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LFCS announces home-tour sites, marks 30 years
(Local News ~ 11/08/17)
The Lutheran Family & Children's Services annual holiday home tour will return the first Saturday in December for its 30th year. "We hit that milestone," said LFCS regional development officer Michelle Ramsey said of the Dec. 2 event. "I think the biggest thing (behind the home tour's success) is it's something different and unique. We've done it and have it down and know how to pull it off."...
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Fall Alley Sweep seeks to help clean up south Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/08/17)
A group of volunteers led by Ward 1 Councilman Joe Uzoaru will embark on a "Fall Alley Sweep" starting Thursday to help clean up Cape Girardeau's south-side yards and alleys. Preceding the sweep, city public works crews are scheduled to pick up trash in the neighborhood today...
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Court reverses course in Ameren's appeal over assessments; schools can't touch money
(Local News ~ 11/08/17)
A court victory for Ameren Missouri could mean schools lose out, according to one Cape Girardeau County official. County Assessor Bob Adams said the initial dispute was in 2013 between Ameren Missouri and 16 counties, including Cape Girardeau County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2017. There are 53 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 8, 2016, Republican Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice. Republicans kept their majorities in the Senate and House...
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Medical marijuana may go to voters for decision
(Column ~ 11/08/17)
Two initiative petition drives underway in Missouri would ask voters to legalize medical marijuana. And a highly unlikely group just put its support behind the petition drives. That surprise support may well be the catalyst to convince voters to support the medical marijuana initiative...
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Crowden poised for success as administrator for Scott City
(Editorial ~ 11/08/17)
Mike Crowden has some big work to do. Crowden was recently named the city administrator at Scott City. The town has been through a lot of turmoil in recent months within its municipal government ranks. Lawsuits. Firings. Sunshine Law complaints. Alleged misuse of funds. The list is long...
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Drugstore pain pills as effective as opioids in ER patients
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
CHICAGO -- Emergency rooms are where many patients are introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills instead? A new study tested that approach on patients with broken bones and sprains and found pain relievers sold as Tylenol and Motrin worked as well as opioids at reducing severe pain...
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FEMA rethinking ban on disaster aid to church buildings
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques routinely are denied aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it comes time to repair or rebuild their damaged sanctuaries...
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Out of the past: Nov. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 11/08/17)
Veterans Day The Rev. Craig Lee Molitoris is the guest speaker at the Hanover Lutheran Church Mission Fest; Molitoris, a native of New York, is assistant director of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's China Coordinating Center in Hong Kong. A new church, Big Bend Road Pentecostal Church, has opened its doors at 1000 Big Bend Road; pastor is Rick Parrish and associate pastor is James Lane...
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Alfred Westrich
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
Alfred H. Westrich, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born April 30, 1927, in Kelso, Missouri, to Simon L. and Justine C. Blattel Westrich. He and Mary C. Bles were married May 30, 1959, in Benton, Missouri...
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Zeffie 'Zeke' Turner
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
THEBES, Ill. -- Zeffie "Zeke" Turner, 71, of Thebes died at 12:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at his home. He was born May 5, 1946, in Piggott, Arkansas, the son of Robert and Vivian Birchett Turner. Zeffie worked for a General Motors dealership as a mechanic before going on his own as a mobile mechanic. He retired in Alexander County in 1994. He was known for his expertise at the billiard table...
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Judy Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
PATTON, Mo. -- Judy Darlene Seabaugh, 65, of Patton died Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at the Woodland Hills in Marble Hill, Missouri. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Darrell Shrum and Kenny Newell officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery in Patton...
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Frank Honey
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Leslie Frank Honey, 81, of Cairo died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Mighty Rivers. The funeral celebration of his life will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mighty Rivers, with his brother-in-law, the Rev. Larry Potts, officiating. Interment will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Illinois, with full military honors...
