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Cape public schools hires Scott Central superintendent Howard Benyon as deputy superintendent
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
Scott County Central School District superintendent Howard Benyon has been hired as deputy superintendent of secondary education in the Cape Girardeau School District. Cape Girardeau school officials announced the hiring Tuesday. Benyon, who will begin his new duties this summer, will oversee Central Middle School, Central Junior High, Central Academy and the Career and Technology Center, according to a news release...
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Uptown merchants want compromise on Jackson Homecomers street plans
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
The annual Homecomers celebration draws big crowds to the streets of uptown Jackson. It also draws big losses according to several Jackson merchants. At its meeting Monday night, the Jackson Board of Aldermen received a request from the Jackson American Legion to close parts of several streets for nearly a week to accommodate the festival, which is scheduled for July 23 through 27. ...
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City of sculptures: Public art displays dot the landscape throughout Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
Cape Girardeau was once known as the City of Roses. The city is making a case to be known as the City of Sculptures. Cape Girardeau’s outdoor, secular art scene now has at least 30 visible sculptures or statues on display, and it’s more than the recent emphasis on public art along Broadway in the last six years; only six of the 30 are accounted for by the Broadway public art project...
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'Incredibly sick': Cape sand volleyball court closed after hidden knife injures teen
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department has closed the sand volleyball courts at Arena Park after a teenager suffered a cut to her foot Monday when she stepped on a knife buried in the sand. At least one other knife was found buried in the sand, according to police...
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Another year has passed, way too fast
(Column ~ 05/22/19)
There is a cuteness about watching kids walk into their school. From the disproportionate size of backpacks to creative hair styles -- in my girls' cases, different braids -- they take a bit of a parent's heart with them as they slip away through the school door. ...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: Merchant Processing with First State Community Bank
(B Magazine ~ 05/22/19)
Are you looking for a local, efficient and easy-to-use solution for processing credit and debit cards at your business? Consider setting up your merchant services with First State Community Bank. First State Community Bank offers a variety of payment solutions, including point-of-sale terminals; Internet, mail or telephone payment acceptance; gift cards; check processing and mobile acceptance...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2019. There are 223 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 22, 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the final time (Jay Leno took over as host three days later)...
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Can Democrats get back to the middle by 2020?
(Column ~ 05/22/19)
Just for argument's sake, let's say a year from now, the Deep State culprits who sought to undermine the will of the people have been fully exposed. And the illegal attempt to engineer a Deep State coup has led to the doorsteps of some very high-ranking government officials -- current and former...
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Out of the past: May 22
(Out of the Past ~ 05/22/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Vote counting in Scott County isn't an exact science, even when the totaling is being done by a $33,000 optic scanning machine; ballots cast in the April 5 election on riverboat gambling were run through the machine twice Friday as part of a statewide recount; the tally came out different each time, and both recounts varied from the election-night totals...
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Cuccinelli tapped for immigration job in Trump administration
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- Ken Cuccinelli, the former attorney general of Virginia, will be joining the Trump administration. A White House official confirmed Cuccinelli will be taking a position at the Homeland Security Department, focusing on immigration. The person spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement...
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Jo Ann Wilson
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
Jo Ann Wilson, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Oct. 18, 1929, in St. Louis to Elvis L. and Ruby Wagner Caldwell. She and Clyde "Cotton" Wilson Jr. were married June 23, 1951, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death March 28, 2008...
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Christine Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
PEA RIDGE, Ark. -- Christine Ann Smith, 66, of Pea Ridge died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at The Ridge Church in Pea Ridge. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Buttram Chapel Cemetery...
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Phyllis James
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Phyllis Naomi James, 66, of Marble Hill died Saturday, May 18, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Hurricane Fork Cemetery near Patton, Missouri...
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Marcella Hoeller
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
Marcella Brown Clore-Hoeller, 97, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born June 3, 1921, in Cape Girardeau County to Clarence Rosco and Bessie Weatherford Brown. Clarence, who served in France during World War I, was responsible for giving his daughter one of his favorite French names, "Marcella." Marcella married William Thomas "Bill" Clore in 1939. ...
