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Why Missouri currently doesn't allow pregnant women to be legally divorced
(State News ~ 03/04/24)
A Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation to clarify that the state's judges can grant divorces even when one spouse is pregnant. The notion that they can't already has sparked anger from people who see it as an antiquated policy that controls women unfairly, possibly trapping them in abusive marriages...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for March 4, 2024
(Local News ~ 03/04/24)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, March 4 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Tuesday, Feb. 20. Financial affairs...
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Man 'struck' by bullet in Cape; not injured
(Local News ~ 03/04/24)
A motorist on Benton Street in Cape Girardeau was struck by a bullet Saturday, March 2, but was not injured in the incident. According to authorities, the man was driving a van when a bullet entered through the rear window. It passed through the back of the driver’s seat and struck him in the back, though it lacked enough force at that point to break the man’s skin
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Jackson financial adviser Cheryl Mothes ranks high on Forbes list
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
Edward Jones financial adviser Cheryl Mothes of Jackson was recently named the fifth best female wealth adviser in Missouri by Forbes and SHOOK Research. Twenty-six Missourians placed on the eighth annual Forbes/SHOOK Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State rankings. There were 1,991 women ranked in total; they cumulatively manage more than $2.8 trillion in assets...
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Despite constant search, Scott City still lacking grocery store
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
Scott City officials continue to look for solutions after a year and a half without a grocery store. The problem, city administrator Dustin Whitworth said, is they've exhausted just about every option. "I'm a hometown boy. I live here. It would benefit me just as much. I want a grocery store, the question is where to put a grocery store," Whitworth said...
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101 years of asphalt: Cape Girardeau company gears up for paving season
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
Asphalt season is coming up, and Delta Companies Inc. is getting ready. The company has existed since 1923. A collaboration between the Regenhardt and Harrison families of Cape Girardeau, their first job was paving the streets of Poplar Bluff. Originally, the company worked in the concrete business, but in the 1960s started using asphalt, and that became their primary paving material...
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Bridges in Scott County in major need of repairs, presiding commissioner says
(Local News ~ 03/04/24)
BENTON — Many bridges in Scott County are either condemned or in an unsafe condition, and Scott County Presiding Commissioner Danny Tetley emphasized his concerns and the importance of repairing the bridges. Tetley said one of the county's currently condemned bridges, located off County Road 468, was built in 1962. Tetley said the bridge, along with other old bridges in the county, has deteriorated over time...
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Draft CIP plan to be heard by Cape Council on Monday
(Local News ~ 03/04/24)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will hold a public hearing for the city's draft of its 2024-2029 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) plan Monday, March 4. The CIP is a proposed plan for projects in the fiscal years 2024 to 2029, which also includes projections for 2029 to 2034. ...
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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
(National News ~ 03/04/24)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. That power resides with Congress, the court wrote in an unsigned opinion...
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Community Counseling Center identifies suicide risk for children aged 10 to 13
(Local News ~ 03/04/24)
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and is the No. 2 cause of death nationwide for youth and young adults between the ages of 10 and 24, according to a December report by the Jed Foundation — a not-for-profit group aimed at protecting emotional health and preventing suicide for teens and young adults in the U.S...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/04/24)
Today is Monday, March 4, the 64th day of 2024. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office; with the end of the Civil War in sight, Lincoln declared:...
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Prayer 3-4-24
(Prayer ~ 03/04/24)
O Father God, thank you for safety and warmth this winter. Amen.
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Migrant surge brings killers and criminal gangs
(Column ~ 03/04/24)
Former New York City Police Department commissioner Ray Kelly, the department’s longest-serving commissioner, cautioned last week that New York City’s quality of life “has really deteriorated.” Migrant crime is a major reason. Venezuela’s notorious Tren de Aragua gang and El Salvador’s feared MS-13 — what former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker calls “prison-spawned gangs” — are threatening to take over American cities. ...
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Chores and tribulations: I crave a better way for household productivity
(Column ~ 03/04/24)
I love contributing to the family. But I hate chores. As a child, chores were tasks to be checked off a list so I could get on to other things. A checklist made clear that I’d either succeed or fail based on chores completed. I often felt overlooked, reduced to tasks. Patted on the head for duties that meant nothing to me so I could disappear into a hobby that meant everything to me. ...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
The introduction of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program to Missouri is a transformative moment for our state's rural entrepreneurs. This initiative promises to unlock the potential of our small business ecosystem by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to grow and succeed. ...
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Perryville business event Thursday
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business After Hours event from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Trendline Consulting, 1404 Corporation Lane, Suite 40, in Perryville.
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Gas prices continue to surge
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
Only nine states have average regular gasoline prices under $3 a gallon as gas prices nationwide continue to rise. The national average has risen to $3.33, with Missouri's average for regular gasoline at $2.96 a gallon. It's the sixth-lowest average across the country, but still higher than it was in previous weeks...
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Real estate ribbon-cutting planned
(Business ~ 03/04/24)
The Realtors at EPM Real Estate will celebrate their first anniversary with a ribbon-cutting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, at 1200 N. Cape Rock Drive in Cape Girardeau.
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Donald Pickard
(Obituary ~ 03/04/24)
MARBLE HILL — Donald Olen Pickard, 77, of Marble Hill died Friday, March 1, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the chapel. Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery...
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Danny Newcomb
(Obituary ~ 03/04/24)
Danny G. Newcomb, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at his home. Danny was born Nov. 20, 1956, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late Clarence Halton Newcomb and Mary Lou Bruenderman Newcomb. Surviving are his sisters and brother, Mary Donna Newcomb Dwyer, Karen S. ...
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Katherine Frymire
(Obituary ~ 03/04/24)
Katherine A. Frymire, 58, of Jackson died Friday, March 1, 2024, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. The location for visitation and funeral service has been changed. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the funeral home, with Katherine’s brother, Pastor Danny Robbins, officiating. Burial will be at Grassy Friendship Cemetery in Grassy...
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Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spot
(National News ~ 03/04/24)
NEW YORK -- Where will you be watching the April 8 total solar eclipse? There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the skies darken along a strip of North America, whether by land, sea or air. For those who live inside the 115-mile-wide path of total darkness, it may be a matter of just stepping outside and donning special eclipse glasses to watch the spectacle unfold...
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Congressional leaders come out with 6 spending bills in drive to avoid partial shutdown
(National News ~ 03/04/24)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders on Sunday came out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies, a step forward in a long overdue funding process beset by sharp political divisions between the two parties as well as infighting among House Republicans...
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Out of the past: March 4
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/24)
Southeast Missouri can claim its share of the 5,000 inductees in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame: Billy Swan of "I Can Help" fame, Narvel "Reconsider Me" Felts and Dennis "Lover Please" Turner; the newest inductee is Louis "Lou" Hobbs, the 57-year-old Cape Girardeau singer-guitarist who has been a fixture on the local music scene for a long time...
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Cedric The Entertainer show to benefit SEMO student scholarships
(Editorial ~ 03/04/24)
Southeast Missouri State University has spent the last year celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary in a variety of ways. The university still has a couple more big events left this spring as part of its 150th year celebration. ...
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