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State of the Union shame/sham
(Column ~ 02/11/20)
The conversations following last week's State of the Union address are mostly about a shortened introduction, a hand unshaken and a shredded speech. Are you kidding me? I mean, how old are these people who want to be respected as leaders of our country?...
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Charges filed against driver in Scott County police pursuit
(Local News ~ 02/11/20)
Six felony charges and three misdemeanors were filed against a North Carolina man for allegedly leading Scott County sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit for more than 9 miles while driving a stolen vehicle before crashing into a field and pointing a gun at officers ...
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Missouri Ag agency has backlog of dicamba drift complaints
(State News ~ 02/11/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri agriculture officials are asking for funding to hire more staff to address a backlog of nearly 600 complaints from farmers who claim dicamba-based herbicide drift has damaged their crops. The Missouri Department of Agriculture last week asked state lawmakers for money to hire four investigators and two staff members to review the cases, some of which date back to 2016, St. Louis Public Radio reported...
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Cape cyberattack recovery cost 'easily' in tens of thousands
(Local News ~ 02/11/20)
It’s been more than three weeks since the cyberattack on Cape Girardeau city government’s computer system, and city officials say it will still be several more weeks before the system is once again fully functional. Meanwhile, the head of the city’s finance department said the cost to restore the system will “easily” amount to tens of thousands of dollars. ...
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I-55 repairs cause lane reductions, ramp restrictions in Cape County
(Local News ~ 02/11/20)
Pavement repairs on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County have been planned for mid-February through late April, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...
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Three suspects charged in shooting at The River
(Local News ~ 02/11/20)
Arrest warrants have been issued for three men for their alleged involvement in a Jan. 26 banquet hall shooting that injured five people, according to the information released Monday afternoon by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. The release identified the suspects as 23-year-old Marquelis J. Andrews and 25-year-old Jaquavion M. Anderson, both of Charleston, Missouri, and 25-year-old Myron L. Andrews of Sikeston, Missouri...
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From Bed Turnings to Barn Trails
(02/11/20)
FROM BED TURNINGS TO BARN TRAILS A brief history of quilts By Mary Koeberl Rechenberg Have you taken a drive in the country lately and noticed colorful squares on barns and sheds that look like quilt blocks? More and more are popping up over the countryside in Southeast Missouri. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2020. There are 324 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 11, 1979, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran. On this date: In 1531, the Church of England grudgingly accepted King Henry VIII as its supreme head...
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Sponsored: Why Hearing Aid Fittings are Important
(Insiders Advice ~ 02/11/20)
Many feel sensitive about their hearing loss and may attempt to purchase a hearing aid online and hope for the best. However, there’s absolutely no substitute for having a hearing aid properly selected and fitted for you by a trained audiologist. A fitting is just a part of the overall process...
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Mary Welch
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
Mary Ellen Welch, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers followed by Knights of Columbus Council 1111 rosary at 7 p.m., Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home...
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Wade Robert
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
KELSO, Mo. -- Wade Charles Robert, 84, of Kelso died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at his home. He was born Dec. 8, 1935, in Kelso to Eugene P. and Irene Clara Schlosser Robert. He married Judith Marie Brockmire on April 26, 1984, in Kelso. She preceded him in death March 10, 2002...
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Brenda Held
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Brenda J. Held, 70, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Held was born April 6, 1949, in Chaffee to the late Arthur and Velma Green Miller. On Nov. 30, 1968, she married Ronnie Held in Chaffee. He survives...
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Frances Harmon
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Frances Virginia Harmon, 96, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Chaffee, Missouri, daughter of William Harrison and Elizabeth Tincher Kinnard. She and Daniel P. Harmon were united in marriage Dec. 4, 1954, and he passed away Nov. 6, 2012...
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Hulda Flanagin
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
Hulda Marie Kimbel Flanagin, 81, of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1250 County Road 318 in Jackson, followed by the funeral service. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements...
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Atlean Broach
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
Ara Atlean Broach, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Chaffee (Missouri) Nursing Home. She was born April 24, 1929, in Hazel, Kentucky, to the late Robert Holland and Dona Mae Taylor Witherspoon. Atlean was a member of United Church of God in Cape Girardeau. She was an avid quilter and enjoyed gardening, cooking and babysitting. Her family was everything to her, and she will be greatly missed...
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Dixie Friscia Banks
(Obituary ~ 02/11/20)
KATONAH, N.Y. -- Dixie Friscia Banks died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, due to a stroke. She was born Dixie Louise Bader on Aug. 30, 1934, in Little Falls, New York, to Hildegarde Youker and George B. Bader Jr. She was a proud descendant on her mother's side of an old American family of English Anglicans, who came to the colonies in 1656. ...
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Bong's 'Parasite' focuses on plight of South Korea's poor, hardships faced there
(Entertainment ~ 02/11/20)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho's dark comic thriller, "Parasite," which won this year's Academy Awards for best film and best international feature. The movie itself, however, doesn't put the country in a particularly positive light...
