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Dashcam video released from April shooting death involving trooper
(Local News ~ 09/25/16)
It's not so much what was visible in the dashboard footage from state trooper Donald Jason McBride's police car, but what was audible that validates the Missouri State Highway Patrol's narrative of the April 29 shooting in Cape Girardeau County of Jeffrey Darrell Hobbs, 48, of Neelys Landing...
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Area lawmaker plays role in addiction recovery rally in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/25/16)
The west side of Capaha Park smelled like barbecue Saturday as residents gathered to support Living in Recovery's addiction and recovery-awareness rally. With live music and children on the playground, a raffle and face-painting booths, the event felt more like a family reunion than an AA meeting, and that was the whole point, said Living in Recovery president Kristi Booth...
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Free bus rides in Cape? Move depends on added funding from city
(Local News ~ 09/25/16)
Bus rides in the city of Cape Girardeau may soon be provided free of charge to all riders. Cape County Transit Authority (CTA) executive director Tom Mogelnicki wants the city to increase its subsidy for the fixed-route system by $15,000, which would allow the transit system to receive added federal funding and cover its costs...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 25, the 269th day of 2016. There are 97 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1956, the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable officially went into service with a three-way ceremonial call between New York, Ottawa and London...
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Moore -- 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 09/25/16)
Albert and Carolyn Moore of Cape Girardeau are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Moore and the former Carolyn Edwards were married Sept. 10, 1966, at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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4x4 Sept. 25
(09/25/16)
Sept. 25 is National Comic Book Day. Who is your favorite comic book character or superhero?
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Green frog on velvet blue log
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
I found this beautiful color combination Sept. 18 under a lush hedge. The frog is an American green tree frog. It is common in Southeast Missouri, which is close to the northern edge of its range. This one was large for the species, measuring nearly 3 inches from vent (not counting legs extended) to the tip of its nose...
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'We're going freestyle'
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
Anyone who's been a parent can confirm: Even if a kid doesn't know how to dance yet, he or she already knows how to dance. It's herky-jerky and they have a tendency to fall, but it's joyful and honest, and sometimes they try to show off, just like dancers of any age...
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'Crack in a jar'
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
One of my favorite cookbooks contains pages of original cookie recipes interspersed with photographs of vintage cookie jars from the Andy Warhol collection. Besides providing recipes, the volume serves as a reminder that someone like me, who considers a cookie in each hand a balanced diet, has to be careful about getting caught with those hands in the cookie jar...
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Recipes infused with soft drinks
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
When it comes to recipes and ingredients, truly, the sky is the limit. Ingredients you normally would not have included in a recipe now are popping up in unusual places. From main dish to dessert, there are many recipes that call for carbonated soda as an ingredient. When I started looking, I found so many I could not decide which ones to include...
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Injured and needing a cure
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
I'll be turning 67 in January, so I've spent a few years here on this earth, and I have had a bunch of "boo-boos." Some were downright life-changing events, or at least seemed like it. Some were just knuckle busters where I lost some skin. And I have tried about everything to heal them. Times have changed down through the years, and so have the "cures."...
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Looking for courage
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
To hear selected members of the media tell it, tomorrow night's U.S. presidential debate will be the most watched event in television history. Classic hyperbole. I'm guessing more people would have seen the 1969 moon landing. I'm thinking more people were sitting in front of their TVs on 9/11...
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Offering all of our authentic selves
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
One of my professors recently made this comment about the character of Edmund from Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park": "Because Edmund likes Miss Crawford, he is willing to do anything to get close to her, even if that means being inconsistent with himself."...
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Sisters will share story of faith, loss at Celebrate Recovery picnic today
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
St. Andrew Lutheran Church will host its annual Celebrate Recovery Picnic this afternoon, featuring testimony from sisters Holly Snell and Heather Gilion, authors of the book "Dancing on My Ashes: Learning to Love the One who Gives and Takes Away." Joanne Erlbacher, ministry leader for the church's Celebrate Recovery program, describes the program as a "Christian 12-step program for any hurt, hang-up or habit, anything going on in our life that's interrupting the plan God has for us. ...
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Adopt Lilly Belle
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
Lilly Belle is almost a year old and is declawed. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Adopt Nora
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
Nora is 1 year old. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society; call (573) 334-5837.
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Senior center menus 9-25-16
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
Monday: Chicken tenders or country fried steak, oven-fried potatoes, seasoned spinach, whole-grain roll and tropical fruit or cinnamon streusel cake. Tuesday: Ham and beans or chef salad with meat, seasoned cabbage, fresh tomato slices, cornbread or whole-grain crackers and sugar-free gelatin with pears or chocolate iced yellow cake...
