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2020 flooding forecast released
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
In its first spring flooding forecast of 2020, the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, said the flood potential in the Mississippi and Ohio river basins will be above average for much of the region. The report covers the time period of mid-February through mid-May and includes the mid-Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers and their tributaries in the region...
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Missourian's Denson to be honored at annual advertising awards
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
The American Advertising Awards -- known colloquially as the ADDYs -- are a chance to spotlight the region's best advertising, and this year, Donna Denson will be honored for her lifetime achievement in the industry. Denson, advertising director for the Southeast Missourian, will be named the 2020 American Advertising Federation (AAF) of Cape Girardeau's Silver Medal Award recipient...
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Incident reminds how well area agencies work together
(Column ~ 02/14/20)
This column was originally published in the Feb. 12 edition of the Standard-Democrat. Some of us have been doing this job for several years and many have a vast amount of experience to draw upon to do this job well. Still, there are those occasions that remind us all how dangerous this job can be. The Friday evening of Jan. 24 was one of those times...
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Former assistant principal sentenced to 2 years of probation
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — A former assistant high school principal in eastern Missouri who was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student has been sentenced to two years of probation. Elizabeth Giesler entered an Alford plea this week to one count of second-degree harassment in which she didn't admit guilt but accepted that there's enough evidence to convict her. In addition to probation, she also agreed to voluntarily surrender her teacher's license...
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'One Love' returns to Cape Girardeau for fifth annual Bob Marley Day
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
Live reggae music, drinks, food, vendors, positive vibrations -- the fifth annual Bob Marley Day, set to start at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Barn, 731 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, has it all. Organizer and local artist Malcolm McCrae said this year, the festival's format is a little different...
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Gov. Parson Appoints Judge Michael E. Gardner to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
According to a news release from Missouri Governor Mike Parson's office, on Friday, Parson appointed Judge Michael E. Gardner to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/14/20)
Today is Friday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2020. There are 321 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing 17 people in the nation's deadliest school shooting since the attack in Newtown, Connecticut, more than five years earlier...
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Tax liens January 2020
(Business Records ~ 02/14/20)
Scott County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tara L. Mason, recorder of deeds, during January are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 545-3551...
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Remember St. Valentine and celebrate love and commitment
(Editorial ~ 02/14/20)
Today's the day we celebrate love, marriage and commitment. Many will purchase candy, flowers and other gifts for their significant other, and it's a good day for our local restaurants. But don't forget the story behind the holiday. St. Valentine was a priest who served during the rule of Roman Emperor Claudius, the third century ruler who prohibited marriage of young couples. ...
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Everything has an origin
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/14/20)
To this day, since the third day of creation, when God designed a tree to produce fruit after its kind, an orange tree still produces oranges. Livestock, designed on the sixth day to produce after their kind, are still doing so today. Likewise, we, designed with the same ability to reproduce, are still reproducing. And to make sure His plan for living creatures worked, He added drive...
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The mix of politics and religion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/14/20)
The Rev. Billy Graham once said: "It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it." At the recent national prayer breakfast, President Trump was wildly cheered as he turned the event into a campaign rally...
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Barr: Trump tweets on cases make it 'impossible' to do job
(National News ~ 02/14/20)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the president's tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases "make it impossible for me to do my job." Barr made the comment during an interview with ABC News just days after his Justice Department overruled its own prosecutors -- who had recommended in a court filing that Trump's longtime ally and confidant Roger Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison -- and took the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek. ...
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Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/20)
NEW YORK -- After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant. "Two wrongs don't make no right. when you're wrong, you gotta fix it," he said in an Instagram post Wednesday...
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Virus cases surge after China revises count
(International News ~ 02/14/20)
BEIJING -- China reported a surge in deaths and infections from a new virus Thursday after changing the way the count is tallied, further clouding an epidemic that has stirred fear as it spread to more than two dozen countries. The spike came after two days in which the number of new cases dropped and brought little clarity for those desperate to understand the trajectory of the outbreak...
