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Marble Hill mayor hires city manager without board approval
(Local News ~ 06/21/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marble Hill Mayor Jerome Gaines said Tuesday morning he went over the heads of the city's Board of Aldermen and hired Rick Jones to be the city administrator at a salary of $30,000. The board of aldermen had an entry on its agenda for June 12 to discuss whether to hire a city manager to replace Don James, who resigned earlier. The board did not meet June 12 because there was not a quorum...
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Grant will allow Humane Society to lower adoption fees temporarily
(Local News ~ 06/21/17)
A $15,000 grant will allow the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri to temporarily lower their adoption fees. The $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation will be used to offset adoption fees by $50 from June 26 through July 9 for the Pets Get Adopted event...
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TechWeek may include launch of public Wi-Fi
(Local News ~ 06/21/17)
Next month, the Marquette Tech District once again will host TechWeek, a celebration Codefi co-founder James Stapleton will showcase the continued progress for the downtown tech hub as well as the planned unveiling of public Wi-Fi downtown. Last year, for example, the co-working spaces at Codefi still were housed across the street...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2017. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins at 12:24 a.m. Eastern time. Today's Highlights in History: On June 21, 1942, German forces led by Generaloberst (Colonel General) Erwin Rommel captured the Libyan city of Tobruk during World War II. ...
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Welker brought stability to Cape superintendent office
(Editorial ~ 06/21/17)
When Dr. James Welker retires at the end of next month it will be the first time in nearly 10 years the Cape Girardeau School District has had a new superintendent. That in itself is quite an accomplishment. Though there was a certain amount of controversy on Welker's watch, from the school's new dress code policy to the elimination of a school period at the high school, he provided a sense of stability that the district desperately needed...
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'Bachelor' contestant lawyer disputes no misconduct finding
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
LOS ANGELES -- No cast member misbehaved or was in danger on the set of ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise," producer Warner Bros. said Tuesday after a review of show videotape. Production on "The Bachelor" spinoff that had been suspended during the probe will resume, Warner said in a statement. ABC immediately said the reality series will air this summer as planned...
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GOP's health-care rollback collides with the opioid epidemic
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Republican campaign to roll back former President Barack Obama's health-care law is colliding with the opioid epidemic. Medicaid cutbacks would hit hard in states affected by the addiction crisis and struggling to turn the corner, according to state data and concerned lawmakers in both parties...
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Out of the past: June 21
(Out of the Past ~ 06/21/17)
The Rev. Mike and Trish Woelk are the new pastors at Livingway Fellowship, 1224 Bloomfield Road; the Woelks come here from Columbia, Missouri. They replace the Rev. Lloyd and Judy Baker, who are pastoring Community Foursquare Church in Raytown, Missouri...
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Morton Wright
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
MAKANDA, Ill. -- Morton S. Wright, 76, of Makanda, formerly of Anna, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Houston Methodist-Willowbrook Hospital in Houston. He was born May 1, 1941, in Karnak, Illinois, the son of Paul and Bernetta Reed Wright...
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Leona Scherer
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
KELSO, Mo. -- Leona C. Scherer, 84, died at 10:20 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born May 22, 1933, in Scott County, Missouri, daughter of the late Albert and Bertha Heuring Schwartz. On Sept. 12, 1951, she married Theon L. Scherer, who preceded her in death...
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Louis McDonald Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Louis R. McDonald Sr., 79, of Perryville died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bruce Owens officiating...
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Shawn Jackson
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Shawn Paul Jackson, 45, of Advance died Monday, June 19, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance, with the Rev. Dale Wiseman officiating. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Rev. Billy Hahs
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The Rev. Dr. Billy Gene Hahs, 89, of St. Louis passed away at 8:21 p.m. Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. He was born Nov. 14, 1927, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Ora and Minnie Statler Hahs. He married Elouise James on Dec. 26, 1944, at United Methodist Church in Barlow, Kentucky...
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Rev. Walter Fehrmann
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
The Rev. Walter E. Fehrmann, 95, of Jackson died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. David Johnson and Jason Shaw officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Altenburg, Missouri...
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Floyd Bennett
(Obituary ~ 06/21/17)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Floyd Bennett, 81, of McClure died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home in Murphysboro, Illinois.
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Jackson police report 6/21/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/21/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 700 block of West Adams Street. Miscellaneous n Domestic disturbance was reported in the area of West Jackson Boulevard and East Lane.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/21/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/21/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 8:54 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 12:19 p.m. on Broadway; 3:41 p.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; 3:51 p.m. on Southern Expressway; 3:53 p.m. on Ridge Drive; 4:28 p.m. on North Park Avenue; and 4:58 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/21/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/21/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests to not imply guilt. Arrests n Ashlee S. Adams, 22, 45 S. West End Blvd., was arrested at 1444 Independence St. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Anthony B. Collier, 52, of Jackson was arrested at 546 S. Sprigg St. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant...
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Missouri House passes law to tighten abortion regulation
(State News ~ 06/21/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House members Tuesday passed legislation to tighten state abortion regulations, including provisions to require annual inspections of clinics and give the state attorney general new authority to prosecute violations of abortion laws...
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GOP's Handel wins Georgia House seat in key contest
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
DUNWOODY, Ga. -- Republican Karen Handel won a nationally watched congressional election in Georgia, avoiding an upset that would have rocked Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Her narrow victory Tuesday over Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District allows Republicans a sigh of relief after what's being recognized as the most expensive House race in U.S history, with a price tag that may exceed $50 million...
