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No one injured during small fire Sunday at Maple Crest Manor
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
Fire at an assisted-living facility in Cape Girardeau over the weekend resulted in minor damage and no injuries to residents or staff, according to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Firefighters were called at about 7:20 p.m. Sunday to Maple Crest Manor, 430 N. Frederick St., in response to a small fire in a resident’s room, according to a department incident report...
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Scott City woman missing after fall from boat on Kentucky Lake
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
A Scott City woman remained missing Monday night after falling off a boat on Kentucky Lake on Sunday. Samantha Ratledge, 22, was reportedly a passenger on a pontoon boat that was headed south on Kentucky Lake at about 8 p.m. Sunday when, according to witness statements, she got out of her seat and crossed the safety rail on the front of the vessel while it was in motion and fell overboard. The boat stopped, but those aboard were unable to find Ratledge...
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Mud races bring old, new fans to annual Benton Neighbor Days
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
When the announcer called his name, Matthew Jenkins’s ’85 Chevy Scottsdale died before it could even reach the mudpit. As the 14-year-old tried to coax the engine back to life, his father, Rick, could only watch from the sideline. They’d spent the last year getting the rusty pickup track-worthy, so when it sputtered back to life with a jolt, Rick hollered with excitement. ...
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Capable program teaches students and people in the workforce 'soft skills' needed in the workplace
(Business ~ 09/03/19)
Although high school graduation rates are at an all-time high — nearly 85% nationally and 93% in Missouri, according to the National Center for Education Statistics — and workers are more "educated" than ever, employers say today's job applicants are lacking the basic "soft skills" they need to succeed in the workforce...
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Business Notebook: Missourian editor Bob Miller looks back on journalism career, looks forward to new opportunity
(Business ~ 09/03/19)
Southeast Missourian editor Bob Miller held an impromptu staff meeting a couple of weeks ago and made an announcement he said we could not share. Now mind you, telling a group of newspaper writers they can't report a story is like telling a leaf it can't fall from a tree; it's just not right not to write. Still, we agreed to Bob's request, but I did so with the caveat that when the time was right, he would give me the "exclusive" and allow me to break the news here in my business column...
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Tiger Lilies hires volunteer as part time mentor
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
For 15 hours a week, newly hired Tiger Lilies mentor Tiffany Mead will serve as “a guiding light” for fifth- and sixth-grade girls seeking guidance within Cape Girardeau Central Middle School. Funding for the mentorship program — now in its third year — comes from United Way, Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation and other supporters...
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Subscriber exclusive: Attorney asks judge to sanction Scott County official
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
An attorney has asked a judge to sanction Scott County’s top elected official and force him to testify again in connection with a sex discrimination case. The attorney, J.P. Clubb, filed a motion last week in Scott County Circuit Court, accusing Presiding Commissioner Jim Glueck of “incomplete and evasive answers” during a May 1 deposition as well as in written responses in connection with a lawsuit. ...
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Franklin family receives RV to live in after losing son, home to floodwaters in McClure
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
Stepping into what remains of Tracey and Robin Franklin’s home is suffocating. You can smell the flood damage before you see it. Floor fans drone on in almost every room of the main floor but still struggle to circulate the heavy, humid air. Parts of tile flooring have been scrubbed clean and rotten wood floorboards removed, but some grit from the Mississippi River floodwaters just won’t come up...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/03/19)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2019. There are 119 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 3, 1943, Allied forces invaded Italy during World War II, the same day Italian officials signed a secret armistice with the Allies...
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Sponsored: Winter is Coming: Prepare your lawn
(Insiders Advice ~ 09/03/19)
It’s amazing to think September is already here. Moving forward in the next weeks and months ahead, we should begin to see the transition to cooler temperature and cooler soil. Hopefully the extreme, stressful heat of summer has ended. This year has seemed like an enigma compared to years past concerning the amount of rainfall we have had since January. ...
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Prayer 9-3-19
(Prayer ~ 09/03/19)
O God, may we strive to live together in harmony but stand firm for what is right. Amen.
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The Left's socialist agenda
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/03/19)
The current Democratic presidential candidates are advocating socialist policies to the delight of the small-government enthusiasts. Most Americans understand that capitalism provides the quickest path to prosperity for all who are willing to put forth the effort. Socialism leads to a Venezuelan style economy. Shrewd Americans refuse to live under these miserable and inhumane conditions. All they want is to live the “American dream.”...
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Old Town Cape hire looks like perfect fit to lead
(Editorial ~ 09/03/19)
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more-perfect person, based on qualifications and experience, to lead Old Town Cape. Cape Girardeau’s downtown organization is welcoming home a downtown native in Liz Haynes. Haynes grew up in downtown, in the “Indie House” as it is now known, a Victorian-style house at 605 Broadway...
