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New voter ID cards coming in Cape County
(Local News ~ 01/23/18)
New voter identification cards will be mailed out in the next few days, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's office. Included will be a voter information guide, which will include updated information about Missouri's new photo identification requirement, which began June 1...
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Taking advantage of warmer weather at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 01/23/18)
Allen Berlin, 2, bounces alone on a teeter totter Monday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape city officials: Sales taxes key to capital improvements funding
(Local News ~ 01/23/18)
The city of Cape Girardeau's ability to fund major capital improvements over the next five years depends on voters renewing a series of three sales taxes -- one each in 2018, 2019 and 2020, city officials said Monday. Voters will decide whether to extend a 3/8th-cent sales tax for parks and stormwater improvements in April. ...
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Area drummer pulled on stage to perform with The Killers
(Local News ~ 01/23/18)
Ever since childhood, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, native and aspiring artist Keyven Dunn has fantasized of appearing on-stage in the limelight, and this past Friday his dream became reality as he was invited to perform alongside popular rock group The Killers at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2018. There are 342 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 23, 1968, North Korea seized the U.S. Navy intelligence ship USS Pueblo, commanded by Lloyd "Pete" Bucher, charging its crew with being on a spying mission; one sailor was killed and 82 were taken prisoner. (Cmdr. Bucher and his crew were released the following December after enduring 11 months of brutal captivity at the hands of the North Koreans.)...
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More baseball coming to Capaha Field in 2019
(Column ~ 01/23/18)
Baseball is a tradition in Cape Girardeau. On Friday I was honored and privileged to stand with some of the "greats" in Cape Girardeau baseball history as we announced officially our entry into the Collegiate Wood Bat Prospect League. John "Doc" Yallaly, Bill Bohnert and Jess Bolen have devoted their lives to the game of baseball and nurturing youth and young adults to maturity via the game of baseball. ...
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Church steps up to meet needs of homeless during extreme cold weather
(Editorial ~ 01/23/18)
Monday marked eight days since St. James A.M.E. Church opened a pop-up homeless shelter when temperatures got dangerously cold. The church worked with area businesses, agencies and organizations to provide food and necessities for those who needed it...
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Do your principles trump Trump?
(Column ~ 01/23/18)
I am always amazed at how people respond -- or not -- depending on who is speaking, especially when it involves something we profess is significant to us. Do our passions dissipate when we don't like the person discussing them? Friday was the 45th Annual March for Life in Washington, DC, and President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to address the pro-life march live, delivering his remarks from the Rose Garden via satellite...
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6 new rules to prevent Oscars envelope gaffe
(Entertainment ~ 01/23/18)
LOS ANGELES — After taking responsibility for the epic best picture flub at the Oscars last year, Tim Ryan of PwC got down to business. He grilled the partners who made the gaffe, then personally reached out to the dozens of people affected by it: The show’s producers, presenters and stage managers and the filmmakers behind “La La Land” and “Moonlight.” ...
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Out of the past: Jan. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 01/23/18)
Missouri's new attorney general, Jay Nixon, plans to keep a satellite office in Jackson; Alan Moss, who served as the attorney in the office since April 1991, was terminated by Nixon, effective with his inauguration Jan. 11; at least one assistant attorney general will be hired for the office...
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Marilyn Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/23/18)
Marilyn Arlene Johnson, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at home, with her loving family surrounding her. She was born Jan. 13, 1937, in Canton, Illinois. She was the daughter of Harvey and Ann Hedges. She and William Curtis were married in 1955. She later married Daryl E. Johnson on Oct. 17, 1969, in Springfield, Illinois. He preceded her in death Oct. 31, 2009...
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LaVaughn Jablonski
(Obituary ~ 01/23/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- LaVaughn Jablonski, 95, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. A memorial will be held privately for the family. Young and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Reynold Hieber
(Obituary ~ 01/23/18)
Reynold Hieber, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Dec.5, 1927, in St. Louis to Reynold Frederick and Bertha Hieber. He was a farmer and operated an orchard in Cape Girardeau County. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...
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Lorna Dreyer
(Obituary ~ 01/23/18)
Lorna Weber Dreyer, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at her home. She was born July 8, 1922, in Frohna, Missouri, to Christian Frederick and Bertha Wunderlich Schilling. She and Martin Weber were married Aug. 27, 1939, in Frohna. He preceded her in death March 20, 1973. She and Erwin Dreyer were married Jan. 24, 1976, in Cape Girardeau, and he preceded her in death Dec. 3, 2000...
