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Jackson schools purchased former orchard land, will lease for farming for now
(Local News ~ 02/15/18)
Land acquired by the Jackson R-2 school district last summer might eventually be home to a new school building, but in the meantime, the land likely will be leased for farming, district superintendent John Link said at Tuesday's regular board of education meeting...
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Election officials give reasons why local systems are protected from hacking
(Local News ~ 02/15/18)
Area election officials insist their vote-counting systems are secure despite public concerns about possible Russian interference in elections nationally. Both Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers and Scott County Clerk Rita Milam said Wednesday their offices use the same secure, election technology...
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Cape lawmaker wants teacher voice on state Board of Education, proposes bill
(Local News ~ 02/15/18)
Missouri teachers would have a voice on the state Board of Education under a bill introduced by a Cape Girardeau lawmaker and backed by teacher organizations. State Sen. Wayne Wallingford's bill would require the governor to appoint an "active classroom teacher" to the state Board of Education...
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Man transitioning to woman killed herself in Cape City Jail in June; news comes from architect's pitch in Kansas
(Local News ~ 02/15/18)
A 24-year-old inmate, who was transitioning from a man to a woman, killed herself in a Cape Girardeau city jail cell last summer, but police did not disclose the incident to news media or the public at the time. The incident came to light after an architect involved in the design of the jail section of the new Cape Girardeau police station commented on the situation at a public meeting with Ellsworth County, Kansas, commissioners...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2018. There are 319 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1798, a feud between two members of the U.S. House of Representatives (meeting in Philadelphia) boiled over as Roger Griswold of Connecticut used a cane to attack Vermont's Matthew Lyon, who defended himself with a set of tongs. ...
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Tet 1968
(Column ~ 02/15/18)
At dawn on Jan. 31, 1968, South Vietnam was rocked by attacks throughout the country by Viet Cong (VC), the communist guerrilla military force attempting to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The attacks took place on the first day of the truce celebrating the Vietnamese Tet holiday. ...
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Mary Poppins musical promises to be fun experience
(Editorial ~ 02/15/18)
Southeast Missouri State University's theater and dance students will sing, dance and act next weekend in what's sure to be an uplifting and familiar performance of "Mary Poppins," a Disney classic. Nearly 200 performers will play roles in the musical that has been in the works for about a year...
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South African President Zuma succumbs to pressure, resigns
(International News ~ 02/15/18)
JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday in a televised address to the nation, ending a turbulent tenure marred by corruption scandals sapping the popularity of the ruling African National Congress and hurting one of Africa's biggest economies...
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Chile sex abuse victim's credibility praised, challenged
(International News ~ 02/15/18)
VATICAN CITY -- When a Vatican court convicted a Chilean predator priest of sex crimes, it went out of its way to affirm the credibility of his victims. Their testimony had been consistent and corroborated, while their motives in coming forward had been only to "free themselves of a weight that had tormented their consciences," the tribunal said...
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Netanyahu unfazed by police claims
(International News ~ 02/15/18)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday shrugged off police recommendations he be charged with corruption, calling the allegations "biased, extreme" and "full of holes, like Swiss cheese" and vowing to remain in office. Speaking at a local government meeting in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said his government remains stable despite the police announcement, and "the truth will come to light and nothing will come of this."...
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GOP women chafe at Trump's mixed signals on abuse charges
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump White House's handling of abuse charges against men in its midst is frustrating prominent Republican women as the party's yearslong struggle to attract female voters stretches into the 2018 midterm elections. "It's the mixed signals. They've just got to be stronger, more consistent, clearer in the message" to women, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Tuesday. "It's difficult being a Republican woman to have to fight through that all the time."...
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Trump denounces abuse; Kelly's future in doubt
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump at last broke his silence Wednesday to explicitly denounce domestic violence in the wake of allegations a top White House aide had abused two former wives. Chief of staff John Kelly, under fire for mishandling the matter, stayed largely out of sight, his future in doubt and the White House in tumult...
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Recycling effort targets Mardi Gras trash
(Community ~ 02/15/18)
NEW ORLEANS -- Mardi Gras produces days of merriment, indulgence, a few hangovers -- and a lot of garbage. Once the parades have passed and the beads have been thrown, the cleanup begins. This year two New Orleans organizations aimed to change things with a pilot recycling project to collect cans, plastic bottles and the ubiquitous Mardi Gras accessory dangling from fences, trees and balconies: beads...
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EPA chief defends travel, cites security concerns
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke about his flight costs Tuesday in a pair of interviews in New Hampshire, following a first-class flight to meet with the state's Republican governor and tour a toxic waste site...
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Watchdog's report faults VA chief over trip expenses
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WASHINGTON -- Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and his staff said he was getting an award in order to justify his wife accompanying him at taxpayer expense on an 11-day European trip mixing business and sightseeing, according to a blistering government investigation released Wednesday...
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Group of senators reaches deal on Dreamers, wall
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WASHINGTON -- A group of senators reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday aimed at balancing Democrats' fight to offer citizenship to young "Dreamer" immigrants with President Donald Trump's demands for billions to build a border wall with Mexico, lawmakers said...
