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Airport manager: Cape airport needs major upgrades, repairs
(Local News ~ 02/27/18)
It’s not what is in the sky, but what is on the ground that worries Cape Girardeau Regional Airport manager Bruce Loy. Loy said some of the airport’s hangars are in bad shape and need to be torn down and replaced. The airport also needs a new, larger maintenance shed. The existing facility is too small to store all of the equipment, he said...
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Heavy rain damages Jackson trail; more rainfall expected this week
(Local News ~ 02/27/18)
Saturday’s heavy rainfall took out two concrete panels of the Hubble Creek Recreation Trail near East Independence Street in Jackson and closed numerous intersections in Cape Girardeau and Jackson — and more rain is expected this week, officials say...
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Cape County Democrats to push initiative petition drives
(Local News ~ 02/27/18)
The Cape Girardeau County Democratic Party will push petition drives to put two measures on the statewide ballot in November, local party chairman Jonathan Kessler said Monday. One is the “Clean Missouri” initiative that seeks to make state government more transparent and ensure neither political party is given an unfair advantage when new legislative district maps are drawn after the next census, Kessler said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2018. There are 307 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Feb. 27, 1968, at the conclusion of a CBS News special report on the Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite delivered a commentary in which he said that the conflict appeared "mired in stalemate." Former teen singing idol Frankie Lymon, known for such songs as "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and "Goody Goody," was found dead of a drug overdose in New York at age 25...
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RX legislation is misguided
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/27/18)
While I applaud the efforts of our legislature to tackle the problem of opioid addiction, I feel that the efforts with the current Senate Bill are somewhat misguided. This bill will only further complicate physicians' ability to do their jobs. While some physicians are unscrupulous and will overprescribe narcotics, most physicians are conscientious and very discrete about their prescribing of controlled substances...
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Safety training is critical
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/27/18)
In regard to the recent school shooting in Florida, I have a question for the Missouri Highway Patrol, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Department, Jackson Police Departant, and Cape Girardeau Police Departant. In the Florida active shooter event, it appears that the school resource officer and responding deputies took up defensive positions behind walls, cars, etc. ...
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Old Town Cape celebrates a year of success at banquet
(Editorial ~ 02/27/18)
Leland "Freck" Shivelbine received the Charles L. Hutson Visionary Award at the Old Town Cape annual dinner last week. Shivelbine "was an original board member with Old Town Cape Inc., helped start Tunes at Twilight, was instrumental in the development of the murals and received multiple awards for his efforts around music and the arts," according to a news release from Old Town Cape...
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Out of the past: Feb. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 02/27/18)
A young mother and her 2 1/2-year-old son are forced to flee from their burning Jackson apartment at 220 Morgan late in the morning; the mother, Gloria Griffin, receives serious burns to her left hand while attempting to put out the fire; the child is uninjured...
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California hiker found OK after six days missing in Yosemite Park
(Community ~ 02/27/18)
YOSEMITE, Calif. -- A well-prepared California hiker missing for six days in the icy backcountry of Yosemite National Park was found in good health after an extensive search, officials said. A helicopter crew spotted Alan Chow on Friday above Wapama Falls near the center of the park, where overnight temperatures dipped below freezing, the National Park Service said...
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Ida Thomas
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
Ida Ronnebeck Thomas, 90, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Aug. 13, 1927, in Alexander County, Illinois, to John and Zada Smithey Ronnebeck. She and Wayne Thomas married April 25, 1942, in Charleston, Missouri. He preceded her in death Sept. 22, 2002...
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Edith Sylvester
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. -- Edith Patricia Sylvester, 75, of Maplewood, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home...
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Don Severs
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
ANNA, Ill. -- Don Severs, 92, of Anna passed away at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born March 6, 1925, in Ullin, Illinois, the son of Dow and Martha Gulley Severs. He and Anita Ridenhour married Dec. 31, 1948, and she preceded him in death Feb. 5, 1989. In June 1989 he married Wanda Kessler. Wanda preceded him in death in July 2015...
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Tina Nations
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
Tina Marie Dohogne Nations, 58, of Chaffee, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, with her loving husband at her side. She was born April 8, 1959, in Cape Girardeau to John Joseph and Marilyn Davis Dohogne. She and Wayne Nations married June 2, 2012, and he survives of the home...
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John Meyer
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
John H. Meyer, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Wesley Hall
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Wesley J. Hall, 53, of St. Mary died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3075 Cape LaCroix Road, Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall, with Titus Davis officiating...
