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Blue Sky plans to open Jackson program facility
(Local News ~ 03/08/19)
Blue Sky Community Services helps adults with developmental disabilities build and support life skills, and this summer, will bring services to Jackson. The former Jackson Church of the Nazarene at 2245 Old Toll Road in Jackson will house the newest Blue Sky facility...
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Rep. Kathy Swan seeks to set scene for new film and TV production in Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/08/19)
State Rep. Kathy Swan wants to set the scene for new film and television production in Missouri. She is sponsoring a bill, the Show Missouri Film and Digital Media Act, to provide tax credits for film production projects. A tax credit is a type of tax incentive that can reduce the amount of money a taxpayer owes the government...
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Morley voters will decide fire district, sales tax issues
(Local News ~ 03/08/19)
The city of Morley, Missouri, would be included in the Scott County Rural Fire Protection District if voters approve a measure on the April 2 ballot. Morley voters also will cast ballots on whether to extend the city's half-cent sales tax for the next five years, ending Dec. 31, 2024...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
Today is Friday, March 8, the 67th day of 2019. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 1702, England's Queen Anne acceded to the throne upon the death of King William III. On this date: In 1618, German astronomer Johannes Kepler devised his third law of planetary motion...
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R. Kelly could be left with nothing
(Entertainment ~ 03/08/19)
CHICAGO -- R. Kelly grew up in a public housing project in one of Chicago's toughest South Side neighborhoods and built a worldwide musical brand earning tens of millions of dollars over a nearly 30-year career. But tax and legal issues -- including recently filed charges he sexually abused three girls and a woman -- could leave the Grammy winner who has written songs for some of music's top stars with next to nothing...
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Judge dismisses hush money suit against Trump
(Entertainment ~ 03/08/19)
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge Thursday tossed out porn actress Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against President Donald Trump seeking to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. U.S. District Court Judge S. James Otero in Los Angeles said the suit was irrelevant after Trump and his former personal lawyer agreed not to penalize Daniels for violating a nondisclosure agreement she signed in exchange for a $130,000 payment...
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Tornadoes difficult to predict; heed warnings, alerts nonetheless
(Editorial ~ 03/08/19)
The poor weather forecasters. It's no easy task, trying to get the forecast right, and more often than not they nail it. But the bigger the potential system, the less predictability there is because of so many factors at play. Tiny variations in temperature and wind speed can change the dynamics considerably...
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House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry Thursday, with Democrats trying to push past a dispute overwhelming their agenda and exposing fault lines potentially shadowing them through next year's elections...
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Judge sentences Manafort to 47 months in prison
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. --Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, a significant break from sentencing guidelines calling for a 20-year prison term...
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General: Islamic State 'serious generational problem'
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- Even as Islamic State militants are losing the last of their territory in Syria, the militants who remain are unbroken and radicalized, and represent a "serious generational problem," the top U.S. commander for the Mideast said Thursday...
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After a decade of doubts, the stock market's bull chugs on
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
NEW YORK -- The bull market for U.S. stocks turns 10 years old this weekend, which puts it way past senior citizen status for a market run. It's got the scars to prove it. Since rising from the rubble of the financial crisis in 2009, this bull market has faced several near-death experiences. Worries about everything from debt problems in Europe to the global trade war have nearly derailed it at various points over the past decade...
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N. Korea missile site work catches Trump attention
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he's a "little disappointed" by reports of new activity at a North Korean missile research center and long-range rocket site and time will tell if U.S. diplomacy with the reclusive country will be successful...
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Watchdog blasts caravan database
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. government kept a database on journalists, activists, organizers and "instigators" during an investigation into last year's migrant caravan, infuriating civil liberties and media groups who called it a blatant violation of free speech rights...
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Job market improving: Workers come off the sidelines
(National News ~ 03/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- A surprisingly strong burst of job growth over the past year has led many economists to wonder: Where are all the workers coming from? As recently as last spring, analysts had worried hiring would slow as the pool of unemployed shrank. Many employers have complained for years they could no longer find enough people to fill their open jobs...
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Out of the past: March 8
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/19)
After hearing testimony from several concerned citizens and church leaders against the development of a go-cart track, the Cape Girardeau Council last night allowed the matter to die for a lack of a motion; earlier in the day, several council members attended a decibel test conducted by Southeast Missouri State University physics professor Richard Cannon at the proposed site, the corner of North Kingshighway and Lexington...
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Spring forward into sunshine with Mother Nature
(Entertainment ~ 03/08/19)
It's time once again to move the clocks up an hour Sunday, and I couldn't be more excited. But this time each year always prompts me to ask myself the same question: How many people actually have old-school clocks with physical hands? No offense if you have one (or a dozen in your home), but the only clock with physical hands I own is Power Ranger-themed, above my kitchen pantry...
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DeHart, fellow 'The Voice' contestants, YouTube sensation to perform at Telethon
(Entertainment ~ 03/08/19)
SIKESTON -- A concert featuring "The Voice" contestants, including Sikeston native Anna Catherine DeHart and a You Tube sensation father-daughter duo, will take place during the upcoming Kenny Rogers Children's Center Telethon. "We are really excited about the concert," said Christy O'Neal, marketing and development coordinator for the Center...
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Mary Wheaton
(Obituary ~ 03/08/19)
Mary Ruth "O.W." Friedrich Johnson-Wheaton, 81, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Monticello House. She was born Nov. 16, 1937, in Jackson to Robert C. Sr. and Ollie L. Seabaugh Friedrich. She married James Johnson, and two sons were born to their union...
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Austin Frala
(Obituary ~ 03/08/19)
ORAN, Mo. -- Austin Don Frala went to be with Jesus on the day of his birth, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. He is survived by his loving parents, Ryan Edward Frala and Alexis LeAnn Mayberry of Oran. Friends may call from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Unity Baptist Church in Benton, Missouri...
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Mildred Dost
(Obituary ~ 03/08/19)
Mildred M. "Millie" Dost, 89, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown...
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Speak out 3/8/19
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/19)
The article in the Southeast Missourian on March 5, re: the trash in the Red Star area was a good article. Dan Presson is the first city councilman to express his interest in Ward One in many years. KFVS did an excellent ride-along with Dan Presson to view the many areas of trash being dumped. The illegal dumping is a real problem...
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Prayer 3/8/19
(Prayer ~ 03/08/19)
Lord Jesus, Savior, may your peace rule in our hearts always. Amen.
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Births
(Births ~ 03/08/19)
Son to Glenn Allen and Amy Lynn Moore Jr., of Mounds, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:14 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Name, Brady Anthony. Weight, 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Moore is the former Amy Travis, daughter of Brenda Travis of Cairo, Illinois, and Buck Aument of Sterling, Illinois. She is a personal assistant through DORS Rehabilitation Services. Moore is the son of Glenn Moore Sr., and Janet Moore of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois...
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Retro City debuts EP live at local house show
(Entertainment ~ 03/08/19)
Retro City, a band of current and former Southeast students, has seen success beyond what its members could have imagined, all before having ever played a live set. The debut of two singles, "Holiday" and "Waves," on Spotify and other streaming platforms resulted in more than 100,000 listens in a matter of months. The band attributes the popularity to the songs' landing on playlists such as Spotify's Release Radar and Discover Weekly and CNN This Morning...
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