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Suspected arson damages Cape Splash
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday morning at Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center. Five engines and one ladder truck responded to a report of fire in the pump house and attic areas of the building at 1565 N. Kingshighway at about 7:40 a.m., according to a fact sheet from battalion chief Mark Starnes...
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Parents react to Southeast closing child development center in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The will is there, and if the parents of children who attend the University Child Development Center in Sikeston could find a way, they would keep the center’s doors open forever. Citing significant budget challenges and cuts as the reason for its decision, Southeast Missouri State University announced Jan. 29 it will close the child-care center at Southeast’s regional campus in Sikeston by June 29...
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Business Notebook: Peters Heating & Air Conditioning has been keeping people cool and warm for 50 years
(Business ~ 02/05/18)
For 50 years, Peters Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. of Cape Girardeau has supplied furnace systems, air conditioning, duct work and service to homeowners and small businesses in and around Cape Girardeau. Founders Herman and Cordelia Peters started the business in their garage in 1968, then opened their first location on Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Dozens take Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
The 12th annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri kicked off Saturday afternoon with a big, cold splash at Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson. “We ask, as a fundraiser, to come out of your comfort zone. Come and do something good for somebody else, donate some money, and jump in a lake. So that’s why we’re here today,” said Penny Williams, development coordinator for Special Olympics Missouri...
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Cape Council looks to endorse tax-credit housing project; developer says such projects benefit communities
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will look to endorse a proposed tax-credit housing project today, its second such project since November. MACO Development of Clarkton, Missouri, wants council support in its efforts to secure tax credits to build 50, two-bedroom apartments on a 6.8-acre site at 550 N. Silver Springs Road...
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Jackson woman trying to find stolen bike she's had since 1939
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
It's not uncommon to become emotionally attached to something that's been in your possession for nearly 80 years -- and then suddenly stolen. Patsy Johnson of Jackson can definitely attest to that, and she wants her bicycle returned. Johnson said she noticed the bicycle gone Jan. 22...
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Detective in David Robinson case placed on leave; Sikeston requests investigation into case
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
The city of Sikeston, Missouri, has placed a detective on administrative leave after a judge issued a report Friday that stated police and prosecutors violated David Robinson’s due process in the Sheila Box murder trial and called out the detective in a searing assessment that said detective John Blakely “is lacking in candor or competence, or both.” ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/05/18)
Today is Monday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2018. There are 329 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1918, during World War I, the Cunard liner SS Tuscania, which was transporting about 2,000 American troops to Europe, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Irish Sea with the loss of more than 200 people...
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Entrepreneurs inspire at chamber awards; McCaskill disappoints on abortion vote
(Column ~ 02/05/18)
It was November 1978 and the legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey spoke in front of the Future Farmers of America in Kansas City, Missouri. His remarks became content for one of the more touching Super Bowl commercials years later with his speech “So God Made a Farmer.” ...
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7 weeks later, 'Jumanji' is No. 1 at box office
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/18)
NEW YORK -- The heir to "Titanic" is ... "Jumanji: Welcome the Jungle"? For the first time since James Cameron's 1998 disaster epic, a December release has topped the weekend box office in February. Seven weeks after first opening in theaters, Sony Pictures' "Jumanji" again took the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated $11 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Investment pros staying calm after rate fears clobber stocks
(National News ~ 02/05/18)
NEW YORK -- The stock market finally has found something to fear. For more than a year, investors have brushed off bombastic talk about nuclear war, dysfunction on Capitol Hill and other worrisome situations. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 glided to record after record, with few hiccups...
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Out of the past: Feb. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 02/05/18)
The Jackson Board of Education voted unanimously yesterday to submit to voters a $4.7 million bond issue proposal for construction of a sixth- and seventh-grade middle school; no increase in the school tax levy would be involved. Voters in the Delta School District will be asked to approve a $1.05 million bond issue to build an addition to the high school and make several other improvements; the plan calls for a $750,000 addition to the Lowell Jones building on the high school campus and demolition of the old high school building; the 53-cent tax increase will be on the April ballot.. ...
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Dortha Strack
(Obituary ~ 02/05/18)
Dortha Jane Strack, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau. Dortha was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Cape Girardeau to Earl and Evelyn Hawn Sachse. After her father died, her mother was remarried to Adolph Borgfield, who became her adoptive father...
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9-foot-long snake's escape leads to school early dismissal in Brentwood
(State News ~ 02/05/18)
BRENTWOOD, Mo. — Around 400 students at a suburban St. Louis school got part of the day off Friday after a 9-foot-long boa constrictor wriggled out of her aquarium, setting off a frantic search. ...
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Missouri National Guard brings training program to Joplin
(State News ~ 02/05/18)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Missouri National Guard recently hosted a one-hour workout session for members of a leadership program at Missouri Southern State University to encourage fitness in the community. About 40 members of the school's Show-Me Gold program and two members of the public were put to the fitness test Jan. 27 at the Billingsly Student Center. The event was the guard's fourth one held in Missouri, the Joplin Globe reported...
