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Nell Holcomb students earn spot at national Beta Club competition
(Community ~ 04/20/17)
Amy Krieger always knew she had a bright group emerging through the Nell Holcomb LIFE class for gifted children. What the teacher didn't know was how competitive they were. Krieger is in her fourth year of serving as the sponsor to the school's Junior Beta Club but expanded her duties with the addition of fourth- and fifth-graders this year...
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Scott County deputies vote to withdraw from union
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County sheriff's deputies opted to decertify union representation during an official vote this week. In a vote of 12-1, the deputies chose Monday to decertify union representation by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, according to Scott County Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger...
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Millions at stake over Ameren fight with property tax assessments
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Sixteen counties, including Cape Girardeau County, have been in a legal battle with Ameren Missouri since 2013 over the assessment of natural-gas distribution lines. At issue are millions of dollars in tax money that local governments, particularly school districts, can't touch while the money sits in escrow...
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Side benefits: Jackson gets new sidewalks as part of sewer projects
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Taking a walk around and through parts of Jackson is getting easier, thanks to efforts by the Missouri Department of Transportation and the city. Several sidewalks in Jackson are under construction. In addition to MoDOT's project on East Jackson Boulevard, sidewalks are being replaced on other city streets...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, April 20, the 110th day of 2017. There are 255 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 20, 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Wooley v. Maynard, ruled 6-3 that car owners could refuse to display state mottoes on license plates, such as New Hampshire's "Live Free or Die." The Woody Allen comedy "Annie Hall," co-starring Diane Keaton in the title role, went into general release...
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Walk for Women raises funds for student scholarships
(Editorial ~ 04/20/17)
About 200 student athletes from Southeast Missouri State University and nearly 500 people overall participated earlier this month in the annual Walk for Women event. The event aims to promote awareness of women's issues and raise funds for scholarships for athletes...
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Abraham Lincoln
(Column ~ 04/20/17)
On April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth fatally shot Abraham Lincoln as he watched a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. With that shot Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, damaged the South for possibly the next 100 years. Lincoln's death also ended his plans for reconstruction and turned those plans over to "carpetbaggers" who prevented and delayed reconstruction. ...
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Speak Out 4/20/17
(Speak Out ~ 04/20/17)
It appears to me as though there are now two different classes in Society of the United States, the Democrats and the Republicans, the Reds and the Blues. With each passing day these classes grow more divided, the people turn their self against each other for their own selfish reasons instead of being American...
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Utah Rep. Chaffetz says he won't run for re-election
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican who investigated Hillary Clinton before the 2016 presidential election but declined to investigate President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he won't run for re-election or any other office in 2018. Chaffetz, who has been rumored as a possible candidate for Senate or governor, said after consulting with his family and "prayerful consideration, I have decided I will not be a candidate for any office in 2018."...
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Runoff in Georgia House race could test Trump, opposition
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
DUNWOODY, Ga. -- A narrow miss by a Democratic newcomer in a conservative Georgia House district has triggered a high-stakes runoff that could test President Donald Trump's influence and the limits of the backlash against him. Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former congressional aide fueled by a colossal fundraising haul from out-of-state donors, came within two percentage points of an outright majority win Tuesday in an 18-candidate field in Georgia's traditionally Republican 6th Congressional District.. ...
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UK lawmakers approve June 8 election
(International News ~ 04/20/17)
LONDON -- British voters will be heading to polling stations for the third time since 2015, after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap election June 8. The parliamentary election comes less than a year after Britain voted to leave the European Union and likely will be dominated by the political and economic upheaval spawned by Brexit...
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Another nearby planet found that may be just right for life
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have found yet another planet that seems to have just the right Goldilocks combination for life: not so hot and not so cold. It's not so far away, either. This new, big, dense planet is rocky, like Earth, and has the right temperatures for water, putting it in the habitable zone for life, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature...
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Arkansas suffers 2 setbacks to multiple execution plan
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas suffered two more legal setbacks Wednesday in its bid to carry out multiple executions this month when the state Supreme Court spared one prisoner and a judge later ruled the state can't use one of its drugs in any of its executions...
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Huge indeed: $107 million in donations for Trump's inaugural
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- It was huge. Big money from billionaires, corporations and a roster of NFL owners poured into Donald Trump's inaugural committee in record-shattering amounts -- to pull off an event that was lower-key than previous inaugural celebrations...
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Bill O'Reilly out at Fox News Channel after 20 years
(Entertainment ~ 04/20/17)
NEW YORK -- Bill O'Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel after reports five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quiet about harassment allegations. 21st Century Fox issued a statement Wednesday "after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O'Reilly have agreed that Bill O'Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel."...
