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Labor of Love: Not-for-profits raise money at 165th SEMO District Fair (9/10/21)The SEMO District Fair does much more than delight and entertain the area for eight days, it’s also a vital fundraiser for groups that make a difference in the area. Here are stories about three... -
Difference Makers: Charlotte Craig has been a champion for health care, area animals (9/9/21)“I jokingly tell people, ‘I’ll take care of you as much as I’ll take care of a hurt dog.’ And it’s true. And I’ve proven it,” Charlotte Craig said. -
Difference Makers: Tamara Holt-Roth and Storybook Entertainment provide magical moments (9/8/21)Providing a storybook moment — especially for those who need it most — is the mission of Storybook Entertainment and Tamara Holt-Roth. Holt-Roth, who co-owns the business, said her West Coast...
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Difference Makers: Eric Ticer: On the pandemic’s front line (9/8/21)A registered nurse in a hospital emergency department is about as close to the front line of a pandemic as a person can get. -
Better Business Bureau executive brings people, nature together through bird watching (9/8/21)Whitney Quick, regional director at Better Business Bureau Cape Girardeau, is using her love of bird watching to bring people together to be “at one with nature.” Quick recently started a Facebook... -
Difference Makers: Frank Nickell shares ‘the bigger picture’ of history (9/6/21)shares ‘the bigger picture’ of history Arguably the most knowledgeable living person about the history of Southeast Missouri was born and educated elsewhere. Franklin Delano “Frank” Nickell, Ph.D.,... -
Difference Makers: Christy Mershon enjoys making a ripple effect through work, community involvement (9/5/21)It’s hard to name an organization in Cape Girardeau that Christy Mershon hasn’t been a part of in some way. Mershon has served on the board of many local not-for-profits and organizations,... -
B Magazine business briefs (9/5/21)Wink’s Convenience Stores sold to Paducah-based company Wink’s convenience stores in the Cape Girardeau area have been sold to Acee’s Inc., based in Paducah, Kentucky. The transaction includes the...
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Difference Makers: Cooper McKelvey’s volunteerism touches many in Sikeston (9/4/21)Families in the Sikeston, Missouri, area have a friend and advocate in Cooper McKelvey. -
Difference Makers: Danny Rees uses boxing to ‘live out’ his faith in God (9/3/21)By his own admission, Danny Rees was a frustrated young man. In grade school, other kids called him “dumb” so often that he believed them. “I was the kid that made terrible grades and went to all... -
Difference Makers: SoutheastHEALTH's Ken Bateman a visionary behind new behavioral health hospital (9/2/21)A new 102-bed behavioral health hospital is now open in Cape Girardeau. Many were involved in the multi-year endeavor, but one person in particular led with a vision and strategy to get the project... -
Why you should be using a payroll solution (9/2/21)Whether you’re running a small business or a business of thousands, there’s more to payroll than just writing a check. -
Cape Chamber, Magnet in the midst of leadership searches (9/1/21)Finding new leadership for the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Cape Girardeau Magnet will be a challenge and an opportunity. That’s according to Aaron Panton, 2021 chairman of the... -
Difference Makers: Russell Grammer charted a new path for education at Prodigy Leadership Academy (9/1/21)Russell Grammer, co-founder and co-director of Prodigy Leadership Academy in Cape Girardeau County along with his wife, Amy, boils his philosophy down to three words, in no particular order: support,... -
Difference Makers: Rachel O’Loughlin changes lives through unique digital program (8/31/21)Codefi’s Rachel O’Loughlin manages a unique web development program. Codefi’s Full Stack Web Developer Program has been teaching web development skills and preparing students for entry-level web... -
Who is Kenny Haskin, Cape Girardeau’s new city manager? (8/30/21)Cape Girardeau has a new city manager in Kenneth Haskin, a veteran city administrator with experience in economic development and senior level management for local municipalities. Haskin follows... -
Difference Makers: Tamara Zellars Buck finds joy in helping, teaching next generation of journalists (8/30/21)“This is not a labor of love. This is just love, and I get to do it every day and share it with people who love it as much as I do,” Tamara Zellars Buck said. Zellars Buck has been teaching... -
Difference Makers: Shawn Kinder: In it for the kids (8/29/21)Advice from a colleague pushed Shawn Kinder out of coaching and teaching and into the administration side of education. -
14 Difference Makers are profiles in resiliency (8/28/21)How do you handle the daily grind? Some people appear to have it all figured out, sans the trials and tribulations. The reality, however, is many individuals making the biggest difference have been... -
Difference Makers: Tom Bolen continues family tradition in baseball, service to community (8/28/21)Tom Bolen is a difference-maker in Southeast Missouri for several reasons. While the 45-year-old is probably best known for being the manager of the Cape Girardeau Capahas baseball team, Bolen has...
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