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Cape council seeks applicants, plans to fill council vacancy Sept. 5
(Local News ~ 07/02/19)
Cape Girardeau City Council members will accept applications from Ward 3 residents interested in filling the vacancy that will be created by the resignation of Councilman Victor Gunn on July 8. With Gunn attending his last meeting Monday, the council agreed to a schedule proposed by city manager Scott Meyer to fill the vacancy until the April 2020 election...
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Storm cleanup continues in Jackson
(Local News ~ 07/02/19)
Richard Bazzell of Jackson unloads debris left from the June 21 storm Monday near the Jackson Recycling Center at 508 Eastview Court in Jackson. He said he had some tree damage from the storm and a large limb that landed on his house.
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Jackson Homecomers won't change Saturday hours this year
(Local News ~ 07/02/19)
Contrary to recent news reports and social media postings, organizers of this month’s Jackson Homecomers will not be adding additional hours on the final day of the festival. Homecomers is scheduled for July 23 through 27, in uptown Jackson. Sponsored by Jackson American Legion Post 158, Homecomers is the legion’s biggest fundraiser...
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Cape council approves medical-marijuana zoning on 5-2 vote
(Local News ~ 07/02/19)
A divided Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday to allow medical-marijuana dispensaries to be as close as 500 feet from schools, day cares and churches. The council gave initial approval to the zoning measure on a 5-2 vote with Ward 6 Councilwoman Stacy Kinder and outgoing Ward 3 Councilman Victor Gunn casting the dissenting votes...
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A new water mark: Flood of 2019 likely to 'easily' set a record for duration
(Local News ~ 07/02/19)
Barring an unlikely rapid fall in the next two weeks, it appears the Mississippi River will set a record later this month for consecutive days above flood stage at Cape Girardeau. The river exceeds flood stage anytime the gauge at Cape Girardeau is higher than 32 feet. The record for consecutive days above 32 feet at the local gauge is 125 set between June 10 and Oct. 12, 1993, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has tracked river levels along the Mississippi since the 1800s...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/02/19)
Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2019. There are 182 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress. On this date: In 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."...
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Book Review: Principles, by Ray Dalio
(B Magazine ~ 07/02/19)
Ray Dalio's book, "Principles," is about decision making and its impact on personal and professional growth. We often go through life as a passive recipient of what is going on in the world instead of designing the world -- our job, relationships and life -- for the purpose we want it to have. ...
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Thank you to honest people
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/02/19)
Thank you for taking time to read this. Last year around Christmas my husband and I were in Walmart. We left the store not realizing I had left my cell phone lying on the counter. My husband got a call from one of our daughters. Someone had found my phone and finally, after trying several times to call my number, got our other daughter who lives in Wisconsin. She in-turn called our daughter here who picked up the phone from the lady who found it...
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Be safe when using fireworks this Independence Day
(Editorial ~ 07/02/19)
Fireworks season is upon us, and now is a good time to remember some safety tips. First, don't forget about your pets, who can become skittish upon hearing the pops in the distance. As we learned from Dr. Loni Patke at the Cape Small Animal Clinic recently, Independence Day is the No. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/2/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Natausha Fleming, 40, of Cape Girardeau was arrested at 3439 William St. on suspicion of theft. Assault n Assault was reported at 614 Good Hope St. A suspect was in custody...
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Competitive eater Kobayashi in new film
(Entertainment ~ 07/02/19)
NEW YORK -- Twinkies, pizza, hot dogs, even cow brains. If it can be eaten, chances are Takeru Kobayashi holds the world record for eating it. The 41-year-old competitive eater has no problem consuming 62 slices of pizza in 12 minutes, or 337 chicken wings in a half hour. But seeing himself onscreen in the latest ESPN "30 for 30" documentary series, is a little harder to swallow...
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Record-long economic growth notched
(National News ~ 07/02/19)
WASHINGTON -- As it enters its 11th year, America's economic expansion is now the longest on record -- a streak that has shrunk unemployment, swelled household wealth, revived the housing market and helped fuel an explosive rise in the stock market...
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Iran breaches uranium limit set by nuclear deal
(International News ~ 07/02/19)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, international inspectors and Tehran said Monday, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord...
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Group say conditions dire for U.S. asylum-seekers
(National News ~ 07/02/19)
WASHINGTON -- Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico are increasingly facing violence and dire conditions, stranded in purgatory with no means to survive, according to an upcoming report from Human Rights Watch. The international rights group called on the Trump administration to end the practice of preventing asylum seekers from living in the United States while their cases are being considered...
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Trump places order for tanks for Fourth of July event
(National News ~ 07/02/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump isn't taking "no tanks" for an answer on the Fourth of July. He said Monday a display of U.S. military tanks will be part of a special event he's headlining July 4 in Washington. Trump had wanted a military parade of tanks and other equipment in the District of Columbia after he witnessed a similar parade on Bastille Day in Paris in 2017. That plan eventually was scuttled, partly because of cost, though Trump apparently held on to the idea...
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AP-NORC Poll: Trump not boosted by strong American economy
(National News ~ 07/02/19)
WASHINGTON --The solid economy is doing little to bolster support for President Donald Trump. Americans give Trump mixed reviews for his economic stewardship despite the growth achieved during this presidency, according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
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Domestic incident leads to Advance man's death
(Local News ~ 07/02/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The findings of an autopsy Monday morning found an Advance man died of a gunshot wound allegedly fired by his brother-in-law during a domestic disturbance he was attempting to stop. Dr. Russell Deidiker's preliminary findings on the autopsy of Tristan Davis, 27, were his manner of death was homicide and the cause of death was a gunshot wound, according to Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope...
