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Cape City Council holds first in-person proceeding since mid-March
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
As they returned to their regular venue in City Hall on Monday, members of Cape Girardeau City Council were met with new norms due to the coronavirus. The meeting marked the council’s first in-person proceeding since March 16, after which council meetings were conducted via Zoom video conference call April 6, April 20 and May 4...
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Stoddard, Bollinger, Union counties add to coronavirus totals
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Nearly a dozen new COVID-19 cases were reported in the region Tuesday. Stoddard County health officials reported six more cases of the disease related to the coronavirus, pushing the county’s total of 64. Of those, 28 patients have recovered. The county is reporting one death attributed to the virus...
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Jackson reminding residents of importance of keeping pollution under control
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
National Public Works Week ends Saturday and the City of Jackson is taking the opportunity to give a reminder to residents: If they are careful not to pollute storm sewers, the effort may result in tax savings. In a two-sided insert included with May’s utility bill, the Jackson Public Works Department is asking people to pick up trash in streets and yards, clean up after pets, recycle motor oil and don’t allow yard clippings to end up in the street...
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Alleged drunken driver flees police, hits police vehicle, injures Cape officer
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
An alleged drunken driver was taken into custody after ramming one Cape Girardeau police officer’s patrol vehicle during a Saturday night pursuit and causing another officer to break a finger. The driver, Eliseo Carmona, was charged with one Class E felony count of driving while intoxicated, one Class E felony count of resisting arrest, one Class E felony count for leaving the scene of an accident causing property damage exceeding $1,000, one Class A misdemeanor for fourth-degree assault on an officer, and one Class A misdemeanor for driving while revoked. ...
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Cape schools superintendent Glass stars in educational programming
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Neil Glass is not just superintendent of Cape Girardeau’s public schools. He’s also star of “Won’t You Be My Tiger?,” a television program airing each weekday on The Heartland’s CW (WQWQ) for the month of May — also available on YouTube. Episodes air from 10 to 11 a.m. each weekday, said district spokeswomen Kristin Tallent, on WQWQ, channel 12.2 in the Cape Girardeau region, Spectrum channel 713, and DirecTV and Dish channel 9...
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'From the ground up': Molon Latte serves coffee on the go in Jackson
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Nearly five centuries before the birth of Christ, when King Leonidas screamed “Molon labe!” or “Come and get [them]!” to the Persian armed forces at the Battle of Thermopylae in ancient Greece, he was daring the invaders to come and get the weapons his Spartan troops held at the ready. When husband and wife team Billy and Kristen Lewis named their mobile coffee shop Molon Latte, it was a nod to Leonidas’ fighting spirit, to the pair’s shared military background, and to their shared mentality...
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Faith is the answer for cancer survivor businesswoman Angie Perkins
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Cape Girardeau County businesswoman Angie Perkins says the way she thinks about everybody is different today. “I try not think of anyone as a stranger (now) but as family,” Perkins said. Perkins operates Egypt Mills Home Décor on the site of what used to be Muddy Waters Bar...
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Cape's Esquire Theater 'endangered' again
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
A familiar landmark is back on the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission Endangered Buildings list. The venerable Esquire Theater, 824 Broadway, has taken its place among 23 other structures on the commission’s 2020 list. Redevelopment projects for the 73-year-old movie house have come and gone in the past decade...
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Reinstallation of Broadway yield signs reignites discussion of downtown pedestrian problems
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Eight “yield to pedestrian” signs were reinstalled in the middle of Broadway this spring as an ongoing downtown effort to raise awareness of right of way at crosswalks, but their reappearance has also reignited conversations of the signs’ effectiveness...
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Clock runs out on PDMP bill: Missouri remains only state without comprehensive database
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Missouri lawmakers on Friday reached an impasse on legislation that would have enacted a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), an electronic database that tracks prescriptions for controlled substances. The 2020 legislative session ended at 6 p.m. Friday...
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Jackson boys rescue 5-year-old girl who nearly drowned in Hubble Creek
(Local News ~ 05/20/20)
Four boys rescued a 5-year-old Sunday afternoon after she was swept under a bridge in Hubble Creek. Kinsley Stuart was playing on a water bridge at Jackson City Park with her mother, Casey Enderle Stuart, when a strong current swept Kinsley under the culvert bridge...
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Delicious Reading: Chocolate Banana Cake from “Spend with Pennies”
(05/20/20)
When I was a little girl, I was lucky enough to have Grandma Rell, my maternal grandmother, as my babysitter while my parents were at work. By having someone 60 years my senior as one of my primary caregivers, I developed some habits my husband refers to as “Depression-era.” For example, I have a very hard time throwing any food away. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/20/20)
Today is Wednesday, May 20, the 141st day of 2020. There are 225 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 20, 1961, a white mob attacked a busload of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, prompting the federal government to send in U.S. marshals to restore order...
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TTF deserves voter support on June 2 ballot
(Editorial ~ 05/20/20)
On the ballot June 2 for Cape Girardeau voters is the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF6) sales tax extension. The five-year extension is expected to generate $25 million to be used on a mix of new projects, roadway maintenance and other transportation projects...
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Biden's most ridiculous veep prospect
(Column ~ 05/20/20)
Stacey Abrams has another distinction to add to her resume -- she's among the most preposterous potential vice-presidential candidates ever. Her attempt to leverage a failed Georgia gubernatorial bid into a spot on the Democratic ticket is so brazenly absurd that it's hard to think of precedents...
