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Broadway repair work Tuesday in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 04/10/19)
Dennis Koch, center, looks on as his coworker Shaun Hann, left, measures to the bottom of a 15-foot hole the Dutch Enterprises crew dug to set about fixing a sewer line Tuesday on Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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United Way hosts thank-you luncheon, presents awards
(Local News ~ 04/10/19)
United Way of Southeast Missouri thanked last year’s volunteers, “campaign champions” and donors with Jimmy John’s sandwiches, cookies and awards during a luncheon Tuesday at the Jackson Civic Center. The Community Celebration is held each year in April to commemorate National Volunteer Month...
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Area schools see little opposition to childhood vaccines
(Local News ~ 04/10/19)
Nationally, there may be debate over the value of vaccines, but Cape Girardeau school officials insist the vast majority of students in the school district are vaccinated. However, no numbers were provided Tuesday by school officials in the Cape Girardeau or Jackson school districts...
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Cape Central High School art department shines, is 'one big melting pot'
(Local News ~ 04/10/19)
This time of the year, Cape Girardeau Central High School is chock-full of art. The walls are covered in drawings. The showcases full of sculptures and pottery. Some hallways feature gigantic papier-mache models of food, and even the walls have become a canvas. One of the most recent projects included floor-to-ceiling-sized murals crafted out of bits of multicolored painter’s tape...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/10/19)
Today is Wednesday, April 10, the 100th day of 2019. There are 265 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 10, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a day after surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, said farewell to his men, praising them for their "unsurpassed courage and fortitude."...
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Uptown Jackson group taps Turner as first director
(Editorial ~ 04/10/19)
If it's been a few years since you've visited Uptown Jackson, it's worth your time to check it out. The uptown streetscape, particularly High Street, has been quaintly designed and improved, and there are a variety of eating, coffee and shopping options. And the museum has much to offer as well...
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Stoddard County election results questioned
(Local News ~ 04/10/19)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A formal complaint was made to the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department on Monday regarding the administration and certification of the recent municipal election. After the complaint was made, Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver was notified, and he then filed a motion seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor...
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Putin presents ambitious Arctic expansion program
(International News ~ 04/10/19)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday put forward an ambitious program to secure Russia's foothold in the Arctic, including efforts to build new ports and other infrastructure facilities and expand an icebreaker fleet. Speaking at the Arctic forum in St. Petersburg attended by leaders of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, Putin said Russia plans to dramatically increase cargo shipments across the Arctic sea route...
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Mnuchin cagey on Trump tax returns
(National News ~ 04/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday the department intends to "follow the law" and is reviewing a request by a top House Democrat to provide President Donald Trump's tax returns to lawmakers. But in Capitol Hill appearances Tuesday, Mnuchin dodged answering whether he would comply with the request to supply Trump's tax returns by today, and he also said he has not promised to authorize the IRS to supply the returns...
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Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand
(National News ~ 04/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream of the proceedings was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments from internet users. YouTube disabled the live chat section of the streaming video about 30 minutes into the hearing because of what it called "hateful comments."...
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Trump: Not reinstating family separation policy
(National News ~ 04/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's not looking to reinstate the much-criticized practice of separating migrant families at the border with Mexico. But he added many more migrants are streaming toward the U.S. through Mexico because the practice is no longer in place...
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NYC compels measles vaccines
(National News ~ 04/10/19)
NEW YORK -- New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak centered in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and ordered mandatory vaccinations in the neighborhood. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the unusual order amid what he said was a measles crisis in Brooklyn's Williamsburg section, where more than 250 people have gotten measles since September. Officials blamed the outbreak on "anti-vaxxers" spreading false information...
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Out of the past: April 10
(Out of the Past ~ 04/10/19)
Eve Gordon speaks at the morning worship services at Centenary United Methodist Church; she was a triage nurse with the British Army during World War II; she has worked with the United Nations since its inception in 1945. The Rev. Charles B. Dreyer has been called as interim pastor at First Presbyterian Church; he will begin his duties here May 1; Dreyer and his wife, Betsy, will come to Cape Girardeau from Hendersonville, Tennessee...
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Missouri House advances bill to collect online sales taxes
(State News ~ 04/10/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A bill advancing in the Missouri House would require out-of-state retailers to collect taxes on online sales to Missourians. Lawmakers voted 78-72 on Tuesday to give the measure initial approval. The bill follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year giving states the ability to collect sales taxes from out-of-state retailers who sell items to their residents...
