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Places of Retreat: Find some time for quiet this winter
(01/27/20)
Find some time for quiet this winter BY MIA POHLMAN Winter is a time to slow down, when everything gets quiet and it seems as though even the earth takes time to pause and reflect. We know it’s cold outside, but Southeast Missouri offers a plethora of beautiful places in which to spend time pondering the nature of life. Feed your spirit with reflection, your physical health with a walk and your mental health with a good dose of Vitamin D from the sun. We bet it all helps boost your mood...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/27/20
(Local News ~ 01/27/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for Jan. 26 meeting Communications/reports n Approve purchase order to MVE -- request No. 22 to UMB Bank n Approve Otis Elevator annual payment Public comments...
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Scott County assessment lists mailed
(Local News ~ 01/27/20)
Personal property assessment lists are in the mail in Scott County, according to a news release from Scott County Assessor Teresa Houchin. Lists should be returned by March 2 to avoid penalty. Any owner of personal property who moves from county to county must notify both counties' assessor's offices to report address changes, the release stated...
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Business Notebook: SEMO partners with health care system in rural workforce project
(Business ~ 01/27/20)
Southeast Missouri State University has received funding through the MoExcels Workforce Initiative to help boost the number of health care professionals in rural areas of Southeast Missouri and is partnering with Saint Francis Healthcare System on the project...
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From the Business Desk ... More from Jackson's mayor and superintendent
(Business ~ 01/27/20)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an interesting program last week as part of its "Business Leadership" series featuring Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs and John Link, superintendent of the Jackson School District. Over the course of an hour, the mayor and superintendent covered a cornucopia of topics, including a review of major accomplishments from the past year and the challenges the school system and city face in 2020...
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Court documents show timeline of Jan. 18 Cape police chase, charges against suspects
(Local News ~ 01/27/20)
Court documents filed last week provide detailed accounts of the events surrounding the multiple felony crimes allegedly committed by two occupants of a green 1993 Ford F-150, which led officers on a pursuit Jan. 18 spanning more than 10 miles in two states...
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Cape Central High School junior earns perfect 36 on ACT
(Local News ~ 01/27/20)
Cape Girardeau Central High School junior Emma McDougal recently earned a perfect score on the ACT — a major achievement, and all the more impressive because she hadn’t taken specific ACT preparation classes. “I think it’s one last thing to be concerned about because, as a junior, you’re concerned with picking colleges and choosing career paths,” McDougal said...
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Shooting inside Cape business leaves 5 injured, 1 in serious condition
(Local News ~ 01/27/20)
Five people were injured early Sunday morning when one or more shooters opened fire inside The River, formerly known as River Valley Banquet Hall, in Cape Girardeau. One victim is in serious condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen, according to Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Joey Hann, and four victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries to the legs, arms or hips...
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Real estate publication marks 25-year anniversary
(Business ~ 01/27/20)
A popular show on HGTV follows prospective homeowners as they look for and decide whether a home is meant for them. It's called "House Hunters." But years before the program debuted, "semohousehunter" had become one of the best ways to find residential real estate in Southeast Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/27/20)
Today is Monday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2020. There are 339 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 27, 1981, President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, greeted the 52 former American hostages released by Iran at the White House...
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Speak Out 1/27/20
(Speak Out ~ 01/27/20)
With the awarding of the Center Junction Project, I wonder if either Cape or Jackson are planning on any improvements for roads that will certainly have a lot more traffic. Route K because of increased traffic by the schools and a need for a center turn lane from Gordonville to Cape. Old Cape Road East is a patched mess and will also receive many cars exiting the highway to avoid delays. Seems now would be the time to get those improvements made...
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Recent stories underscore law enforcement officers' dangerous job
(Editorial ~ 01/27/20)
Two unrelated crime stories recently reported in the Southeast Missourian are a reminder of just how blessed we are to have good law enforcement officials in our community. On Jan. 20, Cape Girardeau police officers took into custody a 23-year-old man involved in a carjacking that occurred in Mississippi and Scott counties on Jan. ...
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'Sesame Street' comforts children displaced by Syrian war
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/20)
NEW YORK -- "Sesame Street" in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war. Sesame Workshop -- the not-for-profit, educational organization behind "Sesame Street" -- has launched a new, locally produced Arabic TV program for the hundreds of thousands of children dealing with displacement in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon...
