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Creative curriculum
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
Clatter fills the halls of the East Missouri Action Agency Head Start program as half the students eat lunch, but the halls are also filled with art projects. The current focus is on weather, explained site manager Melia Neal. White crayon drawings of snowflakes and almost-snowflakes line one hall, while cotton balls dipped in blue paint to make rainclouds cover the other...
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Care providers: Medicaid cuts will shift costs
(State News ~ 02/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A proposed cut to a Missouri Medicaid program providing in-home care to elderly and disabled people too poor to pay for it themselves will end up shifting costs to hospital visits, care providers said. Gov. Eric Greitens last week proposed cutting $52 million from state general revenue to a home and community based services program that provides services to more than 80,000 people statewide...
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Golden Corral nearing opening; soft open scheduled for Monday or Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
If the final few inspections go as planned, Golden Corral is set to open Monday. The restaurant is scheduled to have a "soft opening." "We almost have a restaurant going here," Chad Kight, the restaurant's general manager, said Friday, amid bustling new employees...
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Lawmakers put prevailing wage in crosshairs; laborers object
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
Missouri's prevailing wage law may not prevail much longer. The Republican-dominated Legislature has set its sights on repealing or revising the state law. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens called for the law's repeal in his State of the State speech because it "drives up the cost of important construction work that needs to get done."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2017. There are 322 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky...
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Layton -- Tomlin
(Wedding ~ 02/12/17)
Susan Patricia Layton and Josh Michael Tomlin were married May 28, 2016, at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Rice. Beverly Reece was the violinist and organist, Erika Rice was vocalist and Zach Rice was guitarist...
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Smart health choices
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
I was visiting with a lady just this past week when we got to talking about our health. I told her I was on a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure machine for sleep apnea) and she said she probably needed to be on one as well. I told her about going to see my regular doctor and how he sent me to the hospital right then. ...
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GT - 4x4 2-12-17
(02/12/17)
Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day?
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A rodent that loves water
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
This little animal is often mistaken for a beaver. It loves water and lives in the same environment as the beaver, but it is much smaller and does not build dams. This fellow is a muskrat. It is native to North America, where it is common in the lakes and waterways of Southeast Missouri...
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FYI 2-12-17
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
A chicken and dumpling/kettle beef dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Jackson Knights of Columbus Hall, 3305 N. High St. in Jackson. The dinner will include mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, rolls, slaw and dessert. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 320 County Road 516 in New Wells, will host a fish supper from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today. The cost for adults is $10 , $5 for children ages 6 to 11 and free for children 5 and younger...
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Ask a Designer: Simple ways to cheer up your home in winter
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
During these chilly and gray days of mid-winter, many of us look to our homes as sanctuaries. The standard advice for cheering up your living space is to add a few splashes of bright, happy color, says designer Maxwell Ryan. But while that may seem like an easy solution, he says, it's actually not very effective. To create a home that really helps battle the mid-winter blues, you need more than just a pop of color...
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Romantic dishes for Valentine's Day
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
Valentine's Day is upon us again, and it is time to plan an evening with your very special someone. We know so many couples who are dining in for Valentine's Day and cooking a meal together. It is far less crowded, less expensive and can be so much fun cooking a meal with your favorite love...
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'Be my Valentine'
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
In the television special "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown," aired every year since 1975, Snoopy presents Sally a classic Valentine candy heart with the entire verse of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43 ("How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. ...") in very tiny print...
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Finding our equilibrium
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
Something this past transition of power has brought to the forefront in our country is the intolerance of many people for people whose ideas align with the other party. The media, too, are especially guilty. We have to begin seeing the person first, before their ideals, before our ideals. We have to realize people's unique experiences create their ideologies and beliefs, and all these experiences and concerns are valid...
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Birthday boys
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin probably were never in the same room. Both of these men, one the 16th U.S. president, the other, creator of the theory of evolution, were born on the same day in 1809. Their common natal date is today, Feb. 12. Darwin was world famous before Lincoln. The former's landmark work, "On the Origin of the Species," was published to notable acclaim (and sales) in November 1859. Lincoln would be elected president a year later...
