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Economist to Cape group: Expansion will continue for a few more years
(Local News ~ 05/01/19)
If you ask a dozen economists to forecast where the nation’s economy is headed, chances are you’ll get a dozen different answers. Some will say the country is headed for a recession in the next 12 to 18 months, others will say prosperity will last well into the next decade, while others will predict a global economic collapse within five years...
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Treasure hunting at Jackson City Park
(Local News ~ 05/01/19)
Annabelle Cheney, 5, balances along the border of the playground at City Park while her grandfather, Brad Gill, back left, and uncle, Jacob Gill, back right, use metal detectors Tuesday in Jackson.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to speak at SEMO commencement
(Local News ~ 05/01/19)
For the first time since 2012, a Missouri governor will deliver a commencement address at Southeast Missouri State University. Gov. Mike Parson will speak to graduating students at the university’s spring commencement May 11. Parson will deliver the address at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony. Kevin Dickson, who chairs the management department in the Harrison College of Business and Computing, will address graduating students at the 10 a.m. ceremony...
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Area lawmakers vote with House majority to roll back redistricting process
(Local News ~ 05/01/19)
Area Republican lawmakers joined the majority of Missouri House members this week in voting to roll back changes to the legislative redistricting process overwhelmingly approved by votes in November. Missourians approved the “Clean Missouri” constitutional amendment by a 62% to 38% margin in last year’s general election...
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Frank Nickell, Lorimier Apartments recognized Tuesday in Jefferson City
(Local News ~ 05/01/19)
The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation presented its 39th annual Statewide Preservation Honor Awards to Illinois native and Southeast Missouri historian Frank Nickell and developer Jason Coalter, on behalf of Centurion Development LLC on Tuesday during a special reception at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City, Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/01/19)
Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2019. There are 244 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 1, 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect. On this date: In 1786, Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Figaro" premiered in Vienna...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: Meet MRV Banks' Market President, Robbie Guard
(B Magazine ~ 05/01/19)
As president of MRV Banks Cape Girardeau Market, Robbie Guard doesn't just live and work in this community, he is actively involved in its success. Guard serves as an elected Cape Girardeau City Council member and is involved in several other boards and organizations, including Cape Girardeau Area MAGNET, the Missouri Bankers Association Political Strikeforce Team, the Cape Chamber and Lions Clubs International...
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Time is now; make every day count
(Column ~ 05/01/19)
Four thousand days. Depending on your age and perspective, that's either a drop in the bucket or an eternity. Sometimes, we of a certain age try to gauge where we stand in the march of time. I've long passed that point where I have more days in my future than I've had in my past...
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From comic books to jets, quilts, taxes and angels
(Column ~ 05/01/19)
I made a 26-hour trip to Chicago last week for a meeting at an airport hotel. Flying out of Cape Girardeau, I left my office at 11 a.m., was on the plane at noon, landed around 1:14 and was at the convention center speaking on a panel at 3:30. It was a smooth and incredibly convenient trip. ...
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House plan hinges St. Louis merger on local voter approval
(State News ~ 05/01/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a majority of voters in St. Louis city and county to agree in order for the two governments to be consolidated. The measure given initial approval Tuesday takes aim at the proposed Better Together initiative, which would put the question of whether to merge the St. Louis city and county governments to a statewide vote...
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Storm system drops tornadoes in southwest Missouri
(State News ~ 05/01/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A severe thunderstorm spawned tornadoes downing power lines and trees in parts of southwest Missouri. National Weather Service meteorologist Kelsey Angle said tornadoes were reported Tuesday afternoon near Wheaton, Rocky Comfort, Miller and Stella in southwest Missouri...
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Missouri Senate advances bill on industrial farm rules
(State News ~ 05/01/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators gave initial approval early Tuesday to legislation blocking local officials from regulating industrial farms more strictly than the state does. Lawmakers debated for several hours overnight on the environmental impact of large farms, local control over them and actions taken by some county officials critics said have threatened to regulate industrial farms out of existence...
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Missouri to drop most charges against Hutcheson
(State News ~ 05/01/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Now that former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson is heading to federal prison, most of the state charges against him will be dropped. Hutcheson was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison, followed by four months of home confinement and three years of supervised release...
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North Carolina campus shooting leaves two dead, four injured
(National News ~ 05/01/19)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A man armed with a pistol opened fire on students in a classroom building at a North Carolina university during the last day of classes Tuesday, killing two people and wounding four others, police said. Officers who had gathered ahead of a campus concert raced over and disarmed the suspect in the room where the shooting happened...
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Trump says asylum-seekers should have to pay a fee
(National News ~ 05/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is proposing charging asylum seekers a fee to process their applications as he continues to try to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants seeking to cross into the U.S. In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, Trump directed his attorney general and acting homeland security secretary to take additional measures to overhaul the asylum system, which he insists "is in crisis" and plagued by "rampant abuse."...
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Emperor abdicates throne as Japan marks end of era
(International News ~ 05/01/19)
TOKYO -- Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. "Today, I am concluding my duties as the emperor," Akihito said as he stood in front of the throne, as other members of the royal family and top government officials watched...
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Barr to face Mueller report questions
(National News ~ 05/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General William Barr will face lawmakers' questions today for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, in what promises to be a dramatic showdown as he defends his actions before Democrats who accuse him of spinning the investigation's findings in President Donald Trump's favor...
