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MSHP: McLendon shot in side; autopsy refutes witness account
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
An autopsy performed on Andrew Ryan McLendon, 33, of Cape Girardeau on Friday revealed he was shot three times in his left side, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol news release. The shots entered McLendon from his front side at a downward angle, according to the release.
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Regents declare Southeast smoke-free, tobacco-free campus; raise room and board charges
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
Southeast Missouri State University will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus, effective with the beginning of the fall semester. At the same time, students will pay more to live and eat on campus. The school's Board of Regents on Friday adopted a tobacco-free and smoke-free policy and raised room and board charges by an average of 2.5 percent...
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Vargas: Southeast faces $6.73M shortfall, looks at possible tuition increases
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
Southeast Missouri State University faces a $6.73 million shortfall for fiscal 2018 that must be addressed through increased revenue and spending cuts, school president Carlos Vargas-Aburto said Friday. In a lengthy discussion with the Board of Regents, Vargas said Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' proposed budget would cut $4.3 million in state funding for Southeast,...
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Annual father-daughter dance provides some fun bonding time
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
Tiny daughters in sparkly dresses ran three steps ahead of their fathers in their matching ties and jackets against an undersea backdrop for the annual Father/Daughter Dance at Cape Girardeau’s Osage Centre. The “Under the Sea” theme played out in jellyfish-shaped balloon arrangements drifting from the ceiling, a photo backdrop with an Ariel balloon and a Flounder and Sebastian statue from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and a blue-and-silver balloon arch over the front reception desk area...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2017. There are 315 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Feb. 19, 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the creation of U.S. ...
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4x4 - 2-19-17
(02/19/17)
Feb. 26 is Oscar Night. Do you like awards shows? Who would you like to see win?
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A wow find
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
Nature can charm you in any season. A quiet winter walk in the woods has the potential to surprise even if it is cold and the forest is still. In this case, it was the work of a pileated woodpecker that gave me pause and brought a smile to my face. I arrived on the scene at the perfect time...
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FYI 2-19-17
(Community ~ 02/19/17)
An all-you-can-eat ham and bean supper will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at St. John's United Church of Christ, 781 State Highway FF in Jackson. The menu also will include cornbread, slaw, dessert and drink. The cost for adults is $6, $4 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger...
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Club news 2-19-17
(Community News ~ 02/19/17)
The Town and Country FCE Club met Feb. 9 in the home of Darlene McCain. The club welcomed four visitors: Betty Brown, Betty Kobak, Judy Niswonger and one other guest to the meeting. Brown became a new member and Niswonger rejoined the club after a couple of years' absence. The devotion was given by McCain, entitled, "A Bouquet of Friends." Pennies for "Coins for Friendship" were collected. Members played a game called Know Yourself...
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Comfort food
(Community ~ 02/19/17)
A kind of carbo-licious porridge made from dried and coarsely ground corn, grits are to Southern cuisine what potatoes are to Northern cuisine -- a deeply satisfying staple. Like squash, tomatoes and deep-pit barbecuing, grits came to define Southern cooking via the cuisines of such southeast American Indian tribes as the Caddo, Choctaw and Seminole...
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Go-to recipes for an anniversary
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
Scott and I are celebrating our 27th wedding anniversary this week, and it is fun to recall details from that day. It was an unusually warm day, and we ran the air conditioner at the church to keep the wedding party and guests comfortable. My brother served as head usher and was extremely tired, having stayed up all night finishing our beautiful wedding cake, and my three small nieces were precious in their darling white dresses all serving as flower girls...
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Starting to garden
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
Well, we are into February, and the weather has been unusually mild. The temperatures have been in the range of 50 to 70 degrees during the daytime and around freezing at night, which is really warm for this time of the year. With the nice weather, many will be getting the gardening itch, although it might be a bit early...
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The richness of giving
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
Lounging and lazily watching TV with my kids one cold Saturday morning a commercial for a new show, which is a remake of an old show, played. "Ducktails" would be back on the air. Soon I would be able to relive my childhood afternoons watching the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and the boys...
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Turning the Valley of Pain into hope
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
This is a continuation of a former reflection from a grieving relative, Randy Burnett, who lost his wife of 31 years to cancer. May you find solace in his insights on readjusting to life. "In the years of being married, before the cancer years, we could look down on a valley full of trees, fields and wildlife roaming about and stopping to drink in the streams of clear water that traveled throughout the valley. ...