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Patrick Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 07/02/19)
PATTON, Mo. -- Patrick Scott Seabaugh, 55, died Friday, June 28, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with pastors Michael Davis and Rod Welker officiating. Interment will be in Reagans Chapel United Methodist Cemetery in Patton...
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Gary Roth
(Obituary ~ 07/02/19)
** Gary Roth Gary Roth, 68, of Jackson died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Orley Jackson
(Obituary ~ 07/02/19)
Orley Elwood Jackson, 82, of Scott City died Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 29, 1937, in Fornfelt to William M. and Dora Mae Henderson Jackson. He married Betty Jo Anders on Sept. 16, 1956, in Rochelle, Illinois...
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Viola Gibbar
(Obituary ~ 07/02/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Viola Kirn Gibbar, 88, of Perryville died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Edith Dodd
(Obituary ~ 07/02/19)
Edith Dodd, 92, of Jackson died Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Jackson Manor. She was born March 11, 1926, to William and Gladys Collier. She and Joe Dodd were married June 18, 1960, at St. Louis. He preceded her in death June 19, 1995. She was a court reporter in St. Louis...
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Texas police: Woman refuses to pay for cake she ate while shopping
(National News ~ 07/02/19)
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Authorities said a Texas woman ate half a cake while roaming the aisles of a Walmart store and then refused to pay full price for it, claiming she had found it half-eaten. Wichita Falls police Sgt. Harold McClure said the woman picked up the cake at the store’s bakery June 25 and ate half of it before getting to the checkout counter. ...
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Slain St. Louis-area officer remembered as dedicated, caring
(State News ~ 07/02/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Mourners packed a St. Louis cathedral Monday to mourn a Missouri police officer who was shot to death, after the family of the man charged in his killing issued a public apology. Pallbearers carried North County Police Cooperative officer Michael Langsdorf's casket into the Cathedral Basilica of St. ...
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Prayer 7/2/19
(Prayer ~ 07/02/19)
For this great nation, and for all of its citizens, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Speak Out 7/2/19
(Speak Out ~ 07/02/19)
I'm tired of a few people in Jackson trying to defend the $300,000 plus dollar park bathroom. It was a mistake to spend that money. Period. There were existing bathrooms 100 yards away below the national guard armory, 100 yards away at the swimming pool, and 200 yards away at Safety City...
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Out of the past: July 2
(Out of the Past ~ 07/02/19)
Christian Faith Academy is preparing to build a new facility in Cape Girardeau that will include a gymnasium and several classrooms; the academy, which was founded in 1982 in Scott City, will open in the fall of 1995 and will offer classes through the 12th grade...
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Sponsored: Lawn Envy – Do you Have it?
(Insiders Advice ~ 07/02/19)
Missouri is a beautiful state, and you want a beautiful lawn to match. Perhaps you’ve tried everything to get the grass you’ve always wanted, short of calling a professional lawn maintenance company. It really isn’t hard to change the look of your lawn, as long as you learn a little bit more about turfgrass. The University of Missouri has offered some helpful tips:...
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Births 7/2/19
(Births ~ 07/02/19)
Daughter to Cody and Jessie Green of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 5:26 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2019. Name, Amelia Kay. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Green is the daughter of Kevin and Marci Mann of Jackson. She is employed by Safe House for Women. Green is the son of Kevin and Janice Green of Millersville. He is employed by Hendrickson Business Advisors...
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Boys make large donation to St. Louis area hospital
(Submitted Story ~ 07/02/19)
Kids 4 Kids of SEMO is a service project started by kids, for kids. Kids 4 Kids mission is to help prevent children who are hospitalized, sick or injured, from being bored while in the hospital or dealing with the tough medical stuff. Benny (7) and his brothers, made a donation of over 1,200 items to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital on Friday. ...
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"Plant A Row, Watch COPE Grow"
(Submitted Story ~ 07/02/19)
In 2018, University of Illinois Extension - Unit 27 began work on a Community Garden in Massac county, through a grant program called Growing Illinois Food Access Allocation. (GIFAA) The “Plant a Row, Watch COPE Grow” garden is a Community Food Donation Garden in Metropolis, IL. The garden...
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My top 5 Democratic debate takeaways
(Column ~ 07/02/19)
I wasn't sure I would do it. While staying abreast, of course, of what is going on politically, I have had no interest in the last year of steeping myself fully into the mix-mess. I ended up doing it, though: I watched the second half of the first Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday night and all of the second debate on Thursday. Not much has changed since my semi-leave of absence. There I was again, caught up and commenting on social media...
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Thanks to city employees, volunteers for storm response
(Column ~ 07/02/19)
The City of Jackson has done a great job of recovering from the June 21 disaster event. The quick recovery was the result of a strong effort from a large group of people. I was traveling to Houston for my nephew's wedding on the afternoon of the storm. By the time we landed in Texas at 5 p.m., my phone was blowing up with text messages and calls. City Administrator Jim Roach called and gave me a status update. It was all hands on deck and city crews were responding quickly...
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For the Love of Honey
(B Magazine ~ 07/02/19)
Paul Koeper is one of the three commissioners for Cape Girardeau County, and he’s happy to talk about county roads, the construction of a new courthouse and state prisoner reimbursement rates. But you want to see his eyes sparkle, ask him about bees. ...
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