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Krispy Kreme coming together Monday
(Local News ~ 01/08/19)
Justin Casteel works Monday on the framework of the ceiling of the new Krispy Kreme Doughnuts on William Street in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape airport celebrates added flights
(Local News ~ 01/08/19)
Cape Girardeau airport officials celebrated the start Monday of seven additional United Express round-trip flights weekly to Chicago. Airport manager Bruce Loy called it “an amazing day” as he and others marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
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Oliver North to speak at Lincoln Day in March
(Local News ~ 01/08/19)
Oliver North, a combat veteran of the Marine Corps and president of the National Rifle Association, will speak at the 50th annual Lincoln Day celebration March 23 in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women’s Club hosts the gathering...
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Jackson to have use tax on April ballot
(Local News ~ 01/08/19)
A ballot measure to impose a use tax in Jackson will be on the April 2 ballot, after action by the Board of Aldermen on Monday. Before the meeting, Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs said the use tax is important to help fund city projects, especially because sales tax revenue is flat and has been flat...
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Cape council votes for Jefferson School site for aquatic center
(Local News ~ 01/08/19)
The Cape Girardeau City Council unanimously voted Monday to build and operate an indoor aquatic center near Jefferson Elementary School in partnership with the local school district. The city has pledged $6 million toward building the facility. That money would come from a parks and stormwater tax approved by voters last April...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2019. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 2011, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot and critically wounded when a gunman opened fire as the congresswoman met with constituents in Tucson; six people were killed, 12 others also injured. (Gunman Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced in November 2012 to seven consecutive life sentences, plus 140 years.)...
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Welcome to 2019: Swearing-in, then cussing out
(Column ~ 01/08/19)
What are you expecting in this new year? Have you thought about it? I'm not talking about another resolution, although if that works for you, go for it. I'm talking about expectations, and I hope yours are not rooted in politicians or the political system because, if so, you've already lost...
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Thanks to former elected officials for public service
(Editorial ~ 01/08/19)
Several new local politicians took oaths to begin their roles as public servants this year. There is some new blood in local offices, which means we say goodbye to others, some of whom held office for quite some time. Among those are Patti Wibbenmeyer, who served as eight years as Cape Girardeau County circuit clerk (and 37 years in the office) and Diane Diebold, who served for nearly two decades in Cape Girardeau County as the collector. ...
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Properly report pothole issues
(Column ~ 01/08/19)
There is a proper and efficient method of reporting potholes rather than complaining or ignoring them. We, as humans, tend to grump, complain and tell all who will listen that the streets are in "terrible condition." I personally encountered a situation which brought this issue back into my mind. I travel Independence Street frequently and found a crumbling, sinking portion of the concrete street in the 3000 block. Rather than reporting it I simply would drive around it...
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Immigration reform needed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/08/19)
Based on the latest data released by the Census Bureau, the national rate of population growth for the USA is the lowest since 1937. This is due to declines in the number of births, gains in the number of deaths, and the fact that the nation's under age 18 population has declined since 2010...
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2019 goals for Jackson -- Part 1
(Column ~ 01/08/19)
As we begin 2019 I believe it is important to set the goals for the City of Jackson for the upcoming year. These goals were initially formulated at the board of aldermen's offsite retreat in October. They have since been refined and included in the 2019 city's financial budget...
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Area police reports 1/8/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/19)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Ricky Harrold, 64, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and possession of cocaine and on an outstanding felony warrant...
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Area fire reports 1/8/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 12:03 a.m. on Amblewood Drive, 6:10 a.m. on Themis Street, 7:23 a.m. on South Kingshighway, 12:12 p.m. on South Middle Street, 1:15 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 9:17 p.m. on Bloomfield Road...
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Out of the past: Jan. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/19)
Steve Naeter says a family tradition of service to Cape Girardeau prompted him to file for a seat on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education; he joins incumbent Pat Ruopp in seeking a three-year term on the board; the other incumbent, Gwen Bennett, has decided not to seek re-election...
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Home items are getting smarter; consumers can like it or not
(Community ~ 01/08/19)
NEW YORK -- One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you click between channels. Internet-connected "smarts" are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys and just about everything else for the home. CES 2019, the gadget show opening today in Las Vegas, will showcase many of these products, including an oven coordinating your recipes and a toilet flushing with a voice command...
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Arizona woman sent 65,000 — no, wait, 159K — texts to man she met on dating site
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
PHOENIX — A Phoenix woman accused of stalking a man met on a dating site and sending him more than 65,000 text messages apparently sent more than twice that many. Jacqueline Ades sent a man more than 159,000 text messages — some of which were threatening — over the course of nearly 10 months, according to police records the Arizona Republic obtained via a public records request. ...
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Opioid crisis adds to PR's problems
(International News ~ 01/08/19)
HUMACAO, Puerto Rico -- Jose Carlos Laviena emptied his pockets, took off his shoes and waited to die. He had just injected himself with a new type of heroin his dealer was promoting, but the high was so strong Laviena thought he had overdosed. The 35-year-old was preparing his body for how he wanted to be found...
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China, U.S. begin new trade talks
(International News ~ 01/08/19)
BEIJING -- Chinese and American officials began talks Monday aimed at ending a bruising trade battle between the world's two biggest economies, as Beijing complained over the sighting of a U.S. warship in what it said were Chinese waters. It was unclear whether the ruckus over the warship might disrupt the working level talks being held at the Chinese Commerce Ministry. The two sides have provided scant information about the discussions...
