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Fake UFC event listing stirs the pot at local Golden Corral
(Local News ~ 02/10/18)
A fake Facebook event known as “UFC 221: Showdown at the Golden Corral” has sparked controversy on the web between the Facebook parody fan page “City of Cape Girardeau” — now unpublished by Facebook — and the Golden Corral in Cape Girardeau. The Golden Corral location has been in the news because of a surveillance video of a January altercation between a manager and an employee posted to Facebook. The video went viral, leading to the firing of the manager...
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Rep. Jason Smith votes against budget deal that boosts federal spending, debt
(Local News ~ 02/10/18)
The new budget deal passed by Congress and signed into law Friday will boost federal spending, ballooning the national debt, according to U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, who voted against the measure. Smith said he was one of 67 House Republicans to vote against the last-minute deal, and the only member of the GOP House leadership to do so...
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Bill Holland set to retire as head of SEMO University Foundation
(Local News ~ 02/10/18)
Bill Holland doesn’t seek the limelight. In his fundraising job at Southeast Missouri State University, he prefers the spotlight be focused on the school’s donors and the accomplishments of the institution. “I let people win alone, and we lose in a crowd,” he said, explaining his philosophy...
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Southeast to celebrate Black History Month with movie night, presentation on slavery
(Local News ~ 02/10/18)
Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate Black History Month with a movie night and a presentation on the early years of African slavery in the Americas, school officials said. On Tuesday, the movie, “I Am Not Your Negro,” will be shown at 6 p.m. in Dempster Hall’s Glenn Auditorium. The event is open to Southeast faculty, staff and students, and community members...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/10/18)
Today is Saturday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2018. There are 324 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1968, U.S. figure skater Peggy Fleming, 19, won America's only gold medal of the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France, in the ladies' singles event. (Gabriele Seyfert of East Germany earned the silver medal, Hana Maskova of Czechoslovakia, the bronze.)...
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Out of the past: Feb. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/10/18)
Four Cape Girardeau men were arrested yesterday and charged with last week's robbery of the Save-A-Lot food store; they have also been linked to the thefts of thousands of dollars in property from other robberies. A high-speed chase from Jackson to Cape Girardeau in the evening ends when the 16-year-old driver's pickup truck runs into a median and flips at the intersection of Broadway and Kingshighway; the truck lands upside down, but the youth sustains only a small laceration to a finger; the boy, a resident of Campbell, Missouri, is taken to juvenile hall.. ...
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Marble Hill artesian well -- a prized treasure
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
Deep beneath the earth's service lies many treasures, such as gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and more. Yet the one buried gem that humanity cannot live without, that is often forgotten and taken for granted, is water. According to a 2014 report in the Washington Post, there is more water below the earth's surface than in all the oceans combined. And some of that water is just bursting to get out...
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Water on a goose's back
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
You may have heard the expression, "Like water off a duck's back." This image shows what it looks like when water beads on a goose's back. This is a close-up view of feathers on a snow goose harvested by a hunter at Duck Creek Conservation Area. Light rain was falling. I found it interesting how the raindrops beaded on the goose's feathers as it lay on the ground beside a truck...
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Senior Center menues for 2-12-18 to 2-16-18
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
Monday: Hamburger stroganoff with noodles or sweet and sour chicken over rice, green beans, whole-kernel corn, whole-grain bread slice and chilled apricots or red velvet cake. Tuesday: Ham and beans or country-fried steak with mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, cornbread/whole-grain crackers and tropical fruit dessert or poor man's cobbler...
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Matters of the heart take center stage in February
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
Happy birthday to Mildred Finney, Susie Pobst, Robert Penrose, Jerry Wolsey Jr., Linda Glastetter, Joann Brucker, Kenny Chapman, Kenneth Plunk, Jimmy Dooley, Cindy Teegarden, Connie Hamilton, Jeff Graviett, Joe Swain, Charlie Hindman, Troy Collins, Tyler Collins, Denny Rose, Ken Lowery, Randy Dooley, Tilda Davison, Martha Pierce, Barbara Tanner, Zach Horman, Sarah Hahn, Claude Ann Phillips, Marvin Kirkpatrick and Annabelle Dumey...
