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One injured in motorcycle accident near Portageville
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- A Clarkton, Missouri, man was injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon in New Madrid County. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Jeremy R. Maddox, 43, was driving his motorcycle eastbound on Highway 162, 5 miles west of Portageville at 3:20 p.m. Saturday when he traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned, striking an embankment...
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Puxico man drowns while swimming at Wappapello Lake
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
WAPPAPELLO LAKE, Mo. -- A day of boating and swimming on Wappapello Lake ended tragically Sunday when a Puxico man drowned. The victim has been identified as Jerry L. Pennington, 55. He was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. by Wayne County Coroner Gray Umfleet and is the fourth drowning in Troop E this year...
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Jury service term extended in circuit court
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
The 32nd Judicial District Circuit Court will not call a new jury pool in September, presiding Judge Benjamin Lewis announced in a news release Monday. “There were no trials and will be no trials for jurors selected for this term,” Lewis wrote in an email. “So, instead of going through the labor and expense of calling a new pool of jurors, we have extended the May term through the end of the year.”...
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Cape man arrested, charged in Bollinger County stabbing incident
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
About four hours after a victim was repeatedly stabbed Friday morning in Bollinger County, the suspect was located by a Bollinger County sheriff’s deputy and apprehended in connection with the crime. Court documents show Zachary Howard, 25, of Cape Girardeau has been charged with one Class A felony count of first-degree assault and one unclassified felony count of armed criminal action in relation to the incident...
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Cape County adds 31 new coronavirus cases
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
Two area counties each reported at least 23 new COVID-19 cases Monday. Officials with Cape Girardeau Public Health Center reported 31 new cases, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 492. Of those cases, 255 involve patients in Cape Girardeau, while 85 are in Jackson and 152 are elsewhere in the county. Two hundred seventy-five county residents have recovered from the disease associated with the coronavirus, while three deaths have been attributed to it...
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Prayer for police held Monday in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
Jeremiah Jamieson, far left, draws a slip of paper bearing the name of a Cape Girardeau police staff member to pray for as Fred Burgard, center left, leads the group in singing "How Great Is Our God" and "Amazing Grace" during a public prayer for law enforcement and elected officials Monday ...
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Jackson aldermen breeze through routine agenda
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
Members of the Jackson Board of Aldermen acted on a number of routine agenda items during their regular business meeting Monday night. In a meeting lasting barely 20 minutes, the board: n Set two public hearings for Aug. 17, one to consider the proposed 2020 parks and recreation, general revenue, cemetery and band tax rates and the other on a request to rezone property at 2705 Hilltop Drive from R-2 residential to C-2 commercial as submitted by Wicks Properties LLC...
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'Paddle' signs stay for now on Broadway in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
The “yield to pedestrian” signs installed along a four-block section of Broadway in Cape Girardeau will stay up for now. The “paddle” signs were initially installed in the middle of the street in April 2019 at the behest of some Broadway business owners concerned with speeding and danger to pedestrians...
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SEMO announces Protect the Nest return plan
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
Southeast Missouri State University unveiled its return plan Monday morning, and students will be able to return to face-to-face classes Aug. 24, amid many changes aimed at making campus safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The university is complying with Cape Girardeau County's mandatory masking order, requiring face coverings for anyone over the age of 9...
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African American pastor does not support BLM, praises Cape police chief
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
Pastor Ben Porter is an African American pastor who does not support the Black Lives Matter organization. Porter, 52, has led Gateway Church of Cape Girardeau, along with wife Rose, since 2017. While he affirms the value of Black life, he does not back BLM and has not participated in any of the BLM protests at Cape Girardeau’s Freedom Corner that followed the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police...
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Major case squad investigating shooting death of 21-year-old Cape Girardeau man
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad has been activated to investigate a Monday morning shooting that left a 21-year-old Cape Girardeau man dead. Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department received a report of a subject shot in the 400 block of Sheridan Drive at 12:30 a.m. Monday morning, according to a news release...
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Addressing race and identity from biblical perspective
(Column ~ 07/21/20)
Race is at the forefront of our lives, as much has gone topsy-turvy. Not that we have ever been free of its focus, but its impact these last several months has been of the in-your-face kind. We should all be disgusted by the divide, and people of faith, in particular, ought to be wondering if we have a role to play in the healing. This is the issue I addressed last Monday when I was honored to speak to the Remix ministry at Cape First Church, delivering a message I entitled "Race and Identity."...
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Cape commissioners hear more anti-mask complaints
(Local News ~ 07/21/20)
Calling it their “personal choice” not to wear face masks in defiance of a countywide requirement to do so, several people appeared before the Cape Girardeau County Commission Monday asking the commissioners to reverse the mask order that went into effect last week...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
Today is Tuesday, July 21, the 203rd day of 2020. There are 163 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 21, 1925, the so-called "Monkey Trial" ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.)...
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Sponsored: Has Your Pet Gained the Quarantine 15?
(Insiders Advice ~ 07/21/20)
There is a new term floating around — and numbers to back it — showing pets are gaining the “Quarantine 15” during this extra time at home. In fact, Wakefield Research Hospital revealed 33 percent of pets have gained weight in quarantine. With pets and their owners spending more time together at home, many of us are showing extra affection by handing over more treats. ...
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Prayer 7-21-20
(Prayer ~ 07/21/20)
Thank you for your goodness and unfailing love, O Lord Jesus. Amen.
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Ensuring certainty in our election results
(Column ~ 07/21/20)
I have had the privilege of serving as the State Representative for Missouri's 108th district for five years. In 2018, 11,097 voters -- over 61% of the electorate -- supported my bid to continue representing them in Jefferson City. In 2016, 14,271 votes were cast in support of my reelection -- 68% of the vote. ...