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Saudi woman seeking asylum can stay temporarily in Thailand
(International News ~ 01/08/19)
BANGKOK -- An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family over alleged abuse and barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room in a desperate bid for asylum will be allowed to stay in Thailand while her case is evaluated by the U.N. refugee agency, immigration authorities said Monday...
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Kurds want clarifications over U.S. withdrawal in Syria
(International News ~ 01/08/19)
BEIRUT -- Syria's Kurds are awaiting clarifications from the U.S. over America's plans to pull out its troops from Syria following comments made by a top White House aide appearing to counter earlier comments by President Donald Trump, a Syrian Kurdish official said Monday...
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Storm brings power outages to California
(Community ~ 01/08/19)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Utility crews restored power to thousands of people Monday and mopped up the damage from a winter storm that swept through Northern California, as they braced for more stormy weather later this week. A new wet system is expected in the region tonight, but it won't be as intense. However, two more powerful storms are expected over the weekend, National Weather Service forecaster Emily Heller said...
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Alabama asks Feds to investigate race
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama attorney general has asked federal election regulators to investigate reports of online fakery in the 2017 Alabama Senate race, a spokesman said Monday. Attorney General Steve Marshall had previously said he wanted to look into the reports himself, but after evaluating them "has determined the matter to be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal Election Commission," Mike Lewis said...
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Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met Monday to hear arguments. It was not clear when she would return to the court, which will hear more cases today and Wednesday, and again next week...
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Administration: Government shutdown won't delay tax refunds
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers who are owed refunds will be paid on time, despite the government shutdown closing many federal agencies, a Trump administration official said Monday as concern mounted over the risk the payments could be delayed. The acting director of the White House budget office, Russell Vought, said customary rules will be changed to make the payments possible. He told reporters an "indefinite appropriation" was available for the refunds, which would go out as normal...
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AP explains: Can Trump use emergency to build the wall?
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is weighing using a national emergency declaration to circumvent Congress and the budget stalemate and force construction of the president's long-promised southern border wall. "We're looking at a national emergency because we have a national emergency," President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday amid stalled negotiations. ...
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Reality on the border getting lost amid shutdown, wall funding debate
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump contends there is a security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border authorities can address only by spending $5.6 billion on a wall. Democrats have flatly refused to agree to the funding. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the wall an "immorality."...
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Trump heads to TV, border as fed workers face paycheck sting
(National News ~ 01/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation tonight a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he's demanding before ending the partial government shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers face missed paychecks Friday as the shutdown drags through a third week...
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Missouri revenue down 2.9 percent through first half of year
(State News ~ 01/08/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri tax revenue was down 2.9 percent through the first half of the fiscal year, but budget officials expect that to rebound in the coming months. Missouri took in $4.3 billion in net general revenue from July through December, which covered the first six months of the 2019 budget year. That was down $128 million from the previous fiscal year...
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Ferguson school district must change board election method
(State News ~ 01/08/19)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri school district that includes students from Ferguson must change its board member election method after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal. The Supreme Court let stand a July ruling from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals panel sided with a federal judge who in 2017 ordered the Ferguson-Florissant School District to adopt cumulative voting, saying the district's at-large election method violated the federal Voting Rights Act...
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James Whorton
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
MINER, Mo. -- James "J.W." Whorton, 65, of Miner died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Randy Conn officiating. Entombment will be at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery...
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Nancy Spies
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
Nancy K. Spies, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born July 26, 1942, in Illmo to John Wilson and Lorraine Ray Clark. She and Burley R. Spies were married in 1984 at Cape Girardeau. She worked for Superior Electric for a number of years...
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Rosalia Hernandez
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
Rosalia Santos Hernandez, 41, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at her home. Her family will host a memorial service Thursday at Christ Church of the Heartland in Cape Girardeau, with Pastor Zack Strong officiating. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Gene Crader
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gene Richard Crader, 75, of Marble Hill died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Missouri. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today at Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill. Sister Diana Cook will officiate...
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Kenneth Chapman
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Kenneth "Kenny" Chapman, 74, of Advance passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 12, 1944, in Perkins, Missouri, to the late Billy Sunday and Gladys LaRue Scism Chapman. He and Lois Menz were married Sept. 6, 1963, and had two sons. He later married Alice Fay Thomure on Jan. 7, 2013, and she survives of the home...
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Lorene Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lorene Moll Bohnert, 86, of Perryville went to her heavenly home Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. She was born April 8, 1932, in Burfordville, daughter of Herman and Edna Siebert Moll. She and Arnold E. Bohnert were married Aug. 26, 1956. They moved to a farm at Crosstown, Missouri, and they farmed until he passed away suddenly May 14, 1993...
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Prayer 1/8/19
(Prayer ~ 01/08/19)
Father God, may our lives point others to you, the King of kings. Amen.
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Jacquelyn Woods
(Obituary ~ 01/08/19)
Jacquelyn G. Woods, 59, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Jackson Manor. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Sponsored: Be a Bulldog: Freshman Placement Testing at Notre Dame
(B Magazine ~ 01/08/19)
Enter to learn, leave to serve. It’s the mission at Notre Dame Regional High School, where students are viewed as whole people, and education is for the mind, body and soul. It’s this holistic approach to teaching that allows students to fulfill the school’s mission — and their own — in impressive ways...
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