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Scott County Voters approve marijuana taxes, bond issue
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
BENTON, Mo. -- Voters in Scott County approved two separate taxes put before them during Tuesday's municipal election. Nearly 70% of voters favored renewing the countywide sales tax of 0.5% with a vote of 1,999 to 868. Voters also approved the countywide sales tax on recreational marijuana. In a vote of 1,849 to 1,007, voters accepted the 3% tax on sales of adult-use marijuana in the county...
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TRC honors Webb as distinguished alumnus
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
Three Rivers College has selected Ron Webb to receive its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. A public reception in his honor will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, with the award presentation beginning at approximately 5 p.m., at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center...
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Local law enforcement arrest chase suspect in Cape
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
A suspect who evaded law enforcement during a chase last week was taken into custody by Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's deputies, Thursday, April 6. Austin Burton, 26, was arrested by deputies -- with help from federal and other local agencies -- at a residence in south Cape Girardeau Thursday afternoon. He had an active state warrant for alleged felony possession and delivery of a controlled substance...
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Bids in for Cape Girardeau County's new emergency building
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
A day after five people died as a result of a tornado in nearby Bollinger County, Missouri, bids from a quintet of local building contractors were opened Thursday, April 6, for Cape Girardeau County's planned new emergency operations center (EOC) -- a building designed to resist tornadic-level winds...
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'Get on the Bus' tour events planned by United Way
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
For anyone looking for a place to exercise their volunteer spirit, the United Way of Southeast Missouri is sponsoring "Get on the Bus" tours around Cape Girardeau and Jackson stopping at organizations that need people to chip in and help. Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of UWSEMO, said they are running these bus tours as part of national volunteer month...
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SEMO officials speak about impact at First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
At the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee, Southeast Missouri State University officials spoke about the educational institution's journey and impact in the region as the school endeavors to celebrate its 150th anniversary for the next year...
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State House approves higher teacher pay
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
A wide-ranging education bill cleared the Missouri House this week that includes a boost to minimum teacher salaries from $25,000 to $38,000. The bill also seeks to increase the amount the state can give school districts for each years' operating budget...
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Slain Cash App founder had ties to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
Bob Lee would give you the shirt off his back. That's how Lee's father, Rick Lee, described his son, who died early Tuesday morning, April 4. "He would never look down on anyone and adhered to a strict no-judgment philosophy," Rick lee wrote in a social media post. "Bobby worked harder than anyone and was the smartest person I have ever known."...
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Woman charged in crash on Lexington Avenue
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
One woman has been charged in connection with a Wednesday, April 5, crash on Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeau that shut down the roadway. Ashley Rhymer, 31, has been charged by the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with alleged felony driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor assault...
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'The SpongeBob Musical' opens Wednesday at River Campus
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
The volcano, Mount Humungous, is soon to erupt and destroy the town of Bikini Bottom, but SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends have vowed to save the fate of their undersea world. That is the plot of "The SpongeBob Musical", opening Wednesday, April 12, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus...
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Editorial: The story of Easter
(Editorial ~ 04/08/23)
Editor's note: The following is our annual Easter editorial. A miraculous event 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem changed the world. On this Easter weekend, the story is presented again from the Holy Bible (the Gospel according to Matthew, Chapter 28): After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb...
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Free food in Glen Allen Sunday for those impacted by storm; other resources available
(Local News ~ 04/08/23)
Resources for Easter Sunday will be limited due to the holiday, but Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office said residents affected by Wednesday's tornado and volunteers will have free food provided to them Easter Sunday, according to a news release issued Saturday, April 8, by Bollinger County Sheriff Casey Graham...
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A week of tragedy and results
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
Like so many other Southeast Missouri residents, I began this week believing everything was normal and things I took for granted would be just as I expected. That all changed Wednesday morning with the news that a devastating tornado touched down in Bollinger County. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
Today is Saturday, April 8, the 98th day of 2023. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record...
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Which side?
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
Every now and then, a western movie comes on TV, and we usually watch it. Some are OK, some good, and some stink. But now and then, a reality show comes on about living in the West and riding and working horses. What makes me wonder is when the cowboys or cowgirls get on the horse on the right side. ...
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Senior Center Menus for April 10-14
(Community ~ 04/08/23)
Monday: Chicken and rice casserole or beef taco, garden salad, Lima beans, whole-grain bread and emerald isle gelatin dessert. Tuesday: Chicken salad or sub sandwich on bun, potato chips, sweet and sour beets, cucumber and onion salad, whole-grain crackers and bananas and strawberries or strawberry shortcake...
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Club news 4-9-23
(Community News ~ 04/08/23)
The Cape Girardeau County FCE All Clubs Day was held Thursday, March 23 at the University of Missouri Extension Center. Lamplighters FCE was in charge of arrangements. President Judy Strickland presided. The Devotion, "Sometimes I Forget," was presented by Judie Herbst of Kage Club...
