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Bomb threat made to Malden schools Thursday afternoon
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
MALDEN — Police and bomb squad personnel responded to the Malden School District on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 4, after a bomb threat was made against the school on social media. The threat was found to be a false alarm, but students were evacuated to a safe location and a search was conducted of the elementary and high school buildings...
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Jackson man injured in one-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
A Jackson man sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, Jan. 6, in rural Cape Girardeau County. A state Highway Patrol report says John Crites, 38, was southbound on County Road 465 south of County Road 450 when the 2002 Ford F250 pickup he was driving left the right side of the roadway and overturned...
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Fire damages residence in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
A fire damaged a residence at 708 S. Ellis St. in Cape Girardeau at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. ...
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Tractor Supply celebrates remodel completion
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
The remodel of the new Tractor Supply Co. store at 11 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau was officially completed Dec. 20. On Saturday, Jan. 6, store leaders hosted a grand opening event to celebrate. During the celebration, store leadership presented $500 checks to various community organizations. Louie's Rowdy Wranglers country and bluegrass band played classic songs throughout...
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Students give tips for attracting talent to area
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
When it comes to inspiring the next generation, who could give better advice than the next generation themselves? That was the prevailing line of thought during the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday Coffee event Friday, Jan. 5...
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Cape Girardeau City Council to consider water main improvements for Century Casino Hotel
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
Cape Girardeau City Council members will consider the acceptance of water main improvements for Century Casino Hotel during their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 8. The council will hold second and third readings of ordinances for vacating the city's interest in and accepting a permanent access and utility assessment from Cape G LLC at 720 Main St. ...
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Something to smile about: Cape Girardeau dentistry wins national design award
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
The best-designed large dentist office in the country is right here in Cape Girardeau. It's not hyperbole. Owner and dentist Ross Bennett of Bennett Family Dentistry has the certificate from the American Dental Association (ADA) to prove it. His practice at 989 N. Mount Auburn Road won the large new build category for the ADA's 2023 Design Innovation Awards...
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Bootheel Bluegrass Festival brings 3 days of music later this month
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
Bull and Tammy Harman will be continuing their annual Bootheel Bluegrass Festival at the Bavarian Halle in Jackson. The festival is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 18, through Saturday, Jan. 20. Bull Harman said the Bluegrass Festival brings people together each year...
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Cape Splash fiscal year report shows $100,000 operational loss due to staffing shortage
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
A recent Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center 2023 fiscal year report showed a operating loss of $104,266.68 at the end of its 2022 season. The loss was attributed to losing 17 operating days because of a shortage in staff. Cape Splash's fiscal year covers the time from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. For contrast, according to minutes from a Nov. 14, 2022, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, it was reported Cape Splash's "revenue was in excess of $752,000."...
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Pop Culture Happenings: January
(01/08/24)
We rocked around the clock in 1974, took a bite of an Apple in 1984 and had a Moment of Zen in 1999. 1974 50 years ago On Jan. 15, 1974, the TV sitcom “Happy Days,” created by Garry Marshall, began its 11-year run on ABC. The series presented an idealized vision of life in the 1950s and early 1960s Midwestern United States, and it starred Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham and Henry Winkler as his friend Fonzie. ...
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Spirituality Column: A Week of Weeknights
(01/08/24)
Why does a week have seven days? Though it’s an inheritance from human pre-history, surely there’s a better reason than “we’ve always done it this way.” Yes, there is. When our ancestors looked up, by day and night, seven lights moved across the sky: the sun, moon and five planets their unaided eyes could see. No clocks measured time; celestial bodies marked the bounds of life. That was power to respect and honor with names...
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Poem: Old Cars
(01/08/24)
--for Wayne Moseley You see them all over the South (and maybe elsewhere), parked in the side yard or down by the barn, long past roadworthiness, rusting out, now beyond repair, reminders of good intentions once held but then abandoned. There’s the old Plymouth,...
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Senior Moments Column: Countdown to Adulthood
(01/08/24)
“5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 … Happy New Year!” I remember hearing this exact phrase on Jan. 1, 2020. This was during the middle of eighth grade, and I remember thinking how that year was going to be my year. I was going to be starting high school in a few months, and I was surrounded with people I loved...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
Today is Monday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2024. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America."...
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Prayer 1-8-24
(Prayer ~ 01/08/24)
O Lord God, may we walk in the light as you are in the light. Amen.
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Three economic myths to put to rest this year
(Column ~ 01/08/24)
As a new year dawns, it's customary to reflect on the past and set resolutions for the future. This year, let's resolve to greet three widespread claims with healthy doses of skepticism. The first dubious claim is that income inequality in the United States has inexorably risen since the 1960s. ...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
It's important to the entire region that this transition goes smoothly. We are committed to continuing to provide outstanding care to our patients and to ensuring our co-workers are in the best position possible to make that happen. I am excited to play a part in it all. ...
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New Cape Girardeau business applications submitted
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
A tattoo shop is among two new business license applications received by the City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department. n Mack Jamieson and Cameron Decatoria, both of Cape Girardeau, applied to open Golden Eagle Tattoo at 113 N. Main St. This will provide tattoo and piercing services...
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Jackson, Cape Girardeau chambers plan banquet, workshops for Friday
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
Two local chambers of commerce have planned a slew of events for Friday, Jan. 12. n The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce is holding two events Friday. The first is a "Living Intentionally" Lunch and Learn, featuring leadership coach Edward Leos. This will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce building at 1846 E. Jackson Blvd. Tickets cost $25 apiece...
