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No fire at Jackson Taco Bell
(Local News ~ 02/16/19)
Taco Bell in Jackson was not, in fact, en fuego. Jackson Fire Rescue responded to a call at approximately 7 a.m. Friday at Taco Bell, 2271 E. Jackson Blvd., chief Jason Mouser said. A light haze of smoke was produced by a furnace malfunction, Mouser said. There was no fire...
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River Campus to celebrate Black History Month with storyteller Marlene B. Rivero on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/16/19)
Storyteller Marlene B. Rivero of Grand Chain, Illinois, said she’s eager for people to learn “little nuggets” about history during her living-history presentation and portrayal of freed slave Elizabeth Keckley on Tuesday at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau...
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Jefferson School to add fifth, sixth grades
(Local News ~ 02/16/19)
Jefferson Elementary School will expand enrollment to include fifth- and sixth-graders over the next three years, a move school officials believe will serve students well. All Cape Girardeau elementary schools now educate students in kindergarten through fourth grades...
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Homeless shelter working around leaking roof damaged in Feb. 7 storm
(Local News ~ 02/16/19)
A Feb. 7 storm tore about 500 feet of roofing from the Amen Center in Delta, center operator Danny Hollowell said, and that’s led to flooding at the faith-based homeless shelter. Hollowell said the storm damage is bad enough, but when it rains, “you’d need a raincoat” to enter some areas of the building — a former elementary school...
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Sponsored: Out of the blue: Quick response, AED access plays vital role in saving local man’s life
(Local News ~ 02/16/19)
"We were about 20 minutes into the class and, as I walked past the teacher, I just collapsed," Mike Webb recalled. "After that, I don't remember anything. Time didn't exist for me for quite a while." Webb, a retired math teacher, was having a heart attack. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
Today is Saturday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2019. There are 318 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. On this date: In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates during the First Barbary War...
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Out of the past: Feb. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 02/16/19)
After far surpassing previous tonnage records in 1993, the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority has started the new year where it left off; in January, net tonnage for the port authority was 30,454, which is the third highest single month total in the port's history...
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Wilhelm - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/16/19)
Ray and Sandy Wilhelm of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14. Wilhelm and the former Sandy Fleming were married Feb. 14, 1959, in Salina, Kansas. The couple has three children: Gregg (Rachel) Wilhelm of O'Fallon, Missouri; Glenn (Renee) Wilhelm of Denver, Colorado and Laura (Robert) Michaud of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. They also have seven grandchildren...
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Weaver - Jones
(Engagement ~ 02/16/19)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Pete and Shirley Weaver of Altenburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Linzie Weaver, to Sean Jones, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Louise Jones of Jackson. Linzie attends Southeast Missouri State University and will graduate in December with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She works at American Family Insurance...
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VanGennip - Dirnberger
(Wedding ~ 02/16/19)
Marissa Anne VanGennip and Lucas Ryan Dirnberger were married Sept. 15 at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold, Missouri. The Rev. John Harth and the Rev. David Coon performed the ceremony. Kelly Westbrook of Advance, Missouri, was organist, and Jenny Schade of Cape Girardeau was soloist...
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Glazed over: Our love affair with doughnuts
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
From jelly filled to classic glazed, from Long Johns to Apple Fritters, doughnuts are a sought-after way to feed a sweet tooth. There are several outlets to help satisfy the craving for the fried goodies in the area, including a couple of new arrivals as well as longtime establishments...
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Adopt Hamilton 2-17-19
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This sweet little guy is Hamilton. He is about 3 months old and just waiting for someone to love him. He are available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Cooler by a degree?
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
Temperatures hovered at freezing as light rain fell the early morning of Feb. 10. Out with my camera, I saw little evidence of icicles hanging off bare tree limbs, but three small woodland holly trees nearby all had icicles hanging from their leaves...
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We need a Jacob
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
There was a man named Jacob living in a time of famine. Hearing a rumor of food's location, he turned to his sons saying, "Why are you standing around looking at one another? I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we'll die" (Gen. 42:1-2, NLT). Sometimes to get what we need the most, we have to get up, leave where we are, and take hold of what we've been looking for...
