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Portions of South Shawnee, West Washington closed in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
A pair of Jackson streets are temporarily closed this week, one because of the city’s water main replacement project and the other in connection with the construction of the new Cape Girardeau County Courthouse. South Shawnee Boulevard between Old Cape Road and East Jackson Boulevard closed Monday to allow workers with Nip Kelley Equipment Co. to complete work related to the water system improvement project...
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Poplar Bluff VA director accepts new position, replacement to be announced
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- John J. Pershing VA Medical Center leadership will change this month when the current director accepts a new position in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Patricia Hall will transfer to Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center to serve as medical center director...
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Cape council chooses 3 finalists for Ward 3 seat
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
The Cape Girardeau City Council narrowed the list of applicants for the vacant Ward 3 council seat to three Monday. The finalists are Tom Roy, a medical practice manager for SoutheastHEALTH; Christina Mershon, who directs continuing education at Southeast Missouri State University; and Nathaniel Thomas, a physical therapist for Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Cape airport lands $600,000 in federal aid
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport has secured $600,000 in federal grant money to help fund improvements as a result of a new federal law even as city officials hope to land more federal dollars for air service in the coming fiscal years. Cities such as Cape Girardeau in the past qualified for $150,000 a year in federal money for airport improvements...
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67th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicks off Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The 67th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicks off Wednesday with plenty of events planned through the conclusion of the rodeo Saturday night. ...
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East Main/Shawnee Blvd. roundabout construction delayed
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
Construction of Jackson’s second roundabout may have to wait more than a year until after the Missouri Department of Transportation builds the diverging diamond interchange at the intersection of Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson...
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Today in history
(National News ~ 08/06/19)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2019. There are 147 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. On this date: In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated...
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Pray for victims' loved ones and those using pain for politics
(Column ~ 08/06/19)
America is reeling again from violence resulting in the deaths of people who were just going about their business. And, as is par for the course, we are witnessing more politicizing of these senseless tragedies. I have not engaged the media in hours of coverage after the shooting at an El Paso Walmart on Saturday and outside a nightclub in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday morning. ...
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United Way funds important for area nonprofits
(Editorial ~ 08/06/19)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri announced its funding partners recently. The United Way selects partners every three years through a lengthy process involving more than 60 community volunteers and scored more than 50 program applications. The volunteers visited several sites and heard several presentations. The United Way increased the number of partner agences from 24 to 27...
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Sponsored: Get a Green Lawn
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/06/19)
We all want a lush, green lawn, but that's not so easy with Missouri's summer sun. Dry, hot summer days cause stress to your grass’s roots that are trying to preserve moisture. Proper aeration — introducing air into your grass — and over-seeding, or planting grass seed directly into turf without tearing up the turf, could be part of your lawn care solution. ...
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Car bomb collides with vehicles in Egypt capital, killing 20
(International News ~ 08/06/19)
CAIRO -- A car packed with explosives being driven to carry out an attack collided with other vehicles and exploded in central Cairo, killing at least 20 people, the Interior Ministry said Monday, the deadliest attack in the Egyptian capital in over two years...
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North Korea reportedy fires more missiles as exercises start
(International News ~ 08/06/19)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's military said North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice into the sea as it continues to ramp up weapons tests amid stalemated nuclear negotiations with the United States. The launches came a day after the U.S. and South Korean militaries started scaled-down joint military exercises despite warnings from the North the drills could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy...
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Japan's NEC shows 'flying car' hovering steadily for demonstration
(International News ~ 08/06/19)
ABIKO, Japan -- Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a "flying car," a large drone-like machine with four propellers hovering steadily for about a minute. The test flight reaching 10 feet high was held in a gigantic cage, as a safety precaution, at an NEC facility in a Tokyo suburb. The preparations such as the repeated checks on the machine and warnings to reporters to wear helmets took up more time than the two brief demonstrations...
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Puerto Ricans await court decision on new governor
(International News ~ 08/06/19)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's Supreme Court on Monday agreed to rule on a lawsuit the island's Senate filed in a bid to oust a veteran politician recently sworn in as the island's governor. The court gave all parties until noon today to file all necessary paperwork, noting no extensions will be awarded...
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Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir's status
(International News ~ 08/06/19)
NEW DELHI -- India's Hindu nationalist-led government moved Monday to revoke the special status of Muslim-majority Kashmir, cutting off communications and deploying thousands of troops in the restive Himalayan region amid fears the action could lead to uprisings there...
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Trump accuses China of manipulating currency as yuan weakens
(National News ~ 08/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump accused China of manipulating its currency after Beijing let the yuan fall to a politically sensitive level against the U.S. dollar for the first time in 11 years. The move raised concern China could use its currency as a weapon in a trade war with Washington...
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William Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
William A. Sullivan, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1958, in San Antonio to William Eric and Martha Aurjean Jackson Sullivan. Survivors include his six siblings, Clark (Debbie) Sullivan of Nashville, Tennessee, Cecilia Olson of Scott City, Mark (Cherie) Sullivan of Kansas City, Missouri, Maria (David) Gomes of Spring Valley, California, Charles (Rebecca) Sullivan of Jackson and Synthia Martin of Whitewater...
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Gary Siebert
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
After a long and courageous battle with renal cancer, surrounded by family and friends, Gary Lynn Siebert, 47, of Jackson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 1, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, son of John Edward and Nelda Jean Zoellner Siebert...
