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Cape County commissioners make library board appointment
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday appointed Andy Meyer of Jackson to the Riverside Regional Library Board of Trustees. Meyer replaces Steve Burk, who had resigned from the board. Meyer’s term will run through June 30.
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40 new cases of coronavirus, one death reported in region Thursday
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
Forty new COVID-19 cases were reported in the region Thursday, and another death was attributed to the disease associated with coronavirus. The virus death was the first in Bollinger County, Missouri, which reported three new COVID-19 cases, bringing its total to 67. Fifty-five county residents have recovered from the disease...
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Adult Education and Literacy Program offers free HiSET prep classes
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
Adults who need a high school diploma can study up for free as part of a program offered in Cape Girardeau and the surrounding region, thanks to newly expanded services at Cape Girardeau Adult Education and Literacy Program. Adults age 17 or older who are no longer in high school can take free classes customized to the student’s educational needs, program coordinator Pamela Riehn said...
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TBY: The First Generations: Reflections on attending college
(08/07/20)
When I was growing up, college was always part of my future plans. My mom was a professor, so the idea was always present. Because I, too, teach at a university, college has been part of my children's daily lives, as well. Even though we talk about other post-secondary options, going to college is what seems natural to them. But my parents were first-generation college students. My husband was, also...
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American Tractor Museum recalls country’s agricultural legacy
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Kenny Buchheit and his family have assembled an assortment of 60 farm tractors in the new American Tractor Museum, which will have its grand opening Saturday. Walking the showrooms of the nascent museum, situated at the back of a Buchheit-owned building also housing the Perry County Catalyst-Center for Business, names both familiar and unfamiliar are see...
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Cape, Scott counties buck statewide trend on Medicaid expansion
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
Primary voters in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties mostly mirrored their counterparts across the state in Tuesday’s balloting, though both counties’ voters rejected Medicaid expansion. Voters across the state approved Amendment 2, which will expand access to Medicaid, with 53% support. In Cape Girardeau County, 68% of voters opposed the measure (5,517 for and 11,756 against). Support for the measure was the same in Scott County, with 68% of voters rejecting it (6,074 against and 2,834 for). ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 220th day of 2020. There are 146 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces...
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Back to School Sales Tax Holiday should provide a boost for local retail
(Editorial ~ 08/07/20)
This weekend is the annual Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in Missouri. Through Sunday, certain school items, clothing, computer software, personal computers, computer peripheral devices and graphic calculators will be exempt from Missouri's 4.225% sales tax...
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Prayer 8-7-20
(Prayer ~ 08/07/20)
O Lord, we seek your face and ask for your divine blessing on our lives. Amen.
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Selena Gomez takes the heat in new cooking show
(Community ~ 08/07/20)
Selena Gomez is taking the heat in the kitchen. The singer-actress slices and dices in "Selena + Chef," debuting Aug. 13 on the new HBO Max streaming service. The 10-episode series was shot in the kitchen of Gomez's new Los Angeles-area house. Her grandparents and two friends, who have been quarantining with her, serve as taste testers...
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Coronavirus measures could disrupt rare polio-like disease
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
NEW YORK -- Health experts once thought 2020 might be the worst year yet for a rare paralyzing disease that has been hitting U.S. children for the past decade. But they now say the coronavirus pandemic could disrupt the pattern for the mysterious illnesses, which spike every other year starting in late summer...
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Hurricane Alpha? Amped-up season forecast, names may run out
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane names and see about twice as much storm activity as a normal year...
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New York AG seeks to dissolve powerful NRA over finances
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
NEW YORK -- New York's attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over claims that top executives illegally diverted tens of millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures...
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive ahead of Trump visit
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, an early advocate among Republicans of wearing masks and other pandemic precautions, tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. The Republican governor's office said he took the test as part of standard protocol before he was to meet Trump at an airport in Cleveland. He had planned to join the president on a visit to the Whirlpool Corp. plant in northwest Ohio...
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Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 federal aid
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
An unemployed makeup artist with two toddlers and a disabled husband needs help with food and rent. A hotel manager says his unemployment has deepened his anxiety and kept him awake at night. A dental hygienist, pregnant with her third child, is struggling to afford diapers and formula...
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Trump, McConnell huddle; virus aid talks at risk of collapse
(National News ~ 08/07/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump huddled at the White House on Thursday with the Senate's top Republican, searching for a way forward on vital COVID-19 rescue money, while Trump's top bargainers returned to Capitol Hill amid increasing concern negotiations with Democrats might collapse...
