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NovaCare Prosthetics & Orthotics Honored with 2022 Freedom Award- Orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) providers from across the country are recognized for their exceptional care of military personnel. (Poplar Bluff, MO) - NovaCare Prosthetics & Orthotics is among thirty-one orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) providers across the nation that were recently honored with the 2022 Freedom Award.The annual award, sponsored by Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA), recognizes 0&P providers who deliver exceptional standards of care for military personnel needing orthotic and prosthetic devices.. ...

Kyndric Flye of Cape Girardeau was recently named one of Missouri Connections Academy’s (MOCA) Students of the Month for January in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the virtual classroom. “Our students of the month demonstrate leadership and an extraordinary commitment to learning while serving as strong role models for their peers,” said Lynsie Hunt, School Leader at Missouri Connections Academy. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (JAN. 16, 2023) Jordan Pavelka a Sikeston, MO native and current SEMO Freshman, to compete as a National Finalist in the MTNA Senior Brass Competition Pavelka, the daughter of Nicholas and Sydney Pavelka, earned this opportunity after winning the West Central Division of the MTNA Senior Brass Competition. A Freshman at SEMO, Pavelka has been studying horn for 6.5 years and is currently a student of Dr. Nicholas Kenney...

Honor Roll for second quarter for Trinity Lutheran School Cape Girardeau, MO.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 10, 2023 Contact: Nathan Morgan, University Relations, 731-881-7615 Editors: Below is a list of students who requested that your paper receive notification that they have been named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Each listing includes the student’s name, hometown and honors...

A community volunteer fair will be held Sunday, Jan. 15th from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Salvation Army Community Center gymnasium located at 701 Good Hope in Cape Girardeau. The goal of this volunteer fair is to bring people from the community together to learn about the not-for-profit organizations in their community. ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. – On October 5, 2022, the Honorable Mr. R.D. James of New Madrid, Mo., former Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and long-serving member of the Mississippi River Commission, was inducted into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division’s Gallery of Distinguished Civilians for his 36 years of service on the commission as well as his service to the nation as one of the staunchest advocates for flood control in the history of the Mississippi Valley...

Lilly Stockard has been crowned and selected to run for the Miss Missouri Outstanding Teen pageant in June. Lilly entered a local pageant based out of Wentzville Missouri and won the title of Miss Wentzvilles Outstanding Teen. She will compete in Evening gown (Red carpet), On stage question, Interview and she will Tap dance for her talent. Lilly would like to be a senator of Missouri some day and her social impact is Fights for Animal Rights. We wish Lilly the best when representing Jackson...

A few of the schools, with smaller class sizes, didn't have enough players to have a boys or girls basketball team in the fall.  With that being said, Amy Pobst of Oran checked into these schools possibly having a C & B Co-ed team.  The schools that had the teams were Guardian Angel, Oran; St. ...

For release immediately, with photo January 3, 2023 DARBY FINANCIAL REPRESENTIVE OF THE MONTH Kelly Darby of Union, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was named District Representative of the Month for December...

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Jaclyn Sexauer, Miss Cape Girardeau, to for state title and over $26,000 in scholarships Kirkwood, MO, January 7, 2023 — Jaclyn Sexauer, Miss Cape Girardeau, a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University and SEMO Sundancer, will compete for the title of Miss Missouri Volunteer at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center in Kirkwood, Missouri January 6-7, 2023. The Miss Missouri Volunteer Pageant is proud to announce it will be giving away over $25,000 in scholarships in its second year...

The Weber Farm AirBnB The Jewel of Perry County Missouri By Mary Koeberl Rechenberg Ever felt like you needed to get away from it all and dreamed of a special place that would be free from the noise, the traffic and the busyness of everyday life? The Weber Farm Airbnb, nestled in the beautiful rolling hills of Perry County Missouri, is the destination for you. Like an oasis in the dessert,...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (December 29, 2022) --- Elite Travel, Inc. travel advisor, Jamie Shultz, had the honor of being aboard Lindblad Expedition’s newest ship, National Geographic Resolution, for a 10-day cruise to Antarctica. From Ushuaia, Argentina, Shultz sailed through the rough waters of the Drake Passage...

