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Safe House, Junior Achievement, LFCS and Voices for Children Receive Donations
(Submitted Story ~ 01/25/17)
Junior Achievement of Southeast Missouri, Voices for Children/CASA, Lutheran Family and Children's Services, and the Safe House for Women each recently received a donation from The Rushing Family Trust. The Rushing Family Trust strives to make a positive difference in the lives of disadvantaged women and children, and others with extraordinary needs. ...
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New McKendree Church ERT Packs Flood Buckets
(Submitted Story ~ 01/25/17)
1/23/17 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New McKendree Emergency Response Team Packs Flood Buckets New McKendree United Methodist Church, Jackson, MO recently held a flood bucket packing event at the South Campus location at 1770 S. Hope Street, Jackson, MO. Under the leadership of Chad Hartle and Todd Rushing, local church and family members assisted in packing 150 flood buckets to be stored at New McKendree’s High Street location and distributed to flood victims nation-wide as the needs arise. ...
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Trump camp orders EPA contract freeze, media blackout
(National News ~ 01/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants, part of a broader communications clampdown within the executive branch. The prohibitions came to light Tuesday as the agency moved to delay implementation of at least 30 environmental rules finalized in the closing months of President Barack Obama's term, a potential first step to seeking to kill the regulations...
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Home run: Jackson sees the highest number of home starts in more than a decade
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
In 2016, Jackson saw the highest number of new home starts since 2005. That's according to the city's building and planning superintendent Janet Sanders, who said Jackson's growth has been trending upward for the last five years. "We're beginning to see more higher-end homes," Sanders said. "For a long time, we saw houses in the $175,000 to $200,000 range, which is a more affordable home, but in 2016, there were more houses being built in the $300,000 and up range. That's a good trend."...
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Budget for Cape school district's technology program hovers at $1 million a year
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
At just under $1 million, the Cape Girardeau School District's technology program cost slightly less during the 2015-2016 school year than in previous years, according to an evaluation by district technology coordinator Brian Hall. "It does vary, but it hovers around that million-dollar mark," he said...
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Drury buying 12.5 acres near I-55 from city for $1M
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
Drury Development Corp. has agreed to purchase 12.5 acres of land from the city of Cape Girardeau for nearly $1 million. The site is located along LaSalle Avenue at the developing Greater Cape Girardeau Business Park just east of Interstate 55. The City Council on Monday authorized the execution of a special warranty deed for the sale of the property. Neither city staff nor council members commented on the matter during the public meeting...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/25/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2017. There are 340 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 25, 1947, gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach, Florida, at age 48. On this date: In 1533, England's King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I...
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Prayer 1/25/17
(Prayer ~ 01/25/17)
Lord Jesus, may we daily seek to help and encourage others. Amen.
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Quietly work to restore America
(Column ~ 01/25/17)
After a well-deserved victory lap, the GOP majorities in the House and Senate need to quietly get down to the business of restoring America. And the key word is quietly. By now we should understand that the left has not and perhaps never will fully accept the legitimacy of Donald Trump...
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Southeast excelling in online learning
(Editorial ~ 01/25/17)
Online instruction at Southeast Missouri State University has come a long way since the university first tested it out just before the turn of the century. Southeast, which first offered online courses in 1999, had its online bachelor's degree programs ranked 28th nationally in a recent U.S. News and World Report listing...
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Trump to move today on border security, immigration enforcement
(National News ~ 01/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration today, beginning with steps to tighten border security -- including his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border -- and other domestic immigration-enforcement measures, according to two administration officials...
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Erin Andrews treated for cervical cancer during NFL season
(Entertainment ~ 01/25/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Erin Andrews said she battled cervical cancer during the NFL season. The 38-year-old Fox Sports sideline reporter and "Dancing with the Stars" co-host told Sports Illustrated's MMQB she underwent surgery Oct. 11 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles...
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Israel approves 2,500 West Bank settlement homes
(International News ~ 01/25/17)
JERUSALEM -- Israel said Tuesday it approved 2,500 new settler homes in the West Bank, signaling a major ramp-up of construction days after the swearing-in of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose election has emboldened the settlement movement. Trump is widely expected to be more sympathetic to Israel's settlement policies than the critical Obama administration, and also has vowed to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to contested Jerusalem...