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Adopt - Bree
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
Bree is a little 1-year-old that we just got in. She is 14 pounds and is probably part Chihuahua. Bree is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior center menus - 2/12/17
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
Monday: Ham and beans or kettle beef with potatoes, seasoned cabbage, stewed tomatoes, cornbread or whole-wheat crackers and warm apples and raisins or coconut cream pie. Tuesday: Hamburger stroganoff or veal Parmesan, buttered noodles, California blend veggies, sweet and sour beets, whole-grain hot roll and tropical fruit or honey bun cake...
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Getting crafty
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Carving, cutting and squeezing might not sound like the best ways to handle a tender heart, unless you're making your own heart-shaped stamp to decorate Valentine's Day cards. Crafting a stamp yourself means you can create whatever image or text you want. ...
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Valentine's Day sets the mood for the approaching change of season
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
Happy birthday to Ruth Ann Hailey, Mildred Finney, Joann Brucker, Jimmy Dooley, Cindy Teegarden, Jeff Graviett, Joe Swain, Charlie Hindman, Troy Collins, Tyler Collins, Denny Rose, Ken Lowery, Randy Dooley, Zach Horman, Sarah Hahn, Elizabeth Cummins, Annabelle Dumey, Misty Davis, Sidney Burkes, Shea Candace Dumey, Tyler Graham, John Gramlisch and Shea Smith. Also, Mary Cummins, Betty Darnell, Tilda Davison, Gary Sadler and Estella Sharp...
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Responsibility begins at home
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion around my house about responsibility. We talk about who is responsible for whom, whose job it is to do certain chores and who's "in charge." I believe it is important for a child to have responsibilities. I think it fosters a good work ethic for when they get older. ...
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Club news 2-12-17
(Community News ~ 02/12/17)
Grace United Methodist Women met Tuesday with 13 present. Alice Niswonger, president, presided over the meeting. The evening circle provided food for members. Sandy Shandy gave the devotional on Love, by passing out hearts and having each person write a word describing love on the heart. She collected them and mixed the hearts up. Each person took one from the heart box and read the word written on it. There were no duplication of words. She read two passages from the Bible on love...
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Pauley -- Simmons
(Engagement ~ 02/12/17)
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. -- Randy and Suzanne Pauley of Summerville announce the engagement of their daughter Kaitlin Pauley to Shae Simmons of Scott City. He is the son of Billy and Susan Simmons of Scott City. Kaitlin is a graduate of Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. She is working on her master's degree in secondary education...
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Special birth announcement 2-12-17
(Births ~ 02/12/17)
Leigha Marie Neumann, daughter to Lee R. Neumann and Paige M. Yount of Cape Girardeau. First daughter born at Saint Francis Medical Center on Dec. 1, 2016, at 1:07 p.m., weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces, 20.25 inches long. Mr. Neumann is employed at Proctor & Gamble and is the son of Martin and Susan Neumann of Jackson. Paige is the daughter of Brett and Angelia Yount of Cape Girardeau and is employed by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Baby Leigha also has two older brothers, Dylan and Steven...
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Cod with papaya provides tropical twist
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
Balancing healthy eating with a crazy weeknight schedule is tricky for everyone. We all have competing priorities that chip away at our days: kids, careers, school, home, family obligations all take time and energy. And next thing we know, it's 6 p.m. and we haven't given any thought to dinner. What we do next is key...
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Jerry Ford receives 2017 Missouri Arts Award
(Community ~ 02/12/17)
Submitted photo Local musician Jerry Ford received the 2017 Missouri Arts Award Thursday as an individual artist in the Capitol rotunda. Here he accepts a proclamation from state Sen. Wayne Wallingford. Among his many accomplishments, Ford began the Jerry Ford Orchestra in 1960, which has performed for two governors’ inaugural balls and several fundraisers throughout the region. He is a board member at the Cape River Heritage Museum, where he’s volunteered for the past 25 years, as well as the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and the Music Academy at Southeast Missouri State University. He’s served on the board of managers for Southeast’s River Campus for 16 years.
