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Scott City puts school on lockdown; officials say alleged threat 'not credible'
(Local News ~ 02/21/18)
A rumored threat against Scott City R-I schools led to a Tuesday morning lockdown and a suspect taken into custody but no injuries, officials said. Superintendent Brian Lee said in an email at 3 p.m. Tuesday that law enforcement agents contacted the school Tuesday morning regarding a rumor of a threat against the school...
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As February winds down, Chaffee looking forward to reopening of ice cream shop
(Local News ~ 02/21/18)
Chaffee, Missouri’s local ice cream hangout Chaffee Drive In will reopen March 5, and owners Laura and Carl Estes’ excitement is in the form of a daily countdown on the restaurant’s Facebook’s fan page. “We have a Facebook page, and we’re a small town, so it doesn’t take a whole lot to get you excited. ...
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Plans in the works to save Esquire Theater on Broadway in Cape
(Local News ~ 02/21/18)
A plan to redevelop the historic but long-vacant Esquire Theater has Cape Girardeau civic leaders singing its praises and predicting this project could succeed where other efforts have failed. Developer Cara Naeger has proposed renovating the building as a concert venue for local and touring bands...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2018. There are 313 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 21, 1965, black Muslim leader and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in New York by assassins identified as members of the Nation of Islam. (Three men were convicted of murder and imprisoned; all were eventually paroled.)...
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What do the Olympics and presidential politics have in common?
(Column ~ 02/21/18)
The Olympics snuck up on me this year. In years past, we've at least taped the opening ceremony to watch at leisure. The extravaganza often is a charming way to learn about what the host country thinks is important to share with the world. Not this year. We missed it. Maybe it's because we just don't watch TV as much as we did. Or, when the TV is on, it's to watch something other than broadcast -- for example, youtube or Netflix -- and we missed all the advance promotion...
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Mental illness a common thread
(Column ~ 02/21/18)
I can add neither perspective nor wisdom to the Florida school shooting issue. I can add only my sincere condolences and extreme sadness at the tragic and life-changing senseless slaughter that unfolded. As you would expect, there is much passion surrounding the issue of gun control in the wake of such tragedies...
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Missouri House gives initial approval to industrial hemp
(State News ~ 02/21/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill legalizing industrial hemp. Proponents said Tuesday the bill was a development opportunity that could be a boon for farmers and businesses. Hemp, which can be used as raw material for manufacturing, comes from the same plant as marijuana but contains very low levels of the psychoactive chemical known as THC...
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Centene-bought pharmacy won't give Missouri execution drugs
(State News ~ 02/21/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri health-care company on Tuesday said a pharmacy it recently bought won't provide execution drugs to the state, a pledge coming after media reports the suburban St. Louis business had been the state's secret source of the drugs for years...
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Rural Texas County, Missouri, going to privatized public defenders
(State News ~ 02/21/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A rural Missouri county is moving to a privatized system for public defenders, a system some advocates would like to see become more common. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported starting March 1, people charged with crimes in Texas County who cannot afford an attorney will get private lawyers. The state will foot the bill because the Missouri State Public Defender agency has decided to privatize the southern Missouri county, which has about 26,000 residents...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/20/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/18)
n James Daniels, 23, of Jonesboro, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at Perryville Road and Perry Avenue Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of violating an order of protection at Albert and Bloomfield streets...
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Queen makes first Fashion Week visit
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/18)
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has always dressed with style and flair, but Tuesday marked her first visit to the showy catwalks of London Fashion Week. The monarch squeezed in the front row, chatting with American Vogue editor Anna Wintour and presented an award recognizing British design excellence...
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Jackson fire report 2/20/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/18)
n Emergency medical service on Hope Street. n Mutual aid on Interstate 55. Thursday n Emergency medical service on Jackson Boulevard. n Citizen assist on Brown Street. Sunday n Citizen assist on Kimbel Lane. n Citizen assist on Hilltop Drive.
