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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/2/20
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for Feb. 27 Communications/reports n Purchase order approval request No. 26 to UMB Bank for direct payment to Missouri Vocational Enterprises. Public comments...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 3/2/20
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of regular meeting of 2/19/20. Financial affairs n City collector's report n City clerk's and treasurer's reports Action items Power, Light and Water Committee...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 3/2/20
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
Study session n No action will be taken during the study session Presentations n Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau and Magnet annual report. Communications/reports...
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Presidential campaigns canvassing in area
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
Ahead of the Missouri presidential primary March 10, some presidential candidate campaigns have begun canvassing in the Cape Girardeau area. Below are listed several presidential candidates' nearest field offices as well as any local canvassing efforts...
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From the Business Desk ... Dentistry practices get started in new digs
(Business ~ 03/02/20)
In this, I thought I'd offer a few "bites" of information about a pair of dental practices opening on Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. In addition, I'll give you something to "chew" on about Tooth Fairy economics. n After several months of renovation and remodeling, the former offices of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, 1267 N. ...
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JA partners with Southeast to bring financial literacy to students
(Business ~ 03/02/20)
Money doesn't grow on trees, but fostering early education in money management can grow into better financial literacy in the future. The Junior Achievement program, partnered with Southeast Missouri State University, serves students in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Perryville schools to teach the value of financial literacy and give hands-on entrepreneurship experience. ...
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Gardner, Thomsen to take on new opportunities following service on 32nd Judicial Circuit
(Editorial ~ 03/02/20)
Two local judges have been tapped for roles at the state and federal levels. Michael Gardner, a circuit judge on the 32nd Judicial Circuit of Cape Girardeau, Perry and Bollinger counties, was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. He was elected in 2014 following the retirement of Judge William Syler...
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Officer arrested after Sikeston crash leaves 1 dead, 4 seriously injured
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
One person died and four others were seriously injured Saturday night in Sikeston, Missouri, where a traffic crash resulted in the arrest of a Sikeston Department of Public Safety officer for driving while intoxicated. The accident occurred at 9:15 p.m. when a 2016 Dodge Challenger driven by off-duty Sikeston DPS officer Andrew J. Cooper, 46, ran a stop sign. ...
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DESE, county health department offer tips to prevent coronavirus
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
In response to several questions about the novel coronavirus — COVID-19 — the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released preventative information Thursday elementary and secondary schools should know about the virus. Roughly 60 people in Missouri have been evaluated for the virus, according to DESE, but no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state...
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Business Notebook: Jackson restaurant on the market for just under $2M
(Business ~ 03/02/20)
Delmonico's Steakhouse, 2951 Old Orchard Road in Jackson, just west of the Interstate 55-U.S. 61 interchange, is for sale. Realtor Jared Ritter said the 10-year-old, 8,970-square foot building and the property it sits on (just under 1.4 acres) went on the market about a week and a half ago and is listed at $1,999,999. Restaurant equipment will be included in the sale, Ritter said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
Today is Monday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2020. There are 304 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. (Philadelphia won, 169-147.)...
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Prayer 3/2/20
(Prayer ~ 03/02/20)
O Lord Jesus, bless and comfort those affected by the storms. Amen.
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Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
GROVEPORT, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio seized an alligator that was being kept in the basement of a home. According to a Facebook post from the Madison Township Police Department, the owner of the 25-year-old reptile did not have an exotic-animal permit and voluntarily surrendered the animal. State wildlife officials retrieved the animal from the Groveport residence. The American Alligator will be taken to an animal sanctuary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina...
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Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/20)
From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird. To others, the Chinese-owned online video service is an unnerving black box that could be sharing information with the Chinese government, facilitating espionage, or just promoting videos and songs some parents consider lewd. (TikTok denies the first two concerns and says it's working on the third.)...
