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Southeast's 'gum tree' is no more, split by high winds
(Local News ~ 05/29/18)
Southeast Missouri State University’s iconic “gum tree” has met an early demise. The university announced Friday on its social media accounts the tree had been split in two. In an email to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday, Southeast communications director Ann Hayes said the gum tree has been a campus icon for years and the university expects to make an assessment this week concerning its replacement...
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Army veteran Melvin Kuehle, 95, looks back on time of service during World War II
(Local News ~ 05/29/18)
Saturday was a special day for 95-year-old World War II veteran Melvin Kuehle, as he reminisced to friends and family memorable wartime experiences while accepting a surprise gift from local law enforcement. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers Jayson Spain, David Welker and Sgt. Mike Lynch presented him with a 1931-style license plate for his scooter — modeled after one of the first license plates placed on patrol cars in 1931 — in honor of his service and dedication through the years...
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Jackson water-main work continues on; price jumps after smaller pipe found than what records showed
(Local News ~ 05/29/18)
One phase of the water-main replacement project in Jackson will cost more than originally thought, after workers discovered another main that needed to be replaced, officials said at a recent board of aldermen meeting. The original contract had to be amended when a main thought to be six inches turned out to be only two, officials said...
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Jackson honors veterans, re-dedicates doughboy statue at county courthouse
(Local News ~ 05/29/18)
It was a hot, humid morning when the Jackson Municipal Band started playing patriotic tunes at 9 a.m. at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. The band played jauntily despite the glaring sun that glowered on them throughout the ceremony...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2018. There are 216 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit...
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Prayer 5-29-18
(Prayer ~ 05/29/18)
Lord God, as your children, may we clothe ourselves with compassion and kindness. Amen.
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Update on Jackson police station, alderman resignation
(Column ~ 05/29/18)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen at its last meeting approved a motion authorizing city staff to issue a Request for Qualifications under the design-build method for the police station building project, as required under Section 67.5060 of the Missouri Revised Statutes. ...
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NerdWallet: Fresh ways to save some green at the farmers market
(Business ~ 05/29/18)
The difference between the produce at farmers markets and supermarkets is more than "tomayto" versus "tomahto." And buying fresh fruit and vegetables at farmers markets offers opportunities to save money in ways you might not find at a grocery store...
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Visa woes have summer businesses looking to hire displaced Puerto Ricans
(Business ~ 05/29/18)
PHIPPSBURG, Maine -- Frustrated by red tape and visa limits on foreign workers, tourism businesses from Maine to Missouri are turning to Puerto Ricans who are fleeing a shattered economy and devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Bob Smith, owner of Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, hired a half-dozen Puerto Ricans last summer for housekeeping, landscaping and kitchen work, providing relief to his overworked staff. This summer he is doubling the number, and he would like to hire even more...
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Veterans, discharged and jobless, seek hiring-rules changes
(Business ~ 05/29/18)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can't get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the State of Connecticut will change that. The state's human-rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with some types of less-than-honorable discharges. ...
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Business Notebook: Lavender, lemonade at Shawnee Hills
(Business ~ 05/29/18)
On a rolling hill in Southern Illinois, sunshine warms the earth, and a light breeze carries the heady scent of lavender. Charlotte and Doug Clover stand in their u-pick lavender rows at Shawnee Hills Lavender, where dusty purple blooms drift above gray-green bushes -- about 900 bushes in all...
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27 rabbits abandoned at Long Island train station
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Officials on Long Island are offering a reward for information leading to the person or people responsible for dumping 27 rabbits by a Suffolk County train station. The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it was notified Sunday several domestic rabbits were in the vicinity of the Ronkonkoma train station. ...
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Looming Italian election seen as plebiscite on EU and euro
(International News ~ 05/29/18)
ROME -- Italian populists vowed Monday to convert voter anger over their thwarted bid to govern for the first time into a kind of plebiscite on the European Union, financial markets and eurozone membership as the country found itself propelled to fresh elections as soon as late summer...
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Experts: Starbucks training a first step in confronting bias
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
Starbucks, trying to put to rest an outcry over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores, is closing more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon today of anti-bias training, a strategy some believe can keep racism at bay. After the arrests in Philadelphia last month, the coffee chain's leaders apologized and met with the two men, but also reached out to activists and experts in bias training to put together a curriculum for its 175,000 workers...
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Rescuers seek 1 man still missing after Maryland flash flood
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. -- A man remained missing Monday after flash flooding tore down a historic main street in a picturesque Maryland town and left a community heartbroken at seeing more devastation less than two years after rebuilding from another massive flood...
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Alberto after landfall: Threat of heavy rains, flooding
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
Subtropical depression Alberto rumbled inland Monday after its Memorial Day strike on the Gulf Coast, driving holiday beachgoers away amid heavy rains raising a dangerous flood threat around the South. Forecasters warned heavy downpours from the vast storm system are increasing the potential for life-threatening flash floods across north Florida, much of Alabama and large areas of Georgia -- and elsewhere around the Southeast...
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Boston's Memorial Day flag garden idea spreads across the U.S.