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A book of wisdom
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
Most of are not quite sure what to do with the Book of Proverbs. There doesn't seem to be a common narrative, and it sometimes reads like a collection of fortune-cookie slips that got haphazardly taped together. Many of us have been trained to flip to these wise sayings as a kind of instruction manual for living a good life. It's that easy, right?...
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Senior Center Menus for Feb. 18-22
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
Monday: Closed for Presidents Day. Tuesday: Chicken Parmesan with marinara pasta or cabbage roll with mashed potatoes, Italian-blend veggies, garden salad, whole-grain garlic bread and tropical fruit or cookies. Wednesday: Ham and beans or rotisserie chicken with potato, stewed tomatoes, seasoned spinach, cornbread and sugar-free apple crisp or apple dump cake...
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Future kitchens: Industry experts weigh in on the next-generation heart of the home
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
Today's home kitchen doesn't look anything like it did a century ago. But for the most part, it doesn't look a lot different than 50 years ago. Appliances are sleeker, materials are better, color palettes are broader. But the room is still the hard-working heart of the home...
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Scott City Middle School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/19)
Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Matilda Brown, Jackson Burger, Rylan Froggatt, Nataleigh Hickmann, Carlee Kilby, Jordan Strieler. 6th grade: Timora Criddle, Makenna Gentry, Lilyan Landis, Evan Simmons, Ramsey Spinks, Shayla Sterling...
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Oak Ridge Junior High School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/19)
Oak Ridge Junior High School 7th grade:, Marshall Abner, Jesse Bishop, LeeAnna Davis, Tyler Gamel, Carson Hahs, Brock Hobeck, Kendall Marshall, Gavin McFall, Sarah McLane , Job Sachse, Alivia Schilling, Katie Seabaugh, Abby Volz, Ty Wilson, Sophia Woodall...
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Delta Elementary School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/19)
Delta Elementary School A Honor Roll Kindergarden: Lily Bartels, Bentley Blattel, Walker Cronenbold, Jonathan Goldsberry, Selena Jones, Chloe Scherer. 1st grade: Alyssa Anglin, Emily Foster, Jordyn Gooch, Ameisha Trankle, Brooklyn Vanwinkle. 2nd grade: Hailey Goldsberry, Alex Parkhill, Tanner Scherer, Carter Smith...
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Delta Junior and Senior High School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/19)
Delta Junior and Senior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Presley Holweg, Shane Jansen, Jackson Ketcham, Joshua Ketcham, Marissa Kight, Madison Menz, Cashae Schearf, Trinity Vandeven. 8th grade: Sierra Berry, Gracie Branam, Breanna Callaway, Teriana Crowden, Sadie Hornbuckle, Gwyneth Ikerman, Gavin Lesch, Alicen Rhodes, Carter Scherer, Trevor Stoffregen, Carsyn Swain...
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Learning briefs 2-17-19
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
IRVING, TX. -- Anna Dittmer of Gordonville was named to the University of Dallas fall 2018 dean's list. LEXINGTON, KY. -- Laurel Mueller of Jackson was named to the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences fall 2018 dean's list. FULTON, Mo. -- The following students were named to the Westminster College fall 2018 dean's list...
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FYI 2-17-19
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
Saint Francis Healthcare System and the University of Missouri Health Care have partnered to bring the mobile mammography van, or "Mamm Van," back to southeast Missouri. The free screenings are funded by Saint Francis Foundation's Pink Up campaign, and are available to women without health insurance...
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Think positive
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
From the time I was little, Dad and Mom and us boys would drive up to Three Corners north of Hyannis, Nebraska, and fish. Man, it was an awesome lake full of bluegill, crappie and bass. Just awesome! After Marge and I got married, her folks lived about 30 minutes from Three Corners so I'd fish there as often as I could when we were up there visiting her folks. So I fished it for decades...
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Prayer 2-17-19
(Prayer ~ 02/16/19)
Lord Jesus, thank you for your grace that washes us white as now. Amen.
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Speak Out 2-17-19
(Speak Out ~ 02/16/19)
Mayor Hahs told the Southeast Missourian readers that a "use tax is essential for city services." He must hope that we've essentially forgotten how essential the $300,000 park bathroom is and why it was essential to replace a pedestrian bridge that an engineer firm said didn't need replaced. I essentially reject your silly spending...
