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Scott City considers not having a city administrator
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
Scott City officials are contemplating the future of the city administrator's position after Ron Eskew's resignation left the post open in March. "We just have an interim administrator filling in, and that was for 90 days," Scott City clerk Logan Eddleman said when reached by phone Tuesday. "From there, we're going to decide if we want to hire an administrator or if we would like the current one to continue doing it or hire a different one or if we need one at all."...
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Gen. McKee portrait to go up on Cape Girardeau Wall of Fame
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
The late Gen. Seth McKee, who has been called a "hometown hero" by family, friends and local veterans, will be added to the Cape Girardeau downtown Wall of Fame. McGee's portrait will be added to the floodwall mural this summer, Mayor Harry Rediger said Tuesday...
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Old Town Cape to offer tour of select downtown lofts
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
Downtown Cape Girardeau is home to several shops, restaurants, a riverfront and even some residents, and Old Town Cape is hoping to attract more attention to the district Friday evening with a tour of residential spaces. The largely self-guided tour runs from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with maps available in the Marquette Tower lobby at 338 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, said Samantha Mlot, communication and marketing specialist with Old Town Cape...
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Former administrator files legal complaint against Scott City
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
Another former Scott City employee has filed a complaint with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, alleging discrimination. Ron Eskew, who served as city administrator from December 2001 until March this year, said in the complaint he was unlawfully forced to resign...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 31, the 151st day of 2017. There are 214 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 31, 1977, the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline, three years in the making despite objections from environmentalists and Alaska Natives, was completed. (The first oil began flowing through the pipeline 20 days later; today the pipeline carries an average of 1.8 million barrels of oil a day, according to the Alaska Public Lands Information Centers website.)...
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Food stamp reform
(Column ~ 05/31/17)
Welfare reform is red meat for conservatives and a sure sign of racism to liberals. That alone illustrates the stark division concerning the question of welfare reform and more specifically, food stamp reform. The Trump administration's proposed budget calls for a $190 billion savings in the food stamp program over the next 10 years by requiring able-bodied adults to work to receive food stamps...
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Congratulations to all area valedictorians
(Editorial ~ 05/31/17)
As the school year has winded down, many of us have attended graduations of family and friends. During the ceremony, we have taken note of each high school's valedictorian. Being a valedictorian is an honor, as earning this distinction is no easy task...
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Sharon Brothers
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
Sharon Lee Brothers, 81, of Jackson died Monday, May 29, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 8, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to Fred and Emma Werner Brothers. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1954...
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Paul Bitterman
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Paul Edward Bitterman, 88, of Advance went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 6, 1929, near Greenbrier, Missouri, to Ora Oswell and Alta Ines Ladd Bitterman. He and Frieda Rowena Miller were married Thursday, Aug. 13, 1953, at the home of the Rev. Paul Grant in Bollinger County, Missouri. She survives in Advance...
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Kaitlyn Cope
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Kaitlyn Raeannee Cope, 22, of Benton died Monday, May 29, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 3, 1994, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Larry Wayne and Patricia Joy Sauceda Cope. She was a member of the Apostolic of Oran, Missouri. She is survived by her parents, Larry and Patricia Cope of Benton; a brother, Kendall (Danielle) Cope of Benton; a nephew and niece, Jase and Kimber Cope of Benton; maternal grandmother, Kathrine Daniel of Oran; maternal grandfather, Vidal Sauceda of Cape Girardeau; and paternal grandmother, Shirley Kelley of Chaffee, Missouri.. ...
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Corinne Crumpecker
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Corinne Getchell Crumpecker died peacefully at her home Sunday, May 28, 2017. Corinne was born Aug. 6, 1923, in North Vassalboro, Maine. She was the daughter of Frank H. and Gertrude Poulin Getchell. She joined the U.S. Navy WAVES after graduating from Winslow High School in Maine. She met Norman Crumpecker of Morehouse while they were both stationed in Washington, D.C., during World War II. The two married Jan. 28, 1946, in Rockville, Maryland, and soon moved to Morehouse...
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Ethel Cannon
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Ethel Cannon, 96, of Benton passed away Monday, May 29, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 31, 1920, in Little Black, Arkansas, to the late Mont and Tina Grisham Diamond. She married Frank Witt, and he preceded her in death...
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Gwinn Lovel
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
Dr. Gwinn Marshall Lovel, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 29, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 14, 1938, in Hollis, Oklahoma, to Loyd Everett and Vinita Pearl Davidson Lovel. He and Anne Marie Skelton were married Sept. 28, 1963, at Greenville, Mississippi...
