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Scott County rolling out new jury notification system
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
BENTON, Mo. — Scott County Circuit Court is rolling out a new jury notification system. “Scott County is the first in our area to go live with Show-Me Jury,” Scott County Circuit Clerk Christy Hency said. “We are paving the way.” The new system was piloted in 2017 in St. Louis City Circuit Court and began rolling out to additional courts this year...
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Downtown Tailgate Flea Market this Sunday
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
The Downtown Tailgate Flea Market is heading to Cape Girardeau this weekend. The twice-yearly event draws thousands of visitors to downtown, where more than 150 vendors are expected, organizer Paula Haas said. “We’re tickled to death,” she added. The parking lots at Main Street and Broadway, and at Main and Independence streets (across from Art Van Furniture), will host the vendors from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday...
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Project Homeless Connect provides free resources for needy
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
A group of 100 volunteers and 64 service providers presented “a day of yes” to those in need Friday during the seventh annual Project Homeless Connect at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. The event offered employment and education services, housing resources, clothing, health and beauty services, medical services and groceries free of charge...
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Kasten Masonry expanding in Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
Kasten Masonry in Jackson has a long history and four locations — and is building another facility on its Jackson campus. Company CEO Craig Bohnsack said Kasten operated a block plant in Cape Girardeau, on Locust Street, near the Mississippi River, until Jan. 1, 2016, when a levee wall gave out and flooded the plant and much of the surrounding area...
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Officials: SEMO experiences no financial hardship this year from enrollment decline
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
Southeast Missouri State University’s enrollment decline has not posed a financial hardship because state aid wasn’t slashed by 10 percent as originally forecast, school officials said Friday. Kathy Mangels, vice president for finance and administration, said fewer students results in less tuition revenue...
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Portageville cold case solved after 20 years
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Persistent detective work and breakthroughs in DNA technology led to the solving of a cold case in New Madrid County. Sheriff Terry Stevens announced Friday one of the “most heinous crimes ever in the history of New Madrid County” is now solved, and the perpetrator, called a serial rapist and killer, died in 1999 after a standoff with police...
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Sponsored: RFID tags revolutionizing how breast surgery is approached
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
Radiologist Richard Ogles, MD, points to what looks like a large grain of rice visible on a mammogram of a patient with early stage breast cancer. "This," he says emphatically, "is completely changing the way we approach targeting and treating this type of cancer."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2018. There are 86 days left in the year. On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a week-long U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter...
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Out of the past: Oct. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 10/06/18)
Proposition C rollback initiatives passed overwhelmingly in Jackson, Delta and Oak Ridge yesterday, allowing those school districts to keep a larger share of an estimated $400 million in new state education funding. The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents has approved plans to renovate the Parker Building and add onto a proposed business structure; both moves will proved added space for classrooms and faculty offices; the Parker project calls for removing showers and lockers no longer in use in the physical education building and replacing them with classrooms and faculty offices.. ...
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Cox -Bowers
(Wedding ~ 10/06/18)
Georgi Cox of Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Adam Bowers of Columbia, Missouri, were married Jan. 9 at The Fern Grotto on the Wailua River in Kauai, Hawaii. The bride is the daughter of Patrick and Karen Cox of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The groom is the son of Bryan and Heraleen Bowers of Scott City...
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Anderson - Griffin
(Engagement ~ 10/06/18)
Billy and Michele Anderson of Oran, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Abbey Brooke Anderson of Oran, to Seth Michael Griffin of Morley, Missouri. He is the son Richard and Charlotte Griffin of Morley. Abbey is a 2011 graduate of Oran High School. ...
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Schnicker - Duffy
(Engagement ~ 10/06/18)
Mr. and Mrs. John Schnicker of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Lynn, to Blake James Duffy, both of Jackson. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Duffy of Auburn, Maine. Samantha is a 2017 graduate of Jackson High School and is a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University, majoring in communication disorders/speech pathology. She works at Wib's Drive-In in Jackson...
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Buerck - Bollinger
(Engagement ~ 10/06/18)
Brad and Daphine Buerck of Perryville, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Chantil Buerck of Perryville, to Spencer Bollinger of Patton, Missouri. He is the son of Johnna Bollinger of Patton and Neal Bollinger of Sedgewickville, Missouri...