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Darris Dalton
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
Darris R. Dalton, 74, of Jackson, formerly of Delta, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 7, 1942, near Advance, Missouri, son of Leonard W. and Nelle Rhodes Dalton. He and Martha Ann Below, high-school sweethearts, married May 4, 1963, at First Baptist Church of Delta...
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Richard Cockrell
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Richard Gilbert Cockrell, 69, of Bell City passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at his home. He was born April 21, 1948, at Caruthersville, Missouri, the son of John and Wilma Whetly Cockrell. Richard was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from General Motors in August 1998 after 31 1/2 years...
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Wilma Bowlin
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
Wilma Mescher Bowlin, 96 1/2, formerly of Mounds, Illinois, and Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at Saint Petersburg General Hospital in Florida. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Mounds United Methodist Church in Mounds...
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Jackson police report 11/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/08/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 700 block of South Hope Street. n Theft was reported in the 500 block of South Hope Street. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the area of Cascade Drive and Hubble Ford...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 1:21 a.m. on Old Hopper Road; 7:49 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 8:01 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 9:02 a.m. on Parker Drive; 9:31 a.m. on Whitener Street; 10:43 a.m. on Woodlawn Avenue; 10:49 a.m. on Stoddard Street; 11:08 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 1:19 p.m. on Westfield Drive; 1:28 p.m. on Locust Street; 5:56 p.m. on Elm Street; and 10:34 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest at 495 S. Mount Auburn Road. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated and failure to drive on right half of roadway at North Kingshighway and Marsha Kay Drive...
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Anti-gay-marriage clerk to seek re-election
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples will run for re-election in 2018, facing voters for the first time since her protest against gay marriage launched a national uproar from rural Appalachia...
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Democrats sweep Virginia, New Jersey governor's races
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey who sought to tap into anti-Donald Trump sentiments won contests Tuesday to become their states' next governors. In Virginia's closely watched contest, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam defeated Republican Ed Gillespie...
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Texas church gunman once escaped from mental health center
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas -- The gunman who carried out the massacre of 26 people at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental-health center in New Mexico in 2012 and got in trouble for bringing guns onto a military base and threatening his superiors there, police reports indicate...
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Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years
(National News ~ 11/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has known for at least two decades about failures to give military criminal history information to the FBI, including the type of information the Air Force didn't report about the Texas church gunman who had assaulted his wife and stepson while an airman...
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Trump surprise trip to DMZ thwarted by fog
(International News ~ 11/08/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Softening his aggressive rhetoric for the moment, President Donald Trump stood on South Korean soil Tuesday and urged North Korea to come to the negotiating table. But plans for a surprise visit today by Trump to the heavily fortified Korean demilitarized zone were thwarted by fog...
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Grasshopper found in van Gogh painting at Kansas City museum
(State News ~ 11/08/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A small grasshopper was found embedded in a Vincent van Gogh painting at a Kansas City museum. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art said the insect was stuck in the thick paint in the lower foreground of the artist's "Olive Trees." Van Gogh was known for painting outdoors and mused in an 1885 letter to his brother, "I must have picked up a good hundred flies and more off the 4 canvases that you'll be getting."...
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Missouri lawyer found guilty of obstruction of justice
(State News ~ 11/08/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawyer has been convicted of stealing money meant for restitution. The U.S. attorney's office said a judge found 48-year-old Robert Young guilty Monday of one count of obstruction of justice after a bench trial. The Kansas City Star reported a grand jury indicted the Liberty lawyer a year ago...
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Bayer fights Missouri lawsuit over birth control implant
(State News ~ 11/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An attorney for chemical manufacturer Bayer is fighting a Missouri lawsuit over one of its birth-control products, arguing the case does not belong in the state. Bayer attorney Jonathan Cohn asked Missouri Supreme Court judges Tuesday to dismiss claims by non-Missouri residents or split them off from the case. Only seven Missouri residents are among the 92 women suing Bayer for alleged medical complications from Essure, an implant that permanently prevents pregnancy...
