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Sikeston surgeon, two nurses treat patients on mission to Africa
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston surgeon and two nurses went back to the basics when they recently traveled to Africa on a medical mission, and their experience proved key in providing care to the residents in need. Dr. Ly Phan, general surgeon; Tressa Neely, certified nurse anesthetist; and Roberta Merryman, registered nurse, all employees of Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, traveled in late August to the African community of Migori, Kenya. ...
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Cape city council to vote on new website management and design
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
With the approval of the city council tonight, Cape Girardeau's website could look a little different in the near future. The council will consider an agreement with Reliance Communications LLC for the design, management and support of a new website...
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Rams hand first loss to Arizona
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/15)
Rookie running back Todd Gurley ran for 141 yards in the second half to help St. Louis win 24-22.
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Keeping Cape Girardeau floodwall free of graffiti a constant challenge
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
When Haley Ellison and her sorority sisters recently launched an effort to clean up Cape Girardeau's downtown floodwall, they knew going in they wouldn't be able to erase every little scrap of graffiti...
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Catapult gets unexpected response in calling for product vendors
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
When Catapult Creative House issued a call for product recently, it didn't expect the response it received. More than 35 people signed up to bring samples of their products to one of three sessions Friday, said Ashley Lokey, student intern and store manager of The Shoppe at Catapult...
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Beggs Farm Field Trip-Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/05/15)
Fall is in the air, especially at Beggs Family Farm in Blodgett. On Friday, October 2, Guardian Angel School took an all school field trip to Beggs Farm. Most of the 1st and 2nd grade gathered together to take a picture to remember the day.
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Go Tigers Win!
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/05/15)
Grandparent volunteer Truman Smith writes : GO TIGERS WIN! on the Cape Central softball diamond. He has worked very hard all season to keep the diamond in good shape and wishes them well in the district tournament.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/05/15)
Today is Monday, October 5, the 278th day of 2015. There are 87 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 5, 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address as he spoke on the world food crisis...
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An abusive situation: Domestic violence affects men and women of all ages
(10/05/15)
Women ages 18 to 34 experience the highest rate of violence from an intimate partner, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. But the truth is, abuse occurs in all ages, genders, races, income levels and backgrounds. "What we see in all kinds of abuse, elders included, is that the abusive person is seeking power and control over another person. ...
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Should you prepay and plan your own funeral?
(10/05/15)
A funeral can cost upward of $10,000, and, increasingly, people are choosing to preplan and prepay for their funeral, which may be practical for a number of reasons. Some view it as an extension of estate planning. While preplanning may not make sense for a reasonably healthy 55-year-old, it may be practical for an older person...
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'Isn't She Lovely': Alberta Banks-Kemp has made a legacy in her community over 90 years
(10/05/15)
Alberta "Tootsie" Banks-Kemp was born in Cape Girardeau in 1925 and has been involved in the community for many years. Even though she has not always lived in Cape Girardeau, Kemp has made a difference in the community at various times throughout her life...
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Skill swap: How grandparents and grandchildren can learn from each other
(10/05/15)
Known for their wisdom and patience, grandparents pass down skills, knowledge and stories to their children and grandchildren. Conversely, grandparents also can learn from their grandkids, especially when it comes to technology. Traditional skills and new trades and tools alike, grandparents and grandchildren each have talents to bring to the table...
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Gimme some more! Fun facts about s'mores, just in time for bonfire season
(10/05/15)
With winter just around the corner, now's the time to make the most of gorgeous fall weather. Gather your family and friends around the fire and enjoy a delicious treat -- s'mores have been enhancing bonfires and bringing families together for decades...
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Feels like fall: A roundup of festivals in October
(10/05/15)
Beggs Family Farm Fall Harvest Festival Days Through Oct. 31, Beggs Family Farm will be open throughout the week for its annual Fall Harvest Festival Days. A number of activities will be available for children and adults alike, including a corn maze, pig races, gemstone mining, a rope maze, wagon rides and pumpkin picking, among others...
