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Prevention Day at the Capitol
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/17)
I am fortunate enough to work with for the Southeast Regional Support Center (RSC) located here in Cape Girardeau. The RSC is an organization that works endlessly in the fight against substance misuse as well as raising mental health awareness. Recently, the RSC sent 3 prevention experts to the state capitol where they met with local legislators to discuss drug trends and mental health issues that are taking place in our own towns and communities...
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Pre-K Enrollment and Kindergarten Screenings at Guardian Angel School in Oran, MO
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/17)
Guardian Angel School in Oran, MO is taking applications for pre-K enrollment. Contact the school @ 262-3583 for more information. The school is also doing kindergarten screenings at the school on 514 Church St. in Oran, MO on March 8 from 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm. Please contact the school at 262-3583 for an appointment time...
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Price transparency: Sikeston hospital now details cost of surgery to patient
(Local News ~ 01/27/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Six months of work, testing and trials culminated Monday with a simple phone call from Missouri Delta Medical Center to a patient. The hospital employee was reminding the patient about an upcoming scheduled service, and together, they completed the registration process. Now, on the day of the surgery, the patient could skip the front admissions office and go directly to the department where the surgery was to be performed...
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Two charged with using fake credit cards in Perryville
(Local News ~ 01/27/17)
Two people are facing felony forgery charges after using fake credit cards to buy cigarettes in Perryville, Missouri, police said. Perryville police arrested Ashem R. Jamaal, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, and Diana C. Tolbert, 23, of Philadelphia on Monday. The Perry County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged them with nine counts of felony forgery each. Their bonds were set at $10,000 cash only...
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Tip of man's finger bitten off during fight, police say
(Local News ~ 01/27/17)
During a fight at a Cape Girardeau group home Monday, a Cape Girardeau man bit off the tip of another man’s finger, exposing bone underneath, police said. Nathan David Jones, 28, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault. ...
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Bootheel Bluegrass Festival returns for another weekend of musical performances
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/17)
Family acts, folk songs, good singing and guitar pickin' are on for this weekend at the Bootheel Bluegrass Festival in Fruitland. The Bavarian Halle hosts the annual event, organized by husband-and-wife team Bull and Tammy Harman. About a dozen acts from around the Midwest will perform Friday and Saturday...
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Meadow Heights considers four-day school week
(Local News ~ 01/27/17)
Meadow Heights School District officials are considering whether a four-day school week could be a boon to students and the district’s finances. Meadow Heights superintendent John Wiggans announced the proposal in a newsletter this week, saying it could save the district money...
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Community Counseling begins upgrading facilities
(Local News ~ 01/27/17)
The Community Counseling Center has begun moving two of its treatment facilities to upgraded locations. Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center, which serves adolescents, will move to 2852 Independence St. to be housed in the building that was previously the Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau nursing home...
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Repeal, replace of ACA has some concerned; others want law scrapped
(Local News ~ 01/27/17)
Talk of repealing the Affordable Care Act scares Lester Conway. "There are nights I can't sleep," the retired Cape Girardeau man said. Conway retired from a job at an auto dealership in January 2016 at the age of 62. His wife, Donna, also is retired...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/27/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2017. There are 338 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 27, 1967, astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo spacecraft. More than 60 nations signed a treaty banning the deploying of nuclear weapons in outer space...
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Chickens in Cape
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/17)
Residents of the Red Star neighborhood have spent the past several years working to improve the unique attributes of our neighborhood. These dedicated citizens have been working with their neighbors and city officials to clean up individually owned properties and to contact latent landlords. The work of these citizens and others across the city of Cape Girardeau could be damaged by the introduction of chickens to our city neighborhoods...
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Prayer 1/27/17
(Prayer ~ 01/27/17)
O Lord Jesus, we take comfort in knowing that joy comes in the morning. Amen.
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If you're not hungry already, you soon will be
(Column ~ 01/27/17)
What's on my mind this week? I'll tell you. It's food. OK. I'll confess that food isn't a topic that comes and goes for me. No, I'm pretty much thinking about and interested in food all the time. When my wife asks, at mealtime, if I'm hungry, my response is some variation of this: I'm still breathing, aren't I?...
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Money raised for K-9s
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/17)
On Saturday, Jan. 21, Mississippi Mutts was privileged to host a fundraiser for the Cape Police Department's 'Pay for the Pups' campaign. Cape's finest washed furry friends and the community came out in droves to support the purchase of at least two and up to four new canine officers. ...