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PB native's photos document Ozarks society, culture
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
"We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness," is a quote from Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It is also the inspiration for Poplar Bluff native Kayla Huett, who uses photography to document the essence of life in rural Missouri...
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Prost -- Palisch
(Wedding ~ 02/10/18)
Angela Michelle Prost and Alex Christopher Palisch were married Sept. 9 at Deerfield Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Pastor Jim Matthews performed the ceremony. Sophia Prost, niece of the bride, played the keyboard and Avery Behrle, friend of the couple, played acoustic guitar...
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FYI 2-11-18
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. Last year, 25 young men from Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Perry, Northern Scott, and Northern Stoddard Counties earned this prestigious rank. These Scouts, along with 50 other Eagle Scouts from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, will be honored as the Colonel Edward P. Gargas Class of Eagle Scouts at 2 p.m. today in Academic Auditorium at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...
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Putting self aside
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
I have been thinking about the relationship of frustration to selfishness, and how my frustration often comes because I am putting my own needs before others'. When I focus on myself and feel like my wants aren't being met, I begin to feel angry and resentful. When I turn my view from myself, however, and instead fix my gaze on Christ and on how I can love others through him, I find the burden of my wants gains some perspective. Other people have needs, too. It's not all about me...
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Slick roads, ice, snow and old-fashioned winters
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
A few days ago we had a storm blow through this area in Missouri, and we ended up with some slick roads. It was noot as bad as they were forecasting though. Our local news channel had us getting up to a half inch of freezing rain. Instead we got a little freezing rain, and it was kind of scattered as well...
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Adopt Rinehart 2-11-18
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Rinehart is a 9-month-old hound mix looking for a loving home. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Special recipes for a special girl on a special day
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
Happy 21st birthday Lexie! Our daughter, our baby, is celebrating her 21st birthday this weekend. It seems nearly incomprehensible that 21 years has flown by so quickly. Lexie is a bright, very creative, free-spirited and adventurous 21-year-old. She enjoys trying all kinds of foods, loves to travel, is a hard worker and loves her music, music festivals and concerts...
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Prayer 2-11-18
(Prayer ~ 02/10/18)
O Lord Jesus, thank you that we can place our hope in you, our Savior. Amen.
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Speak Out 2/11/18
(Speak Out ~ 02/10/18)
The Republican controlled Congress seems poised to pass a Trump stimulus package it so publicly and wrongly denied President Obama on the grounds that it would be a deficit/debt busting bill. When out of power, Republicans express seemingly serious and sober minded concern about the national debt. When in power those concerns evaporate, with the exception of a few semi-principled members...
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55 fall sport athletes named finalists for Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 02/10/18)
Last week we were proud to announce the fall sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards, presented by SoutheastHEALTH. In all, 55 were nominated as finalists for awards in their respective sports, which will be announced Saturday, July 14 at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus...
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Birth 2/11/18
(Births ~ 02/10/18)
Son of Joshua Davis and Bria Marie Fogle of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:22 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Name, Brycen Wayne. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Fogle is the former Bria Wheat, daughter of Laura Marie Wheat of Baldwin, Illinois, and Chad Allen Ellison of Du Quoin, Illinois. Fogle is the son of Sheila Marie Abernathy of Friedheim and Bryan Scott Fogle of Chester, Illinois...
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Out of the past: Feb. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 02/10/18)
The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended the city council approve a special use permit to place the bus station at a convenience store at 305 N. Frederick St.; about 13 months ago, Greyhound opened a full-service station at Don's Store 24 at the corner of Morgan Oak and Sprigg streets; but that location doesn't have sufficient space to allow buses to load and unload passengers "off-street."...
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Cape Girardeau police, sheriff's report 2-10-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/10/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Melanye Ross, 28, of Ullin, Illinois, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for speeding. Theft n Theft was reported at 2050 Thilenius St...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2-10-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/10/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 3:55 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 6:45 a.m. on Perryville Road; 8:06 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 8:59 a.m. on Lexington Avenue; 10:06 a.m. on Westwood Drive; 1:57 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 2:23 p.m. on South Henderson Avenue; 4:45 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 8:42 p.m. on Park Place Drive...