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Speak Out 2/12/17
(Speak Out ~ 02/12/17)
The Missouri House has passed a bill requiring union members to provide written consent for union dues to be automatically withdrawn from paychecks each year. The Missouri citizens need a bill that they have to sign a form before the Missouri Legislators get their pay checks, health care and pensions...
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Revitalization efforts in Jackson making impact
(Editorial ~ 02/12/17)
Have you been to Uptown Jackson lately? The uptown commercial portion of Jackson has a rather small footprint, with most of the retail along a short stretch of High Street, along with some businesses along Main. But you won't find many empty storefronts...
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Prayer 2/13/17
(Prayer ~ 02/12/17)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, the author and perfecter of our faith. Amen.
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Congratulations to some of my favorite people
(Column ~ 02/12/17)
Four of my favorite people received awards recently. Charles Drury received the Rush H. Limbaugh Chamber award for the many achievements and contributions of he and his family to the Greater Cape community. Jerry Ford was recognized by the state of Missouri for his many contributions to the arts and music to Cape and the State...
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Domino's Pizza launches wedding registry
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Forget the fine china. Domino's Pizza has launched a wedding registry site that allows couples to order the pie of their dreams. Domino's spokeswoman Jenny Fouracre said the company launched the site in time for Valentine's Day so couples "passionate about pizza" can "register for something they both truly love as much as their partner." Couples who receive gifts from the site get a gift card in order to pay for the pizza...
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GOP dilemma on health law taxes: To repeal or not to repeal?
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans love cutting taxes, especially if they were authored by a president named Barack Obama. But as they push their wobbly effort to erase his health-care overhaul, they're divided over whether to repeal levies the law imposed to finance its expanded coverage for millions of Americans...
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Trump attacks raise safety concerns for judges
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
SEATTLE -- When a judge who helped derail President Donald Trump's travel ban was hit with online threats, the abuse raised safety concerns among jurists across the country, and experts are worried the president's own attacks on the judiciary could make judges a more inviting target...
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Anti-abortionists, counterprotesters rally around country
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
SEATTLE -- Anti-abortion activists emboldened by the new administration of President Donald Trump staged rallies around the country Saturday calling for the federal government to cut off payments to Planned Parenthood, but in some cities, counterprotests dwarfed the demonstrations...
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Residents: First atom bomb test caused cancer
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Residents said the world's first atomic-bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship, according to surveys gathered by an advocacy group seeking compensation for descendants...
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Ohio governor delays 8 executions as court fight continues
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich on Friday delayed eight executions as a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the state's lethal-injection process. Kasich's announcement postponed the execution of a condemned child killer scheduled for this week until May and moved seven other executions months into the future...
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Democrats seek investigation into national security adviser
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats on Friday called for an investigation into whether White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions in phone calls with Russia's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office...
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Salt marshes vanish as sea levels rise
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
WELLS, Maine -- The Ridgway's rail is a rare bird that relies on the salt marshes south of Los Angeles to survive. And that's why its future is in doubt -- the salt marsh is disappearing under rising seas. Scientists working with the federal government said the rail's plight at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is indicative of what's happening to salt marshes around the country...
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Church shootings leave holes in the fabric of Charleston
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The bullet holes in the fellowship hall at Emanuel AME church have been patched, but the holes in the fabric of life in Charleston remain. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton is absent from Goose Creek High School, her exhortations still ringing in the ears of girls who ran track for her...
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Rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone after protests turn violent
(International News ~ 02/12/17)
BAGHDAD -- Two rockets landed in Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone on Saturday night after clashes at anti-government protests that left five dead, according to Iraqi security and hospital officials. The rocket attack left no casualties as the munitions landed on the parade grounds in the center of the highly fortified Baghdad compound that is home to Iraq's government and most foreign embassies. It was not clear who fired the projectiles...
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Trump and Japan's Abe share high-five on Florida golf course
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
JUPITER, Fla. -- President Donald Trump long has boasted about his prowess on the golf course. Now he's putting his game to work. The president spent a good part of his Saturday golfing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he hosts his first foreign leader at his winter estate in Palm Beach, Florida...