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Praise for Karoline Harold
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/17)
Great Job Karoline Harold ("Hopes for 2017" Monday, Jan. 23, 2017): you nailed life -- our willingness to see ourselves as we are, willingly choose to change the things we are having a problem with, and enjoy all the things and life we have been given...
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Cape Girardeau SportsPlex on schedule, on budget
(Editorial ~ 01/27/17)
Penzel Construction Co.'s Phil Penzel recently offered a glimpse into the soon-to-be-completed Cape Girardeau SportsPlex. The $12 million facility at the northeast corner of Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 is right on track both budget-wise and with its slated opening the first week of May as long as everything continues as planned...
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Thief drives tractor through wall in Germany
(International News ~ 01/27/17)
BERLIN -- Police in northwestern Germany are searching for a brazen thief -- or thieves -- who knocked down the wall of a house with a tractor and made off with a safe. Police said the tractor was used early Thursday morning to bash down the wall of the home in the town of Buende, west of Hannover, according to the dpa news agency. The thief or thieves grabbed the safe and fled, and the John Deere farm tractor was left halfway inside the house...
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British lawmakers get limited time to eye bill on Brexit
(International News ~ 01/27/17)
LONDON -- As British lawmakers cried out, "Disgraceful!" the Conservative government Thursday introduced the long-awaited bill to start the country's exit from the European Union and gave the House of Commons less than two weeks to consider it. David Davis, the Cabinet secretary in charge of Brexit, unveiled the legislation just two days after a Supreme Court ruling that torpedoed the government's effort to avoid a parliamentary vote on starting the process of leaving the 28-nation bloc...
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Throngs cheer new president's triumphant return to Gambia
(International News ~ 01/27/17)
BANJUL, Gambia -- President Adama Barrow returned triumphantly to Gambia on Thursday, nearly two months after winning an election disputed by the country's longtime dictator, to the cheers of hundreds of thousands who jammed the roads in welcome. "That's my president!" the crowds cried, eager to see Barrow fulfill the promise of democratic reforms and newfound freedoms in this tiny West African nation...
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Arkansas bans common second-trimester abortion procedure
(National News ~ 01/27/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas' governor on Thursday approved a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure -- restrictions that are expected to face a legal challenge. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law a measure banning the procedure known as dilation and evacuation, which abortion-rights supporters contend is the safest and most common procedure used in second-trimester abortions...
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Ex-foster children: Abuse was routine in dismembered teen's home
(National News ~ 01/27/17)
Before her torturous death, Grace Packer grew up in a hell of emotional, physical and sexual abuse, according to three children fostered by the adoptive mother who now stands charged, along with her boyfriend, of killing and dismembering the 14-year-old girl as part of a barbaric rape-murder fantasy...
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Border Patrol chief says he's been forced out
(National News ~ 01/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The man charged with protecting America's borders was ousted Thursday, one day after President Donald Trump announced ambitious plans to build a massive wall at the Mexican border and bolster the ranks of the Border Patrol. Border Patrol chief Mark Morgan said he was asked to leave and decided to resign rather than fight the request, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the brief video conference in which Morgan informed senior agents of the change...
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Official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget
(National News ~ 01/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The former head of President Donald Trump's transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts. Myron Ebell said in an interview with The Associated Press that Trump is likely to seek significant reductions to the agency's workforce -- currently about 15,000 employees nationwide. ...
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Trump proposes big export tax, triggering fight with Mexico
(National News ~ 01/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's determination to wall off America's border with Mexico triggered a diplomatic clash and fresh fight over trade Thursday, as the White House proposed a 20 percent tax on imports from the key U.S. ally, and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto abruptly scrapped next week's trip to Washington...
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Out of the past: Jan. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 01/27/17)
About 100 people pack city hall to protest TCI Cablevision of Missouri's local programming; the Cable TV Citizens Committee hosts the "town-hall" meeting to solicit public comments concerning local cable TV service. Craig W. Felzien, area manager of community relations for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. ...
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Kathleen Wilson
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Kathleen Marie Wilson, 91, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at Monticello House. A memorial service will be at a later date at New McKendree Methodist Church in Jackson. Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson is in charge of arrangements...
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James Taylor
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- James Robert Taylor, 75, of Lilbourn went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1941, in Lilbourn, the son of the late James Park and Myrtle Fowler Taylor. He was a 1959 graduate of Lilbourn High School...
