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Local News 12/6/19Local principal hacked; tips for preventing cybersecurity incidentsAfter a local principal’s social media account was compromised this week, he sent out an email to school staff warning them not to open any Facebook messages from his account. Carroll Williams, principal of Cape Christian Community School in Cape...
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Local News 12/6/19Holiday performances heading to Southeast's River Campus this weekend, next weekSaturday kicks off two cornerstone holiday performance events at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus: the Percussion Ensemble’s Family Holiday Concert, and the Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker.” ...
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Local News 12/6/19Wrongful-termination lawsuit settled with Stoddard County1BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A former deputy clerk has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Stoddard County for nearly $95,000. Ginger McCoy had sued Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks individually and in his official capacity, as well as...
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Local News 12/5/19Gaming Commission approves casino license transferThe Missouri Gaming Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved transfer of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau’s gaming license from Eldorado Resorts of Reno, Nevada, to Century Casinos of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The license transfer clears the way for...
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Local News 12/5/19'Justice march' to be held Saturday in memory of Madison Robinson2After charges against the former suspect in her murder investigation were dropped by prosecutors last month, family and friends of 15-year-old Madison Robinson now plan to march for justice Saturday in Cape Girardeau. The demonstration is scheduled...
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Local News 12/5/19If it quacks like a duck ... Jackson's Steinmeyer wins duck-calling world championshipTwo men stood on the stage. One would soon have his life forever changed. “And first runner-up ... Trevor Shannahan.” With those words, Michael Steinmeyer of Jackson had won this year’s Wings Over the Prairie Festival World’s Championship Duck...
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Local News 12/5/19Benton craft fair celebrates 20 years this weekendOrganizers are busy setting up in Benton, Missouri, for this weekend’s 20th annual Winter Wonderland of Treasures craft fair. About 50 vendors will be set up in the St. Denis Parish Center on U.S. 61 in Benton, and include several familiar...
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Local News 12/4/19Behavioral health hospital construction has begun1Construction is underway at the site of a new behavioral health hospital in Cape Girardeau, which, when it opens late next year, will offer the most extensive inpatient psychiatric services between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee. “We’ve started...
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Local News 12/4/19Cape City Council approves electrical substation on West Cape Rock, dissolves downtown fundA special-use permit was approved Monday night by the Cape Girardeau City Council for construction of an electrical substation near the intersection of West Cape Rock Drive and Lexington Avenue. According to construction plans presented to council...
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Local News 12/4/19Southeast grad Jeff Earl appointed to state office1Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Jeff Earl will assume the role of legislative director for Gov. Mike Parson’s office, effective next Tuesday, according to a news release. Since 2017, Earl has served as deputy legislative director, the...
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Local News 12/4/19EPA: Jackson company in compliance with emissions guidelinesThe Environmental Protection Agency says a Jackson company once cited for allegedly exposing employees to excessive levels of a hazardous chemical is now in complete compliance with state and federal environmental guidelines and is looking to find...
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Local News 12/4/19Scott County Sheriff seeks armed, dangerous suspect1The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to locate Christian M. Montgomery, 23, a Caucasian male known to frequent the Morley, Missouri, area, according to a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Montgomery has two active...
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Local News 12/3/19Cape City Council approves TTF sales tax for April ballot, rezoning request2An ordinance was unanimously approved by Cape Girardeau City Council members Monday night to include the question of renewing a one-half of 1% sales tax for the city’s transportation improvements on the April 7 ballot. The Transportation Trust Fund...
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Local News 12/3/19Civic, business leader Dennis Vinson dies at 632Dennis L. Vinson — founder, president and CEO of Signature Packaging and Paper in Jackson and a member of numerous civic, philanthropic and not-for-profit boards including the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents — died Sunday night...
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Local News 12/3/19Narwhal to stay with Mac's Mission founder; could be trained as therapy dog3Adoption is no longer on the table for Narwhal the Little Magical Furry Unicorn — Narwhal for short. Instead, Mac’s Mission founder Rochelle Steffen will house the beagle-mix puppy herself. “I had no intention initially of keeping him,” Steffen...
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Local News 12/3/19Missouri man running around world to raise awareness of struggling veterans1As a U.S. Navy veteran, Dustin Johnson knows the struggles service members face on returning stateside. After a failed attempt on his own life earlier this year, Johnson of Benton, Missouri, decided to take positive action and work toward realizing...
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Local News 12/3/19Football game postpones Jackson Christmas paradeThere are only two things that could keep the Jackson Christmas Parade from happening on schedule Saturday night — bad weather and a Missouri Class 5 championship football game. Weather won’t be an issue. As of Monday afternoon, Jackson’s forecast...
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Local News 12/2/19Report: Jackson bridges need to be replaced, repaired1Jackson needs to replace at least one of its bridges in the next five years, another by 2029, and initiate a regular maintenance program for the rest of them, according to a report being presented tonight to the Jackson Board of Aldermen. The...
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Most read 12/2/193 dead, 2 injured in Bollinger County flash flooding2A swift-water rescue team responded to multiple incidents Saturday in Bollinger County, where flash floods swept two different vehicles off of roadways, leading to three deaths. The first incident occurred in the morning, when a vehicle traveling...
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Most read 12/2/19Subscriber exclusive — Business Notebook: Franciscan sister leaves hospital after 40 years; casino may change handsPlans are underway for a new development on the west side of Cape Girardeau near the intersection of Siemers Drive and Highway 74. Cape Girardeau real estate developer Mike Peters told me last week work could start "as early as March" on City Place...
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Most read 11/30/19Jack Mehner talks life after plane crash"Good evening, Lord." Those were the words Jack Mehner spoke during his invocation at the Cape Chamber's annual dinner. It stuck with me, partly because you hear so few people begin prayer this way. But if you know Mehner and what he endured 13...
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Most read 11/30/19Two dead after severe weather in Bollinger CountyHeavy rain contributed to two water rescues and two resulting fatalities Saturday in Bollinger County. According to Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at Bollinger County Road 356, a vehicle went into the water Saturday...
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Most read 11/29/19Developers drop downtown TIF project for now: 'Timing is just not right'A proposed Cape Girardeau downtown redevelopment project, which involved tax-increment financing (TIF), has been dropped for now. The City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a measure to dissolve a special fund for the project so any future...
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Most read 11/26/19Narwhal's extra 'tail' explained: Parasitic twin1When Narwhal the Little Magical Furry Unicorn burst onto the animal rescue scene earlier this month, one question loomed above all others: Why did the golden retriever puppy have a “tail” growing out of his forehead? Reporting by The New York Times...
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