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Israeli officials: Assad still has chemical weapons
(International News ~ 04/20/17)
JERUSALEM -- Syria still has up to three tons of chemical weapons, Israeli defense officials said Wednesday in the first specific intelligence assessment of President Bashar Assad's weapons capabilities since a deadly chemical attack earlier this month...
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Pence warns North Korea: 'The sword stands ready'
(International News ~ 04/20/17)
YOKOSUKA, Japan -- From the deck of a massive aircraft carrier, Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. military, promising it would make an "overwhelming and effective" response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons...
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Hooked on science: Eclipse box
(Community ~ 04/20/17)
n Long cardboard box n Scissors n Tape n Aluminum foil n Thumb tack n 8-by-11-inch white copy paper n Step 1: Cut a 4-by-2-inch rectangular hole in the end of the long cardboard box. n Step 2: Cut out a piece of aluminum foil slightly larger than the rectangular hole in the end of the box...
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Dangerous air bags can find their way into used cars
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
LAS VEGAS -- A Nevada crash that nearly killed a young woman has exposed a hole in the government's efforts to get dangerous Takata air bag inflators off the road: There's nothing that prevents the devices from being taken from wrecked cars and reused...
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Out of the past: April 20
(Out of the Past ~ 04/20/17)
Desma Reno, Missouri Veterans Home administrator, dedicated a new portable chapel yesterday in the home's multipurpose room, aided by John Ferguson, chaplain of American Legion Post 63. An effort is planned to build a permanent chapel on the grounds...
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James 'Jim' Trentham
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
James Ray "Jim" Trentham, 80, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, in St. Louis to William and Sadie Abernathy Trentham. He and Carrie Collier Trentham were married Dec. 31, 1959, at St. Louis...
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Bradley Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
ANNA, Ill. -- Bradley Don Smith, 70, of Anna, formerly of Marion, Illinois, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Larry Lusk
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
Larry Allen Lusk, LCDR USN ret., 71, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the family farm in Fayette, Missouri. He was born March 26, 1946, in Pineville, Missouri, to Robert Allen and Edith Alleen Dwight Lusk. He and Carolyn Jeanette Maevers were married July 27, 1968, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Van Dillow
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Sgt. Van Howard Dillow, 90, a retired Illinois state trooper of Tamms, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 25, 1926, in Tamms, son of the late Homer Washington and Bertha Ford Dillow...
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Roy Denton Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
THEBES, Ill. -- Roy Earl Denton Sr., 77, of Thebes, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 4, 1940, in Pigeon Roost Hollow, outside Olive Branch, Illinois, to the late Chester Lee Denton and Mamie Sams Denton Counts. Roy married Cheryl Rae Irvin Denton on Dec. 16, 1961, in Bethalto, Illinois, and she survives...
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Zelma Bennett
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
Zelma Bennett, 86, of Franklin, Tennessee, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Franklin. She was born Oct. 13, 1930, in Parma, Missouri, daughter of Arthur and Tealy Mae Eaton Nolan. She and John Thomas Bennett were married April 22, 1956. She and John celebrated over 50 years of marriage, when he passed away April 2, 2007...
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Wayne Bahr
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Wayne J. Bahr, 58 years old, of Ste. Genevieve died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Riverview at the Park. He was born Sept. 1, 1958, in Perryville, Missouri. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 1037. He is survived by a brother, Leroy (Lenor "Bebe") Bahr of Topeka, Kansas; six sisters, Elaine McClure of Freeburg, Illinois, Norma Wienrich of Pomona, California, Marilyn (David) Retherford of Oak Ridge, Delores Jones of Nacogdoches, Texas, Cleta (Leawn) Hlavachick of Grand Junction, Colorado, and Sharon Grizzle of Fenton, Missouri; and nieces and nephews, great-nieces and -nephews and great-great-nieces and -nephews.. ...
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Jackson police report 4/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/20/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons n Jerrica O'Kelly, 28, of Whitewater was issued a summons for failure to comply with a court-ordered ignition-interlock device. Theft n Theft was reported in the 1800 block of Lewis Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/20/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday. n Medical assists were made at 8:18 a.m. on Bellevue Street; 8:23 a.m. on Pioneer Drive; 11:31 a.m. on Beavercreek Drive; 1:52 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 2:09 p.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/20/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A juvenile was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of being beyond parental control. n Alicia J. Cannon, 42, of Barnhart, Missouri, was arrested on two Jefferson County, Missouri, warrants for failure to appear and felony drug possession...
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Births 4/20/17
(Births ~ 04/20/17)
Son to Lance LaDon and Shannon Delaina Neal of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:44 a.m. Sunday, April 9, 2017. Name, Fletcher LaDon. Weight, 8 pounds. First child. Mrs. Neal is the former Shannon James, daughter of Paul and Sherry James of Cape Girardeau. She is a pharmacist at Broadway Prescription Shop. Neal is the son of Larry and Diane Neal of Cape Girardeau. He is a property manager for At Home Help...
