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Marble Hill teenager serves as entrepreneurial inspiration
(Editorial ~ 06/17/20)
If you watch "Shark Tank," the ABC show that features entrepreneurs who pitch their ideas to well known business moguls, you know good ideas don't come with an age prerequisite. Likewise, not all good ideas need a national TV show get started. Just ask Judson Mayfield, 18, of Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Highway 91 in Scott County closed for bridge replacement
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
Highway 91 in Scott County, between Route CC and County Road 447, will be closed as contractor crews replace the bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 291. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation new release, the work will begin June 29, and completion is anticipated by Oct. 16. Signs marking a detour will be in place...
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Cape airport, consultants discusses expansion plans with council
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and CMT consultants presented ideas for airport terminal updates, expansion and future passenger projections included in its Terminal Area Master Plan (TAMP) to the Cape Girardeau City Council at its meeting Monday...
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The rodeo will go on: Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo announces safety measures for August event
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo will take place in August, the rodeo’s board of directors announced Tuesday. A parade will kick off the event Aug. 1, and the rodeo will take place from Aug. 5 through 8. “Our intent is to conduct the traditional events we have put on for the past 68 years and allow supporters and fans to participate at the level they feel comfortable,” according to the statement...
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Cape Girardeau youths share perspectives on race, local violence during Children's March event
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police May 25 has reignited conversations across the country about racial inequality in America. Sunday evening at Capaha Park, the future generations of Cape Girardeau voiced their own feelings, opinions and experiences regarding discrimination and racism during a Children’s March event sponsored by St. James AME Church’s social justice ministry...
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Cape First to host conversation on racial issues June 23
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
Recent unrest across the country spurred by racial tensions has moved church leaders in Cape Girardeau to respond. Part of that response is an event planned for Tuesday at Cape First Church that will seek to have a conversation to truly listen to what people have to say...
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All parties located safely after reported abduction in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
All involved parties were located safely and released Tuesday morning after an abduction was reported at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Joey Hann said a father and daughter were playing at the park, and the father had to carry his daughter to his truck when it was time to leave. ...
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Jackson playgrounds reopen as coronavirus restrictions ease
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
After begin closed more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the swings, slides and climbing areas in Jackson’s park playgrounds are open once again. “We’ve been raring to go for some time now,” said Jackson parks and recreation director Shane Anderson on Tuesday as he and his staff began opening the city’s 12 play areas — 10 in Jackson City Park and one each in Jackson Soccer Park and Brookside Park, adjacent to the Sunset Hills subdivision...
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Differing thoughts on Confederate marker in Cape, agreement on Juneteenth
(Local News ~ 06/17/20)
The nearly 90-year old Confederate States of America monument in Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau, the subject of a recent petition effort, should be removed, said the president of Cape Girardeau’s NAACP. “Any statue reminding people of slavery should come down,” said Pat Thompson-McBride, who has headed the local chapter of the civil rights organization since 2019...
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Protect Your Credit and Know Your Debt Repayment Obligations During a Crisis
(06/17/20)
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has upended the global economy, disrupted countless companies’ operations and shaken many Americans’ personal finances. If the coronavirus crisis has affected your finances to the point that you’re having difficulty repaying a loan, you should reach out to the lender right away to discuss your options. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/17/20)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 169th day of 2020. There are 197 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 17, 1972, President Richard Nixon's eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside the Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex...
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Tax liens May 2020
(Business Records ~ 06/17/20)
Scott County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tara L. Mason, recorder of deeds, during May are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 545-3551...
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Poll: Americans are the unhappiest in 50 years
(National News ~ 06/17/20)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Spoiler alert: 2020 has been rough on the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years. This bold -- yet unsurprising -- conclusion comes from the COVID Response Tracking Study, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. ...
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Italy survey finds irritability, anxiety in kids locked-down because of virus
(Community ~ 06/17/20)
ROME -- A survey conducted in Italy on the psychological impact of coronavirus lockdowns on children has quantified what many parents observed during weeks cooped up at home: kids were more irritable, had trouble sleeping and for some of the youngest, wept inconsolably and regressed developmentally...
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Drug offers hope even as virus cases rise in Africa, Asia
(International News ~ 06/17/20)
JOHANNESBURG -- Researchers on Tuesday announced the first drug shown to save lives among severely ill coronavirus patients, offering hope even as infection rates rose in Africa and Asia, and there were worrisome upticks of contagion in countries that had largely contained the virus...
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North Korea destroys empty liaison office with South
(International News ~ 06/17/20)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed, largely symbolic display of anger that puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy...
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India says 3 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops
(International News ~ 06/17/20)
SRINAGAR, India -- A confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops along the nations' disputed Himalayan border left at least three Indian soldiers dead in a region where thousands of soldiers on both sides have been facing off for over a month, the Indian army said Tuesday...
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Tulsa's mayor balancing concerns over planned Trump rally
(National News ~ 06/17/20)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- For most mayors in deep-red states like Oklahoma, the prospect of hosting the first rally for President Donald Trump in months would be a delight. It would showcase the city on an international stage and draw revenue for local businesses that have been shuttered for months amid the coronavirus outbreak...
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Value of police body cameras limited by lack of transparency
(National News ~ 06/17/20)
In the fatal shooting of a black man by police in Atlanta last week, officers' body cameras captured about 40 minutes of footage, but not the critical moments that end with one of them opening fire. In Oklahoma City, it took police more than a year to release video from the arrest of a man who died in custody. It came out months after the officers involved were cleared of any wrongdoing, and shows them struggling with the man as he says "I can't breathe." One officer replies: "I don't care."...
