Jim Hirsch, son of KFVS founder Oscar Hirsch, passes away Jim Hirsch was the son of Oscar Hirsch, the man who founded KFVS as a radio station in 1924, which then became a TV station in 1954. (Source: KFVS) By Amber Ruch | April 26, 2021 at 6:38 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 6:56 PM
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Family members tell us Jim Hirsch passed away
He is the son of Oscar Hirsch, the man that started KFVS on the radio in 1924 and then as a TV station in 1954.
RAW VIDEO: Jim Hirsch interview 2014
Former Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson talked about Jim Hirsch’s welcoming personality.
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Lori Taylor | Circulation & Columnist
On March 26, Air Tractor sold their 4,000th airplane - an Air Tractor 502XP (a single-seat agricultural aircraft).
“After 49 years of continuous production of airplanes, all of us here are really pleased to celebrate this moment,” said Jim Hirsch, Air Tractor president.
“Only eight years ago we built our 3,000th airplane, now we just surpassed number 4,000. This year we find ourselves in the fortunate position to have historically strong demand for our aircraft. While we are subject to agricultural market ups and downs, our manufacturing continues year after year on a rising trend line.”
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Kristen Edwards
Air Tractor’s Vice President of Finance, David Ickert, has recently retired following 31 years of employment. Upon returning to Olney in 1976, Ickert’s wife Marilynn began working at Air Tractor, with Ickert joining her in 1989.
“One of the first things David Ickert did was to take over managing the company’s finances. This freed our founder Leland Snow to focus on engineering groundbreaking airplanes like the AT-802,” says Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch.
“Being an engineer, Leland was a very precise person,” Ickert recalls. “He was certainly not one to do anything halfway, but it stretched his time to do all the engineering, all of the marketing, and then all of the accounting and the finance. I think he had just reached a point that he was ready to bring in some help.”
for a traditional Dutch Christmas here in the Netherlands? DutchNews.nl reports on how the corona crisis is shaping the winter holiday plans of international residents in the Netherlands.
Do not travel abroad unless it’s essential, the Dutch government has urged, stressing that holidays and family visits are not. Instead, we are encouraged to stay here in the Netherlands, gather round our
gourmet set, and welcome a maximum of three visitors over the age of 12. This weekend’s ban on flights from Britain has further brought home the impact of coronavirus on the international community.
Painful separation
In the summer, many of us put our holiday plans on hold, with the Netherlands’ five national airports checking in 17.6 million fewer travellers during the third quarter of 2020 than the same period last year. But the urge to travel during the winter break, traditionally a time to take stock of the past year and reunite with family, is felt more acutely, especially among int