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Now Read This: 'Quiet: The Power of Introverts'
(10/05/15)
If you've ever been inaccurately labeled as shy or anti-social, or made uncomfortable by having to make small talk as opposed to in-depth conversations, you may be an introvert. In which case, have I got a book for you! "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," written by New York Times and PsychologyToday.com contributor Susan Cain, addresses many of the characteristics and trials of this often-misunderstood personality type. ...
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U.S. hiring slowed in September as global economy weakened
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer jobs in July and August than previously thought -- a sour note for a labor market that had been steadily improving. The economy added just 142,000 jobs last month, depressed by job cuts by manufacturers and oil drillers. ...
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India vows to cut carbon intensity in Paris pledge
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
NEW DELHI -- India's long-awaited pledge for a global climate pact shows how the world's No. 3 carbon polluter is making significant efforts to rein in the growth of emissions linked to its fast-surging demands for energy, analysts said Friday. India vowed to reduce its emissions intensity by 33 percent to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, primarily by boosting the share of electricity generated by sources other than fossil fuels such as coal and gas to 40 percent...
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People on the Move 10/5/15
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
A new radiation oncologist has joined Saint Francis Medical Center as a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Dr. Benjamin D. Goodman joins Dr. Tapan Roy and Dr. Emily L. Militzer at Cape Radiation Oncology. Goodman's clinical interests include stereotactic treatments for multiple cancers such as brain, lung, liver and spine. ...
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Senate panel votes to lift 40-year-old US ban on oil exports
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Banking Committee endorsed a bill Thursday to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports, the latest sign of congressional support for legislation President Barack Obama opposes. The banking panel endorsed the bill, 13-9, on a largely party-line vote. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota sponsored the bill and was the only Democrat to support it...
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A ceremony for a widow who couldn't attend funeral
(Editorial ~ 10/05/15)
Imagine losing the person closest to you and not being able to attend the funeral. This was Nancy Patterson's plight upon the death of her husband James Patterson. The disappointment, however, was somewhat abated when, in a special ceremony at Brookside War Memorial in Jackson, Nancy was presented a flag that flew on the ship on which her husband served from 1960 to 1963, the USS Ranger aircraft carrier...
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Obama: No more temporary spending bills, budget deal needed
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday he won't sign another temporary government funding bill after the current one expires Dec. 11, insisting congressional Republicans and Democrats work out a long-term budget deal with the White House. Obama said such a deal should lift a freeze on the budgets of both the Pentagon and domestic agencies. ...
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Columbia family trying to fulfill young gymnast's Olympic dream
(State News ~ 10/05/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Melinda Olson stares at the bar, rearranges the mat beneath it, exhales and jumps. She reaches for the bar with both hands, grabs it and swings like a pendulum. Then she takes a deep breath, lets go and flings her body into one final, fast spin, landing squarely on her feet...
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St. Louis County police urged to strengthen protest planning
(State News ~ 10/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County police must strengthen policies for handling protests, improve training on diversity and community policing, and do a better job hiring and promoting minorities and women, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Justice...
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Teacher performs Heimlich maneuver to save student
(State News ~ 10/05/15)
HALLSVILLE, Mo. -- A Missouri middle school teacher is being applauded for her quick actions after performing the Heimlich maneuver on a student who had a piece of candy lodged in his throat. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported eighth-grader Gage Donner was walking in the hall at Hallsville Middle School on Wednesday when a piece of candy blocked his air passage...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 10/5/15
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today n No action will be taken during the study session. Items for discussion n Beautiful Business Property of the Month presentation n Discussion regarding new city website and content management system...
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Congressional votes for Oct. 2
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the last week. Along with roll call votes, the Senate also passed the Border Jobs for Veterans Act (H.R. 2835), to recruit departing members of the military to serve as Customs and Border Protection officers; and passed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624), to revise the definition of small employer for the purposes of the health-care reform law...
