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Building Beds
(03/12/21)
Poplar Bluff's Sleep in Heavenly Peace responds to children's need for a restful place to sleep
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Best golf courses in Southeast Missouri
(B Magazine ~ 03/12/21)
In February 2021, B Magazine asked area golf pros and high school golf coaches to rate the courses in the area. Here are the results.
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How Covid-19 precautions spurred change and technology advancements on the golf course
(B Magazine ~ 03/12/21)
On golf links throughout Southeast Missouri, COVID precautions ranged similarly to how mask orders did throughout the region. Some courses were strict in enforcing rules, others left precautions to the discretion of players. All clubs, however, curtailed their dining room and clubhouse activities. ...
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History of SEMO Cup Golf Champions
(B Magazine ~ 03/12/21)
Each year, teams from 10 of the top golf courses in Southeast Missouri compete against each other in the SEMO Cup. Here are the clubs involved and the number of championships since inception in 1993: Westwood Hills Country Club (Poplar Bluff), 12 wins; Kimbeland Country Club (Jackson), 8; Dalhousie Golf Club (Cape Girardeau), 5; Bent Creek Golf Course (Jackson), 3; Fox Haven Country Club (Sikeston), 2; Cape Girardeau Country Club (Cape Girardeau), 1; Hidden Trails Country Club (Dexter), 1; Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course (Cape Girardeau); Crown Pointe Golf Club (Farmington); Kennett Country Club (Kennett).
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Cape PD investigates report of gunshots at apartment complex
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
Cape Girardeau police discovered bullet holes while responding to a report of shots fired early Thursday morning at an apartment complex. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, Cape Girardeau police responded to a report of gunshots just after midnight in the 2000 block of Perryville Road. Officers found damage at the scene consistent with small-caliber bullets in a wall and window of an apartment building...
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Three killed in Scott County fire
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
PERKINS, Mo. -- Two adults and a child died following a house fire early Wednesday in Scott County. According to the Scott County Sheriff's Office, Perkins fire crews and Scott County sheriff's deputies responded to a structure fire at 20 First St. at 5:33 a.m. Wednesday in Perkins. Scott County deputies requested the Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office respond to the incident when it was discovered people may be inside the residence...
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Insurance policy renewal approved for sheriff's office radio equipment
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved an insurance policy renewal Thursday for the sheriff's office to cover radio equipment. Commissioners approved an electronic data processing policy through W.E. Welker-Lakenan to cover $779,643 worth of radio equipment. The premium, taken out of the sheriff's budget, costs $3,388...
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Cottage at the Market earns Old Town Cape's Residential Rehabilitation Award
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
Keeping with the theme of restoration, Old Town Cape Inc. named Cottage at the Market on Thursday as the 2020 Judith Ann Crow Residential Rehabilitation Award recipient. The Residential Rehabilitation Award is presented annually to a historic home in town that has been restored. Cottage at the Market is an Airbnb on Lorimier Street owned by Ryan and Stacy Lane...
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Cape County reopens vaccine waitlist
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
COVID-19 vaccinators -- and therefore vaccine dose sign-up lists -- have proliferated around the state in recent weeks, and there has been much confusion over where and when to sign up to receive a vaccine dose. Given the state will enter the next segment of vaccinations Monday (Phase 1B, Tier 3, critical infrastructure personnel), Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center officials announced Thursday they are reactivating the county's vaccine waitlist...
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'Hey, Siri ...' Lost and Found: iPhone's built-in virtual assistant helps finder locate owner
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
Technology really can be impressive these days, and leading the charge are smartphones with incredible computing power, do-anything-you-want apps and, oh, yeah, they allow someone to talk to someone else from a distance. But all the smartphone technology in the world isn't much good without the phone itself...
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Golfers flock to area courses during pandemic as safe and fun place to be
(B Magazine ~ 03/12/21)
Golfing in Southeast Missouri stands on the edge of what may be two record years, thanks to a boost from the coronavirus.
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Challenger seeks seat on Cape Girardeau school board
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
This is the first in a series of profiles featuring persons seeking to serve on the Cape Girardeau Public School Board in the upcoming April 6 municipal election. Two seats are open for three-year terms. Five candidates are running. Today: Ramona Bailey, a non-incumbent, operates her own business, Royal Treatment Commercial and Residential Cleaning Services. She is also the outreach and educational associate for S.N.A.P. (Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please)...
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Missouri bicentennial: Eads Bridge in St. Louis an engineering feat
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
This is the 10th in a series of articles with Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation board chairman Frank Nickell, an emeritus faculty member of Southeast Missouri State University, commenting on Show Me State history on the 200th anniversary of Missouri being received as America's 24th state in 1821...
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Rain may help in battle against Illinois wildfire
(Local News ~ 03/12/21)
GORHAM, Ill. -- A rainy forecast heading into the weekend is expected to help firefighters control a wildfire burning this week in the Shawnee National Forest near Gorham. The fire of unreported origin was first reported late Tuesday afternoon in the Fountain Bluff area in southwest Jackson County, north of Union County...
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Pursuit of tyrannical policies and zero-risk societies
(Column ~ 03/12/21)
A lot has been said about the harm to people resulting from government lockdowns imposed in the name of fighting COVID-19. However, lockdowns aren't the only misguided policies that we've had and continue to endure because of this pandemic. In fact, we will suffer many tragic effects from the pandemic-induced changes long after lockdowns are lifted and the coronavirus is endemic...
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Speak Out 3/12/21
(Speak Out ~ 03/12/21)
No one seems to be bothered that Cape gas prices are consistently above the state average, including many suburban prices. Someone has to be above average by definition, right? What a few days it was last weekend in Southeast Missouri. Perfect weather. ...
