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Parson calls special session on Missouri Medicaid funding
(State News ~ 06/23/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo.— Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday called lawmakers back for a special session to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. Parson said the special session will begin at noon today so lawmakers can pass a tax on medical providers that draws down a significant amount of federal Medicaid funding...
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East Prairie man is arrested in Scott County
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
An East Prairie, Missouri, man was arrested Tuesday for alleged driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Christopher Williams, 29, was arrested shortly after 6 a.m. in Scott County. He was taken to the county jail and released...
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Malden man arrested for alleged DWI
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
Alleged drug violations resulted in a Malden, Missouri, man's arrest Monday afternoon. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Khane Booker, 23, was taken into custody in Stoddard County, Missouri, for alleged driving while intoxicated (drugs), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) and careless and imprudent driving involving a crash...
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California man pleads to felony meth possession
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A California man is facing at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Dexter Elcan, 36, of South Gate, California, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine before U.S. ...
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Cape Girardeau Central grad wins state scholarship
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
The 2021 valedictorian of Cape Girardeau Central High School, Emma McDougal, is the state winner of a combined $2,500 scholarship from Future Builders, the education foundation of the Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA). The scholarship program is in memory of John T. Belcher, whom MSBA said was instrumental in developing innovative financial programs for Missouri school districts...
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Cape pastor takes diversity role at Ohio university
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
The Rev. Renita Green of historic St. James African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 516 North St. in Cape Girardeau, whose six-year ministry brought -- among other things -- a warming center to citizens in the bitter cold of winter, is moving to the Buckeye State...
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Delta variant not yet seen in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
The director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center said Tuesday there has not been an identification of the delta COVID-19 variant reported to local officials. Jane Wernsman, PHC director, nevertheless calls on citizens to heighten their awareness of the variant...
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Who's responsible for Harmony Lane? Good question
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
Is Harmony Lane on the northwest edge of Jackson a city street or a county road? Depending on which side of the pavement you're on, it's apparently both. Although it resembles a blacktop county road, about a mile of Harmony Lane straddles Jackson's city boundary with the city limits running down the center of the pavement...
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Editorial: Remembering Barbara Lohr and her love of Jackson, life of service
(Editorial ~ 06/23/21)
Barbara Lohr loved her community in Jackson. She volunteered in numerous ways, was a fixture at events and served as the town's mayor for eight years. Some described her as "the first lady of Jackson," certainly appropriate given her love and commitment to the town. And in recent days, we've seen expressions of the city's love for Lohr with bows displayed in her honor and a moment of silence at Jackson's Board of Aldermen meeting, among other tributes...
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The Great Race: Cape natives strive to drive 3,000 miles in eight days
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
Over 100 classic and vintage cars passed through downtown Cape Girardeau on Tuesday night for the Great Race, the world's premiere old-car rally. Among them were Cape Girardeau natives Thom Hopen and Kenny Foeste. Hopen, along with his navigator, Joe Godown, are driving a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray in the race. Foeste and his navigator, Ted McClellan, drive a 1950 Lincoln sedan...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
Today is Wednesday, June 23, the 174th day of 2021. There are 191 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed Title IX barring discrimination on the basis of sex for "any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." (On the same day, Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. ...
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Critical race theory battle won't benefit GOP in long run
(Column ~ 06/23/21)
It feels like yesterday that my wife and I were shopping for grade schools for our daughter -- the same daughter who just graduated from high school. We visited a bunch of private schools where the children of Washington's elite get turned into the feedstock of the meritocracy...
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Why it's so difficult to keep and recruit good cops
(Column ~ 06/23/21)
WANTED: Trained security professionals to deal with elevated levels of crime and mayhem at risk to their own life and limb, while getting called racist oppressors and potentially thrown under the bus by elected officials. This has become the de facto employment notice for police around the country, and, unsurprisingly, cops and prospective cops don't find it particularly enticing. Why would they?...
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Prayer 6/23/21
(Prayer ~ 06/23/21)
O Heavenly Father, please watch over our comings and goings. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/23/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/23/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 21 n Medical assists were made at 9:24 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 10:41 a.m. on Sheridan Drive; 3:52 p.m. on Woodbine Place; 5:48 p.m. at Doctors Park; 8:54 p.m. on South Spring Avenue...
