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Cape Girardeau County agenda 5/20/19
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for the May 13 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 5/20/19
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
Proclamation n Mayor's proclamation recognizing the week of May 19 to 25 to be National Public Works Week in Jackson. Approval of minutes n Minutes of regular meeting of 5/6/19 Financial affairs...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 5/20/19
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
Study session Presentations n Public Works Week proclamation n Gun Violence Awareness Day proclamation n Healthy Communities Coalition -- State of Our Health Communications/reports...
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Golden Knights member Q&A
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team member Sgt. 1st Class Ryan O'Rourke spoke with the Southeast Missourian over the phone following Saturday's performance during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. O'Rourke parachuted with the American flag during the opening ceremonies...
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Business Notebook: News on BG's Deli, food bank and a note about cherries in shakes
(Business ~ 05/20/19)
Raise your hand if you've ever eaten a potato skin. Chances are you have and the odds are pretty good sometime over the last 39 years you've tried the potato skins at BG's Olde Tyme Deli on the corner of William Street and South Plaza Way. BG's has announced new ownership and is planning to celebrate several upgrades to the business you'll find in this week's Business Notebook...
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Gibson Center marks 40 years helping people recover from substance abuse in Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 05/20/19)
A local agency that helps people in Southeast Missouri deal with substance abuse and addictions is marking its 40th anniversary this year. The Gibson Center, originally incorporated as the Southeast Missouri Halfway House, opened its doors in 1979 to help individuals struggling with substance abuse. ...
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Blue Angels, Shockwave bring out crowd to this year's Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
The Blue Angels and a host of other airborne performers took to the skies with flips, dives and corkscrew maneuvers during Day One of this year’s Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. And those observing near the airfield also felt the heat coming from the engines and stacks of the jet-powered 36,000-horsepower Shockwave truck...
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Memorial honoring Vietnam veterans holds grand opening in Perryville
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — One Vietnam War veteran makes a promise. Making good on one simple promise affected his community, all who served and all who come to see what he made. If he survived the war, he said, he would create a monument to honor all who fought with him. Jim Eddleman is that soldier. Perryville is the community...
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Rep. Smith supports Trump trade policy, blames Chinese tariffs for farm woes
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says China’s retaliatory tariffs negatively affect his Salem, Missouri, cattle farm, but he still supports President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in the ongoing trade war. “China has raised tariffs on cattle and is threatening to do it again,” the Republican congressman said...
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Civil War monument installed at Ivers Square
(Local News ~ 05/20/19)
Richard Schultz of Schultz Monument Co., standing in middle, and Alan Schwartz, also with the company, lower middle, work at the installation of the United States Colored Troop Memorial, from sculptor Roy W. Butler, as Denise Lincoln of Cape Girardeau holds an umbrella Sunday outside the Common Pleas Courthouse Annex at Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: Dutch Enterprises Awarded 2019 President’s Award from Carrier
(B Magazine ~ 05/20/19)
Dutch Enterprises, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning company since 1962, was recently awarded the 2019 President's Award from Carrier, recognizing the company as an outstanding dealer in the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. Chris Janet, director of sales, accepted the award in Huntington Beach, California...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/20/19)
Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2019. There are 225 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France...
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Prayer 5-20-19
(Prayer ~ 05/20/19)
O God, may we do unto others as we would like them to do unto us. Amen.
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The lies from Dems continue
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/19)
How many people like being lied to for over two years? The Mueller report proved this is what mainstream media and the Democrat leaders have done. Now they do not apologize to the American people. It is very sad that there are people who still watch the mainstream media and believe their biased reporting. ...
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Feedback from protest
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/19)
I just finished standing on Freedom Corner in Cape Girardeau in a rally suggesting that President Trump is not so good for our nation. I was one of the people holding the large IMPEACH sign. We got a lot of positive feedback and some negative, probably more positive than negative...
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Winter sports finalists announced for Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 05/20/19)
The Semoball Awards Show is just a couple of months away, and we’re gearing up for another awesome event. The finalists for the winter sports were recently announced ...
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'John Wick 3' dethrones 'Avengers: Endgame' with $57 million'
(Entertainment ~ 05/20/19)
LOS ANGELES -- The box office has a new king and his name is John Wick. The third installment of the hyper violent Keanu Reeves franchise has taken the top spot at the North American box office and ended the three-week reign of "Avengers: Endgame." Studios on Sunday said "John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum" has grossed an estimated $57 million in its opening weekend. ...
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Coin toss settles rare Philippine election tie
(International News ~ 05/20/19)
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine election officials settled a rare tie in a mayoral race Friday by tossing a coin. They proclaimed Sue Cudilla the new mayor of the town of Araceli in western Palawan province after she won a best-of-three coin flip by picking tails. ...
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China's ban on scrap imports a boon to U.S. recycling plants
(National News ~ 05/20/19)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The halt on China's imports of wastepaper and plastic that has disrupted U.S. recycling programs has also spurred investment in American plants that process recyclables. U.S. paper mills are expanding capacity to take advantage of a glut of cheap scrap. Some facilities that previously exported plastic or metal to China have retooled so they can process it themselves...
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Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, to pay off student debt
(National News ~ 05/20/19)
A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday he would pay off their student loans -- estimated at up to $40 million. Robert F. Smith, this year's commencement speaker, made the announcement while addressing nearly 400 graduating seniors of the all-male historically black college in Atlanta. ...
