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Sikeston man with active warrants arrested near Menards in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/11/20)
A suspected shoplifter from Sikeston, Missouri, was apprehended near Menards in Cape Girardeau at about noon Tuesday. At 11:58 a.m., police received a report of a suspect in the area of Siemers Drive and Bloomfield Road actively fleeing from a local loss-prevention agent, according to Sgt. Joey Hann...
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CVS buying Schnucks pharmacies
(Local News ~ 03/11/20)
CVS announced Tuesday it is acquiring the Schnucks pharmacy business, including the pharmacy inside the Schnucks store in Cape Girardeau. According to a joint news release, CVS Pharmacy Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health Corp., has entered into a “definitive agreement” for CVS to acquire the 110 pharmacies operated by Schnucks throughout the Midwest...
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Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary
(State News ~ 03/11/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in Missouri on Tuesday, adding to momentum that began on Super Tuesday while consolidating support among moderate voters in crucial conservative-leaning states. Biden defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Missouri in his push for the chance to face Republican President Donald Trump in November...
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'They got their wish': Cape Girardeau couple married 68 years die within hours of each other
(Local News ~ 03/11/20)
The Rev. Jack Cathcart and Barbara Cathcart were never apart, up until the day they died, daughter Cynthia Cathcart recalled. “They had always said, since we were children, ‘We want to die together. We never want to be without the other one, never.’ We heard this all our lives,” Cathcart said of herself and her siblings. “As a teenager, I told them, ‘It doesn’t work that way,’ and guess what, their wish was that they die together, and they did.”...
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64th annual Regional Science Fair biggest yet
(Local News ~ 03/11/20)
Glowing pickles. The power of magnets. Electroplating. Iron levels in breakfast cereal. Experiments with water, muscles, plants. That’s just a tiny sampling from the 64th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair on Tuesday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Coronavirus comes to St. Louis; are we prepared?
(Column ~ 03/11/20)
I was in St. Louis on Monday, and people were unnerved by the arrival of the coronavirus. Not so much that a student studying abroad in Italy came home to her family, fell sick and was diagnosed with the infectious disease, but that the student's father and a younger sister attended a father-daughter dance while they suspected the disease might be in their household. ...
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Ripple effects of COVID-19 felt locally
(Local News ~ 03/11/20)
While there have been no verified cases of COVID-19 within 100 miles of Cape Girardeau, effects of the outbreak commonly known as coronavirus are being felt locally nonetheless. Retailers who normally sell personal hygiene products and disinfectants have little or no stock available, nursing homes and senior living facilities are restricting visitors, and travel agents say they’re fielding numerous calls from clients wondering whether it’s safe to travel...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/11/20)
Today is Wednesday, March 11, the 71st day of 2020. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan's northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and severely damaging the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station...
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Prayer 3-11-20
(Prayer ~ 03/11/20)
Holy are you, our Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. Amen.
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Tax liens February 2020
(Business Records ~ 03/11/20)
Scott County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tara L. Mason, 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) 545-3551...
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Amy Ward
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
Amy Louise Ward, 76, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 29, 1943, in St. Louis, daughter of Emil and Betty Rayfield Beckmann. She and Thomas Ward were united in marriage June 13, 1964...
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Michael Nesbitt
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Michael L. Nesbitt, 68, of Frohna died Friday, March 6, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Private services will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements...
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Berniece Lorenz
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
Berniece Lorenz, 92, of Shawneetown died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Virgil Kelm officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery...
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Sandra Lemons
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
Sandra Janiece Lemons, 81, of Jackson died Sunday, March 8, 2020, at The Villas of Jackson. She was born Feb. 2, 1939, in Clinton, Kentucky, to Walter Marshall and Ava Virginia Templeton Fraser. She and the late Vester Lemons were married in May 1985...
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Delores Lee
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
Delores Faye Lee, 76, of Commerce, Missouri, died Monday, March 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 5, 1944, in Commerce to Ray Lee and Isabelle Edmonds Knight. She married Edwin Gene Lee Sr. on July 14, 1961 in Commerce. He preceded her in death Oct. 23, 2007...
