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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 2/19/20
(Local News ~ 02/19/20)
Public hearings n Hearing to consider a request for a special-use permit for a bed-and-breakfast dwelling in an R-2 (single-family residential) district at 736 Greensferry Road, as submitted by Christine M. Pagano...
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Poplar Bluff police seeking information into three shootings over two days
(Local News ~ 02/19/20)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Poplar Bluff Police Department is investigating the third shooting in two days after a woman reported her car was shot multiple times Monday night. Officers believe Monday's night shooting, as well as two that occurred Sunday afternoon, are "going to be intertwined with the same groups of people, but putting that together is the tough thing," said Lt. Josh Stewart...
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Cape City Council to vote March 2 on Capital Improvement Program for 2020-2025
(Local News ~ 02/19/20)
No comments were made during a public hearing at the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Monday night to gather input on the current draft of the city’s Capital Improvement Program for the next five years. The five-year program outlines the use of more than $200 million in funding for capital infrastructure projects in three categories: transportation, environment and capital assets...
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Judge Scott Lipke announces candidacy for 32nd Judicial Circuit seat
(Local News ~ 02/19/20)
Associate Circuit Judge Scott Lipke has announced his candidacy for Circuit Court judge, Division 1, in the 32nd Judicial Circuit. On Friday, Gov. Mike Parson appointed the present seatholder, Judge Michael Gardner, whose term would expire Dec. 31, to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District...
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100 years young
(Local News ~ 02/19/20)
World War II veteran Ben Howard prepares to blow out the candles on his 100th-birthday cake as Missouri Veterans Home employees, from left, Caroline Hoxworth, Dianne Ivy and Gail DuBois hold photos of his various service medals Tuesday at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Missouri House passes drug monitoring legislation; bill will move to Senate
(Local News ~ 02/19/20)
Legislation that would establish a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) was approved Monday by the Missouri House of Representatives. Missouri is the only state in the country without a statewide PDMP, an electronic database tracking prescriptions for controlled substances...
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UnitedHealthcare committed to providing Cape area residents access to quality, affordable health care
(Column ~ 02/19/20)
Editor's note: The Southeast Missourian invited UnitedHealthcare and Saint Francis Healthcare to share their perspectives on current negotiations. Here is UnitedHealthcare's update. At UnitedHealthcare, we have the privilege of serving more than 1 million Missouri residents who rely on us to provide them with access to health care that is not only high quality but also affordable. ...
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Delicious Reading: “The Simple Veganista” and Tex-Mex Quinoa Vegetable Soup
(02/19/20)
I know a lot of people consider the fall soup season, but since our October started in the 90s here in Southeast Missouri, winter is more of a soup season for me. I was looking for a recipe that would dovetail nicely with my desire for a warm soup supper on a cold day, a new year’s goal of getting my family to eat more vegetables and the ever-present need for convenience when we are running from school to lessons, rehearsal, church events, etc. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2020. There are 316 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1945, Operation Detachment began during World War II as some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces...
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Congratulations to Semoball Awards fall sports finalists
(Editorial ~ 02/19/20)
The road to the 2020 Semoball Awards began recently as the fall sports finalists for several high school sports categories were announced. Volleyball finalists: Mekenzie Yount, Dexter; Roz Schrader, Advance; Alyssa Miles, Advance; Melena Green, Kennett; Kiley Bess, Poplar Bluff; Tyler Conkright, Ellington; Alivia Cobb, Sikeston; Hannah Shinn, Jackson; Ella Vogel, Cape Central; Madelyn Bourner, Jackson...
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Abortion dilemma
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/19/20)
Abortion laws in Missouri allow no exceptions in cases of rape or incest. They adhere to a core goal of protecting the innocent. But forcing a woman to have a baby that results from rape or incest puts the woman in a horrible position. The baby would be a constant reminder of the violation, and the father would have some parental rights, or at least a lasting tie to the victim...