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Managing remote workers? It takes more than the latest apps
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
NEW YORK -- Nicolas Vandenberghe's company has 42 staffers scattered among 36 cities in 15 countries. As technology makes it possible for people to be in constant touch while working remotely, businesses like Chili Piper are becoming the norm. "We have Zoom, Slack, and a myriad of other collaborative tools -- do we really need the in-person water cooler meetings?" asks Vandenberghe, whose business makes software to help companies manage meetings. ...
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Judge rules head of immigration agency was unlawfully named
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge has ruled that Ken Cuccinelli was unlawfully appointed to lead the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency and, as a result, lacked authority to give asylum seekers less time to prepare for initial screening interviews...
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Biden fights for momentum in Democrats' shifting primary
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
SELMA, Ala. -- An emboldened Joe Biden tried to cast himself as the clear moderate alternative to progressive Bernie Sanders on Sunday as the Democrats' shrinking presidential field raced toward Super Tuesday. One of Biden's leading moderate rivals, former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg, dropped out of the campaign just 24 hours after Biden scored a resounding victory in South Carolina, his first of the 2020 rollercoaster nomination fight...
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Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
WASHINGTON -- Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign Sunday. The decision by the first openly gay candidate to seriously contend for the presidency -- and among the youngest ever -- came just a day after a leading rival, Joe Biden, scored a resounding victory in South Carolina. ...
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Authorities announce 2nd coronavirus death in U.S.
(National News ~ 03/02/20)
SEATTLE -- Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus -- a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for the virus. Researchers said earlier the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in Washington state...
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Gloria Wadlington
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Gloria Faye Wadlington, 91, of Scott City died Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City and from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Scott City...
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Elsie Sauer
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elsie Marie Sauer, 95, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Chapel in Perryville. Rosary will be recited at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday...
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Roy Lewis
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Roy "Sparky" David Lewis, 88, of Bell City passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. at his home. He was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Bell City, the son of Jeff and Gertie DeLay Lewis. Sparky had worked as a parts manager at DeLay Brothers Implement in Bell City. ...
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Jean Ezzell
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Jean Ezzell, 89, of the Whitewater community, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 16, 1930, in Bollinger County, Missouri, daughter of L.B. and June Henderson Burton. She and Charles Ezzell were united in marriage Nov. 11, 1950, and he passed away Nov. 18, 2018...
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Marion Blattner
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Marion E. Blattner, 96, of Gordonville died Sunday, March 1, 2020. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Anti-discrimination proposals stall in Missouri House
(State News ~ 03/02/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democrats in the Missouri House want to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, but their proposals have not been assigned to a committee for a hearing. The sponsor of the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act, state Rep. Greg Razer of Kansas City, told St. Louis Public Radio he's frustrated about the lack of progress...
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Medical marijuana licensing generates hundreds of appeals
(State News ~ 03/02/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 800 appeals have been filed by companies that were denied state permits to grow, sell or distribute medical marijuana in Missouri. As part of the process to launch Missouri's new medical marijuana program, the state received 2,266 marijuana business applications filed by at least 700 groups. It awarded 60 licenses to grow marijuana, 86 to make marijuana-infused products and 192 to open dispensaries...
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Out of the past: March 2
(Out of the Past ~ 03/02/20)
Gary R. Wagoner, project director for construction of Boyd Gaming Corp.'s project in Cape Girardeau, says he believes Boyd will ask that the riverboat not be required to cruise the river; Boyd has requested, and received, dockside privileges at its Kansas City project, which is now under construction...
- Pawsitive thinking (Local News ~ 03/02/20)
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Linda Ervin
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Linda Gail Ervin, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born June 11, 1948, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Robert and Katherine Clark Hunter. Linda was a graduate of North High School in Nashville. She retired after 30 years as executive secretary for the Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors...
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DARBY RECEIVES LIFE LEADER AWARD
(Submitted Story ~ 03/02/20)
For release immediately, with photo March 2, 2020 DARBY RECEIVES LIFE LEADER AWARD Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial advisor with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was Life Leader in the Missouri East Region for the month of February. Darby joined Modern Woodmen in November 2010...
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