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Highway patrol: Report of I-55 jumper likely unfounded
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
A report of a person jumping from the Interstate 55 bridge into the Diversion Channel on Monday appears to be unfounded, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E public information officer Sgt. Clark Parrott. "According to the officers, there was no evidence at the scene that somebody actually did jump, it was just reported," Parrott said. "They are going to continue doing a surface search this week, and use side-scan sonar. But at this point, they're believing it's unfounded."...
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Cape County commissioners approve purchase of new network equipment
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved a request Thursday from the information technology department to purchase network switching and wireless equipment. Commissioners approved the use of $93,943 from IT department funds to purchase 17 switches and 23 wireless access points, along with their associated licensing, from ISD Technologies in St. Louis...
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Scott City Fire Department names new chief
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
The Scott City Fire Department announced a new fire chief Thursday. Shawn Jackson, who was serving as interim chief, has been promoted to serve as the department's new fire chief. Jackson became the interim chief at the end of August, and helped the department secure the city's first ladder truck...
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No one aboard capsized boat in Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
A boat found capsized in the Mississippi River near the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge had no people on board, according to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Battalion chief Brad Dillow said a report of a capsized boat came in at around 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, fire crews verified there was an approximately 15-foot fiberglass boat adrift in the middle of the channel...
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Volunteers help with Cape County vaccination efforts
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
The regional COVID-19 vaccination effort leading Cape Girardeau County to have the highest percentage of its population vaccinated in the state with at least one dose was not only achieved by the government, health care systems and pharmacies. It has also been fueled by the efforts of local volunteers...
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Gov. Parson to vaccinators: Don't go rogue
(State News ~ 02/05/21)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Missouri's governor and health director on Thursday warned local entities responsible for COVID-19 vaccinations to stick with the state's priority list or risk losing future distributions. Gov. Mike Parson used part of his weekly news conference to raise concerns about vaccinators going rogue and allowing some people who are not yet eligible for the vaccine to jump ahead in line. ...
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Syler seeks third term on Cape County health trustees board
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
This is the third in a series of articles featuring candidates for the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees in the April 6 municipal election. The trustees are unpaid and hold regular meetings monthly. Kara Clark Summers, county clerk since 2007, told the Southeast Missourian never in her tenure have so many people filed at one time to serve as PHC trustees.
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Heartland Writers Guild: Local organization promotes and supports writers
(02/05/21)
What if there was a place right here in our community that afforded writers the support they need to get their work published? What if, through this meaningful local organization, there has been a myriad of writers who have successfully had works published and experienced great success in their writing careers? Would you believe it?...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
Today is Friday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2021. There are 329 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history, though a majority of senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. Just one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, broke with the GOP and voted to convict...
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It's Groundhog Day all over again in Washington
(Column ~ 02/05/21)
One of the recurring themes after the election of Joe Biden to the presidency has been that it would bring a radical change from Donald Trump's presidency. To be sure, these men have very different backgrounds and personalities. However, when it comes to public policy, in many areas, Biden is decisively following in Trump's footsteps...
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Sweet Super Bowl memories
(Editorial ~ 02/05/21)
Ask football fans about Super Bowl V -- played Jan. 17, 1971, in Miami -- and they will tell you it was the first NFL championship game as we know it today after the National Football League and the American Football League merged. In front of nearly 80,000 fans, the Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys by the score of 16-13 on a field goal by Jim O'Brien with seconds remaining. The game had plenty of star power -- Johnny Unitas, Walt Garrison, Dan Reeves, to name a few...
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State lawmaker asked to resign amid a federal stem cell fraud case
(State News ~ 02/05/21)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely promoting a treatment as having stem cells to help with COVID-19 and other illnesses has been asked to resign. House Speaker Rob Vescovo on Wednesday said fellow Republican Rep. Tricia Derges should step down after a federal grand jury indicted the Nixa legislator on fraud charges. He removed her from all her committee assignments Monday, when the indictment against her was unsealed...
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Missouri House passes ban on enforcement of federal gun laws
(State News ~ 02/05/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill to ban local police from enforcing federal gun laws, an effort to stymie implementation of any new federal gun restrictions enacted under President Joe Biden. The Republican-led House voted 103-43 in favor of the bill Thursday...
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'Ma Rainey,' 'Minari' and Boseman lead SAG nominations
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/21)
NEW YORK -- Chadwick Boseman received two posthumous nominations from the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday, while the Korean American family drama "Minari" and Spike Lee's Vietnam veteran drama "Da 5 Bloods" were among the nominees for best ensemble...
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Ford to cut back F-150 production because of chip shortage
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will cut shifts at two of its U.S. manufacturing plants next week because of the worldwide chip shortage that has also impacted other automakers. Starting Monday, Ford will cut two shifts at its Dearborn, Michigan, facility, going down to one shift per day. It is also cutting a shift at its Kansas City, Missouri, plant, going down to two shifts per day...