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Mary Zeller
(Obituary ~ 10/05/15)
Mary Zeller, 82, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Jackson Manor. She was born Sept. 7, 1933, in rural Jackson, daughter of Richard C. and Addie Adkins Martin. She and Glenn E. Zeller were married Nov. 27, 1954, in Jackson. Mary was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Bernice Pennington
(Obituary ~ 10/05/15)
Bernice Lucille Pennington, 93, of Chaffee, Missouri, died Saturday Oct. 3, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 4, 1921, in St. Louis to Annette May Scott. She graduated from high school in St. Louis. Bernice was married to Clarence Ellis Pennington on May 14, 1940, in St. Louis. He died Nov. 25, 1999...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/5/15
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Oct. 1 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n Recorder of Deeds, Drew Blattner, will request to advertise for bids on plat envelopes...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 10/5/15
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Jackson Board of Aldermen City Hall 101 Court St., Jackson 7 p.m. today Power and Light Committee n Consider a motion authorizing an additional paid day off for city employees Nov. 27. n Consider a motion approving the Mayor's appointment of Kathy Johnson to serve as chairwoman of the Jackson Civic Center Donation Committee...
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Hope dims for finding survivors of deadly Guatemala mudslide
(International News ~ 10/05/15)
SANTA CATARINA PINULA, Guatemala -- Hope faded Sunday for finding any survivors of a mudslide that killed at least 87 people as the smell of rotting bodies spread across the enormous mound of earth and rescuers reported the buried dwellings they reached were filled with water, suggesting anyone trapped inside would have drowned...
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Pope asserts marriage is forever at start of family meeting
(International News ~ 10/05/15)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world's bishops on family issues Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between man and woman, but he said the church doesn't judge and must "seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy."...
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Out of the past: Oct. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 10/05/15)
About 800 people attended an earthquake seminar last night at Cape Girardeau Central High School where emergency experts encouraged preparedness over "hysteria and irrationality"; Art Turner, Cape Girardeau's superintendent of schools, also explained the school district's emergency preparedness program...
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Floodwall gates to be repainted
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Beginning Monday, the gates in the Mississppi River floodwall will be getting a fresh coat of paint. Only one gate will be closed to public access at a time, according to an email from the city of Cape Girardeau, so the river will still be accessible. Both gates will reopen during evenings and weekends...
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No injuries reported in fire Sunday in Cape
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
None were injured in an early-morning structure fire Sunday on Chateau Drive in Cape Girardeau. Firefighters were dispatched just before 7 a.m. to a call of a vehicle fire in a garage. Upon arrival, they were met with an intense fire coming from the garage area...
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Estimates questioned in drunken-driving cases
(National News ~ 10/05/15)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- The way prosecutors see it, Oneil Sharpe Jr. was drunk when he raced down a Long Island highway at nearly 100 mph this summer and slammed into a car carrying a family home from a church gathering, causing a fiery wreck that killed a father and his two children...
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Journalist, author Zakaria to speak tonight as part of university series
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will speak at Southeast Missouri State University this evening as part of the 2015-2016 Speaker Series. Zakaria hosts CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," is a contributing editor at "The Atlantic" magazine and is a columnist for The Washington Post...
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Tip of the iceberg: No end in sight to migrant wave
(International News ~ 10/05/15)
ZAGREB, Croatia -- One month after the body of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach -- and a week after the European Union agreed to secure its borders -- the migrant crisis has largely fallen off the front pages and reporters are going home...
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Jason Chaffetz's House speaker bid muddies GOP leadership race
(National News ~ 10/05/15)
By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON -- An up-and-coming House committee chairman announced his long-shot candidacy Sunday for speaker of the House, adding a new dose of turmoil for reeling House Republicans. GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah presented himself as a new face who can unite the House in the wake of Speaker John Boehner's sudden resignation last month. ...
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Storm brings misery to South Carolina
(National News ~ 10/05/15)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A dangerous rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina -- cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing scores of roads because of floodwaters. Emergency management officials sent a statewide alert telling people to stay off roads and remain indoors unless their homes were in danger of flooding. ...
