Stories from Thursday, November 19, 2020

Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from July 2 and Nov. 16 meetings Communications/reports — other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...

The Southeast Missouri Symphony will join forces with the University Choir and Chamber Choir to present "Holiday Concerts for Symphony and Choirs" on Monday and Tuesday. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Face coverings will be required, and social-distancing guidelines will be in place. Due to capacity limits, patrons are encouraged to reserve their seats early...

Many families have traditions when it comes to what they will serve at Thanksgiving. My personal favorite is our family tradition of hand-ground cranberry relish. I love it alongside the traditional meal, on a hot roll or on the leftover turkey sandwich the next day. I can enjoy it like candy, that's why I stock up on cranberries while they are in season and freeze for later use...

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday next week, Cape Giraradeau and Jackson will close offices and alter trash and recycling pickup. All City of Cape Girardeau offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, and Nov. 27. Next week, trash and recycling routes usually run Thursdays and Fridays will be run Wednesday, Nov. 25...

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will host a pair of ribbon-cuttings today. ...

In my unending quest to continue eating out without really eating out, I have gotten far more introspective and aware of the places I pick. Because of this increase in thoughtfulness, I realized I had neglected to write about one of the places I often turn to for lunch. I mean, I thought I had written about it, or maybe another foodie had covered it in full, but no, somehow I had missed giving this place its due...

The doors at the Orscheln Farm & Home store at 338 Christine St. in Cape Girardeau were locked for the final time at the close of business Wednesday. At 8 a.m. Thursday, Orscheln will open at its new location, Cape Girardeau’s former Kmart building at 11 S. Kingshighway...

The Salvation Army has had to adjust its plans because of the pandemic, but will continue its annual traditions with a few alterations. ...

We are in the third wave of COVID-19 in the country. In Cape Girardeau County, the positivity rate, which indicates number of positive tests as a percentage of all tests -- more than 25 percent -- is staggering. Now is the time to wear masks, cut down on social gathering, and be sure to support the elderly in creative ways while maintaining physical distance...

Area health officials reported eight COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday, along with several hundred new cases of the virus. Officials with the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center reported the county’s 61st, 62nd and 63rd virus-related deaths and 217 new cases (4,755 total cases, 3,551 recoveries). As of Wednesday, there were 1,141 active virus cases in the county. Active cases in the county have more than doubled since Nov. 1...

This year started in promising fashion for Colby Jones. Owner of Farrar Out Farms near Frohna, Missouri, Jones raises cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and turkeys. He has the beef, pork and lamb prepared for sale at a meat processor. He — with help from an employee and his two younger brothers — processes the chickens and turkeys (one batch each year in time for Thanksgiving). ...

This story is updated, Gov. Mike Parson, fresh off his decisive election victory Nov. 3, was in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday to view the new Patriot Medical Devices facility and to repeat his philosophy of “personal responsibility” for dealing with COVID-19. Once again, Parson said no to the notion of a Jefferson City-imposed requirement for all Missourians to wear a face covering...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 19, the 324th day of 2020. There are 42 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania...

Danny's wife died in a car accident about a year ago, leaving him without the income or the motivation to make ends meet. Now Danny is behind on the bills, he's two months late on the rent and his most recent run-in with his landlord has cost him his job. ...

Facing Knee Surgery or Steroid Injections? Maybe not! Millions of people in America are currently living with knee pain and are forced to live with it, deal with it or seek medical treatment. Medical treatment options consist of pain medications, steroid injections and knee surgery (minimally invasive or replacement). However, these treatments have side effects that may be avoided...

O Lord Jesus, surrounded by your glory we praise your name. Amen.

