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Charleston High School institutes new cellphone policy
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Beginning Monday, students at Charleston High School are no longer permitted to bring their cellphones to school. In a letter to parents, Jamarcus Williams, Charleston High School principal, said students will be asked to either not bring their phones to school or to check them into the office until the day is over. Students can opt-out of either option and choose to keep their phones in their possession turned off and out of sight throughout the entirety of the school day...
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Wiginton reelected as Marble Hill mayor; Prop A approved for Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Trey Wiginton has been reelected mayor of Marble Hill. Wiginton received 123 votes, and opponent Charley Neeley received 41 votes. Voters approved Proposition A, 792 to 320, which will allow Bollinger County to impose a countywide sales tax of one-half of 1 percent for the use and benefit of Bollinger County Sheriff's Office...
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Whitworth, Walter named to Scott City positions
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
Dustin Whitworth is Scott City's new administrator, replacing Mike Dudek. Dudek remains with the municipality, filling Scott City's vacant city clerk position -- a role Dudek held before becoming administrator three years ago. Whitworth, who has been the city's public works director since 2016, began his new job late last month...
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Electrical repair will affect Cape PD headquarters Wednesday
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
A scheduled electrical repair at Cape Girardeau Police Department will shut off power to the headquarters Wednesday. Officials anticipate the outage to begin at 8 a.m. and last until about 2 p.m. The facility will be closed to the public during this time...
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Lewis wins Cape County health board election
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
William Lewis unseated incumbent Phillip Taylor on the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board on Tuesday night, conquering a position made controversial by COVID-19. The board's actions taken because of COVID-19 -- including masking requirements -- turned a little-noticed county oversight panel into a lightning rod, with monthly meetings often drawing several dozen attendees, some of them agitated...
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Cape voters elect Kinder as new mayor: Presson, Randle, Bliss win council seats; Welker, Langston on Cape School Board
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
Stacy Kinder was elected Cape Girardeau's next mayor and its first female leader in a close race with incumbent Bob Fox on Tuesday. Kinder received 2,113 votes, edging out a win over Mayor Fox, who received 2,090 -- a difference of 23 votes. Kinder said she is very excited for her new position as mayor and humbled by the voters' decision. She said Cape Girardeau's public safety issues are one of her main focuses during her term as mayor...
- Hospital board member ousted in Perry County; Perryville mayor elected (Local News ~ 04/06/22)
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Thompson, Lewis are elected to fill Jackson School Board seats
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
This story is updated to reflect actual date of Verification Board meeting. In a four-way race for two seats on the Jackson School Board, formally known as Reorganized School District R-2, incumbent Brian Thompson and newcomer Kristen Lewis were elected. n Brian Thompson (inc): 1,713 (32.9%) n Kristen Lewis: 1,190 (22.9%) n McGraddie "Mac" Robinson: 1,164 (22.3%)...
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Seabaugh, Baker win Jackson alderman seats
(Local News ~ 04/06/22)
The story is updated to reflect actual date of Verification Board meeting. Voters in Jackson's Ward 3 have elected challenger Mike Seabaugh in a 52.9% to 47.1% narrow victory over longtime incumbent aldermen Larry Cunningham, according to unofficial results from Cape Girardeau County County Clerk Kara Clark Summers. Seabaugh, with 290 votes to Cunningham's 259, won his first try at elective office Tuesday...
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Opening reception this week for new sculptures in downtown Cape
(Editorial ~ 04/06/22)
There's a new lineup of sculptures along Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau, and an opening reception will be held Thursday evening to celebrate this year's display. "Every year we do this to celebrate public art along the path of the Broadway corridor and tens of thousands of people get to see it on a daily basis. ...
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Prayer 4-6-22
(Prayer ~ 04/06/22)
Father God, thank you that everyone in Christ is a new creation. Amen.
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What did Joe Biden know and when did he know it?
(Column ~ 04/06/22)
The walls evidently aren't closing in on President Joe Biden. Despite the mainstream press finally taking up the sleazy business dealings discussed in emails found on Hunter Biden's laptop, the media's lack of interest in the president's knowledge or involvement in this lucrative part of the family business is palpable...
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Could wedge issues be the cure for polarized politics?
(Column ~ 04/06/22)
Conan O'Brien recently tweeted: "Well, I've officially lived a long life because people are excited Germany is rearming." I had a similar feeling recently listening to the 538 politics podcast that discussed "wedge issues." The conversation between the host, Galen Druke, and two prominent political scientists was illuminating, but the most remarkable thing was what they didn't say. No one denounced wedge issues...
