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Stars and Stripes Museum hosts Spirit of Democracy Celebration in Cape this fall
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
The inaugural Spirit of Democracy celebration in Cape Girardeau this fall will shine the spotlight on and raise money for a Bloomfield, Missouri, museum devoted to the nation's Stars and Stripes military newspaper. Gov. Mike Parson is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the $100-a-plate event, which will be held on Nov. 16 at the Arena Building, starting at 6 p.m. Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe also is slated to attend...
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SE Center for Speech and Hearing set to grow with United Way funding
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of the Cape Girardeau-based United Way of Southeast Missouri, said the center's community outreach is the reason why the United Way has made the organization a new funding partner. She said the center gives students a learning opportunity, but does not receive full funding from the university...
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Sikeston to put use tax on ballot
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston City Council unanimously voted Monday to put a use tax on the Nov. 5 ballot. According to Sikeston City Manager Jon Douglass, the use tax is similar to a sales tax but is imposed on sales of goods from non-Missouri vendors that are intended for use, storage or consumption in Missouri. The tax is only imposed on sales that are not already subject to sales tax...
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New Madrid Co. voters change 911 funding
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The voter turnout was one of the lowest for a countywide issue, but support was high to create a new revenue source for New Madrid County's 911 system. More than 70 percent of New Madrid County voters casting ballots Tuesday approved a 911 funding proposal calling for $1 a month surcharge on a subscriber of any communications services can contact 911. ...
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Poplar Bluff voters support Highway 67 four-lane project
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
Poplar Bluff residents supported by an overwhelming majority Tuesday a measure to four-lane Highway 67 south. The effort won despite a low voter turnout. The measure passed by 88.23%, and won in all five city wards. It expands the scope of an original one-half cent sales tax approved in 2005 to four-lane Highway 67 north to Fredericktown...
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Protesters welcome Trump to Ohio, Texas
(National News ~ 08/08/19)
EL PASO, Texas -- Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to cities reeling from mass shootings leaving 31 dead and dozens more wounded. But his divisive words preceded him, large protests greeted him and biting political attacks soon followed...
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A Downtown Destination: The Cape Riverfront Market
(Community ~ 08/08/19)
If you are a frequent visitor to the downtown Cape Girardeau area, you probably breathed a sigh of relief mixed with excitement when you heard the Mississippi River levels had finally dropped and the floodgates were re-opened. Hallelujah. A recent source of despair for many, hopefully that rushing water is ready to return to serving as a visual reminder of tranquility, possibilities, and hope. ...
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Sponsored: Hepatitis A Prevention
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/08/19)
Hepatitis A is a highly-contagious viral infection that causes inflammation to the liver. It is contracted by ingesting the virus from the infected person’s stool through contaminated objects, food or drinks. Hepatitis A can cause a mild illness that lasts a few weeks to a severe illness that lasts a few months. Symptoms of Hepatitis A include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, diarrhea, clay-colored stools, joint pain and jaundice...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/19)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2019. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day...
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Sikeston rodeo a summertime favorite in Southeast Missouri
(Editorial ~ 08/08/19)
The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo is one of the biggest events every year in Southeast Missouri and one of the biggest professional rodeo events in the Midwest. It brings in some of the best rodeo performers in the country from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association...
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Democrats push for buybacks, new restrictions in gun plans
(National News ~ 08/08/19)
LAS VEGAS -- Democratic presidential candidates are releasing new gun control plans and embracing proposals to buy back military-style weapons and ammunition after three high-profile mass shootings killed 33 people last week. Most of the Democrats running in the packed primary have routinely called for requiring background checks on all firearm purchases and banning bump stock devices mimicking automatic gunfire...
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U.S.-China deal, once looking close, now seems far off
(National News ~ 08/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- A deal seemed so close. As recently as May, the Trump administration and China seemed on the verge of resolving their dispute over Beijing's combative trade policies. Then it all collapsed. A cease-fire, declared by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in June, failed to stick...
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Venezuela talks in the balance as U.S. ups pressure
(International News ~ 08/08/19)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaido, have been shuttling back and forth to Barbados trying to agree on a common path out of the country's prolonged political standoff...
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Taliban suicide blast in Kabul kills 14 people, 145 wounded
(International News ~ 08/08/19)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban car bomb aimed at Afghan security forces ripped through a busy Kabul neighborhood Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 145 -- most of them women, children and other civilians -- shortly after the extremist group and the United States reported progress on negotiating an end to Afghanistan's nearly 18-year war...
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Russian drone makes successful maiden flight
(International News ~ 08/08/19)
MOSCOW -- The Russian military said a heavy drone it's developing has made a successful maiden flight. The Defense Ministry on Wednesday released a video showing the Okhotnik (Hunter) taking off, performing maneuvers and landing. The ministry has said the drone, which has advanced reconnaissance and stealth capabilities, first flew for 20 minutes Saturday...