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It might not be dead just yet
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
Over the last few weeks I have been given samples of plants that gardeners have said are dead. In many cases the gardeners have dug up the tree or shrub and brought it to me because they think the plants are dead. Or I often get phone calls from gardeners who say their plants are dead because they have lost their leaves, or the leaves have lots of large brown spots on them...
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Adopt Scout 10-7-18
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Scout is a 1-year-old female mixed breed. She's friendly and in need of a good home. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Unexpected catch
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
I slowly walked a pond levee last week looking for late summer flowers to photograph. Up ahead I noticed a round green object out of place in the brush. As I got closer I realized it was a walnut. My first inclination was that a squirrel must have wedged the nut in the forks of a bush. Then I realized that the walnut was stuck on the broken end of a small limb that was sticking straight up...
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Senior Center Menus for Oct. 8-12
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
Monday: Center closed for Columbus Day. Tuesday: Beef stew or shrimp Alfredo, seasoned cauliflower, garden salad, whole-grain crackers and blushing pears or blackberry cobbler. Wednesday: Chicken pot pie or sausage mostaccioli, steamed broccoli, crunch coleslaw, whole-grain bread and pineapple tidbits or pumpkin bar...
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SEMO District Fair Winners 10-7-18
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
FFA Steers (sponsored by CO-OP Service Center, Inc., Jackson) Grand Champion FFA Steer: Aaron Brown, Jackson FFA Reserve Grand Champion FFA Steer: Chase Gray, Kelly-Benton FFA FFA Beef Showmanship (sponsored by MFA Exchange, Jackson): Kyle Lappe, Jackson FFA...
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Club news 10-7-18
(Community News ~ 10/06/18)
The Lamplighter FCE Club met Sept. 20 at the home of President Judy Strickland. The devotional, "A Retirement Home Prayer," by Mary Maxwell was brought to members on YouTube. Members answered the roll call by giving a tip on "How to Boost Your Brain." Both July and August minutes were read. Linda Sebaugh gave the treasurer's report. Both the minutes and treasurer's report were approved and placed on file...
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FYI 10-7-18
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
The Scott County Health Department has announced that flu shots will be available at a several county locations with no appointment necessary. n Friday, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Kelso C-7 School, 820 Highway A in New Hamburg, Missouri. n Oct. 17, 8:30 to 11 a.m., St. Denis Parish Center, U.S. 61 in Benton, Missouri...
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Allegiances
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
For the third consecutive year, the St. Louis Cardinals and their many fans are watching the baseball playoffs from their respective living rooms. I've lived in Cardinal Nation for nearly 30 years, yet my baseball allegiance is elsewhere, with a mediocre team that wears black and gold uniforms and whose city is known for steelmaking and blue-collar sensibilities. Can't help it. Don't want to help it. This favoritism extends beyond baseball...
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A pilgrimage of love
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
I know it's about a month early, but I'm thinking about the term "pilgrim." The pilgrims we pay homage to around Thanksgiving time struck out to an unknown land seeking religious freedom. In fact, a definition of "pilgrim," according to dictionary.com is "a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons." Today, when all the world has been settled and explored, perhaps the last frontier, the one place it is yet up to us to explore, is the depth of our own soul. ...
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How to place your ladder
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
Author Charles F. Stanley says, "Life is a ladder we climb until we die." (In Touch devotional) He goes on to say, "It would be a shame if we simply sat down and did nothing, but it would be worse if we placed our ladder against the wrong wall and discovered, after a life of climbing we had wasted all the years before."...
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Just say no
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
Probably one of the hardest things for most people to say is "No!" When you come to a real worker, not some wannabe couch potato, and ask if they will help the way most respond is, "Sure I'll help." And this is true even if they are super busy and they don't have the time. Somehow they will find the time and volunteer...
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'Fall' for these recipes
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
Fall is definitely in the air with cool breezes and changing leaf colors. Nearly everyone loves the change of the seasons to fall from the long hot, dry summer. Along with the season change comes the change to fall type recipes. I think these recipes use apples, warm spices, root vegetables, squash and meats that pair well with these ingredients...
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Recovering attorney finds deeper meaning with Red Cross
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
Julian Watkins did what he thought he should do after college. The Cairo, Illinois native went to law school and started his career in corporate law. This path, paved with expectations of success and financial enrichment, failed to fulfill him. He later took a job as a janitor, opened up his own legal practice, coached basketball and then became a prosecutor...
