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Delta Senior Citizens
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/17)
Delta Senior Citizens Meeting The Delta Senior Citizens will meet Wednesday, February 8, at 11 a.m., at the Delta Community Center. Valentine’s Day will be the theme for the meeting centered on fun and fellowship with an exchange of Valentine cards. ...
- Special Olympics Basketball (Submitted Story ~ 01/29/17)
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MOON OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/17)
I took this at the Cape Girardeau River front. The moon was so big and shining over the River and the barge go
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Federal judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued the emergency order after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect...
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'Remember that time ...': Marble Hill sisters reminisce on 100 years of memories
(Community ~ 01/29/17)
Next week, Connie Mayfield's sister Belva Banta will turn 100 years old. Being nearly 106 herself, Mayfield has some advice for Banta on her big day. "Just hang in there. Don't give up," she said, smiling. "She can make it a few more years yet." Connie and Belva visited with their sisters Mary Hansen and Hazel Hutson at Woodland Hills Nursing Home, joking about how some people used to -- and others still do -- call them "the prettiest girls in Marble Hill."...
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Charles Drury named Limbaugh Award honoree
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John Mehner proposed a toast to start the annual banquet Friday night at the Show Me Center. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the chamber's official start, he explained. "May we remain strong, viable, vibrant, responsive and effective," he said to raised glasses. "For the next 100 years and more."...
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Number of children requiring foster care jumps in region
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
The number of children in the care of the Missouri Department of Social Services Children's Division has grown steadily in the past three years in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Perry counties, surpassing the judicial district's capacity to take care of every child...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2017. There are 336 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1820, King George III, the British monarch whose 59-year reign included the loss of the American colonies, died at Windsor Castle at age 81; he was succeeded by his son, who became King George IV...
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4x4 1-29-17
(01/29/17)
What are your plans for Super Bowl Sunday?
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A solitary little furbearer
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
This little animal is a wild mink native to North America. It's natural range crosses the continent from Florida to Alaska. It is the American mink. This one is wet from going in and out of the water. It was wandering the bank of a stream when our paths crossed...
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FYI - 1-29-17
(Community ~ 01/29/17)
The 22nd Bridal and Prom Expo will be from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. A fashion show will begin at 2:30 p.m. and drawings will be held for various gift certificates. Vendors will include Ann Louise Bridal, Chocolate Works, Men's Wearhouse, Magnolia's Bridal and many more...
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For pizza crust with a big dose of vitamins, try cauliflower
(Community ~ 01/29/17)
Cauliflower is a wonder-veggie. No longer relegated to boiling and covering with a bright orange cheese sauce (sorry, Mom), cauliflower is stepping out in the place of starch like rice in stir-fries or instead of wheat flour in pizza dough. Cauliflower is mild, so it takes on whatever flavors you throw at it, which helps it be the convincing chameleon that it is. ...
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Welcome back bluebirds
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
I live at the end of a half-mile-long driveway. During the summer as I drive up to my home, I enjoy watching the bluebirds. They may be taking a bath in a pothole in the lane after a rain, or they may just fly out of the way so I don't hit them with the car. They are really a joy to watch...
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Appetizers for the big game
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
The biggest football game of the year is just one week away, and many people will be planning snacks and menu items to serve during the big game. Food consumption during the game is the second-largest day in America, second to Thanksgiving. The most current food-consumption statistics I found include some pretty staggering numbers. ...
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Childhood in the sandhills
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
I was raised out in the country seven miles from the little town of Arthur, Nebraska. As a boy, Arthur was a little bigger than it is now some 50 years later. Today there are about 120 residents while as a boy there were maybe 200. If you Google Arthur, Nebraska, there will be very little there except lots of empty space, lots of cattle and very few people...
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A civil tongue
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
Keeping a civil tongue in your head is easier said than done. Thanks to social media, principally Facebook, each of us can now express virtually unfiltered thoughts to the world. In the past few days, I have unfollowed several of my FB friends -- good people all, but who seem to follow the principle of "ready-fire-aim" when it comes to expressing their thoughts...