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Dale Underwood
(Obituary ~ 08/07/20)
Dale Edward Underwood, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 15, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Henry Raymond and Minnie Bell Mungle Underwood. He and Pamela D. Rhymer were married Oct. 24, 1981, in Cape Girardeau...
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Norma Schumer
(Obituary ~ 08/07/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Norma Jean Schumer, 67, of Perryville died Aug. 5, 2020, at her home in Perryville, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 13, 1952, in Perry County, daughter of Ludwig William Christisen and Evelyn Mary Schremp Christisen Schubert. She and Gary Schumer were married Jan. 31, 1970. He survives in Perryville...
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Helen Meyer
(Obituary ~ 08/07/20)
Helen Virginia Meyer, a faith-filled servant of her Maker, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center at the age of 89. She was born July 26, 1931, in Friedheim, the third of five daughters born to Martin and Della Guemmer Schamburg...
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Larry McCart
(Obituary ~ 08/07/20)
Larry David McCart, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at Lutheran Home. Larry was born March 14, 1943, in Hillsboro, Illinois, to the late James and Alice Draper McCart. He and Connie Owens were married Feb. 27, 1960, in Raymond, Illinois...
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Wilma Huhn
(Obituary ~ 08/07/20)
Wilma Louise Huhn, 94, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at her home, following a lengthy illness. Wilma was born Nov. 29, 1925, in Marston, Missouri, daughter of James W. Griffy and Hattie Loraine Pinor. She earned a teaching degree from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College and embarked on a career as a high school home economics teacher, teaching girls everything from how to sew a swirly summer skirt to how to put a delicious and nutritious meal on the family dinner table. ...
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Daniel Baugh
(Obituary ~ 08/07/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Daniel John Baugh, 67, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at his home. Services are private for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Fire department in Lemay quarantined after positive test
(State News ~ 08/07/20)
LEMAY, Mo. — All firefighters in a small fire district in south St. Louis County are quarantined at home as a precaution after a firefighter tested positive for COVID-19, a district official said Thursday. The 27 firefighters and one administrative assistant in the Lemay Fire Protection District were sent home Wednesday, said Jerry Schloss, chairman of the board of directors for the fire district, which has only one fire house...
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Medicaid expansion keeps gaining ground
(State News ~ 08/07/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is still trying to overturn "Obamacare," but his predecessor's health care law keeps gaining ground in places where it was once unwelcome. Missouri voters this week approved Medicaid expansion by a 53% to 47% margin, making the conservative state the seventh to do so under Trump. ...
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Federal anti-crime program to send 50 agents to St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/07/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- State and federal governments announced Thursday steps aimed at reining in violent crime in St. Louis, prompting Black leaders to question why police reform isn't part of the conversation. Fifty Department of Homeland Security agents will be sent to St. Louis under Operation Legend -- a federal anti-crime program launched last month in several cities -- to assist city police in high-crime areas, with a special focus on gangs, U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen said...
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Speak Out 8/7/20
(Speak Out ~ 08/07/20)
The TBY column where the writer didn't like the "I love Lucy" show, well, my goodness. What harmless and fun humor Lucy gave us each week for years! She was funny, beautiful, with a slapstick, physical humor that was never vulgar. I'm glad the columnist finished his piece by encouraging everyone to laugh. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 08/07/20)
The Jackson Municipal Band is observing the 75th anniversary of its founding under the name the Jackson Junior Band; the 50-member group will perform a 75th anniversary concert Thursday evening in the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse gazebo under the direction of Nick Leist...
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Missouri man killed in Pearl Harbor attack laid to rest
(State News ~ 08/07/20)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. -- Nearly eight decades after he was killed in the attack at Pearl Harbor that launched the U.S. into World War II, a Missouri man has been laid to rest next to his parents. KYTV-TV reported the remains of Navy Seaman 1st Class Orval Austin Tranbarger of Mountain View were buried Wednesday. The TV station said people lined highways and streets from Willow Springs to the cemetery in Mountain View to pay their respects...
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Southeast Missouri Food Bank awarded $20,000 Rural Vitality Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 08/07/20)
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded $20,000 to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank, based in Sikeston, for its Hunger-Free Weekends program. This program supports low-income children with backpacks that provide nutritious, non-perishable food for kids to take home for the weekend...
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Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri awarded $15,000 Rural Vitality Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 08/07/20)
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded $15,000 to Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri for its low-income home improvement program in an 11-county region of eastern Missouri. The “Repairing Homes and Rebuilding Lives” program is available to CCSOMO clients in Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Howell, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott and Shannon counties...
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