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Dems say Trump agrees to $2 trillion infrastructure tab
(National News ~ 05/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to work together on a $2 trillion infrastructure package -- but put off for later the difficult question of how to pay for it. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said there was "good will in the meeting" -- a marked departure from the last meeting among Trump, Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which ended with Trump walking out in a huff. ...
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Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts
(International News ~ 05/01/19)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a social media ban imposed after the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings, a sign of security easing even as a Cabinet minister said he and others had received intelligence they could be targeted by the same group in possible new attacks...
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Out of the past: May 1
(Out of the Past ~ 05/01/19)
Tom Irwin, executive director of the Missouri Gaming Commission, says under the state's gambling law, riverboat casinos can't float the Diversion Channel; they are restricted to the Missouri and Mississippi rivers; Lady Luck has proposed docking a riverboat on the Diversion Channel at Scott City...
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Parts of downtown Davenport, Iowa, flood as barrier fails
(State News ~ 05/01/19)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Crews evacuated people from some buildings and vehicles Tuesday afternoon after a flood barrier failed along the Mississippi River, sending floodwaters rushing into downtown Davenport, Iowa. The National Weather Service sent an alert around 4 p.m. of a flash flood emergency in Davenport, urging people downtown to immediately seek higher ground. Public works officials reported a temporary flood barrier had failed and many people sought shelter on the rooftops of downtown buildings...
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Jewell Umfleet
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- Jewell Fowler Umfleet of Marshfield was born July 30, 1929, in Advance, Missouri, to George and Bertie Pohlman Fowler. She departed this life Monday, April 15, 2019, in her home, at the age of 93. Jewell was united in marriage to Herman E. Umfleet on Dec. 23, 1944...
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Clashes rock Venezuela; Guaido urges uprising
(International News ~ 05/01/19)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Opposition leader Juan Guaido took a bold step to revive his movement to seize power in Venezuela, taking to the streets Tuesday to call for a military uprising drawing quick support from the Trump administration and fierce resistance from forces loyal to socialist Nicolas Maduro...
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Gary Ulrich
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
Gary W. Ulrich, 66, of Jackson died Monday, April 29, 2019, near his home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Janet Hopkins will officiate the funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow...
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Glen Summers
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Glen H. Summers, 80, of Perryville died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at his home. He was born March 20, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Roscoe and Marie Carnell Summers. He and Laura Foster were married July 31, 1976. She survives in Perryville...
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Leah Richardson
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
Leah Richardson, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 29, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born May 26, 1934, in St. Louis to Melvin Elliot and Evelyn Lorene Morton Masterson. She and Daniel Richardson Jr. were married March 26, 1950, at Pocahontas, Arkansas. He preceded her in death May 10, 1990...
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Helen Polack
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
Helen A. Polack, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 29, 2019, at Lutheran Home. She was born July 2, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Edward August and Anita Brune Polack. Helen received a master's degree in education from Vanderbilt University. She taught first grade at May Greene School and fifth grade at Franklin Elementary School for a combined total of 39 years...
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Lloyd Phillips
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
THEBES, Ill. -- Lloyd A. Phillips passed away at 9:20 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at home on his farm, surrounded by family. Lloyd was born Oct. 19, 1929, to Sid and Eveline Phillips. Lloyd married Thelma "Sis" Baker on March 2, 1953. They were married for 64 years...
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Omega Hawkins
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- Glondia "Omega" Hawkins, 90, of Brownwood passed away Monday, April 29, 2019, at the home of her son, Kevin Hawkins. Omega was born July 15, 1928, in Brownwood, the daughter and only child of Oscar and Gertie Shirrell Long. Omega and Shirley N. Hawkins of Chaffee, Missouri, were united in marriage Sept. 12. 1948, in Brownwood, and he preceded her in death Aug. 9, 1987...
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Saundra Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 05/01/19)
Saundra Lee Hamilton of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born in St. Louis to John Khoury and Virginia Spaulding Henson. She and Paul D. Hamilton were married in 1964 at Jackson. He preceded her in death March 7, 1998...
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Birth 5/1/19
(Births ~ 05/01/19)
Son to Austin Reeves and Karli Gwinn of Marquand, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:48 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Name, Kash Rhyatt. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Gwinn is the daughter of Amanda Flock and Mark Gwinn of Marquand. Reeves is the son of Tara Miller of Marquand. He is employed by Baker Repair LLC...
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Prayer 5/1/19
(Prayer ~ 05/01/19)
O God, may we be a blessing to others as you have been to us. Amen.
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Cape fire report 5/1/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 3:59 a.m. on South Sprigg Street, 5:44 a.m. on William Street, 11:35 a.m. on South Pacific Street, 6:21 p.m. on North Park Avenue, 6:57 p.m. on Elm Street, 7:15 p.m. on Karen Drive and 7:25 p.m. on Mimosa Drive...
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Area police reports 5/1/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Amber Womack, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for trespassing. Miscellaneous...
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Business Musing: SBDC Leads with Priority Setting Tool
(B Magazine ~ 05/01/19)
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southeast Missouri State University's Economic and Business Engagement Center was recently honored with the "Center Most Innovative Award" from the University of Missouri Extension Business Development Program (BDP). One aspect of the center's innovation is the implementation of GrowthWheel, a tool developed by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, designed to help businesses prioritize...
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