever go barefooted?
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
A couple weeks ago, Marge fixed a birthday meal for our youngest son -- biscuits and gravy and scrambled eggs. Probably our family's favorite meal. Our birthday son came wearing a pair of house slippers, which he immediately took off once in the house. So he ate barefooted! I didn't mind nor did anyone else. It was his birthday celebration. Made me wonder how many people go barefooted and where?...
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Senior Center Menus for Aug. 28 through Sept. 1
(Community ~ 08/26/23)
Monday: Chicken salad or sub sandwich on bun, potato chips, sweet and sour beets, cucumbers and onions, whole-grain crackers and bananas and strawberries or strawberry shortcake. Tuesday: Chicken casserole with rice or beef taco salad, garden salad, Lima beans, whole-grain bread and emerald isle gelatin dessert...
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Trump, 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet deadline to surrender
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
ATLANTA -- Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail in Atlanta before the deadline at noon Friday...
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Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Prigozhin
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who conducted a brief but shocking mutiny in Russia two months ago. Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination...
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Maui releases names of 388 missing after deadly wildfire
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities...
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Biden's shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after long debate
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets -- and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves -- seemed like an abrupt change in position but was in fact one that came after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies...
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Italian leader tones down rhetoric but continues pursuit of far-right agenda
(International News ~ 08/26/23)
ROME -- When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italy's first far-right head of government of the post-war era, she steeped her winning campaign in the sharply ideological rhetoric of national sovereignty, "traditional families" and fear of migrants...
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GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed gun law
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
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Powell: Economy's growth could require additional Fed hikes to fight inflation
(National News ~ 08/26/23)
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming -- The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday in a closely watched speech that also highlighted the uncertain nature of the economic outlook...
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Out of the past: Aug. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 08/26/23)
Cape Girardeau's two hospital administrators are ready to negotiate a series of guarantees with the state that the hospitals' proposed merger will result in more efficient, cost-effective health care; James Wente, administrator of Southeast Hospital, and James Sexton, president and chief executive officer of Saint Francis Medical Center, say they want to enter into a consent decree with the Missouri attorney general to set up penalties if the hospitals' union results in less than a projected $44 million in net-cost savings over five years.. ...
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Births 8-27-23
(Births ~ 08/26/23)
Daughter to Austin and Laura Black of Butler, Missouri, Nevada (Missouri) Regional Medical Center, 4:07 p.m., Friday, July 28, 2023. Name, Lainey Faith. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Black is the former Laura Felter, daughter of Zeno "Sam" and Jolene Felter of Benton, Missouri. She is district operations specialist at Syngenta Crop Protection. Black is the son of Alan and Brenda Black of Deepwater, Missouri. He is account manager at CornerPost Marketing...
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Fire report 8-27-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/26/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 23 n Medical assists were made at 7:42 a.m. on South Farrar Drive; 10 a.m. on Independence Street; 1:39 p.m. on Kingsway Drive; and 3:37 p.m. on Bellevue Street; n At 1:05 a.m., fire alarm on Abbey Road...
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Police report8-27-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/26/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Aquamsi Street...
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When ants fly
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
For most of us, this insect is hard to understand. It is called a "cow killer", but it doesn't kill cows. It is called a "velvet ant", but it is not an ant. And to make things more difficult, this insect is a fast runner that likes to hide in leaf litter, grass or trash on the ground. It is hard to photograph or get a good look at...
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Where should your research go? Donating to an archive
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
All family historians should decide where to deposit their research when they decide it is complete (or as complete as they want it) or after their passing. Before you decide, you should determine whether an interested relative wants to continue the quest. ...
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Preserving early Missouri history
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
Felix Eugene Snider was born in 1908 and married Juanita Smith May 25, 1932. They raised three children, Robert Allen, Mary Felicia and Richard Eugene. He came to Southeast Missouri Teachers College as a student worker at 16, shortly after graduating high school, and worked for Sadie Kent. Felix worked at the SEMO library for 40-plus years before he passed away, just before retiring...
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Prayer 8-27-23
(Prayer ~ 08/26/23)
Lord God, we proclaim your righteousness, for you are our glorious Father in Heaven. Amen.