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Study: Invasive bugs found in fallen trees years after storm
(National News ~ 02/12/17)
CONCORD, N.H. -- They may be down but they're not out: Damaging insects can emerge from fallen trees and logs for several years after a major storm, according to a U.S. Forest Service study that reinforces warnings against moving firewood from place to place...
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Freedom granted to man who beheaded bus passenger in Canada
(International News ~ 02/12/17)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- A Canadian man who was found not criminally responsible for beheading and cannibalizing a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus has been granted his freedom. Manitoba's Criminal Code Review Board announced Friday it has given Will Baker, formerly known as Vince Li, an absolute discharge, meaning he is no longer subject to monitoring...
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More whales strand in New Zealand, bringing total to 650
(International News ~ 02/12/17)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A new pod of 240 whales swam aground at a remote New Zealand beach Saturday just hours after weary volunteers managed to refloat a different group of whales following an earlier mass stranding. In total, more than 650 pilot whales have beached themselves along a three-mile stretch of coastline over two days on Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island...
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6 killed as strong quake strikes southern Philippines
(International News ~ 02/12/17)
SURIGAO, Philippines -- A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least six people and injured more than 120, with officials combing through cracked buildings and nearby towns Saturday to check on the damage and other possible casualties...
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Out of the past: Feb. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 02/12/17)
Crews are putting the finishing touches on a three-story, 198-space parking facility at Southeast Missouri Hospital; completion of the structure, which opened for parking this week, is the first step in Southeast's five-year building plan; the hospital also plans a $30 million expansion that will increase the size of the facility by more than 40 percent...
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MacKinzie Vermillion
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- MacKinzie Marie Vermillion, 27, of Marble Hill died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Charles Pinkston
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. — Charles Thomas Pinkston, 54, of Shawneetown passed away at 11:38 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Charles was born Nov. 7, 1962, in Eldorado, Illinois, the son of Thomas Ezra and Josephine Smith Pinkston...
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Gladys Nitsch
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
Gladys Nitsch, 84, of Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Laverne Miller
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Laverne Miller, 88, of Ullin passed away at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at her home. Laverne was born Sept. 16, 1928, in Tamms, Illinois, daughter of the late Vernie Anderson and Marie Lindsey Anderson. Laverne was a member of First Baptist Church in Ullin...
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Harold Landewee
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Harold Joseph Landewee, 78, of Oran died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. He was born March 29, 1938, at his birth home, son of the late Frank Pete and Barbara Landewee. He and Agnes Asmus were married Aug. 13, 1960. She survives in the home. He was a member of Guardian Angel Parish, St. ...
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Gene LaFont
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
Samuel Gene LaFont, 94, of Cape Girardeau peacefully passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sunday, Dec. 17, 1922, in Portageville, Missouri, beloved son of Samuel Lee and Lula Dillenger LaFont. He was baptized at and was a member of St. Eustachius Catholic Church in Portageville, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus...
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Angela Godwin
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Angela Kay Godwin, 63, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 10, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John Charles and Virginia Ailene Patton Sitzes. She and James Godwin were united in marriage Sept. 15, 1990...
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Teddy Givens
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
Teddy D. Givens, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Oct. 11, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to Cletus Louis and Edna Curry Givens. He and Jacquelyn M. Boswell were married Aug. 25, 1955, at Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Jan. 9, 2016...
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Jim Dowdy
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
TAMMS, Ill. — Jimmy Dean Dowdy, 68, of Tamms passed away at 5:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Jim was born Oct. 8, 1948, in Cairo, Illinois, son of the late Norman and Juanita Bennett Dowdy. Jim was a member of Tamms Baptist Church. He was an auctioneer for over 20 years with Barks Auction Services in Southeast Missouri...
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Wilma Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
Wilma Arlene Brown, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Burial will be at a later date in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Villa Ridge, Illinois. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Melissa Bonta
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Melissa Renea Bonta, 40, passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2017. She was born Aug. 10, 1976, to the late Edward W. Bonta of East Prairie, Missouri, and Cheryl Buchheit, formerly of Chaffee, Missouri. Melissa was a graduate of Puxico (Missouri) High School and was a resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri...