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Prayer 10-7-18
(Prayer ~ 10/06/18)
O Lord Jesus, blessed Redeemer, thank you for your grace and mercy. Amen.
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Tons of beef recalled for salmonella
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
TOLLESON, Ariz. -- An Arizona company voluntarily recalled more than 6.5 million pounds of beef possibly contaminated with salmonella, federal officials announced Thursday. An investigation found the products, including ground beef and beef patties likely came from JBS Tolleson Inc., a meat packing plant west of Phoenix. ...
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Two Republican senators, two divergent paths on Kavanaugh
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski turned against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh quietly, uttering a single word: "No." Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, her longtime friend and fellow moderate Republican, spoke on the Senate floor for 45 minutes, explaining her support for Kavanaugh in detail...
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Melania Trump tours orphanage during Africa trip
(International News ~ 10/06/18)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Melania Trump briefly lost her footing when a baby elephant startled her with a sudden move, but the first lady was anything but out of step when children at an orphanage welcomed her to their home with African song and dance. It didn't take long for the typically reserved U.S. first lady to dive fully into the moment...
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Nobel Peace laureates demand end to sexual violence in war
(International News ~ 10/06/18)
OSLO, Norway -- Raped after being forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group, Nadia Murad did not succumb to shame or despair -- the young Iraqi woman spoke out. Surgeon Denis Mukwege treated countless victims of sexual violence in war-torn Congo and told the world of their suffering. Together, they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their campaigns to end rape and sexual abuse as weapons of war...
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India signs $5 billion deal for Russian air defense systems
(International News ~ 10/06/18)
NEW DELHI -- India signed a $5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defense systems Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries trading with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors. The deal was signed in New Delhi during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss nuclear energy, space exploration and trade...
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Interpol president reported missing during trip to China
(International News ~ 10/06/18)
PARIS -- The Chinese president of Interpol has been reported missing after he traveled to his native country at the end of September, a French judicial official said Friday. Meng Hongwei's wife reported Friday she had not heard from her 64-year-old husband since he left Lyon, France, where Interpol is based, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details of an ongoing investigation...
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Oregon vineyards face losses from wildfire smoke
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
SALEM, Ore. -- Some Oregon lawmakers and winery owners scrambled Thursday to help a dozen vineyard owners who face the prospect of tons of grapes withering on the vine after a California company abruptly canceled contracts to buy the grapes worth millions of dollars over fears they are tainted by wildfire smoke...
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Mormon no more: Tabernacle Choir renamed in branding move
(Entertainment ~ 10/06/18)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be singing the same tune but under a new name. The choir was renamed Friday to strip out the word Mormon in a move aimed at ending shorthand names for the religion used for generations by church members and others...
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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to children, hospital study finds
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
NEW YORK -- Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious the dogs might pose an infection risk to patients with weakened immune systems. So they conducted some tests when Pippi, Poppy, Badger and Winnie visited 45 children getting cancer treatment...
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With conviction, officer likely avoided decades behind bars
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
CHICAGO -- Jurors convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke for murder and aggravated battery in the slaying of Laquan McDonald, the black teenager who was shot 16 times as he walked away carrying a knife Oct. 20, 2014. But a legal expert explained the 40-year-old Van Dyke is likely looking at less than 10 years in prison for killing the teen rather than many decades because jurors opted to convict him of second- and not first-degree murder...
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Doorstop is meteorite worth $100K
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A Michigan man recently learned a rock he's been using as a doorstop is a meteorite worth $100,000. The nearly 23-pound hunk of iron and nickel is the sixth-largest meteorite found in Michigan, according to the Smithsonian Museum and Central Michigan University...
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Amazon's $15 an hour a win? Not so, some workers say
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
NEW YORK -- Amazon's announcement it would raise its hourly minimum wage to $15 has been seen as a win for workers. But some longtime employees say they are losing out. Those who already made $15 will get an extra dollar an hour when the change is made next month, but they will also lose two benefits they relied on: monthly bonuses potentially topping hundreds of dollars and a chance to own Amazon's sky-rocketing stock, currently worth nearly $2,000 a share...
