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Delta R-V School District announces new superintendent
(Submitted Story ~ 06/05/16)
The Delta R-V School District announces Dr. Mellisa A. Heath to lead the district as new superintendent beginning July 1 upon the retirement of Mr. Nate Crowden. Dr. Heath is a graduate of Chaffee High school and the granddaughter of Mr. Ervin Knotts and Gene Knotts of Chaffee, Missouri...
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Burrito-Ville to hold #GiveBacktoCape event for Cape Girardeau Police Department
(Submitted Story ~ 06/05/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU— Burrito-Ville, a locally owned and operated restaurant, will hold its monthly #GiveBacktoCape fundraising event on June 15 from 5 to 9 p.m. in support of the Cape Girardeau Police Department’s training fund. The #GiveBacktoCape event for the police department will donate 10 percent of all sales from 5 to 9 p.m., including T-shirts, gift certificates, food, beverages and alcohol. The money raised will go towards the department’s required training program...
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3 arrive to buy pot, have guns turned on them, police say
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating an armed robbery from Thursday night with as many as four suspects. Three men went to a house in the 400 block of South Hanover Street at about 8:45 p.m. thinking they were going to buy marijuana, Lt. Rodney Barker said. ...
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Cape County ambulance overturns near Lake St. Louis
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
A Cape Girardeau County Private ambulance crashed into a median and overturned when the driver fell asleep early Friday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Samantha Sniadecki, 21, of Perryville, Missouri, fell asleep and coasted off the left side of westbound Interstate 64 near Lake St. Louis, Missouri, striking the cable median. The vehicle returned to the roadway and then overturned, according to the crash report
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Cape council to hold hearing on $90.3 million budget
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will look to raise water, sewer and solid-waste fees when it meets Monday. With the fee hikes, the average Cape Girardeau utility bill would climb to $77.35 a month, city officials said. The fee increases are among a number of fee increases contained in the proposed 2016-2017 city budget. The council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and give preliminary approval to a $90.3 million budget at the meeting. The new budget year will begin July 1...
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Wet weather can't keep car lovers from Oran show
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
Rainy weather didn’t stop dozens of car collectors from showing off their rides Saturday at the 21st annual Oran Car Show. The parking lot at Oran High School was filled with everything from antiques to classics to themed cars. One of the more popular automobiles was Larry Webb’s restored 1951 Ford...
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Black bear that has traveled 400 miles spotted in Whitewater
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
Whitewater residents spotted a 3-year-old black male bear from their porch Friday morning. Phillip O’Kelly was running out to see the bear as it emerged from the wooded area near his Whitewater home, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation news release. He said the bear heard the commotion, turned around and then ran off. He observed the bear was wearing a collar and ear tag...
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Area schools gear up for summer school; Cape sees large increase in high-school enrollment
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
Now that the Cape Girardeau School District is getting ready for seven daily periods instead of eight, participation in summer classes has surged at the high school. Numbers provided by the district show summer school enrollment there has risen dramatically to 343 students this time compared to 155 last summer and 160 the summer before...
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No charges against businessman in Poplar Bluff hit and run case
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — No charges will be filed against a former Poplar Bluff businessman in connection with a December hit-and-run accident that killed a Poplar Bluff teenager. Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Barbour said his decision not to pursue charges against Ben Ressel was based on his review of all the investigative reports, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s reconstruction report, which he received May 27, as well as a lab report...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/05/16)
Today in History Today is Sunday, June 5, the 157th day of 2016. There are 209 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 5, 1916, the Arab Revolt against Turkish Ottoman rule began during World War I. On this date: In 1794, Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States...
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Huffman -- 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 06/05/16)
McClure, Ill. -- Nelson and Melba Huffman of McClure will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house and luncheon hosted by their children. It will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Phillips -- 56 years
(Anniversary ~ 06/05/16)
Gene and Clara Phillips of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on June 4. Phillips and Clara Hitt were married June 4, 1960, at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The couple has one son, Alan and Julie Phillips of Jackson, Tennessee, and one grandson, Hunter and Emily Phillips of Franklin, Tennessee...
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Conrad -- 65 years
(Anniversary ~ 06/05/16)
Sam and Mildred Conrad of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 12. Conrad and Mildred Schatte were married June 12, 1951, in Cape Girardeau. The couple have a son, Mike and Vicki Conrad of Orlando, Florida, and a daughter, Julie and Alan Phillips of Jackson, Tennessee. They also have two grandsons, Nick Conrad of Potosi, Missouri, and Hunter and Emily Phillips of Franklin, Tennessee...
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4x4
(06/05/16)
June is Candy Month. What type of candy is your favorite?
