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T. rex pleads: 'Don't let music go extinct'
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
Derek White with Top Talent Services performs drums Tuesday afternoon on the banks of the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau.
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Body recovered from Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
Cape Girardeau firefighters deploy a water vessel upriver on the Mississippi River during a water rescue operation Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Aaron Lewis to headline at Sikeston Rodeo
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
Aaron Lewis, country solo artist and frontman for rock band Staind, will return to the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo to perform Thursday, Aug. 6, the rodeo announced in a news release. Lewis performed at the rodeo in 2015, and, rodeo chairman Travis Deere said, Lewis has had several chart-topping hit songs over the past two decades...
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Sheriff's office warns of phone scam in Cape County
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office has posted an alert via Facebook about a telephone scam aimed at bilking residents out of money. “We’ve received half a dozen calls since Tuesday morning,” Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson said. “The scam may seem legit because the name of one of our employees is being used,” she added...
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Area Catholic churches welcome new priests; one retiring
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
Three Catholic churches in the area will soon see new leadership as priests the Rev. Randy Tochtrop and the Rev. Joseph Kelly take new positions, as assigned by Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau Bishop Edward Rice, according to diocese spokeswoman Leslie Eidson...
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Nearly 50 coronavirus recoveries in Cape County announced Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
Nine new COVID-19 cases and 46 recoveries were reported in Cape Girardeau County on Tuesday; the county reports a total of 584 cases, with 424 recoveries and three deaths. Of the new cases, seven are in the City of Cape Girardeau, one in Jackson and one elsewhere in the county. ...
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State officials campaign against Medicaid expansion
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
Calling it an unnecessary burden on the state budget, Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and State Rep. Cody Smith are campaigning this week against an initiative to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri. Amendment 2, also known as the Medicaid Expansion Initiative, will be on the statewide ballot Tuesday. A simple majority is required to pass the measure, which would amend Missouri’s constitution to give more people access to the Medicaid program...
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Cape County commissioner expands on rationale for 'controversial' mask order
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
A sharp uptick in active coronavirus cases during the second week of July helped prompt the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center to issue “a somewhat controversial” universal face-covering order July 13, Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy said in remarks to Jackson Rotary on Tuesday...
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Cape County health board meets with people opposed to, in favor of face mask mandate
(Local News ~ 07/29/20)
If there was one thing everyone at Tuesday’s meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees agreed on, it was that no one likes wearing face masks. About 30 county residents — all masked and seated at least 6 feet from each other — turned out for the two-hour meeting at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau to tell board members what they think of the county’s face mask mandate that went into effect July 13 in response to rising number of COVID-19 cases...
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Bare Arms and Ponytails
(07/29/20)
“Women over 40 should not wear sleeveless tops!” I thought the woman (who I’ll call Ann, because, well, that’s her name) sitting next to me, watching our first graders compete in a hotly-contested three-legged race on play day was kidding. One glance at the disgusted sneer on her face assured me she was not. “Look at that woman in the red top over there,” she continued. “She has no business wearing that!”...
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Today in History 7-29-20
(National News ~ 07/29/20)
Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 211th day of 2020. There are 155 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen. (Among the survivors was future Arizona senator John McCain, a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander who narrowly escaped with his life.)...
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America recovered from Spanish flu for one reason: unity
(Column ~ 07/29/20)
PITTSBURGH -- Six months after a private staggered into the Fort Riley Army base infirmary in Kansas with a raging fever, chills and a sore throat, this city braced for the impact as the first wave of the 1918 flu pandemic made its way here. It had already traveled from Kansas to Europe as troops shipped off to war and then headed back to the United States, first in Boston, then Philadelphia and finally landing here in Pittsburgh the last week of September...
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Speak Out 7/29/20
(Speak Out ~ 07/29/20)
"We're asking everybody when you're not able to socially distance to wear a mask," President Trump said. He added: "Whether you like masks or not, wear a mask." Now the few of you remaining hold outs have no excuse. Wear a mask! I'm watching the city equipment referred to as the street sweeper and wondering what service this actually does. I can't see how the street looks any cleaner after it's finished. Just another useless expenditure for taxpayers' money?...
