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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for 1/18/22
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. today Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda Public hearings n Hearing to consider the voluntary annexation of 4.0 acres at 2336 South Old Orchard Road, as submitted by KB413 LLC...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission revises employee boot policy
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission, by unanimous vote Thursday, has agreed to provide up to $150 reimbursement per calendar year for work boots to employees in the buildings and grounds, highway and parks departments, retroactive to Jan. 1. The boots must be up to American Society for Testing and Materials standards in order to qualify for repayment...
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SEMO Pets honors Betty White on 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
Southeast Missouri Pets, formerly the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, noted the 100th birthday of the late actress and animal activist Betty White with a party Monday at the organization's new 12,000-square-foot pet adoption shelter at 180 Weston St. in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Brunch food business, Crepe Girardeau, soon to launch
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Crepe Girardeau, a mobile food truck/trailer business specializing in "sweet and savory" crepes, is being launched in late spring by Isabelle Schott. Schott, an emergency room nurse at Saint Francis, moved to Cape Girardeau from her native South Carolina three years ago...
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Midwest Sterilization food bank donation to help feed area families
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
Midwest Sterilization recently donated $25,000 to Southeast Missouri Food Bank to help feed children, senior citizens, veterans and families who face hunger in Southeast Missouri. "This is our third year for supporting Southeast Missouri Food Bank, and we do it because food is the most basic, foundational need," said Karen Eldridge, Midwest Sterilization president and CEO. ...
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Downtown Cape property vandalized
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
Saturday night, shortly before 11 p.m., a Cape Girardeau Police officer was patrolling the downtown area when a citizen flagged him down near William and Main streets to report recent property damage. Officers responded and located shattered glass on multiple doors and windows at 101 William St. ...
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COVID-19 tests often difficult to acquire in area
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
Where to find COVID-19 tests in the Cape Girardeau area? The short answer: It’s not always easy. COVID-19 tests have become increasingly hard to come by because of a national shortage and surge in COVID-19 cases. Several local pharmacies reported a steep demand but short supply. ...
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The changing nature of bookselling — Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Talk to John Hendricks for only a few minutes and some things are readily apparent. He likes people, enjoys talking and loves the product he sells. Hendricks has run the Book Rack, now at 50 S. Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau, since 1997 — a business started by his parents 20 years earlier...
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MoDOT gets funding to address flooding issues on Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded several multimillion-dollar contracts for road projects this month in the state's Department of Transportation Southeast District. The contracts are for resurfacing, adding turn lanes, culvert and bridge replacements and sidewalk improvements...
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Importance of compassion emphasized at annual MLK luncheon
(Local News ~ 01/18/22)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had no plan to become a civil rights leader. Why, then, did he endure police brutality, acts of violence, and all the acts of hate directed toward him, asked Pastor Ben Porter on Monday. "I would go out on a limb to say he knew something that most still have not come to realize," Porter said...
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Sponsored: Winter safety tips for cat and dog owners
(Insiders Advice ~ 01/18/22)
When the temperature drops, we advise pet owners the following tips to keep pets safe. 1. Prepare for power outages. Call your veterinary clinic several days in advance to refill your pet’s medications or to pickup food. Make sure there is enough kitty litter to last several days, in case inclement weather prevents you from driving to the store...
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Preparing for post-Roe America
(Column ~ 01/18/22)
This year may be the last January March for Life. I've attended many of the annual anti-abortion gatherings in our nation's capital, and it's a sight to behold. There's always a big showing from North Dakota, thanks to the University of Mary in Bismarck. ...
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Prayer 1-18-22
(Prayer ~ 01/18/22)
O Lord Jesus, may your peace guard our hearts and minds. Amen.
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Remembering Terry Teachout
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/18/22)
I was sad to learn recently of Terry Teachout's passing. He was kind to me always, but he was especially kind to me when it mattered most, when I was trying to change careers in my 30s from computer programmer to, of all things, writer. I'm one of the only people who'll be writing an encomium for Terry who is from the same little place. ...
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Southeast Missouri Pets shelter is a tremendous asset to area
(Editorial ~ 01/18/22)
Now with a new name to go with its new shelter, Southeast Missouri Pets, formerly known as Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, is poised to do even more good for our region in caring for stray animals and connecting these furry friends with their forever homes...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 1/18/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 16 n Medical assists were made at 12:43 p.m. on South Spring Avenue; 6:21 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 6:38 p.m. on South Park Avenue. n At 1:51 p.m., water rescue at Trail of Tears State Park...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 1/18/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest was made on Luce Street. n A warrant arrest for probation violation was reported. Assaults n Assault was reported on Whitener Street. n Second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon was reported...