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Man gets 100-year sentence for shooting Missouri officer
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
LIBERTY, Mo. — A man has been sentenced to a century in prison for shooting a suburban Kansas City, Missouri, police officer in the face in 2014. Thirty-three-year-old Omar Maria was sentenced Wednesday in Clay County, where he was convicted in March of assault on a law-enforcement officer and armed criminal action...
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Sergeant accused of helping woman avoid community service
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
BEL-RIDGE, Mo. -- Police in a small city northwest of St. Louis have accused a sergeant of writing a bogus letter to a probation officer to help a woman avoid a community-service requirement in a drug case. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported officers in Bel-Ridge presented the case in February to St. Louis County prosecutors, seeking charges against the sergeant...
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Work begins on $52 million improvements to Bagnell Dam
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- Work is underway on a major project to improve Bagnell Dam at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks. Ameren Missouri said construction began this week on the $52 million project. Plans call for new anchors and concrete to be installed on the downstream side of the dam that provides power to 42,000 homes...
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Woman sues VA for alleged assault by unsupervised patient
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A woman who said she was sexually assaulted by an unsupervised patient with mental issues at the St. Louis VA is suing the federal government. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the suit states the woman, who was visiting her husband after his surgery at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, was treated "abusively or dismissively" by administrative personnel after the December 2014 assault. ...
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St. Louis police chief decides to retire after mayor meeting
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police chief Sam Dotson announced Wednesday he will retire early to allow the city's new mayor to "establish her own team." Dotson, 47, had been with the department for 23 years and had served as chief since December 2012. He presided over the department through the often-tumultuous period that followed the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white officer in the suburb of Ferguson...
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Judge blocks Missouri's abortion-restricting rules
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction to block abortion-restricting rules in Missouri, saying he’s bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year striking down similar Texas guidelines. U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs granted the injunction Wednesday, roughly two weeks after announcing in a memo he would do so...
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Missouri House advances abortion proposal
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday approved a bill that sets stricter requirements for tracking fetal remains from abortion procedures and requires both parents to be notified if a minor receives an abortion. The measure would prohibit individuals or physicians from donating fetal tissue for scientific research, and it set specific requirements on how the tissue will be tracked and examined by a pathologist...
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Playground case touches on separation of church and state
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it will decide an important case on the separation of church and state in favor of a Missouri church that wants state money to put a soft surface on its preschool playground. The case is being watched closely by proponents of school vouchers, who hope a broad ruling would remove obstacles to voucher programs in some states...
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Missouri auditor issues subpoena to revenue department
(State News ~ 04/20/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway issued a subpoena Wednesday to the state Revenue Department to find out whether the agency is meeting deadlines for tax refunds. Galloway, a Democrat, told reporters she requested information six weeks ago to check the state's compliance with a 45-day deadline to issue refunds, as required by Missouri law. The state owes interest on refunds that are not paid by then...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/20/17
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 17 meeting Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Jackson sets E-Cycle event for June 3
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Jackson will host an E-Cycle event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 at the Sanitation Department building, 508 Sawyer Lane. Jackson’s solid-waste customers should dispose of their recyclable electronic items at this event because they will not be picked up at the curbside during Clean Up–Fix Up Week...
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David Limbaugh to sign new book, 'The True Jesus,' today in Cape
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Local author and syndicated columnist David Limbaugh will sign copies of his latest book, “The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels,” at 7 p.m. today at Barnes & Noble in Cape Girardeau. Limbaugh said his book continues work started in his 2015 volume, “The Emmaus Code,” which was a New York Times bestseller that traced the revelations of Christ in the Old Testament. ...
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Students awarded scholarships
(Community ~ 04/20/17)
The Kiwanis Club of Cape Girardeau announced its scholarship recipients for the Class of 2017. The club awarded 14 scholarships for $1,000 each. The local recipients were Allison Ziegler (Notre Dame Regional High School), Ann Martin (Notre Dame Regional High School), Morgan Versemann (Jackson High School), Andrew Zieba (Saxony Lutheran High School), Anna Brandtner (Notre Dame Regional High School), Skylar Deimund (Cape Girardeau Central High School). ...
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Police chief gives himself a speeding ticket
(National News ~ 04/20/17)
SPERRY, Okla. -- The police chief of a small community said he issued himself a citation for speeding, but only after being caught on video. Sperry Police Chief Justin Burch posted an apology on the department's Facebook page, saying he was "wrong in traveling at 75 and 80 mph." Burch said he had a "reason for being in a hurry." Still, he admitted he must "be held accountable." Burch said he wrote himself the more than $300 ticket, and he'll pay it in full...
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Prayer 4/20/17
(Prayer ~ 04/20/17)
Lord Jesus, thank you that in all things we may come before you in prayer. Amen.
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