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Leopold VBC 161 Team Gets 2nd Place in Swarm Invite
(Submitted Story ~ 01/23/17)
The Leopold VBC 161 team got 2nd place in the January 22, 2017, Swarm Invite tournament in Dexter, Missouri.
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Boy Scouts Earn Search and Recue Merit Badge
(Submitted Story ~ 01/23/17)
On Saturday, January 21st nearly 50 Boy Scouts from Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Perryville, MO gathered at Boy Scout Camp Lewellan to complete the requirements for earning the Search and Recue Merit Badge. A search is an emergency situation requiring a team of trained searchers to locate, access, stabilize and transport a person to safety. ...
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Saturday Magic
(Submitted Story ~ 01/23/17)
The Cape Girardeau county park sprang to life this past weekend on an abnormally warm Saturday. Driving through the park in the early afternoon made me feel like spring had already sprung. The frisbee golf course was filling up with golfers eager to stretch their legs and take advantage of the weather...
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Trump tries to reassure Americans after combative start
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
WASHINGTON -- After a combative start to his presidency, Donald Trump delivered a more unifying message Sunday and sought to reassure Americans he was ready to begin governing a divided nation. Trump began rolling out his plans for diplomatic outreach, speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announcing plans for early meetings with Netanyahu and other world leaders...
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Some question push for tougher penalties for attacking cops
(State News ~ 01/23/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Eric Greitens is pushing to toughen Missouri's already-stiff penalties for attacking a police officer. That reflects similar efforts underway in other states and pleasing many in Missouri's law-enforcement community, which has been on the defensive since the police killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson more than two years ago...
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New formulas may lessen illegal herbicide use
(Local News ~ 01/23/17)
Area cotton and soybean farmers will have appropriate dicamba herbicides at their disposal this growing season, but the new year also brings legislation and litigation to dicamba use in general. Southeast Missouri saw damage to crops from alleged illegal dicamba use last year, but there's hope this time, growers won't see the same problems...
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Business notebook: Website connects customers to area organic farmers
(Business ~ 01/23/17)
A January drizzle didn't stop Sharla Green from making her weekly delivery Saturday as she, a local farmer and a customer turned one corner of Cup 'n' Cork into a de facto farmers market. Green, with her husband, Lance, runs Cape Locally Grown -- an online ordering service that connects residents with local produce while the farmers markets are closed for the winter season...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2017. There are 342 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 23, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the so-called "Lame Duck Amendment," was ratified as Missouri approved it...
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Prayer 1/23/17
(Prayer ~ 01/23/17)
O Lord Jesus, in all we say and do, may we be leaders of integrity. Amen.
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A message from heaven
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/23/17)
It has been two years since the death of my son. An unexpected event happened that made me realize that there is a heaven and that is where my son is. Someone came to my office for a routine visit. She told me that she had been running a few weeks before and was suddenly struck by the thought that there was a voice inside her head that she didn't know. Was this her breathing or the runners "high"? She was uncertain so she quickly discarded it as nothing...
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Hopes for 2017
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/23/17)
Since it is officially the new year, we are all making resolutions, and we are hoping for the best for our families and for ourselves. In this letter, I will be writing about my hopes and dreams for my country, my world, and myself. In my country, I know things won't be easy to fix. ...
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Jackson Chamber celebrates community, businesses
(Editorial ~ 01/23/17)
People are a community's best resource. Every meaningful business, charity and agency is run by people who make it work. We lose sight of this sometimes, but not so on Jan. 13, when the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce honored several people at its annual banquet at the Jackson Civic Center...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 1/23/17
(Local News ~ 01/23/17)
Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Capital-improvement program discussion Regular session, 7 p.m. Presentations n Robert Harris proclamation...
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Keith Lechner
(Obituary ~ 01/23/17)
Keith Ray Lechner, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Jan. 21, 2017, at his home. He was born June 14, 1948, in Tell City, Indiana, son of Alton and Hazel Simpson Lechner. Keith and Mary Jane Long were married April 23, 2016. He was a chemist in the radiology lab at Washington University in St. Louis...
