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Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty to setting 2022 fires
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
A Poplar Bluff man pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 27, to a felony charge of setting fires on federal and private land. A release from Sayler Fleming, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, says Adam D. Gambling, 44, set fires that burned 220 acres of U.S. Forest Service and private land Nov. 8, 2022. The fires were near Beaver Lake in Mark Twain National forest in Butler County. ...
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Recipes with a Leap Year theme
(Community ~ 02/29/24)
Today is a special day, February 29, which means it is Leap Day. Leap Day occurs only once every four years, and the actual purpose of having Leap Day is to keep our annual calendar and the seasons aligned over very long periods of time. The actual time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun is not exactly 365 days, but rather 365.242189 days (365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds), also known as a "tropical year". ...
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Perry County election filing open
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
Filing for political office in Perry County opened Tuesday, Feb. 27, for the Tuesday, Aug. 6, primary election. All the candidates who filed for offices registered as Republicans. The offices are associate commissioner District 1 and District 2, sheriff, assessor, public administrator, coroner and surveyor. ...
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Election filing open for Scott County offices
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
Filing for political office in Scott County opened Tuesday, Feb. 27, for the Tuesday, Aug. 6, primary election. Candidates who filed for offices are all registered as Republicans. The offices are associate commissioner District 1 and District 2, sheriff, assessor, public administrator and coroner. ...
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Former USPS carrier convicted of stealing mail
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
A former mail carrier has been found guilty of stealing and failing to deliver mail. A federal jury in Cape Girardeau found Robert Gafford, 33, of Jackson guilty of one count of delaying or destroying mail and one count of embezzlement of mail, according to a release from Sayler Fleming, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. ...
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Jackson woman faces charges after police find unsanitary conditions
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
A Jackson woman is facing child endangerment and animal neglect charges after police say they found her home to be filled with trash and animal feces. Katherine Kersbergen faces the Class D felony of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child; and two misdemeanor charges of animal neglect or abandonment. ...
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Whether you say tomato or tomahto, say San Marzano
(Community ~ 02/29/24)
Years ago, when I first visited the city of Pompeii, famously preserved in volcanic ash in 79 B.C. by the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius, I could not help but be impressed by two things: the sophistication of the ancient Roman city which had been frozen in time and the power of the forces which took only 15 minutes to overwhelm it...
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Rock N' Roll Sushi is EXACTLY what the name declares
(Community ~ 02/29/24)
A good sushi roll has unique and distinct parts that are separated visually and physically. Through the magic of chewing, all of these separate flavors, colors, and textures come together in a human mouth to create something spectacular. Very much like a simple sushi roll, Rock N' Roll Sushi (3069 William Street in Cape Girardeau) has two components to its name: Rock N' Roll and sushi. ...
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Cape Girardeau school board election forum to be next month
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Community Teachers Association (CTA) will host a forum at 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, at Cape Central High School’s Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall to give the public insight into candidates running for a seat on the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education. ...
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Trinity, St. Paul schools plan for celebrations during Lutheran Schools Week
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
Trinity and St. Paul Lutheran schools have a lineup of events to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week from Monday, March 4, to Friday, March 8. Both schools will have their regular dress-up days but they will also have their own unique flair, with Trinity’s unique speakers and St. Paul’s addition of a pep rally to their events.
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Mutt Meowness pet photo contest begins Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
One of the Southeast Missourian’s most popular annual contests returns Thursday, Feb. 29, with a new twist. Previously a dogs-only contest, this year’s Mutt Meowness Photo Bracket Contest will give pet lovers a chance to enter their dog or cat in a bracket-style contest with a chance to win a prize valued at more than $250 provided by sponsors Skyview Animal Clinic and Puddle Jumpers Canine Rehabilitation. ...
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Three charged in connection with teen's death
(Local News ~ 02/29/24)
The ex-boyfriend of a Cape Girardeau teenage girl has been charged with first-degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, felony assault and resisting arrest following a shooting Tuesday, Feb. 27, near CVS pharmacy. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 29, the 60th day of 2024. There are 306 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award when she took best supporting actress for "Gone With the Wind," which won eight Oscars overall including best picture...
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Stop the violence
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/29/24)
As I am sitting here thinking about all of the gun violence that continues to happen every single day and tears apart multiple families, friends as well as the community in which we live, I am very disheartened that it has happened again today. It's upsetting to me that you can't even go out to your job to provide for your family and may not even make it home. ...
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Speak Out from web 2-28-24
(Speak Out ~ 02/29/24)
Trump trials Everyone beware, if they can do what they are doing to Trump the rest of us do not stand a chance of getting fair treatment. Or as John Dutton (Kevin Costner) said in "Yellowstone": "There is no such thing as fair." Travel showcases Travel sports are absurd. Let your kids be kids instead of making your 12-year-old play 75 ballgames a year. College coaches don't care about how many "showcases" you played in or how many Facebook posts your mom made...
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Prayer 2-29-24
(Prayer ~ 02/29/24)
Lord Jesus, we worship you for you are the way, the truth and the life. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 02/29/24)
Absent from today’s “Out of the Past” column are events from the years 1949, 1974 and 1999. Those were not leap years. Leap Day. At least eight Cape Girardeans are members of the 29’ers Club; today they celebrate a birthday anniversary delayed for four years; they are Joseph Baumgartner, Ernest Sawyer, Mrs. E.P. Vaeth, Mrs. Ollie Crump, Hilda Fisher, Mrs. C.B. Crabtree, Joe Sciortino and Norman J. Schwab. ...
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Fire report 2-29-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/29/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 26 n Medical assists were made at 8:37 a.m. on North Main Street; 10:22 a.m. on Melrose Avenue; 5:01 p.m. on Highland Drive; and 6:34 p.m. on Larkspur Court. ...