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'Joe has absolutely no idea what's happening'
(Column ~ 05/20/20)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. President Donald Trump, speaking to the Washington Examiner ahead of an event at a medical supply facility in this key swing state, took aim at Joe Biden's mental faculties, at one point claiming his Democratic challenger "has absolutely no idea what's happening."...
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Sri Lanka newlyweds cancel wedding party, help poor instead
(International News ~ 05/20/20)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- As couples do all over the world, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiance, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand wedding. And everything was on course for the Sri Lankan couple -- until the coronavirus struck the island nation off India's southern tip, leading to an indefinite lockdown...
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UK jobless claims surge by record amount as pandemic hits
(National News ~ 05/20/20)
LONDON -- Unemployment claims in Britain jumped by a record amount in April to their highest level since the 1990s, underscoring the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the economy despite government programs to keep workers on payrolls. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak downplayed the chances of a swift recovery in a parliamentary hearing. He could not, in short, pledge to secure every job or business. An immediate bounce back is not a given...
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UN: Civilian casualties by Taliban, Afghan forces rising
(International News ~ 05/20/20)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The United Nations on Tuesday called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian casualties at the hands of both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the increase. The U.N. mission also expressed concern about stepped-up attacks and brutality of the Islamic State group...
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Will tourists return to Europe after virus?
(International News ~ 05/20/20)
AYIA NAPA, Cyprus -- The Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa is known for its boisterous parties. Each summer, thousands of young foreign tourists pack the dance floors of its nightlife district after a day at the beach. But the pandemic silenced the exuberant Napa Strip district as the island nation of Cyprus went into a lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus. ...
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Experts: Trump's threats to WHO could undercut global health
(International News ~ 05/20/20)
GENEVA -- U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on the World Health Organization are hurting its ability to protect global health, medical experts said Tuesday, as many WHO member states rallied around the U.N. health agency -- even as they urged a look into its coordination of the global response to the coronavirus ...
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Google says it won't build AI tools for oil and gas drillers
(National News ~ 05/20/20)
Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon. A statement from the company Tuesday followed a Greenpeace report that documents how the three tech giants are using AI and computing power to help oil companies find and access oil and gas deposits in the U.S. and around the world...
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COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern
(National News ~ 05/20/20)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with first responders. Supporters say the measure is designed to protect those on the front line, but it's sparked concerns of profiling in minority communities already mistrustful of law enforcement...
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California GOP sees revival in House win
(National News ~ 05/20/20)
LOS ANGELES -- California Republicans have been waiting for a turning point, and some think it's finally arrived. The party of Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan has been fading in California for years: Democrats control every statewide office, dominate the Legislature and hold all but eight of the state's 53 U.S. House seats. The GOP's deficit in voter registrations: 4.4 million...
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Aides scramble to defend Trump's use of unproven drug
(National News ~ 05/20/20)
WASHINGTON -- Making himself an example for using a malaria drug against the coronavirus, President Donald Trump sent the White House scrambling Tuesday to defend his decision amid medical concerns the unproven treatment could spark misuse of a medication with potentially fatal side effects...
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Missouri lawsuit for absentee voting amid virus appealed
(State News ~ 05/20/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Civil rights groups on Tuesday appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court after a local judge dismissed their lawsuit seeking to allow all Missourians to vote absentee in upcoming elections to help reduce the risk of catching or spreading the coronavirus...
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Speak Out 5/20/20
(Speak Out ~ 05/20/20)
There is no debate about the effectiveness of wearing a simple cloth mask indoors and in public. It is about 80% effective in stopping you from transmitting COVID-19. Period. There's no rational argument otherwise. If you're so tough that you're not worried about contracting the virus, then feel good that the same mask is only about 20% effective in keeping you from getting it. Do the right thing...
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Prayer 5/20/20
(Prayer ~ 05/20/20)
O God, may we do unto others as we would like them to do unto us. Amen.
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Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It to Beaver,' dies
(Entertainment ~ 05/20/20)
LOS ANGELES -- Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV's "Leave It to Beaver," died Monday, his family said. Osmond died in Los Angeles at age 76. No indication of the cause was given. "He was an incredibly kind and wonderful father," son Eric Osmond said in a statement. "He had his family gathered around him when he passed. He was loved and will be very missed."...
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Out of the past: May 20
(Out of the Past ~ 05/20/20)
With the Mississippi River climbing, the Cape Girardeau County Commission declared a curfew for the flooded areas of the county, effective at 6 p.m. yesterday; those going around barricaded roadways are subject to arrest; at Dutchtown, dump trucks coordinated by the Corps of Engineers, are pouring rock and gravel onto Highway 74 for a makeshift levee...
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Area police reports 5/20/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/20/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 100 block of Clark Avenue. Theft n Larceny was reported in the 2000 block of Independence Street. Miscellaneous n Weapons law violation was reported in the 400 block of Louis Street...
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Birth 5/20/20
(Births ~ 05/20/20)
Son to Anthony W. and Chelsea A. Riley at their home in Chaffee, Missouri, with a midwife, 4:19 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Name, Lawrence Jerome. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Riley is the former Chelsea Criddle, the daughter of Brian and Laura Criddle of Cape Girardeau. She is a stay-at-home mom and bookkeeper for Same Day Freight. Criddle is the son of Don and Marty Riley of Cape Girardeau. He is the owner of Riley Power & Light LLC...
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Carmon Collier
(Obituary ~ 05/20/20)
Carmon Alfred Collier, 84, of Scott City died Monday, May 18, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 9, 1936, in Ancell to Floyd Alfred and Goldia Brant Collier. He married Jean Lafern Strauser on April 5, 1953. She preceded him in death Dec. 22, 2018...
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