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Peggy Whorton
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Peggy Louise Whorton, 81, passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, at the St. Sophia Health and Rehabilitation Center in Florissant, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Funeral service will then be at noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Forest Hills Cemetery near Morley...
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Annabelle Spencer
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Annabelle McAlpin Spencer, 101, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Jackson. Born Nov. 30, 1920, in Greenwood, Indiana, she entered Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana, at age 16. Here she eventually met her husband, John Bunyan Spencer. After both graduated, Annabelle supported her husband in his career, first as a Baptist minister in Alexandria, Ohio, and Morocco, Indiana, and then as a professor of religion at Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York, and Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ...
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Ann Shrum
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Ann E. Shrum, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 14, 1935, in Biehle, Missouri to Christian and Frieda Leible Renner. She and Jim Shrum were married Aug. 22, 1959, at St. Joseph's Church in Apple Creek. She and Jim lived in Cape Girardeau since 1959...
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Dr. Henry Sessoms Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Dr. Henry Morris Sessoms Sr., 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Lester Sample
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Lester Sample, 77, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 28, 1944, to George and Novella Hilderbrand Sample in Cape Girardeau. Lester married Margaret Cutright on Aug. 30, 1963, and she preceded him in death Sept. 23, 2012...
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Jack Richards
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
ORAN, Mo. -- Jack Richards, 94, son of the late Charles and Zenna Bilyeu Richards, was born Oct. 2, 1927, in Fort Bragg, California, and departed his life Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Jack married Doris Rowena Fleaner, and they were blessed with six children. She preceded him in death...
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Linda Owen
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Linda Sue Owen, 66, of Scott City died Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 22, 1955, in St. Louis to Emory and Maxine Evans Stacy. She married James "Kenny" Owen on July 1, 1972. She worked in maintenance for Walmart...
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Fred Killius
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Fred Killius, 85, of Olmsted passed away at 3:27 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Fred was born Oct. 1, 1936, in Olmsted, son of the late Carl and Arletta Kinslow Killius. He was an avid commercial fisherman. His love for animals was only surpassed by his love for people. No man has ever done so much for so many with so little. He will be missed dearly and forever loved...
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Jimmy Holden
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Jimmy C. Holden, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Jan. 16, 2022, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1949. Jimmy has been a part of the Crossroads family for a number of years and has touched many hearts and lives with his super smile or big hi, "I'm Jim Holden. What's your name?"...
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Eddie Cronenbold
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Eddie Joe Cronenbold, 77, of Jackson died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. He was born Oct. 31, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to Chester L. and Dorothy Allen Cronenbold. He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1964. He loved animals, especially dogs. He also loved drinking A&W root beer and the Saint Louis Cardinals...
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Peter Coonts
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
Pietro "Peter" Dylan Coonts, 29, of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Cape Girardeau County. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the time of service Thursday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the chapel with the Rev. Randy Morse officiating...
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Angela Brice
(Obituary ~ 01/18/22)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Angela Elaine Brice, 51, of Scopus passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 22, 1970 in Keosauqua, Iowa, to the Rev. James and Susan Mitchell Brice. She lived near her parents in Scopus and was of the United Methodist faith. She attended Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, and worked as a nanny for several years...
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Let the challenges begin! Time for contesting census results is here
(National News ~ 01/18/22)
Detroit's mayor believes tens of thousands of residents in the majority-Black city were missed in the 2020 census. Somerton, Arizona, leaders are incredulous the Census Bureau says they lost residents during a decade when the overwhelmingly Hispanic community grew enough to warrant a new high school...
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On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights
(National News ~ 01/18/22)
ATLANTA -- A day before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eldest son condemned federal lawmakers over their inaction. Speaking in Washington, D.C. ...
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Missouri COVID task force issues recommendations for small businesses
(State News ~ 01/18/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A task force created to consider how to help Missouri's small businesses recover from the financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic issued several recommendations Monday. The Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force, created by Gov. ...
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Speak Out 1-18-22
(Speak Out ~ 01/18/22)
The average cost of an extended Covid hospital stay in Missouri is over $250,000. The cost of a simple in and out stay is over $53,000. How much does a vaccination cost? I'm guessing the workers that rip up concrete only to pour another thin layer on Lexington between Perryville and Kingshighway can do those repairs with their eyes closed...
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Massage, flooring, insurance businesses and pharmany apply for Cape licenses
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau's customer service office received four business license applications in the past week: n Yuqin Self applied for Massage Care, 209 S. Broadview St. Previous owner was Xiangshun Jin. n Zachary Victor Hotop applied for Girardeau Distributors, a flooring installation products wholesaler and retailer, at 221 Merriwether St. Previous owner was Hutson Enterprise LLC...