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Missouri, Cape Girardeau gas prices keep declining
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
Fuel prices are down nationwide, with the cheapest prices now spreading beyond the mid-South. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.08, 3 cents cheaper than last week's average. Missouri's average as a state experienced a similar decline, dropping from $2.69 a gallon to $2.66 a gallon...
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Jackson, Cape Girardeau ribbon-cuttings planned
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
Two businesses, one in Cape Girardeau and another in Jackson, will hold ribbon-cuttings on consecutive days. n Brooke Roth will hold an open house for her new Edward Jones Investment Services location at 101 W. Main St., Suite B, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in Jackson...
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MOBUCK$ loan funding used up in six hours
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
Missouri state Treasurer Vivek Malek announced Wednesday, Jan. 3, that all funding for new MOBUCK$ loans was exhausted in the first six hours they were available because of high demand. "In only six hours on Tuesday, we received 142 applications for just over $119 million in MOBUCK$ funds that became available with the start of the new year," Malek said in a news release. ...
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New St. Louis Fed president named
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
Alberto G. Musalem, 55, has been named the incoming 13th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Musalem, an economist and executive with more than 27 years of public and private sector experience, will start his new role Tuesday, April 2...
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Perryville group plans 27th agriculture conferences
(Business ~ 01/08/24)
A series of conferences produced by a Perryville organization is set for the end of the month. For 27 years, MidAmerica Farmer Grower & AgWiki.com has put together several agricultural conferences. The concurrent conferences this year are the National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, the Southern Soybean & Corn Conference, the Delta States Irrigation Conference and the Southern Precision Ag Conference...
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What to stream this week: A gaggle of TV sleuths, the foul-mouthed bear 'Ted' and a Kevin Hart heist
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/24)
Seth MacFarlane's filthy teddy bear character Ted and Martin Scorsese's true-crime epic "The Killers of the Flower Moon" are some of the new television, music and movies headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are Kevin Hart starring in "Lift" as the leader of a band of criminals enlisted to steal $500 million from a plane in mid-flight and Peacock's competition series "The Traitors" returning with host Alan Cumming.. ...
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'Wonka' is No. 1 at box office again as 2024 gets off to slower start
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/24)
LOS ANGELES -- Timothee Chalamet and "Wonka" topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters. Warner Bros.' family-oriented musical added $14.4 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its total domestic grosses to $164.7 million...
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Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, some say it leads them to Trump
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Pastor Charles Hundley opened his worship service on a cold Sunday in northeast Des Moines with a prayer that made it clear one endorsement above all will matter in Iowa's caucuses eight days away. "We thank you for the upcoming election, Lord -- or caucus, as we call it in Iowa," said Hundley, speaking from the sanctuary of his evangelical Christian church in his slight Texas drawl as his parishioners bowed their heads...
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Pentagon adds new details about Austin's secretive hospital stay, delay in telling Biden
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went home a day later and was admitted to intensive care Jan. 1 when he began experiencing severe pain...
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Snow hinders rescues, aids deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 161 people
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
WAJIMA, Japan -- Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Monday, a week after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 161 people. Heavy snowfall in Ishikawa Prefecture over the weekend and into the new week added to the urgency...
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Winter storms dump snow on both coasts as icy roads make for hazardous travel
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
BOSTON -- A major winter storm bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to some communities spread across New England on Sunday, sending residents scurrying for their shovels and snowblowers to clear sidewalks and driveways. Winter storm warnings and watches were in effect throughout the Northeast, and icy roads made for hazardous travel as far south as North Carolina...
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What to know about changes to this year's FAFSA application for college students
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
NEW YORK -- A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is available for the 2024-2025 school year, but only on a limited basis as the U.S. Department of Education works on a redesign meant to make it easier to apply. That means the Free Application for Federal Student Aid students can usually fill out starting in October isn't available to everyone...
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NerdWallet: More retailers are charging return fees. Here's how to pay less
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
If you're someone who likes to return and exchange gifts after the holidays, prepare yourself: Making returns could feel a little different this year. "It's going to be hard for consumers to navigate," shopping expert Trae Bodge said. "The return policies are all over the place." The biggest change, she added, is that more retailers are charging fees for returned merchandise...
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Congressional leaders announce agreement on spending levels, key step to averting shutdown
(National News ~ 01/08/24)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hews to spending caps for defense and domestic programs Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit until 2025. But it does provide some concessions to House Republicans who viewed the spending restrictions in that agreement as insufficient...
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Harlan Siebert
(Obituary ~ 01/08/24)
Harlan A. Siebert, 96, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. At 10:45 a.m., there will be an American Legion ceremony conducted by the Honor Guard of American Legion Post 158, followed with remarks by Brother Charles Mangels, and the funeral ceremony conducted by the Rev. ...
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James Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/08/24)
SIKESTON — James "Jim" Edwin Moore, 73, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in the comfort of his home. James was born to Harry Edward "Ed" and Alma Alice Moore in the fall of 1950. His young life was filled with farming, fishing, caring for his brother and mother, and working with his father in the television business...
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Out of the past: Jan. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/24)
Concerned that a planned merger between Cape Girardeau's only two hospitals would harm competition in the local health-care market, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon announced his opposition to the proposal yesterday afternoon; officials at Saint Francis Medical Center and Southeast Hospital were disappointed by the decision; they received word of Nixon's position through their attorneys shortly before he went public with his opposition at a hastily called press conference at his local office...
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Christmas Tournament features good competition and special moments
(Editorial ~ 01/08/24)
The Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is a special tradition. Big schools and small schools. Players competing on the Show Me Center hardwood. Friends and families enjoying the Christmas break to take in four days of hoops. Plus, the tournament features some pretty good competition and always a special moment or two...
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