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Wallingford wants House seat after reaching term limits in Senate
(Local News ~ 07/05/19)
State Sen. Wayne Wallingford and state Rep. Kathy Swan are looking to trade places in the 2020 election. Wallingford said Wednesday he will run for Swan's District 147 House seat. The House district takes in an area primarily covering the city of Cape Girardeau...
- Patriotic volunteerism (Local News ~ 07/05/19)
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Jackson, Cape celebrate The Fourth
(Local News ~ 07/05/19)
Heat and humidity were no match for those wishing to celebrate the Fourth of July with barbecued chow, helicopter rides, rubber duck races and a car show in Southeast Missouri. Parking lots were near capacity at both the daylong celebration at Jackson City Park and at Cape Girardeau's Great American Fourth of July Celebration awaiting the Spirit of America Award presentation...
- Jackson looks to change clean-up/fix-up methods for residents (Local News ~ 07/05/19)
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Painting history: Muralist's work featured on museum
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- There is no need for a frame for Victoria Hutcheson's current work of art. Her work's boundaries are the earth and sky. Since June 16, Hutcheson has applied her paints and artistic talent to the side of the New Madrid Historical Museum to create a 40-foot by 11-foot mural for viewing from the Mississippi River levee...
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Time to vote: People's Choice Awards underway
(Local News ~ 07/05/19)
The Southeast Missourian's 13th annual People's Choice Awards is underway, and its goal is to "highlight the best aspects of the business community in Cape County." More than 5,000 ballots were cast during last year's contest, featuring more than 90 business categories, according to Rust Communications multimedia advertising sales manager Gera LeGrand...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/05/19)
Today is Friday, July 5, the 186th day of 2019. There are 179 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee; the song he recorded was "That's All Right."...
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Sponsored: Termites, the Silent Destroyers
(Insiders Advice ~ 07/05/19)
A better word to describe a termite is “ninja.” They work in the dark 24/7, they attempt staying out of sight, they’re extremely destructive and it takes a well-trained warrior to defeat them. In different parts of the country, there are multiple kinds of termites; in fact, there are more than 2,000 kinds of termites around the world. ...
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SATIRE: What's your sign?
(B Magazine ~ 07/05/19)
I've heard grumbling lately about the new fluorescent "State Law: Yield to Pedestrians Within Crosswalk" signs that Cape Girardeau has installed smack dab in the middle of Broadway. Oh, how the worm has turned! I remember the city's "War on Signs" in 2006. The city fathers started aggressively enforcing the municipal sign ordinance, enraging business owners who faced the prospect of removing or redesigning their advertising signage. One business owner even went to jail over the matter...
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Sikeston's James Blair Moran recognized with Spirit of America Award
(Editorial ~ 07/05/19)
If there's a running theme among all our past Spirit of America Award winners, it might just be humility. It seems none of our winners want to take credit for their accomplishments -- for the very reasons why they were nominated and then selected as winners...
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Cape can't afford more projects
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/05/19)
Are you listening? Could this be the wisdom of the city council, administrators and park department when it comes to spending funds for the betterment of Cape? Why should the citizens approve funds and bonds for new facilities just because the council says we should? We paid for a consultant who said "no" for the courthouse to become city hall...
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Quake rattles Southern California
(National News ~ 07/05/19)
LOS ANGELES -- A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing some damage in a town near the epicenter amid a swarm of ongoing aftershocks. The 6.4 magnitude quake struck at 10:33 a.m. in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles, near the town of Ridgecrest, California. It is the strongest quake to hit the region in 20 years...
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Australian student released in North Korea says 'I'm OK'
(International News ~ 07/05/19)
CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters in Beijing on Thursday as "very good," without saying what happened. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced to Parliament that Alek Sigley, 29, had been released hours earlier following intervention from Swedish diplomats Wednesday and had been taken to the Australian Embassy in Beijing...
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Putin meets pope, Italian leaders
(International News ~ 07/05/19)
ROME -- Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized historically strong ties with Italy before starting a one-day visit Thursday to Rome, including a meeting with Pope Francis. Putin said in an interview published in Corriere della Sera "we have a special relationship, tested by time, with Italy," and he welcomed the populist government's position EU sanctions against Russia should be lifted...
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82 migrants missing day after deadly strike
(International News ~ 07/05/19)
CAIRO -- A boat carrying 86 migrants from Libya sank in the Mediterranean Sea and only three passengers are known to have survived the shipwreck the day after an airstrike on a Libyan detention center killed at least 44 migrants, the U.N. migration agency said Thursday...
