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Scott County reports 12 new coronavirus cases, Cape reports eight
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
Several counties in the region reported a few new COVID-19 cases Thursday, while Scott and Cape Girardeau counties reported higher increases. Twelve new cases were reported in Scott County on Thursday. The county’s health department reports a total of 279, with 197 recoveries and 13 deaths...
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Cape County commissioners approve coronavirus reimbursements
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission acted on several routine business items Thursday, including reimbursement of expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The commissioners approved the following reimbursements to be paid out of the county’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic and Economic Security (CARES) Act fund:...
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Eight-month-old Cape boy receives lifesaving liver transplant
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
Kingston’s mom, Alanna Riddle, describes him as a happy, bubbly 8-month-old. He loves anything soft and cuddly, and loves watching “Charlie’s Colorforms City” on Netflix. “He loves to laugh and play with his dad, and he loves cuddles with his mom. He’s happy if I’m holding him,” said Riddle of Cape Girardeau, saying Kingston loves to interact with both her and his dad, Hikeem Shaw...
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Gift bags show appreciation for Cape Girardeau City, County police
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
Kim Swartz did not expect such an outpouring when she put up a Facebook post asking for donations to show some appreciation to Cape Girardeau law enforcement. Instead of the modest donations she anticipated, Swartz wound up with more than $10,000 in donations toward gift bags for police officers...
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Cape County's jobless rate falls below 7% as economy reopens
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
Cape Girardeau County’s unemployment rate fell 2 percentage points in June as Missouri’s economy continued to reopen after many businesses closed in April and May during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data released Thursday by the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations indicated Cape Girardeau County’s jobless rate dropped from 8.9% in May to 6.9% last month...
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Gov. Parson meets with local leaders, law enforcement ahead of special session on violent crime
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
In the wake of a shortened state legislative session due to the coronavirus, Missouri lawmakers are now preparing to reconvene Monday for a special session focused on one issue — violent crime. One of six gubernatorial visits with law enforcement across the state this week, Gov. Mike Parson was originally scheduled to make an appearance at the Cape Girardeau Police Department. ...
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EDITORIAL: The welcome return of Cardinals baseball
(Editorial ~ 07/24/20)
It's the four words so many of us have been waiting to hear: Cardinals. Baseball. Is. Back. This will be a different kind of Opening Day for baseball, with precautions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Still, the Redbirds return to action today as they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of a 60-game regular season...
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Rehder, Swan trade barbs in negative Missouri Senate race ads
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
The Holly Rehder-Kathy Swan GOP race for Missouri’s Senate District 27 seat has turned ugly with a little over a week to go before the Aug. 4 primary election. “I can’t remember a race when we’ve had such similar candidates,” said Laura Hatcher, associate professor of political science at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Life on the Farm: Young toy tractor collector grows collection
(07/24/20)
At two years old, no one could have predicted Tristan Leggett’s love of tractors would grow into the more than 400-piece collection it is today. And he’s just getting started. Now, at 13 years old and a student at St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson, Tristan has developed a hobby in collecting toy tractors, modeling and customization. While many kids his age are playing sports or video games, he is working on the farm and learning everything he can about tractors...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
Today is Friday, July 24, the 206th day of 2020. There are 160 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 24, 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor...
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Prayer 7-24-20
(Prayer ~ 07/24/20)
We praise your name, O Lord Jesus, that through you there is healing. Amen.
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When mob mentality and moral suasion meet the markets
(Column ~ 07/24/20)
A wave of hasty firings is sweeping across the country, driven by demands from what some call the "cancel culture." The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennett ran an op-ed from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., that displeased the paper's readers and some colleagues, so he lost his job. ...
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Speak Out 7/24/20
(Speak Out ~ 07/24/20)
You people complaining about a mask being a personal choice are missing the point. If you don't want to wear a mask, then you have a personal choice to stay at home. But just like every other local order and ordinance, you don't get to pick and choose...
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Out of the past: July 24
(Out of the Past ~ 07/24/20)
About 10,000 people attended the three-day Balloons & Arts Festival '95, sponsored by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri; weather hampered yesterday's competitive balloon flight, with only four balloons flying; about 50 balloons competed in two flights Saturday...