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Turning the bad into good
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
Recently, I had a conversation with someone in which they referred to themselves as a "bad Catholic." I feel sad when someone claims this term -- or the term "bad Christian" or "bad person" -- as a description of themselves. From my experience of God, these terms are a misunderstanding of who God is and what God's priorities are. These terms forget that "God is love" (1 John 4:8), and that love changes everything...
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Adopt - Patty
(Community ~ 01/29/17)
Patty is about 2 years old. She is a sweet kitty and ready for her forever home with just the right family! Patty is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Spring on the way, a president sworn in and Super Bowl thoughts
(Column ~ 01/29/17)
Happy birthday to Donald Crowe, Heather McAlister, Alice Chapman, Bobbie Abernathy, Frances Rose, Lisa Asmus, Craig Eftink, Susan Horman, Aaron Horrell, Pam Foeste, Frank Henry, Jim Chambers, Sylvester Asmus, Greg Ourth, Pam Eichhorn, Steve Benton, Sandy Bollinger, Todd Chapman, Geoff Mirly, Cody Payne, Jim Arteme, Mike Crowden, Norma Evans, Josh Pobst, Jessica Nunnally, Robert Lincoln, Kathy Enderle, Richard Nation, Justin Wilson, Jim Eskew, Brenda Freed and Wanda Slayton...
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Kentucky bourbon trail buzzing with more than 1M visits
(Community ~ 01/29/17)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Forget the bottle, a record number of people are experiencing Kentucky bourbon from the barrel, touring distilleries where they can sniff, sip and see whiskey crafted from the source. Tourism in the heart of bourbon country, on the upswing for years, reached a milestone in 2016. Visitors made more than 1 million stops at distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour last year, the Kentucky Distillers' Association said Wednesday...
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Senior center menus - 1/29/17
(Community ~ 01/29/17)
Monday: Chili with beans and half cheese sandwich or tater tot casserole, seasoned corn, fried apples, whole-grain crackers, bread, roll and blushing pears or chocolate chip cookies. Tuesday: Open-face roast beef or cranberry glazed chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole-grain roll and sugar-free apple crisp or creamy fruit with coconut...
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Club News 1-29-17
(Community News ~ 01/29/17)
The Town and Country FCE Club met Jan. 12 at the home of Mary Klaproth. Betty Brown and Judy Niswonger were welcomed as visitors of the club. In the absence of the president, Sue Jones, Klaproth presided at the meeting. The devotion, "Each Day," was given by Klaproth. ...
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Kimmel -- Brand
(Wedding ~ 01/29/17)
LaTia Kay Kimmel and Samuel Corbin Brand were married June 3, 2016, at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Lawrence W. Moore, S.J., and the Rev. Gregg Grovenburg, S.J. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Angela Snider of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Samuel and Marilyn Brand of Raymond, Mississippi, and the late Amy Brand...
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Sigman -- Stroder
(Engagement ~ 01/29/17)
Kevin and Kristen Sigman of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter Ellie Grace Sigman to Kyle Robert Stroder. He is the son of Bryan and Cathy Stroder of Leopold, Missouri. Ellie is a 2013 graduate of Chaffee High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri Law Enforcement Academy. She works at HealthPoint Fitness...
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Pardue -- August
(Engagement ~ 01/29/17)
Don and Debbie Pardue of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter Aleshia K. Pardue to Mitchell R. August, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Trent and Patti August of Cape Girardeau. Aleshia is a 2013 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and expects to graduate in May from Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She works at Southeast Hospital...
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Steffens -- Davis
(Engagement ~ 01/29/17)
Vaughn and Colleen Steffens of Frohna, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter Bethany Claire Steffens to Brandon Stewart Davis, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Stewart and Pam Davis of Concord, California. Bethany is a 2006 graduate of Perryville High School and received an associate degree in nursing in 2016 from Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is a graduate nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Prayer 1/29/17
(Prayer ~ 01/29/17)
O Lord Jesus, most precious Savior, in all things we give thanks to you. Amen.
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More downtown parking
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/29/17)
Downtown Cape Girardeau has come leaps and bounds in the last few years. From structural changes such as new sidewalks and street lights, to a flourishing small business environment, downtown Cape is finally a city to feel proud of. As someone who lives and works in the downtown area, the one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that the city needs more parking. ...