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Missouri man sentenced after embezzling millions
(State News ~ 11/08/17)
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- The former chief financial officer of a company near St. Louis who embezzled $2.8 million has been sentenced to more than 40 months in prison. Ramon "Trey" Luina, 42, was sentenced in federal court Monday after pleading guilty to mail fraud in July. He also has been ordered to repay $2.2 million, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Former Missouri lawmaker fighting campaign violation costs
(State News ~ 11/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former state lawmaker's attorney argued to Missouri Supreme Court judges Tuesday the former candidate shouldn't have to pay $230,000 for alleged campaign finance violations. Former St. Louis Democratic senator Robin Wright-Jones' attorney, Bernard Edwards Jr., told Supreme Court judges during arguments the charges amount to an excessive fine by the Missouri Ethics Commission, which is responsible for checking compliance with campaign finance laws. ...
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Honoring victims in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 11/08/17)
Old Glory flies at half-staff Tuesday at the R. Melvin Gateley Garden in downtown Cape Girardeau. United States flags across the country will remain lowered through sunset Thursday in honor of the victims of the mass shooting Sunday at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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St. Louis voters approve police pay raise
(State News ~ 11/08/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis voters Tuesday approved a half-cent sales tax increase to fund pay raises for police, even amid lingering anger at police over their handling of recent protests. Proposition P passed with about 60 percent of the vote. The measure also will raise salaries for firefighters...
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Planning session sparks suggestions for south-side medical clinic, free bicycle rentals, expanded curbside recycling
(Local News ~ 11/08/17)
Cape Girardeau needs a south-side medical clinic, said several residents who turned out for a “Cape Vision 2040” planning session Tuesday night. That was just one of the suggestions offered during the meeting at Cape Girardeau Central Middle School...
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Speak Out 11/8/17
(Speak Out ~ 11/08/17)
I am a serious student of the Federal Reserve. In my view, its policy of quantitative easing has contributed to one of the longest periods of economic expansion in U,S. history. Being an expert, I am also convinced that it is time for the Fed to either raise or lower interest rates or keep it the same...
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Prayer 11/8/17
(Prayer ~ 11/08/17)
O Father God, we lift our eyes to you, for our help comes from you alone. Amen.
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Births 11/8/17
(Births ~ 11/08/17)
Daughter to Phillip William and Stephanie Rae Hopewell of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:34 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Name, Wren Aleeze. Weight, 6.6 pounds. First child. Mrs. Hopewell is the former Stephanie Williams, daughter of Eddie and Tammy Wallace of Perryville, Missouri. Hopewell is the son of Gary and Phyllis Hopewell of Perryville. He is the general manager of the Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, McDonald's...
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Northbound I-55 in Scott County reduced for concrete repairs
(Local News ~ 11/08/17)
Northbound Interstate 55 at the Interstate 57 overpass bridge (cloverleaf interchange), mile marker 66, in Scott County will be reduced with a 12-foot width restriction as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews make concrete repairs. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily Monday through Nov. 16, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Gene Cummins
(Obituary ~ 11/08/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Oravill E. "Gene" Cummins, 80, of Chaffee went to join his wife, Elizabeth, and his heavenly Father on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 11, 1936, in Fornfelt to the late Oravill Perry "Wiggles" and Bernice Katherine Coombes Cummins. He married Mary Elizabeth Davenport on May 25, 1957, and she preceded him in death Oct. 30, 2017...
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Evening Optimist donates to Adult and Teen Challenge
(Submitted Story ~ 11/08/17)
The Evening Optimist Club of Cape Girardeau recently donated $2,500 to the Capital Campaign for the new induction center for Adult and Teen Challenge. Shown from left is Amanda Walter, treasurer of The Optimist Club; Kristin Ham and Jodie Simmons, Optimist Club members; and Jana Jateff, board member of Adult and Teen Challenge...
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