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Low unemployment rate in region brings opportunities, challenges
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
Cape Girardeau County's 1.9 percent unemployment rate is low, and while that's great news for the economy, it brings its own set of challenges to employers in the region, officials say. Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John Mehner said of the unemployment rate, released by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, or MERIC, as of October 2018, the comparative rate is "unbelievably low, maybe record low."...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: 'equality for all people in all walks of life'
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
Debra Mitchell-Braxton has for nearly 38 years of her life set out to emphasize the importance of Martin Luther King Jr., as well as serving others. Once again, Mitchell-Braxton is organizing several events over several days to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21...
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Cape city comes up empty in downtown development effort
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
Cape Girardeau city officials came up empty in their effort to attract private development on a city-owned, downtown lot. But officials still believe the 1.04-acre property at the northwest corner of Broadway and Main Street has great potential for future development, according to development services director Alex McElroy...
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Pho 8 Crushes Holiday Doldrums with Lighter Fare
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
I've got the post-holiday doldrums in the worst way and I'm blaming it all on casseroles -- heavy, creamy, cheesy casseroles that I only get to eat twice a year. They are amazingly rich, gut-bustingly filling and my favorite thing about holiday meals. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2019. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr. On this date:...
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Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures
(Community ~ 01/03/19)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- When Mahmoud Othman tried to figure a way to save his cafe business in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, he was amazed by online videos of tourists in Turkey getting fish pedicures. That got him thinking and a unique idea was born...
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Retail exec Blake Nordstrom dies at 58
(Community ~ 01/03/19)
NEW YORK -- Blake Nordstrom, who led the upscale department store chain Nordstrom as co-president with his brothers, Erik and Peter, has died. He was 58. The Seattle-based company did not disclose the cause of death, saying Nordstrom passed away early Wednesday unexpectedly. Last month, Nordstrom said he had been diagnosed with lymphoma but his cancer was treatable. Nordstrom Inc. said in a statement its executive leadership will continue under Erik and Peter Nordstrom...
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Administration denies status to young immigrants
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Some immigrant youth looking to start over in the United States after fleeing abusive homes are seeing their applications for green cards rejected because the Trump administration says they're too old. A U.S. government program in place since 1990 has let young immigrants subject to abuse, abandonment or neglect by a parent seek a court-appointed guardian and a green card to stay in the country...
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Trump holds firm on wall, says shutdown 'could be a long time'
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday the partial government shutdown will last "as long as it takes" as closures entered a 12th day over his demands for billions of dollars from Congress to build a border wall with Mexico. "Could be a long time or could be quickly," Trump said during lengthy comments at a Cabinet meeting at the White House, his first public appearance of the new year...
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House Democrats' to-do list: Try to end shutdown
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they'll have to get government reopened from the partial shutdown. As the Congress gavels in for the 116th session the early votes will be the usual ones -- establishing the House rules and electing the House speaker, presumably California Democrat Nancy Pelosi. ...
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Michigan man held for spying in Russia was frequent visitor
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
DETROIT -- As a staff sergeant with the Marines in Iraq, Paul Whelan enjoyed fine cigars and showed an affinity for Russia -- even spending two weeks of military leave in Moscow and St. Petersburg instead of at home in the U.S. with family and friends...
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St. Louis County prosecutor fires some staff
(State News ~ 01/03/19)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County's new prosecuting attorney is shaking up his staff and instituting new policies just two days into the job, his spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday, and a veteran assistant prosecutor who presented evidence to the grand jury after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson is reportedly among those let go...
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Sports betting will be no home run for state budgets
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The race to legalize sports betting is on now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed it in all 50 states, but will it provide enough extra tax revenue to make much of a difference for schools, roads or pension debt? Don't bet on it...
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Apple sees a significant slump in iPhone sales over holidays, CEO says
(National News ~ 01/03/19)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple acknowledged demand for iPhones is waning, fulfilling the worst fears of investors concerned the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster. The reckoning came in the form of a warning Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered to the company's shareholders in a letter released after the stock market closed Wednesday...
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Mid-America business index rises in December
(State News ~ 01/03/19)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Business conditions improved last month in nine Midwest and Plains states despite shortages of skilled workers, according to a monthly survey report issued Wednesday. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 55.2 in December from 54.1 in November, the report said. The October reading was 54.9. Survey organizers said any score above 50 suggests growth...
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National Movers Study: Vermont gets big influx
(State News ~ 01/03/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Vermont's population is among the smallest in the U.S., but a study from United Van Lines indicate people are moving to the New England state. The suburban St. Louis-based moving company Wednesday released its 42nd annual National Movers Study, which tracks customers' state-to-state migration patterns...
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New riverboat to ride Mississippi as tourism resurgence continues
(State News ~ 01/03/19)
NEW ORLEANS -- Few experiences capture old New Orleans and the Mississippi River quite like a paddlewheel riverboat coming round the muddy bend with its tooting whistle horn, towering smoke stacks and water-churning propeller. This month the first new riverboat in more than a decade is set to launch in this Louisiana port city. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/3/19
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson; 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes for the Dec. 31 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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Parents charged in child's death in Bootheel living in 'deplorable condition'
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
STEELE, Mo. -- The parents of a 4-year-old child who died Sunday in Steele have been arrested and charged with child abuse/neglect resulting in her death. Aaron Marcel Jackson, 30, of Hayti and Erica Pleasant, 32, of Steele are each charged with one count of abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death and two counts of abuse or neglect of a child, according to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell...
