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Jury awards $15 million in dicamba case
(Local News ~ 02/15/20)
A federal jury in Cape Girardeau ruled Friday the herbicide dicamba killed or damaged thousands of peach trees in Southeast Missouri and has ordered two of the nation's largest agriculture chemical companies to pay $15 million in damages. The jury's verdict capped a three-week trial and four hours of deliberations in the lawsuit brought by Bader Farms Inc. ...
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History Center to open research lab
(Local News ~ 02/15/20)
The Cape Girardeau County History Center is growing and expanding, and plans are moving ahead for a separate site devoted solely to researchers accessing certain materials, said director Carla Jordan. That site will be just 20 steps away from the History Center, at 110 S. High St., Jordan said...
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Night to Shine
(Local News ~ 02/15/20)
Like scores of others, Hunter Ross walked into St. Paul Lutheran Church looking like a million bucks. At the suggestion of his "buddy" James Poore, he sat to have his shoes shined before heading off to find the music thumping from the main hall. There was no time to waste. It was Night to Shine, an annual prom event for individuals with special needs, and there were plenty of activities to get to...
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Gardner appointed to appellate judgeship
(Local News ~ 02/15/20)
According to a news release from Gov. Mike Parson's office Friday, Parson appointed Judge Michael E. Gardner to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. He will succeed Judge Lawrence E. Mooney, who retired in September 2019. A Cape Girardeau native, Gardner serves as Circuit Judge of the 32nd Judicial Circuit. According to ballotpedia.org, Gardner's term is set to expire Dec. 31...
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Praying for enemies
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
The National Prayer Breakfast made the news again this year. I did not know much about this event until Ben Carson grabbed the spotlight with his remarks about political correctness. His words were refreshing, although some questioned if it was appropriate for him to speak contrary to the sitting president. Times have changed. This year it was the remarks made by the president that took the headlines. Many people were surprised when he challenged the phrase, "I'm praying for you."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
Today is Saturday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2020. There are 320 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain...
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Childers-Santarossa
(Engagement ~ 02/15/20)
Tracy and Debbie Childers of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Aron Childers, to Eric Santarossa, both of Indianapolis. He is the son of John and Karen Santarossa of Indianapolis. Aron attended Southeast Missouri State University and Salon Professional Academy. She is a professional hair and makeup artist and owner of Romancing the Bride Hair and Makeup in Indianapolis...
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Light-50 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/15/20)
Sam and Martha Light of Cape Girardeau renewed their wedding vows Jan. 10, 2020, at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. In attendence were their daughter, Angela Light of Oklahoma City and son, David Light, his husband, Joey Light of Baltimore; sister, Carol Hasegawa; and nephew, Josh Hasegawa...
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Oak Ridge Elementary School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/15/20)
Oak Ridge Elementary School 4th grade: Sage Brewer, Ace Brumfield, Daktoa Cox, Kaelyn Deckerd, Molly Hahs, Adilyn Hotop, Brody Morrison, Faith Price, Kaylee Putz, Ava Robles, Allysia Schaefer, Colby Schonhoff, Walker Short, Gage Smither, Adaleena Williams, Kenadie Ward, Tristen Winchester...
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Meridian Junior and Senior High School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/15/20)
Meridian Junior and Senior High School High Honor Roll 6th grade: Kamren Barnett, Kaelup Dover, Karissa Fitzgerald, Brynn Gibson, Santana Gilbert, Noah Green, Lailah Hite, Nolan Kaufman, Davonte Kimmins, KiAra Lane, Eric Larry, Meegan Long, Aidan Pankey, Averi Phillips, Shavar Tompkins, Mckenzie Windings, Riley Wood...
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Jackson Middle School first semester
(Honor Roll ~ 02/15/20)
Jackson Middle School Scholastic Honor Roll 5th grade: Olivia Adams, Asher Ahrens, Kasen Ahrens, Rachel Berger, Allie Burrows, Nicolas Chambless, Cayden Chavez, Kate Church, Lily Clubbs, Masyn Daniel, Katelynn Hoffman, Isabella Ivie, Eli Kernan, Rylan Lane, Lynlee Lavalle, Kendall Leland, Taylen Limbaugh, Benjamin Miller, Lola Mooty, Brock Reagan, Aidan Robbins, Stella Ruesler, Brianna Sanders, Megan Snyder, Madison Uchtman, James Williams, Haidyn Wormington, Ali Wortmann...