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William Winham Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- William "Bill" Lloyd Winham Jr. of O'Fallon passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017, at the age of 71. Beloved husband of Terri Lynne Winham; cherished son of the late William Lloyd Sr. and Ruth Winham; devoted father of Brian (Emily) Winham, Glenn (Kendra) Winham, Mark (Caroline) Winham and Kyle Loy; loving grandfather of Jacob, Daniel, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Grant, Cecelia and Simon; son-in-law of Margaret Sue LaBruyere; and brother-in-law of Gary (Stephanie Fassett) LaBruyere. ...
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Myesha Jackson
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
Myesha Latribia Jackson, 22, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Aug. 26, 1994 in Newark, New Jersey, to Willie A. and Mary L. Payne Jackson Jr. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 2013 and attended the Art Institute of Houston...
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Billy Farris
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
Billy Joe Farris, 79, of Randles passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Steele, Missouri, to the late Joe Wheeler and Buna Daisy Boley Farris. He married Catherine J. Bickings on July 25, 1959, and she preceded him in death Nov. 5, 2011...
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Out of the past: May 31
(Out of the Past ~ 05/31/17)
Missouri voters will decide the fate of riverboat gambling at a statewide election in November. Rep. Herb Fallert, D-Ste. Genevieve, sponsor of the riverboat gambling bill, said he feels the measure has a good chance of passing. Pat Long, who will retire as Alma Schrader School's music teacher, has been chosen as a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and will move to Salt Lake City when the school year ends. Long has taught music at Schrader for the past 20 years...
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Men probing Ivanka Trump brands in China arrested, missing
(International News ~ 05/31/17)
SHANGHAI -- A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested, and two others are missing, the arrested man's wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday. Hua Haifeng was accused of illegal surveillance, according to his wife, Deng Guilian, who said the police called her Tuesday afternoon. ...
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Cop who killed Tamir Rice fired for job application omission
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
CLEVELAND -- The police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice was fired Tuesday for failing to disclose he had been forced out of another department before Cleveland hired him His partner was suspended for driving too close to the 12-year-old seconds before the boy was killed...
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Flynn agrees to provide documents to Senate panel
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former national-security adviser Michael Flynn will provide documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, The Associated Press learned. Flynn will turn over documents related to two of his businesses as well as some personal documents the committee requested earlier this month, a person close to Flynn said. ...
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Iowa's GOP senators say repeal of health law unlikely
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
ALTOONA, Iowa -- Lowering expectations, Iowa's two Republican senators said the long-promised repeal of "Obamacare" is unlikely, and any final agreement with the Republican-controlled House is uncertain. The comments Tuesday by Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst come as the Republican-controlled Senate moves forward on its work to dismantle the 2010 health-care bill while facing conflicting demands within the party and Democratic opposition. ...
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Three Mile Island owner threatens to close ill-fated plant
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Cheap natural gas could do what the worst commercial nuclear-power accident in U.S. history could not: put Three Mile Island out of business. Three Mile Island's owner, Exelon Corp., announced Tuesday the plant that was the site of a partial meltdown in 1979 will close in 2019 unless the state of Pennsylvania comes to its financial rescue...
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Top Trump aide exiting, may signal wider shuffle
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
WASHINGTON -- A top communications aide to President Donald Trump is exiting the White House as the embattled president considers a broader shake-up amid anxiety over investigations into his campaign's contacts with Russia. Fresh off Trump's first official trip abroad, White House communications director Michael Dubke announced his resignation Tuesday in what many inside and outside the White House see as the first shoe to drop...
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Town that denied mosque permit to pay Islamic group $3.25M
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
A New Jersey town will pay an Islamic group $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit over its denial of a permit to build a mosque, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Under the settlement, the group will be allowed to build the mosque, and the town agreed to limit the zoning restrictions placed on houses of worship...
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Springfield utility shutting down 1 of its power stations
(State News ~ 05/31/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A utility company in Springfield has begun the process of shutting down one of its longtime power stations as it moves toward using more renewable energy. City Utilities' board voted last week to shut down three units of the James River Power Station, with plans to retire the remaining two units in the next few years, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Gov. Greitens signs public construction project limits
(State News ~ 05/31/17)
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation Tuesday to ban local governments from mandating union working conditions for construction projects, a move he touted as a way to lower costs of public construction but met pushback from Democrats and unions...
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Jackson community survey due today
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
The city of Jackson's community survey is due today. The survey, mailed out in early May, seeks residents' opinions on city services. The online survey is at jacksonmo.org/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=286. Surveys also are available for pickup at Jackson City Hall, 101 Court St. in Jackson, from city clerk Mary Lowry. Regular business hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays...