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Cape, Jackson, Scott City chambers announce events
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
n Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce announced its Chamber 101 orientation for new members will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the regional development office, 220 N. Fountain St. On Jan. 25, a ribbon-cutting will be held t 4 p.m. at Westbrook Dialysis, 140 West Drive...
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Local TV station adds new morning newscast
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
KFVS12 said it will add "The Breakfast Show-TOO," a live, local newscast starting Monday on sister station KFVS-TOO, The Heartland's CW. The new program will air from 7 to 8 a.m. on KFVS-TOO, immediately following "The Breakfast Show" on KFVS12...
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Jackson City Park holiday visits way up in 2021
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Jackson City Park visits during the recent Christmas holiday season increased by nearly 10,000 in 2021 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to city Alderman Dave Hitt. Hitt, one of two representatives for the city's Ward 2, said approximately 33,000 vehicles passed over a counter cable in the park, compared to roughly 24,000 in 2020...
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Cindy King retiring after a half-century at Notre Dame
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Cynthia R. "Cindy" King, head of the Performing and Visual Arts Department at Notre Dame Regional High School, has announced her forthcoming retirement after 50 years. King's final spring musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," will be presented April 7 to 10 at the high school...
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Schnucks donates to Salvation Army
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Schnuck Markets said the company and its customers donated $266,000 to the Salvation Army's annual Tree of Lights campaign. Customers of the St. Louis-based grocery store chain participated by rounding up their purchases to the nearest dollar at checkout...
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SendAFriend marks milestone in donations
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
SendAFriend, a company started by Tyler Macke of Jackson in 2018, reports surpassing $1 million in donations to not-for-profit organizations in the U.S., sending 375,000 personalized stuffed animal care packages to loved ones. Macke said 10% of sales are devoted to charitable organizations...
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Social Security COLA increase takes effect
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
The 2022 cost of living (COLA) increase for Social Security, 5.9%, was effective Wednesday as new benefit checks arrived for millions of recipients. Checks will be an estimated $92 higher with the average payment rising from $1,565 to $1,657 per month...
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Inflation jumps to a 40-year high at year-end
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Prices paid by U.S. consumers jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, representing the highest inflation rate since 1982, according to a Wednesday report by The Associated Press. It is the most recent evidence of rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities heightening pressures on U.S. households...
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Nurses, truck drivers needed most in Missouri, new report says
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Missouri Economic Research and Information Center is reporting data showing registered nurses and tractor-trailer truck drivers were the occupations with the most new job openings in the Show Me State in December. Additionally, the Missouri Hospital Association has announced a tool at www.missourihealthcareers.com to help potential job seekers interested in working in patient care or in administration...
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Mayfield, Kentucky, factory, destroyed by twister, will not be rebuilt
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Mayfield Consumer Products, in a notice filed with the state of Kentucky, announced Friday it will not rebuild the destroyed candle factory in Mayfield, where 76 people perished when an EF4 tornado went through Dec. 10. MCP said 501 people worked at the plant with half of the workforce to be transferred to a new facility being built in Hickory, Kentucky, 15 minutes north of Mayfield...
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Cost of a Cape Girardeau County special election
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Special elections can cost tens of thousands of dollars, said Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers on Thursday. Missouri Secretary of State John "Jay" Ashcroft last week called on Gov. Mike Parson to schedule special votes to fill current vacancies in the Missouri House of Representatives...
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Cape Girardeau's Holzum becomes home organizer consultant
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
Simply Done Organizing Co. was launched via Facebook and Instagram last week by Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate Erin Holzum. Holzum, who returned to Cape Girardeau after nearly a decade working in fundraising for St. Louis Children's Hospital, has started a consulting business aimed at "simplifying busy families' lives and getting it simply done," said Holzum, who earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia...
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Out of the past: Jan. 18, 2022
(Out of the Past ~ 01/18/22)
Fire destroyed a Cape Girardeau house yesterday, leaving a family of four without a place to live; firefighters and police responded to a call of a fire started by a furnace at about 1:30 p.m. at 418 S. Hanover; nearly 20 firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour in Friday's frigid weather; the fire destroyed the house and all the contents of Natria Taylor, who lived in the rental property with her three children...
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Missouri chamber lauds SCOTUS vaccine mandate ruling
(Business ~ 01/18/22)
This story is updated removing a reference to the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. The Missouri Chamber on Commerce and Industryon Thursday applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's blockage of a vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The justices, by a 5-4 vote, allowed a similar rule impacting health care facilities to stand...
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