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'Still scared': Health workers feel toll of virus fight
(National News ~ 06/17/20)
NEW YORK -- Outside a back door to a hospital where the coronavirus hit like a hurricane, a half-dozen staffers gathered recently to look back, and look inward. "I am still scared," Dr. Gwen Hooley told her colleagues at Elmhurst Hospital, which was swamped with patients in late March as the virus rampaged through New York...
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Trump signs executive order on police reform
(National News ~ 06/17/20)
WASHINGTON -- Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints...
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Linda Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 06/17/20)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Linda Diane Slinkard, 70, of Advance passed away Monday, June 15, 2020. She was born Aug. 2, 1949, the daughter of Bill and Bernece Whitehead. She was the owner of The Flower Box in Advance and worked as a florist for over 30 years. She was a proud graduate of Advance High School. She loved spending time with her family, trips to casinos with her friends and watching her sons play music...
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Kandius Schleinger
(Obituary ~ 06/17/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- Kandius Lee Schleinger, 62, of Benton passed away Monday, June 15, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 17, 1957, in St. Louis, the daughter of Charles Lee and Donna Lee Elliff Martin. She first married Herbert Bonney, and he preceded her in death. She then married Ricky Schleinger on Oct. 6, 2001, in Benton...
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Dorothy Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 06/17/20)
Dorothy M. Hinkebein, 91, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 25, 1929, in Tilsit to William A. and Lydia Maevers Sperling. She and Ennis W. Hinkebein were married Feb. 23, 1949, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. They had been married 36 years when he passed away July 9, 1985...
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Alice Boyd
(Obituary ~ 06/17/20)
Alice Lee Boyd, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Hospital. She was born March 23, 1951, in Shaw, Mississippi, to the late Isom Combs and Willie B. Wells Lawson. She married Frank Boyd Jr., and he survives...
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Edward Bishop
(Obituary ~ 06/17/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward V. Bishop, 81, of Perryville died Sunday, June 14, 2020, at his home. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Deacon Joe Brindley officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Critics slam plans for black bear hunt in Missouri next year
(State News ~ 06/17/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A proposal to allow the first black bear hunt in modern Missouri history is drawing strong interest, particularly from opponents. The Missouri Department of Conservation asked for public response to a plan for a limited black bear hunt next year as a way to manage a bear population that is growing and expanding its range. The department said between 540 and 840 black bears live in Missouri, mostly south of the Missouri River...
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Bill to expand rape exam access on Missouri governor's desk
(State News ~ 06/17/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri hospitals would have to provide sexual assault exams whenever needed under a bill Gov. Mike Parson is considering signing into law. Creve Coeur Democratic Sen. Jill Schupp, who spearheaded the proposal, said rape victims now are sometimes turned away or must be driven to hospitals hours away to get a rape exam. DNA samples and other evidence of sexual assault gathered in rape kits can be used by law enforcement and prosecutors to catch and convict rapists...
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Missouri to reinstate rules for unemployment, food stamps
(State News ~ 06/17/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- State officials on Tuesday said they're reinstating requirements for unemployment and food stamps that were waived because of the coronavirus pandemic. Anna Hui, director of the state's labor department, said workers will need to comply with job search requirements to keep getting unemployment after July 4...
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'Ghostbusters,' drive-ins and marching forward together
(Column ~ 06/17/20)
BUTLER, Pennsylvania -- Last Monday was supposed to be a celebration, a coming together across the ages and across the country to mark the day "Ghostbusters" debuted in 1984, a film that made movie executives cringe but won the hearts of moviegoers. The film was going to be shown at drive-in theaters from coast to coast...
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Freedom? Yeah, right?
(Column ~ 06/17/20)
When Pope Francis came to the United States in September 2015, he quoted the Declaration of Independence while addressing Congress: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."...
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Speak out 6/17/20
(Speak Out ~ 06/17/20)
Note to president A plea to Donald Trump: please leave, just pack up and leave. You have done more damage to America and the Constitution than any hostile foreign force could ever do. For the sake of our country and it's citizens, please leave. Police, funding...
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Out of the past: June 17
(Out of the Past ~ 06/17/20)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Al Spradling III has changed his mind on the golf and recreation fee hikes; on Monday he plans to ask the City Council to scale back the fee hikes to bring them in line with the city's 5% annual cap on tax and fee increases; originally, golf and recreation fees were set to increase by as much as 8% in the city budget...
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Christopher Columbus statue removed from St. Louis park
(State News ~ 06/17/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in a St. Louis park for 134 years was removed Tuesday amid a growing national outcry against monuments to the 15th century explorer. The commissioners who oversee Tower Grove Park recently voted to remove the statue. It was loaded onto a truck Tuesday, but it wasn't clear what will become of it. Park officials didn't immediately reply to a phone message seeking comment...
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Prayer 6-17-20
(Prayer ~ 06/17/20)
To those whose love endures year after year, send your blessings, O God. Amen.
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Baby deer in the back yard
(Submitted Story ~ 06/17/20)
We have a frequent baby deer visitor in our backyard off Perry Ave.
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To Halt Summer Melt, College Advising Corps Launches Virtual Advising Program In Missouri For Class Of 2020
(Submitted Story ~ 06/17/20)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 17, 2020 To Halt Summer Melt, College Advising Corps Launches Virtual Advising Program In Missouri For Class Of 2020 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA—High school graduation is no doubt one of the most exciting times in a teen’s life. ...
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