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Fighting the opioid crisis in rural America
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
Our nation has faced waves of drug crimes before: marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines. Now, it is facing a different kind of drug wave. But this epidemic is not taking place in the locations many think of when they think of drug addiction -- shady back-alleys or being pushed by overseas cartels. Instead, it is taking place in our homes. It knows no socio-economic boundaries. It does not have age restrictions or education limits. It does not discriminate in any way...
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One City's job training course focuses on value of soft skills
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
There's a positive story developing in South Cape Girardeau. One City, a not-for-profit organization with a community center located in the old Salvation Army Thrift Store on Independence, is making strides to bring people together and help with specific needs like job training...
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Abortion bill could cost Missouri $7B in Medicaid funding
(State News ~ 02/16/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican House Speaker Elijah Haahr on Thursday called a bill to ban most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected a priority, but a Democratic leader cautioned enacting it could blow a massive hole in Missouri's budget...
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Attorney seeks to quash subpoena seeking Hawley's testimony
(State News ~ 02/16/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley's attorney is asking a court to quash a subpoena against the former Missouri attorney general in a lawsuit over an open records dispute. In motions filed Thursday, attorney Lowell Pearson argued Hawley shouldn't be deposed because he is a "high-level public official," and those officials should be required to testify only in extreme circumstances...
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Trump declares national emergency to get $8 billion for wall
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- Defiant in the wake of a budget defeat, President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving to secure more money for his long-promised wall by exercising a broad interpretation of his presidential powers certain to draw legal challenges...
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Chicago police arrest suspects in attack on 'Empire' actor
(Entertainment ~ 02/16/19)
CHICAGO -- The investigation into black actor Jussie Smollett's account of being beaten in a racist, anti-gay attack took another turn Friday when Chicago police said two men arrested in the case are also black. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the two were arrested for "probable cause" of committing assault and battery on the "Empire" cast member" but had not been charged as of Friday afternoon. ...
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Gunman kills 5 people, wounds 5 police at Illinois business
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
AURORA, Ill. -- A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said. Police chief Kristen Ziman told a news conference the gunman was 45-year-old Gary Martin and said he was believed to be an employee at the Henry Pratt Co. in the city about 40 miles west of Chicago...
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Payless ShoeSource to shutter remaining U.S. stores in another retail giant faltering
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
NEW YORK -- Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names such as Toys R Us and Bon-Ton closing down in the last year. The Topeka, Kansas-based chain said Friday it will hold liquidation sales starting Sunday and wind down its e-commerce operations. All of the stores will remain open until at least the end of March and the majority will remain open until May...
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Cities still wooing Amazon for HQ
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
Amazon's breakup with New York was still fresh when other cities started sending their own valentines to the online giant. Officials in Newark, New Jersey, one of the 18 finalists Amazon rejected in November when it announced plans to put its new headquarters in New York and northern Virginia, sent a giant heart reading, "NJ & Newark Still Love U, Amazon!"...
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Snow storm brings whiteout to regions of California
(Community ~ 02/16/19)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Skiers eager to hit the slopes had to sit out a Presidents' Day holiday weekend as heavy snow and rain fell for a fourth straight day Friday in California's mountains, where the snow was so deep in some areas plows couldn't go out and cities were running out of places to pile it...
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Tunnel project divides Italy
(International News ~ 02/16/19)
SAINT-MARTIN-LA-PORTE, France -- A strategic European Union project to build a high-speed rail tunnel through the Alps, meant to speed journeys between France and Italy, could dead-end as Italy's populists squabble. On the French side, a 460-foot long rock-eating machine tunnels through the mountainside toward Italy at an average rate of nearly 66 feet a day. ...
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Book alleges Vatican gay subculture, hypocrisy
(International News ~ 02/16/19)
PARIS -- A gay French writer has lifted the lid on what he calls one of the world's largest gay communities, the Vatican, estimating most of its prelates are homosexually inclined and attributing much of the current crisis in the Catholic Church to an internal struggle...