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Kathlyn Hahs
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Kathlyn M. Hahs, 94, formerly of Jackson and Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Aberdeen Heights Assisted Living in Kirkwood. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Betty Fenton
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Betty Ann Fenton, 82, of Sikeston died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at her home. There will be a private family visitation Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran, Missouri. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Matt Butrum officiating. Burial will be at Friend Cemetery in Oran...
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Billy Cook
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Billy J.C. Cook, 79, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednsday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Bud Armstrong and Stevie Jordan officiating. Interment will follow in the Pulliam Cemetery near Mayfield Holler, Missouri...
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Leeroy Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 02/27/18)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Leeroy "Butch" Abernathy, 89, of Morley passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 23, 1928, in Scott County, Missouri, to the late Henry William and Levadie Mae Hoxworth Abernathy. He and Betty Ruth Oliver married March 7, 1949, and she preceded him in death Aug. 2, 1992...
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China paves way for Xi Jinping to remain leader for years
(International News ~ 02/27/18)
BEIJING -- China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country's president, the official news agency said, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023. The party's Central Committee proposed to remove from the constitution the expression China's president and vice president "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms," the Xinhua News Agency said Sunday...
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Church officials: Holy Sepulchre to remain closed
(International News ~ 02/27/18)
JERUSALEM -- Leaders of the two largest Christian sects in Jerusalem on Monday said the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will remain closed indefinitely to protest an Israeli attempt to tax their properties in the holy city, shuttering one of Jerusalem's most venerable and popular holy sites...
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No cease-fire in Syria; Russia orders pause
(International News ~ 02/27/18)
BEIRUT -- As a U.N. cease-fire failed to take hold in Syria, Russia on Monday ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" to allow civilians to evacuate an embattled rebel-held enclave near Damascus, while airstrikes continued and Syrian ground forces fought to push into the besieged area from the west...
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Supreme Court declines to decide fate of DACA
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation...
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Transportation safety rules rolled back under Trump
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly in a herky-jerky backup ahead of an Interstate 75 construction zone in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph. Despite multiple signs warning of slow traffic, the driver, with little or no braking, bashed into eight vehicles before coming to a stop about 1 1/2 football fields away. ...
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Administration weighs mental health coverage option
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- Amid the outcry over the Florida school shootings, the Trump administration says it is "actively exploring" ways to help states expand inpatient mental health treatment using Medicaid funds. President Donald Trump again brought up the issue of mental hospitals in a meeting with governors Monday, invoking a time when states maintained facilities for mentally ill and developmentally disabled people...
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Ivanka Trump believes denials of misconduct
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- Ivanka Trump says she believes her father's denials of sexual misconduct, arguing that questions to her on the topic are "pretty inappropriate." Trump serves as a senior adviser in President Donald Trump's administration and just led the U.S. delegation at the closing ceremony for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. She made the comments in an interview with NBC that aired Monday...
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Trump says he would have rushed into Florida school, unarmed
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, who's been highly critical of the law enforcement response to the Florida school shootings, says he would have rushed in, unarmed, if he'd been there. Speaking to a roomful of governors at the White House, Trump said Monday, "You don't know until you're tested, but I think I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too."...
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Attorney: Deputy thought gunfire was from outside school
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
PARKLAND, Fla. -- The sheriff's deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside, his attorney said Monday...
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Naked man on ATV leads police on chase in Missouri
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say a naked man has been arrested in Missouri after fleeing on an all-terrain vehicle and driving the wrong way on an interstate. Police say the man is suspected of being under the influence of drugs during the Sunday afternoon chase in northern Kansas City. ...
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Missouri State to cut $8M to make up for funding shortfall
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University plans to raise tuition and fees, reduce spending and eliminate more than 30 positions to make up for an $8 million state funding shortfall. The Springfield News-Leader reported a preliminary plan presented Friday to the university’s board of governors states half the anticipated shortfall will be made up by reducing spending. ...
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Botanical garden fears impact of nearby cattle feedlot
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
KINGSVILLE, Mo. — A botanical garden 30 miles east of Kansas City is concerned about the potential effect of a cattle feedlot expansion only 3 miles away. Tabitha Schmidt, CEO of Powell Gardens near Kingsville, is asking supporters to request a public meeting to discuss the Valley Oaks Steak Co. application to expand its existing operation in Johnson County. ...