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Births 1/23/17
(Births ~ 01/23/17)
Son to Coty Levi and Alexa Marie Wills of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 2:23 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Name, Adler Wayne Levi. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Wills is the former Alexa Smith, daughter of Carmen Baker-Smith of Jackson and Richard and Anita Smith of Chaffee, Missouri. She is an assistant teacher at the University School for Young Children. Wills is the son of Cindy Bonney and Darrell Jones of Jackson. He is employed by the Jackson Street Department...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/23/17
(Local News ~ 01/23/17)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Jan. 19 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Company hopes to build pot-friendly RV park in Oregon
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
MEDFORD, Ore. -- An Oregon company wants to build a pot-friendly RV park. A company that supplies warehouse space for marijuana growers is eyeing property near Lake Selmac in Josephine County. The park will be called Smoke on the Water, Grow Condos CEO Wayne Zallen said...
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Shyamalan's 'Split' rules inauguration weekend with $40.2M
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
NEW YORK -- M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller "Split" blew away box-office expectations, earning $40.2 million in ticket sales over inauguration weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though many were focused on Friday's presidential inauguration and Saturday's nationwide women's marches, "Split" doubled forecasts to easily lead all films...
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Sierra Nevada brewery issues 36-state recall of select beers
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall Sunday of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPAs and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle. In a statement Sunday, it said the recall applies to eight types of its craft beers, including its popular Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, purchased in 36 states across the Midwest (including Missouri), the South and East Coast of the United States...
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No more nerds, sex bombs: Female animators draw away cliches
(Entertainment ~ 01/23/17)
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- The California Institute of the Arts was created partly by Walt Disney's desire to bring more top-flight animators into the profession. And it has during its 47 years, though for a long time, almost all were men. Now, nearly three-quarters of CalArts' more than 250 animation students are women, and there's a new goal: ensure when they land jobs, they get to draw female characters reflective of the real world and not just the nerds, sex bombs, tomboys or ugly villains who proliferate now.. ...
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Out of the past: Jan. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 01/23/17)
CABOOL, Mo. -- Harl Durnell, 56, who has a beef-cattle ranch near Cabool in Howell County, will challenge U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson in the August Republican primary; this is Durnell's first bid for public office. Cape Girardeau's "power brokers" -- its business and education leaders -- meet in the evening to discuss the city's public schools; the educational "summit" launches the school district's long-range planning process, which is expected to be completed by June...
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Lawyers: Police wrongly arrested some on Inauguration Day
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
WASHINGTON -- Some innocent observers, including two journalists, were improperly swept up in a group of 230 people arrested after self- described anti-capitalists began breaking windows in Washington on Inauguration Day, lawyers said. The group was charged Saturday with felony rioting, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000...
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Death toll hits 18 amid Southeast tornadoes
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
ADEL, Ga. -- A severe storm system that spun off apparent tornadoes and left scattered destruction around the Southeast claimed at least 18 lives on a two-day sweep across the region, authorities said. The enormous system put millions of people in the South on edge during a weekend of violent weather that left crumpled trailer homes, downed trees and other damage in the hardest-hit communities from Mississippi to Georgia...
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Report: Missouri women struggle to close pay gap
(State News ~ 01/23/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Women in Missouri struggle to close the pay gap with men, according to a report from the Women's Foundation and a University of Missouri researcher. The foundation's 2015 Status of Women in Missouri was updated Thursday, The Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
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Gambia's ex-leader made off with millions, luxury cars
(International News ~ 01/23/17)
BANJUL, Gambia -- Exiled Gambian ruler Yahya Jammeh stole millions of dollars in his final weeks in power, plundering state coffers and shipping out luxury vehicles by cargo plane, a special adviser for the new president said Sunday. Meanwhile, a regional military force rolled in, greeted by cheers, to secure this tiny West African nation so democratically elected President Adama Barrow could return home...
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In midst of Aleppo wreckage, a Syrian family returns home
(International News ~ 01/23/17)
ALEPPO, Syria -- The street looks as if it was hit by an earthquake, and the bombed-out building in a former rebel-held northeastern neighborhood of Aleppo is deserted except for the second-floor apartment where Abdul-Hamid Khatib and his family are staying...
