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Cape County assessor pleased with online property filing
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Cape Girardeau County Assessor Bob Adams says he couldn’t be happier with the percentage of online personal property forms that have been filed so far this year. As of Monday, Adams said 37.6% of the county’s residents had filed their assessment reports online, up from 25% in early March 2019...
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42-year-old woman dies in crash
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Cape Girardeau authorities released information Monday regarding a traffic accident Saturday that killed a woman. According to a release sent by police Sgt. Joey Hann, Mandy Clark, 42, of Cape Girardeau was a passenger in a vehicle southbound in the passing lane of U.S. 61 near the entrance of Cape County Park South shortly before 1 a.m. when the vehicle left the roadway and ran onto the shoulder, overturning several times...
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Cape County health department monitoring for coronavirus
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center is closely monitoring the COVID-19 investigation, according its website. As of Monday afternoon, no cases have been confirmed in Missouri. “The Health Center will continue to provide weekly updates to health care providers and partners,” the website — www.cgcohealthdept.com — stated ...
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Business expansion, more jobs proposed in Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
A national company with the potential of bringing several dozen jobs — and possibly more — to Jackson is eyeing the community, according to Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce president John Mehner. Speaking on behalf of Cape Girardeau Area Magnet, Mehner commented on the company’s possible expansion into Jackson during the Jackson Board of Aldermen’s study session Monday night...
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Witness testifies, third allegation presented against retired Catholic priest
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — One witness took the stand and publicly testified to his allegations of being sexually assaulted by retired Catholic priest Fred Lutz at a bond hearing Monday. The retired priest was arrested Feb. 19 at his home in Springfield, Missouri, and charged with the unclassified felony of forcible sodomy, two class C felony counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one class C felony count of sexual abuse...
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Ordinance to allow up to $500,000 for Cape Girardeau cyberattack costs
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
At the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Monday, councilmembers heard first, second and third readings of an ordinance that would declare the January cyberattack on the city as an emergency. The ordinance would authorize city manager Scott Meyer to access funds for operating and capital expenditures in response to the cyberattack of up to $500,000 from the city’s Emergency Reserve Fund for “any costs that are not recovered through the City’s insurance for recovery, remediation and future mitigation,” according to an agenda report attributed to city finance director Victor Brownlees. ...
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Local financial advisers discuss economic impact of COVID-19
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed almost 1,300 points Monday, regaining about half of the value it lost last week due to concerns over the worldwide spread of coronavirus and its impact on the global economy. But that doesn’t necessarily mean smooth sailing for investors as financial advisers say the stock market will continue to be volatile as long as there is uncertainty about coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19...
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Navy veteran Vance Combs looks back on time in submarine during World War II
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
On Vance Combs’ 95th birthday Monday, the sun is shining, birds are singing at his Cape Girardeau home. His wife and son are at the house, ready to take him out to lunch in a couple of hours. It’s a far cry from where he was 75 years ago, serving on the USS Cobia, a submarine off the coast of Japan, during the military campaign that would culminate in the island of Iwo Jima’s capture...
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Cape County Route A closed for drainage work
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Sections of Route A in Cape Girardeau County, between Highway 25 and Route U, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace several pipes under the roadway. A MoDOT news release said crews will begin work on Route A near Highway 25 at Dutchtown and will move west, replacing one pipe each day. ...
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Democrat debate: Save the black folk
(Column ~ 03/03/20)
Since I filed this column, three "contestants" -- Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar --have departed the game show stage. Watching Tuesday night's South Carolina Democratic debate was rather fascinating. Actually, it was more of a cross between nauseating and irritating. By irritating, I mean like skin irritating -- kind of made me itch -- in between laughs...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/03/20)
Today is Tuesday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2020. There are 303 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 3, 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" became the national anthem of the United States as President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution...