Two big losers emerged from the recent election: President Trump and Democrats. Despite claims of rigged elections and other falsehoods, the President clearly lost and the reasons are obvious. Failure to lead during a raging and deadly pandemic, four years of self-centered focus on his "ratings" as opposed to the public good, and volumes of falsehoods to promote his own cause. Given the lack of competency shown by this president, the 2020 election should have been a rout. But it wasn't. Why?...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 16 n Medical assists were made at 4:22 a.m. on Hazel Street; 9:21 a.m. at Beaudean Lane and Parkway Drive; 1:11 p.m. on Perryville Road and Bertling Street; 8:20 p.m. on Franks Lane; 9:28 p.m. on Perry Avenue; 10:06 p.m. on Mimosa Drive...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 2800 block of Whitener Street. n Assault was reported in the 500 block of Asher Street. n Assault was reported in the 2800 block of Lynwood Hills Drive...

Son to Joseph Edward Benavente and Erin Renee Green of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:56 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Name, Khavi Estebañ. Weight, 2 pounds, 2 ounces. Fifth child, third son. Green is the daughter of Aaron Musselman and Charisa Mayrod of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and the late LaTanya Green. She is a server at the Pie Bird Cafe. Benavente is a stay-at-home daddy...

James John Zinner Jr., 67, of Jackson died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. John R. Hembree officiating...

Lawrence Ray Ward Jr., 89, of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 10, 1931, in Charleston, Missouri, to Lawrence Ray and Lucille Starnes Ward. He married Patsy Ann Mathis on Jan. 19, 1952. She preceded him in death Dec. 10, 2018...

PEVELY, Mo. -- James Daniel Thompson Sr., age 72, of Pevely passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 22, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of Merrill M. and Delaphine Johnson Thompson. Jim served his country proudly as a sergeant in the Army. He was part of the 11th Armored Calvary, Black Horse Alumni, Order of the Purple Heart, the National Rifle Association and Paralyzed Veterans of America...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Thomas H. Sutterer, 82, of Perryville passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at his residence. He was born June 9, 1938, in Perryville to Eloy and Iola Moll Sutterer. He and Geraldine "Gerry" Kiefer Sutterer were married Aug. 22, 1959, at St. Mary's of the Barrens. She survives in Perryville...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Walter J. Reisinger, C.M., 91, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Apostle of Charity Residence at St. Mary of the Barrens in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...

SENATH, Mo. -- Norman Puckett Jr., age 44, of Senath, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. There will be no services. Inurnment will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Phyllis Jean McClanahan, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 18, 1938, in Jackson, daughter of Fred and Elda Schwab Sperling. She and Jerry Thurman McClanahan were married on April 17, 1960, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Howard "Junior" M. Krauss, 77, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. He will then be taken to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville for funeral service at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Samuel Frank Jenkins, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 20, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Fred Louis and Annie Luvenia Runnels Jenkins. Frank was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University until he was drafted into the Army. ...

Ella Louise Gateley passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she received very loving care and resided since April 2020. She was born June 11, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to the late Roy E. and Bertha Johnson Sanders. She was a life-long resident of Cape Girardeau, attending May Greene School and graduating from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1945...

Arnold L. Edwards, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Graveside funeral service will be private at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

If you're planning a smaller Thanksgiving gathering this year because of social distancing, you don't have to give up the turkey, stuffing, pie and other traditional fare. Thanksgiving feasts have typically been tailored for a crowd: big birds, large casseroles, and so on. Your favorite recipes might serve 10 or more. But from turkey breasts to muffin-tin pies, there are ways to adapt the classics for a smaller crew, with less expense and potential for waste...

WASHINGTON -- Children of the world can rest easy. The global pandemic won't stop them from tracking Santa Claus' progress as he delivers gifts around the globe on Christmas Eve. The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that NORAD will track Santa on Dec. 24, just as it has done for 65 years. But there will be some changes: Not every child will be able to get through to a volunteer at NORAD's call center to check on Santa's whereabouts, as they have in years before...

NEW YORK -- Lindsey Catarino is the talk of her neighborhood. She put up her Christmas tree, lights and all, in mid-September. By Oct. 1, her mantel was decorated. Since, she has added more trees and decorations in just about every room of her Connecticut condo...