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Avalanche survivors: Sipping tea, then world crashed down
(International News ~ 01/23/17)
FARINDOLA, Italy -- Some of the lucky ones were sipping hot tea near the fireplace in their mountain resort hotel, waiting for snowplows to arrive so they could go home, after a winter holiday made nerve-wracking by a day of ground-shaking earthquakes and heavy snowfall...
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Intensive negotiations ahead of Russia-led Syria talks
(International News ~ 01/23/17)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- Delegates from Russia, Turkey and Iran held hours-long talks Sunday in Kazakhstan on the eve of negotiations between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's government, trying to forge common ground that would nudge forward a political settlement for the country's civil war...
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Russia set to move closer to decriminalize domestic violence
(International News ~ 01/23/17)
MOSCOW -- In Russia, giving one's spouse a slap is nothing extraordinary for many people. This week, the Russian parliament is expected to take a step closer toward decriminalizing it altogether. Battery is a criminal offense in Russia, but nearly 20 percent of Russians say they think it is sometimes OK to hit a spouse or a child...
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Missouri woman admits embezzling $380K on job
(State News ~ 01/23/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman faces up to 23 years in federal prison after admitting in court she embezzled more than $380,000 from her former employer. Regina Allison, 47, of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, pleaded guilty Friday in Springfield to mail fraud and filing a false tax return...
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Hot stuff: Mizzou professor helps invent temp-regulating mug
(State News ~ 01/23/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A University of Missouri professor hopes his invention of a new mug that maintains the coffee's temperature longer percolates into hot sales. Columbia professor Hongbin "Bill" Ma's company, ThermAvant International, and the university have a patent pending for what's called the Lexo mug, The Columbia Missourian reported...
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Missouri man building home from old tires, other recyclables
(State News ~ 01/23/17)
JASPER, Mo. -- A southwestern Missouri man is taking recycling to the extreme by building a house made of everything from old tires to cardboard and wood scraps from dilapidated barns. Jimmy Carter, 36, expects to complete what he calls his 3,500-square-foot "Carter Groundhouse Project" in about four years on his family's 260-acre farm near Jasper, The Joplin Globe reported...
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People on the move 1/23/2017
(Business ~ 01/23/17)
Kent H. Puchbauer will serve as Semo Port Board chairman, replacing Rice P. "Pete" Burns Jr. Mark Kluesner will serve as vice chairman, Larry Dowdy will serve as treasurer, and Will Bucher will serve as secretary. They join Bruce Marrs, Jerry Lorberg, Jerry Laseter and Steve Obermann on the port's board of commissioners...
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Trucker loses 38,000 pounds of marbles
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A trucker lost his marbles in the Indianapolis area. State police said a truck carrying 38,000 pounds of marbles lost its trailer Saturday on southbound Interstate 465, near Pendleton Pike. The marbles were on the shoulder and in the median. There were no injuries, but a lane of traffic in that area was affected by the cleanup during much of the day...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/23/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/23/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Thomas J. Fleeman, 35, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of burglary at 2624 Jan Drive. n Kevin C. Jungers, 57, of Scott City was arrested at 353 S. Kingshighway on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine...
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Brent Thompson
(Obituary ~ 01/23/17)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Brent Thompson, 53, of Marquand died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Thompson officiating...
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American Airlines to sell restricted 'basic economy' ticket
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
DALLAS -- The evolution of a caste system in the economy cabin of jetliners is deepening, with passengers divided and treated differently based on how much they are willing to pay the airline. American Airlines announced last week passengers will be able to buy "basic economy" tickets starting next month that will be similar to bare-bones fares offered by Delta Air Lines and soon to be matched by United Airlines...
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Netflix's shrinking DVD service faces uncertain future
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Originally cast in a starring role, Netflix's original DVD-by-mail service has been reduced to a bit player -- one that eventually may get killed off as the company focuses on its booming video-streaming service. Netflix's fourth-quarter earnings report released Wednesday provided the latest glimpse at the DVD service's descent into oblivion as the streaming service hogs the spotlight...
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With job announcements, firms appear to seek Trump approval
(National News ~ 01/23/17)
WASHINGTON -- From Wal-Mart to General Motors to Amazon, a growing number of the world's largest companies appear to be trying to get in step with President Donald Trump's demand employers hire and keep jobs at home. Trump, in response, has taken to Twitter to signal his approval...
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