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Advance man sentenced to prison for string of burglaries
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
An Advance, Missouri, man has been sentenced to prison for a series of burglaries. Shawn Yount, 49, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after a Cape Girardeau County jury found him guilty of four counts of second-degree burglary. Circuit Judge Benmajim Lewis imposed the sentence, enhanced by Yount's designation as a "dangerous offender."...
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Coronavirus cases grow in region; no deaths reported
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
COVID-19 cases continued to rise in most area counties Monday. Cape Girardeau County’s total number of positive cases hit 100, with 75 cases confirmed and 25 labeled as “probable.” Thirty-eight of the cases are in Cape Girardeau; 32 are in Jackson; and 30 are elsewhere in the county...
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Mississippi River crest delayed, raised
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Forecasters have revised their prediction for the Mississippi River crest this week in Cape Girardeau, pushing it back a day and raising it by half a foot. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, the river is now expected to crest by Thursday morning at 37 feet, 5 feet above flood stage at Cape Girardeau...
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Special Olympics to hold virtual fundraiser walk this weekend
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Special Olympics Missouri, which provides sports training and athletic competition to adults and children with intellectual disabilities, has canceled this year’s in-person Law Enforcement Torch Run, but this weekend, the organization will hold the 35th annual event, virtually, to raise awareness and funds, alongside law enforcement officers...
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Missouri governor cuts $209M from budget because of virus
(State News ~ 06/02/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The governor on Monday cut another $209 million from this year's budget, including deep cuts in education, following a steep drop in revenue because of the coronavirus. Republican Gov. Mike Parson's cuts included $123 million in core funding from public K-12 schools, $34 million from four-year public colleges and $6.8 million from community colleges...
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No mud volleyball at Jackson's July Fourth celebration; Homecomers uncertain
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Health experts say social distancing and proper personal hygiene are two ways to avoid COVID-19, but neither of these measures is possible when playing mud volleyball. Therefore, the annual mud volleyball tournament during Jackson’s Fourth of July celebration has been canceled for the first time in the event’s 31-year history...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen consider electric rate reduction
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Jackson utility customers will see a rate reduction in their electric bills, averaging 11.5%, starting next month if the city’s Board of Aldermen accepts a consultant’s proposal to do so. At their study session Monday night, the aldermen discussed a recommendation from a utility consulting firm, which said the city can afford to lower its municipal electric rates because it will soon be paying less for the power it purchases...
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Effects of local George Floyd demonstration discussed at Cape Girardeau City Council meeting
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Almost 24 hours after demonstrators marched along Broadway to protest of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than 8 minutes during an arrest, members of Cape Girardeau City Council gathered for their first June meeting...
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Cape Habitat completes a home in Jackson, its 60th
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Almost five years ago, Lisa Boyd and her children lost the Cape Girardeau home they were renting to a fire. Over the weekend, Boyd took possession to a brand-new home in Jackson, the 60th residence built by Cape Area Habitat for Humanity. “It’s mind-blowing,” said Boyd, 42, a state employee with Missouri Department of Social Services...
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My six George Floyd reflections
(Column ~ 06/02/20)
I had written something different for this week, but I had to take a hard turn. As much as I did not want to weigh in, and as much I wish there was nothing of this sort to weigh in on, here I am. I have to speak because the George Floyd and all the George Floyds of the world deserve it. Why did I not want to broach this subject? It’s just so painful.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/02/20)
Today is Tuesday, June 2, the 154th day of 2020. There are 212 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 2, 1941, baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, died in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; he was 37...