NEW YORK -- The "Great Pumpkin" never showed on broadcast television this year, but after a deal with PBS, the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Christmas specials will return to the air. Last month, Apple TV+ became the new home to the beloved Peanuts holiday specials. ...

WASHINGTON -- Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump's scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process and perpetuate unsubstantiated doubts about the count...

Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. Staff members are desperately calling around to other medical centers in search of open beds. Fatigue and frustration are setting in among front-line workers...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis is the latest city with plans for a village of tiny homes to provide shelter for the homeless, and the funding is coming from a federal program for COVID-19 relief. Mayor Lyda Krewson on Tuesday announced plans for 50 tiny homes on property near downtown that was previously the site of an RV park. ...

ST. LOUIS -- Mask mandates in St. Louis city and St. Louis County slowed the spread of the coronavirus this summer when compared to neighboring counties that didn't require face masks, a Saint Louis University study found. The study compared infections in St. Louis and St. Louis County beginning in July, when leaders in those communities began requiring masks, to neighboring Franklin, St. Charles and Jefferson counties, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday...

Southeast Missouri State University needs to improve how it governs itself so it can act on issues rather than beat them to death in countless committee meetings, says the school's interim president; Dr. Bill Atchley says the university should examine its entire governing structure, including the Board of Regents, the Faculty Senate, vice presidents, deans, Student Government -- and even the president's office; in a letter to faculty, Atchley says Faculty Senate criticism over his handling of a recent campus proposal demonstrates a "serious flaw" in the current governing structure.. ...

Ben and AmyJo are bringing a bit of Cajun culture to Southeast Missouri through SEMO Crawfish Co. Boilhouse & Market. For more than 20 years, AmyJo and Ben Hunter have farmed and sold crawfish. Initially, they sold the seafood out of the farm but later shifted to bringing the crawfish to Cape Girardeau customers through a refrigerated truck. ...

West Em is a locally owned and operated medical aesthetic spa offering medical grade skincare, services and injections. Each of our treatments are designed to highlight your natural beauty. We strive to help each customer leave feeling youthful and confident. ...

Since opening our doors in 2014, Imagine That has taken pride in delivering quality customer service and unique styles to our customers. As a locally owned boutique, it is our mission to provide high-quality merchandise at prices everyone can afford. We research and test out ALL of our products before they go into our stores to ensure that our customers get what they pay for...

Hudson Chiropractic is the area’s premier location for evidence-based, high-quality Chiropractic treatment. Our approach to healthcare calls for progressive-diagnostic assessments and individualized evidence-based treatment plans. Our individualized treatment plans assure that our patients receive only the finest quality of care...

Christmas at Grandma’s House If you’re looking for a special gift for yourself or someone you love this holiday season, we hope you’ll stop by Christmas at Grandma’s House. Here, you’ll find unique, handmade products from across the U.S., as well as locally-made products like Springerlee wire jewelry made by the artist at Village Designs. ...

Since opening in February of 2019, Blackbird Monogram + Gift has introduced a personalized shopping experience to southeast Missouri. Offering a variety of unique jewelry, home décor, apparel and collectible items as well as custom personalization, you will be sure to find something special for everyone on your shopping list this Holiday Season...

We are not your ordinary salvage yard! All Engines & Transmissions are 40% off from November – December 30th Tri-State U Wrench is a self-serve used auto parts yard with updated inventory and great prices. Visit us at 3310 Old Cape Road in Jackson to see why shopping for parts in our salvage yard is different...

Christmas! Jesus’s birthday – just the thought conjures up thoughts of family, food, the perfect tree and finding the perfect gift for the ones you love. Wish Boutique has stocked the store with fun things to make your holidays merry and bright. Stop in to see the latest fashions for all your holiday plans. ...