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Adopt Princess
(Community ~ 02/19/17)
Princess is 2 years old. She is housebroken. Princess is available for adoption at the Humane Society 573-334-5837.
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Adopt Checkers
(Community ~ 02/19/17)
Checkers is an 8-year-old male cat looking for a forever home with a loving family! Checkers is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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For Charlotte
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
We've made some vast improvements as a society in regard to women's equality. More and more women are being educated, empowered and encouraged to make significant contributions to furthering goodness in our communities. However, there is one arena in which we are still lacking: ministry...
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Neighbors and entire community benefit from involvement
(Column ~ 02/19/17)
Happy birthday to Connie Hamilton, Samantha Hendrix, David Petitt, Craig Glenzy, Mark Ballard, Brenda Coomer, Debbie Davie, Debbie Gaines, Kevin McCallum, Sandy Spane, Jackie Heeb, Haley Glastetter, Kaitlin Glastetter, Bill Hamm, Ron Whitaker, Kyle Applewhite, Eric Hanselman, Stella Jackson, Billy Gene Goodman, Bill Hanlon, Mason Lynn, Abby Hahn and Lee Powers. ...
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Senior center menus - 2-19-17
(Community ~ 02/19/17)
Monday: Center closed for Presidents Day. Tuesday: Chicken strips or French dip sandwich, baked potato wedges, steamed broccoli, whole-grain bread or bun and strawberries and bananas or iced cherry cake. Wednesday: Saucy pork chop or Romano chicken, sweet potato and apples, seasoned green beans, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free tropical fruit with strawberries or apricot crisp...
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Schlosser -- 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/19/17)
Rick and Karen Schlosser of Scott City will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary by taking an Alaskan cruise in July. Schlosser and the former Karen Buchheit were married Feb. 19, 1977, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee, Missouri. The couple has three children, Rachael and Donald Lawson of Cape Girardeau, Derrick and Logan Schlosser of Whitewater and Cory and Megan Schlosser of Scott City. They also have one grandson, McCoy Lane...
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Clardy --50 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/19/17)
Mike and Lynette Clardy of Whitewater celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 28 with their children. Clardy and the former Lynette Leadbetter were married Jan. 28, 1967, by the Rev. Bob Bradford at Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Crump. Their attendants were Mary Jane Deck Peters and Bill Glenn, both of Jackson...
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Cobb -- Jansen
(Engagement ~ 02/19/17)
Harold and Mary Cobb of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter Michaela Schae Cobb to David Jacob Jansen. He is the son of David and Mary Jansen of Cape Girardeau. Michaela is a 2011 graduate of Scott City High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in early childhood/elementary education in December 2015 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a kindergarten teacher at Chaffee Elementary School...
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Irvin -- Westbrook
(Engagement ~ 02/19/17)
Jeffery and Sheila Irvin of Leopold, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter Kelly Marie Irvin to Jason Rhodes Westbrook of Advance, Missouri. He is the son of Kenneth and Mary Gayle Westbrook of Advance. Kelly is a graduate of Leopold High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2010 from Southeast Missouri State University. She works at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Prayer 2/19/17
(Prayer ~ 02/19/17)
Lord God, we praise you, for you are the Creator of all that is good. Amen.
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The history of Presidents Day
(Editorial ~ 02/19/17)
Many of you will be celebrating a three-day weekend. Schools, banks and government offices will be closed Monday to celebrate Presidents Day. Well, most of you know it as Presidents Day, a day to celebrate all presidents. But officially, according to federal law the holiday is the celebration of George Washington's birth...
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Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected
(International News ~ 02/19/17)
TOKYO -- Robot probes sent to one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested worse-than-anticipated challenges for the plant's ongoing cleanup. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the remote-controlled "scorpion" robot was sent into the Unit 2 reactor's containment vessel Thursday to investigate the area around the core that had melted six years ago, but its crawling function failed while climbing over highly radioactive debris...
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U.S. lawmakers want North Korea added to terrorism blacklists
(International News ~ 02/19/17)
WASHINGTON -- The apparent assassination of the North Korean leader's estranged half brother is strengthening bipartisan calls for the U.S. to re-list North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, a designation lifted nine years ago. Doing so would increase the country's isolation while potentially complicating any future diplomacy to halt its nuclear and missile programs...