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Pakistan downgrades ties with India over Kashmir
(International News ~ 08/08/19)
ISLAMABAD -- The political crisis over the disputed territory of Kashmir escalated Wednesday when Pakistan said it would downgrade its diplomatic ties with India, expel the Indian ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its regional rival. Indian authorities have clamped a complete shutdown on Muslim-majority Kashmir as the Hindu-led nationalist government in New Delhi scrapped the region's statehood and special status, including the right to its own constitution...
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HBO drama looks at killings of teens
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/19)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- HBO's new docudrama series about the killings of four Israeli and Palestinian teenagers, violence which set off a cascade of events leading to the 2014 Gaza war, is set to air next week and is likely to reopen wounds on both sides of the conflict...
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Top grilling mistakes and how to fix them
(Community ~ 08/08/19)
I love to grill, and barbecue, and I have devoted my career to outdoor cooking for more than two decades. In that time, I've seen a lot of mistakes and people tend to make them over and over. So I put together a list of the biggest grilling don'ts and how to avoid them. Print this list and refer it the next time you get ready to grill!...
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Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests
(National News ~ 08/08/19)
MORTON, Miss. -- U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in at least a decade. The raids, planned months ago, happened just hours before President Donald Trump visited El Paso, Texas, the majority-Latino border city where a man linked to an online screed about a "Hispanic invasion" was charged in a shooting that left 22 people dead...
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Thelma Smiley
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Thelma Smiley, 95, of Olive Branch died Monday, Aug 5, 2019, at Jonesboro Rehab in Jonesboro, Illinois. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Pastor Jack Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Illinois...
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Lloyd Pierce
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. -- Lloyd Stan Pierce, 67, of White House, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at White House Health Care and Rehabilitation. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Loustell Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
Loustell Ann Ludwig, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 2, 1936, near Burfordville, daughter of William A. and Ruby A. Fluegge Aufdenberg Jr. She and Joseph Edwin "Joe" Ludwig were married June 1, 1958, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. They were married 55 years when he passed away Feb. 11, 2014...
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Richard Hammond
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
Richard Miles Hammond, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug.7, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. A private service will be held. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Jane Allen
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
FLOWER MOUND, Texas -- Naida "Jane" Allen, 89, passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Flower Mound, where she resided the past several years. She was born Dec. 2, 1929, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Wade Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth Adams Malcolm. She and Bill Allen, also from Sikeston, were married Feb. 5, 1949, in Piggott, Arkansas. They lived in Christopher, Illinois, most of their married life...
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Speak Out 8/8/19
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/19)
Let me say first that I am a staunch Democrat who voted for Governor Jay Nixon and I would do it again. But the recent Missouri National Guard Adjutant General corruption that was exposed by the St. Louis Post Dispatch is sickening. The man allegedly used his position to sucker low-income housing credits for his family and cronies...
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Area police reports 8/8/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n D'Andre L. McClellon, 40, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of resisting/interfering with arrest. Assaults n Sexual offense was reported in the 300 block of South Park Avenue...
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Prayer 8/8/19
(Prayer ~ 08/08/19)
O Lord, may we devote ourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Amen.
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Upcoming repairs to I-55/U.S. 62 interchange in Scott County
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane, with a 10-foot width restriction at the Interstate 55/U.S. 62 interchange (exit 67) in Miner, Missouri, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the overpass. ...
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Recipes for that abundance of fresh tomatoes
(Community ~ 08/08/19)
With our spring being so cool and wet, the tomato crop is late this year. But in the past couple of weeks, the tomatoes have really started to produce an abundant crop. A few people have brought fresh tomatoes to the senior center to share and have mentioned they don't know what to do with all of them...
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Florida woman bites intruder who forced his way into home
(State News ~ 08/08/19)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A nearly toothless South Florida woman bit a man who forced his way into her apartment. Alice Coleman said she woke up early Monday morning to a fire alarm going off. The 61-year-old said when opened the door, a man pushed his way inside. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/19)
A former Cape Girardeau resident and 28-year veteran of the Missouri Highway Patrol has been named chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol, headquartered at Carson City; Capt. G. Paul Corbin, who will be a colonel in his new position, will be over a department of 349 officers...
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Glyen Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
Glyen Brown, 53, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Memorial visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at Fruitland Community Church in Fruitland. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at the church, with the Rev. Mike Perry officiating. Military honor service will follow...
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Voices for Children/CASA Informational Meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/19)
Voices for Children/CASA of Southeast Missouri will be hosting an informational meeting in East Prairie, Missouri on August 13th. We would like to invite the local communities to join us to learn how YOU, as individuals, can change a child’s life! Voices for Children is a non-profit organization that advocates for children in foster care due to abuse and neglect. ...
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Friends of Levi from First State Community Bank Recognized for their generosity
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/19)
Our friends from First State Community Bank in Cape Girardeau stepped up this spring when asked to bridge the gap between the amount of money still needed to be able to install a Sona Play Arch in 2020! Levi’s Adventure Trail is a popular place to play and is located in Cape County Park South. Levi’s was built to provide all children a place to challenge them physically and creatively...
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