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The next MLK
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/20)
As a co-ed attending summer session in 1965 at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles), five of us were trapped in our dorm as the effects of the Watts riots roiled around us. Yards to the east of the dorm, rioters in cars drove on the 110 freeway firing bullets in all directions. The National Guard’s Armory was set on fire just on the other side of the freeway. Citizens spoke out when the crowd set fire to local stores. The protest began in Washington Heights; Watts suffered. Residents of Watts lost their livelihoods. It was the good people of Watts who suffered. Hooligans without a thought to those people were the looters and fire bombers. What was meant as a peaceful protest miles away to the south became a “joy ride” without thought for the law. I’m in favor of the right to speak and demonstrate, but not when it hurts others. During that era, Rodney King was pulled out of his truck and beaten. Violence is never the way. We need another Martin Luther King who will emphasize passive resistance and communication, a leader who doesn’t throw out epithets without thinking first of being the peacemaker. CHRISTINE DICKMAN, Cape Girardeau
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Laughing stock of world
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/20)
Immediately after Trump became President, “good people” such as Nazis, White Supremacists, KKK, right-wing hate groups, conspiracy theorists, etc. came off the woodworks. Since Covid-19 calamity, Trump has been cheerleading a few more “good people”: Covid-19 hoaxers, gun-toting lockdown protesters, social distancing resisters, no-mask skeptics, fake Constitution defenders, let-people-die lawmakers, etc. without regards to the consequences to the health of people. Such persistent denial of a calamity is a sign of serious mental illness. Some of them are frankly psychotic, with bizarre delusions such as, “Bill Gates has put microchips in vaccines to control the world.” Trump and rabid conspiracy theorists Alex Jones, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Roger Stone, etc. form a mutual titillating society. Trumpist lawmakers kowtow to him because they love him, or are terrified of his vitriol and vindictiveness, or his rowdy base. Who are the “bad people” in America? Only those people who pose significant threat of exposing his long history of financial misdeeds: The media, FBI (“Deep-State”} and Democrats. So, he incessantly attacks to discredit them. When Trump emboldens such “good people” disregarding the serious consequences to the people, the future portends chaos, anarchy, division and destruction of America. Once upon a time, the world looked up to Americans as scientific-minded, brilliant, creative, thoughtful, reasonable, loving and lovable people. Now, “inject-disinfectants” Trump and millions of his insecure, deluded and hateful “good people” have made Americans the laughing stock of the world. How did Trump accomplish this incredible feat within three years? K.P.S. KAMATH, Cape Girardeau
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The real lesson of love
(Column ~ 06/02/20)
It all comes back to what we think about life. Is it a gift? Is it precious? One thing I worry about these last few weeks and months now: Have we been staying home out of respect for others more vulnerable than we are, or have we been hiding in an act of somewhat universal self-preservation? One of the healthy lessons from this time is a deeper appreciation of the fact that we are all going to die!
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Sally Tate
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sally Josephine Tate, daughter of the late Fred Albert and Alberta Bradley Harmon, was born March 24, 1920, in Hickeytown, Arkansas, and departed this life Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee at the age of 100 years...
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Carla Ray
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
ORAN, Mo. -- Carla Dianne Walter Ray passed away Sunday, May 30, 2020, at her home in Oran, surrounded by family and friends. She was born April 16, 1953, in Oran, the daughter of the late Philip Aloysius and Doris Jean Klipfel Walter. She married Barney M. Ray on Feb. 14, 1992...
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Gary Fee
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Gary Wayne Fee, 63, of Murfreesboro died Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born Sept. 5, 1956, to Lawrence Lowell and Cora Alice Bizzell Fee. He and Melinda Fee were married June 22, 1995, in Paducah, Kentucky. He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1975...
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Charles Dobbs
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
ORAN, Mo -- Charles Howard Dobbs, 65, of Oran died Monday, June 1, 2020, at his home. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Verna Cordia
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
Verna Madean Cordia, 69, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 12, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to Henry and Minnie B. Mungle Underwood. She and James M. Cordia were married Jan. 31, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death March 28, 2017...
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Virginia Clements
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Virginia "Ginny" Clements, 89, of Perryville died Friday, May 29, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Joe Geders officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Jeffrey Ashworth
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Jeffrey Lee Ashworth, 49, of McClure died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at his home. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Assembly of God, 1855 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Prayer 6/2/20
(Prayer ~ 06/02/20)
Give us guidance, O God, and lead us to be kind and merciful. Amen.
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Out of the past: June 2
(Out of the Past ~ 06/02/20)
After at first declining to be involved in the selection process, the Cape Girardeau County Commission has unofficially decided to rank possible Interstate 55 interchanges at Oak Ridge and Jackson; it will submit its findings to the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission; highway commissioners are hoping to learn which project would be best for the area's economy...
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Cape police report 6/2/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 1200 block of South Ellis Street. n Assault was reported in the 1500 block of North Spanish Street. n Assault was reported at New Madrid Street and West End Boulevard...
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Marvin LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Marvin "Pop" LeGrand, son of the late Zeno Frank and Marena Anna Scherer LeGrand, was born May 22, 1932, in Benton, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, May 30, 2020, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 88 years. On Nov. 29, 1958, he was united in marriage to Anna Marie Tucker. She preceded him in death March 19, 2007...
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