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Pence: U.S. will hold Russia accountable, stand with NATO
(International News ~ 02/19/17)
MUNICH -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday conveyed a message to jittery partners the Trump administration will "hold Russia accountable" and maintain steadfast support for NATO, a military alliance the American commander in chief once dismissed as "obsolete."...
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North Korea, Malaysia tussle over corpse; fourth suspect nabbed
(International News ~ 02/19/17)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- At a hospital morgue in Malaysia's capital, the tightly guarded corpse of a middle-aged man has become the focus of a case of international intrigue involving five countries, combative North Korean diplomats and an apparently duped female assassin...
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Hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas election officials have acknowledged hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state's toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots in the November presidential election by signing a sworn statement instead of showing a photo ID...
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Blind cleric serving life sentence dies in federal prison
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
BUTNER, N.C. -- Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 and spiritual guide to a generation of Islamic militants, has died in a federal prison. He was 78. Abdel-Rahman, who had diabetes and coronary artery disease, died Saturday at the Federal Correction Complex in Butner, North Carolina, said its acting executive assistant, Kenneth McKoy...
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10 years in jail, still no trial for murder suspect
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
DOTHAN, Ala. -- Kharon Davis has spent nearly 10 years in jail. He's had four sets of attorneys, with two judges on the bench. His co-defendants' cases have wrapped up. Davis has appeared in court for several hearings, and new prosecutors are assigned...
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Trump rallies supporters by renewing old promises, insults
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Just four weeks into his administration, President Donald Trump appeared at a campaign rally that mirrored the months leading up to Election Day, complete with promises to repeal the health-care law, insults for the news media and a playlist highlighted by the Rolling Stones...
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Southern California rain eases; north faces renewed storm
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
LOS ANGELES --A huge Pacific storm that parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least three people, eased off Saturday. But it was only a temporary reprieve as new storms took aim farther north...
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Pruitt OK'd as EPA chief despite environmental concerns
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
WASHINGTON -- Over the strong objections of environmental groups, the Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, giving President Donald Trump an eager partner to fulfill his campaign pledge to increase the use of planet-warming fossil fuels...
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DHS weighed National Guard for immigration roundups
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
The White House distanced itself Friday from a Department of Homeland Security draft proposal to use the National Guard to round up unauthorized immigrants, but lawmakers said the document offers insight into the Trump administration's internal efforts to enact its promised crackdown on illegal immigration...
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Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital-privacy rights are concerned U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in U.S. airports. The issue gained attention recently after at least three travelers, including a Canadian journalist, spoke publicly about their experiences...
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'Big River': Cape native discusses his role in River Campus anniversary production of musical
(Community ~ 02/19/17)
Sitting in the foyer of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, 24-year-old Brodrick Twiggs tried to describe how it felt being cast in the upcoming production of "Big River." He stared toward the box office window, rubbing his palms together with either humility or a nervy optimism...
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Out of the past: Feb. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 02/19/17)
The doors to the new Wal-Mart Supercenter open to the public in the morning; the 168,000-square-foot retail facility at 3439 William St., features a variety of general merchandise, including a full-line grocery store, a vision center, auto-service center and other departments...
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Francis Urhahn
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Francis Arnold Urhahn, 91, of Oran passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. He was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Chaffee to the late Michael and Caroline Vogel Urhahn. He married Jessie Lola Shrum on Feb. 7, 1948, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 13, 2014...
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Leslie 'Neil' Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Leslie "Neil" Taylor, 89, of Mounds died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, Illinois.
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Kelly Stroder
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
Kelly Brian Stroder, son of the late Brian Zettie Stroder and Mary Stella Lubbers Stroder, was born June 14, 1942, in Laflin, Missouri, and passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 74...
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Long Tan Ngo
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
Long Tan Ngo (Buddha name: Vien Tho), 66, of Jackson, formerly of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1950, in Sai Gon, Vietnam, to Ninh Tan Truong and Nhan Ngo. He and Ranh Thi Nguyen were married in Vietnam...
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Andy McLendon
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
Andrew Ryan "Andy" McLendon, 33, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 3, 1984, in Cape Girardeau to David L. and Kathy S. Hecht McLendon. He and Lacy Deevers were married Sept. 22, 2012, in Hazelhurst, Mississippi...