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UK government loses Brexit case, must consult Parliament
(International News ~ 01/25/17)
LONDON -- Britain's government warned lawmakers not to try to "thwart the will of the people" after the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must seek the approval of Parliament before beginning the formal process of leaving the European Union...
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Rebuking Obama, Trump boosts Keystone XL, Dakota pipelines
(National News ~ 01/25/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to advance the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, signing executive actions to aggressively overhaul America's energy policy and deal a blow to Barack Obama's legacy on climate change...
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Out of the past: Jan. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 01/25/17)
The old wooden columns in the front of the Common Pleas Courthouse, which had become a target of rot and woodpeckers, were removed Friday; they will be replaced by fiberglass columns that will cover steel posts; Landgraf Construction is the contractor for the work...
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Carolyn Ward
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Carolyn J. Ward, 65, of Ste. Genevieve died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Home Cemetery in Perryville, Missouri. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Flora Thompson
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Flora Mae Thompson, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 4 at New Haven Church of God in Christ, 48 South St., in Wilson City, Missouri. The funeral will be at noon at the church. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Rudy 'Bud' Schroeder
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rudy W. "Bud" Schroeder, 88, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Marjorie Owen
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Marjorie J. Owen, 84, of Perryville, formerly of Marion, Illinois, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Holiday Residential Care. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gene Parton officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Longtown, Missouri...
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Betty Mehas
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Betty Joan Mehas, 78, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Oct. 28, 1938, in Essex, Missouri, daughter of Abraham and Willie Elizabeth Henson Brotherton. She and Milton Mehas were united in marriage June 24, 1995...
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Irene McAnally
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Irene McAnally, 82, of Millersville passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1935, near Oak Ridge to Ora and Louise Suhr Bowers. She and Donald Ray McAnally were married Aug. 30, 2002. Irene attended school in Oak Ridge and received a cosmetology license in Wichita Falls, Texas. She worked as a stylist at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Beauty Boutique in Jackson and later owned and operated her own shop in Jackson...
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Hermena Mattox
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Hermena Palmer Mattox, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Senath, Missouri, to the late Oscar and Lizzie O. Acre) Stonum. Hermena was a member of First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau. She and her husband, Bill Palmer, were owners and operators of the Palmer House Restaurant during the 1960s and the early ’70s...
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Faye Kirkpatrick
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Claudia "Faye" Kirkpatrick, 85 of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Benton, Missouri, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 25, 1931, in Canalou, Missouri, to Claude Cletus and Iva Lena Pointer Bryant. She married Richard O'Neil Kirkpatrick on July 25, 1952, in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Gary Kennon
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary A. Kennon, 60, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Thomas Handrick officiating. Burial Whitewater Christian Cemetery...
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James Jaco
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
James E. "Jim" Jaco, 67, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 15, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of James J. and Lillie B. Reed Jaco. He and Anna "Marie" Lange Reeves were married April 16, 2015...
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Forrest Gore
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Our dad, Forrest William Gore, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. He was born July 8, 1922, in Olmsted, Illinois, the son of Don C. and Pearl Basse Gore. He married Dolores Shumaker on July 28, 1941, in Mississippi County, Missouri...
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Florence Anderson
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Florence Ann Anderson, 92, of Oran passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born July 22, 1924, in Tacoma, Washington, to the late Marion Allen and Jewel Elizabeth Carey Reed. She married the Rev. G. Earl Anderson on Dec. 12, 1942, and he preceded her in death Sept. 13, 1989...
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Births 1/25/17
(Births ~ 01/25/17)
Son to Daniel Straughter and Mylisha Shaquan Williams of Charleston, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 7:57 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Name, DeJay Tyrese. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Third son. Williams is the daughter of Loretta and Ron Gary of Charleston. She is employed by New Frontier Home Health Care. Straughter is the son of Lilly and Larry Smith of Charleston...
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Oscars change their tune with 'La La Land,' diverse nominees
(Entertainment ~ 01/25/17)
History was made across Tuesday's 89th annual Academy Awards nominations, where the retro musical "La La Land" reaped a record-tying 14 nominations and a wave of African-American films, led by the luminous coming-of-age portrait "Moonlight," resoundingly toppled two straight years of "so white" Oscars...
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Feds say drug debt motive in Missouri kidnapping
(State News ~ 01/25/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A court testimony reveals a drug debt to a St. Louis entrepreneur and his associates was the motive in the November kidnapping of a Maplewood, Missouri, man. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Drug Enforcement Administration task force officer Brent Nanney presented his testimony at a court hearing Monday. ...