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In Iran, plunging economy trumps fears of U.S. confrontation
(International News ~ 05/20/19)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Across Iran's capital, the talk always seems to come back to how things may get worse. Battered by U.S. sanctions and its depreciating rial currency, Iran's 80 million people struggle to buy meat, medicine and other staples of daily life. Now they wonder aloud about America's intentions as it rushes an aircraft carrier and other forces to the region over a still-unexplained threat it perceives from Iran...
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Out of the past: May 20
(Out of the Past ~ 05/20/19)
Doug Richards has withdrawn as a Democratic candidate for Cape Girardeau County associate commissioner of the 2nd District; Richards says he withdrew because there is a possibility he will be moving to a residence in the 1st District. Michael Fichter, a criminal-justice professor at Southeast Missouri State University, has visited Bulgaria twice in the last three years, viewing prisons as he prepares to write about that country's penal system; this fall, he will be back in that part of the world as a Fulbright Scholar, teaching a course on U.S. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/20/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/20/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Saturday n Medical assists were made at 12:57 a.m. on South Sprigg Street, 11:24 a.m. on South Fountain Street, 1:39 p.m. on Shirley Drive, 2:52 p.m. on William Street, 3:15 p.m. on North Main Street, 3:30 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road, 6:02 p.m. on North Park Avenue, 6:12 p.m. on William Street, 7:15 p.m. on Centennial Drive and 9:31 p.m. on South Hanover Street...
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Unpleasant surprises: Buying a company can bring challenges
(Business ~ 05/20/19)
NEW YORK -- When Matt Barber and Joel Doub bought a fishing rod manufacturer two years ago, the plan was for previous owner Tom Morgan to stay with the business for five years to mentor them. But six months after the deal closed, Morgan died unexpectedly...
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Washington University to host climate summit next year
(State News ~ 05/20/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Washington University in St. Louis will host a summit next year aimed at addressing growing concerns about climate change. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in St. Louis on Thursday to announce creation of the Midwest Collegiate Climate Summit. It will include representatives from universities, local governments, businesses and not-for-profits...
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Pill abortions drop after Missouri requires pelvic exams
(State News ~ 05/20/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri health department said pill abortions in Missouri declined last year after the state began requiring pelvic exams on patients seeking the procedure. The Department of Health and Senior Services said Missouri doctors performed 359 pill abortions last year, compared to 982 in 2017...
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Scientists to monitor whether endangered beetles can live on own
(State News ~ 05/20/19)
EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. -- Scientists are preparing to end a seven-year program that has reintroduced the first federally endangered species to Missouri because the beetles have shown encouraging signs they could survive on their own. The St. Louis Zoo has worked with the U.S. ...
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Survey: Pay is biggest driver behind teachers quitting
(State News ~ 05/20/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Low pay is the biggest reason Missouri teachers are leaving the profession, according to a new survey. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently shared its findings from a survey of 6,000 teachers, principals and administrators with the State Board of Education, St. Louis Public Radio reported...
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Missouri governor gets most of his agenda
(State News ~ 05/20/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson laid out a relatively simple agenda when he began his first legislative session as the state's chief executive. Infrastructure and workforce development, he called it in his State of the State speech. When the session ended Friday, Parson had pretty much accomplished his goals...
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Flooding disrupts farm shipments on the Mississippi River
(State News ~ 05/20/19)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Normally this time of year, huge barges can be seen chugging up the Mississippi River, carrying millions of tons of grain to market and bringing agriculture-related products to farmers in the Midwest for the new growing season. But there's not much barge traffic this year...
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Scott City Graduate Dylan Hackler
(Submitted Story ~ 05/20/19)
Dylan Hackler was 1 of 46 students awarded his high school diploma on Sunday, May 19, 2019 from Scott City High School. After graduation he has committed to serving his country in the United States Air Force. He is the son of Jim and LaDonna Beard and the grandson of Howard and Debbie Perr of Scott City, MO and James and Lisa Dale of Jackson, MO...
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Religious volunteers honored
(Submitted Story ~ 05/20/19)
The Cape Girardeau Missouri Veterans Foundation honored its religious volunteers on May 15 with lunch and a certificate of appreciation at the monthly board meeting. Those honored were Jim and Marilyn Hampton, Monsignor Richard Rolwing, Deacon Mark Kiblinger, Pastor Eric Schmidt, Pastor Eric Longman, Jim Woeltje, Don Kuehle, Jane Greening, and Kenny and Joyce Loos. ...
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CAPE G ROCKS presents SENORA MAY & FRIENDS
(Submitted Story ~ 05/20/19)
Kentucky's own Senora May comes to Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse presented by CAPE G ROCKS on Friday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m. for a parking lot party. Bring your chairs, bring your blankets!! (No outside food or liquor/coolers allowed). Senora will be accompanied by Luna and the Mountain Jets, Laid Back Country Picker, Wayne Graham and Josh Nolan. Kentucky royalty in the music world...
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Silvers receives Medical Degree from ATSU-KCOM
(Submitted Story ~ 05/20/19)
KIRKSVILLE, MO. – Chase Silvers graduated from A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) in Kirksville, MO, on 5/19/2019. Silvers received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, and was one of 170 new physicians graduating from KCOM at its annual May commencement. This was KCOM’s 179th annual commencement...
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Kara Michelle Ebaugh Askar
(Obituary ~ 05/20/19)
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Co. -- Kara Michelle Askar, 46, of Highlands Ranch passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, May 13, 2019, at Sky Ridge Medical Hospital in Lone Tree, Colorado. Kara was a bright light in this world with an infectious, boisterous personality that could light up a room -- there's no chance you would ever forget having met her. She loved her family, friends, coworkers, patients, doctors and pets, especially dogs...
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