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Plains, Midwest states bracing for prospect of renewed flooding
(State News ~ 04/10/19)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Another major storm and the prospect of renewed flooding is forecast to hit a wide swath of the Plains and Midwest just a month after the last weather blast. The storm moving east out of the northern Rockies today and Thursday could be similar to last month's. ...
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Marvin Woodfin
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Marvin Louis Woodfin, 69, died Monday, April 8, 2019, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at his home in Haskell, Arkansas. He was born Jan. 30, 1950, in Lutesville, Missouri, to Louis and Edith Eaker Woodfin. Marvin was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and a member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. He was veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Vet Corps at SEMO. Marvin had a successful career and enjoyed his retirement years...
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Joe Vrbosky
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
HERCULANEUM, Mo. -- Joe Vrbosky, 72, of Herculaneum, formerly of Jackson, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Scenic View Nursing Home. He was born July 19, 1946, in Jackson to George Joseph and Mary Caroline Bartels Vrbosky. Joe was confirmed in May 1960 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School in 1964...
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Michael Reitzel
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Michael Reitzel, 70, of Jackson died Monday, April 8, 2019, at his home. He was born Nov. 12, 1948, in St. Louis. He and Joyce Blair were married for 28 years. She preceded him in death in November 2003. He then married Sue Ellyn Pirtle in 2008. He attended Jackson High School...
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Ronald Parker
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Ronald Edward Parker, 80, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Leopold, Missouri, died Monday, April 8, 2019, at his home Born Nov. 7, 1938, in Fornfelt, he was the son of Verlon E. and Alberta Wright Parker. He and Norma Jean Beussink were married Nov. 15, 1958. She survives...
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Allen Lohmann
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Allen Dale Lohmann, 61, of Altenburg died Monday, April 8, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons East Perry Funeral Home in Altenburg. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, provided the arrangements...
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David Dodd
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
David William Dodd, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1945, in St. Louis to Leonard D. and Mary L. Brasure Dodd. He grew up in Crystal City, Missouri, and graduated from Crystal City High School. David was an Eagle Scout, as were his brother, Jim, and father, Leonard...
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Mandy Carr
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Amanda Jean "Mandy" Carr, 33, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. She was born June 17, 1985, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was the daughter of Bart and Karen Jean Hale Carr. Mandy was a 2004 Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate...
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Katheia Campbell
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Katheia Campbell, 64, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Qulin, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. She was born March 9, 1955, in Malden, Missouri, to Buel W. and Anna L. Campbell. Katheia was a 1973 graduate of Twin Rivers High School in Broseley, Missouri, and a 1975 graduate of Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...
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Leon Ainsworth
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Leon Parker Ainsworth, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born Feb. 3, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, son of James Albert and Cora Mae Parker Ainsworth. He and Allene Edna Siemers were married Jan. 30, 1944, at Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. F.H. Melzer. Leon was confirmed and received membership into Trinity Lutheran Church by Melzer on April 17, 1947...
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Kelly Abbott
(Obituary ~ 04/10/19)
Kelly Jean Abbott, 54, of Jackson, beloved daughter, mother and sister, left this world Thursday, April 4, 2019. Kelly was fighting stage 4 cancer. She passed away at Southeast Hospital, with family at her side. Kelly was born Dec. 13, 1964, in Hollywood, California. She then moved to Missouri, where she attended Cape Girardeau Central High School, graduating in 1982...
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Speak Out 4/10/19
(Speak Out ~ 04/10/19)
Obama executive orders good, Trump executive orders bad. Our judges and judicial system are biased in favor of the Democrat Party. Need I say more? Missouri Republican legislators are now wanting to make the process of filing and passing citizen generated initiatives more difficult. ...
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Cape fire report 4/10/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/10/19)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 2:41 a.m. on North Kingshighway, 5:18 a.m. on Bellevue Street, 7:15 a.m. on Stoddard Street, 10:20 a.m. on North Sprigg Street, 11:16 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road, 12:08 p.m. on Park Place Drive, 6:15 p.m. on Mimosa Drive and 6:28 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Cape police report 4/10/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/10/19)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Damien L. Shields, 42, of Norton, Kansas, was arrested on a warrant. n Travis B. Wade, 59, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance...
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Births 4/10/19
(Births ~ 04/10/19)
Son to Derek McCoy and Tana McCrary of Braggadocio, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 1:13 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Name, Henry Wayne. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Sixth child, third son. McCrary is the daughter of Don and Danita Tinkle of Piedmont, Missouri, and Rhonda Tinkle of Braggadocio. She is a pre-kindergarten teacher with the Hayti (Missouri) School District. McCoy is the son of Billy McCoy and Judy McCoy of Cardwell, Missouri. He is employed by Young Farms...
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