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Hot weather shuts down Acropolis
(Community ~ 07/05/19)
ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's most famous archaeological site, the Acropolis in Athens, has shut down to visitors for four hours because of hot weather in the capital. The antiquities authority said the Acropolis would remain closed to visitors from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday if temperatures in Athens rose above 96.8 degrees, with a real feel of about 104. Hot weather was also forecast for today, and authorities said the Acropolis would also shut for four hours today if those temperatures were reached...
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Joey Chestnut eats 71 hot dogs for title
(National News ~ 07/05/19)
NEW YORK -- Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan's Famous annual July Fourth hot dog-eating contest Thursday, just a few hot dogs shy of breaking the record he set last year. In front of a crowd of fans and facing 17 opponents, the California native far exceeded his nearest competitors, but didn't quite make or pass the 74-dog mark he reached in 2018...
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She said, he said: What's next with Taylor Swift's music catalog?
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/19)
NEW YORK -- Taylor Swift's feuds can captivate the public almost as much as her music, and her latest emotional salvo against one of music's top managers not only made headlines but got key players in the industry riled up, with the likes of Justin Bieber, Halsey and Demi Lovato publicly choosing sides as accusations and insults were posted furiously on social media...
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Even poop is cute at Japanese museum
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/19)
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Japan's culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what would be in a toilet, and comes in twisty ice cream and cupcake shapes, in all colors and sizes...
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Issac Coplin
(Obituary ~ 07/05/19)
Issac J. Coplin, son of Matthew P. Coplin and Danielle A. Hill Coplin was born Nov. 25, 2016, in Sikeston, Missouri, and died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Chaffee, Missouri, at the age of 2 years. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri...
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Prayer 7/5/19
(Prayer ~ 07/05/19)
Fill us, O God, with your divine serenity whenever tempers flare. Amen.
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Speak Out 7/5/19
(Speak Out ~ 07/05/19)
In a time of ever decreasing resources, it saddens me to see the Cape Girardeau School District pledging millions for a swimming pool and the Jackson district paying for administrators to rub elbows at a high dollar resort for a conference. At least have the common sense to keep your photos and comments off social media...
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Area police reports 7/5/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Aubrey Alford, 19, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. n Vernon Luttrull, 48, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant...
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Cape fire report 7/5/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 8:17 a.m. on Anna Street, 10:39 a.m. on North Spring Avenue, 12:41 p.m. on William Street and 4:25 p.m. on North Kingshighway...
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Out of the past: July 5
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/19)
Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties will be well represented in the leadership of the Missouri Court of Appeals over the next years, as judges from the adjoining counties assume chief judge positions; on Friday, Judge Stanley A. Grimm of Cape Girardeau became chief judge of the eastern district, and Judge Kenneth W. Shrum of Marble Hill took over as chief judge of the southern district...
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Birth 7/5/10
(Births ~ 07/05/19)
Son to Elisha Harris and Makenya Ray of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:34 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2019. Name, Josiah Jakarion. Weight, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Ray is the daughter of Herman and Fannie Ray of Cape Girardeau. She is the customer service manager at TalentForce. Harris is the son of Diane Harris-Bufford of Cape Girardeau and Anthony Harris Sr., of Cape Girardeau. He is self-employed...
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Keep the party going with First Friday, live bands, dinosaurs
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/19)
The Fourth of July is over, but the hype (and aroma of fireworks) still lingers in my neighborhood. I'm all for it, because it means people are still celebrating freedom and America. This weekend the party continues with the kickoff to pop-up movies in Capaha Park, local bands and First Friday with the Arts. There's even a new dinosaur at Bollinger County Museum of Natural History...
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Bones found in bag at snack stand identified as human
(State News ~ 07/05/19)
ALPINE, N.J. -- Authorities say bones in a plastic bag found hanging on the door of a snack stand at a scenic overlook in New Jersey have been identified as human. Bergen County prosecutors say a positive identification of the remains found Monday at the Stateline Lookout overlook in Alpine has not yet been made. ...
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Four Cape Artists Accepted in National Exhibit
(Submitted Story ~ 07/05/19)
Four Cape Girdeau artists have work accepted in the National Art Exhibition at the Arts Council In Cape Girdeau MO. They are Jan Chamberlain, Justin Henry Miller, Caroline Thompson, and Judy Westrich. The show will close July 27.
- Jackson mud volleyball team (Submitted Story ~ 07/05/19)
- Jackson mud volleyball team (Submitted Story ~ 07/05/19)
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