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Ella O'Dell
(Obituary ~ 06/23/21)
Ella Rose O'Dell, 79, of Jackson died Monday, June 21, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private service will be held Saturday by the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Alice Kester
(Obituary ~ 06/23/21)
Surrounded by her family, Alice M. Kester, 85, of Oak Ridge, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she had been a resident for five years. She was born March 15, 1936, in Kurreville, daughter of John and Dessie Welker Newell. She and John G. "Red" Kester were married Jan. 24, 1953, in Jackson. He passed away April 17, 2000...
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Ronald Brennan
(Obituary ~ 06/23/21)
FULTON, Mo. -- Ronald Dean Brennan, 85, of Fulton passed away in Fulton on Saturday, March 6, 2021. He was born in Cape Girardeau May 20, 1935, to the late Andrew Otis and Ruth Irene Minich Brennan. Ronald was a graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology. He worked as an electrical engineer for Central Electric for 20 years. He later worked in sales at Wieser Honda Mazda in Cape Girardeau...
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Zachary Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 06/23/21)
UNION, Mo. -- Zachary Dean Blackwell, 21, of Union passed away suddenly Monday, June 14, 2021. On May 9, 2000, Zachary was born in Washington to his parents, Lena and Larry Blackwell, and Billy Thomas and girlfriend Rhonda Finch. Zachary attended Union High School...
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Samuel Bishop
(Obituary ~ 06/23/21)
Samuel E. Bishop, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021, at his residence. Sam was born Aug. 18, 1939, in St. Louis to the late Louis and Dorothy Crone Bishop. He and Lisa Beaty were married June 30, 1990, in Cape Girardeau. Sam grew up in St. ...
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Florida beach town produces Amazon TV series to lure tourists
(Entertainment ~ 06/23/21)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Remember that longing you felt after an episode of "Sex and the City" to shop at the characters' favorite New York haunts and drink cosmopolitans at the same bars? Or that sense of wanderlust for the seaside cliffs of Ireland after watching "Game of Thrones"?...
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15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as possible, saying further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative districts...
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GOP filibuster halts Democrats' signature voting legislation
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the Senate on Tuesday, blocked by a wall of Republican opposition to what would have been the largest overhaul of the electoral system in a generation. The bill, known as the For the People Act, would touch on virtually every aspect of how elections are conducted, striking down hurdles to voting advocates view as the Civil Rights fight of the era, while curbing the influence of money in politics and limiting partisan influence over the drawing of congressional districts.. ...
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House will form new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrat colleagues Tuesday she is creating a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, according to a person familiar with her remarks. Pelosi made the announcement at a private leadership meeting and did not give additional details. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private remarks...
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Defense secretary backs change in military sex assault prosecution
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders. In a statement, obtained by The Associated Press, Austin said he supports taking those sexual assault and related crimes away from the chain of command, and let independent military lawyers handle them. ...
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Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims...
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Shots for young adults urged as variant concern grows
(National News ~ 06/23/21)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as the White House acknowledges it will miss two key vaccination benchmarks and as concern grows about the spread of a new variant threatening to set the country back in the months ahead...
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U.S. takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation
(International News ~ 06/23/21)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American authorities seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news website domains they accused of spreading disinformation, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, a move that appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown on Iranian media amid heightened tensions between the two countries...
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Honoring Lohr
(Local News ~ 06/23/21)
Janey Foust and Amy Beussink, owners of Cobblestone Corner, place a wreath on their storefront window Tuesday in honor of the late mayor Barbra Lohr in Jackson. Those part of Uptown Jackson began to place wreaths on their storefronts Tuesday to honor the former mayor who passed last week. Foust said they wanted to honor Lohr because she was Uptown Jackson’s “biggest fan.”
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Out of the past: June 23
(Out of the Past ~ 06/23/21)
U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, 58, died of lung cancer last night at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland; Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican who represented Missouri's 8th Congressional District, was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1995; he had undergone a combination of radiation and chemotherapy treatments for the inoperable disease and had continued to carry out his congressional duties...
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