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Politicians make a mockery out of 'emergency' spending
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
Remember how, mere months ago, the debt-ceiling deal struck between Democrats and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown was touted as "a historic first step toward shifting government back toward common sense and conservatism?" The hope was that the spending caps in the deal would actually constrain spending. Well, it took less than two months for politicians to start evading the caps with an old trick: emergency spending...
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Trump creates a spin-off
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
Just how dominant is Donald Trump in the Republican Party? He's so far ahead in the polls that he felt comfortable skipping the first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, while on the actual debate stage, his epigone, Vivek Ramaswamy, soaked up an outsized portion of the attention...
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Jo Ann Wadlington-Strong
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
Jo Ann Wadlington-Strong of Scott City, daughter of the late Elmer "Happy" and Goldia Brooks Wadlington, was born June 6, 1941, in Scott City and departed this life Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at her home, as she had desired, at the age of 82. She was a former employee of Blair Industries and member of First Baptist Church in Scott City, where she was saved and baptized at a revival in her teen years...
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Paul Stuckey
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
BENTON, Mo. -- Paul Stuckey, son of the late Clarence Samuel and Viola Riggs Stuckey, was born July 26, 1943, in Cape Girardeau and departed his life Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at his home in Benton at the age of 80, surrounded by family. On Nov. 6, 1999, he was united in marriage to Terri Ann Moore in New Hamburg. She survives at the home in Benton...
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Charles Noe
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Charles Larry "Chuck" Noe of Beaumont passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau surrounded by family who loved him. Chuck was born in Peoria, Illinois, March 29, 1941, to Leo and Evelyn Jones Noe...
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Mason McHughs
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
THEBES, Ill. -- Mason McHughs, 11, of Thebes died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 16, 2012, in Cape Girardeau to Joseph McHughs and Megan Bomar. Mason loved baseball, hunting, fishing, four-wheeling and the color pink...
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Jeanne Lowes
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
In Loving Memory of Jeanne Anne Lowes: Jeanne Anne Lowes of McKinney, Texas, departed this world Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at the age of 85. Born Feb. 13, 1938, in Cape Girardeau to the late James Travis and Louise E. Gockel Childress, Jeanne's life was one of love, generosity and artistic expression...
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John Johannes
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
John H. Johannes, 77, of Jackson died Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the funeral home. Friends and family will be asked to share their memories of John...
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Judith Hurt
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
Judith Ann Hobbs Hurt, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Jan. 22, 1943, in Cape Girardeau. Judith was a homemaker and spent her time raising her children and loving her grandbabies. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Anna Glaus
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Anna Marie Glaus, daughter of the late Edward James and Louise Emma Schmitt Hess, was born July 5, 1936, in Chaffee and departed her life Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Cape Girardeau at the age of 87. On Aug. 25, 1956, she married Robert Joseph Glaus in Chaffee. He preceded her in death Sept. 24, 1998. They are now reunited for their 67th anniversary...
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Elaine Figliolo
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
KELSO, Mo. -- Elaine Figliolo, 82, of Kelso departed this world Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Cape Girardeau Aug. 24, 1940, to the late Charles and Dorothy Atchley Moyers. Elaine was a 1958 graduate of Notre Dame High School and was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso...
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Roberta Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/26/23)
HAWK POINT, Mo. -- Roberta Lynn Brown was raised on angel's wings Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, from her home in Hawk Point at the age of 64. She had been on hospice care due to complications of pancreatic cancer. She passed peacefully with family by her side...
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Sponsored: Create a backyard oasis
(08/26/23)
In the busy-ness of the day-to-day, a Master Spas hot tub can provide a way to relax, entertain and relieve pain without leaving the comfort of your home. “With the world that we live in, we’re always looking for that getaway, that escape. And a hot tub can offer that,” says Gary Howard, Jr., vice president of sales at Kasten...
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Column: No matter how this administration tries to spin it, 'Bidenomics' is not working
(Column ~ 08/26/23)
The Biden Administration has continually pushed policies that make it tougher for American families to make ends meet, and that is clearly reflected in the most recent inflation and economic reports. According to a July report by the Joint Economic Committee, cumulative overall prices have risen by 16.68%, costing the average household over $900 extra per month. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 08/26/23)
Administrators were met with no unpleasant surprises during the first day of Jackson public school classes yesterday, and enrollment continued its four-year climb when 4,332 students reported for classes; the opening went smoothly throughout the district, including the new South Elementary School, where newly installed flashers on Highway 25 alerted drivers to changes in traffic flow...
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