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Club News 9-25-16
(Community News ~ 09/25/16)
The Louis K. Juden American Legion Unit 63 Auxiliary met on Sept. 14. Yearly dues are payable now. New members would be very welcome. Awards were presented to Linda Kern for her poppy report and to Shirley Young for her scrapbook. Cards and monetary gifts were announced for Gold Star members: Hester Gray, Mildred Varvell and Muriel Day...
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Flu shots, city events and a fire department open house
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
Happy birthday to Vanessa Enderle, Zach Harris, June Lynn, Rhonda Emerson, Paul Hudson, Kaithlyn Herbst, Shannon Brown, Micki Horrell, Chris Wessel, Brad Miller, Shannon McIntosh, Jim Fowler, Dorothy Crump, Joe P. Rice III, David Heath, Brian Horrell, Betty Proffer, Aunna Kirn, Kason Hanback, Tina Pobst, Teresa Clark, Walter Obermann, Stanley Coomer, Dennis Wagoner, Jeanette Spies, Jessie Simmos, Bonnie Duncan, Shirley Rhodes, Emily Eichhorn and Jim Chronister. ...
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SEMO Fair winners 9-25-16
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
Senior horse/mule challenge First: Dayne Greer, Coldwater, Missouri Second: Dude Huey, Cape Girardeau Third: Cindy Wheatley, Sikeston, Missouri Fourth: Earl Amelunke, Gordonville Fifth: Mike King, Oak Ridge Sixth: Mary King, Oak Ridge Seventh: Elizabeth Hunter, Blodgett, Missouri...
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Prayer 9-25-16
(Prayer ~ 09/25/16)
O Heavenly Father, may we value others above ourselves. Amen.
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Cop shooting cases should be viewed case by case
(Editorial ~ 09/25/16)
In our great and vast universe, we witness every day the diversity and randomness that God has created. We know, without thinking, that every tree we see is different from the one rooted next to it; trees have their own genus and species with their own genetic codes, sprouted from specific soil with their own branch expansion to the sky, each ring inside each trunk telling another annual story that is unique to that tree. ...
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Something to read ahead of the presidential election
(Column ~ 09/25/16)
The new best-selling book "Clean House" by Tom Fitton ... (the President of Judicial Watch) will almost make you sick to read the cover-up on Benghazi...supported by emails and documents obtained by the court's freedom of information request (FOIA)...
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Black history finds home on National Mall with new museum
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Black history officially has a new, prominent place in America's story. With hugs, tears and the ringing of church bells, the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors Saturday to help this nation understand, reconcile and celebrate African-Americans' often-ignored contributions toward making this country what it is today...
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Clinton, Trump look to overcome weaknesses on debate stage
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump needs to prove to voters he has the policy depth and gravitas to serve as commander in chief. Hillary Clinton needs a moment to connect with Americans who question whether she can be trusted. In an election year that has upended political convention, the candidates' best opportunity to conquer their weaknesses will come in the most traditional of campaign forums: Monday's 90-minute, prime-time debate...
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War-crimes tribunal for IS detainees lacks support
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- War-crimes investigators collecting evidence of the Islamic State group's elaborate operation to kidnap thousands of women as sex slaves say they have a case to try IS leaders with crimes against humanity but cannot get the global backing to bring detainees before an international tribunal...
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Iowa braces for flooding with more rain on the way
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Volunteers filled sandbags and homeowners began moving things out of their basements Saturday, and one small town evacuated about 100 homes in preparation for flooding along the Cedar River in Iowa. The river is expected to crest Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa's second-largest city with a population of about 130,000...
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Syrian troops advance in Aleppo amid war's heaviest bombing
(International News ~ 09/25/16)
BEIRUT -- Syrian troops captured a rebel-held area on the edge of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on opposition-held neighborhoods in the northern city after what residents described as the heaviest air bombardment of the 5 1/2-year civil war...
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Triple suicide attack kills 11 Iraqi troops
(International News ~ 09/25/16)
BAGHDAD -- A triple suicide bombing against a security check point north of Baghdad on Saturday killed at least 11 members of the security forces, a police officer said. Col. Mohammed al-Jabouri, spokesman for the Salahuddin province police force, said three militants rammed their explosives-laden vehicles early Saturday into the main check point near the town of al-Salam at the province's northern entrance. Al-Jabouri said 34 other security officers were wounded...
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Video: Unclear anything in hands of man shot by police
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte police released video Saturday that shows officers with guns drawn surrounding a black man with his hands at his side before shots are fired and he buckles and falls. It's unclear whether there was anything in the man's hands in the footage, which has done little to assuage his relatives...