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Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a list of other places he planned to target. Robert Shull Goddard, 49, is accused of smashing a glass door and breaking into a Nashville area home Jan. 29, stealing a TV and a gun from the residents, according to records filed in Davidson County court. ...
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UN warns of 'major shock' as locust outbreak spreads
(International News ~ 02/11/20)
JOHANNESBURG -- Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations warned Monday that "we simply cannot afford another major shock" to an already vulnerable region...
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Turkey says it retaliates after deadly Syrian shelling
(International News ~ 02/11/20)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey said it retaliated Monday after "intense" shelling by Syrian forces killed five of its soldiers and wounded five others in Syria's northern Idlib province, a marked escalation a week after a similarly deadly clash between the two sides...
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Chinese military stole data from U.S.
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data...
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More businesses reopen in China, but many people still stay home
(International News ~ 02/11/20)
BEIJING -- More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new coronavirus, but many workers and shoppers appeared to stay home. Public health authorities are watching closely to see whether the return to business worsens the spread of the virus, which has infected more than 40,000 people globally and killed over 900, with the vast majority of cases in China...
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Buttigieg, Sanders campaigns request Iowa caucus recanvass
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders' and Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaigns filed requests Monday for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. The Sanders campaign cited "mathematical errors and inconsistencies" in more than two dozen locations it said would change the results if amended. And the Iowa Democratic Party said the Buttigieg campaign requested the party check the results in 66 precincts...
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Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer's disease
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws. The results announced Monday are another disappointment for the approach that scientists have focused on for years -- trying to remove a harmful protein that builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's, the leading cause of dementia...
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Thai city copes with sorrowful fallout from mass shooting
(International News ~ 02/11/20)
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand -- Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country's worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall...
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Gunman dead, 2 officers hurt in Arkansas Walmart shooting
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
FORREST CITY, Ark. -- Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas, authorities said. Forrest City Police Chief Deon Lee said one of the officers was taken to a hospital about 45 miles to the east in Memphis where he was in surgery, and the initial prognosis is "he's going to be OK."...
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Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion election year budget plan Monday that recycles deep, previously rejected cuts to domestic programs such as food stamps, Medicaid, and housing as the recipe for wrestling the federal budget back into balance...
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How crucial is New Hampshire win? It depends on whom you ask
(National News ~ 02/11/20)
ROCHESTER, N.H. -- In the waning hours before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary voting begins, Democratic presidential candidates took varied approaches to the expectations game Monday as they look to advance deeper into what could be an extended nominating fight...
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About 300 animals removed from Kansas City home
(State News ~ 02/11/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- About 300 small animals were removed from a Kansas City duplex, where they lived in "deplorable" conditions, a city official said Monday. The lab rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles, geckos and other animals that were taken from the home Monday were in cages packed so closely to each other there was little room to move around the house, said John Baccala, a spokesman for the Kansas City Neighborhood and Housing Services...
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St. Louis County police chief announces retirement
(State News ~ 02/11/20)
ST. LOUIS -- The police chief in St. Louis County announced Monday he is leaving the department, months after his leadership was called into question when a gay officer was awarded $20 million in a discrimination lawsuit. Jon Belmar, 56, has led the department, one of Missouri's largest with 1,362 employees, since January 2014. He will remain on the job through April, when he plans to end his 34-year law enforcement career...
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Missouri senators OK new redistricting proposal
(State News ~ 02/11/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Republican-led Missouri Senate on Monday passed a proposal to once again ask voters to change the state's redistricting rules. Less than two years after voters approved a new redistricting plan, senators voted 22-9 in favor of another constitutional amendment to change how state House and Senate districts are drawn. Only one Republican, Sen. Lincoln Hough of Springfield, joined Democrats in opposing the measure...
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Prayer 2/11/20
(Prayer ~ 02/11/20)
O God, may we always seek to honor you and obey your Word. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 02/11/20)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Calling it among the worst abuse of animals they have ever seen, law enforcement and area humane society officials closed down a dog-breeding and kennel operation in Bertrand Friday; some 50 purebred and registered dogs were gathered from feces-filled pens and enclosures and taken to the humane societies in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston, Missouri...
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Jackson police report 2/11/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/11/20)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest doES not imply guilt. Arrests n Joseph Magsaysay, 38, of Jackson was arrested on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant and also issued a citation for failure to drive in a single lane...
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Birth 2/11/20
(Births ~ 02/11/20)
Daughter to Tom and Kristain Carroll of Benton, Missouri, Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, 8:36 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Name, Vera Grace. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Carroll is the daughter of Russell and Stephanie Burger. She is a certified registered nurse anesthetist. Carroll is the son of Charlie and Becky Carroll. He is a marketing associate at Red Letter Communications...
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Speak Out 2/11/20
(Speak Out ~ 02/11/20)
We have seen behind President Trump the Democratic Nancy Pelosi tear up all the good things and sacrifices others have done for America. What a unpatriotic and childish action. Yawn. The economy Trump inherited was not carnage and despair and the current economy is not booming, greatest of all time either. ...
- Discovery Playhouse Decades Trivia Night (Submitted Story ~ 02/11/20)
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