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Vargas handling state budget cuts commendably
(Editorial ~ 01/29/17)
Just days after Gov. Eric Greitens announced cuts to higher-education funding totaling $82 million, including nearly $56 million in core state aid for four-year universities, Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto spoke with reporter Mark Bliss...
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Conservatives feel happy about Trump's Supreme Court options
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- Conservatives' wishes for the next Supreme Court justice boil down to a few words: no more Souters. The reference is to former Justice David Souter, dubbed by a White House aide as a "home run" for conservatives when he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 to replace the liberal William Brennan...
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Refugees wish more focus on Syria, less on closing U.S. doors
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ahmad Alabood, whose family was the first to be resettled in America as part of the "surge" refugee program, wishes President Donald Trump would help topple Syria's regime rather than press to close U.S. borders to those fleeing a torn homeland...
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Fashion police: Cops ease rules on tattoos, turbans, beards
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
NEW YORK -- The Joe Friday look is out. Tattoos, turbans and beards are in. Police departments, compelled by a hiring crisis and eager for a more diverse applicant pool, are relaxing traditional grooming standards and getting away from rules that used to require a uniformly clean-shaven, 1950s look...
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Intentionally or not, big brands help fund fake news
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
NEW YORK -- Wittingly or not, major global corporations are helping fund sites that traffic fake news by advertising on them. Take, for instance, a story that falsely claimed former president Barack Obama had banned Christmas cards to overseas military personnel. Despite debunking by The Associated Press and other fact-checking outlets, that article lives on at "Fox News The FB Page," which has no connection to the news channel, although its bears a replica of its logo...
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Speeder says radar gun picked up on deer
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. -- A man fighting a speeding ticket in court had a unique explanation -- the officer's radar gun may have picked up a deer. Dennis Sayers of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was clocked going 40 mph in 30 mph zone in West Newbury. He got a $105 ticket. He appealed in court, asking officer Royster Johnson if he was 100 percent sure his radar captured Sayers' speed or the speed of a deer that could have been nearby. The fine was upheld. Deer can run about 30 mph...
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Trump, Putin discuss 'mutually beneficial' trade, security
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump had an hourlong discussion Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- the first since Trump assumed office Jan. 20 -- raising questions over the fate of U.S. sanctions against Moscow and whether the two will look to enhance military cooperation against the Islamic State group...
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Trump's choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company's technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump's vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump has blasted, threatened and tried to charm American companies that have contemplated moving jobs overseas, saying he's sticking up for American workers who aren't feeling the economic recovery and form his political base...
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Texas mosque destroyed in early-morning blaze
(National News ~ 01/29/17)
VICTORIA, Texas -- An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a Texas mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary a week ago. A clerk at a convenience store spotted smoke and flames billowing from the Islamic Center of Victoria about 2 a.m. and called the fire department...
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Out of the past: Jan. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 01/29/17)
Citing the increasing threat to the financial and academic stability of the district, the Jackson School Board voted unanimously to seek voter approval of a 35-cent increase in the tax levy April 7. A chance to serve her alma mater has persuaded Kathy Swan to seek a seat on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education; Swan, president of Johnson Communications Co., filed yesterday for a one-year term on the board; she is the first person to file for the unexpired term of former board member Carolyn Kelley.. ...
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Jackson fire report 1/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on North Missouri Street. Tuesday n Emergency medical service on Henderson Street. n Alarm sounding on South Old Orchard Road...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 7:57 a.m. on North Broadview Street; 8:13 a.m. on South Ellis Street; 11:46 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 11:50 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 4:23 p.m. at Doctors' Park; 7:33 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 8 p.m. on North Park Avenue; 8:11 p.m. on Columbine Street; and 9:38 p.m. on North Fountain Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Noah L. Poole, 21, of Jackson was arrested at 1400 S. West End Blvd. on a Cape Girardeau warrant for stealing. n A juvenile was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of domestic assault...