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
BOSTON -- The solemn display of tens of thousands of U.S. flags first appearing on Boston Common for Memorial Day a decade ago, honoring service members who have died defending the nation, is slowly becoming a national movement. The flag gardens, as they are known, could be seen this weekend in Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and New York, all started by local residents inspired by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund tribute established in 2010...
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U.S. team in N. Korea raises expectations of a Trump-Kim summit
(National News ~ 05/29/18)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials worked with North Korea over the weekend on plans for the on-off-on meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as Trump signaled increasing optimism for the sit-down. Trump tweeted Sunday a U.S. ...
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Out of the past: May 29
(Out of the Past ~ 05/29/18)
Demolition of structures along the new Mississippi River bridge route in South Cape Girardeau could get underway by early- to mid-June; early earthwork for the Highway 74 bridge route interchange at Interstate 55 could start in July; bids were opened for both projects yesterday...
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Verna Suhr
(Obituary ~ 05/29/18)
Verna Mae Suhr, 99, of Jackson died Monday, May 28, 2018, at Jackson Manor. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Joyce Long
(Obituary ~ 05/29/18)
BESSVILLE, Mo. -- Joyce Marilyn Long, 81, of Bessville passed away Monday, May 28, 2018, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill, Missouri. Born on Jan. 25, 1937, in Bessville, she was the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Myrtle Irene Upchurch Dowd. On Feb. 14, 1953, she married James "Bill" Lee Long in Lutesville, Missouri. He preceded her in death...
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Clayton Lee
(Obituary ~ 05/29/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Clayton C. Lee, 75, of Marble Hill died Friday, May 25, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon today at the chapel, with the Rev. Gerald Huff officiating. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery, with military honors...
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Richard Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/29/18)
Richard D. Johnson, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Lisbon, Ohio, to James and Edna Smith Johnson. He and Irene Bartok were married March 15, 1959, at Millwood, Ohio. She passed away March 4, 2012...
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Milton James
(Obituary ~ 05/29/18)
Milton James, 89, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 25, 1928, in Jackson to Henry Milton and Iva Mae Fischer James. He and Arlene Petzoldt were married Feb. 5, 1961, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
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Roger Davault
(Obituary ~ 05/29/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Roger Dale Davault, 58, of Marble Hill died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at New Salem Baptist Church, Highway 51 North, near Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at New Salem Church...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/29/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/29/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated at 42 E. Rodney Drive. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance at Independence Street and Leming Lane...
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Movie patrons evacuated from theater after smoke alarm
(Local News ~ 05/29/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a box alarm for smoke at 9:34 a.m. Monday at Marcus Theatres for the second time in a week, according to a media report from battalion chief Michael Ramsey. Guests were evacuated from the theater and smoke was found in theaters nine and 10, Ramsey wrote...
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Alma Schrader principal leaves legacy, pursues church ministry
(Editorial ~ 05/29/18)
As the last day of school rolled off the calendar, students said goodbye to a lifelong educator. Ruth Ann Orr retired after 35 years in public education, and 16 years as principal of Alma Schrader Elementary School. Orr, whose official date of retirement is June 30, began her teaching career at Alma Schrader Elementary School as a teaching assistant for sixth grade in 1982, and her career took her into "almost all the schools in the district" before settling in at Alma Schrader. ...
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Rural Missouri cemeteries face financial challenges
(State News ~ 05/29/18)
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker is working on a bill that would allow rural cemetery boards, provided they abide by some regulations, to dip into principal if investment returns prove insufficient. Rep. Allen Andrews led a successful effort last year to pass legislation allowing cemetery trustees, under certain restrictions, to invest in higher-yield bonds, stocks and mutual funds, The Maryville Forum reported...
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Lawmakers give Greitens a few wins in spite of investigation
(State News ~ 05/29/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers passed several items on Gov. Eric Greitens' list of priorities this year, even as legislative leaders called for his resignation and prepared for a special session to consider impeaching him. But top lawmakers said they didn't pay much attention to Greitens' agenda and chalked up any legislative victories for the governor to shared priorities between the Republican-led Legislature and the Republican governor...
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Hospital closure in Kennett problematic for expectant mothers
(State News ~ 05/29/18)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The sudden closure of a hospital has left some expectant mothers in the Missouri Bootheel region scrambling for care in an area that already has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the U.S. St. Louis Public Radio reported Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center recently announced it will close in July. The closure will leave the surrounding area in Southeast Missouri without an OB-GYN...
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Births 5/29/18
(Births ~ 05/29/18)
Son to Justin Alan and Cari Lee Hearn of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:03 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Name, Grayson Lee. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Mrs. Hearn is the former Cari Holder, daughter of Tami Holder of Oak Ridge and Terry and Sandy Holder of Scott City. Mr. and Mrs. Hearn are both employed by PTI. Cari is a dispatcher, while Justin is a truck driver...
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Thank you to our fallen military heroes
(Column ~ 05/29/18)
I was taught many lessons growing up that have served me well. One was to always say, “Thank you.” It’s a lesson I’ve used all my life. Memorial Day is no exception. In fact, it is one of the most significant days to reflect and express a thankful heart...
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