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Joan C. Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
Joan C. Jones, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Christ Episcopal Church, 101 N. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Entombment will take place at a later date...
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Steven Fritzler
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
Steven Kent Fritzler, 67, of Cape Girardeau went to be with his heavenly Father on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 24, 1949, in Sidney, Nebraska, to Reuben and Emalyn Schmidt Fritzler. He and Lois Backer were married July 10, 1971. She preceded in death Nov. 28, 1996. He later married Marilyn Schmitt on Feb. 21, 1998, in Cape Girardeau...
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Ruth Wyvonne Croy
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ruth Wyvonne Corbin Croy, 86, formerly of Advance, Missouri, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at Lenoir Woods in Columbia. She was born Oct. 14, 1930, in Greenbriar, Missouri, to Grover and Ruth Blacklidge Corbin. She was predeceased by 11 of her 12 siblings...
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Arlen Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
Arlen Brown, 62, of Whitewater passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at his home. He was born March 13, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Paul and Marjorie Mabrey Brown. Arlen was a retired maintenance mechanic. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Bert Brown; a brother, Kenneth Brown; and a sister, Kay Brown...
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Rev. David Boettcher
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
The Rev. David N. Boettcher, 75, of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Scott City fire report 2/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/17)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Feb. 10 n At 2:37 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1400 block of Colony Park Drive. n At 3:44 p.m., emergency medical service in the 100 block of Clearview Lane. n At 7:36 p.m., natural gas leak at 812 Second St. East...
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Jackson fire report 2/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Emergency medical service on Broadridge Drive. n An investigation on Shawnee Circle. Saturday n Car fire on East Jackson Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on Old Cape Road...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 8:38 a.m. on Linden Street; 9:27 a.m. on Louis Street; 12:03 p.m. on Vantage Drive; 2:29 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 3:03 p.m. on Longview Drive; 3:47 p.m. on Carolina Lane; and 4:20 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n Lindsay A. Lansing, 19, of Ballwin, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at North Sprigg and Themis streets...
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Ferry closing for maintenance to boat engines
(State News ~ 02/19/17)
HICKMAN, Ky. -- The Dorena-Hickman Ferry in western Kentucky is shutting down temporarily beginning Monday. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a news release the ferry is expected to be closed for one to two weeks while engines on the ferryboat are overhauled...
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Permit interest drops after passage of Missouri gun law
(State News ~ 02/19/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Interest in concealed-carry permits in Missouri appears to be dropping after passage of a new law making them unnecessary to carry hidden guns and other weapons in many places, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol data. Data from the patrol, which does the fingerprint checking for permits, show fewer than 1,600 fingerprint submissions from local sheriffs' departments were processed in December...
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Pedestrian is killed near Puxico
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
A pedestrian died after being struck by a car early Friday near Puxico, Missouri. Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope pronounced Phillip A. Manning, 21, of Sikeston, Missouri, dead at the scene at 1:20 a.m. His body was transported to the Stoddard County morgue...
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Sculptor Chris Wubbena wins top award at Dingeldein gala
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
In accepting the Otto F. Dingeldein Award for artistic achievement, local sculptor Chris Wubbena thanked his parents, his wife, Jaime Mayfield, and their son, Gio, but he also thanked local artist Brenda Seyer. Seyer won the same honor during the first Dingeldein Award Gala he attended in 2014, Wubbena said...
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Sheriff buys marijuana, arrests four for drug distribution
(Local News ~ 02/19/17)
WYATT, Mo. — A person wanting to sell marijuana picked the wrong buyer. Four area residents, including one from Cape Girardeau, face drug distribution charges after an investigation during which one of the suspects reportedly sold drugs directly to Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson...
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Executive order that incarcerated Japanese Americans is 75
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Satsuki Ina was born behind barbed wire in a prison camp during World War II, the daughter of U.S. citizens forced from their home without due process and locked up for years following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. About 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans were sent to desolate camps that dotted the West because the government claimed they might plot against the U.S...
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McCorvey, who was at center of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69
(National News ~ 02/19/17)
DALLAS -- Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died Saturday. She was 69. McCorvey died at an assisted-living center in Katy, Texas, said journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey and was with her and her family when she died. He said she died of heart failure and had been ill for some time...
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