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Road work 6/5/20
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
Route W in Cape Girardeau County, from Highway 177 to Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeau, will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews overlay the roadway. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday through Wednesday...
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Jackson announces July Fourth holiday trash schedule
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
Although it’s still almost a month away, the Jackson Public Works Department has announced its trash collection schedule for the July Fourth holiday. Because Independence Day is on a Saturday, the city’s trash collection routes before and after the holiday will be affected. Trash normally collected Fridays will instead be picked up July 6, the Monday after the holiday. Monday’s trash routes will not be affected...
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Health official: No new COVID-19 cases from Missouri parties
(State News ~ 06/05/20)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- No additional cases of the new coronavirus have been reported stemming from the crowded pool parties at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend, the state's top health official said. Camden County Health Department reported May 29 that a person from Boone County who had attended the parties tested positive for the virus...
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Sixth Stoddard County patient dies of coronavirus
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
A Stoddard County, Missouri, resident died from COVID-19 on Thursday as 15 new cases of the disease were reported in the region. No information was available about the Stoddard County case. The county has confirmed 103 cases of the disease associated with the coronavirus. The death marked the sixth in the county. Forty-two patients in the county have recovered from the disease...
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Four Southeast undergrads to participate in Federal Justice Fellowship pilot program
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
Four Southeast Missouri State University students were chosen to participate in the first Federal Judge Fellowship this summer at the Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. United States Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. Southeast alumna Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni said the program has been a dream of hers for five years that has finally came to fruition...
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New Missouri law expands absentee voting during pandemic
(State News ~ 06/05/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed a bill into law that will allow people to vote by mail this year if they're concerned about the coronavirus. Voters currently can request absentee ballots only if they provide an excuse for why they can’t vote in person. Illness is one option, but the law isn’t explicit on whether the illness excuse covers healthy voters concerned about catching or spreading COVID-19...
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EDITORIAL: SpaceX launch provides a point of American pride
(Editorial ~ 06/05/20)
With all that is happening in our nation ranging from the coronavirus to racial tensions reignited by the death of an unarmed black man by police in Minnesota, Saturday's SpaceX launch of two American astronauts to the International Space Station was a welcomed moment of American pride...
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Wrongful-death suit filed after Nov. 30 drownings in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
After two children drowned in Little Whitewater Creek near Patton, Missouri, during flash flooding Nov. 30, a wrongful-death claim has been levied in Bollinger County Circuit Court seeking “joint and several liability” against the county and the father of the children. ...
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Local tax receipts running ahead of 2019 despite coronavirus
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
Cape Girardeau sales tax receipts for the first half of 2020 are running slightly ahead of where they were this time last year, despite disruption in many retail businesses this spring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the county’s use-tax revenue is running significantly ahead of last year’s pace, indicating strong growth of online commerce and other out-of-state purchases made by county residents and businesses...
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Jobs Rebound: US unemployment drops unexpectedly to 13.3%
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% — still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression — as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and businesses began recalling workers. The government said Friday that the economy added 2.5 million jobs last month, driving unemployment down from 14.7% in April...
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UPDATED: Nasal swab coronavirus testing to be done today in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
More than 500 people signed up to take a free COVID-19 community sampling test Friday at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. By pre-registration appointment only, the drive-up test was made available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. “My understanding is the (Missouri) Department of Health and Senior Services is now into a waiting list for the test,” said Jane Wernsman, director of the Cape Girardeau Public Health Center...
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Rainy day walk in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 06/05/20)
Steve Mosley of Cape Girardeau walks with an umbrella during afternoon rain showers Thursday in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
Today is Friday, June 5, the 157th day of 2020. There are 209 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene...
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Age Spots: Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite
(06/05/20)
“Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite!” I remember saying this rhyme many times as a child and even to my own children. It really didn’t mean anything, but was a cute way to send kids off to bed. But now bedbugs are a real issue. Just contemplating this article makes my skin crawl, but bedbugs are fast becoming a problem everywhere. Recent reports of them being found in schools, movie theaters and even stores have prompted me to explore more about them...
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Prayer 6-5-20
(Prayer ~ 06/05/20)
For all who rely upon the compassion of others, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Speak Out 6-5-20
(Speak Out ~ 06/05/20)
Thank you Jeff Long for your article on the polluting of Jackson creeks when people are not conscientious about litter, trash, oil, yard wastes and other damaging items that end up in our creeks. A creek borders our property, and we have watched the reduction of crayfish, frogs and minnows over the last few years to the point that very little animal life exists in our creek. ...
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Amy Grant has open-heart surgery to fix heart condition
(Entertainment ~ 06/05/20)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart condition she has had since birth. Doctors discovered Grant had a heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) during a routine checkup. Velvet Kelm, her publicist, said Grant's doctor said the surgery "couldn't have gone better."...
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Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic
(Entertainment ~ 06/05/20)
Movie theater chain AMC warned this week it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet. All of AMC's theaters are shut down through June, which means the company isn't generating any revenue. AMC said it had enough cash to reopen its theaters this summer, as it plans to do. But if it's not allowed to reopen, it will need more money, which it may not be able to borrow...