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Out of the past: Feb. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 02/21/18)
Residents of the 120-square-mile area of Cape Girardeau County served by the Gordonville Municipal Fire Department are seeking to organize a tax-supported district to upgrade their fire protection service; the proposed Gordonville Fire Protection District would be similar to other tax-supported, rural fire districts that have been created in the county since the 1970s...
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Dr. Shirley Zielinski
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
Dr. Shirley McGaugh Zielinski, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Jan. 26, 1935, in Old Hickory, Tennessee, to Richard Lawrence and Sarah Harlan McGaugh. She and Czeslaw Zielinski were married June 2, 1964, at Stuttgart, Germany...
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Ralph Wibbenmeyer
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ralph N. Wibbenmeyer, 92, of Perryville, formerly of Old Appleton, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. He was born April 18, 1925, in Biehle, Missouri, son of Hugo A. and Cecilia Lappe Wibbenmeyer. He and Theresa M. Buchheit were married Feb. 5, 1947, at St. Joseph Catholic Church by the Rev. Michael Knecht. She survives in Perryville...
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Ernest Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
Ernest E. Slinkard, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri.
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Myrna Powers
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
ELLISVILLE, Mo. -- Myrna Rae Glenn Powers, 83, of Ellisville, formally of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. She was born Nov. 20, 1934, in Dexter, Missouri. She was the daughter of Ray Glenn and Virgia Moore Glenn...
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Betty Metz
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
ORAN, Mo. -- Betty Lou Metz, 87, of Oran passed away peacefully, with family members by her side, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 28, 1930, in Cape Girardeau at the old Saint Francis Hospital to the late Emil and Norma Heisserer...
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Janice King
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Janice Kae King, 62, of St. Louis departed this life Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Christian Northeast Hospital in St. Louis. She was born July 29, 1955, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Elnora King. Survivors include a daughter, Athisha King of St. ...
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Sue Hobbs
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
LEWISBURG, Tenn. -- Sue Etta Hobbs, 61, of Lewisburg passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at her home. She was born April 10, 1956, at Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Ervin and Lillian James Hobbs. Sue and Doile Hood were united in marriage, and he preceded her in death June 30, 2006...
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Sharon Gustafson
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- Sharon Kay Thompson Gustafson, 71, of Harton Place passed away of natural causes at 6:32 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at her home. Sharon was born in Charleston, Missouri, Oct. 27, 1946, to the late Leonard E. and Dorothy Lou Byrd Thompson...
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Gail Dumey
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gail Renee Dumey, 56, of Chaffee passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 15, 1961, in Cape Girardeau to the late Philip A. and Doris Jean Klipfel Walter. She and Randy Dumey married July 27, 1979, and he survives of the home...
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Janet Conrad
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Janet R. Conrad, 78, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born April 23, 1939, in Perryville, daughter of Martin and Della Guemmer Schamburg. She and Roger "Lynn" Conrad were married Aug. 24, 1957. He survives in Perryville...
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Joy Chapman
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
Joy Chapman, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born July 12, 1936, in Charleston, Missouri, to Ode David and Christine Scheffer Lape. She was a certified nurse assistant at Saint Francis Medical Center and was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary in Sikeston, Missouri. She loved to spend time with family and enjoyed traveling...
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Eugenia Blaylock
(Obituary ~ 02/21/18)
HARTSELLE, Ala. -- Eugenia M. Blaylock, 86, of Hartselle, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at Westminster Assisted Living Center in Decatur, Alabama, after an extended battle with dementia. She was born Jan. 9, 1932, in Chicago, daughter of John F. ...
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Luxury property ad blitz heralds Trump's India visit
(International News ~ 02/21/18)
NEW DELHI -- "Trump has arrived. Have you?" shout the barrage of glossy front-page advertisements in almost every major Indian newspaper. The ads, which have run repeatedly in the past few days, herald the arrival not of the American president but of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is in New Delhi to sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy Indians who have already bought units in a Trump-branded development outside the Indian capital...
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Scandal allegations mount for Netanyahu, confidant
(International News ~ 02/21/18)
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, already reeling from a damaging police report into alleged corruption, faced yet another scandal on Tuesday -- allegations a longtime confidant attempted to bribe a judge in exchange for dropping a corruption case against the Israeli leader's wife...
