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Northbound Abbey Road in Cape to close for repairs
(Local News ~ 02/26/20)
City of Cape Girardeau crews will close the northbound lane of Abbey Road at Lexington Avenue beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday for street repairs, according to a city news release. Depending on weather conditions, work may last up to three to four weeks. Detours will be available, and motorists are urged to use an alternate route during this time. Motorists are also encouraged to use caution near work crews...
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Charges filed in two Cape Girardeau high-speed pursuits
(Local News ~ 02/26/20)
Charges have been filed against multiple suspects involved in a high-speed police chase that spanned more than 20 miles and traversed the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge twice early Tuesday morning. The incident began after Cape Girardeau officers located a white Nissan Sentra with Georgia license plates near a business on Siemers Drive in Cape Girardeau, according to an email from Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Joey Hann...
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Buzz Sutherland to headline Power of Pawsitivity benefit for Humane Society of Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/26/20)
Comedian Buzz Sutherland returns to this year’s Power of Pawsitivity benefit for the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. “Last year, we all had a really good time and (Sutherland) shares that passion for helping pets that need us,” director Tracy Poston said...
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Bollinger County judge appointed to seat in New York City
(Local News ~ 02/26/20)
Bollinger County to New York City — Marble Hill to Manhattan, to be exact — is quite a leap. But a local judge is about to make the transition. Scott Thomsen, an associate judge for Missouri’s 32nd Judicial Circuit Court, has been appointed by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to serve as a federal judge with the U.S. Immigration Court, New York City. His last day on the job in Bollinger County is March 14...
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10 Cape County hopefuls file on first day
(Local News ~ 02/26/20)
Candidates seeking election to countywide offices were lined up outside the Cape Girardeau County Clerk’s Office door Tuesday morning, the first day of the filing period for the August primary election and November general election. By the end of the day, 10 office hopefuls — including six incumbent officeholders — had filed the necessary paperwork to qualify them for positions on the Aug. 4 Republican primary ballot. No one filed on the first day to be listed on the Democratic ballot...
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Is Bernie Sanders the weakest opponent against Trump?
(Column ~ 02/26/20)
So far Sanders has avoided the kind of media scrutiny that is usually leveled against Republicans. Expect that to change -- at least until it becomes a foregone conclusion that he'll be the Democrat candidate for president. Then expect Trump's campaign to level him.
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Missouri joins investigation of e-cigarette maker Juul
(Local News ~ 02/26/20)
Missouri has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation into e-cigarette manufacturer Juul, according to a statement released Tuesday by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt. The investigation is focused on Juul’s marketing and sales practices, including the targeting of youth...
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What’s Your Shoe (Collection) Size?
(02/26/20)
I have a theory that in a blind test, you can tell a male from a female by asking one simple question: how many pairs of shoes do you own? If the number is less than 10, you’re a male. If it’s more than 30, you’re a (normal) female. If it’s more than 300, you’re Imelda Marcos...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/26/20)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2020. There are 309 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. (The bomb failed to topple the North Tower into the South Tower, as the terrorists had hoped; both structures were destroyed in the 9/11 attack eight years later.)...
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Prayer 2-26-20
(Prayer ~ 02/26/20)
O Lord Jesus, we praise and thank you for never giving up on us. Amen.
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Lela Green
(Obituary ~ 02/26/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lela Green, 93, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at Bertrand Nursing Home. She was born May 23, 1926, in Ruble, Missouri, daughter of Brook and Mary Pratt Price. She married Truman Levi Green on Aug. 21, 1945, and he passed away Jan. 21, 1995...
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John Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/26/20)
John P. Brown, 54, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at his home. He worked nearly 33 years for UPS. Loving survivors include his wife of 26 years, Stacey Cline Brown, and daughters, Aubrey and Kendyll, all of Jackson; mother, Mamie (the late Loren) Brown of Doniphan; and siblings, Ronnie, Steve, and Gail...
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Michael Benton
(Obituary ~ 02/26/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael D. "Mikey" Benton, 45, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at Saint Louis University Hospital. He was born Dec. 2, 1974, in Cape Girardeau to Linda Lee Sweet. Mikey graduated from Parkview State School. He worked for United Enterprises Inc., the Perryville sheltered workshop. He was an active participant in Special Olympics for many years and the Southeast Missouri Angels Pageant in Scott City. He liked bowling and playing baseball...
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Police report for 2/26/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/26/20)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Lori Bennett, 47, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Wood Ridge, Illinois, warrant. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the 200 block of North West Lane...
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Birth 2/26/20
(Births ~ 02/26/20)
Daughter to Brent and Jackie McHugh of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Name, Samantha Marie. Weight, 7 pounds, 9.8 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. McHugh is the daughter of Jack and Judy Hankla of Cobden, Illinois. She is office manager for Fountainbleu Management Group. McHugh is the son of Suzanne McHugh of Vienna, Illinois, and Chris McHugh of Stonefort, Illinois. He is general manager of KFC...
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Locust outbreak spreads to Congo
(International News ~ 02/26/20)
KAMPALA, Uganda -- A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency said Tuesday as U.N. agencies warned of a "major hunger threat" in East Africa from the flying pests...
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Virus cases in Italy rise 45%; 11 reported dead
(International News ~ 02/26/20)
ROME -- Italy reported a 45% one-day increase in people infected with the coronavirus as other countries in Europe recorded their first cases Tuesday, producing evidence travelers are carrying the virus from the European outbreak's current epicenter...
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N. Orleans celebrates end of Carnival
(National News ~ 02/26/20)
NEW ORLEANS -- Thousands of people thronged the streets of New Orleans on Fat Tuesday, reaching for beads, shimmying to the music of marching bands and celebrating the end of a Carnival season tinged by tragedy after two bystanders were killed by floats this year...
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Trump says 2 justices should sit out cases, but they decide
(National News ~ 02/26/20)
WASHINGTON -- A month before the Supreme Court takes up cases over his tax returns and financial records, President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the unusual suggestion two liberal justices should not take part in those or any other cases involving him or his administration...
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Trump alleges Dems leak intel to slow down Sanders
(National News ~ 02/26/20)
NEW DELHI -- President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Democrats who don't want Bernie Sanders to win their party's presidential nomination tried to hurt the senator's chances by leaking information about Russian activities promoting his campaign. Trump gave no evidence for his claim...
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Sanders faces attacks in Democrats' debate clash
(National News ~ 02/26/20)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders' electability and seized on Mike Bloomberg's past with women in the workplace in a raucous debate Tuesday night that tested the strength of the two men leading their party's presidential nomination fight...
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Man charged with shaking ex-girlfriend's foster son
(State News ~ 02/26/20)
REPUBLIC, Mo. -- A Missouri man accused of shaking his ex-girlfriend's foster child so hard the infant was hospitalized in critical condition has been charged with felony child abuse. Eddie Davis, 23, of Branson entered a not-guilty plea at his arraignment Monday. He was jailed without bond. No attorney was listed for Davis in online court records...
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Out of the past: Feb. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 02/26/20)
The 1995 Missions Convention at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau concludes; the theme for the past week has been "Bringing America Back to God," with an emphasis on home missions; the Rev. Mark Faison of Springfield, Missouri, is guest speaker at the morning services...
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