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Sponsored: Compression socks are your friend
(01/09/24)
Dr. Colleen Moore, owner and vascular surgeon at InVein in Cape Girardeau, wants people to know vein treatment is a medical issue; Medicare covers the treatment of varicose veins. If your veins bother you, she says it’s worthwhile to get evaluated: The treatments are simple and performed in-office. When patients come into her practice, she evaluates them herself, to design a customized treatment plan...
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Missouri secretary of state safe after shooting falsely reported at his home
(State News ~ 01/09/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri's Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said Monday that he and his family are safe after someone called police to report a fake shooting at their home. Ashcroft said Jefferson City police called him Sunday to check in after receiving a call about a shooting at his house that night...
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County Road 244 in Cape Girardeau County closed for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 01/09/24)
County Road 244 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the road, according to a MoDOT news release. This section of road is at the junction of Route N and County Road 244, but Route N won't be impacted by the work. The news release said the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11...
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Bollinger County court to close Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/09/24)
Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis ordered Circuit Court of Bollinger County, 32nd Judicial District, to close at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9. A release from the judge's office said the order is because of expected high winds and dangerous building conditions...
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David B. Knight: Ole Hickory Pit founder’s story to success and Barbecue Hall of Fame
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/24)
There was once a saying that the sun never set on the British Empire. Today it can also be said the fire never goes out in an Ole Hickory Pit smoker. At any given moment there are hundreds — even thousands — of Ole Hickory Pit barbecues in use on six of the world’s seven continents...
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Finalized budget presented to Cape Girardeau County commissioners
(Local News ~ 01/09/24)
Cape Girardeau County Auditor Pete Frazier presented Cape Girardeau County commissioners with a final budget for the 2024 calendar year during the regular commissioners meeting Monday, Jan. 8. "As always, they're just adjustments that have taken place throughout the entire year. We clean up the books at the end of the year, which is the first of the (new) year, actually, and those are to reflect actual expenditures and actual revenues that we received versus budgeted anticipation," Frazier said...
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Faith, family leads Wilferth to Chateau Girardeau; longtime Saint Francis VP leaves after 10 years
(Local News ~ 01/09/24)
Jimmy Wilferth wasn't looking for a new job opportunity, but sometimes they simply present themselves. On Thursday, Jan. 4, Chateau Girardeau retirement community announced Wilferth as its new chief executive officer. He had spent the previous decade with Saint Francis Healthcare System and had been the vice president of support services there since 2017...
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Document: Bollinger County homicide victim found gripping knife; suspect invoked Biden statement
(Local News ~ 01/09/24)
Weeks before Terry Allen is alleged to have shot and killed his neighbor, Tina L. Skaggs, he told a Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office sergeant that he would kill Skaggs’ son if he ever saw him on his property again. He also invoked President Joe Biden’s name as his reason for being permitted to shoot someone on his property...
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Cape Girardeau City Council approves placing property tax increase for public safety on April ballot
(Local News ~ 01/09/24)
Cape Girardeau City Council members Monday, Jan. 8, approved putting a property tax increase on the Tuesday, April 2, ballot to increase pay and benefits for the city's police and fire department personnel. Council members voted on an ordinance to place an increase of city property taxes to a rate of 56 cents per $100 in assessed valuation on the April ballot, and an ordinance to dedicate a portion of the property tax to improving public safety...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2024. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union, the same day the Star of the West, a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements and supplies to Federal troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, retreated because of artillery fire...
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The spend down policy is broken
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/09/24)
When we retired we set aside money to travel. Due to unforeseen circumstances, my wife developed mobility issues. The money continued to accumulate, and I decided that I would give it to various charitable organizations. And have been doing so for the last 15 years...
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Prayer 1-9-24
(Prayer ~ 01/09/24)
O Lord God, we trust in you for you are the author of our faith. Amen.