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A juicy treat at the Jackson farmers market
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
Lily Clement enjoys a fresh strawberry her grandmother, LeVa Clement, bought Tuesday at the Jackson Farmer's Market in Jackson. The market is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway station.
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Duo lead Jackson police on high-speed chase before their arrests
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
A Tennessee duo in a stolen car led Jackson police on a chase exceeding 100 miles per hour before crashing into a field Monday, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Cedarrius D. Barham, 25, of Henderson, Tennessee, with tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting a lawful stop, both felonies...
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Van Buren family returns from 'wish trip,' loses possessions in flood
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
Van Buren family returns from 'wish trip,' loses possessions in flood VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Two days after the Buckner family returned from a "wish trip" to Florida, the family of four was forced to flee in the middle of the night as rising floodwaters reached the door of their Van Buren home...
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Man accused of shooting at buildings, vehicles
(Local News ~ 05/31/17)
A Millersville man faces drug and weapons charges after shooting several structures Saturday, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Corey D. Harrison, 18, with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of property damage and possession of a controlled substance...
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Olivia Newton-John says she has breast cancer; cancels tour
(Entertainment ~ 05/31/17)
NEW YORK -- Olivia Newton-John said she has a breast cancer and is canceling her June tour. The 68-year-old singer said Tuesday she initially thought she was suffering from back pain but learned it was "breast cancer that has metastasized to the sacrum."...
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Country stars to be honored in ACM TV special
(Entertainment ~ 05/31/17)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- George Strait, Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson and Shel Silverstein will be honored by the Academy of Country Music during a television special...
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Coldplay, Bieber to join Ariana Grande at Manchester concert
(Entertainment ~ 05/31/17)
NEW YORK -- Justin Bieber, Coldplay and Katy Perry will join Ariana Grande at a charity concert in Manchester, England, on Sunday. Grande announced Tuesday the "One Love Manchester" show will be held at the city's Old Trafford cricket ground just under two weeks after a bomber killed 22 people at the pop singer's concert in Manchester...
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Confederate monument in St. Louis vandalized again
(State News ~ 05/31/17)
ST. LOUIS -- For the second time in a week, the Confederate monument in St. Louis' Forest Park has been targeted. KMOV-TV reports "Black Lives Matter" and "End Racism" were spray-painted on the 103-year-old granite monument early Saturday. Graphic language had been painted on the monument following protests and counter-protests on May 23...
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Judge denies request to juggle at trial
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts judge has denied a man's request to juggle during his trial to show jurors he was just clowning around when he allegedly tried to rob a convenience store. The Republican newspaper reported a Springfield judge on Thursday rejected Orlando Melendez's request to juggle for jurors when the case goes to trial. Melendez, 20, has pleaded not guilty to charges he used a toy gun to try to rob a convenience store in December...
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Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83
(International News ~ 05/31/17)
PANAMA CITY -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a onetime U.S. ally who was ousted by an American invasion in 1989, died late Monday at age 83. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela wrote in his Twitter account "the death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history."...
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Jackson police report 5/31/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/31/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Donald Hazelwood, 22, of Altenburg, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for probation violation. Burglary n Burglary was reported in the 900 block of Oak Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/31/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/31/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jessica Houston, 30, no address given, was arrested at 1624 N. Kingshighway on suspicion of possession of marijuana. n Dera B. Perry, 27, 605 Minnesota Ave., was arrested at Perryville Road and Meyer Drive on a Scott City warrant for failure to appear for speeding...
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Shirley McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Shirley M. McDaniel, 81, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, May 28, 2017, at St. Charles. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis...
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Births 5/31/17
(Births ~ 05/31/17)
Son to Jeremiah and Allison Sue McAtee of Perryville, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 2:42 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Name, Otto James. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. McAtee is the former Allison Hughes, daughter of David and Donna Hughes of Irondale, Missouri, and Cindy Hays of Potosi, Missouri. She is a deposit-services representative at First State Community Bank. McAtee is the son of Pat and Sherry McAtee of Perryville. He is a stone fabricator at Semco...
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Prayer 5/31/17
(Prayer ~ 05/31/17)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that through you we can find strength. Amen.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/31/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, June 5, the 156th day of 2017. There are 209 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 5, 1967, war erupted in the Middle East as Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of pre-emptive airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force; Syria, Jordan and Iraq immediately entered the conflict. ...
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Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/17)
Cape Girardeau County has been awarded Federal Funds in the amount of $30,549 made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency food and Shelter National Board Program. These funds are used to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county...
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