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Ellen Weinhold
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ellen L. Weinhold, 88, of Crosstown, Missouri, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Cape Girardeau County to Edwin and Laura Aufdenberg Fluegge. She and Herbert Weinhold were married Aug. 9, 1953. He preceded her in death Sept. 28, 2015...
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Narassar Robinson
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
Narassar Jarvis Robinson, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 3, 2020, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at True Vine Ministries, 1224 Bloomfield St. in Cape Girardeau.
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Bruce MacKnight
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Bruce H. MacKnight, 83, of Chaffee, formerly of Morton, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020, a Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield, Pennsylvania...
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Dora Cadwallader
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dora E. Cadwallader, 76, of Radom, Illinois, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Gillman, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Heartland Baptist Church in Perryville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville...
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Donated bikes help ease difficulties through pandemic
(International News ~ 07/24/20)
MANILA, Philippines -- A year after he passed away at age 17, Benjamin Canlas is still making the world a better place -- one bike at a time. The teenager is the inspiration for an unusual giveaway of mountain bikes, presented to Filipinos who are struggling to hold on to jobs in a country hard hit by the coronavirus. A foundation established by Benjamin's parents is making it happen...
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Fake baseball fans, and the 'roar' of the 'crowd'
(Community ~ 07/24/20)
Random midsummer baseball moment: Chicago Cubs first baseman Victor Caratini knocks a sharp seventh-inning single to center off White Sox reliever Jimmy Lambert. As Caratini darts toward first, the crowd erupts in cheers. Or, rather: The "crowd" erupts in "cheers."...
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Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
NEW YORK -- A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for planning to release a book about Trump before November's election. Michael Cohen's First Amendment rights were violated when he was ordered back to prison on July 9 after probation authorities said he refused to sign a form banning him from publishing the book or communicating publicly in other manners, U.S. ...
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White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
WASHINGTON -- The White House reluctantly dropped its bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes Thursday as Republicans prepared to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package, yielding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies. "It won't be in the base bill," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now. The cut in the tax that finances Social Security and Medicare has been a major demand of President Donald Trump...
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Jobless claims rise as cutoff of benefit nears
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
WASHINGTON -- Just days before the end of an enhanced unemployment benefit, the nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday: The number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits last week rose for the first time since late March, intensifying concerns the resurgent coronavirus is stalling or even reversing the economic recovery...
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Obama blasts Trump, praises Biden in new 2020 campaign video
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama stepped up their attacks on President Donald Trump and defended their time in the White House in a new video showing their first in-person meeting since the coronavirus outbreak began...
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Portland standoff with U.S. agents ongoing after mayor gassed
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The tense standoff between demonstrators and federal police dispatched to Portland, Oregon, dragged on Thursday after the city's mayor was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he made an appearance outside a federal courthouse during raucous protests...
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Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties
(National News ~ 07/24/20)
CHICAGO -- A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday the surge ordered by President Donald Trump will inhibit residents' ability to hold demonstrations...
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Suspect charged in fatal shooting at mall in St. Louis County
(State News ~ 07/24/20)
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- A teenage suspect was charged Thursday with second-degree murder and other crimes in connection with a fatal shooting inside a large suburban St. Louis shopping mall. Eighteen-year-old Jaron Lemmitt is also charged with one count of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Lemmitt is jailed on $1 million cash-only bond. He was arrested Wednesday night...
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KC schools may start online; St. Louis youth sports on hold
(State News ~ 07/24/20)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- The superintendent of one of Missouri's largest school districts wants to start the school year with only online classes while St. Louis-area leaders are defending their decision to shut down youth sports in an effort to help prevent transmission of the coronavirus as cases rise among young people...
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Marie Hayden
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Marie M. Hayden, 86, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 29, 1933, in Perryville to Andrew and Philomena Ponder Winschel. She and Joseph M. Hayden Jr. were married April 26, 1952. He preceded her in death Oct. 17, 2015...
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