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Pence's bid to isolate N. Korea at Winter Olympics falls flat
(International News ~ 02/10/18)
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- For all of Vice President Mike Pence's efforts to keep North Korea from stealing the show at the Winter Olympics, the images of the two Koreas marching together -- and their officials shaking hands -- at a time of heightened tensions on the peninsula proved impossible to counteract...
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Amid a White House in tumult, Trump defends former aide
(National News ~ 02/10/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday defended former aide Rob Porter, wishing him well in his future endeavors without any mention of the two ex-wives who have accused Porter of physical and emotional abuse. Trump's comments set off a firestorm at a time of national conversation about the mistreatment of women. And they came amid rampant White House finger-pointing about who knew what, and when, about the severity of the spousal abuse allegations...
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Trump says Jerusalem move was a high point
(International News ~ 02/10/18)
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli newspaper on Friday quoted President Donald Trump as saying his recognition of Jerusalem as the country's capital was one of the highlights of his presidency thus far. Israel Hayom -- a free daily largely supportive of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- carried some quotes Friday from an interview with Trump to be published next week...
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Trump won't declassify Dems' Russia memo
(National News ~ 02/10/18)
WASHINGTON -- Citing national security concerns, the White House on Friday formally notified the House intelligence committee President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats countering GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers in the FBI's Russia probe...
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Flu season getting worse; as bad as 2009 swine flu
(National News ~ 02/10/18)
NEW YORK -- The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows one of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. The number ties the highest level seen in the U.S. during swine flu in 2009...
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Why prospect of higher budget gaps is spooking stock market
(National News ~ 02/10/18)
WASHINGTON -- The stock market may be firing off warning shots to the Trump administration and Congress about their plans to blow up the size of the federal deficit. The anxiety gripping the market this week appeared to escalate Thursday just as President Donald Trump and lawmakers were setting the government up for annual budget deficits routinely exceeding $1 trillion. ...
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Venieta Willbrand
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Venieta Campbell Willbrand of St. Charles passed away peacefully at her home, with her family by her side, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at the age of 98. Beloved wife of the late Herman H. Willbrand, Jr.; cherished daughter of the late John F. ...
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Russell Waggoner
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
Russell Lee Waggoner, 77, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He leaves behind a daughter, Monica (Clark) Barnes and husband, Lance, of Cape Girardeau and a brother, Floyd "Butch" Waggoner of Carterville, Illinois...
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Laverta Stanford
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
Laverta "Leah" Cooper Stanford, 68, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at her home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gary Cooper officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery...
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Pat Perry
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
YOUNGTOWN, Ariz. -- Charlotte Pat Perry met her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, while residing at Life Stream Skilled Nursing Facility in Youngtown. She was born Nov. 17, 1928, to Amos Edward and Bertha Ervin Hargis in Cape Girardeau...
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Harry Krueger
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
Harry Lester Krueger, age 91, of Cape Girardeau went to his heavenly home Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. He was born Nov. 5, 1926, in Shawano, Wisconsin, to Dewey Harry and Lydia L. Rusch Krueger. He and Mary Welker were married Aug. 8, 1953, in Cape Girardeau at Hanover Lutheran Church by the Rev. Wilhrock and assisted by the groom's brother, Vicar Roy Krueger...
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Moddy Jaco
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
Moddy A. Jaco, 74, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 24, 1943, at McGee, Missouri, son of Harley and Mary Alice Carver Jaco. He and Norma Sitze were united in marriage Feb. 1, 1964, and he later married Virginia Blackwell on March 20, 1993...
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Mary Hale
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary Alice Cauble Hale, 85, passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Delta South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. She was born March 22, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to the late Charles W. and Louise Bierschwal Cauble...
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Iona Askew
(Obituary ~ 02/10/18)
Iona Mae Askew, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Iona was born Jan. 2, 1928, in Durham, North Carolina, the daughter of Emma L. and Ervin H. Perry. Iona met and married the love of her life, Bill Askew, June 8, 1946, in Durham...