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Carma Newell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/22)
Carma Jean Stearns Newell, 86, of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her home. She was born Jan. 1, 1936, to Ova and Nellie Hobeck Stearns. She and Charles Newell were married Feb. 28, 1953. Loving survivors include her husband, Charles; two sons, Kenneth (Zelma) Newell of Patton, Missouri, and Bill Newell of Millersville; two daughters, Brenda (Bruce) of Fredericktown, Missouri, and Connie (Scott) of Jackson; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Linda Morton (Jerry) of Jackson, Mary James of Patton and Patsy Wendel of Jackson; many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and friends.. ...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 4/6/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 4 n Medical assists were made at 10:01 a.m. on Asher Street; 12:27 p.m. at Broadway and Bellevue Street; 1:22 p.m. on Rampart Street; 5:55 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 8:19 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road;...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 4/6/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Assaults n Fourth-degree assault, resisting/interfering with arrest, detention or stop and stealing were reported on Bloomfield Street. n Second-degree assault was reported on South Kingshighway...
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Library study: 'challenged' books soared in 2021
(Community ~ 04/06/22)
NEW YORK — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy. "A year ago, we might have been receiving one, maybe two reports a day about a book being challenged at a library. ...
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GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration
(National News ~ 04/06/22)
WASHINGTON — Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt Tuesday to begin Senate debate on a $10 billion COVID-19 compromise, pressing to entangle the bipartisan package with an election-year showdown over immigration restrictions posing a politically uncomfortable fight for Democrats...
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Oklahoma state House approves bill to make abortion illegal
(National News ~ 04/06/22)
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. With little discussion and no debate, the Republican-controlled House voted 70-14 to send the bill to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has previously said he'd sign any anti-abortion bill that comes to his desk...
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Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes
(International News ~ 04/06/22)
BUCHA, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russians of gruesome atrocities in Ukraine and told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday those responsible should immediately be brought up on war crimes charges in front of a tribunal like the one established at Nuremberg after World War II...
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2 killed in Georgia, Texas as damaging storms strike South
(National News ~ 04/06/22)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Violent storms killed at least two people, one in Georgia and another in Texas, on Tuesday as hail, strong winds and tornadoes tore across the South, where authorities warned a second day of dangerous weather of violent weather could follow...
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EXPLAINER: Why some states still lack new voting districts
(National News ~ 04/06/22)
Campaigns for Congress are underway for this year's elections, but lingering disagreements over the final shape of new voting districts have left some candidates — and would-be candidates -- in limbo. A few states have not enacted new congressional districts following the 2020 census, thanks to legal challenges or party infighting...
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Judge dismisses charges for duck boat tragedy
(State News ~ 04/06/22)
GALENA, Mo. — A judge on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against three men prosecuted after a tourist boat sank and killed 17 people during a 2018 Missouri storm. The boat was swamped by waves caused by strong winds shortly after it entered Table Rock Lake near Branson on July 19, 2018. Riders from Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and Arkansas were killed. Fourteen people survived...
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Missouri House fine-tunes state budget
(State News ~ 04/06/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's GOP-led House on Tuesday fine-tuned a spending plan for the state's upcoming budget year, including billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid. The measure needs several more votes of approval to move to the Republican-led Senate...
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Sotomayor sees good in colleagues despite differences
(State News ~ 04/06/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday even though her views often differ from her colleagues', she realizes "there's good in every one of them." The 67-year-old justice spoke to a crowd of around 3,000 students, faculty and staff at Washington University in St. Louis. Sotomayor didn't deliver a speech but answered questions from chancellor Andrew D. Martin and from students...
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Ex-wife: Greitens 'unhinged;' candidate calls claims 'lies'
(State News ~ 04/06/22)
The ex-wife of Eric Greitens said in a sworn statement that the former Missouri governor and current U.S. Senate candidate has become erratic and unhinged since she accused him of abuse in an earlier court filing. Sheena and Eric Greitens have been trading accusations in a child custody case. In a March affidavit, Sheena Greitens said her ex-husband was physically abusive and demonstrated "unstable and coercive behavior" so concerning that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms...
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Out of the past: April 6
(Out of the Past ~ 04/06/22)
The Missouri Jaycees have honored a Cape Girardeau police officer as one of their 1997 10 outstanding young Missourians; Cpl. Charles Herbst was nominated by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce for the state award after winning the local award. The Rev. ...
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