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Carter Co. receives $8.6M to replace flood-damaged courthouse, jail, sheriff dept.
(Local News ~ 01/03/19)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Carter County will receive $8.6 million through a federal pilot program for what has been a controversial decision to replace the courthouse damaged by a historic flood in April 2017. Funds also will pay for a new sheriff's department and jail, which were also lost to high waters...
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Redistricting issue misled voters
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/03/19)
Recently there have been some thoughts expressed that our government isn't listening to the voters. Sometimes that is true, but I would beg to differ with the Clean Missouri Amendment. The Missouri governor has floated the idea of a re-vote, which I fully endorse. ...
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Paint for a Cause project to help celebrate state's birthday
(Editorial ~ 01/03/19)
A pair of local artists have come up with an innovative way to celebrate Missouri's 200th birthday in 2021. Aaron Horrell and Barb Baily are expanding their "paint for a cause" concept to become a statewide endeavor. It will be a 30-feet by 10-feet mural depicting objects identified by individuals or organizations...
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Out of the past: Jan. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/19)
A proposed $1.46 per month trash fee hike is again delayed as the Cape Girardeau City Council votes to have a citizens group examine volume-based billing options; but the council refuses to take steps to bid out city trash service to private contractors...
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Supermarket shortcuts that will help you get dinner on the table faster
(Community ~ 01/03/19)
Associated Press If you've had one of those days, and you find yourself glancing at the clock only to discover that it's already 5 p.m. (What!?) and dinner is not simmering cheerfully on the stove, then you may feel like you have limited options. Yes, there is the frozen meal or take-out route. And sure, you can still start from scratch, shopping and cooking and sitting down to eat late and exhausted...
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Paul Propst
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Paul Russell Propst, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Feb. 2, 1930, in Iron County, Missouri, to Walter M. and Cora M. Russell Propst. He and Marilyn Wachter were married Feb. 3, 1951, at Cape Girardeau...
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Joe Maevers
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
HERCULANEUM, Mo. -- Joe Allen Maevers was born Dec. 29, 1946, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Oliver Raymond Maevers and Geneva Maxine Allen Maevers. He passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at his home in Herculaneum at the age of 72 years. He was united in marriage to Sharon Gay in 1967 and to this union were born two wonderful children, Kimberly and Joel. ...
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Jimmie Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Jimmie G. Lawrence, son of the late John H. and Chloe Robling Lawrence, was born June 23, 1934, in Gray Ridge, Missouri, and departed this life Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 84 years. Jimmie was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter, Missouri...
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Virgie Kraust
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Virgie M. Kraust, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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William Finch
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
William J. "Rock" Finch, 68, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 20, 1950, in St. Louis, the son of Lehman and Dolores Keithly Finch. Rock married Rachel Lyn Windeknecht on July 22, 1977...
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Barbara Boyer
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Barbara Ida Boyer, 69, of Grassy, Missouri, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Patterson Cemetery near Grassy...
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Burlean Boese
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Burlean Boese, 85, of Jackson died Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at Jackson Manor. She was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Virgil and Lizzie Davis Alvey. She and Harold Lee Boese were married April 1, 1952. He died Jan. 28, 1993. Burlean had worked as a hand sewer for Florsheim Shoe Co...
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Jackie Aufdenberg
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Jacqueline "Jackie" Aufdenberg, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 18, 1935, in St. Louis to Henry A. and Thelma Halley White. She and Albert F. "Junior" Aufdenberg met on a blind date at the SEMO District Fair in 1954. ...
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Speak Out 1/3/19
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/19)
It's sad that you have to use Facebook to celebrate your family traditions instead of celebrating with your family. It's sad you have to use Twitter to celebrate your child's accomplishments instead of celebrating with your child. The real world is passing you by while you focus on creating an unnecessary story that no one asked to hear...
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Prayer 1/3/19
(Prayer ~ 01/03/19)
Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, we place our hope in you. Amen.
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Crash kills two in Mississippi County
(State News ~ 01/03/19)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Authorities say two people were killed in a crash in Southeast Missouri. The single-vehicle crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 57 in Mississippi County. Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott said southbound lanes of the interstate were closed temporarily so a helicopter could land and take a child who survived to Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The interstate reopened just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday...
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Virginia Essner
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
Virginia Irene Essner, 93, of New Hamburg, Missouri, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton, Missouri.
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Christine Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 01/03/19)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- Christine Bollinger, 89, of Blodgett died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton, Missouri.
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Resolutions for the new year
(Community ~ 01/03/19)
It is the start of a new and exciting new year. We learned in Sunday School last week that the typical American keeps a new year's resolution for only 12 days. Several of the top new year's resolutions dealt with personal appearance and self improvement...
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