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Voting company sues Fox, Giuliani over election fraud claims
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
MIAMI -- A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its hosts and two former lawyers for former President Donald Trump -- Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell -- for $2.7 billion, charging that the defendants conspired to spread false claims the company helped "steal" the U.S. presidential election...
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AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
WASHINGTON -- Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including the raging coronavirus pandemic. Overall, 61% approve of Biden's handling of his job in his first days in office, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. ...
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U.S. unemployment claims fall to 779,000 but job cuts grind on
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined to 779,000 last week, a still-historically high total showing a sizable number of people keep losing jobs to the viral pandemic. Last week's total, the third straight, declined from 812,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. ...
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Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committees
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
WASHINGTON -- A divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment Democrats said she'd earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories. Underscoring the political vise her inflammatory commentary has clamped her party into, nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of outrageous social media posts...
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Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. A Trump adviser said the former president won't testify...
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U.S. virus deaths surpass 450K; daily toll is stubbornly high
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day, despite falling infections and the arrival of multiple vaccines. Infectious disease specialists expect deaths to start dropping soon, after new cases hit a peak right around the beginning of the year. New COVID-19 deaths could ebb as early as next week, said the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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U.S. rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses
(National News ~ 02/05/21)
NEW YORK -- Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. fell behind in the race to detect dangerous coronavirus mutations. And it's only now beginning to catch up. The problem has not been a shortage of technology or expertise. ...
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Kathy Wadlington
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
PUEBLO, Colo. -- Kathy Ann Lee Wadlington, 75, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at home with her husband and son by her side, after an eight-year battle with heart disease. Born Dec. 5, 1945, she was the daughter of the late James Paul and Beulah H Lee...
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Beth Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
Beth Ann Smith, 52, of Millersville passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born May 25, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Eddie and Linda Talley Owen. She and Robert W. Smith were married Nov. 26, 1988, at Millersville Baptist Church...
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Anna Buelow
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
Anna Marie Buelow, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 at The Lutheran Home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary...
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Frank Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
Frank Brown, age 55, of Scott City passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 3, 1965, in Corpus Christi, Texas, son of Harry E. and Maria S. Brown. Frank worked for The Finish Line for many years. He was an avid pool player and a classic car enthusiast. He never met a stranger and was always smiling. Frank will be missed dearly by many...
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Dorris Bockman
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Dorris Mae Bockman, age 94, of Broken Arrow died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at Cedarcrest Care Center in Broken Arrow,. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri...
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Prayer 2/5/21
(Prayer ~ 02/05/21)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for your unfailing love for us. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/5/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 3 n Medical assists were made at 3:13 a.m. on South Ellis Street; 6:19 a.m. on South Benton Street; 1:21 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 3:24 p.m. on Maria Louise Lane; 4:55 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 8:08 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 9:45 p.m. on Bloomfield Street; 11:46 p.m. on Dunklin Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/5/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported on North Pind Wood Lane. Theft n Burglary was reported in the 1200 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Miscellaneous n Drug violation was reported in the 2100 block of Broadway...
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Out of the past: Feb. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 02/05/21)
Continuing brutally cold weather brought Mississippi River barge traffic to a halt yesterday, leaving two tows and their loads frozen immobile near Cape Girardeau; one, the Dennis Hendrix of Jeffersonville, Indiana, is stranded just a couple hundred meters north of the water system pump house at Cape Rock Park; the other, based in Minneapolis, is stopped slightly upstream but still visible from the park; local barge workers say ice hasn't stopped barge traffic on the Mississippi since 1979...
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Lovevota Bess
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lovevota Teresa Bess, 97, of Advance passed away at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 15, 1924, in Zalma, Missouri, the daughter of Luther and Amanda Eaker Kinnison. Lovevota had been a homemaker and helped her husband farm. During World War II, she worked in the Small Arms Factory in St. Louis...
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Champion Brands
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/21)
Champion Brands Celebrates 65 Years in the Lubricant Business Champion Brands, LLC, a globally recognized industry manufacturer of chemicals, lubricants, brake fluids, motor oils and additives, announced this week a year-long 65th Anniversary Celebration in 2021. Highlights of the year will be sponsorship of national & regional auto races, product contests, promotions, and special events. https://www.championbrands.com/...
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AmerenCares Provides $25,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant to YMCA's Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/21)
AmerenCares Provides $25,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant to YMCA's Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood Funds Will Help Offset Costs to Support Children of First Responders ST. LOUIS (Feb. 4, 2021) – On Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, representatives of YMCA's Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood were joined by officials from Ameren's Southeastern Missouri Division to announce a $25,000 gift from the company's AmerenCares foundation to assist the organization in offsetting losses incurred due to the impact of COVID-19...
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