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In memoriam
(Column ~ 01/09/24)
Last week, a young woman who never thought she would make it to 40 years died at 41. Her message to the world was about remembering that we are all mortal -- and she meant it in an encouraging way. Use your time well and give thanks. Emily DeArdo was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at 11. She almost died as she was graduating from college. A double-lung transplant saved her life...
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The left can't handle a Trump victory
(Column ~ 01/09/24)
We are about to embark on what might be one of the wildest years in the history of American politics, and it may end up merely as a prelude. If 2024 is set to be tumultuous and unpredictable, just wait until 2025 if Donald Trump wins the presidency again later this year...
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Births 1/9/24
(Births ~ 01/09/24)
Son to Clayton M. and Cassandra L. Powell of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:09 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Name, Judah Michael. Weight, 10 pounds, 8 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Powell is the former Cassandra Bollinger, daughter of Jeff and Avis Bollinger of Burfordville. Powell is the son of Tony and Cindy Powell of Sikeston. He is an engineer with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc...
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Fire report 1-9-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/09/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 7 n Medical assists were made at 9:49 a.m. on South Benton Street; 9:56 a.m. on Perryville Road; 3:37 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 5:06 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 5:53 p.m. on South Ellis Street; and 5:54 p.m. on South Benton Street...
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Police report 1-9-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/09/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Ellis Street...
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Robert Wolfenkoehler
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Robert Wayne Wolfenkoehler, 75, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Robert was born July 15, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Dewey and Lillian Yancey Wolfenkoehler. He and Debra Becker were married July 12, 1975, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Sept. 3, 2007...
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Dr. Bill Stacy
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Dr. Bill W. Stacy, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 34 years, Sue Varnon Stacy; his children; his brother; and other family members. Bill was born July 26, 1938, to Frank and Sarah Louise Nelson Stacy in Bristol, Tennessee. ...
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Harlan Siebert
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Harlan Alvin Siebert, 96, of Jackson was granted eternal rest in the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, after a short stay in Providence Place at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He previously resided at the Villas of Jackson...
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Gary Newcomb
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Gary Richard Newcomb, 76, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. He was born Jan. 6, 1948, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the second of four children born to Walter and Ruby Hobbs Newcomb. He graduated from Wheaton high school in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1966. He earned a football scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University. He, along with his 1969-1971 teammates, was honored in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame...
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Kay Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Kay Louise Miller, 87, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at Aspire Senior Living Care Center in Advance. She was born July 28, 1936, in Edwardsville, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Inez Daech Dalhaus. Kay was a graduate of the nursing program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She worked as an obstetric nurse at Southeast Hospital for many years. She finished her career with State of Missouri Division of Family Services...
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Carolyn Malugen
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Carolyn Ferrell Malugen, born July 22, 1942, to Harry "Doc" and Pearl Gunter Ferrell, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was 81 years old. Carolyn married James Monroe Malugen on Jan. 10, 1965, and together they shared a life filled with love and commitment until his passing Dec. 11, 2017...
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Melvin Heatley
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Melvin Robert Heatley, 89, of Jackson died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at his home. He was born Sept. 30, 1934, in Dutchtown to Cornelius Lee and Michel Merick Heatley. Melvin served in the U.S. Navy and Air Force for a total of 26 years. Later, he owned his own convenience store for several years, before he retired and moved back to Jackson...
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Pete Goodman
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
Loren W. "Pete" Goodman, 71, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at his home. He was born Jan. 7, 1952, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Paul O. and Claudia A. Goodwin Goodman. Pete's family moved to Kinston, North Carolina, where he eventually met the love of his life, Marta Dailey. They married July 27, 1973, in Greenville, North Carolina. They had been married 38 years when Marta passed away Sept. 14, 2011...
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David W. Clubb Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/09/24)
THEBES, Ill. — David Wayne Clubb Sr., 68, of Thebes died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, following the funeral service...
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'King of the NRA': Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group's longtime leader
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
NEW YORK -- The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the "King of the NRA," spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general's office told jurors Monday...