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Report details harm to diplomats but offers no cause for symptoms
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WASHINGTON -- Doctors are releasing the first detailed medical reports about the hearing, vision, balance and brain symptoms suffered in what the State Department has called "health attacks" on U.S. diplomats in Cuba. Still missing: A clear diagnosis of just what happened to trigger their mysterious health problems...
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Skier disappears, found thousands of miles away
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
WILMINGTON, N.Y. -- Police on Wednesday were trying to piece together how a 49-year-old skier whose disappearance sparked a massive search on a snowy New York mountainside ended up six days later in California, confused and still in ski clothes. Toronto firefighter Constantinos "Danny" Filippidis told investigators he doesn't know what happened after he was reported missing Feb. ...
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Loophole in law for poor spurs gentrification instead
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
PHILADELPHIA -- Jonathan Jacobs had almost no savings, a modest income and a credit report marred by a disputed cellphone bill. But he easily bought a newly renovated row house in Point Breeze, a South Philadelphia neighborhood historically African American...
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Kept out: Study shows mortgage bias
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
PHILADELPHIA -- Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts. This modern-day redlining persisted in 61 metro areas even when controlling for applicants' income, loan amount and neighborhood, according to millions of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records analyzed by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting...
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Sources: Romney focusing Senate bid on Utah, not Trump
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Mitt Romney will announce today his bid for Utah's Senate seat held by retiring Orrin Hatch, a position some hope the 2012 GOP presidential nominee will use to continue his biting criticism of President Donald Trump. Romney, who once called Trump "a phony" who was unfit for office, is not expected to address the president in an announcement video he plans to release online, according to people with direct knowledge of his plans...
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Porn star says comments free her to speak on Trump
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
NEW YORK -- Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom Donald Trump's attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss an alleged sexual encounter with the man who is now president, her manager told The Associated Press...
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Out of the past: Feb. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 02/15/18)
Historic Burfordville bridge -- one of only four covered bridges remaining in Missouri -- is likely to receive funding in next year's state budget for a complete restoration; the restoration could lead to a re-opening of the bridge for light vehicle traffic...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/15/18
(Local News ~ 02/15/18)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of Feb. 5 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Belva Wills
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
Belva M. Wills, 96,of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, where she had been a resident for a number of years. She was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Laflin, Missouri, daughter of Purvis and Ida Engleman Wills...
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Donna Ringwald
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
Donna Ringwald, 69, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Steven Reams
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Steven W. Reams, 60, of Sikeston, formally of Chaffee, Missouri, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at Green Meadows Retirement Home. A prayer service will be from 10 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee, with the Rev. Don Legget officiating. Burial will be at a later date...
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Jerry Grooms
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jerry D. Grooms, 69, of Advance passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born Aug. 9, 1948, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Alonzo and Helen Prat Grooms. Jerry was a truck driver, earning his million-mile certificate...
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Tom Fortenberry
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
Tom D. Fortenberry, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 27, 1929, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, to the late Tom and Jeanie Polk Fortenberry. Tom and Birdie Davis were married July 9, 1962, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Aug. 24, 2015...
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Goldie Darnell
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
Goldie M. Darnell, 87, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 5, 1930, in Whitewater to Herbert and Alta Chapman Green. She and Donald Darnell were married Nov. 22, 1956, at New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy, Missouri...
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Ruby Cook
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
Ruby B. Cook, 91, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at her home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Northside Gospel Assembly of God, 2403 Boutin Drive in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Winferd Wren officiating. Visitation will be from noon until the time of service at the church. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Tyler Conway
(Obituary ~ 02/15/18)
Tyler Kavanaugh Conway, 19, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at his residence. He was born Jan. 28, 1999, in Cape Girardeau to Timothy W. and Heather L. Rains Conway. He graduated from Poplar Bluff (Missouri) High School. Survivors include his father, Timothy W. ...
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Grieving another school shooting
(National News ~ 02/15/18)
PARKLAND, Fla. -- A former student opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut...
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Prayer 2/15/18
(Prayer ~ 02/15/18)
Lord God, may we take time to read your Word and seek your guidance. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/15/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/15/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assist calls were made at 12:04 a.m. on North Middle Street and 2:02 a.m. on Tower Circle. n Citizen assist calls were made at 2:48 a.m. on Northwoods Court and 10:39 a.m. on Shawnee Parkway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/15/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/15/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Aaron Volkerding, 19, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Kevin White, 26, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear...
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Jackson police report 2/15/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/15/18)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items from Friday through Tuesday. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jeremy Guest, 34, of New Madrid, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia. n James Price, 42, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of violating an order of protection...
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Central Methodist University to Begin Offering Classes at the Perryville Higher Education Cetner
(Submitted Story ~ 02/15/18)
The Perryville Higher Education Center (PHEC) has been an asset to the surrounding community since its inception, allowing students to complete an Associate’s degree with Mineral Area College (MAC), close to home. In an effort to expand the options available to local residents, MAC’s partner, Central Methodist University will be offering classes this fall. This program will allow students to complete a Bachelor’s degree through the PHEC...
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