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Richard McCall Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
STURDIVANT, Mo. -- Richard Lee McCall Sr., 68, of Sturdivant passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Zalma, Missouri. He was born March 15, 1951, at Marble Hill, Missouri, the son of Edward and Juanita Eaker McCall. Rick had been a construction worker. He retired from S&W Cabinets in Chaffee, Missouri. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was a member of Greenbrier Assembly of God Church. He was known for being a kind-hearted person, always willing to help anyone...
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LeRoy Huber
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- LeRoy A. Huber, 96, of Perryville died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m., with a rosary at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Roman Dobsch
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Roman A. Dobsch, 89, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...
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Fire risks rise in previously too-wet-to-burn Pacific Northwest region
(National News ~ 08/06/19)
ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Nestled in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. The region, famous for its rainfall, has long escaped major burns even as global warming has driven an increase in the size and number of wildfires elsewhere in the American West...
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FBI has fewer policing tools to fight homegrown terror threats
(National News ~ 08/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- Following two mass shootings over the weekend, President Donald Trump called on federal authorities Monday to do a better job identifying violent extremists in the U.S. But that won't be easy. Federal investigators looking to prevent acts of domestic terrorism, such as the massacre of 22 people at a crowded shopping center in El Paso on Saturday, have fewer tools and authorities at their disposal than they would if they were up against someone tied to an international organization such as the Islamic State or al-Qaida.. ...
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'The Rookie' star alleges sexual harassment
(Entertainment ~ 08/06/19)
NEW YORK -- Afton Williamson, co-star of the ABC crime series "The Rookie," said she's quitting the show because of sexual harassment and racial discrimination she experienced during the show's first season. In an Instagram post Sunday, Williamson said throughout the filming of the show's pilot, "I experienced racial discrimination/racially charged inappropriate comments from the hair department."...
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Democrats: Trump should demand vote on gun bill
(State News ~ 08/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- If President Donald Trump is serious about strengthening gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings, he should demand Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put a House-passed bill strengthening background checks up for a vote, congressional Democrats said Monday...
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GOP retirements highlight party's growing peril in Lone Star State
(State News ~ 08/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- Monday's announcement another Republican congressman is retiring highlights the GOP's growing struggle to win the House majority next year and the shifting political leanings of Texas, the nation's second-largest state. Democrats' burgeoning prospects in Texas, which has a deep-red pedigree, are widely attributed to two factors. ...
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Man reunites with $23K found in recycling sorting facility
(National News ~ 08/06/19)
EUREKA, Calif. — A man who accidentally tossed $23,000 into the recycling bin reunited with his life savings Saturday after a worker at a recycling facility in Northern California spotted a shoebox stuffed with money. When the man from Ashland, Oregon, realized his mistake Thursday, the recycling bin had already been emptied into a truck bound for the Recology sorting facility in Humboldt County. ...
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As death count rises in 2 U.S. shootings, a familiar aftermath
(National News ~ 08/06/19)
EL PASO, Texas -- Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31. The attacks 1,300 miles apart -- at a packed shopping center in El Paso, Texas, and a popular nightlife stretch in Dayton, Ohio -- also injured dozens more. ...
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Missouri, Kansas see uptick in drug overdose deaths
(State News ~ 08/06/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Federal data indicates drug overdose deaths in Kansas and Missouri are on the rise even as national drug-related fatalities are in decline. Provisional data released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows drug-related deaths in the U.S. declined by nearly 5% in 2018 after reaching a historic high of 72,000 in 2017...
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Speak Out 8/6/19
(Speak Out ~ 08/06/19)
I want to commend the Cape Girardeau Fire Department for its help when I had some serious damage to my home. They were very professional and made sure that the structure was safe before anyone could re-enter the house. We are very lucky to have such fine people willing to risk their own safety to help all of us...
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Prayer 8/6/19
(Prayer ~ 08/06/19)
O Jesus, may we never fall to temptation, but instead seek your will for our lives. Amen.
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Out of the past: Aug. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 08/06/19)
Trail of Tears State Park north of Cape Girardeau is one of five sites to be certified this year as a historic site along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail; the 1,200-mile-long land and water trail extending over nine states follows the paths taken by 5,000 Cherokee Indians who were forcibly removed from 1837 to 1839 from their tribal homelands in the East to a reservation near Tahlequah, in northeast Oklahoma; a portion of the land trail crosses the Mississippi River at what is now Trail of Tears State Park.. ...
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Update on the diverging diamond interchange
(Column ~ 08/06/19)
The planned reconstruction of the interchange between Jackson and Cape on Route 61 and Interstate 55 will be a significant improvement. Presently, the interchange known as Center Junction, or Exit 99, can be both confusing and dangerous. Because of the separated lanes, the need to cross one set of lanes and then come to a stoplight before turning on to the next set of lanes is confusing especially to those not familiar with the interchange...
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11th Annual Tour de Shawnee Bike Ride
(Submitted Story ~ 08/06/19)
11th ANNUAL TOUR DE SHAWNEE BIKE RIDE The water has finally subsided in Alexander County and the highway department is doing everything they can to clean up the debris and repair the damaged roads. The Tour de Shawnee Committee has been out assessing the roads to make sure that we prepare the safest possible routes for all the cyclists who will be riding in the 11th Annual Tour de Shawnee bike ride scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2019...
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