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A little red fox
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
Red foxes in Missouri generally are born in March and April. The little kits are born blind and without teeth. Their soft fur is brown. At about two weeks, a kit's eyes will open and its teeth will emerge. Its fur will begin to change color at about the third week. By 1 month of age, it will have much the same beautiful red-orange, black and white colors of its mother...
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FYI - 6-5-16
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
Gordonville Grill will host a fundraiser for Old McKendree Chapel Tuesday, June 7, at the restaurant, 829 State Hwy Z in Cape Girardeau. They will donate 10 percent of all sales generated that day to the upkeep and continuation of the historical old chapel, which is the oldest Methodist church west of the Mississippi River...
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The particulars of growing tomatoes
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
I went to Dr. Wen's office to have him check on my diabetes a couple weeks ago and the gals at the check-in desk asked about growing tomatoes and cabbage and other garden crops. Some of their garden veggies weren't doing so well. They were asking me where I write a column and am supposedly an expert. Wrong! I wish I was an expert, but I'm not. In any event, I get asked a lot of questions about gardening, but most of these questions deal with growing tomatoes...
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'A noble nectar'
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
When they signed the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers toasted their accomplishment with it. George Washington drank of a glass of it every night with dinner. Betsy Ross imbibed it while sewing the American flag. The seizure of John Hancock's boatload of it caused riots in Boston, hastening the American Revolution. Truly, sipping a glass of Madeira wine is like time-traveling through American history...
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Flavor-packed recipes to try
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
A little bit of this and a little bit of that is what I have for you today. No elaborate theme or favorite ingredient, just a few good recipes to try as your schedule allows. You may wish to just tuck them away for when the time is right. All of these recipes are good yet simple and packed with flavor. ...
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A lesson from Israel
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
I've had the good fortune to go to Israel with my family -- a life-changing eight days in 2009 overseen by a guide who was able to give us his full attention. Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Jericho and Masada are all indelibly etched into my memories...
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'As simple as bread and dust'
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
We are bread and dust, and this has been amazing me. This past week I went to a Corpus Christi procession and a funeral, and was reminded of our humble existence as humans and the incredible love with which God surrounds us. I love that Jesus demonstrates his humanity to his disciples after he rises from the dead by eating breakfast with them. In eating with another, we are reminded of our shared human condition of perishability and need for fulfillment...
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6 apps to help fight digital distraction
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
When busy people sit down at night to pay bills, answer emails or RSVP for their kids' school events, they don't plan to procrastinate. But somehow a quick visit to Facebook becomes 20 minutes of mindless scrolling, and a momentary search for a needed item morphs into a half-hour of virtual shopping...
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One of history's 'fly the flag' days
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
June 6 is a "fly the flag" day for all who can remember the majesty and tragedy of the Normandy Invasion. That was the day when almost 200,000 soldiers, about half of them American, stormed Normandy Beach on the northern coast of France in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare...
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Senior center menus - 6-5-16
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
Monday: Mushroom steak or creamed turkey, mashed potatoes, California blend vegetables, whole-grain roll and chilled peaches or lemonade cake. Tuesday: Sub sandwich or roasted chicken thighs, cucumber salad, baked beans, whole-grain bun or roll and sugar-free gelatin with bananas or cookies...
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Club news 6-5-16
(Community News ~ 06/05/16)
The Beta Sigma Phi Torchbearer Iota Chapter met on May 23 at Ciao Ristorante and Enoteca for dinner followed by a meeting and the revealing of secret pals. All members were present. Linda Belote brought her daughter, Rhonda Metheny Majerle, who was visiting in Cape Girardeau from Maryland. Dixie Jones, the new president, presided over this end-of-the-sorority-year dinner out, when all new officers and committees start the next sorority year...
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Adopt Miracle 6-5-16
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
Safe Harbor photo Miracle is a blue-eyed beauty that is 6 to 7 years old. She can be shy but warms up. Miracle is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Living history: Turner Brigade members eat, sleep and breathe Civil War history
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
The half-dozen men who sat in costume under the canvas awning at the annual Fort D Days celebration looked a lot like the men who served in the engineering corps and whose turn-of-the-century photograph hung inside the fort. Sweating in wool pants and straw hats while they swatted at gnats, the men of the Turner Brigade even discussed a topic that would have been familiar to their forebears: dinner plans...
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Rosenthal can't keep it close for Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 06/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- More than half of Trevor Rosenthal's games have come in non-save situations. The St. Louis Cardinals closer is finding it hard staying sharp when he doesn't get enough work. "We just need to get him right," manager Mike Matheny said Friday night after a tight game unraveled late due to Rosenthal's wildness in a 5-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. "I didn't want to pile pitches on him if we didn't have to, so we tried to get him some help."...