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Speak Out 7-21-20
(Speak Out ~ 07/21/20)
I hope the schools do start on time this year. I think it was a mistake to close them the last semester this past school year. All the students need the classroom experience. Going to school teaches them more than the school's curriculum. It teaches them valuable social skills; independence; how to follow a schedule; to be organized; the importance of being on time. ...
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Turner unfit to be coroner
(Paid Letter ~ 07/21/20)
I am writing this letter to oppose the candidacy of Dennis Turner for county coroner. I believe this matter to be of public interest and of an urgent plea to this community. I began investigating Mr. Turner after several discrepancies in the finances of a business for which he was the appointed manager. I have current litigation pending against him in civil court...
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Rust columns appreciated
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/21/20)
Thank you for your non-partisan columns about our political situation and the dangers of Covid-19. More voices of reason, and less inflammatory finger-pointing by columnists like Limbaugh and Ross, have never been more important in calming the waters and protecting our families...
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Guard right on monument
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/21/20)
Kudos to Councilman Guard for his recent stance on the CSA monument decision by the Council. Thank you Mr. Guard for not taking the all too often path of simply joining the "rank and file" of council decisions in order to show unanimity among our city leaders. Thank you for taking a stance and sticking to it. Thank you for speaking your mind and following it up with a like vote, especially considering your views were both correct and in the minority...
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Ga. state chair to replace Lewis on ballot
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
ATLANTA -- Georgia Democrats have selected state Sen. Nikema Williams, chair of the state party, to replace Rep. John Lewis on the ballot in November. The executive committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia voted overwhelmingly on Monday for Williams to take Lewis' spot on the ballot for the Atlanta-area 5th Congressional District after the longtime congressman and civil rights leader's death last week...
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Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on base
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party's divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of the campaign nears, that effort will expand to include Republicans disaffected with President Donald Trump...
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Insults, flaring tempers mark EU summit on budget
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
BRUSSELS -- Weary European Union leaders expressed cautious optimism Monday a deal was in sight on their fourth day of wrangling over an unprecedented $2.1 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery fund, following a weekend of walkouts, flaring tempers and insults...
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Federal agents asked to leave as Portland protests continue
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- With unrest continuing, the federal government is coming under increasing scrutiny for the activities of agents trying to clamp down on protests in Oregon's largest city -- demonstrations that President Donald Trump has said are led by "anarchists and agitators."...
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Trump, Senate GOP meet to discuss relief package
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump insisted "good things" were underway on the next COVID-19 aid package Monday as he met with Republican congressional leaders, but new divisions between the Senate GOP and the White House posed fresh challenges as the crisis worsened and emergency relief was expiring...
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West wants $1M for new moms, slams Tubman at campaign rally
(Entertainment ~ 07/21/20)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Self-declared presidential candidate Kanye West delivered a winding and unconventional campaign introduction speech in which he proposed a $1 million payout to each new mother and decried Harriet Tubman for her work on the Underground Railroad...
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First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: bug-borne ills on the increase
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found her unresponsive in her bed one morning last fall. Doctors ultimately diagnosed the then-5-year-old Sudbury, Massachusetts, resident with eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but severe mosquito-borne virus that causes brain swelling...
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Big companies got COVID-19 loans first
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
NEW YORK -- Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly. There is now evidence to back up those complaints...
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Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike
(National News ~ 07/21/20)
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of workers rallied Monday outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan and in cities across the U.S. to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, joining a nationwide demonstration demanding improvement of Black Americans' experiences in the workplace...
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Out of the past: July 21
(Out of the Past ~ 07/21/20)
Around 40 balloon pilots are in Cape Girardeau for the Balloons and Arts Festival '95; rain disappointed flights last night for media members, but hopefully will move out of the area for events spanning today, Saturday and Sunday. Assistant city manager Doug Leslie will end his job-juggling act and return to being the city's full-time public works director, but first he will tackle the job of interim city manager; on Monday, the City Council is expected to appoint him to administer city operations between the departure of city manager J. ...
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Stanley Weber
(Obituary ~ 07/21/20)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Stanley Roy "Monkey" Weber, 67, of Altenburg died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Young East Perry Funeral Home in Altenburg...
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Julian Steiner
(Obituary ~ 07/21/20)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Julian Carr Steiner, 73, of Bell City passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 8, 1947, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Phillip and Margaret Steiner. He married Teresa Warren on May 21, 1977. She survives of the home...
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Alfred Lambert
(Obituary ~ 07/21/20)
Alfred A. Lambert, Jr., 96, originally of Scott City, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, of natural causes at his daughter and son-in-law's home in Cape Girardeau. He was the sixth child of Alfred A. Sr. and Nora Etter Lambert, born March 14, 1924, in Illmo...
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Elsie Beaudean
(Obituary ~ 07/21/20)
Elsie M. Beaudean, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Police report 7/21/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/21/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 900 block of Hackberry Street. n Assault was reported in the 1700 block of Lacey Street. n Assault was reported in the 200 block of Saint Francis Drive...
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St. Louis couple charged for pulling, waving guns at protest
(State News ~ 07/21/20)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis' top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are white, are both personal injury attorneys in their 60s. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told The Associated Press their actions risked creating a violent situation during an otherwise nonviolent protest last month...
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Keely Felts, P.E.O. Award Receipient
(Submitted Story ~ 07/21/20)
Keely Felts was awarded a scholarship grant from the Program for Continuing Education of P.E.O. She was sponsored by Chapter JN, P.E.O. Keely will use it to complete her nursing degree at the Southeast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences. P.E.O., Philanthropic Educational Organization, is committed to women's education...
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