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All sides claim budget win; immigration fight looks tougher
(National News ~ 02/10/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republican leaders, top Democrats and President Donald Trump are all claiming big wins in the $400 billion budget agreement signed into law Friday. But the push to pass the massive legislation underscored enduring divisions within both parties, and those rifts are likely to make the next fight over immigration even more challenging...
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Teacher who hurt knee at St. Louis attraction wins $325K
(State News ~ 02/10/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A downtown St. Louis attraction has been ordered to pay $325,000 to an English teacher who suffered a serious knee injury in a 70-foot slide. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported St. Louis jurors found the City Museum liable for Amy Atkinson's torn knee ligaments and broken leg Wednesday after a three-day trial...
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Missouri National Guard to partner with Israeli Home Front Command
(State News ~ 02/10/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Eric Greitens said the Missouri National Guard will participate in training exercises with Israeli troops who are part of a special command focused on civilian protection. Greitens announced Friday the National Guard will form a partnership with the Israeli Home Front Command, which provides civilian protection during wars and times of crisis, in Israel and other countries...
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Kansas youth camp for muscular dystrophy moves to Missouri
(State News ~ 02/10/18)
LINWOOD, Kan. -- A summer camp for children with muscular dystrophy is moving from Kansas to Missouri, causing confusion for families on both sides of the state line. The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced Feb. 1 the merger of annual camps at Tall Oaks in Linwood, Kansas, and Springfield, Missouri. The new regional camp now will be held at Camp Barnabas, a Christian ministry at Teas Trail near Purdy, Missouri, the Wichita Eagle reported...
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Missouri school administrators concerned about standard test methods
(State News ~ 02/10/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Several school superintendents in Missouri are organizing a push to change standardized testing amid concerns the current model fails to provide useful feedback on how much students are learning. St. Louis Public Radio reported more than 40 superintendents have joined a group called the Missouri Assessment Partnership to work on developing a new way of handling performance exams...
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Study: Mississippi River shutdown would cost millions
(State News ~ 02/10/18)
MADISON, Wis. -- A recent study by Wisconsin researchers suggests the failure of any of the 25 aging locks on the upper Mississippi River could lead to an increase of nearly half a million truckloads of freight on highways between Minnesota and Missouri...
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Sponsored: The way to heart health may be through your stomach
(Local News ~ 02/10/18)
What keeps people from eating a heart healthy diet? There can be many individual factors, but Raina Childers, MS, RD, LD at HealthPoint Fitness, cites three major obstacles: the drive for convenience, conflicting information and portion distortion. Because being busy can lead consumers to grab stuff of lower nutritional quality that can be consumed quickly, Childers advises planning ahead on the weekend — making a menu, shopping and getting a few meals prepped. ...
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Frozen in time: Birdseye unveiled a revolutionary idea nearly 88 years ago
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
On March 6, 1930, the newspaper in Springfield, Massachusetts, ran an ad claiming "The Most Revolutionary Idea in the History of Food Will Be Revealed in Springfield Today." The ad probably was guilty of exaggeration -- but not by much. For that day was the day Clarence Birdseye formally introduced his brand of frozen foods to the world at Davidson's Market, and in the process, according to his biographer, Mark Kurlansky, literally changed our civilization by creating a whole new industry and rendering the term "fresh frozen" far less oxymoronic than it initially might appear.. ...
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Tabasco and Dr. King
(Column ~ 02/10/18)
Avery Island, Louisiana, is known for one thing: Tabasco sauce. The sauce is made from Tabasco peppers harvested locally and produced by the McIlhenny Co., an enterprise established in 1868. It's still family-owned and operated and is one of the few U.S. companies under royal warrant to do business with Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace...
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Filmmaker Steve Turner looks homeward for next big project
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
Steve Turner looks pensive over his cup of coffee and small notebook on a blustery February morning in Cape Girardeau. He's a film producer and director of television commercials and documentaries. He's done local work and national work, for clients including Kraft and AB/Inbev...
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Learning Briefs 2-11-18
(Community ~ 02/10/18)
Makenzie Heberlie of Perryville, Missouri, was named to the dean's list for fall 2017 semester at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. The following students were named to the president's list with an academic record of 4.0 for the fall 2017 semester at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...
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