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Willard D. Vandiver and Missouri governor's race of 1916
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
Former U.S. congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver is best known for popularizing Missouri's motto "The Show-Me State" in a speech he gave in 1899. He was a lifelong Democrat who served the citizens of Missouri from 1897 to 1905 as representative. He decided to not be re-nominated in 1904, working instead as State Insurance commissioner for five years before becoming assistant U.S. Treasurer in St. Louis in 1913...
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Looking at fruit
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
My brother has an extensive knowledge of trees. After working for several years at a hardwood company during high school and right after, he can identify trees in the woods just by looking at them, from their leaves and bark. It's such a cool skill to have, and something I really admire about him...
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Downhill fear
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
Recently I took my son snow skiing. After we picked up our gear and took a quick lesson, we were ready to conquer the slopes. I learned two traits about fear from the ski trip. First, focusing on fear can lead to failure. Second, fear can keep me from trying...
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Prayer
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
This article will be a little different. I normally write about an idea or an issue that has come up in my daily life like growing tomatoes or peppers and such or even missing loved ones. Todays article is about prayer. Seems like the older I get, sleeping the night through without getting up happens less and less. ...
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FYI 2-16-20
(Community ~ 02/15/20)
The Knights of Columbus in Scott City will host its annual Valentine's Day dinner and dance from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Entrance fee includes dinner, dance, prizes and all drinks (alcoholic and soft drinks). Gathering is from 5 to 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m...
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Learning briefs 2-16-2020
(Community ~ 02/15/20)
The following institutions announce the fall 2019 dean's list honorees. n Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee, announces the fall 2019 dean's list Millersville: Jonah May n The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, announces the fall 2019 dean's list and president's list...
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Eagle Scout class honored
(Community ~ 02/15/20)
Tony Smee, president of the Southeast Missouri Eagle Scout Association announced commissioner Charles J. Herbst as the honored sponsor of the 2019 class of Eagle Scouts. Officially named the 2019 Commission Charles J. Herbst Class of Eagle Scouts, 79 Eagle Scouts from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois were honored Feb. 8 at Academic Auditorium at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Adopt Sugar 2-16-20
(Community ~ 02/15/20)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Sugar is a sweet little 6-year-old female cat looking for a loving home. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center Menus Feb. 17-21
(Community ~ 02/15/20)
Monday: Closed for Presidents Day. Tuesday: Chili mac or potato soup and 1/2 ham sandwich, steamed broccoli, tossed salad, whole-grain crackers or bread and pears or birthday cake. Wednesday: Brunch menu: scrambled eggs, ham slice, hash browns with onions, biscuit and gravy, banana and orange juice...
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Go slow; look down
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
There are reasons to look down while walking in the woods. Obviously you need to know where you place your feet. And you will want to avoid stepping on and snapping sticks, if you are trying to be quiet. Another reason to look down is to find interesting things on the forest floor...
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Cape church celebrates two years -- and a vision for many more
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
Drive by the Osage Centre early on Sunday mornings and you will see a small army of volunteers putting up feather signage near the Kingshighway entrance and hauling equipment from two trailers inside the facility. It's not easy work, but each week this group gets up early, rain or shine, to setup one of the area's newest places of worship -- The Bridge Church...
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Prayer 2-16-20
(Prayer ~ 02/15/20)
O Lord Jesus, may we love others as you have loved us. Amen.
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The Democrats' February blues
(Column ~ 02/15/20)
All political parties and candidates have bad days. But the new progressive Democratic Party had four of its worst days in recent memory in a single week in February. On Feb. 3, the Iowa Caucuses imploded for the first time in their history. The new app-driven counting melted down, discrediting the very idea of caucusing in general...
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Facebook reverses on paid influencers after memes
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network's rules governing political ads, in a reversal that highlights difficulties tech companies and regulators have in keeping up with the changing nature of paid political messages...
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Amid coronavirus fears, second wave of flu hits
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
NEW YORK -- A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade. The number of child deaths and the hospitalization rate for youngsters are the highest seen at this point in any season since the severe flu outbreak of 2009-10, health officials said Friday. And the wave is expected to keep going for weeks...
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Justice Dept. won't charge ex-FBI official McCabe
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe's legal team said Friday...
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Trump ignores attorney general's plea to stop tweeting
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
WASHINGTON -- Unbowed by a public rebuke from his attorney general, President Donald Trump on Friday declared he has the "legal right" to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Department's historic independence. At the same time, it was revealed federal prosecutors have been ordered to review the criminal case of his former national security adviser...
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Official says U.S., Taliban reach Afghanistan truce
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
MUNICH -- The United States and the Taliban have reached agreement on a temporary truce that will take effect in the coming days and, if successfully completed, will lead to a formal cease-fire, the start of peace negotiations between all Afghan sides next month and the ultimate withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said Friday...