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FYI 4-9-23
(Community ~ 04/08/23)
n Toddler story time will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 10 at the Perryville, Missouri, branch. Mrs. Melissa will have story and craft time. n Book club will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, April 10 at the Perryville branch. The book to be discussed is "Almost Missed You" by Jessica Strawser...
- GT - Adopt Nixon 4-9-23 (Community ~ 04/08/23)
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For the love of bluegill
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
This native fish has probably brought more happiness and excitement to more first-time fishermen than any other fish. The fish you see here is an adult female bluegill. My guess is that it is about 4 years old. Bluegill can live to be at least 10 years old and in good growing conditions can grow to 12 inches long. A bluegill over 10 inches long can be considered a "lunker"...
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Prayer 4-9-23
(Prayer ~ 04/08/23)
O Lord Jesus, today we remember the way of the cross and your sacrifice for us. Amen.
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Police report 4-7-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/08/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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Fire report 4-9-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/08/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 5 n Medical assists were made at 8:14 a.m. on North Middle Street; 8:18 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 9:37 a.m. ...
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Russell Walter
(Obituary ~ 04/08/23)
Russell Charles Walter, 34, of Cape Girardeau was born Feb. 17, 1989, and passed away early Monday, Feb. 24, 2023, losing his battle with drug addiction. He is survived by his loving parents, Verbal and Michael Walter; siblings, Jon, Nikki and Michael Walter, Tia Pearson, Joel and Allen Bryan, Angela Keele and Michelle Hammacher...
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Barbara Kendrick
(Obituary ~ 04/08/23)
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Barbara Jean Kendrick, 88, departed for her heavenly home Friday, March 17, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born Barbara Jean McCrory Nov. 17, 1934, she grew up in Portageville, Missouri. She was the daughter of Allie Mae Green (1916-2010) and Wilton T. McCrory (1911-1958) and was the eldest of four children...
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Richard Boland
(Obituary ~ 04/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard "Wayne" Boland, 69, of Perryville died Thursday, April 6, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at Brushy Bible Baptist Church. Funeral will follow at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at the church, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at the Brushy Bible Baptist Cemetery...
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Take it to court! Finding your ancestors in court records
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
Today we tend to think people use courts to solve disputes more often than was true in the past. This is incorrect, however, because Americans have a long history of using courts to settle disputes. It is unlikely that your male (and many female) ancestors avoided appearing in local court records. ...
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Election integrity in Cape County
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/23)
I worked as an election judge for the first time on April 4. I'd like to commend Kara Clark Summers and her staff. The training was thorough and the election integrity impeccable. Each voter check-in station had a Republican and Democratic judge. Every step from set up to take down was bipartisan...
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Moving forward after election
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/23)
Now that the election is over, I hope we can step back, analyze results, and move forward with lessons learned. A consistent lesson is that not very many voters are paying attention. Less than 20% of voters bothered to go to the polls. This is very disturbing and quite depressing. If the current state of affairs going on in our country, state, county and city does not propel citizens to vote, it is hard to believe anything would...
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A millionaire, a sculpture and Cairo, Illinois
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
Have you ever driven past something several times, paying little, if any attention, and all of a sudden it seems to jump right out at you? That was my experience a few weeks ago in Cairo, Illinois. Most of my trips to Cairo are for research. Then there's always Schemwell's Barbecue for a meal. My experience this last time was noticing "The Hewer" in Halliday Park. I had seen it before, but now I wanted to know its history...
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The dark side of Easter
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
What are your favorite Easter childhood memories? I would get an Easter basket filled with candy, and sometimes, it would include a stuffed animal. My grandmother would give me a carton of chocolate-covered marshmallow eggs. We might eat a decorated cake in the shape of a cross. There would always be chocolate rabbits to consume -- ears first. Most Easter Sundays, we would put on uncomfortable new clothes and go to church...
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Bragg is already losing
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
You don't know what's in the indictment. That was the line that progressives repeatedly threw at conservatives dubious about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case over the last couple of weeks. Well, we've seen the unsealed indictment, and we still don't know the other crime besides falsifying business records that's being alleged, because Bragg didn't specify it in a shocking prosecutorial failure and abuse of the process...
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The source of our freedom is our creator, not government
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
It is a unique and special time now because Christians, Jews and Muslims all are engaged in major holidays of religious contemplation and renewal. Christians with Holy Week and Easter, Jews with Passover, and Muslims with Ramadan. We're talking billions around the world. So, although in our time there has been a retreat in various circles from religion, it still remains a major force and presence in our world...
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Three reasons to go to church
(Column ~ 04/08/23)
April 9, 2023, is Easter Sunday. Despite wide reporting of declining church attendance, 62% of Americans plan to attend church on Easter. (Frank Newport, "Six in 10 Americans attend Church This Easter," Gallup, March 25, 2005, news.gallup.com/poll/15376/Six-Americans-Attend-Church-Easter.aspx) In a short column, I aim to give three reasons why you should attend church regularly -- even if you're not sure you believe anything about the Christian faith. ...
