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Wappapello woman arrested for alleged drugs
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
A Wappapello, Missouri, woman was arrested Sunday evening for several alleged drug violations. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Yukondra Schearf, 42, was arrested in Carter County, Missouri, for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Three arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
Two area residents were arrested recently for driving while intoxicated A Bell City, Missouri, man was arrested Thursday morning for alleged driving while intoxicated in Scott County. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Dillion Chavoya, 31, was arrested shortly before 1 a.m. for alleged driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain right half of roadway and failure to signal...
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Poplar Bluff man injured in motorcycle wreck
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man was injured in a motorcycle crash west of Advance, Missouri, on Monday morning. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Travis Fox, 20, was eastbound on Route C on a 2017 Honda CBR300 when he ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned...
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Dexter women hurt in two-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
A Dexter, Missouri, woman sustained serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash near Bell City, Missouri, Wednesday evening. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Judy Kirby, 67, was driving a 2017 Buick Enclave southbound on Route N south of Bell City when the vehicle drove into the path of a 2015 GMC Sierra driven by Matthew Merick, 28, of Bloomfield, Missouri, that was westbound on Route Y...
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Juveniles injured in early morning crash
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
Two Dexter, Missouri, youths were injured in a one-vehicle crash north of Dexter early Tuesday morning. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said the two female juveniles -- 13 and 14 years old -- were passengers in a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Joshua Phillips, 19, of Dexter when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and traveled off the left side of the roadway, striking a fence and ejecting both passengers. The wreck occurred about 3 a.m...
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Semo Port secures dredging grant
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $400,000 to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority based in Scott City to support dredging activity in the harbor, according to a release Thursday from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-8). "It's not just our rural economy in Southeast Missouri that depends on small ports like Semo Port but our entire inland waterway commerce system," said Smith. ...
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School immunization clinic is today in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
An immunization clinic for students entering the eighth or 12th grade will be available today. It will be a drive-through event at Arena Park. Immunizations given will be meningitis (MCV4), Tdap and HPV (Gardasil) for eighth-graders and meningitis (MCV4), HPV (Gardasil) and meningitis B for 12th-graders...
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Fresh from the Farm
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
Jeanne Brumlere puts out fresh tomatoes at Jeanne's Farm Market while her son Joe Brumlere helps customers Thursday during the Cape Farmers Market in the West Park Mall parking lot in Cape Girardeau.
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Community college 'not possible,' according to study
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
A community college in Cape Girardeau "is not possible nor is it feasible at this time." That's the conclusion of a new study examining whether there is a need for a community (or "technical") college here and if state statutes and guidelines would allow it...
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No active COVID cases linked to delta variant in Cape County
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center director Jane Wernsman said Thursday "no notification has been received from the state that any of the (22) active cases in the county have been attributed to the delta variant." Wernsman did acknowledge, however, as this newspaper reported earlier this week, the potential presence of the variant, with genetic markers for delta found in a sample of wastewater taken June 21 by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)...
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Tyson recalls almost 4,500 tons of chicken produced in Dexter
(State News ~ 07/09/21)
DEXTER, Mo. — Tyson Foods is recalling almost 4,500 tons of ready-to-eat chicken products after finding the products may be tainted with listeria bacteria, federal officials announced Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall a month after two consumers reported falling ill with listeriosis. ...
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Business leaders enjoy playing music in new band 'Group Therapy'
(B Magazine ~ 07/09/21)
Group Therapy. Band name and purpose. Formed in 2020, the cover band plays in the Cape Girardeau area at clubs and special events. Friends Gunnar Knudtson, James Banken and Sissy Donahue had the idea of starting a band while sitting around a campfire, mostly as an outlet, and the end result is an experience they cherish. John Mehner and Chris Conroy joined after...
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Cape Girardeau LDS church arson suspect gets public defender
(Local News ~ 07/09/21)
The 45-year-old homeless Cape Girardeau man charged with burning down Cape Girardeau's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) on April 18 has been given a lawyer at government expense. Christopher Pritchard was assigned a public defender Tuesday by 32nd Judicial Circuit Judge Scott Lipke...
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“A Math Quiz with a Car”
(07/09/21)
“Minnie the Moocher” by Cab Calloway blared through the signature speaker installed on the roof of a 1974 Plymouth Blues Mobile replica made famous by the film “The Blues Brothers” as Louisiana resident Stephen Haybert drove into Cape Girardeau with his brother-in-law for the 37th-Annual Hemmings Motor News Great Race June 22. Each wore the respective black fedora and sunglasses to complete their transformation into Jake and Elwood from the movie...
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Prayer 7/9/21
(Prayer ~ 07/09/21)
Lord Jesus, we lift up your name, for you are the Good Shepherd. Amen.
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Vintage motorcycles make their way to Cape
(Editorial ~ 07/09/21)
Days after starting their trek in Cape Girardeau, riders in the Cross Country Chase's Mini Chase: Secret of the Ozarks race will finish here this weekend. The race of vintage motorcycles, which totals 1,340 miles, is set to finish at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Independence and Main streets. A total of 101 riders, including two from Cape Girardeau, are participating. All motorcycles must have been manufactured between 1930 and 1960...
