Southeast Missourian

An update on area covid numbers.

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Rep. Jason Smith and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined 126 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general, mostly Republican, signing onto a Texas lawsuit sent to the Supreme Court this week.

Gov. Mike Parson made a campaign visit to Cape Girardeau on Wednesday.

Kara Clark Summers, who has been county clerk and election authority since 2007, says 738 ballots were returned to absentee ballot sites in Cape Girardeau and Jackson on Wednesday, the largest single-day return of votes so far.

Unlike traditional surveys, which measure property and locate property boundaries, this survey is a visual evaluation to determine the number of historically significant buildings and properties in the uptown area.

Cape Central (3-5), the no. 4 seed, was to host no. 5 seed Desoto (1-6) at Tiger Field in an opening-round playoff game Friday night.

Cape Girardeau Central High School will operate virtually for one week.

DESE told us that JAG, with its focus on project-based learning, is 260% more successful in transitioning high school graduates to the next level whether it be the military, a job or college, Central Academy director Zech Payne said.

More women are turning to entrepreneurship. Five female business leaders spoke with B Magazine publisher Lucas Presson about their experiences, the challenges they've faced and what they wish they would have known before entering the marketplace.

Polls show Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway trailing Gov. Mike Parson by several percentage points heading into election. Galloway was in Cape Tuesday night.

The emergency face mask mandate in Cape Girardeau County will continue, but not without criteria for easing it.

Local leaders discuss covid fatigue.

Jon K. Rust: Each year, La Croix Church in Cape Girardeau packs members and guests into its sanctuary for a unique series that focuses on popular culture through cinema while drawing poignant, transcendent lessons about life. In a year without Covid, more than 2,400 people, most of them munching on popcorn, would typically be in attendance each week for what is called "La Croix at the Movies." Its goal is explained on the La Croix website, "We believe that many biblical truths can be found in art, and one of the most prevalent art forms in our age is the movies."

Southeast Missouri Food Bank in Sikeston, Missouri, has received a grant from Feeding America that will cover the cost of monthly mobile food distributions in Scott County and other nearby counties through April plus funding for other projects.

Christmas parade plans are underway in Jackson and Scott City. Meanwhile, the annual Cape event is canceled.