The Arrival of the Bookmobile By Mary Koeberl Rechenberg Abraham Lincoln once said, “The things I want to know are in books, my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.” For the people who felt the same way about books as Abraham Lincoln in Perry, Cape Girardeau and Scott counties, the acquisition of the first bookmobile was a godsend. Schools were not reorganized, so one-room schools in the counties was the rule. Books were few and far between, as...

What a magical night was created at Guardian Angel School in Oran on Thursday, December 15. The students danced to and sang Christmas tunes to a full gym. Under the direction of Mrs Sandi Hulshof, Father Joseph Kelly, and each classroom teacher, the students did a magnificent job with each of the songs that were selected to be performed...

Three cadet members of the local Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Trail of Tears Composite Squadron, completed the requirements for promotion during November 2022. Cadet Senior Master Sergeant L. Ragain completed the requirement for Achievement 7 and earned the rank of Cadet Chief Master Sergeant. ...

Not only does Kristin Ham of the Optimist Club of Cape Girardeau present a check for $500 to the Shop with a Hero event held on December 6th at the Cape Girardeau Walmart Supercenter, at 5 a.m. that morning she becomes a volunteer. "I'll do whatever is needed to see the smiles on these children's faces," she says. ...

Seven cadet members, three senior members, and one prospective cadet from the Local Civil Air Patrol Squadron, NCR-MO-127 Trail of Tears Composite Squadron participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony and wreath laying at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, Missouri on Saturday, Dec 17, 2022. ...

On Dec 18, 2022, six cadets from the Civil Air Patrol Trail of Tears Composite Squadron and six cadets from the Cape Central High School Air Force JrROTC program participated in orientation flights at the Cape Girardeau airport. A few days earlier on Dec 3, 2022, three cadets from the Southeast Missouri State University Air Force ROTC program were also given orientation rides. ...

Grind Hustle Motivation (brothers Cameryn and Jordan) went around Cape Girardeau, Mo giving back to a couple strangers in a day during the season of giving! The video was made to spread positivity not only in the Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois area, but to the world on YouTube and tiktok. There’s so much bad in the world, it never hurts to give back whatever and whenever you can. Put a smile on a strangers face, you never know what they’re going through...

Congratulations! To our Students of the Quarter for the 2nd Quarter. These students were awarded this recognition for making a lasting impression on a staff member's life and continues to excel with positive outcomes. We pray that they all continue to shine as a light from God at Trinity Lutheran School and continue to let their light shine for all to see!...

Applications for about $1.8 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks will open on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 — a month earlier than previous years. The change gives students pursuing advanced educational opportunities an additional month to apply for scholarships, most of which will close in mid-March...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --- Tonya Blunt, Travel Advisor and Disney specialist, visited Walt Disney World to celebrate her birthday and Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary Celebration. Blunt had the privilege of staying at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort at Walt Disney World. This resort is conveniently located next to Disney Springs and an easy bus ride away from the Magic Kingdom. Bus transportation can also be utilized to other resorts...

With a Partnership between all Rotary Clubs in our Community, together they raised $3375 including a $1,000 Rotary District 6060 Grant to help fund the campaign by Daughters of the American Revolution John Guild Chapter for 225 Wreaths. December 17 will mark the date at Russell Heights Cemetery and Jackson City Cemetery to place 1400 Wreaths on Veterans graves and could use the communities help. ...

Jackson Solar, LLC Earns 2022 Angi Super Service Award Award reflects company’s consistent level of customer service Jackson, Missouri, December 8th 2022 – Jackson Solar, LLC is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angi Super Service Award (SSA). This award, first released in 1999, recognizes the best home professionals and businesses in the Angi network for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to providing Angi customers a great experience...

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks and its large affiliate foundation network have created mass plantings of 50,000 daffodil bulbs across the region, which will bloom in the spring to commemorate the CFO’s 50th anniversary in 2023. The daffodils have been planted in Springfield and 40 of the CFO’s affiliate communities stretching across the state, including Cape Girardeau, Perryville and Ste. Genevieve...