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Sponsored: Eye Wellness in the Workplace
(Insiders Advice ~ 03/03/20)
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, which is important not only for people who perform a lot of physical labor but also for those with desk jobs. Certainly, the first thing that comes to mind with eye wellness in the workplace is eye trauma — abrasions, chemical burns, blunt trauma, foreign objects in the eye, etc. The term “wellness,” however, refers to a state of being in good health. So, as that pertains to the eye, we also want to prevent eye disease...
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Tax liens February 2020
(Business Records ~ 03/03/20)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during February are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Bankruptcies 3/3/2020
(Business Records ~ 03/03/20)
Bankruptcies filed through February for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 3-3-20
(Prayer ~ 03/03/20)
We praise the greatness of you, O Lord Jesus, our savior. Amen.
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Thank you for the honor of serving as your circuit judge
(Column ~ 03/03/20)
For the past five years, I have been privileged to serve the people of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Perry Counties as Circuit Judge of the 32nd Judicial Circuit. I am very grateful to Gov. Parson and the members of the Appellate Judicial Commission for the opportunity to continue my public service on the Missouri Court of Appeals...
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Amtrak names former air cargo executive as new CEO
(Community ~ 03/03/20)
Amtrak named a former air cargo executive as its new president and chief operating officer Monday. William Flynn will take over in mid-April. He will replace Richard Anderson, who has served as CEO since July 2017 and will stay on until the end of the year...
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Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law
(National News ~ 03/03/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won't come until after the 2020 election. The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest...
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Netanyahu short of majority in latest Israeli voting
(International News ~ 03/03/20)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a solid edge over his main rival in Israel's third election in under a year, exit polls indicated Monday night, but it was unclear whether he could clinch the parliamentary majority needed to claim victory...
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More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading through U.S.
(National News ~ 03/03/20)
SEATTLE -- An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility. New diagnoses in several states pushed the tally of COVID-19 cases past 100, and New Hampshire reported its first case, raising the total of affected states to 11. Seattle officials announced four more deaths, bringing the total in the U.S. to six...
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Speak Out 3/3/20
(Speak Out ~ 03/03/20)
You say we don't have a gun problem. Seven people dead in Milwaukee today. Keep drinking your cool aid, but better start praying to God that he doesn't hold you responsible. I hold you responsible as these guns that has been put on the streets are made for killing and not hunting or sports shooting like we have had these past years...
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How does annexation work?
(Column ~ 03/03/20)
Annexation is the procedure for bringing unincorporated areas of a county into the territory of an adjacent city. The process also allows a city to begin planning for the extension of services, enforcement of laws and ordinances, and the provision of voting privileges to meet the needs of the residents living in the annexed area...
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Shirley Whittard
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Shirley Rose Whittard, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 2, 2020, at Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 1, 1937, in Perry County, Missouri, to Cletus and Stella Sutterer Klump. Shirley graduated from St. Vincent's School in 1955, Then she went to the Cape Girardeau School of Cosmetology, graduating in March 1956. She had a 59-year career, enjoying many patrons...
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Gloria Wadlington
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Gloria Faye Wadlington, 91, of Scott City passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Fornfelt to William and Virginia Hall Ingvalson. She was united in marriage to Dean Wadlington on Aug. 5, 1948. He preceded her in death June 22, 2013...
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Rev. Clifton Trentham
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. James "Clifton" Trentham, 93, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born March 7, 1926, in Bessville, Missouri, son of James Madison and Elmine Upchurch Trentham. He first married Irene Williams on May 10, 1945, and she passed away Aug. 3, 2003. He then married Deloris Jackson on Jan. 1, 2004...
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Patsy Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- Patsy Ruth Cloud Miller, 83, a resident of Benton, died peacefully Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her girls. She was born Nov. 10, 1936, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to the late James Claude and Hazel Odell Reynolds Cloud...
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Peggy McCall
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Peggy Ann McCall, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will follow at noon Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating...