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Scott City fire report 2/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/17)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Feb. 3 n At 5:03 p.m., motor-vehicle collision on northbound Interstate 55, mile marker 90.6. Feb. 4 n At 8:06 a.m., emergency medical service in the 200 block of Jetta Mae Drive...
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Jackson fire report 2/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Emergency medical service on Old Cape Road. n Dumpster fire on Jackson Boulevard. n Citizen assist on Bast Street. n Emergency medical service on Missouri Street.
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Jackson police report 2/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 200 block of North West Lane.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 4:42 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 4:46 a.m. on Wayne Street; 9:07 a.m. on Linden Street; 11:25 a.m. on West Lorimier Street; 12:47 p.m. on Independence Street; 1:38 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 2:01 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; and 3:47 p.m. on Themis Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Suspects were in custody pending formal charges of robbery and burglary at 215 S. Spanish St. n Deron M. Moore, 31, 1527 N. Spanish St., was arrested at North Park Avenue and Independence Street on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for probation violation...
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Births 2/12/17
(Births ~ 02/12/17)
Son to Lance Thomas and Emily Nicole Young of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:29 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Name, Mitchell William. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Young is the former Emily Williams, daughter of Teresa Williams of Cape Girardeau and Steve and Theresa Williams of Smyrna, Tennessee. ...
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Missouri man who says he is KKK leader missing
(State News ~ 02/12/17)
LEADWOOD, Mo. -- A Missouri man who identifies himself as the "imperial wizard" of the Ku Klux Klan is missing, and police call the circumstances suspicious. The Park Hills Daily Journal reported 51-year-old Frank Ancona of Leadwood has been missing since Wednesday. His car was found Friday evening in a remote area of Washington County in eastern Missouri...
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After residency dispute, AG Hawley rents capital city apartment
(State News ~ 02/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has rented an apartment in Jefferson City in response to suggestions from Democrats he was violating state law by commuting to the capital city for work. Hawley told St. Louis Public Radio on Thursday he will live in the two-bedroom apartment in Jefferson City as much as necessary to make it a legal residence, but his primary residence will remain his home near Ashland...
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North Korea reportedly test-fires missile, challenging U.S.
(International News ~ 02/12/17)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early today in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump's new administration. Details of the launch, including the type of missile, were scant...
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Shooting suspect challenges judge, dumps lawyer during hearing
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
Tommy Joe Davis III, 32, of Cape Girardeau argued with Judge Michael Gardner on Friday and dumped his lawyer during a pretrial hearing in Davis’ case for first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Davis is accused of shooting Christopher Watson in the stomach June 4, 2014...
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Suspect swallows evidence, but only after video evidence captured, police say
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, man swallowed methamphetamine before Bollinger County sheriff’s deputies could search his vehicle, deputies said, but a confidential informant working with deputies had captured on video the man talking about selling drugs just before the traffic stop...
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Poplar Bluff man turns himself in after being charged in fatal hit-and-run
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Former Poplar Bluff businessman Benjamin Ressel, accompanied by his lawyer, surrendered himself at the Butler County Courthouse on Friday morning after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to the December 2015 hit-and-run death of 13-year-old Heavenly Grace Hafford...
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One jailed after car chase that ended with crash, injured teen
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — A Morehouse man faces felony charges after a police chase through several counties that resulted in a crash and seriously injured a teenager. Justin A. Mattison, 18, is charged with first-degree assault, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and resisting/interfering with the arrest for a felony, according to online court records...
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Cape man shot, killed in St. Louis
(Local News ~ 02/12/17)
A Cape Girardeau man was shot several times and killed Thursday night in a west-end neighborhood of St. Louis, police said. Metro police went to a shots-fired call at 11:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of Cates Avenue, according to St. Louis public-information officer Schron Jackson. They found Travis S. Scales, 35, unconscious in the street with several bullet wounds, Jackson wrote in an email...
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