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Syrian attack kills 100-plus
(International News ~ 02/21/18)
BEIRUT -- Government forces bombed the northeastern suburbs of the Syrian capital for a second straight day Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and raising the specter of a full-scale offensive possibly spelling catastrophe for the nearly 400,000 residents trapped under siege...
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Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday its daily capsules of peanut flour helped children tolerate nuts in a major study. Millions of children have peanut allergies, and some may have life-threatening reactions if accidentally exposed to them. Doctors have been testing daily doses of peanut flour, contained in a capsule and sprinkled over food, as a way to prevent such reactions...
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New rebellion against wind energy stalls or stops projects
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
GLENVILLE, Minn. -- Wind turbines have become as commonplace in parts of the rural Midwest as tree-sheltered farmhouses, gray-metal grain bins and deeply furrowed fields. The slowly spinning blades are a sign of investment in a region often having few growth opportunities to brag about...
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U.S.: North Korea canceled meeting with Pence at last minute
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Mike Pence was all set to hold a history-making meeting with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, but Kim Jong Un's government canceled at the last minute, the Trump administration said Tuesday...
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Attorney admits he lied
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- A 33-year-old attorney fired last year by a prominent international law firm became the fourth person to plead guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, admitting Tuesday he lied to federal investigators about his contacts with a Trump campaign official...
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GOP to fight Pennsylvania's newly redrawn district map
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Encouraged by President Donald Trump, Republicans vowed Tuesday to fight Pennsylvania's new court-imposed map of congressional districts as dozens of candidates assessed their chances under newly formed districts and the odds a federal court could block them...
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With new elections near, U.S. strains to curb Russia meddling
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Russians are going to try it again. Even President Donald Trump's intelligence chiefs say so. But with congressional primaries just two weeks away, the U.S. has done little to aggressively combat the kinds of Russian election meddling recently unmasked in federal court...
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Students shaken by shooting focus on stopping gun violence
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
PARKLAND, Fla. -- Chris Grady was a theater kid counting down the days until he reported for duty in the U.S. Army this summer when a gunman opened fire at his Florida school. As he huddled in his classroom at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14 listening to shots nearby, what he felt wasn't fear, but anger...
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Florida shooting survivors take gun issue to lawmakers
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
PARKLAND, Fla. -- Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault-style rifles like the one used in the attack...
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Trump urges ban on gun devices like bump stocks
(National News ~ 02/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has signed a memo directing the Justice Department to propose regulations to "ban all devices" like the rapid-fire bump stocks involved in last year's Las Vegas massacre. Seeking to show action days after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Trump spoke during a White House ceremony recognizing bravery by the nation's public safety officers...
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Prayer 2/21/18
(Prayer ~ 02/21/18)
Lord Jesus, thank you that you are faithful to forgive our transgressions. Amen.
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Speak Out 2/21/18
(Speak Out ~ 02/21/18)
Thanks to Jon Rust for listing some of his favorite downtown Cape establishments. I share his enthusiasm and would encourage people to patronize these places. One of my favorite routines is to go to Rude Dog Pub, follow up with a visit to Main Street Station for a couple of burgers, and bring them back to Rude Dog to eat. I'm soon going to branch out and go up the street to Coin Op to play the pinball machine, a game I virtually perfected 60 years ago at Wimpy's...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/20/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/18)
n Medical assists were made at 12:29 a.m. on Sturdivant Street; 9:41 a.m. on White Oaks Lane; 9:49 a.m. on Park Place Drive; 4:06 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; and 4:46 p.m. on South Pacific Street. n At 6:56 a.m., passenger vehicle fire on Clark Avenue...
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Flags donated to Blanchard Elementary School
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/18)
VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary recently presented new U.S. and Missouri flags to Blanchard Elementary School. From left, LaDonna Hengst, Sue Kemp, Dale Humphries, and Dr. Barbara Kohlfeld, principal.
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