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Shelby Spencer
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
APEX, N.C. -- Shelby Jean Spencer, 85, originally from Mounds, Illinois, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Apex, surrounded by her daughters. Shelby was born June 28, 1936, to the late Francis "Red" and Suzie Jackson of Thebes, Illinois. Shelby was married in 1953 to the late Charles "Jerry" Spencer...
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Harold Sanders
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
NICEVILLE, Fla. -- Harold Ray Sanders, 94, of Niceville, formerly of Cape Girardeau, left this earth at the age of 94 Saturday, July 3, 2021, at his home in Florida to join his wife of 56 years, Dorothy, in Heaven. She was the love of his life, and he missed her every day for the last 17 years...
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Rhoda Reeves
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
Rhoda Joy Reeves, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Feb. 1, 1936, in Poplarville, Mississippi, to Rhodin and Jonnie Sutherland Hord. She and Henry Glenn Reeves were married May 11, 1963, at Opelousas, Louisiana. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 2019...
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Kenneth Pair
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
Kenneth Pair, 58, of Jackson died Monday, July 5, 2021, in Rotary Lake at Jackson Park in Jackson. There will be no services at this time. Arrangements were made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Ronald McRoy
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Ronald Gene McRoy, 75, of Bloomfield passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Southeast Health in Dexter, Missouri. He was born Jan. 17, 1946, in Bloomfield, the son of Harvey and Martha Jennings McRoy. Ronald and Linda Sue Cooper were united in marriage on June 1, 1964, in Bloomfield, and she survives of the home...
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Barbara Humphreys
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
Barbara Deanna Humphreys, 83, of Jackson entered into rest Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at her home. She was born March 6, 1938, in Zalma, Missouri, the daughter of Ale Hatfield and Opal Delilah Slinkard Corbin. She and Ivan L. Humphreys were united in marriage on April 5, 1959, and he passed away Oct. 25, 2017...
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Jess Harrell
(Obituary ~ 07/09/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo, -- Jess Harrell, 84, died on July 7, 2021, at his home in Chaffee. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
(National News ~ 07/09/21)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It's intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space -- 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson against the world's richest man, Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos...
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2 Haitian Americans detained in slaying of Haiti president
(International News ~ 07/09/21)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Two men believed to be Haitian Americans -- one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port au Prince -- have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti's president, Haitian officials said Thursday...
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Recovery workers vow not to let up in condo collapse
(National News ~ 07/09/21)
SURFSIDE, Fla. -- Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse vowed Thursday to keep up their search for victims until they cleared all the debris at the site. A fire official told family members at a meeting crews "will not stop working until they've gotten to the bottom of the pile and recovered every single of the families' missing loved ones," Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said at an evening news conference. ...
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Tropical storm pounds East Coast after killing 1 in Florida
(National News ~ 07/09/21)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Tropical Storm Elsa carved a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado at a Georgia Navy base that flipped recreational vehicles upside-down and blew one of them into a lake...
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'Overdue': Biden sets Aug. 31 for U.S. exit from Afghanistan
(National News ~ 07/09/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31, delivering an impassioned argument for exiting the nearly 20-year war without sacrificing more American lives even as he bluntly acknowledged there will be no "mission accomplished" moment to celebrate...
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Mo. begins new fiscal year with record amount of money
(State News ~ 07/09/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's new budget is off to a roaring start, with more money in the bank than ever before. The state began its 2022 fiscal year July 1 with a general revenue cash balance of nearly $2.4 billion, the state budget office said Wednesday...
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'Network security incident' shuts down Joplin city computers
(State News ~ 07/09/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Law enforcement officers and a cybersecurity firm have been called in to investigate a "network security incident" that caused Joplin city government's computer system to shut down, officials said Thursday. The computer problem was discovered early Wednesday and the systems were not operating as of Thursday afternoon...
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Dems pan handling of unemployment overpayments
(State News ~ 07/09/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday decried the Missouri Labor Department's decision to offer clemency for some federal unemployment overpayments as too little, too late. Democrat St. Louis Rep. LaKeySha Bosley said the state should have acted months ago to forgive the federal chunk of the unemployment overpayments. The agency's action Tuesday still leaves thousands of workers on the hook for the state portion of those overpayments...
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Governor doesn't want door-to-door vaccine help
(State News ~ 07/09/21)
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Federal officials are pushing back after Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn't want government employees going door-to-door in the state to urge people to get vaccinated, even as a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms some hospitals. Missouri asked for help last week from newly formed federal "surge response" teams as it combats an influx of cases public health officials are blaming on fast-spreading delta variant and deep-seated concerns about the vaccine. ...
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Out of the past: July 9
(Out of the Past ~ 07/09/21)
Speculation over whether Jo Ann Emerson will pursue the congressional seat of her late husband, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, will end tomorrow at 10 a.m., when she will announce her decision at a press conference in Cape Girardeau; Emerson will be flying in from Washington for the event at the Holiday Inn's Oak Room...
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