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N.C. animal shelter says 'world's worst cat' is up for adoption
(National News ~ 01/27/20)
BAKERSVILLE, N.C. — The “world’s worst cat” is available for adoption — just ask the Mitchell County Animal Rescue organization in North Carolina. The shelter, about 55 miles northeast of Asheville, is waiving adoption fees in the hope someone will take the cat named Perdita off their hands. The group says on its Facebook page, “We thought she was sick. Turns out she’s just a jerk.” ...
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For businesses, virus in China fans fear and uncertainty
(National News ~ 01/27/20)
China's worst health crisis in years has sparked fear and uncertainty for businesses from North America to Asia that depend on trade in the affected region. Experts say it's too soon to know how disruptive the crisis will prove. But it's already having an impact...
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Protesters fear rising costs if firm buys dot-org universe
(National News ~ 01/27/20)
LOS ANGELES -- The company that controls the dot-org universe is trying to sell the online registry to an investment firm for more than $1 billion, drawing opposition from activists who protested Friday and others who fear costs would soar if a for-profit company is in charge of registering the website suffix...
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Report: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe
(National News ~ 01/27/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump told his national security adviser he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals, according to a report in The New York Times on Sunday...
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China extends Lunar New Year holiday as new virus toll rises
(International News ~ 01/27/20)
BEIJING -- China today expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by postponing the end of this week's Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 80. Travel agencies were ordered to cancel group tours nationwide following a warning the virus' ability to spread was increasing. Hong Kong announced it would bar entry to visitors from the mainland province at the center of the outbreak...
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Bob Tyler
(Obituary ~ 01/27/20)
Bob Tyler, 80, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 11, 1939, in Crossett, Arkansas, to John and Albin Kennedy Tyler. He and Clara Martin were married April 20, 1958, in Sikeston, Missouri. Three sons were born to their union -- Gary, Keith, and Christopher...
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Milton Schlimpert
(Obituary ~ 01/27/20)
ALTENBURG, Mo. — Milton O. Schlimpert, 79, of Altenburg died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Missouri. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young East Perry Chapel in Altenburg.
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Macauther Richard
(Obituary ~ 01/27/20)
BELL CITY, Mo. — Macauther Lane Richard, 37, of Bell City died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Mary McNelly
(Obituary ~ 01/27/20)
Mary Elizabeth McNelly, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1938, in Oran, Missouri, to Troy Sr. and Esther Marcella Cowger Estes. She and Lail "Cotton" Bernard were married in 1955 in Oran. She later married Joseph McNelly on June 1, 1996, in Cape Girardeau. He survives...
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Karen Garland
(Obituary ~ 01/27/20)
Karen Louise Garland, 66, beloved wife, mother and daughter, of Cape Girardeau, left this earth Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. We will always admire and remember her immense courage, strong faith, as well as her vivacious, high spirited attitude and outlook on life. She was a resilient, passionate figure of strength who never wavered in her support or love for her family and who soldiered on even when times were tough...
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Abortion among key issues in Missouri 2020 governor's race
(State News ~ 01/27/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Abortion is expected to play a key role in Missouri's 2020 governor's race, when voters will decide whether to stick with a Republican who signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. or go with the only Democrat who holds statewide office...
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Prayer 1/27/20
(Prayer ~ 01/27/20)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for giving yourself as a ransom for all people. Amen.
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Out of the past: Jan. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 01/27/20)
James R. Sides and Morris C. Montgomery, former Cape Girardeau mobile-home dealers, have won a $13.1 million verdict against the nation's second largest bank; Security Pacific Housing Services Inc., a subsidiary of BankAmerica Corp., has been found guilty of driving Cape Mobile Home Mart Inc. out of business in November 1991...
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Jason Aldean, Greenway Equipment Team Up to Fight Child Hunger
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/20)
Greenway Equipment and country music star Jason Aldean have teamed up again to support weekend backpack programs in schools in Missouri and Arkansas. Greenway Equipment has donated the John Deere Cab XUV835M utility vehicle Aldean uses on his property near Nashville. The UTV features a dashboard plaque with his autograph...
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Local Teen Receives the Gift of Sound with Miracle-Ear
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/20)
Caleb Foltz received his new hearing aids, courtesy of the Miracle-Ear Foundation. Hearing has been a lifelong struggle for Caleb, who was diagnosed with hearing loss at 6 months of age. Kyle Griffin, BC-HIS, worked with Caleb through the fitting and programming process with his new hearing aids. “These hearing aids will significantly help Caleb with understanding speech and understanding conversations with those around him.”...
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