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Experts question China's virus numbers
(International News ~ 02/15/20)
BEIJING -- Infections and deaths from the new virus in China ballooned for a second straight day Friday, on paper at least, as officials near the epicenter of the outbreak struggled to keep up with a backlog of patients' lab work. The acceleration in cases was not necessarily an indicator of a surge in the illness known as COVID-19 because the hardest-hit province of Hubei and its capital of Wuhan changed the way it counted cases. ...
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EU faces major budget battle
(International News ~ 02/15/20)
BRUSSELS -- The Brexit drama shook the foundations of the European Union for years and laid bare the need for much-delayed political renovations at the 27-nation bloc. But now that Britain has finally left, where does the EU revamp even start and who is going to foot the bill?...
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Freezing temps in Syria's Idlib compound crisis
(International News ~ 02/15/20)
BEIRUT -- A military offensive on an opposition-controlled region of northwestern Syria has created one of the worst catastrophes for civilians in the country's long-running war, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing, many of them sleeping in open fields and under trees in freezing temperatures...
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Fla. 'red flag' gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, "I don't know why I don't go on a killing spree." A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high on cocaine. A 31-year-old Gulf Coast man who pointed a semiautomatic rifle at a motorcyclist...
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Evidence in trash can links man to missing girl
(National News ~ 02/15/20)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Investigators found a man dead inside his South Carolina home shortly after finding an item from a missing 6-year-old girl who lived in his neighborhood inside his trash can, authorities said. Three days after Faye Marie Swetlik's mother frantically called 911 to report her daughter's disappearance from their front yard in Cayce, the girl's body was found Thursday. Her death is being investigated as a homicide, although details about how she died have not been released...
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Elizabeth Stricker
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
Elizabeth "Betty" Greig Stricker, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed way Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Jan. 4, 1931, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, to Roy and Irene Greig. She graduated from Ohio State University, where she met and married James R. Stricker in 1952...
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Evans Ryan
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Evans Harold "E.H." Ryan, 102, of Chaffee passed from this life Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 30, 1917, in Harrisburg, Arkansas, son of William Sherman and Cleo Esther Evans Ryan. He and Wanda Jones were married Feb. 4, 1940...
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Charles Ross
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
Charles D. Ross, 64, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at NHC of Desloge, Missouri. He was born Oct. 2, 1955, in Parma, Missouri, to Charles F. and Thelma "Louise" Parsons Ross. Charles was a 1974 graduate of Parma High School. He served honorably in the U.S. ...
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Deanna Peterman
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
** Deanna Peterman Deanna Marie Peterman, 78, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A celebration of life will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Jack McLain
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
Jack Dean McLain, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. The youngest of 13 children, Jack was born Dec. 9, 1932, in Oriole to Monroe and Myrtle Comer McLain. He was a 1951 graduate of College High School in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Audrey Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
OZARK, Mo. -- Audrey L. Kitchen, 89, of Ozark, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at Baptist Home in Ozark. Audrey was born March 10, 1930, in Delta, the daughter of Melvin Elijah and Chlora Abigail McNeely Revelle. She was united in marriage to Russell Lee Kitchen on April 18, 1953, at Mount Olive Baptist Church at Lick Creek in Leasburg, Missouri...
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Kathy Friedrich
(Obituary ~ 02/15/20)
** Kathy Friedrich Kathy L Friedrich, 56, of Jackson, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Gardner appointed to appellate judgeship
(Local News ~ 02/15/20)
According to a news release from Gov. Mike Parson's office Friday, Parson appointed Judge Michael E. Gardner to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. He will succeed Judge Lawrence E. Mooney, who retired in September 2019. A Cape Girardeau native, Gardner serves as Circuit Judge of the 32nd Judicial Circuit. According to ballotpedia.org, Gardner's term is set to expire Dec. 31...
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Out of the past: Feb. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 02/15/20)
The Federal Trade Commission has extended its review process of Schnucks Markets' bid to buy 60 National Super Stores facilities because it will take longer than was originally anticipated; the review process has been extended because of a backlog in acquisitions under review by the FTC and the absence, due to personal reasons, of the FTC's lead staff person assigned to the Schnucks-National review...
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Out of the past: Feb. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 02/15/20)
Cape Girardeau's school board voted to rebid a package of two-way radios and pagers after an unsuccessful bidder questioned the process; Tim Singleton with Star Communications told the board he thought the process was handled incorrectly and asked for it to be rebid...
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