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Health inspectors 'keep an eye on' local restaurants
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
Restaurant owners may see unannounced health inspections as inconvenient, but the inspections can play a vital role in helping to keep patrons safe in Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau County health inspector Natalie Govreau said the county has its own food and beverage ordinance, and “we can be stricter” than the state’s food code...
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Network Against Sexual Violence unveils new headquarters
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
A new facility houses the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence, and it celebrated with an open house Friday. SEMO-NASV is a not-for-profit, regional child advocacy and rape crisis center, and provides forensic interviews and exams, advocacy and case management for a nine-county area, according to the organization’s Facebook page...
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Art for (Summer) Art's sake: Annual festival brings thousands to River Campus
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
Adults and children of all ages made their way to the River Campus on Saturday for the fifth annual Summer Arts Festival. It was a day celebrated with live music, performances, exhibitions and concessions. One of the many free performances available in the Cultural Arts Center Atrium was the River City Players presenting bits from the upcoming summer comedy “White Lies,” set to debut July 12...
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Mother, child reportedly hit by car in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
A mother pushing her child in a stroller were reportedly backed into by a driver near the corner of Washington Avenue and Middle Street during a block party Saturday afternoon in Cape Girardeau, according to witnesses and local law enforcement. “From what I understand, right now, a car was backing up down the street and backed into a mom pushing a stroller,” Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion chief Brad Dillow said at the scene. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/18/18)
Today is Monday, June 18, the 169th day of 2018. There are 196 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission...
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Deadlines approaching for Spirit of America nomination
(Editorial ~ 06/18/18)
Thursday is the last day to submit a nomination for the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award. The award recognizes an individual who serves his or her community while standing for the values that embody the American spirit. The Spirit of America Award includes a $1,000 cash prize to the nominating organization of the recipient...
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Thank you for editorial
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/18/18)
Again, thank you for the lovely opinion piece written in the Missourian about me and my tenure at Alma Schrader. It was beautifully written and totally unexpected. It has always been an honor and a privilege to partner with the Missourian. You have been gracious and kind to cover Schrader over the years. ...
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Speak Out 6/18/18
(Speak Out ~ 06/18/18)
I have just two sentences I need to write to all the Trump supporters in Washington and elsewhere who have been wailing at the top of their voices that the Mueller investigation of all of Trump’s wrongdoing has gone on too long and needs to be stopped, after only 13 months. ...
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'Incredibles 2' crushes animation record with $180 million
(Entertainment ~ 06/18/18)
LOS ANGELES -- The combined powers of superheroes, the Pixar brand and a drought of family-friendly films helped "Incredibles 2" become the best animated opening of all time, the biggest PG-rated launch ever and the eighth highest film launch overall...
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Vows in the air: German couple married in tightrope wedding
(International News ~ 06/18/18)
BERLIN — A couple in eastern Germany have gotten married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 46 feet above the ground. The German news agency dpa reported a pastor standing in a cage atop a fire service ladder presided over the wedding of Nicole Backhaus and Jens Knorr in the town of Stassfurt on Saturday. ...
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Greece, Macedonia seal deal on new name
(International News ~ 06/18/18)
PSARADES, Greece -- The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia endorsed an agreement to resolve a long fight over the Macedonia name Sunday during a signing ceremony filled with history and symbolism. The Greek village of Psarades, on the shores of Great Prespa Lake, was picked for the occasion because the borders of Greece and Macedonia meet in the water...
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Afghan bomber kills 19, Taliban rejects cease-fire extension
(International News ~ 06/18/18)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber struck in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 19 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a holiday cease-fire. The Taliban later rejected an extension of the cease-fire...
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Sea convoy reaches Spain as migration debate roils Europe
(International News ~ 06/18/18)
VALENCIA, Spain -- An aid group's ship and two Italian military vessels docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for hundreds of people who were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea only to become pawns in a European political fight...
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Trump adviser Roger Stone reveals new meeting with Russian
(National News ~ 06/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Robert Mueller is examining a previously undisclosed meeting between longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone and a Russian figure who allegedly tried to sell him dirt on Hillary Clinton. The meeting between Stone and a man who identified himself as Henry Greenberg was described in a pair of letters sent Friday to the House Intelligence Committee and first reported by The Washington Post...
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Gunfire erupts at New Jersey arts festival; 22 wounded
(National News ~ 06/18/18)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Gunmen opened fire at an all-night arts and music festival early Sunday morning, sending people running over each other in the scramble to safety, authorities said. One suspect was killed and 22 people, including two suspects, were injured...
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Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
(National News ~ 06/18/18)
McALLEN, Texas -- Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets...
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Trump adviser says 'nobody likes' family separation policy
(National News ~ 06/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- A top White House adviser on Sunday distanced the Trump administration from responsibility for separating migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, even though the administration put in place and could end a policy that has led to a spike in cases of split and distraught families...
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NerdWallet: Beware of hidden taxes in retirement — what to watch
(Business ~ 06/18/18)
Your taxes in retirement may be a lot more complicated than taxes while you're working. Social Security checks may or may not be taxed, depending on your income. You'll pay federal income taxes on most retirement-plan withdrawals, but additional state taxes depend on where you live. Tax rates on investments can vary as well...
