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Road work 1/3/20
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
Route BB, from Route FF to Route ZZ, in Scott County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the shoulder. Work will be performed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Jan. 10, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Huddle House employee accidentally shoots himself
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
Authorities are investigating an accidental firearms discharge Wednesday night that wounded an employee of a Cape Girardeau restaurant. According to Cape Girardeau police, a male employee of Huddle House, 511 N. Kingshighway, retrieved a handgun from a vehicle in the restaurant’s parking lot. At some point, he accidentally discharged the weapon and struck himself in the forearm with one bullet. The incident occurred at about 10:43 p.m...
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Racing to Read seeks to encourage love, strong foundation for reading through fun
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
Because of the Racing to Read program and the Cape Girardeau Public Library, children have the opportunity to build a love and foundation for reading. The library will host it’s monthly event at 11 a.m. Saturday. This month’s featured author is Mo Willems, and all children who participate will take home a copy of his new book, “Because.” ...
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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to affect nearly 1.3 million Missourians
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
This month, more than 16,600 Cape Girardeau County residents will see a 1.6% cost of living adjustment (COLA) in their Old Age Survivor, Disability Insurance (OASDI) — or Social Security — benefits, according to the Social Security Administration...
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New CWD cases in Perry County; officials urge cooperation
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
Eight new positive cases of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, were reported in Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties this fall, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. One positive test resulted from a deer found wandering a Ste. Genevieve County property, visibly sick and unresponsive, according to a news release...
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Hindsight is 2020: Did we accomplish the goals of Vision 2020?
(B Magazine ~ 01/03/20)
Cape Girardeau was a different place in August 2000 when the city council approved the Vision 2020 strategic plan. There was no water park or sportsplex. Construction on the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus had yet to begin. The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge was a few years away from completion. Transformation of the downtown area, including the Marriott Hotel, Marquette Tech District and Rust Center for Media, were nearly two decades away...
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TGIF — SuperShow, Ebb and Flow, and more coming up
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
If you've ever settled in for the evening with a glass of wine and a good book, you know the inspiration behind a new venture: Books on Tap, a social book club, brainchild of the Cape Girardeau Public Library staff and hosted by Ebb and Flow Fermentations at 11 S. Spanish St. in downtown Cape...
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney demonstrates that authenticity matters
(Column ~ 01/03/20)
"Everyone's got an opinion; be an example," author and speaker Bob Goff wrote in a tweet. Those words came to mind this week when I read a story in the Charleston Post and Courier about Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney. The uber-successful coach finds himself back in the BCS National Championship again this year. ...
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Through the Woods: The dinosaur tree
(Community ~ 01/03/20)
Trees are resilient. Most of them grow relatively straight and tall under good conditions. But many trees struggle to overcome adversity of one kind or another. I do not know what caused the tree in my photo here to take on such an unusual form. Your guess is as good as mine. I have never seen a tree quite like this one. I wish it was growing at the edge of my yard or driveway so it could be seen and appreciated every day...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/03/20)
Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2020. There are 363 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally terminating diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba...
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Speak Out 1/3/20
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/20)
Thank YOU Paul Schnare. We miss you already. Speaker Pelosi and the rest of the Congressional Democrats said the “Republic was at stake of being lost” as a justification for ramrodding the impeachment inquiry through with no real witnesses nor debate. But now the Speaker seems to have lost her sense of urgency (and perhaps her backbone) as she stalls sending the articles to the Senate. ...
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Christmas Tournament draws strong crowd, showcases talent
(Editorial ~ 01/03/20)
More than 18,000 fans packed the Show Me Center over four days for the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The championship featured Charleston and Notre Dame Regional High School, with the Bluejays (9-1) defeating the Bulldogs (9-3) by a score of 64-41. ...
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Cars get trapped in tumbleweeds on Washington state highway
(National News ~ 01/03/20)
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. — Some people spent part of their New Year’s Eve trapped on a Washington state highway after tumbleweeds blocked their route, authorities said. YakTriNews reported the Washington State Patrol announced via Twitter at about 6:30 p.m. that State Route 240 was closed in both directions near West Richland. ...
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Sanders and Trump surge, Biden rebounds in fundraising race
(National News ~ 01/03/20)
WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders announced Thursday that his campaign had raised an impressive $34.5 million in the final three months of last year, solidifying him as the quarter's top fundraiser in the crowded Democratic presidential field. Former Vice President Joe Biden rebounded from a summer slump to take in a respectable $22.7 million over the same period...
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Trump's plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavors
(National News ~ 01/03/20)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. health officials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-delivery devices...
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Poll: White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy
(National News ~ 01/03/20)
White evangelical Protestants stand noticeably apart from other religious people on abortion restrictions and LGBT discrimination protections, two of the most politically divisive issues at play in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll...
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'Millions of sparks': Weather raises Australia's fire danger
(International News ~ 01/03/20)
SYDNEY -- Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee Friday before hot weather and strong winds in the forecast worsen Australia's already-devastating wildfires. More than 200 fires were burning, and warnings of extreme danger to come Saturday set in motion one of the largest evacuations in Australian history. ...