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UN, Syrian Red Crescent deliver aid to isolated camp
(International News ~ 02/16/19)
BEIRUT -- The U.N. and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have delivered badly-needed humanitarian assistance to more than 40,000 displaced people in a tent settlement near the Jordanian border, the U.N. said Friday, as Russia offered to help relocate those willing to move to government-held areas in Syria...
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Trump says he might extend deadline in US-China talks
(International News ~ 02/16/19)
BEIJING -- President Donald Trump said "there's a possibility" he would extend a March 2 deadline in trade talks with China if the two countries are closing in on a deal. Trump made the remarks after two days of high-level negotiations broke up in Beijing Friday, and the two countries announced plans to resume talks next week in Washington. The world's two biggest economies are locked in a dispute over China's aggressive push to challenge American technological dominance...
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Many excused from steel tariffs
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other countries without paying the hefty tariff he put in place to protect U.S. manufacturers and jobs, according to an Associated Press analysis...
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Justices to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will decide whether the 2020 census can include a question about citizenship that could affect the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal money. The justices agreed Friday to a speedy review of a lower court ruling thus far blocking the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950...
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Paradise area was heaven for victims of deadly wildfire
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
On that frantic morning, TK Huff was calm. The 71-year-old amputee sat in his wheelchair, pointing a garden hose at what quickly became the deadliest wildfire in California history. Nobody knew at the time, early Nov. 8, how bad it would be. When his family called at 7:15 a.m., Huff said he would leave. But he never made it out...
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U.S. industrial output fell 0.6 percent in January
(National News ~ 02/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. industrial production fell 0.6 percent in January, stemming in large part from an 8.8 percent plunge in the making of motor vehicles and auto parts. The Federal Reserve said Friday the manufacturing component of the index dropped 0.9 percent last month, reversing a 0.8 percent gain in December. Over the past 12 months, factory production has increased just 2.9 percent. Manufacturing of wood products, computers, electrical equipment, apparel and chemicals also fell in January...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 2.18.19
(Local News ~ 02/16/19)
Cape Girardeau City Council City Hall 401 Independence St. 5 p.m. Monday Study session Presentations n Annual audit report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 n 2018 crime statistics/crime-free multi-housing report Communications/reports n City Council...
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Out of the past: Feb. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 02/16/19)
Five members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the hazing death of a man pledging the fraternity at Southeast Missouri State University; Michael Davis, 25, of St. Louis died shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday, the cause of death being blunt trauma to the head...
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Matthew Zimmermann
(Obituary ~ 02/16/19)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Matthew Konrad Zimmermann, 29, of Little Rock passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Little Rock. He was born Aug. 22, 1989, in Bloomington, Illinois, to Kraig and Tracy Heyungs Zimmermann. Matthew graduated with honors from the University of Central Arkansas...
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Scott City fire report 2-15-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/19)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Feb. 9 n Medical assists were made at 7:42 p.m. in the 10000 block of Route N and 11:24 p.m. in the 1700 block of Hillman Drive. n At 12:39 p.m., citizen assist was performed in the 100 block of Jefferson Avenue...
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Area police report 2-15-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Gregory King, 40, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Treena Rains, 39, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on four Cape Girardeau warrants for traffic violations...
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Thomas Norton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/16/19)
Thomas Oral Norton Jr., 89, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1929, in Neelys Landing, son of Thomas and Grace Rumfelt Norton Sr. He and Peggy Rendleman were married March 4, 1951, in Piggott, Arkansas...
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Billy Newton Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/16/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Billy Gene Newton Sr., 81, of Benton died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements...
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Melba Davidson
(Obituary ~ 02/16/19)
FENTON, Mich. -- Melba V. Davidson, 68, of Fenton died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb 16 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Klaus Park and the man behind the name
(Column ~ 02/16/19)
Fifty-three years ago on Oct. 30, 1966, the dedication of the first public Cape Girardeau County park took place along Interstate 55, just south of the central junction of Highway 61. It was named Klaus Park to honor Frederick "Alvin" Klaus, who had served Cape Girardeau County over 20 years as deputy sheriff (1944-47), sheriff (1947-56) and county judge (1958-65)...
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