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Firm labeled hate group leading Kim Davis' crusade
(National News ~ 10/05/15)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kim Davis' lawyer stood onstage in a Washington, D.C., hotel and pointed to a photo on the screen. It showed 100,000 people packed into a Peruvian soccer stadium, Mat Staver told the crowd, all there to pray for the Kentucky clerk battling against gay marriage...
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Apart from low unemployment, just how healthy is job market?
(Business ~ 10/05/15)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. unemployment rate -- now just 5.1 percent -- grabs a lot of the attention each month when the government issues its jobs data. Yet the rate doesn't come close to sketching a full picture of the job market. So just how healthy is the U.S. labor market?...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team loses to Murray State
(College Sports ~ 10/05/15)
The Southeast Missouri State team yielded four goals in the first half to host Murray State and lost 4-1 on Sunday in Ohio Valley Conference soccer action. Taylor Richerson touched off the scoring spree in the 16th minute, and Taylor Stevens headed in a pass a minute later for a 2-0 advantage...
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Three Southeast Missouri State football players honored by OVC after win vs. MSU
(College Sports ~ 10/05/15)
McRoberts, McCullough and Meredith receive recognition in the weekly awards.
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Miller ends 24-game winless streak at Cards' expense
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/15)
St. Louis has not scored a run in 27 innings entering the playoffs.
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Couple invites strangers to crash wedding
(National News ~ 10/05/15)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Inspired by the popular movie "Wedding Crashers", a Florida couple is actually asking strangers to crash their wedding. Lee County sheriff's deputy Paul Johnson and Shelly Osterhout say the more the merrier. They're hosting the wedding Saturday at an outdoor shopping plaza. ...
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Community sports briefs 10/5/15
(Community Sports ~ 10/05/15)
Gene Galnore of Jackson recorded a hole-in-one Sunday at Kimbeland Country Club. Galnore used a pitching wedge to ace No. 12, a par 3 playing 80 yards. Witnesses were Don Norman, Jim Evans and Ron Greenlee. The team of Richie Phillips, Luke McMahn, Price Coakley and Todd Barnette shot a 54 to win a scorecard playoff and claim first in the afternoon portion of the Notre Dame Tournament four-man scramble last week at Dalhousie Golf Club...
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On the record: Bill Eddleman receives Award of Merit from Missouri State Genealogical Society
(10/05/15)
Dr. Bill Eddleman has followed his passion for genealogy and history for more than 25 years. He says he began working on genealogical records after his uncle wrote a book that contained a number of historical inaccuracies. The uncle sent Eddleman his files for inspection in 1989, and he has been hooked ever since...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Amanda Brill, 24, of East Prairie, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at J.C. Penney, 3049 William St. Property Damage...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assists were made on Bloomfield Road at 12:56 a.m.; South West End Boulevard at 2:57 a.m.; South Fountain Street at 12:22 p.m.; North Kingshighway at 1:36 p.m.; West Lorimier Street at 4:27 p.m.; Jefferson Avenue at 8:01 p.m.; and North Main Street at 9:15 p.m...
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Prayer 10/5/15
(Prayer ~ 10/05/15)
O Lord God, may we not let wisdom and understanding out of our sight. Amen.
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Benefit golf tourney set for today
(Local News ~ 10/05/15)
Editor's note: The following story has been edited to correct who is hosting this event. Artisan Contracting of Cape Girardeau is hosting a golf tournament today at the Cape Girardeau Country Club to benefit Missouri Association of State Troopers Emergency Relief Society. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m., with lunch to be served at 11, followed by a shotgun start at noon. Tournament play is limited to 30 teams or 120 golfers. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit immediate surviving family members of state troopers killed in the line of duty. For more information, call (573) 339-1103. Pertinent address: 250 Country Club Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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Poll questions, week of Oct. 4
(Speak Out ~ 10/05/15)
What are your thoughts regarding the display of pink in October to raise awareness for breast cancer?I love it. The more awareness, the better.I respect the cause, but I wish other charities or causes could get as much attention.The commercialization has gone way overboard. It's become more of a business marketing campaign rather than a grass-roots effort to raise awareness...
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