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Phoenix expected to hit 120 today
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
PHOENIX -- The first day of summer brought some of the worst heat the Southwest U.S. has seen in years, forcing flights to be canceled, straining the power grid and making life miserable for workers toiling in temperatures that reached 120 degrees in some desert cities...
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Clamping down, Trump team puts the 'brief' in press briefing
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's White House is putting the "brief" in press briefings. Sean Spicer, the embattled press secretary, spoke for 30 minutes Tuesday and didn't answer a number of basic questions, including whether the president believes Russia interfered in the 2016 election and whether Trump had seen the hotly debated Senate health care bill...
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Senate steers toward showdown vote next week on health bill
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans steered toward a potential showdown vote on their long-awaited health care bill next week, despite indications they've yet to solidify the 50 GOP votes they'll need to avert a defeat. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he expected to have a draft of the bill ready Thursday. ...
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Death of American detained in North Korea baffles experts
(International News ~ 06/21/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's missile and nuclear tests, its carefully scripted propaganda bluster, even its military threats: Far from the scattershot workings of a madman, most of this fits the playbook of a small, proud country well used to stoking tensions to get concessions it would otherwise not receive from surrounding big powers...
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U.S. military shoots down Iranian-made drone in southern Syria
(International News ~ 06/21/17)
BEIRUT -- The U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian-made, armed drone in southern Syria on Tuesday, marking the third time this month the U.S. has downed aircraft affiliated with Syrian President Bashar Assad's government. The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said a U.S. F-15 fighter jet shot down the drone "after it displayed hostile intent" while approaching a military camp near the Syria-Jordan border...
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Neighbors: Mosque attacker made anti-Muslim slurs
(International News ~ 06/21/17)
LONDON -- Neighbors and acquaintances described the man who allegedly attacked a group of Muslim worshippers as an unemployed lout who was drinking heavily and making anti-Muslim remarks in the days before the attack -- details to be closely examined as the investigation widened Tuesday...
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Brussels train station blast being treated as terror attack
(International News ~ 06/21/17)
BRUSSELS -- Belgian authorities said they foiled a "terror attack" Tuesday when soldiers shot and killed a suspect after a small explosion at a busy Brussels train station that continued a week of attacks in the capitals of Europe. Federal prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt said soldiers "neutralized" a male suspect at the Central Station immediately after the explosion there Tuesday night...
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After Warmbier's death, U.S. weighs travel ban on North Korea
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is considering banning travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea, officials said Tuesday, as outrage grew over the death of American student Otto Warmbier and President Donald Trump declared it a "total disgrace."...
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Ken doll gets cornrows, beefy bod and new skin tones
(Community ~ 06/21/17)
NEW YORK -- He's been overshadowed by Barbie for decades, but Ken is finally getting some attention. Mattel is introducing 15 new looks for the male doll, including different skin tones, body shapes and hair styles. Barbie had a similar makeover more than a year ago, both part of the toy company's plan to make its dolls more diverse and appealing to today's kids...
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Settlement reached in lawsuit over Michael Brown's death
(State News ~ 06/21/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge Tuesday approved a settlement in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old, whose fatal shooting by a white police officer nearly three years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, set off months of protests...
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Lawsuit: Child bound with duct tape for naptime violation
(State News ~ 06/21/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A 4-year-old girl who refused to settle down on her cot during preschool naptime was bound with duct tape at a church-run center in suburban St. Louis, according to a lawsuit filed by the girl's parents. The lawsuit against Zion Lutheran Learning Center in Valley Park, Missouri, alleges the school disciplined but didn't fire the teacher who allegedly taped the child's legs together, and a supervisor laughed off the incident. The suit seeks unspecified damages in excess of $25,000...
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Dashcam video shows officer firing 7 shots into Castile car
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota police officer who pulled over Philando Castile politely told the driver his brake lights were out and calmly instructed him not to pull out his handgun before suddenly drawing his own weapon and firing seven rounds into the car, a video released Tuesday showed...
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Two Georgia men face federal carjacking charges in addition to abduction charges
(Local News ~ 06/21/17)
Two Georgia men, accused in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court of abducting and robbing a woman before releasing her unharmed last week, also face federal charges of carjacking. Federal prosecutors filed charges of motor vehicle theft/carjacking in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau on Friday...
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Cape council to hear from applicants for Ward 6 council seat in July
(Local News ~ 06/21/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will hear from applicants for the Ward 6 council seat in July. Council members said they plan to choose from among the applicants and make the appointment at the Aug. 7 meeting. The appointee will fill the unexpired term of Councilman Wayne Bowen, whose term expires in April 2018...
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Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty to killing good Samaritan
(Local News ~ 06/21/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man preempted his trial by pleading guilty Monday morning to six felonies, including a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a good Samaritan who had given him a ride. Joseph Wade Wisdom, 33, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon before Circuit Judge David Jones, according to Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Paul Oesterreicher. ...
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California deputies harness wayward llama
(National News ~ 06/21/17)
VACAVILLE, Calif. -- A couple of Solano County sheriff's deputies are a wayward llama's heroes after they saved it from traffic. Deputies David Hollingsworth and Jordan Austin "found themselves having to think outside the box to coax this llama out of the roadway after it escaped from its pasture." The llama got loose Monday, and the deputies corralled it without incident. ...
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Prayer 6/21/17
(Prayer ~ 06/21/17)
O Lord God, may we lovingly tell others about your gift of salvation. Amen.
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Deer at sunset
(Submitted Story ~ 06/21/17)
Judy Ruppel submitted this photo of a deer in a field at sunset.
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