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Pope Francis skips Good Friday at Colosseum
(International News ~ 04/08/23)
ROME -- Pope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, skipped the traditional Good Friday nighttime procession at the Colosseum because of chilly weather in Rome, staying instead at his home at the Vatican while thousands of faithful turned out for the torchlit event...
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Attacks in Israel, West Bank kill 3 people as violence rises
(International News ~ 04/08/23)
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants carried out a pair of attacks Friday, killing three people and wounding at least seven as tensions soared after days of fighting at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site. Earlier in the day, retaliatory Israeli airstrikes had hit Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, sparking fears of a broader conflict...
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Report: Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter with espionage
(International News ~ 04/08/23)
MOSCOW -- Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered a formal denial, two Russian news agencies reported Friday. The state news agency Tass and the Interfax news agency said a law enforcement source informed them that Russia's Federal Security Service, known as the FSB, had officially charged the American journalist...
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Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years...
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Abortion pill plan clears Kansas Legislature; gov. expected to veto
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Abortion opponents pushed a bill through the Kansas Legislature early Friday to require providers to tell patients that a medication abortion can be "reversed" once it's started -- a measure that could face a state court challenge if its supporters can overcome the governor's expected veto...
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Moose feasts on lobby plants in Alaska hospital building
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- So this moose walks into a medical building... While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday. A young moose trudging through the snow looking for a meal spotted green plants in the lobby of a medical building in the Providence Alaska Health Park and decided to drop in for a dose of greenery...
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California lawmaker wants Peeps to change its ingredients
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps -- those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of spring as azaleas at the Masters. What makes the treats so vibrant is erythrosine, a chemical that shows up on ingredient labels as Red No. 3. It's one of several chemicals, along with titanium dioxide, used to color some of the most popular candy in the country -- including Skittles and Hot Tamales...
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Regulators say railroads must examine how they build trains
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Federal regulators said Friday that railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains after a string of derailments in recent years that were at least partly caused by the way empty and loaded cars were mixed together with locomotives...
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US adds 236,000 jobs despite Fed's rate hikes
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- America's employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, just above the 53-year low of 3.4% set in January...
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Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Describing Crow and his wife, Kathy, as "among our dearest friends," Thomas said in a statement that he was advised by colleagues on the nation's highest court and others in the federal judiciary that "this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable." Thomas did not name the other justices or those in the judiciary with whom he had consulted.. ...
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Army sergeant guilty in fatal Texas shooting of protester
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A U.S. Army sergeant was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday. Sgt. Daniel Perry was working for a ride-sharing company in July 2020 when he turned onto a street and into a large crowd of demonstrators in downtown Austin. ...
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Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
NEW YORK -- Dust off your eclipse glasses: It's only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging millions of people into midday darkness...
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Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to roll back LGBTQ rights. The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring the state's medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors, even though many professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital for preservation of mental health and to prevent suicides. ...
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US states consider ban on cosmetics with 'forever chemicals'
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval this week to legislation that would prohibit manufacturers and suppliers from selling or distributing any cosmetics or menstrual products in the state that have perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, as well as a number of other chemicals...
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What's next for Tennessee's expelled lawmakers?
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. Here's a look at what could happen next: Republicans voted Thursday to expel two Black lawmakers who last week approached the front of the House chamber with a bullhorn and participated in a chant after joining protesters calling for passage of gun-control measures...
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Sheriff: Missouri man fatally shot by deputies
(State News ~ 04/08/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man was fatally shot Friday morning by deputies in Southwest Missouri who responded to a convenience store theft near Springfield, the Greene County Sheriff's Office reported. The shooting happened shortly after Green County sheriff's deputies were called around 8:15 a.m. to the store just southwest of Springfield for a report of a theft from the store, Deputy Paige Rippee said in a news release...
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US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
(National News ~ 04/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as part of a misinformation campaign...
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Micheal McCoy Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/08/23)
Micheal Jason McCoy Jr, 18, of Oak Ridge died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 1, 2004, in Cape Girardeau to Micheal McCoy and Stormiee Anders Mayberry. He was a contractor working for Sandals and Sons with his father...
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Out of the past: April 9
(Out of the Past ~ 04/08/23)
Southeast Missouri State University's ordeal with the NCAA regarding alleged violations by the school's men's basketball program is finally over; the program is placed on probation for three years and loses a scholarship for violating NCAA regulations under former coach Ron Shumate; David Swank, chairman of the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, says during a telephone press conference that Southeast probably would have received a ban on postseason play had it not been for the school's detailed self-reporting and its cooperation and participation throughout the investigation.. ...
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Out of the past: April 8
(Out of the Past ~ 04/08/23)
THEBES, Ill. A five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River below Thebes was closed yesterday after a southbound tow struck the Thebes railroad bridge, sinking three barges and damaging three others; the morning accident forced a shutdown of river traffic while a search for two of the sunken barges continued into the night; high, swift water is blamed for the accident, which caused the barges to break up and float downstream...
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