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Harold Buxton
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
Harold E. Buxton, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 20, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ellen Gurnon officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Remington Aaron
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
Remington Roe Emmanuel Aaron was born to Heaven on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Survivors include his mother, Makala Mariya Lopez, and father, Jesse Roe Aaron of Jackson; sister, Nevaeh Lee Reen Aaron of Jackson; maternal grandparents, Marlya M. ...
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Bomb-laden drone targets Saudi airport
(International News ~ 05/22/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone Tuesday, an assault acknowledged by the kingdom as Middle East tensions remained high between Tehran and Washington. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage...
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Farage eager for Brexit litmus test
(International News ~ 05/22/19)
FRIMLEY GREEN, England -- No one in Britain is more enthusiastic about this week's European Union elections than people who hate the EU. Hard-core Brexit supporters have become increasingly eager to cast ballots for Nigel Farage's newly formed Brexit Party, whose sole policy is to leave the EU as soon as possible. ...
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Frenchman in vegetative state kept alive after appeal to UN
(International News ~ 05/22/19)
PARIS -- A last-ditch appeal to the United Nations forced French doctors to resume life support Tuesday for a man who has been in a vegetative state for years and whose case has drawn attention across Europe. Vincent Lambert was critically injured in a 2008 car accident, and his parents and wife disagree on whether to keep him alive artificially. ...
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Mexicans buy fake cellphones to hand over in muggings
(International News ~ 05/22/19)
MEXICO CITY -- Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying fake cellphones, to hand over to thieves instead of their real smartphones. Costing $15 to $25, the "dummies" are sophisticated fakes: They have a startup screen and bodies that are dead ringers for the originals, and inside there is a piece of metal to give the phone the heft of the real article...
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Airline suspends operations after second crash
(Community ~ 05/22/19)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska air carrier involved in two deadly floatplane crashes in a week has voluntarily suspended operations, federal officials said Tuesday. The halt of flightseeing and commuter flights is in place indefinitely, according to the Federal Aviation Administration...
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Washington to allow composting of human bodies
(Community ~ 05/22/19)
SEATTLE -- Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. It allows licensed facilities to offer "natural organic reduction," which turns a body, mixed with substances such as wood chips and straw, into about two wheelbarrows' worth of soil in a span of several weeks...
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California sues Trump administration over canceled high-speed rail money
(Community ~ 05/22/19)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal government. The Federal Railroad Administration announced last week it would not give California the money awarded by Congress nearly a decade ago, arguing the state has not made enough progress on the project...
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San Francisco police chief: Journalist 'crossed the line' with leaked report
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco police chief said Tuesday he respects the news media, but a freelance journalist whose home and office were raided by officers had "crossed the line" by joining a conspiracy to steal a confidential report. Chief William Scott addressed reporters hours after police agreed in court to return property seized from Bryan Carmody in raids aimed at uncovering the source of a leaked police report into the unexpected death of the city's former elected public defender, Jeff Adachi.. ...
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Questions raised over Florida Cabinet meeting in Israel
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to Israel with a large contingent of business leaders -- not surprisingly, especially as the GOP woos Jewish voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election. But DeSantis' plan to hold a meeting with his elected Cabinet while he's there has raised concerns about whether officials are violating the state's open-meeting laws...
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Judge questions abortion ban
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
JACKSON, Miss. -- A federal judge who struck down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban last year said during a court hearing Tuesday the state's legislators defied his ruling by passing a new law setting the ban even earlier. The new law, which is not yet in effect, would prohibit most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at about six weeks, when many women may not know they're pregnant...
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Trump officials to Congress: Goal is deterring Iran, not war
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- Tamping down talk of war, top Trump administration officials told Congress on Tuesday recent actions by the U.S. deterred attacks on American forces. But some lawmakers remained deeply skeptical of the White House approach in the Middle East...