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Interior secretary announces $3M Boston Navy yard project
(Community ~ 10/06/18)
BOSTON -- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced plans to redevelop the old Navy yard in Boston, home to the USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat. Zinke and Navy Secretary Richard Spencer visited the Charlestown Navy Yard on Friday to tout the approval of $3 million in federal money for the effort...
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U.S. unemployment hits 49-year low, 3.7 percent
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added just 134,000 jobs in September, the fewest in a year, though the figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent, the lowest level since 1969. Hurricane Florence struck North and South Carolina in the middle of September and closed thousands of businesses. A category including restaurants, hotels and casinos lost jobs for the first time since last September, when Hurricane Harvey had a similar effect...
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Kavanaugh bump? GOP fights apathy ahead of midterms
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
NEW YORK -- On the brink of a political gender war, President Donald Trump's Republican Party is threatening to erode Democrats' enthusiasm advantage as the fiery debate over his Supreme Court nominee enters its final phase. Political strategists in both parties suggest the GOP's enthusiastic embrace of Brett Kavanaugh despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct may have shifted the political landscape -- at least temporarily -- by injecting new energy into the most passionate Republican voters a month before the election. ...
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Kavanaugh confirmation all but sure with Collins
(National News ~ 10/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- After weeks of shocking accusations, hardball politics and rowdy Capitol protests, a pair of wavering senators declared Friday they will support Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, all but guaranteeing the deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation's highest court Saturday...
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Scott City fire report 10-6-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/18)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 n Medical assists were made Sept. 29 in the 1100 block of Perkins Street, 400 block of Sycamore Street and 100 block of West Hickory Street; Sept. 30 in the 400 block of Dearborn Street; Oct. ...
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Area police report 10-6-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kristan Keys, 33, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Scott County warrant. n Demarco Garvin, 34, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Union County (Illinois) warrant...
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Road work 10/6/18
(Local News ~ 10/06/18)
Starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Ameren Electric will close the northbound outside lane of Mount Auburn Road between Percy Drive and Independence Street in Cape Girardeau for power line repair. Closure will last until approximately 4 p.m. Monday. Additionally, work to repair fill slope on Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau will take place from Monday through Friday, weather and unforeseen issues permitting. ...
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June Stone
(Obituary ~ 10/06/18)
Mary June Stone, 87, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Monticello House. She was born Nov. 16, 1930, in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, to James "Ches" and Edith Irene Martin Head. She and Nelson Stone were married Aug. 15, 1953, in Coffman, Missouri, south of Ste. Genevieve. Four children were born to their union...
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Ernest Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 10/06/18)
Ernest "Ernie" L. Seabaugh, 82, of Plano, Texas, formerly of Anna, Illinois, and Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano. Graveside service will be at noon Monday at Cape County Memorial Park. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery...
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Timothy Ruddy
(Obituary ~ 10/06/18)
Timothy Frederick Ruddy, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born July 9, 1938, in St. Louis to the late William Henry and Lucille Misfeldt Ruddy. He and Linda Musso were married July 2, 1966, in Edwardsville, Illinois...
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Tanya Monroe
(Obituary ~ 10/06/18)
VANDUSER, Mo. -- Tanya Kay Monroe, 62, of Vanduser died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 11, 1955 in Sikeston, Missouri, to B.T. and Phyllis Pigman Johnson. She and Tim "Termite" Monroe were married July 26, 1980, at Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Feb. 26, 2007...
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Richard Baker
(Obituary ~ 10/06/18)
Richard Norman Baker, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Montgomery, Illinois, to the late Byron and Minnie Goble Baker. Richard and Yonne Montavon were married May 9, 1953, in DeKalb, Illinois...
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Picking and plucking season
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
As the days get shorter and the leaves start to fall, pumpkins are plump for picking, apples are ripe for plucking and tractors are ready for wagon-pulling. It's the time of year for families to take trips to farms and local pumpkin patches to enjoy the weather and time together...
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The Brissenden baseball bat barons
(Column ~ 10/06/18)
Cape Girardeau was a boom town at the beginning of the 20th Century. Between 1900 and 1910, the city's population jumped 76 percent. The Frisco Railroad built a rail line in 1904 providing direct connections to both St. Louis and Memphis. Taking advantage of the rail access, the Roberts, Johnson and Rand Shoe Company opened a factory in 1907...
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