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Pulling the wool off of black sheeps' eyes
(Column ~ 09/03/19)
It must be tough feeling the need to apologize for and/or repeatedly explain something. This is rampant among politicians who use black people to make gains in the polls by “humbly” going through those motions. We black folks are stepping stones to success, apparently. So why don’t I feel honored?...
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Downing Street dog moves in with UK prime minister
(Community ~ 09/03/19)
LONDON -- And they call it puppy love... British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, on Monday welcomed a rescue puppy to their Downing Street home. The male Jack Russell, who has not been named, is a rescue from a Welsh puppy farm...
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Woman fell asleep in her parked car, woke to find it missing
(National News ~ 09/03/19)
HAMILTON, N.J. — Police in New Jersey said a possible carjacker apparently removed a sleeping 80-year-old woman from her parked car before stealing the vehicle and leaving her in the driveway. ...
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Sue Weber
(Obituary ~ 09/03/19)
Geneva S. "Sue" Weber, 75, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at her home. She was born June 29, 1944, in Perryville, Missouri, to Leo and Frieda Johnson Reid. Sue and Robert Dean "Bob" Weber were married June 5, 1965, in Perryville. Loving survivors include her husband of 54 years, Bob Weber; three children, Connie (Russell) Buchheit, Dean (Rachelle) Weber and Jason (Shelly) Weber; four grandchildren; and four siblings...
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Bob Stearns
(Obituary ~ 09/03/19)
Bobby D. "Bob" Stearns, 78, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 6, 1940, in Daisy to Ova R. and Nellie E. Hobeck Stearns. He and Georgia Ann McQuaid were married Dec. 3, 1960, in Scott City...
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Wanda Renfro
(Obituary ~ 09/03/19)
Wanda Harolene Renfro, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Sam Ramdial officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Leroy Jansen
(Obituary ~ 09/03/19)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Leroy Joseph Jansen, 58, of Leopold passed away Aug. 31, 2019, at his home. He was born Feb. 12, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, the son of the late Simon and Theodora Hinkebein Jansen. Leroy and Gina Patrice Cook were united in marriage April 23, 1994, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold...
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Roselee Holshouser
(Obituary ~ 09/03/19)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Roselee "Rosie" Holshouser, 81 of Tamms passed away at 8:55 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at her home. Roselee was born Jan. 30, 1938, in Ullin, Illinois, daughter of the late William and Elise Mayer Temke. She was a member of Tamms United Methodist Church, where she served as a former church treasurer. She was a secretary for the Five County Regional School office and was a bookkeeper for the former First State Bank of Tamms...
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Beverly Austin
(Obituary ~ 09/03/19)
Beverly Mae “Pevey” Austin, 72, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, at her home. She was born July 13, 1947, in Whitewater to Clyde E. and Maude E. Brown Austin. She retired from Saint Francis Medical Center after 17 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson, where she was involved with Sunday school class...
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High-voltage women wanted; must enjoy breaking ground
(Business ~ 09/03/19)
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- On a cool South Carolina morning, Duke Energy electrical linemen shift their gaze toward the sky as their colleague rises above them in a bucket truck. Jordan Demartino's blonde ponytail peeks out from underneath her white safety helmet. She's quiet as she reaches the top and gets to work connecting a line from a transformer along a rural road to a new light she's installing in a customer's backyard...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 9/3/19
(Local News ~ 09/03/19)
Study session Presentations n City Council Ward 3 oath of office for Nate Thomas n Recognition of pump station operators for extraordinary duty during the 2019 flood event n Beautiful Business Property of the Month...
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Dorian triggers massive flooding in Bahamas; at least 5 dead
(International News ~ 09/03/19)
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water authorities urged people to find flotation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics, if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm...
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Out of the past: Sept. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 09/03/19)
A Laotian street-gang member is in a local hospital with a gunshot wound and two others are in Cape Girardeau County Jail following a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle yesterday afternoon; a routine traffic stop by a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on Interstate 55 resulted in the chase off the interstate and ended at the intersection of Donna Lane and U.S. ...
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3rd Annual Smoked Chicken Fundraiser a Success!
(Submitted Story ~ 09/03/19)
Kohlfeld Distributing, First Missouri State Bank and Food Giant teamed up for the 3rd year in a row to support the efforts of SEMO-NASV (Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence) with a smoked chicken fundraiser. Cookies were provided by Diane Schweer. Over $2,300 was raised to support SEMO-NASV's programs for child and adult survivors of sexual violence. www.semonasv.org...
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