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St. Louis schools need help paying off student meal debt
(State News ~ 02/05/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Some school districts in the St. Louis area are asking the community to help pay off student meal debt for families who can't afford daily lunches for their children. More than 2,100 students in the Francis Howell School District collectively owe nearly $19,000 in their school lunch accounts. The district has asked community members to pitch in to a dedicated lunch debt fund, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Right-to-work holdouts face new efforts to change labor laws
(State News ~ 02/05/18)
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Hemmed in by a growing number of states that block mandatory union fees in workplaces, holdout states in the Midwest are facing renewed attempts to enact so-called right-to-work laws. Missouri's new law will go to a statewide referendum in November, while a pair of Republican lawmakers in Ohio announced last month they want to put the issue before voters in two years...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/5/18
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of Feb. 1 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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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 2/5/18
(Local News ~ 02/05/18)
Items for discussion n Silver Springs II Apartments proposed development -- Jason Maddox, MACO Development n Appearances regarding items not on the agenda n Agenda review...
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Amtrak crash in South Carolina leaves 2 dead, more than 110 hurt
(National News ~ 02/05/18)
CAYCE, S.C. -- An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a parked freight train in the early-morning darkness Sunday after a thrown switch sent it hurtling down a side track, authorities said. Two Amtrak crew members were killed, and more than 100 people were injured...
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Prayer 2/5/18
(Prayer ~ 02/05/18)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for your unfailing love for us. Amen.
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People on the Move 2/5/18
(Business ~ 02/05/18)
Shad Burner will join carGO as the company's new director of Business Development. Burner will lead the continued local growth of carGO's array of on-demand business delivery services in the Cape Girardeau and Jackson areas, and will lead the expansion of carGO's services across the Southeast Missouri market into the communities of Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, and Farmington, according to a company Facebook post...
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Congratulations to the Leopold GearHeads
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/18)
Congratulations to the Leopold Robotics Team, the Leopold GearHeads, for qualifying for the First Tech Challenge Missouri State Championship robotics competition. Next month, the GearHeads will head to Rolla, Missouri for the February 24th competition at Missouri S&T University. ...
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Catholic Schools Week @ Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/18)
Catholic Schools Week was celebrated at Guardian Angel School in Oran from January 28 through February 2. The week began with an all school Mass on Sunday, followed by the opening of the book fair in the library. The book fair ran all week. On Monday, the students came to school in their pajamas and were served breakfast by their teachers. ...
- Ice on the Mississippi (Submitted Story ~ 02/05/18)
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Age Spots: Looking for Money in all the Right Places
(02/05/18)
Many times at Aging Matters we get calls from people who need help locating information about a pension they believe they should be receiving. The South Central Pension Rights Project (SCPRP) is an organization that can help. The SCPRP provides assistance to anyone with a pension question or problem – regardless of age, income or value of the claim...
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Brain Power
(02/05/18)
How can the mind be kept healthy?
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Delicious Reading: Magic Chicken Pie & The Midnight Baker
(02/05/18)
A little over 20 years ago, when I was in the play “Independence” by Lee Blessing at Southeast Missouri State University, I portrayed a character named Kess, who has a pretty dysfunctional relationship with her mother, Evelyn. However, there’s a scene where they have a nice moment reminiscing about how to cope with Evelyn’s carousing husband. Kess would say to her mom, “Let’s bake!” and they would make cakes, cookies and rolls into the wee hours of the morning...
- Slow and Steady (02/05/18)
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The Piano Man
(02/05/18)
Terry Edwards' grandma lived on a dairy farm in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and she had a piano. From the time he could walk over to touch it, Edwards banged on the instrument like children do, because he had “free reign” at his grandmother's house. A wonderful pianist herself, she was his first piano teacher, teaching him how to play a measure of a hymn at a time, which he would then play over and over all day...
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Now Read This: Something Like Happy, by Eva Woods
(02/05/18)
I imagine many of you made the traditional New Year’s resolutions: lose weight, connect with family more often, get organized, etc. I was sick over New Year’s, so I’ll admit that making resolutions didn’t even cross my mind until I read my first book of 2018. “Something Like Happy,” by Eva Woods, promotes a resolution to find something to be happy about each day, by either doing something nice for yourself or for someone else...
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Column: Winter Wonderland
(02/05/18)
As I write this column, we’re getting our first (and possibly only) winter storm of the season. A little sleet, a little snow, a lot of trouble for us all in this area. It always reminds me of those immortal lyrics to the popular Christmas song “Walking in a Winter Wonderland:”...
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Riders for a Cause
(02/05/18)
Biker gangs: late nights, hardcore parties and questionable morals may come to mind. However, Poplar Bluff’s SEMO Risen Riders #1250 is a biker gang that doesn’t fit that mold. “I’ve had people tell me, ‘You can’t be a Christian and be a motorcyclist,’” says Bill Scaggs, a member of SEMO Risen Riders...
- A Look Back (02/05/18)
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Looking for Bald Eagles
(02/05/18)
Winter often brings dreadful weather in the form of ice storms, smothering fog and brutal cold. When the weather does cooperate, however, this is the best time of year to dust off the binoculars and go searching for bald eagles. With the leaves off the trees, the distinctive white heads and yellow beaks of these raptors are relatively easy to spot from a distance. Eagles like to perch in tall trees near the edge of open water, providing the birds with a commanding view of their prey below...
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