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McDonald's to switch to paper straws overseas
(Business ~ 06/18/18)
NEW YORK -- McDonald's said Friday it will switch to paper straws at all its locations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and test an alternative to plastic ones in some of its U.S. restaurants later this year. The burger chain and other fast-food companies are facing increasing pressure from customers and environmental activists to stop using plastic straws because they can end up in the ocean and harm sea turtles, birds and other marine life. ...
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Who's selling steaks off a truck? Amazon
(Business ~ 06/18/18)
NEW YORK -- Donna Brunswick drove to a Costco last month to pick up 2 pounds of raw flank steak -- not at the wholesale club, but from a truck in the parking lot. "Typically you wouldn't buy meat off a random truck," said Brunswick, a technical manager in Atlanta...
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Out of the past: June 18
(Out of the Past ~ 06/18/18)
A wet spring in Southeast Missouri has left a lot of standing water, backwater from the Mississippi River, and now, hot, humid weather have combined to provide all the right ingredients for a bumper crop of pesky mosquitoes; Wayne Moore of the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department, who is in charge of the city's mosquito-abatement program, says his crew started using the city's new, ultra-low-volume fogging machine around the first of June...
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Tommy 'T.J.' Sousley
(Obituary ~ 06/18/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Tommy Joe "T.J." Sousley, 53, of Chaffee, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at his home. He was born May 16, 1965, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Charles Oliver and Irma Edmonds Sousley. T.J. was a machinist by trade, working in Kansas City, Texas and at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. His health declined and he was forced to take disability due to his back and shoulder issues...
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Agnes Landewee
(Obituary ~ 06/18/18)
ORAN, Mo. — Agnes Regina Landewee, 79, of Oran died Friday, June 15, 2018. She was born May 25, 1939, at her birth home, daughter of the late Adam and Frances Asmus. She and Harold J. Landewee were married Aug. 13, 1960. He preceded her in death Feb. 10, 2017...
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Iva Kuntze
(Obituary ~ 06/18/18)
Iva Rosalie Kuntze, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 15, 2018, at Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home...
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Larry Hanning
(Obituary ~ 06/18/18)
Larry R. Hanning, 78, of Burfordville died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/18/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/18/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 7:47 a.m. on Themis Street, 11:10 a.m. on Huntington Drive, 3:15 p.m. on Nash Road, 5:31 p.m. on Broadway, 11:04 p.m. on Sycamore Circle and 11:56 p.m. on Sycamore Circle...
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St. Louis riverfront rebounds after years of construction
(State News ~ 06/18/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis riverfront area near the Gateway Arch grounds is finally starting to rebound after five years of construction to renovate the tourist attraction. Laclede's Landing saw the number of restaurants and bars drop from 17 to seven during the construction, which ended in March. But investors are now planning and building apartments in the historic riverfront district that would attract an influx of residents, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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New Missouri Supreme Court rule makes sealing case information more difficult
(State News ~ 06/18/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A new Missouri Supreme Court rule taking effect July 1 will make it harder for judges to seal pending court cases from public view without explanation. The state Supreme Court adopted the rule in May requiring judges to issue a court order if they want to restrict access to case files, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Judges will be required to set forth "specific written findings supporting a compelling justification to restrict access."...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/18/18
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Recorder of Deeds fee report for the month of May 2018...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 6/18/18
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
Public Hearings n Hearing to consider a request for the rezoning of 311 N. High St. and 308 N. Missouri St. (including the former 315 N. High St.) from R-2 (single-family residential) district and C-2 (general commercial) district to C-3 (central business) district, as submitted by Cape Girardeau County...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 6/18/18
(Local News ~ 06/18/18)
Study session Communications/reports n City council n Staff Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Appearances regarding items not listed on the agenda...
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Business Notebook: Andre Borrelli restores plaster work at future Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Cape
(Business ~ 06/18/18)
Andre Borrelli stands with his hands crossed over his chest, neck arched, so he can take in all of the work near the ceiling in the under-construction Courtyard by Marriott hotel lobby in the former H-H Building at 400 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Borrelli is a plasterwork specialist with Borrelli Plastering & Sons, based in St. Louis...
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Prayer 6/18/18
(Prayer ~ 06/18/18)
O Father God, thank you for grace through your son Jesus. Amen.
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UT MARTIN NAMES LOCAL STUDENT TO SPRING SEMESTER CHANCELLOR’S HONOR ROLL
(Submitted Story ~ 06/18/18)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2018 Contact: Nathan Morgan, University Relations, 731-881-7615 Editors: Below is a list of students who requested that your paper receive notification that they have been named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Each listing includes the student’s name, hometown and honors...
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Burrito-Ville to hold #GiveBacktoCape fundraiser for the Cape Girardeau Police Department
(Submitted Story ~ 06/18/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU--- Burrito-Ville, a locally owned and operated restaurant, will hold its #GiveBacktoCape fundraiser on June 27 from 5-9 p.m. to help fund the Cape Girardeau Police Department’s Wellness and Fitness Room. Burrito-Ville will donate 10 percent of all sales from 5-9 p.m., including t-shirts, gift certificates, food, and beverages...
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Premier Physical Therapy honored by Department of Defense for patriotic support
(Submitted Story ~ 06/18/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, announced that Premier Physical Therapy of Cape Girardeau was honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of extraordinary support of its employees serving in the National Guard and Reserves...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/18/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/18/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n Mark Jones, no age given, 419 Bellevue St., was arrested at Broadway and Lorimier Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated at West End Boulevard and Independence Street...
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