Support the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation and enjoy an elegant, safe evening out - at the Penguin Party! The most current COVID-19 health protocols will be followed with limited seating available for the event. The night will feature a live band, a sit-down meal catered by The Southerner, and silent and live auctions that will offer touchless payment options to help keep you healthy...

Decorating for Christmas has never been easier when you call Knaup Floral! Fresh evergreen garlands, swags and wreaths will give you the feel of past Christmases and create a beautiful, aromatic setting for your home. Don't forget the beautiful, locally grown poinsettias in several colors, Norfolk Island Pines and Christmas cactus plants to deck the halls of your home, or give as gifts!...

Kenny Lee Jeweler has been serving Cape County for 24 years, providing beautiful, quality fine jewelry. Kenny Lee has been in the jewelry business for 41 years so he has the experience to select the best stones and do the difficult repair work. This Christmas, drop in and shop for that special someone on your list. Choose from earrings, pendants, cocktail rings, bracelets, engagement rings, wedding ring sets in yellow or white gold, set with precious gemstones or diamonds...

Port Cape is the go-to when you want a nice evening out. It’s also the go-to for a delicious lunch. And it should be your first thought for banquets and catering. Why? If you have to ask why then you haven’t tasted their mouth-watering menu items OR experienced their great catering service served on-site or anywhere you choose...

Tried & True is a full-service hair salon, tattoo shop, and piercing studio located in downtown Cape Girardeau. We offer Gift Cards that are good for any of the services we provide. Our tattoo artists offer custom tattoos and body piercings in a clean, sterile, and friendly environment...

Happy Tails Doggy Daycare has been caring for pets in the Cape Girardeau area for over 15 years! Whether your furry family members need a fresh look for the holidays, somewhere safe and warm to stay while you travel or just somewhere to let out some energy while you’re at work, Happy Tails is here to help!...

Roy’s Tire and Auto, a local retail tire and auto repair business, is backed by honesty and integrity. Roy’s can handle the majority of your vehicle service needs. See a list of our services below, or give us a call if the service you need isn’t listed. ...

In August of 1960, Charlie Garber made a bold move and relocated his men’s clothing store from Good Hope Street to a brand new retail center known as Town Plaza Shopping Center. Today, Garber’s Men’s Wear is the only remaining original tenant in the Town Plaza, and has remained a staple in Cape Girardeau for over 60 years as the leader in dressing both men and young men to look their best no matter what the occasion...

For over 40 years, Cape Bicycle and Fitness has been supplying the Cape Girardeau area with quality bicycle and fitness products and services. We look forward to helping you with the same commitment now as have since 1978. We invite you to come by our shop and let our staff find the perfect bike for you or your loved one...

Huckstep Body & Paint Shop is the first name in auto bodywork, hail damage repair and paint matching because this family has created a level of craftsmanship that only comes with 86 years of experience. Chances are your grandparents (or even great-grandparents) trusted them to fix all the fender benders, record hail storm damage and faded paint jobs when they were driving because their car was their most expensive purchase and the vehicle had to last. ...

Old Town Cape will kick off the holiday season in Downtown Cape Girardeau with their second annual Christmas tree lighting event. Watch Mr. and Mrs. Claus light the 30-foot Christmas tree and enjoy live music from the Jerry Ford Ensemble beginning at 5:30 p.m., in addition to caroling. You can also tune into KFVS to watch the ceremony live during the 6 p.m. newscast...

Richard Hengst, Retired U.S.Airforce & U.S. Navy Seabee, was presented a Quilt of Valor Award by Barbara Rose Narsh, Judy Break Douglas, & Mary Green(not pictured). There have been 200,000 quilts given to date. Quite an honor to receive this tribute...

Thursday, November 19 was set to be the day to celebrate Catholic principals. At Guardian Angel School in Oran, everyone was ready to surprise Mrs. Katrina Kluesner at that perfect moment. The students and teachers had put together a Spiritual Bouquet for Mrs. ...