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Virginia Schwab
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Virginia E. Schwab, 93, was called home Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. She was born Aug. 6, 1923, to Ruby M. Friend and Walter C. Heimbaugh in Oran, Missouri. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1941. For many years, she worked as a medical assistant to Dr. Dennis Elrod...
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Marie Rubel
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Ruby Marie Rubel, 92, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 20, 1924, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Martin P. and Leona H. Shearf Ringwald. She graduated from College High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Mary Helen Ray
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Mary Helen Ray, 72, of Jackson was surrounded by her family when she passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 27, 1944, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to Bonnie F. and Helen G. Powell Upchurch. She worked at Collins Lamp and Shade in Benton, Missouri, and the former Holiday Inns in Sikeston, Missouri, and Cape Girardeau...
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Marie Payne
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Marie Elizabeth Payne, 72, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1944, in St. Louis, the daughter of Leon and Viola Dalavirs Morris. Marie was a lifelong cook. She worked as a cook at Town and Country in Advance. If anyone left her house hungry, it was their own fault because she had a passion for cooking and making sure everyone had enough...
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Wanda Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Wanda L. Jenkins, 89, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at Advance Assisted Living. Wanda was born Feb. 18, 1927, at Advance, the daughter of Oscar and Nelle Cawthon Tippett. Wanda was a 1944 graduate of Advance High School. ...
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Carol Hulshof
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Carol Jean Hulshof, 67, of Benton died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri. She was born July 24, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to James and Nora Brands Scherer of Portageville, Missouri. She married Vince Hulshof on July 5, 2002...
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Marie Glueck
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Marie C. Glueck, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Jackson Manor. According to her wishes, there will be no services. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Kenneth Emerson
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Kenneth J. Emerson, 79, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born April 18, 1937, in Oran, Missouri, the son of Raymond and Florence Baker Emerson. Kenny retired after 25 years as the manager of MFA in Advance. He was mayor of Advance from 1988 until 1993...
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Marilyn Breining
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Ila Marilyn Breining, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Jan. 29, 1935, in Vale, Tennessee, to the late Joe Vernon and Mabel Green Mitchell. She and William A. Breining Jr. were married Dec. 1, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee. He preceded her in death in 2013...
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Jackson police report 1/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Timmy Lesch, 54, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and consuming alcohol while operating a motor vehicle. Arrests n Christopher Dutton, 31, of High Ridge, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for failure to maintain insurance...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n Joseph D. Runyon, 34, of Valles Mines, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated. n A juvenile was cited on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at 294 Siemers Drive...
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Births 1/27/17
(Births ~ 01/27/17)
Daughter to Jason Lee and Sheena Maria Burns of Hornersville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:58 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Name, Sophia Rayn. Weight, 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth child, first daughter. Mrs. Burns is the former Sheena Huckabee, daughter of Tracy Hopkins of Ferguson, Missouri, and Rick Huckabee of Searcy, Arkansas. Burns is the son of Carolyn Summerlott of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Timmy Burns of Hornersville. He is self-employed...
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Trump could revive Missouri proposal on deported immigrants
(State News ~ 01/27/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As President Donald Trump rolls out plans to build a wall on the Mexican border and considers blocking refugees, Missouri lawmakers are trying again to pass a bill aimed at cracking down on deported immigrants who come back and commit crimes...
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Your cable company wants to be your phone company, too
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/17)
NEW YORK -- Your TV provider soon may become your phone company. Which seems only fair, because your phone company also wants to be your TV provider. In the next few months, cable giant Comcast will start selling wireless service, just as AT&T and Verizon already do. Charter, the No. 2 cable company, also has a mobile plan. Meanwhile, the largest wireless carriers -- AT&T and Verizon -- have launched digital TV services...
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Leaked video likely to hurt 'A Dog's Purpose' at box office
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Marketers would describe "A Dog's Purpose" as a film with "four-quadrant" appeal, meaning it's likely to draw moviegoers of both genders, young and old. Based on a bestselling book and told from a dog's perspective, it's a feel-good story for animal lovers of all kinds...
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Artifacts 1/27/17
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/17)
Cape Girardeau Central High School presents "Wit," a one-act play by Margaret Edson, at 7 p.m. today and Saturday in the Kinder Performance Hall at the high school. Tickets are $7 for general admission and may be purchased online at capetigers.seatyourself.biz or at the door. For more information, email chstickets@capetigers.com or call (573) 334-0644...
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Best bet: Caged Chaos wrestling set for Saturday at Arena Building
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/17)
Cape Championship Wrestling presents CCW Caged Chaos at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $10 at www.capewrestling.com or at the door.
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