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Leonard Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/12/21)
MARTHASVILLE, Mo. — Leonard "Lenny" Leslie Smith, 74, formerly of Randles, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Marthasville. There will be a family graveside service at Williams Cemetery in Perkins, Missouri, with the Rev. Randy Conn officiating. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Marilyn Morrison
(Obituary ~ 03/12/21)
Marilyn Sides Morrison, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon March 20 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon March 20 at the church, with Pastor Joseph G. Cotton Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery...
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Dorothy Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 03/12/21)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Dorothy Jean Elfrink, 91, of Advance died Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at her home. Born Oct. 30, 1929, near Lutesville, Missouri, she was the daughter of Rhoba Burette and Mary Ann Hill Clifton. She married Elmer Paul Elfrink on March 3, 1945, in St. Louis. He preceded her in death...
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In Kosovo, virus lets humanity shine through
(International News ~ 03/12/21)
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Helping her elderly father beat back his coronavirus infection on her own taught Arta Jashari how the power of one can offer hope to others and change things for the better. The 32-year-old soprano took it upon herself to treat her father, Baki Jashari -- the Kosovo Philharmonic's maestro who suffers from diabetes and a heart ailment -- after she discharged him last June from the country's overwhelmed Pulmonological Clinic...
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Still recovering, Japan marks 10 years since tsunami hit
(International News ~ 03/12/21)
TOKYO -- Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. Thursday to mark the minute an earthquake began 10 years ago, setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country's northeast coast in a disaster one survivor said he fears people are beginning to forget...
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Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers
(National News ~ 03/12/21)
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years. The clearinghouse unveiled Thursday will initially list drivers expelled by the ride-hailing rivals in the U.S. But it will also be open to other companies that deploy workers to perform services such as delivering groceries or take-out orders from restaurants...
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States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money
(National News ~ 03/12/21)
State governments will get a big influx of federal money from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that could suddenly enable them to undertake large, expensive projects that have long been on their to-do lists, including high-speed internet for rural areas and drinking water improvements...
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House passes bill to expand background checks for gun sales
(National News ~ 03/12/21)
WASHINGTON -- Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades -- starting with stricter background checks. The House passed two bills Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers and to allow an expanded 10-day review for gun purchases. ...
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Biden aims for quicker shots, virus 'independence' by July 4
(National News ~ 03/12/21)
WASHINGTON -- One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the prospect of "independence from this virus" by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help...
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Kansas City man gets federal prison for running Ponzi scheme
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of victims out of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors for Missouri said. Matthew Peterson, 51, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years and one month and ordered to pay more than $2.5 million in restitution to his victims, the Kansas City Star reported...
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New carrier plans daily flights from Lambert to 5 cities
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
ST. LOUIS -- A new carrier will offer daily flights from St. Louis to five warm-weather destinations. Lambert Airport officials Thursday announced the new service from Florida-based Spirit Airlines. The airline will fly daily to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Orlando, Florida, starting May 27. Service to Pensacola, Florida, begins June 10...
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Stolen Jesus statue found smashed in St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
ST. LOUIS -- A 400-pound "Homeless Jesus" statue stolen from in front of a closed downtown St. Louis homeless shelter has been found, but it was cut into pieces. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday the bronze statue of Jesus sleeping on a bench was stolen March 5 from the New Life Evangelistic Center. ...
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GOP lawmakers want to stop judges from rewriting ballots
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A proposal before the Missouri Legislature would ban judges from changing ballot language written by the Legislature. The House gave first-round approval Wednesday night to the proposal sponsored by Rep. John Wiemann, a Republican from O'Fallon...
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Missouri House passes higher bar for constitutional changes
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A proposal to make it harder to amend the Missouri Constitution passed the Republican-led House on Thursday. The measure, approved 111-46, would increase the threshold to enact constitutional amendments from 51% of the vote to a two-thirds majority...
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Missouri lawmakers OK checks on COVID business closures
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Extended business closures by local health departments, as seen earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, would require city council approval under a bill passed Thursday by the Missouri House. Primarily Republican lawmakers, particularly incensed by frequent business restrictions enacted in St. Louis and St. Louis County to stem the spread of COVID-19, want health officials to get buy-in from elected local governing bodies before shutting down stores...
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Missouri lawmakers pass online sales, gas tax bills
(State News ~ 03/12/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican-led House and Senate on Thursday passed several bills to revamp the state's tax structure, including measures to collect online sales taxes and raise the gas tax. The House and Senate advanced competing bills to require out-of-state online businesses to collect sales taxes on purchases by Missourians. The requirement would only apply to businesses making at least $100,000 a year in online sales to Missouri residents...
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Prayer 3/12/21
(Prayer ~ 03/12/21)
O Lord Jesus, thank you that we have peace because of you, our overcomer. Amen.
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Out of the past: March 12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/21)
The odds have doubled in favor of Cape Girardeau County securing a Missouri Division of Youth Services juvenile facility; instead of one facility for Southeast Missouri, the state plans to build two in the region. Backed by petitions and applause, a standing-room-only crowd urges the Cape Girardeau City Council to endorse the old Saint Francis Hospital site on Good Hope Street for a new federal courthouse; about 100 people attend a 40-minute public hearing at City Hall; most said they wanted the federal government to tear down the vacant, vandalized hospital building and the five houses bordering it.. ...
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Celebrating Missouri's bicentennial year of statehood
(Editorial ~ 03/12/21)
This year marks Missouri's bicentennial -- 200 years of statehood. The official anniversary is Aug. 10. Gary R. Kremer wrote a guest column for the Southeast Missourian in December and noted the State Historical Society is planning commemorations. But you don't have to wait until August to start thinking about this significant milestone...
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