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Afghan president Ghani wins 2nd term
(International News ~ 02/19/20)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Ashraf Ghani won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced Tuesday, more than four months after polls closed. The commission said Ghani garnered 923,592 votes, or 50.64%, in the election that took place last Sept. 28. His main challenger, the country's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah received 720,841 votes, or 39.52%...
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UN-backed government in Libya suspends talks after port attack
(International News ~ 02/19/20)
GENEVA -- The U.N.-supported government in Libya said Tuesday it would suspend its participation in talks in Geneva aimed at salvaging a fragile cease-fire in the North African country following an attack on Tripoli's strategic port. It appeared to be the first such attack on Tripoli's port since Libyan forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Hifter began their siege of the city almost a year ago...
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Russia and Turkey agree on more talks on Syria amid crisis
(International News ~ 02/19/20)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Talks between Russia and Turkey meant to reduce tensions in northwestern Syria did not yield a "satisfactory result" for Ankara, but both sides agreed to continue negotiations, a spokesman for Turkey's president said Tuesday. Turkey and Russia support rival groups in the Syrian conflict and for the past few years have been closely coordinating their moves in Idlib province. ...
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German revelers poke fun at leaders
(International News ~ 02/19/20)
MAINZ, Germany -- The heads and bodies are gigantic, the subjects are world leaders, and the creations are irresistible to look at. All of these oversized figures are coming together for a provocative parade at the traditional Mainz carnival celebrations in western Germany...
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Netanyahu trial clouds Israel campaign
(International News ~ 02/19/20)
JERUSALEM -- The criminal trial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, court officials announced Tuesday, shaking up the final stretch of a contentious election campaign and hurting the longtime Israeli leader's hopes of forming a new government after the vote...
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Experts ponder why cruise ship quarantine failed
(International News ~ 02/19/20)
TOKYO -- As an extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship ends Wednesday in Japan, many scientists say it was a failed experiment: The ship seemed to serve as an incubator for the new virus from China instead of an isolation facility meant to prevent the worsening of an outbreak...
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Is new virus more 'deadly' than the flu? Not exactly
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
What's more deadly -- the flu, SARS or the new coronavirus discovered in China? There are different ways to look at it, and even knowledgeable folks sometimes say "deadly" when they may mean "lethal." Lethality means the capacity to cause death, or how often a disease proves fatal...
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Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund for potentially thousands of men who were molested as youngsters decades ago by scoutmasters or other leaders...
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Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end. By spending more than $400 million of his own money and largely bypassing his opponents by skipping the early primary states, Bloomberg has rocketed to double-digit support in enough national polls to qualify for tonight's Nevada debate...
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Judge refuses to delay Stone sentencing
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Tuesday refused to delay sentencing for Trump confidant Roger Stone on his conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress. The decision by Judge Amy Berman Jackson came after President Donald Trump tweeted in defense of his longtime ally and said Stone's conviction "should be thrown out."...
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Homeland Security waives contracting laws for wall
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
SAN DIEGO -- The Trump administration said Tuesday it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse...
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Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting what he called a "ridiculous" 14-year prison sentence for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former New York Police Department commissioner Bernie Kerik, among a long list of others...
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Soggy neighborhoods under flash-flood warning in Mississippi
(National News ~ 02/19/20)
RIDGELAND, Miss. -- Forecasters expected more heavy rains in parts of the flood-ravaged South on Tuesday, prolonging the misery for worried people who still can't get back in homes surrounded by water. Some of the hardest-hit areas were under a flash flood watch, as the National Weather Service said as much as 2 inches of rain, and even more in some spots -- was expected to fall in a short amount of time in central Mississippi...
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James Lange
(Obituary ~ 02/19/20)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- James Ray Lange, 66, of Bonne Terre passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. He was born April 20, 1953, in Egypt Mills. He is survived by his wife, Terry Lange of Bonne Terre; son, James (Sara) Lange; grandchildren, Austin and Abbigayle; and sisters, Mary Thiele, Betty Hengst, Pat Moore, Donna Farrow and Brenda Blackwell...