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Marjorie Hoehne
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Marjorie E. Hoehne, 91, of Jackson died Monday, March 2, 2020, at Monticello House. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Betty Ford
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Betty Ford, 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Monday, March 2, 2020, at Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Rev. J.D. Smith and Joy Shirrell officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Margaret Farrar
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Margaret Rose "Margie" Farrar, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Marion Blattner
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Marion Emilie Hager Blattner passed away early Sunday morning at her home at Capetown Arbors, where she had lived the past few years. Marion was born to Arthur and Clara Hager in Gordonville on Feb. 9, 1924. She worked at the telephone office after graduating from high school. In 1945, Marion married Paul E. Blattner, and the couple settled in Cape Girardeau to raise a family...
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Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate
(State News ~ 03/03/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man charged in the fatal shooting of his 14-year-old classmate almost 30 years ago pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder. William Christopher Niemet, 43, of Fulton is charged in the death of Greg Jones, whose body was found in June 1991 near Russellville. He had been shot twice in the head, authorities said last week. Niemet was 15 at the time...
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Pro-Parson PAC omits mention of Trump in Kansas City TV ads
(State News ~ 03/03/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A political action committee supporting Republican Gov. Mike Parson's reelection bid is tailoring its TV ads for rural versus urban markets, leaving mentions of President Donald Trump out of the spots aimed at city viewers. Uniting Missouri PAC has been running TV ads across the state in recent weeks touting Parson's conservative credentials, the Kansas City Star reported. ...
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Missouri House passes revamped voter photo ID plan
(State News ~ 03/03/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Republican-led Missouri House on Monday passed a revamped version of a Missouri voter photo identification law that was gutted by the state Supreme Court. The court in January permanently blocked a central provision of the 2016 requiring voters who lacked a photo ID to make a sworn statement in order to cast a regular, non-provisional ballot. ...
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35,000 Missouri patients already have medical marijuana OK
(State News ~ 03/03/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Medical marijuana sales in Missouri won't likely begin until the second half of 2020, but the state health department has already approved more than 35,000 patients who want to use the drug, far exceeding projections. Lyndall Fraker, director of medical marijuana for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said Monday psychological disorders were the No. ...
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Hawley introduces landlords oversight bill
(State News ~ 03/03/20)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill Monday aiming to increase federal oversight of landlords -- and identifying and punishing those who are neglectful -- a measure with bipartisan backers spurred by revelations of mold and rodent infestations in Kansas City public housing...
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Confused fans rip Garth Brooks for wearing 'Sanders' jersey
(National News ~ 03/03/20)
DETROIT — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political endorsement of a certain liberal presidential candidate. The more than 70,000 fans who attended the country music star’s Feb. 22 show at Ford Field understood it for what it was: a tribute to one of greatest NFL running backs and Detroit Lions players ever. ...
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'Inside the Actors Studio' host dies at 93
(Entertainment ~ 03/03/20)
LOS ANGELES -- James Lipton, an actor-turned-academic who became an unlikely celebrity and got hundreds of master actors and Hollywood luminaries to open up about their craft as the longtime host of "Inside the Actors Studio," died Monday. Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his wife, Kedakai Lipton, told the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter. He was 93...
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Jack Welch, GE chief who became superstar, has died
(National News ~ 03/03/20)
BOSTON -- Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, has died. He was 84. His death was confirmed Monday by GE. The cause of death was renal failure, his wife Suzy told The New York Times...
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Out of the past: March 3
(Out of the Past ~ 03/03/20)
Astronaut Charles Duke of New Braunfels, Texas, was the guest speaker Thursday at the eighth annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by the Christian Business Men's Committee of Cape Girardeau; about 1,400 people turned out for the event at the Show Me Center...
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G.A.R. APPLETON, POST 365, DEPT. of MO.
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/20)
This group of men having served in the Civil War, joined the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.). The ribbons that this group of men are wearing has printed on them, Appleton, Post No. 365, Dept. of Mo.. On this group picture, you can see that several of these men are wearing this G.A.R. ...
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