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Blues forward Alexander Steen undergoes shoulder surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 06/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen, a key player on a team that advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 15 years, had surgery on his left shoulder that could sideline him for the start of next season. The 32-year-old Steen is entering his ninth season with St. Louis. The Blues said Friday that he's scheduled to be re-evaluated in 16 weeks...
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Diaz touches off home run barrage, Cardinals beat Giants
(Professional Sports ~ 06/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Aledmys Diaz lined a tying, three-run shot off the foul pole in the fifth inning, one of four homers in a span of nine at-bats against Jeff Samardzija, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Saturday night...
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Prayer 6-5-16
(Prayer ~ 06/05/16)
O Lord God, may our faith in you bear fruit. Amen.
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Waller's ignorance may lead to more deserved prison time
(Editorial ~ 06/05/16)
Clay Waller killed his wife. He first claimed he didn't do it to the media and to police. As he became a suspect, he heckled volunteers as they searched the countryside to find Jacque Waller's body in 2011. Waller threatened his sister-in-law, providing just what authorities needed to put Waller behind bars while they had time to unravel the murder. ...
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Pope Francis scraps abuse tribunal for negligent bishops
(International News ~ 06/05/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Saturday scrapped his proposed tribunal to prosecute bishops who covered up for pedophile priests after it ran into opposition and instead clarified legal procedures to remove them if the Vatican finds they were negligent...
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Activist asks Brazil's interim president to pay for cleanup
(International News ~ 06/05/16)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons hugging the Olympic Park...
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Hong Kong students split from Tiananmen anniversary vigil
(International News ~ 06/05/16)
HONG KONG -- While Hong Kongers crammed into a park Saturday to remember the victims of China's bloody crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 27 years ago, many student groups held rival events in a sign of the widening rift in the city's pro-democracy movement...
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Maine teen's message in a bottle found by fisherman in Spain
(National News ~ 06/05/16)
CUMBERLAND, Maine — A Maine teen got some unexpected news when she received a handwritten letter from a fisherman saying her message in a bottle had been found in Spain...
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Ex-Marine charged in stabbing death of Houston boy, 11
(National News ~ 06/05/16)
HOUSTON -- A 27-year-old ex-Marine from Houston has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of an 11-year-old who was walking home from school last month, police said Saturday. Andre Timothy Jackson Jr. was arrested Friday afternoon at the Salvation Army in downtown Houston and charged later in the day, Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a news conference Saturday. Jackson is being held in the Harris County Jail on $100,000 bond. It wasn't immediately clear whether he had an attorney...
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Overdose antidote getting easier to buy
(National News ~ 06/05/16)
It is becoming easier for friends and family of heroin users or patients taking strong painkillers to buy an antidote that can reverse the effect of an overdose, as policymakers look for ways to fight a growing epidemic. Naloxone, which is known by the brand-name Narcan, quickly can revive someone who has stopped breathing after overdosing on so-called opioids -- highly addictive drugs that include prescription painkillers such as Vicodin as well as illegal narcotics such as heroin. ...
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UCLA shooting renews concerns about classrooms with no locks
(National News ~ 06/05/16)
LOS ANGELES -- When an active shooter alert spread across the UCLA campus Wednesday, some students found themselves in a frightening predicament: They were told to go into lockdown but couldn't lock their classroom doors. Images of students piling tables, chairs and printers against doors on social media sparked alarm and raised questions -- yet it was hardly the first time students at a university or school were unable to lock their doors during a shooting...
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Out of the past: June 5
(Out of the Past ~ 06/05/16)
KELSO, Mo. -- Voters in Kelso yesterday overwhelmingly approved a $1.7 million bond issue that will fund construction of a citywide sewer system; 92 percent of those who went to the polls said yes to the measure. Roger Moen of Cape Girardeau, special agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, is one of two ATF agents in the nation to be recognized for successfully investigating drug trafficking; he earned the award for his two-year investigation that netted nine motorcycle-gang members involved in a three-state drug-trafficking ring.. ...
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Mary Werner
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Mary Esther Werner, 88, of Cape Girardeau died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1927, in Jackson to Albert and Esther Kibler Herbst. She and Eugene Edward Werner were married March 22, 1947. He preceded her in death May 9, 2010...
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Billie Thompson
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Billie R. Thompson, 88, of Jackson died Friday, June 3, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Ken McAnulty officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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James Poe Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
James Poe Jr., 61, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. Private entombment will take place at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Patsy Meadows
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Patsy Ruth Meadows, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 4, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Eric Coher officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Rosalia Mateka
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Rosalia T. Mateka, 85, of Perryville died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, with a parish wake at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home in Arnold, Missouri...