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11 people hospitalized after St. Louis house fire
(State News ~ 01/25/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Eleven people are hospitalized, including eight in critical condition, after a house fire in St. Louis. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters arrived within four minutes and rescued several adults and children who were trapped by smoke. The St. Louis Fire Department said five children, ages 10 months to 5 years, were among those in critical condition. Ten of the people in the home suffered smoke inhalation, and one adult suffered burns...
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Missouri lawmaker calls colleague's behavior inappropriate
(State News ~ 01/25/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Missouri lawmakers clashed Tuesday after one accused the other of giving her an unwanted hug and calling her "boo," which the other forcefully denied. Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal on the Senate floor Tuesday accused Rep. Joshua Peters of grabbing her arms and giving her a "forceful embrace" earlier in the day. She described it as harassment and intimidation...
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Missouri Republican wants tax credits for political donors
(State News ~ 01/25/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri Republican on Tuesday pitched a proposal for the state to give up to $100 in tax credits to people who donate to political campaigns. Sen. Rob Schaaf of St. Joseph said the goal is to increase the role of small donors in politics and make it possible for low-income people to contribute, not just the wealthy...
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Questions arise over Missouri attorney general's residence
(State News ~ 01/25/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- New Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley doesn't plan to move to Jefferson City from his home in rural Boone County, despite a state law that seems to require him to "reside" at Missouri's capital city. A legal analysis provided Tuesday by deputy attorney general Michael Martinich-Sauter states Hawley is complying with the law because his home is within "ordinary commuting distance" -- about a 20-minute drive -- of Jefferson City, much like state employees who commute to the capitol complex from other areas of Jefferson City or other areas of the county.. ...
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Judge says too many poor people kept in jail awaiting trial
(State News ~ 01/25/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Chief Justice Patricia Breckenridge is calling for a review of the way courts hold people in jail before trial. In her final State of the Judiciary address Tuesday, Breckenridge told lawmakers costly pretrial incarcerations affect poor people who cannot pay bonds, creating negative consequences for the individual and society. She said a Supreme Court task force will recommend changes to current practices...
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Road work 1/25/17
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
Route EE in Bollinger County from Route K to end of state maintenance will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily today through Friday...
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Duck house built in Jackson's Rotary Lake
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
Rotary Lake in Jackson has a new structure: a duck house, built by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. Shane Anderson, Parks and Recreation director, said a few ducks had taken up residence in Jackson City Park last summer. “We did a lot of research on duck shelters, and we decided to build this structure in-house,” he said...
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Stepfather choked girl, 6, during homework argument, police say
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
A stepfather choked a 6-year-old girl after an argument over her spelling homework, police said. When the girl was having trouble with the word “color,” her stepfather responded to her attempts to sound out the word by picking her up by her throat and raising her off the ground, police said...
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Man accused of waving gun during road-rage incident
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
An apparent road-rage incident in Cape Girardeau County led a man to show his gun from his vehicle, police said. That man was in court Tuesday facing weapons charges. Graham Hoffman said he did not see Thomas E. Clemens III’s face — only the silhouette of the gun Clemens pointed straight up inside his GMC Terrain, according to Hoffman’s testimony Tuesday...
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Precautionary boil order issued in Marble Hill
(Local News ~ 01/25/17)
The city of Marble Hill, Missouri, issued a precautionary boil order Tuesday evening until further notice because of a valve replacement on a six-inch water main. The boil-water order remains in effect for Pellegrino Park and the north side of the road on Highway 34 west from the Division of Family Services to the Bollinger County maintenance shed, according to a fax from city water operator Michael Johnson...
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Nation, world briefs 1/25/17
(National News ~ 01/25/17)
LANSING, Mich. -- Flint's water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding Michigan state environmental officials said Tuesday is good news for a city whose 100,000 residents have been grappling with the man-made water crisis. ...
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Mayor ejected from basketball game
(National News ~ 01/25/17)
GREELEY, Colo. -- Greeley Mayor Tom Norton is there for his hometown University of Northern Colorado men's basketball team. Unless he gets ejected after protesting a referees' call. Norton was ejected from Saturday's game against Weber State University when officials said he got up from his courtside seat and walked onto the floor to object. Norton denied being on the court, saying, "I'm behaving." He later was readmitted and watched the rest of the game from another seat several rows up...
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