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Community project unites neighbors in healing
(Community ~ 06/05/20)
LONDON -- It's nothing flashy. But then, it's not supposed to be. The plywood wall that surrounds a building site, painted with the words "WE GRIEVE? in massive letters, has become a focal point for people of the Stamford Hill neighborhood. It is there that they gather each Thursday to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic...
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Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban
(International News ~ 06/05/20)
HONG KONG -- Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. With democracy snuffed out in the mainland, the focus has shifted increasingly to semi-autonomous Hong Kong, where authorities for the first time banned the annual vigil that remembers victims of the 1989 crackdown...
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UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine
(International News ~ 06/05/20)
LONDON -- A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might be distributed globally -- and fairly...
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Epidemic of wipes and masks plagues sewers, storm drains
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
PHILADELPHIA -- Mayor Jim Kenney kicked off a recent briefing on Philadelphia's coronavirus response with an unusual request for residents: Be careful what you flush. Between mid-March, when the city's stay-at-home order was issued, and the end of April, most of the 19 sewer and storm water pumping stations in Philadelphia had experienced clogs from face masks, gloves and wipes residents had pitched into the potty, Kenney said...
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Detained U.S. Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home as part of a prisoner deal involving an American-Iranian doctor prosecuted in the United States, U.S. officials said Thursday. The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, flew to Zurich with a doctor to meet freed detainee Michael White of Imperial Beach, California. His mother said "the nightmare is over" now that her son is out of Iranian hands...
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GOP's Murkowski struggling with supporting Trump
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski acknowledged Thursday that she's "struggling" over whether she can support President Donald Trump given his handling of the virus and race crises shaking the United States. Murkowski, long a critic of the president's, told reporters in Washington that she was thankful for the example set the night before by retired Gen. ...
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Well-orchestrated heists seen amid protest chaos
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a protest when a more pressing crisis hit home: groups of thieves were pillaging malls, setting fire to a Walmart and storming a car dealership...
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Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted by authors
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
Several authors of a large study raising safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that's been widely questioned by other scientists. Thursday's retraction in the journal Lancet involved a May 22 report on hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs long used for preventing or treating malaria but whose safety and effectiveness for COVID-19 are unknown...
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Floyd death pushes military to face 'own demons' on race
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- The death of George Floyd in police hands has pushed the U.S. military to search its soul and to admit that, like the rest of America, it has fallen short on racial fairness. Although the military historically has prided itself on diversity, leaders acknowledge that black troops often are disproportionately subject to military legal punishment and are impeded in promotions...
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Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is not only drawing criticism from his usual political foes but also facing backtalk from his defense secretary, his former Pentagon chief and a growing number of fellow Republicans. A day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper shot down Trump's idea of using active-duty troops to quell protests across the United States, retired four-star Gen. ...
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'Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader declaring it is time for black people to demand, "Get your knee off our necks!"...
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1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs
(National News ~ 06/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many employers are still cutting jobs even as the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the pace of layoffs. The total number of people who are receiving jobless aid rose slightly to 21.5 million, down from a peak of nearly 25 million two weeks ago but still at a historically high level. ...
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Out of the past: June 5
(Out of the Past ~ 06/05/20)
Thanks to a small, gravel levee and a big highway department pump working around the clock, Highway 25 is open at Dutchtown; but Highway A from Dutchtown west to Whitewater and Highway 74 from Dutchtown east to Interstate 55 remain closed because of flooding...
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Louise Spiller
(Obituary ~ 06/05/20)
Louise Spiller, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. No services will be held at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Koch
(Obituary ~ 06/05/20)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Donald E. Koch, 88, of Cairo passed away at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Donald was born July 26, 1931, in Cairo, the son of George and Verle Looney Koch. He married Hilda Baxter-Ivey on June 11, 1955. She preceded him in death May 6, 2010...
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Lynn Hanquist
(Obituary ~ 06/05/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lynn E. Hanquist, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Cherilyn Alford
(Obituary ~ 06/05/20)
Cherilyn Ann Alford, 42, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. No services will be held at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Police report 6/5/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/05/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 900 block of Themis Street. n Larceny was reported in the 1000 block of Jefferson Avenue. Miscellaneous n Weapons law violation was reported at South Ellis and Elm streets...
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Kansas City mayor pardons man who recorded police arrest
(State News ~ 06/05/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Thursday pardoned a man who had been convicted of a misdemeanor after recording a violent arrest by police officers who told him to stop recording and leave. Lucas said he signed the pardon for Roderick Reed, 52, so city residents know they have the right to film police conduct...
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Sen. Blunt wants more federal police reviews
(State News ~ 06/05/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt on Wednesday called on the U.S. attorney general to act in response to nationwide protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. "In the wake of the recent tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, Americans are rightfully demanding justice and accountability," Blunt wrote in a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr...
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CFO crosses $2 million milestone for COVID-19 grantmaking
(Submitted Story ~ 06/05/20)
With $280,000 in grants from its COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund this week, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks has now granted $2,050,792 in response to the pandemic. Total discretionary grantmaking from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund now totals $1,107,579, while grants from donor-advised funds tops $890,000. Funds established by businesses to assist employees have now provided more than $53,000 in relief...
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Bankruptcies May 2020
(Business Records ~ 06/05/20)
Bankruptcies filed through May for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Tax liens May 2020
(Business Records ~ 06/05/20)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during May are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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