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Speak up to help law enforcement track down suspects
(Editorial ~ 07/29/20)
Cape Girardeau police have made two arrests in connection to the recent homicide of Anthony Miller. Miller, 21, was killed July 20 in a Cape Girardeau apartment. Video surveillance showed five people entered the apartment through the kitchen door. Cape police reported that Brandon M. Pratt, 32, of Cape Girardeau was apprehended Friday and Robert E. Simmons Jr., 40, of Cape Girardeau was peacefully taken into custody Monday...
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John Welch
(Obituary ~ 07/29/20)
John G. Welch, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 27, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, with parish prayers followed by rosary at 7 p.m...
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Marilyn Simms
(Obituary ~ 07/29/20)
MILWAUKEE -- Marilyn Joann Simms, 71, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Milwaukee. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fairmount Cemetery, with Pastor Jerome Sides officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Cape police report 7/29/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 400 block of Sheridan Drive. n Assault was reported in the 600 block of South Kingshighway. n Assault was reported at Good Hope and Frederick streets...
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'Watchmen' leads charge for Emmy nominations relevance
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/20)
LOS ANGELES -- "Watchmen," cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards. The HBO series, which captured America's deep unease as it faces racial and political clashes amid a pandemic, was nominated as best limited series and received bids for cast members including Regina King and Jeremy Irons...
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Guatemala teacher pedals classroom to students in pandemic
(International News ~ 07/29/20)
SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE, Guatemala -- When the novel coronavirus closed Guatemala's schools in mid-March, teacher Gerardo Ixcoy invested his savings in a secondhand, adult tricycle. But this is not just transportation. It's also a mobile classroom, with plastic sheets to protect against virus transmission, a whiteboard and a small solar panel that powers an audio player he uses for some lessons...
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Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease
(National News ~ 07/29/20)
An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer's disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose this most common form of dementia. Developing such a test has been a long-sought goal, and scientists warn that the new approach still needs more validation and is not ready for wide use...
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Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up
(National News ~ 07/29/20)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- After asking for coronavirus-related deadline extensions in April, the Trump administration now appears to be abandoning that request by asking Congress for extra funding to wrap up the 2020 census "as quickly, and safely as possible" in a move that could help ensure the number-crunching for redrawing congressional districts takes place on President Donald Trump's watch...
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U.S. officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
(National News ~ 07/29/20)
WASHINGTON -- Russian intelligence services are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November, U.S. officials said Tuesday...
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Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
(National News ~ 07/29/20)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America as he testified for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee, pushing back against angry, skeptical Democrats who said President Donald Trump's administration is unconstitutionally suppressing dissent...
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Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
(National News ~ 07/29/20)
CHICAGO -- The Trump administration said Tuesday it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let it be scrapped completely...
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Kansas City considers new coronavirus restrictions
(State News ~ 07/29/20)
Kansas City was considering joining the St. Louis area in imposing new restrictions designed to stem the coronavirus' spread in the absence of statewide limitations, even as the state set another single-day increase in new confirmed cases Tuesday. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a tweet that he participated in a call Monday with Dr. ...
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Missouri among 4 states added to Chicago quarantine order
(State News ~ 07/29/20)
CHICAGO -- Chicago added Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to the list of states where people who are traveling to the city must quarantine for two weeks as Illinois learned its own residents must do the same when they travel to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut...
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Prayer 7/29/20
(Prayer ~ 07/29/20)
Your word, O God, is flawless. You are a shield to those who take refuge in you. Amen.
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Out of the past: July 29
(Out of the Past ~ 07/29/20)
Russ Cochran, on the mend for the better part of three months, hopes the injury-plagued portion of his 1995 professional golf season will soon become a distant memory; the Paducah, Kentucky, native will be at the Cape Girardeau County Club on Monday to conduct a golf clinic for participants of the Cape Girardeau Noon Optimist Celebrity Golf Outing...
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Births 7/29/20
(Births ~ 07/29/20)
Daughter to Clayton D.A. Ezell and Olivia Q.A. Rainwater of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:07 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2020. Name, Charlie Diana Alaine. Weight, 5 pounds, 7 ounces. Ms. Rainwater works at Firehouse Subs. Ezell works in the meat department at Bob's Food Liner...
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REACHING SOCIAL SECURITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(Submitted Story ~ 07/29/20)
During the current coronavirus pandemic, we continue to provide help to you and other people in your communities. While our offices are not providing service to walk-in visitors due to COVID-19, we remain ready and able to help you by phone with most Social Security business. ...
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