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Risks, rewards with speedier nuke cleanup
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- Companies specializing in nuclear demolition and radioactive waste storage are buying up aging U.S. reactors and promising to decommission them in dramatically less time than their utility owners had planned -- eight years instead of 60 in some cases...
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'Medicare for All's' rich benefits 'leapfrog' those of other nations
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- The "Medicare for All" plan embraced by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what other advanced countries offer, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its popular appeal. The plan from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would charge no copays or deductibles for medical care, allowing only limited cost-sharing for some prescription drugs. It would cover long-term care at home and in community settings. Dental, vision and hearing coverage would be included...
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Dems' impeachment calls swell as McGahn defies subpoena
(National News ~ 05/22/19)
WASHINGTON -- More Democrats are calling -- and more loudly -- for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after his latest defiance of Congress by blocking his former White House lawyer from testifying Tuesday. A growing number of rank-and-file House Democrats, incensed by former counsel Don McGahn's empty chair in the Judiciary Committee hearing room, are confronting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and pushing her and other leaders to act. ...
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Disaster declaration for Missouri counties damaged in March
(State News ~ 05/22/19)
ST. LOUIS -- President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster for 13 Missouri counties damaged by March flooding. The declaration was announced Monday night. Republican Gov. Mike Parson requested the declaration in April, before a second round of flooding earlier this month caused significant damage in eastern Missouri, particularly along the Mississippi River...
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Hawley bill would allow people to opt out of data tracking
(State News ~ 05/22/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Tuesday introduced legislation giving internet users the ability to opt out of allowing their personal data to be tracked and collected, the latest effort in the Missouri Republican's broader campaign against big tech...
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Storms in Midwest leave string of tornadoes, flooding
(State News ~ 05/22/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Dangerous storms left a string of more than 30 tornadoes across the central U.S., damaging homes in Oklahoma, demolishing a racetrack grandstand in Missouri and inundating the region with water over a short period. Two deaths, both in Missouri, were blamed on the severe weather that started in the Southern Plains on Monday night and moved to the northeast. ...
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Speak Out 5/22/19
(Speak Out ~ 05/22/19)
To all bicycle riders. Just because you can ride on the highways doesn't mean you should. Especially now since a new sand company is coming to Oak Ridge on Route E. Four trucks an hour, 24/7. On Route E we have a concrete company, a black top company, a lumberyard company that has 18-wheelers carrying logs. It's not safe to ride your bicycle on that highway. Please don't. Thank You...
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Prayer 5/22/19
(Prayer ~ 05/22/19)
O Lord Jesus, bless those who selflessly help those in need. Amen.
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Cape fire report 5/22/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/22/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 8:08 a.m. on South Sprigg Street, 8:26 a.m. on Bloomfield Road, 8:37 a.m. on North Kingshighway, 1:07 p.m. on South Pacific Street, 4:07 p.m. on Stonebridge Drive, 6:10 p.m. on Independence Street, 6:24 p.m. on North Frederick Street and 11:33 p.m. on Olive Street...
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Jackson police report 5/22/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/22/19)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following item. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Rebecca White, 44, of Jackson was arrested on a Wayne County, Missouri, warrant. n Randy Green, 32, of Jackson was arrested on a New Madrid County, Missouri, warrant...
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Rickey Brown
(Obituary ~ 05/22/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Rickey Leroy Brown, 57, of Marble Hill died Friday, May 17, 2019, at his home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
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National Van Lines Welcomes Day Transfer Co.
(Submitted Story ~ 05/22/19)
Broadview, IL—May 22, 2019—National Van Lines proudly welcomes the newest addition to our interstate-moving family: Cape Girardeau, MO-based Day Transfer Co. Inc. “We’re hoping to be a major part of National Van Lines and increase our COD market,” Day Transfer Co. owner Justin Miller said. “Plus, we want to continue to grow and stay efficient.”...
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