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Pentagon: U.S. airstrike killed powerful Iranian general
(International News ~ 01/03/20)
BAGHDAD -- The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. An airstrike killed Soleimani, architect of Iran's regional security apparatus, at Baghdad's international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack that's expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation against Israel and American interests...
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Paul Wareing
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
THEBES, Ill. -- Paul R. Wareing, 93, of Thebes passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at his home, with his wife and family nearby. He was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, son of William Harry and Della Luthy Wareing. He and Jessie Adams were married Dec. 20, 1954, in Hernando, Mississippi...
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Maxine Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
Maxine J. Jaco Smith went home to be with her heavenly father Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 87. She was born June 27, 1932, to the late Max and Florence Conrad Jaco in Jackson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Fred Jaco, and sister-in-law, Rose Jaco...
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Willie Rodenberry
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
Willie E. Rodenberry, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 2, 1921, in St. Louis to Ernest and Mary Fornkohl Rodenberry. Willie and Vernell Graden were married May 8, 1946. She preceded him in death May 15, 2014...
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Timothy McCall
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
Timothy "Tim" Jerome McCall of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Evelyn's House in Creve Couer, Missouri. He was born Jan. 24, 1966, in Gordonville, son of the late Ora Curtis McCall and Edna Alfredia Woods McCall. Tim was a previous owner of Riverside roofing, then a bricklayer for Frank McCall masonry. His final employment was a CDL operator (aka truck driver)...
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Dorothy Hanners
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
Dorothy I. Hanners, 92, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 22, 1927, in Bessville, Missouri, daughter of Charley and Lillian Rhodes Sitzes. She and Wendell Delmer Hanners were married May 14, 1948, in Bessville. He passed away Dec. 26, 2015...
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Ben Difani
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ben J. Difani, 94, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Ste. Genevieve Care Center in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Chapel in Perryville...
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David Chappius
(Obituary ~ 01/03/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- David W. Chappius, 75, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Chapel. He will then be taken to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church for Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Tom Croak, C.M., officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, with military honors provided by American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team...
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Golden Globes will serve plant-based meal at awards ceremony
(Entertainment ~ 01/03/20)
LOS ANGELES -- The Golden Globes, known as the "party of the year," is going with a meatless menu for its 77th annual awards show. Guests will be served a 100% plant-based meal just ahead of showtime Sunday. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Thursday it wants the initiative to raise environmental awareness about food consumption and waste...
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In 2019, Disney dominated American moviegoing more than any other studio ever
(Entertainment ~ 01/03/20)
NEW YORK -- Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as The Walt Disney Co. And the biggest loser might have been anyone less thrilled about the box-office domination of franchise films. As of Tuesday, the top 10 films in U.S. ...
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Study finds 2019 was a 'banner year' for female filmmakers
(Entertainment ~ 01/03/20)
NEW YORK -- Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director's chair. In 2019, women directed more of the most popular movies than any year before. Women directed 12 of 2019's top 100-grossing films in 2019, according to a study released Thursday by USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. ...
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St. Louis' dollar house program leads to just 4 sales
(State News ~ 01/03/20)
ST. LOUIS -- The City of St. Louis has sold just four city properties under a program launched last year allowing people to buy homes for $1. St. Louis developed the Dollar House Pilot Program in hopes of selling tax delinquent properties the city's Land Reutilization Authority has received and of revitalizing struggling neighborhoods. Under the program, a buyer must have the financial means to renovate the property...
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Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana
(State News ~ 01/03/20)
CHICAGO -- Illinois' first day of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $3.2 million in sales, state officials announced Thursday. There were 77,128 transactions on New Year's Day, when the law legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes took effect, according to Toi Hutchinson, senior adviser to Gov. J.B. Pritzker on cannabis control...
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Diapers donation to Hope for One More
(Local News ~ 01/03/20)
Gina Wunderlich of Perryville, Missouri, and Jonathan Valentine of Cape Girardeau load Pampers, donated by Procter & Gamble, into a trailer Thursday near Hope for One More at 118 N. Main St. in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Prayer 1-3-20
(Prayer ~ 01/03/20)
O Lord Jesus, may we live self-controlled, upright and godly lives for your glory. Amen.
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Out of the past: Jan. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/20)
The filing period for the Cape Girardeau Board of Education opens and will continue through Jan. 31; board president Ed Thompson says he plans to seek a third term on the board; terms of Thompson and Lyle Davis expire in April, and Davis has said he is undecided about seeking another term...
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Area police reports 1/3/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kapri L. Thatch, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. n Charles R. Harltine, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant...
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Birth 1/3/20
(Births ~ 01/03/20)
Son to Joe and Monica Hobbs of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:02 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Name, Jaxson Bearrett. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Hobbs is the daughter of Stan and Jadwiga Grzelak of Chicago. She is a pharmacist at Walgreens. Hobbs is the son of Jerry and Sharon Hobbs of Cape Girardeau. He is a pharmacist at Town Pharmacy...
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