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Weldon Hilpert
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
Weldon David Hilpert, 79, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 29, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Albert and Myrtle Meyer Hilpert. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. He and Joann Schwab were married July 2, 1966...
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Jerry Hampton
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
Jerry Alvin Hampton, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 9, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Doris England
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
MARION, Ill. -- Doris M. England, 85, wife of Nolan England, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the funeral service officiated by the Rev. Ralph Brandon beginning immediately afterward. Private burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery...
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Putin backs term limit freeze to stay in office
(National News ~ 03/11/20)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek reelection in 2024 by restarting the term count. The constitutional change would pave the way for the 67-year-old Putin to stay in office until 2036, if he desires...
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U.S. starts Afghan troop pullout
(International News ~ 03/11/20)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners after he had delayed for over a week...
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Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the U.S.
(National News ~ 03/11/20)
Alarming clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both coasts of the U.S. on Tuesday, with 70 cases now tied to a biotech conference in Boston and infections turning up at 10 nursing homes in hard-hit Washington state. Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly canceled rallies because of worries about the virus, and New York's governor announced he is sending the National Guard to scrub public places and deliver food in a New York City suburb that is at the center of the nation's biggest known cluster of infections.. ...
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Biden wins Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders
(National News ~ 03/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri and Mississippi, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially widened Biden's path to the nomination...
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Stocks rebound from big losses on hope for U.S. economic aid
(National News ~ 03/11/20)
NEW YORK -- Stocks on Tuesday recouped most of their historic losses from the prior day as hopes rose, faded and then bloomed again on Wall Street the U.S. government will try to cushion the economic pain from the coronavirus. The day's moves were a microcosm of the severe swings dominating recent weeks, and market watchers say they are likely to continue until the number of infections stops accelerating. ...
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Out of the past: March 11
(Out of the Past ~ 03/11/20)
Boyd Gaming may settle on a new docking site farther north along the Cape Girardeau riverfront in an effort to secure approval from the Corps of Engineers; Boyd is seeking a docking permit from the Corps prior to applying for a state gambling permit for its proposed riverfront casino...
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Speak Out 3/11/20
(Speak Out ~ 03/11/20)
How on earth did this country become so stupid in such a short time? Socialism does not work. Its been proven time after time! News alert young voters: Eventually the government will run out of other people's money. And then what? Bernie's grand plans can easily increase middle class taxes to almost triple as to what you are paying now. ...
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Age Spots: An Easy Way to Make a Difference
(03/11/20)
The Missouri Silver Haired Legislature — often called SHL — is a group of Missouri citizens aged 60 or older who volunteer their time to advocate on behalf of the older adults in Missouri. These delegates are elected from each of the 10 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) in Missouri. Each AAA delegation consists of 12 representatives and three senators. The Missouri Silver Haired Legislature, created in 1973, is the first such organization in the United States...
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What we lose by closing community department stores
(Column ~ 03/11/20)
Five years ago, the sad goodbye to an icon began when Macy's decided to close its flagship location in downtown Pittsburgh. The void, alas, still remains. For most of that building's storied 110-plus-year-old life, until Macy's took it 15 years ago, it was Kaufmann's department store: a place where parents, whether they were working-class or well-to-do, took their babies to get fitted for their first pair of shoes; or purchased their communion dress, prom dress, wedding gown, back-to-school clothes; or bought them the sheets, furniture, toasters, pots and pans they needed to start their adult lives.. ...
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James Pierce
(Obituary ~ 03/11/20)
James A. Pierce, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Elmer and Alma Huey Pierce. Jim was a loving father, father-in-law, grandpa, caring brother, son and very dear friend to many. A most entertaining individual, most who came to know Jim were drawn to him by his magnetic personality and generous nature. With his one-liner wit and charming charisma, his love-light shined brightly...
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