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Young elephant at Saint Louis Zoo dies of viral infection
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
ST. LOUIS — A popular Asian elephant at the Saint Louis Zoo has died. The zoo said 6-year-old Kenzi died of a viral infection — elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, or EEHV — known to be fatal to elephants. Zoo officials said Kenzi was diagnosed with the virus Feb. 20 and immediately given anti-viral medication. She died early Saturday morning. ...
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Roy Moore backs Missouri candidate who slammed feminists
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Defeated Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore said he’s endorsing a longshot Missouri candidate who recently drew attention for a Facebook post criticizing feminists. Moore, a Republican, lost the Alabama Senate race to Democrat Doug Jones in December amid accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. ...
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Pardon request cites same argument as Greitens
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A man convicted of invasion of privacy 19 years ago is asking Gov. Eric Greitens for a pardon, using the same argument Greitens' lawyers are using in the effort to dismiss the governor's own felony indictment. In 1999, Paul Henreid was convicted of invasion of privacy in St. Louis for secretly filming sex partners. Henreid's attorney, Al Watkins, said Monday it would be "hypocritical" for Greitens to reject the pardon request...
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Missouri House forms panel to investigate Gov. Greitens
(State News ~ 02/27/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House formed a special panel of seven lawmakers Monday to investigate Gov. Eric Greitens following an invasion-of-privacy charge alleging he took a nonconsensual photo of a woman in a compromising position. The committee, which will have subpoena powers, will determine whether to initiate impeachment proceedings against the Republican governor to try to remove him from office. Its work will be separate from the criminal proceedings in St. Louis...
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Prayer 2/27/18
(Prayer ~ 02/27/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we focus on what is right in your eyes. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/27/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/27/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do no imply guilt. Assault n Domestic assault was reported at 426 Bellevue St. Burglary n Burglary was reported at Themis Street and North Pind Wood Lane. Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/27/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/27/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Saturday n Medical assists were made at 1:59 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 9:01 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 2:03 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 3:24 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 5:11 p.m. on Sycamore Circle; and 9:03 p.m. Big Bend Road...
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Americans: Congress listening to wrong people
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- Looking for common ground with your neighbor these days? Try switching subjects from the weather to Congress. Chances are, you both agree it's terrible. In red, blue or purple states, in middle America or on the coasts, most Americans loathe the nation's legislature. ...
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Trump: Willing to defy NRA on gun rules
(National News ~ 02/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump declared Monday he's willing to take on the National Rifle Association over gun legislation, but Republicans who control Congress aren't so sure. They prefer to consider only modest changes to firearms limits in response to the mass shooting at a Florida high school...
- Road work 2/27/18 (Local News ~ 02/27/18)
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Arming ‘underpaid, disrespected, and overstressed’ teachers
(Column ~ 02/27/18)
More details have trickled in about the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the most disturbing of which, besides the shooting itself, is the allegation that four Broward County deputies were outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the massacre but did not enter. This should help us understand why President Trump spent last week emphasizing the need to have teachers armed inside of schools...
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Charleen Biester to Run for Cape Girardeau County Circuit Clerk
(Submitted Story ~ 02/27/18)
Charleen “Charlie” Biester announced today that she has filed for election as Circuit Clerk of Cape Girardeau County. Biester is a Republican. Her campaign treasurer is former Cape Girardeau Mayor Al Spradling III. Biester has significant experience in the Circuit Clerk’s office, having served for over nineteen years as a deputy circuit clerk and for nearly four years as the secretary to the Presiding Judge of the 32nd Judicial Circuit. ...
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Baxter Hoover Joins Enterprise Bank & Trust in Perryville
(Submitted Story ~ 02/27/18)
Baxter R. Hoover has joined Enterprise bank & Trust as a Mortgage Loan Officer. In his new position, he will assist existing bank customers, as well as market to new customers to help them in making sound financial decisions involving their home mortgages. ...
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State 4-H Meats Judging Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 02/27/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension 4-H State Meats Judging contest on Feb. 17 drew 48 competing 4-H members, said Don Nicholson MU Extension Interim Associate 4-H Director. Working in partnership with the MU Meat Science Department and MU Collegiate Meats Judging Team, the contestants were provided an opportunity to develop and hone their judging skills, and explore future career and educational options...
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Tax extension would be used for aquatic center, stormwater projects, officials say
(Local News ~ 02/27/18)
A new aquatic center is chief among planned improvements to the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department offerings, if a tax extension on the April 3 ballot passes, officials said. Cape Girardeau School District superintendent Neil Glass said he hopes the city and the school district can partner on the aquatic center project, and he is advocating for a 17-acre site near Jefferson Elementary School on South Minnesota Avenue. ...
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