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Suspect in deadly Washington state mall shooting captured
(National News ~ 09/25/16)
BURLINGTON, Wash. -- The suspect in a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five dead is in custody, authorities said Saturday. The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management said via Twitter on Saturday evening the suspect had been captured. No other details were available. A news conference was set for late Saturday night...
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Out of the past: Sept. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 09/25/16)
Few people attend a Vision 2000 town-hall meeting in the evening, but several called the televised program with questions and comments about six goals for the city to attain by the year 2000; the meeting is the first such gathering to combine a panelist discussion of Vision 2000 goals with video presentations and a live call-in cable television format...
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Larry Stoffel
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Larry Wayne Stoffel, 71, of McClure died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 1, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Jessie and Letha French Stoffel. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School. He and Melodie D. Shaw Stoffel were married Dec. 24, 2008, at McClure...
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John Statler
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
John D. Statler, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 4, 1933, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Joseph Aaron and Carrie E. James Statler. He and Dorothy Young were married Nov. 25, 1954, at First Methodist Church in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Juanita Schwab
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
Juanita Schwab, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Yevone Menz
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
Yevone Lee Menz, 63, of Jackson passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at the Monticello House. She was born Jan. 19, 1953, on the island of Bermuda to Bobby J. and Martha Ann Brown Hite. She married Keith Menz on Dec. 19, 1975. Yevone was a homemaker and loved taking care of her family and spending time with her family...
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Susan Leming
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
ST. LOUIS — Susan Joyce Leming, 59, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2016, in her St. Louis home. She was born Dec. 6, 1955, in Cape Girardeau to parents Joyce Marie Birk and Charles “Bud” Leming. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Nancy. She also had a son, Jason (Angie) Kinnison; a granddaughter, Kirsten; and a grandson, Kobe, who preceded her in death. ...
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Verdell Hooe
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
ORAN, Mo. — Verdell Hooe, 99, of Oran passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Hartman, Arkansas, to the late Ben and Leora Pyron Phillips. She married William Edward Hooe on June 5, 1943, and he preceded her in death Nov. 4, 1987...
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Dorothy Graham
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
Dorothy F. Graham, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born June 15, 1932, in Portageville, Missouri, to George Cecil and Vera Catherine Cole. She and Charles Graham were married Jan. 26, 1951, at Piggott, Arkansas...
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Verna Downen
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
Verna J. Downen, 73, of Scott City passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at the home of a granddaughter in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 6, 1943, in Advance, Missouri, to John H. and Ethel P. McDowell Long. She and Eddie Downen were married Jan. 16, 1983. They had been married 33 years when Eddie passed away Feb. 28, 2016...
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Virginia Dennis
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
ORAN, Mo. — Virginia Lucille Dennis, 94, of Oran died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at her home. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Bryan Gill officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, Missouri.
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Cori Conklin
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Cori Jean Conklin, 38, of Chaffee died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 16, 1978, in Ottawa, Illinois, to John and Jacquelyn Sinning Doogan. She married Brian Keith Conklin on Nov. 28, 2008 in Knoxville, Tennessee...
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Jim Below Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/25/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Joseph "Jim" Below Sr., 68, of Sikeston died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at his home. Born June 9, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to the late James R. and Carmen Brennecke Below, he previously resided in Cape Girardeau, Delta and Iola, Kansas. ...
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Scott City fire report 9/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/25/16)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sept. 16 n At 3:38 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of East Maple Street. n At 9:41 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of Emma Street. Sept. 17...
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Jackson police report 9/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/25/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n Ronald J. Honaker, 69, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Jane L. McDowell, 72, of Jackson was issued a summons for a seat-belt violation...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 9:29 a.m. on William Street; 12:47 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; and 1:20 p.m. on Hazel Street. n At 6:55 a.m., no incident found on arrival at North Kingshighway...
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Births 9/25/16
(Births ~ 09/25/16)
Daughter to Joshua Paul and Kata Hanes Costello of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Name, Aria Ethel Snow. Weight, 4 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Costello is the former Kata Seajko, daughter of Bethany Johnson and Jason Seajko of Flint, Michigan. Costello is the son of Ann Zoellner and Merlin Zoellner of Perryville. He is employed by Manpower...
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Man sentenced to life for killing 15-year-old Missouri girl
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
WARSAW, Mo. — A 51-year-old Springfield, Missouri, man already in prison on drug charges has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 15-year-old girl and dumping her body in Truman Lake. Anthony Balbirnie had previously been found guilty of second-degree murder, statutory rape and other charges in the 2012 death of Khighla Parks of the Willard area. ...
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Springfield officer accidentally hit by Taser
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A southwestern Missouri police officer is recovering after a colleague accidentally used a Taser on him. The Springfield News-Leader reported officers Thursday stopped a vehicle and the suspect resisted arrest. One officer deployed his Taser and the other inadvertently moved between the suspect and the Taser. ...