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Joseph Culver Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/23/18)
Joseph R. "Joe" Culver Sr., 63, of Jackson died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at The Exchange Church, 5195 Old Cape Road East (South Outer Road), in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Ted Torreson officiating. Cremation was accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Janet Beard
(Obituary ~ 01/23/18)
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Janet "Diggy" Palmer Cook Beard, 74, of Union City died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at White-Ranson Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with burial to follow in Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak, Tennessee...
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Jackson fire report 1/23/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/23/18)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Emergency medical service on Shawnee Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on Shawnee Boulevard. Monday n Citizen assist on Trevino Drive. n Emergency medical service on East Main Street...
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Jackson police report 1/23/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/23/18)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Brandon Baker, 41, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Catherine Arensmann, 26, of Glenallen, Missouri, was arrested on a Marble Hill, Missouri, warrant for failure to obey a judge's order...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/23/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/23/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 12:18 a.m. on Towers Circle; 9:51 a.m. on Pioneer Drive; 1:07 p.m. on Earleen Drive; 1:13 p.m. on Cape LaCroix Road; 3:44 p.m. on Jim Drury Way; 5:29 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 8:21 p.m. on Lakewood Drive; 8:39 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 11:12 p.m. on Percy Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/23/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/23/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Tanner Jonathan Beussink, 23, of Jackson was charged with driving while intoxicated at Big Bend Road and Mill Street. Arrests n Christy L. Wilburn, 37, of Thebes, Illinois, was arrested at Bloomfield and Mount Auburn roads on two Cape Girardeau County warrants...
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Buzz off: Ohio college want vultures to leave campus
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
GRANVILLE, Ohio — An Ohio liberal arts college is hanging effigies in trees and using pyrotechnics to move destructive vultures off campus. The Columbus Dispatch reported vultures have caused at least $50,000 in damage at Denison University in the last year by picking at roof membranes and at caulking around vents. Vulture droppings left around air-handling units have created stinky health hazards. ...
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Trump ethics pledges left plenty room for profiting
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
NEW YORK -- Among the many promises Donald Trump made a year ago to assure people he wouldn't profit off his presidency, one stood out for its boldness: a pledge to donate the profits from any foreign governments staying in his namesake hotels to the U.S. Treasury...
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VP defends Trump over vulgar remarks on African immigrants
(International News ~ 01/23/18)
JERUSALEM -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday defended President Donald Trump over his recent comments disparaging immigration from Africa and Haiti, telling The Associated Press the president's "heart" is aimed at a merit-based system that is blind to immigrants' "race or creed."...
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Papal visit derailed by dismissive words
(International News ~ 01/23/18)
LIMA, Peru -- Pope Francis ventured into the Amazon to demand rights for indigenous groups, decried the scourge of corruption afflicting the region's politics and denounced a culture of "machismo" in which violence against women is too often tolerated...
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Trump to face mixed welcome at elite Davos gathering
(International News ~ 01/23/18)
DAVOS, Switzerland -- In Davos this week, participants can experience "a day in the life of a refugee." Or hear about ways to uphold the Paris climate accord and promote free trade. Or rub elbows with any number of leaders of African countries. Enter Donald Trump...
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Girl shot at school; boy suspect in custody
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
DALLAS -- A 15-year-old student in Texas was injured in a shooting in her high school cafeteria Monday morning and a 16-year-old boy, also a student at the school, was taken into custody, sheriff's officials said. The girl was airlifted to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas following the shooting in the small town of Italy, 45 miles south of Dallas, said Sgt. Joe Fitzgerald of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office. The shooting happened at about 7:50 a.m. in the Italy High School cafeteria...
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High court tosses gerrymandered Pennsylvania maps
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday struck down the boundaries of the state's 18 congressional districts, saying they violate the state constitution and granting a major victory to a group of Democratic voters who argued the districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans...
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Koreans protest visit by N. Korean artist
(International News ~ 01/23/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Conservative South Korean activists burned a large photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the head of the North's extremely popular girl band passed them Monday during a visit to Seoul amid a flurry of cooperation agreements between the rivals ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in the South...
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Fighting rages amid Turkish push in Syria
(International News ~ 01/23/18)
HASSA, Turkey -- Intense fighting flared Monday as Turkish troops and their allies advanced on a Kurdish enclave in northwestern Syria, the third day of Ankara's offensive to oust a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia from the area, according to the militia and a war monitoring group...
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IMF raises outlook for global growth
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund upgraded its outlook for the world economy, noting surprisingly strong growth in Europe and Asia and predicting that U.S. tax cuts will give the American economy a short-term boost. The IMF on Monday forecast global growth of 3.7 percent for 2017, which would be the most substantial annual growth since 2011, and to 3.9 percent for this year and 2019...