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Joyce Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/19/20)
Joyce Ann Johnson, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7 p.m., Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Milford Holt
(Obituary ~ 02/19/20)
Milford Owen Holt, a lifelong educator who spent the last 19 years of his career working as an administrator at Southeast Missouri State University, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Cape Girardeau, with Jane, his loving wife of more than 70 years, at his side. He was 93...
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Velma Hester
(Obituary ~ 02/19/20)
BRANSON, Mo. -- Velma Lois Hester, 75, of Branson, formerly of Delta, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Cox Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bob Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Kenyon Cemetery in Delta...
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Betty Evans
(Obituary ~ 02/19/20)
Betty J. Evans, 80, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 29, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to John and Alma T. Christy Biri. Betty attended Jackson High School and worked at the former shoe factory in Cape Girardeau...
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Dorothy Bryeans
(Obituary ~ 02/19/20)
ORAN, Mo. -- Dorothy Maxine Bryeans, 94, of Oran died Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born June 5, 1925, in Morley, Missouri, to Thomas Jefferson and Myrtle Cruise Jackson. She married Harold Emory Bryeans on Sept. 26, 1942. He preceded her in death Feb. 23, 1991...
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Police chief says he was suspended for dispute with mayor
(State News ~ 02/19/20)
ASHLAND, Mo. -- A central Missouri police chief alleges he was suspended from his job because he refused to remove a woman from a home she shared with the town's mayor. Lyn Woolford filed a petition Monday seeking to be reinstated as police chief in Ashland, a town of about 3,800 residents between Columbia and Jefferson City. He was suspended last week by Mayor Gene Rhorer but the reasons were not publicly explained, The Columbia Missourian reported...
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Arrest made in officer shooting
(State News ~ 02/19/20)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The man suspected of shooting an off-duty police officer at a Walmart store in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson is now in custody. Shortly after noon Tuesday, St. Louis County investigators saw a black Mercedes Benz in Ferguson matching the description of the vehicle the suspect may have been driving. The 20-year-old suspect was pulled over in nearby Jennings after a short pursuit. Police said he tried to run but was arrested a short time later...
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Legal deadline in Missouri abortion license case pushed back
(State News ~ 02/19/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A decision on whether Missouri's only abortion clinic can keep its license will be pushed back a little further. The Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission on Tuesday agreed to the state health department's request for an extension until March 16 to file written briefs. The previous deadline was Feb. 28...
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Execution date set for man convicted of killing 81-year-old
(State News ~ 02/19/20)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri man convicted of killing an 81-year-old mobile home park manager nearly three decades ago now faces execution in May. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday set a May19 execution date for Walter Barton, 64. He would be the first Missouri inmate put to death since Russell Bucklew was executed in October. ...
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Prayer 2/19/20
(Prayer ~ 02/19/20)
In word and song we rejoice before you, O Lord Jesus. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 02/19/20)
The city of Cape Girardeau paid above appraised value for more than half of the 42 tracts it purchase for the Cape LaCroix-Walker Branch flood-control project; in all Cape Girardeau spent more than $1.84 million on rights-of-way and easement costs, including purchase of the old James Glass and Auto Body building along Cape LaCroix Creek at a cost of $248,000; overall, the city paid 12% more than the $1.65 million appraised value for the land...
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Cape Area Community Foundation Announces Grants
(Submitted Story ~ 02/19/20)
Cape Area Community Foundation (CACF) announced its 2019 Grant Recipients through its Community Grantmaking Program. The Community Grantmaking Program for CACF is available to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, schools, faith-based organizations and government entities serving Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City. The grants address local needs through projects that will enhance the quality of life in the community...
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Walter J. Wright: Iwo Jima Survivor
(Submitted Story ~ 02/19/20)
Reading this article (https://www.dailypress.com/military/vp-nw-iwo-jima-vet-eddie-vincek-20200219-3reezu6s25ezza4irbf6pdpjva-story.html) from the Daily Press newspaper in Newport News VA reminded me that Cape Girardeau has its own Iwo Jima survivor:...
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