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Birth 1/29/17
(Births ~ 01/29/17)
Son to Tasch Logan Bierschwal and Hannah Marie Griffin of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:40 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, 2017. Name, Rhyder Joseph. Weight, 4 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Griffin is the daughter of Karen Cunningham and Gary Griffin of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by the Rhodes 101 gas station on William Street. Bierschwal is the son of Rocky Bierschwal and Jan Bierschwal of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Watertite Seamless Guttering...
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Harold Samuel Wilburn Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
PARK HILLS, Mo. — Sam Wilburn, 42, of Park Hills passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. He was born Jan. 29, 1974, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late Harold S. Wilburn Sr. and Barbara Jane Lemon Eatmon. Sam was a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed spending time with family. He was a member of the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club...
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Malcolm Schack
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
Malcolm Roland Schack, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at The Lutheran Home. He was born Dec. 20, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to Elmer and Louise Suedekum Schack. He married Karen Hayden, daughter of John and Mabel Hayden, on June 21, 1957, in Cape Girardeau...
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Daniel Prigge
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
Daniel Henry Prigge, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at his home, after a brave battle with cancer. He was born July 7, 1947, in Defiance, Missouri, son of Albert and Esther Teckemier Prigge. He and Betty Latamondeer were married May 30, 1994, in Schluersburg, Missouri...
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Bobby Phillips
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
BENTON, Mo. — Bobby Gene Phillips, 40, of Benton passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at his family home. He was born Aug. 13, 1976, in Cape Girardeau to James and Carla Walter Phillips. He married Melonie Ann Wehmeyer on Sept.14, 2002, and she survives of the home...
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Donald Leist
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
Donald Leist, 53, of Cape Girardeau passed away at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 26, 1963, in Cape Girardeau to the late Benjamin and Betty Wills Leist. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date at Lorimier Cemetery...
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Danny Harrell
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Danny Joe Harrell, 65, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.
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Bette Bell
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
Bette Jean Bell, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at her home at Chateau Girardeau. She was born March 27, 1923, in Berkeley, California, to John Joseph and Isabella Robina Spalding Alveras. Bette toured the country as a singer with big bands. ...
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Anne Bachmann
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Anne M. Bachmann, 102, of Perryville died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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John Hurt, Oscar nominated for 'The Elephant Man,' dies at 77
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/17)
LOS ANGELES -- The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London according to his agent, Charles McDonald...
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Ferguson missed deadlines in deal with Justice Department
(State News ~ 01/29/17)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Ferguson officials have missed critical deadlines in the early stages of an agreement with the Justice Department, but the beleaguered Missouri town's city manager said the process now is moving "in the right direction." Clark Ervin, a Washington lawyer monitoring the consent decree involving the St. ...
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Road work 1/29/17
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
Route KK in Cape Girardeau County between Interstate 55 and Route B will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. Work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily Monday through Friday, according to a MoDOT news release,...
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Additional charges filed against Jackson man accused of child abuse; woman also charged
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
Cape Girardeau County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested a Jackson man on suspicion of statutory sodomy and child-molestation and a Jackson woman on suspicion of child abuse or neglect, according to a news release. Devin M. Biri, 28, originally was charged with abuse or neglect of a child in December. ...
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Schrader students celebrate School of Character designation
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
The announcement was hard to make out over the giddy cheer that broke out in Alma Schrader Elementary School’s gymnasium Friday afternoon. When the students heard their school had been named a Missouri State School of Character, it was all glitter, dancing and conga lines...
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Jackson's Main Street to be closed Monday
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
Jackson’s West Main Street will be partially closed for construction Monday. Weather permitting, West Main Street between Daisy Avenue and Union Avenue will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday as crews install new water mains, city engineer Erica Bogenpohl said in a news release...
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Wrestling fans flock to Arena Building for Caged Chaos
(Local News ~ 01/29/17)
More than 250 fans crowded into Cape Girardeau's Arena Building on Saturday night for an evening of cage-match frenzy. Local wrestling company Cape Championship Wrestling presented Caged Chaos as the latest installment in its series. Cape Championship Wrestling has held several shows since its first event at Cape Comic Con in 2016, in Cape Girardeau, Delta and Chaffee, Missouri, using wrestlers from the region and beyond...
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