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Moon landing attempt by US company appears doomed after 'critical' fuel leak
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company's spacecraft developed a "critical" fuel leak just hours after Monday's launch. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology managed to orient its lander toward the sun so the solar panel could collect sunlight and charge its battery, as a special team assessed the status of what was termed "a failure in the propulsion system."...
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Twisted metal, rushing wind: A narrowly avoided disaster as jet's wall rips away at 3 miles high
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The loud "boom" was startling enough, and the roaring wind that immediately filled the airline cabin left Kelly Bartlett unnerved. Still, it wasn't until a shaken teenager, shirtless and scratched, slid into the seat next to her that she realized just how close disaster had come...
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Thousands forced from homes by a deadly Japan earthquake on New Year's face stress and exhaustion
(International News ~ 01/09/24)
WAJIMA, Japan -- Thousands of people made homeless by a powerful earthquake on the western coast of Japan were coping with weariness and uncertainty a week after the temblor left at least 180 dead and dozens missing. The rescue effort since the magnitude 7.6 New Year's Day quake has drawn thousands of troops, firefighters and police, who picked through collapsed buildings hoping to find survivors...
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US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza's post-war future
(International News ~ 01/09/24)
AL ULA, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that four key Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza once Israel's war against Hamas ends. Blinken, who is on an urgent Mideast mission aimed primarily at preventing the conflict from spreading as fears rise of a regional war, said Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey would consider participating in and contributing to "day after" scenarios for the Palestinian territory, which has been devastated by three months of deadly Israeli bombardment.. ...
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French prime minister resigns following recent political turmoil over immigration
(International News ~ 01/09/24)
PARIS -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigned Monday following recent political turmoil over immigration, paving the way for President Emmanuel Macron to seek fresh momentum by appointing a new government in coming days. The shakeup was widely seen as an attempt by the 46-year-old centrist Macron to head off a looming lame-duck status. Macron's term is to end in 2027, and he won't be able to run for president for a consecutive third term in line with the French Constitution...
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A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians
(International News ~ 01/09/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets early Monday, striking near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country, officials said. At least four civilians were reported killed and at least 30 injured...
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Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his plan
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they "had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict."...
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Israeli strike kills elite Hezbollah commander in latest escalation linked to war in Gaza
(International News ~ 01/09/24)
BEIRUT -- An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander Monday in southern Lebanon, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes across the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians...
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Explosion at Fort Worth hotel injures 21, scatters debris
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large sections of debris from the building and injured 21 people, including one who was in critical condition, authorities said...
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Blizzard conditions bear down on central US
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A "highly impactful" winter storm delivered a punch to the country's midsection on Monday, with blizzard conditions dumping as much as a foot or more of snow and shutting down schools and highways in several Midwest states. Through Tuesday, snow as deep as 8 to 12 inches could blanket a broad area stretching from southeastern Colorado all the way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including western Kansas, eastern Nebraska, large parts of Iowa, northern Missouri and northwestern Illinois, said Bob Oravec, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland.. ...
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Trump to return to federal court as judges hear arguments on whether he is immune from prosecution
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump is set to return for the first time in months to the federal courthouse in Washington as an appeals court hears arguments Tuesday on whether the former president is immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election...
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White House, Pentagon will review Defense Secretary Austin's lack of disclosure on hospital stay
(National News ~ 01/09/24)
WASHINGTON -- Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren't informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A key staffer was out sick with the flu...
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Out of the past: Jan. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 01/09/24)
In the wake of opposition from the Missouri attorney general, the board of directors of Saint Francis Medical Center has voted to cease merger discussions with Southeast Hospital; 13 of 14 board members attended a meeting called after Attorney General Jay Nixon announced Thursday he opposed the hospitals' merger; the Saint Francis board unanimously agreed to end merger talks...
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Business Briefs
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/24)
grand opening The ALDI store in Jackson at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd had its grand opening at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7. The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, with curbside pickup and grocery delivery options. Work on the 21,682-square-foot market began in March of this year. Other ALDI stores in Southeast Missouri may be found in Cape Girardeau, Perryville, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston...
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