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Trump bringing back trusted aide Hope Hicks to White House
(National News ~ 02/14/20)
WASHINGTON -- Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most trusted and longest-serving aides, is returning to the White House as the president works to surround himself with loyalists as his reelection campaign moves into high gear. Hicks, a former White House communications director who was one of Trump's original 2016 campaign staffers, is expected to serve as counselor to the president, working with presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity before the announcement had been made public. ...
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Ex-Mo. governor's campaign fined $178K after probe
(National News ~ 02/14/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- An ethics investigation found "probable cause" Thursday that disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' campaign broke the law by not reporting that it cooperated with a political action committee during his successful 2016 bid for the state's top office...
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Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls
(National News ~ 02/14/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he might end the long-running practice of letting other administration officials listen in on presidential calls with foreign leaders. That's after Trump's impeachment was triggered by his July phone call with the president of Ukraine...
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Senate limits Trump's authority for military action against Iran
(National News ~ 02/14/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran, with eight Republicans joining Democrats in a post-impeachment bid to constrain the White House...
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Nancy Stiegemeyer
(Obituary ~ 02/14/20)
Nancy Stiegemeyer, 92, longtime resident and civic leader of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Born Nancy Catherine Hunter on Aug. 29, 1927, she was the daughter of Lois Adelaide Larson and Isaac McMullin Hunter. Nancy was born and spent her early childhood in the Glenn House. In later years she was a strong supporter of its restoration as an important cultural and historic building in Cape Girardeau...
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Audrey Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 02/14/20)
OZARK, Mo. -- Audrey Lee Kitchen, age 89, of Ozark and formerly of Jackson, died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at Baptist Home in Ozark. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Cameron Neace officiating. Burial will follow in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Finding Treasure
(02/14/20)
The idea of hunting and finding treasure sounds like an exciting adventure to most people, but few are willing to do the work to track it down...
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Rush Limbaugh: A loving brother and ‘a friend to countless Americans’
(Column ~ 02/14/20)
I am uniquely blessed to be Rush Limbaugh's brother in ways too numerous to count, and I am blessed to be in the special position of witnessing firsthand the outpouring of love and prayers from his family, friends and fans. His wife, Kathryn, has been amazing and a rock throughout...
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Prayer 2/14/20
(Prayer ~ 02/14/20)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for dying for our sins, the ultimate example of love. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/14/20)
Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to 2,218 calls in 1994, more than half to assist residents with medical emergencies; in essence, the fire department doubled its workload in 1994, the first year of the first-responder system, lending assistance in medical emergencies...
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Cape County sheriff's report 2/14/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/14/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Connor D. Fanger, 24, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked/driving while suspended...
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Evans Ryan
(Obituary ~ 02/14/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Evans "E. H." Ryan, 102, of Chaffee died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at Auburn Creek Senior Living in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Genealogy series has practical focus
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
Bill Eddleman is gearing up to provide a series of genealogy workshops, to teach attendees the basics of one of his passions. Eddleman, who has been involved with the Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society since 1991, said this series is an attempt to reach new people...
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Top picks for the weekend
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
"A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer," a monologue collection, is student-directed and includes diverse voices. Noon to 1 p.m. today at Kent Library on Southeast Missouri State University's campus in Cape Girardeau. This monthly family-friendly event invites one and all to bring songs, poetry, jokes -- and friends and family -- for a night of fun hosted by Top Talent Services. Tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark St. Doors open at 5:45...
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Review: 'Weather' may be last for Huey Lewis and The News'
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
"Weather" is the first album of original songs from Huey Lewis and The News in nearly two decades and it may also be their last. Lewis has been suffering for decades from an inner-ear disorder that causes afflictions like hearing loss and vertigo, but the condition got much worse just days after the band finished mixing the songs on "Weather" with legendary studio wizard Bob Clearmountain...
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