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Police report 2-29-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/29/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. ...
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Hazel Yount
(Obituary ~ 02/29/24)
Hazel Yount, 95, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Detroit to Charles and Sophia Mehringer Stowe. She and Homer Edward Yount were married Nov. 27, 1960, in Pensacola, Florida, and he passed away Dec. 28, 2000. ...
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Glennon Naeger
(Obituary ~ 02/29/24)
Glennon O. Naeger, 79, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno. ...
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Donna Huff
(Obituary ~ 02/29/24)
BENTON — Donna Maria Huff, 82, of Benton died Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at her home. She was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Sikeston to Lester William and Angelan Arminta Neal Shell. She and David Lee Huff were married March 20, 1960, in Lutesville. ...
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Biden acts to better protect Americans' personal data such as health records and finances
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans' personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. The move allows the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to take steps to prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans' personal data to what the White House calls "countries of concern." The goal is to do so without limiting legitimate commerce around data, senior Biden administration officials said on a call with reporters.. ...
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Anheuser-Busch, Teamsters reach labor agreement that avoids US strike
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters union that avoids a strike at its U.S. plants. The union had threatened a strike at the brewer's 12 U.S. plants if an agreement on a new five-year contract wasn't reached by 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday. The Teamsters union represents 5,000 Anheuser-Busch workers who brew and package beer and even take care of the company's legendary Clydesdale horses...
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FedEx ends naming rights agreement for the Washington Commanders stadium long known as FedEx Field
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
FedEx has ended its naming rights agreement to the Washington Commanders' stadium in Landover, Maryland, a venue that had been known since 1999 as FedEx Field. The move confirmed Wednesday comes two years prior to the expiration of the current agreement scheduled for 2026, and as the NFL club under new ownership looks for a site on which to build a new stadium that would open later this decade...
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Mississippi ex-governor expected stake in firm that got welfare money, says woman convicted in fraud
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said at a party weeks before leaving office that he had been offered a financial stake in a company that received welfare money to try to develop a concussion drug and was connected to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, according to a new court filing by a person convicted in a welfare misspending case...
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Thomas Hoff
(Obituary ~ 02/29/24)
Thomas A. Hoff, 74, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and will continue from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. ...
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Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
DETROIT -- Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle...
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Canada will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans, official says
(International News ~ 02/29/24)
TORONTO -- Canada's government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Quebec's premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he says has been straining resources...
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Pope Francis had diagnostic tests in a Rome hospital after his weekly audience
(International News ~ 02/29/24)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said, without giving further details. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort in the same car after a short visit...
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Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout
(International News ~ 02/29/24)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote. Widespread discontent over the cratering economy, years of mass protests rocking the country, and tensions with the West over Tehran's nuclear program and Iran's support for Russia in its war on Ukraine have many people quietly saying they won't vote in this election...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations
(International News ~ 02/29/24)
TIRANA, Albania -- Ukraine's president pleaded Wednesday for more ammunition to repel Russian advances as he co-hosted a summit with Albania's government to build further support for Kyiv among southeastern European countries while signs of war fatigue grow...
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Food aid reaches north Gaza for first time in weeks. Israeli hostages' families push for release
(International News ~ 02/29/24)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Aid convoys carrying food reached northern Gaza this week, Israeli officials said Wednesday, the first major delivery in a month to the devastated, isolated area, where the U.N. has warned of worsening starvation among hundreds of thousands of Palestinians amid Israel's offensive...
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French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right
(International News ~ 02/29/24)
PARIS -- France's Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United States...
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Judge orders Trump off Illinois primary ballot but puts ruling on hold
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
CHICAGO -- A Cook County judge ruled the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Donald Trump's name off the state's March 19 primary ballot Wednesday. But she placed her order on hold until Friday to allow an appeal. Judge Tracie Porter issued her decision after a group of voters trying to remove Trump's name from the primary ballot over the Jan. ...
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Flames menace multiple towns as wildfire grows into one of the largest in Texas history
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
CANADIAN, Texas -- A cluster of wildfires that scorched the Texas Panhandle included a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, with flames moving with alarming speed and blackening the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches...
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Defense chief on the defensive: Lawmakers to confront Austin on secret hospital stay
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will face Congress publicly for the first time Thursday to explain his failure to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about his hospitalization last month for complications from prostate cancer surgery...
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Biden, Trump try to work immigration to their political advantage during trips to Texas
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump both head to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday in a sign of how central immigration has become to the 2024 election and how much both candidates want to use it to their advantage...
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Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
NEW YORK -- A New York appellate judge Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump's $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, leaving the former president less than a month to pay the staggering sum or secure a bond covering the full amount he owes...
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Biden 'continues to be fit for duty,' his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
BETHESDA, Md. -- President Joe Biden "continues to be fit for duty," his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection in November. Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, wrote that the president is adjusting well to a new device that helps control his sleep apnea and has experienced some hip discomfort but also works out five times per week...
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Congressional leaders reach a tentative deal to avoid government shutdown. But Ukraine aid stalls
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders announced Wednesday they have reached a tentative agreement to prevent a government shutdown for now, days before an end-of-the-week deadline that risked shuttering some federal operations. Under the new plan, Congress would temporarily fund one set of federal agencies through March 8 and another set through March 22. In the meantime, Congress will try to draft and pass packages of legislation to fund the government for the remainder of the budget year...
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Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference
(National News ~ 02/29/24)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go to trial before the November election...
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Passing the first legislation of the year
(Column ~ 02/29/24)
Passing the first legislation of the year Hey y'all! Greetings from Jefferson City. It was a very productive week in the Missouri Senate as elected officials worked through the day and night on Monday to protect the Missouri Constitution and ensure a statewide voice on statewide issues...
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