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Carl Hunter
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Carl Ray Hunter, 59, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home. Born in Kennett, Missouri, on June 11, 1956, he was the son of Ray Edfert and Sylvia Gertrude Bostic Hunter. He is survived by two brothers, Dennis Hunter of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, and John Hunter of Chaffee; and two sisters, Cathy Gaines and Kathleen Schrum, both of Chaffee
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Diane Barta-Kaczmarek
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Diane M. Barta-Kaczmarek, 67, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1948, in Douglas, Nebraska, the daughter of Frank and Ethel Goodman Barta. She and Steven Kaczmarek were married for 25 years...
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Mary Ann Baker
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Mary Ann Baker, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 11, 1929, in Diehlstadt, Missouri, the daughter of William Earnest and Nada Ellen English Anderson. She and Bill J. Baker were married Jan. 2, 1948, in Piggott, Arkansas
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Donald Justin 'DJ' Baker
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Donald Justin "DJ" Baker, 20, was born to Carole Starzinger and Howard Baker in Decatur, Illinois, at St. Mary's Hospital on May 6, 1996. He went to meet the Lord in St. Louis at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. DJ died of brain death caused by irreparable and irreversible trauma to the brain, which arose after a severe hemorrhage. The details and causes of his death are still under review by his medical teams...
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Evelyn Bahn
(Obituary ~ 06/05/16)
Evelyn Estelle Dodson Bahn, 92, passed from this life Monday, May 30, 2016. She was born Sept. 24, 1923, and had lived in Cape Girardeau for more than 60 years. She had been an active and outgoing resident of Saxony Village for the past decade. She now rests in peace with Jesus...
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Scott City fire report 6/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/16)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: May 27 n At 7:20 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of North Lincoln Avenue. n At 11:29 p.m., emergency medical service in the 100 block of West Beech Street. May 28...
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Jackson police report 6/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Thomas L. Corbin, 47, 914 Old Cape Road, was arrested for excessive blood alcohol content. Summonses n Holly E. Jones, 29, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Jackson fire report 6/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n A gas leak on West Jackson Boulevard. Thursday n Emergency medical service on Main Street. n Emergency medical service on Corinne Street. n Citizen assist on Donna Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Nathaniel J. Simmerly, 18, of Scott City was arrested on a Camden County, Missouri, warrant for failure to obey judge's orders regarding felony distribution near schools...
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Births 6/5/16
(Births ~ 06/05/16)
Daughter to Christopher Michael James and April LeAnn Riney of Puxico, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:04 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Name, Brooklynn Dawn. Weight, 4 pounds, 8 ounces. Fourth child, third daughter. Mrs. Riney is the former April McCormick, daughter of Ginger McCormick of Advance, Missouri, and Virginia Kinnison of Sturdivant, Missouri. ...
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Missouri man accused of assaulting girls during sleepovers
(State News ~ 06/05/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield man is accused of sexually assaulting two girls who were invited to sleepovers at his house. The Springfield News- Leader reported 31-year-old Forrest Lair was charged Thursday with statutory rape and three counts of statutory sodomy...
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Missouri utility group joins controversial transmission line
(State News ~ 06/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A group representing Missouri municipal utilities has signed up for space on a transmission line that would carry wind power from western Kansas across Missouri and farther east, despite a state commission's rejection of the proposed line...
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U.S. spy agency opts for new site in St. Louis
(State News ~ 06/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal spy agency will move its regional headquarters to a new location in St. Louis rather than to a site across the Mississippi River in Southern Illinois, the agency said last week on its website. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which has been in St. ...
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Road work 6/5/16
(Local News ~ 06/05/16)
Cape County Route AA reduced for pavement repairs Route AA in Cape Girardeau County from Route B to the end of state maintenance will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. Work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Ali found icon status in blending politics, activism and sports
(National News ~ 06/05/16)
NEW YORK -- During The Beatles' first visit to the United States in 1964, clever publicity agents arranged a meeting with Cassius Clay, then training for the bout that would make him heavyweight champion. The result was a memorable photo of a whooping Ali standing astride four "knockout victims."...
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Doughnut Day, Fred Surman memories and railroad treasures
(Community ~ 06/05/16)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Cecilia Walton. Happy birthday to Morris Montgomery, Herman Sadler, Betty Keller, Jeremy Sadler, Bernice Atkins, Avis-Jean Wolfe, Movidene Cutler, Bob Dacus, Carol Lee, Gabe Pfefferkorn, Shirley Glastetter, Dallon Horman, Kathy Rice, Wayne Held, Athena Hampton, Gerald Beck, Scott Barnhart, Andrea Horman, Deidra Coleson, Lisa Stagoski, Richie Swain, Bill Hawkins and Veronica Bennett. ...
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