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2 Missouri county officials sued after seeking end to emails
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A southwest Missouri man is suing after two Greene County officials told him to stop sending unwanted emails. The Springfield News-Leader reported Christopher Cross alleges in his 32-page suit the county’s presiding commissioner, Bob Cirtin, and Sheriff Jim Arnott conspired to infringe on his civil rights. ...
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Columbia Daily Tribune sold after 111 years in family
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Missouri newspaper that has been owned by the same family for 111 years is being sold to a national chain. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported it is being purchased by GateHouse Media Inc., which owns 125 daily newspapers nationwide, including 14 in Missouri. ...
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Trolley for Delmar Loop on target for spring launch
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
ST. LOUIS — The trolley in the Delmar Loop area of St. Louis is on target to begin operation this spring. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported some details, including the fare amount, still are being worked out. Officials associated with the trolley gave an update at a Citizens for Modern Transit event Thursday. ...
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Police: Teen driver crashes into parade-goers; 8 injured
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- Authorities said a teenage driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Hazelwood police said none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday's crash suffered life-threatening injuries. An unknown number were taken to hospitals. Police did not say if those in the vehicles were among the injured...
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Gov. Nixon issues 9 more pardons
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon is pardoning nine more people convicted in Missouri of various crimes. Nixon on Friday announced the pardons, which include clemency for a man who served in the U.S. Navy and has worked for the state Department of Corrections for more than 20 years since he was paroled for a 1981 burglary conviction. ...
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Missouri boy mows lawns for free for single moms, disabled
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A 13-year-old southern Missouri boy who's mowing lawns for free for single mothers, senior citizens and the disabled isn't letting typical teenager distractions cut into his charitable ambitions. While other young kids may be hanging out with friends or playing video games, Christian Williams of Rogersville is doing the grass-grooming service project, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Bridgeton landfill operator settles suit with 34 homeowners
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The operator of a suburban St. Louis landfill where an underground fire is producing a strong odor has reached a settlement in federal lawsuits filed by nearly three dozen nearby residents. Bridgeton Landfill LLC announced the settlement Friday. Lawsuits filed by 34 residents claimed they could not enjoy their own properties because of the often-horrific smell emanating from the landfill...
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Records closed on Trump's failed bid for Kansas City casino
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Documents from Donald Trump's aborted 1999 attempt to buy a Kansas City casino are locked away by the Missouri Gaming Commission in Jefferson City, but because Trump eventually withdrew his application for a gaming license, nobody gets to see them...
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Missouri Supreme Court issues municipal court standards
(State News ~ 09/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Supreme Court has issued minimum standards for municipal courts in response to accusations courts in the St. Louis area routinely violate the rights of the poor. Some have decried the practice of holding defendants in jail who aren't able to pay fines or bail and sometimes have to wait days or weeks to see a judge, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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Animals remain a big draw at East Perry fair
(Local News ~ 09/25/16)
ALTENBURG, Mo. — Hundreds attended the annual East Perry Community Fair to enjoy the fair, the rides and the mule-jumping. But most of the myriad other animal events took place before the mules were jumped. Dan Jokisch, 72, of Illinois and his team of Haflinger horses took second place in their cart-and-buggy show...
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Cape Girardeau man found guilty in Illinois murder
(Local News ~ 09/25/16)
A Jackson County, Illinois, jury found a Cape Girardeau man guilty Thursday of the first-degree murder of Marsha Brown, 40, also of Cape Girardeau, according to a news release from the Jackson County state’s attorney.
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Cape man may lose eye after shovel beating, police say
(Local News ~ 09/25/16)
While the victim was lying on the ground, police say a Cape Girardeau man hit him in the face and body with a shovel Thursday. Cape Girardeau police arrested Will Frazier, 41, and the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney’s office charged him with first-degree assault and armed-criminal action. Frazier’s bond was set at $150,000 cash or surety...
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We need to see others as human beings, not causes
(Column ~ 09/25/16)
I try to see everything racial in a vacuum. That may sound simplistic, but it's considerate, as every situation involves different people raised under different circumstances and philosophies. Recent shootings of armed and unarmed black men in the United States of America understandably have Americans upset, angry and agitated, but protesting violently is counterproductive. Violence begets violence and it isn't going to help others listen...
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FYI 9/25/16
(Community ~ 09/25/16)
**Chaffee church to host soup/chili dinner Chaffee General Baptist Church will host its annual soup and chili dinner from noon to 2 p.m. today in the fellowship hall, 319 N. 5th St. in Chaffee, Missouri. The event will include all-you-can-eat soup and chili, dessert and a drink. The cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children 10 and older and free for children 9 and younger...
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