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Do not enter: Town fighting traffic influx
(Community ~ 01/23/18)
LEONIA, N.J. -- A small town near the world's busiest bridge is putting up the "keep out" sign for motorists seeking a shortcut to it, the latest example of the effects navigation apps are having on communities located near major chokepoints. As a response to apps like Waze and Apple Maps rerouting some of the tens of thousands of vehicles headed to the George Washington Bridge each morning, Leonia on Monday started barring the use of side streets to non-residents during the morning and evening commutes. ...
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Sewage spills into ocean after treatment plant mishap
(Community ~ 01/23/18)
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Nearly 5 million gallons of sewage spilled into the ocean on California's Central Coast after a filter at a water treatment plant got clogged and the computer system failed to sound an alarm, an official said Monday, forcing several popular beaches to close...
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Pence says U.S. embassy will move to Jerusalem by end of 2019
(International News ~ 01/23/18)
JERUSALEM -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli lawmakers Monday the U.S. would put plans to move its embassy to Jerusalem on a fast track, drawing angry denunciations from Arabs who were forcibly removed from the hall during his speech before Israel's parliament...
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Federal workers caught in middle of political showdown
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- Before Congress reopened the government Monday evening on the third day of a shutdown, some federal workers said they are frustrated over a political battle putting their jobs on hold and leaving them in limbo. The shutdown effectively cleaved the federal workforce in half Monday as hundreds of thousands of workers were sent home, while others who were declared essential stayed on the job...
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Shutdown worked out without Trump
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- As the shutdown of the federal government lumbered toward an end on Monday, President Donald Trump remained out of sight, suppressing his instincts to make himself part of the story by making a deal or picking a fight. Trump told allies over the weekend he hated being on the sidelines, but he followed the recommendations of his staff and key congressional Republicans and removed himself from the negotiations. ...
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Schumer's 'cave'? Leader on hotseat
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans tried to make Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the face of the government shutdown. Now, he's becoming the face of the Democratic retreat. For two days, Schumer, perhaps the most powerful Democrat in Washington, succeeded in keeping his party unified in a bid to use the government funding fight to push for protections for some 700,000 young immigrants brought to the U.S. ...
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U.S. orders more screening for inbound cargo shipments
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities issued an emergency order Monday requiring additional screening of cargo on flights departing for the United States from five Mideast countries, citing a threat of terrorism. The Transportation Security Administration order is aimed at preventing terrorist attacks in response to "persistent threats to aviation," TSA said in a statement. The countries falling under this order are Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates...
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Trump slaps tariffs on imported goods
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. The president's decision followed recommendations for tariffs by the U.S. International Trade Commission...
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Back to work: Government shutdown ends after Dems relent
(National News ~ 01/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances the Senate soon will take up the plight of young immigrant "dreamers" and other contentious issues...
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AG Hawley wants penalties for officials violating records laws
(State News ~ 01/23/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley on Monday called on lawmakers to pass a law to create penalties for public officials or government agencies that violate record-retention laws by deleting records, a move that comes as Hawley's office is reviewing possible violations by fellow Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and some of his staff...
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Embattled Missouri governor proposes more cuts to colleges
(State News ~ 01/23/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens proposed another round of cuts to public colleges and universities Monday during a budget announcement that also marked his first public appearance since acknowledging an extramarital affair nearly two weeks ago...
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Prayer 1/23/18
(Prayer ~ 01/23/18)
O Heavenly Father, our Redeemer, may we walk in the Light. Amen.
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Births 1/23/18
(Births ~ 01/23/18)
Daughter to Michael Aaron and Julie Eileen Matthews of Gordonville, Southeast Hospital, 9:17 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Name, Melanie Anne. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces Second daughter. Mrs. Matthews is the former Julie Deneke, daughter of James and Debbie Deneke of Gordonville. She is a teacher at Cape Girardeau Central High School. Matthews is the son of Harold and Wanda Matthews of Burfordville. He is a pipefitter with ANW Refrigeration...
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Craft /vendor fair at VFW Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 01/23/18)
The VFW Post and Auxiliary are having craft/vendor fair for February and March, somewhere nice that people in the local area can show their wares and help their businesses. The low price of $15.00 per table goes to help our Veterans services that we provide at the VFW. There is several programs that profit from our fund raising. One is the Mo Veterans Home which the Post and Auxiliary sponsor a bingo every fourth Saturday...
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