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Local Veterans Day events also focus on American flag
(Local News ~ 11/12/17)
Dozens of volunteers raised flags at dawn Saturday in Cape Girardeau and Jackson to pay their respects to the military — and, often, the American flag — on Veterans Day. With help from more than 30 Adult & Teen Challenge Mid-America volunteers, the Avenue of Flags in Cape County Park North erected 640 flags this year, adding 19 commemorations for newly represented families of veterans at a ceremony led by David Cantrell, a Cape Girardeau resident and Navy captain of 30 years...
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Governor's monitoring program for drugs still not in place
(State News ~ 11/12/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri remains the only state without a prescription drug-monitoring program aimed at curbing opioid abuse nearly four months after Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed an executive order to establish one. The head of the state agency that will oversee the plan told the Kansas City Star it's just a matter of finalizing the contract for the company that will supply the data...
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Jackson American Legion turning off NFL games
(Local News ~ 11/12/17)
Jackson's American Legion post has announced it no longer will permit NFL games on facility televisions as long as players continue to kneel during the national anthem. Kevin McMeel, commander at the American Legion Altenthal-Joerns Post 158, said Friday in a phone interview the move is intended as a counterprotest aimed at the NFL...
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Air Force JROTC coming to Cape Central High School
(Local News ~ 11/12/17)
Cape Girardeau Central High School soon will have an Air Force junior reserve officer training corps program, or JROTC, on campus. Superintendent Neil Glass said the district applied for the program last spring, when then-superintendent Jim Welker initiated the conversation...
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Green -- Grovenor
(Wedding ~ 11/12/17)
Susannah Rose Green and Tyler Joseph Grovenor, both of Cape Girardeau, were married in a beach ceremony June 2 in Navarre Beach, Florida. Travis Ferguson performed the ceremony. Brandon Jacoby of Collinsville, Illinois, was the guitarist. The bride is the daughter of Terry and Susan Green of Crump. The groom is the son of Wayne and Shelly Grovenor of Scott City and Teresa and Richard Compton of Ozark, Missouri...
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Kuntze -- Hadler
(Wedding ~ 11/12/17)
Jordan Lynn Kuntze of Cape Girardeau and Andrew Steven Hadler of Frohna, Missouri, were married Oct. 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. The Rev. Steven Dressler performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Rodney Kuntze of Cape Girardeau and Donna Bullard of Marble Hill, Missouri. The groom is the son of Steve and Donna Hadler...
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Brothers -- Roberts
(Wedding ~ 11/12/17)
Elizabeth L. Brothers and Nathan O. Roberts, both of Columbia, Missouri, were married Aug. 26 at Alpine Park and Gardens in Columbia. Julie Bonham was the officiant. The bride is the daughter of Gloria Brothers of Jackson and the late Lee Brothers. The groom is the son of Charles and Marilyn Roberts of Macon, Missouri...
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4x4 11/12/17
(11/12/17)
Monopoly was introduced Nov. 5, 1935. What's your favorite board game?
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A tradition of patriotism
(Community ~ 11/12/17)
It's not uncommon for children to follow in their parents' footsteps choosing to work in the same field they did. The family business was more than just a choice for children in Deb and Jim Maevers' family, it is a tradition steeped in history that dates back to the birth of our nation...
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Senior Center Menus for Nov. 13 through 17
(Community ~ 11/12/17)
Monday: Chicken Parmesan or popcorn shrimp, pasta and marinara, Italian-blend veggies, buttered sweet corn, whole-grain bread and mandarin oranges or ice cream. Tuesday: Meat loaf or chicken pot pie, mashed potatoes, green beans, garden salad, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free peach crisp or peach cobbler...
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What's the hurry?
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
I photographed this little land snail crawling along on a fallen elm tree leaf on the wet, warm afternoon of Nov. 5. This land snail is one of several similar-looking small snails commonly known as garden snails. The snail slides along on its "foot" leaving a slimy trail behind. Each of the two long upper "stalks" on the garden snail's head has an eye at the end...
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FYI 11-12-17
(Community ~ 11/12/17)
Notre Dame Regional High School, 265 Notre Dame Drive, will hold its annual three-day crafts, gifts and collectibles show Friday through Sunday. Admission is $2 Friday (5 to 9 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and free Sunday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The show will have more than 200 vendors...
- Adopt Shorty (Community ~ 11/12/17)
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Choosing to be thankful
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
I have many people in my life who are thankful. They celebrate others. They see opportunity where none exists and are curious about a variety of topics. Then there are other people in my life who are not thankful. They are extremely critical of themselves and everyone else. They tend to know what they know, and they think they don't need to know anything else. They don't even seem to enjoy themselves, let alone celebrate others...
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Remaining calm
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
"How can I stay calm within?" you may ask. "I am too busy, and if you had my troubles you would be upset, too. Staying calm all the time is impossible." Such are the thoughts of many. You may think if you internalize everything that happens around you, you're doing the right thing. You are immersing yourself into other people's lives and are helping to "bear another's burdens and show empathy." You may reason empathy is feeling what other people feel...
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Thoughts, prayers and actions
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
It is an all too frequent occurrence: The news is filled with details regarding yet another mass shooting in our country. I am so tired of these stories. My heart is broken by the idea that my three little children will grow up with the phrase "mass shooting" being part of their cultural lexicon...
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Club News 11-12-17
(Community News ~ 11/12/17)
Grace United Methodist Women met Tuesday with nine members present. The evening circle was hostess serving refreshments. Alice Niswonger, president, opened the meeting with treasurer's report given by Jean Wetzel, who reported that all pledges are paid for the year. The report was approved. The minutes were read and approved...
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Early Southeast Missouri aviation
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
This column originally ran in the Oct. 25 edition of the Banner Press. Early pilots in Southeast Missouri had their eyes on the skies, and earned a place in aviation history. Dr. Frank Nickell, president of the Kellerman Foundation in Cape Girardeau outlined local aviation history recently at the Heritage Museum in Cape Girardeau. The Kellerman Foundation is dedicated to historic preservation of Southeast Missouri...
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So, who is growing older?
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
Call me a wild and crazy guy -- yes, I stole that line from Steve Martin -- but recently, on a whim, I decided to allow another birthday. I turned 78. It's not so bad. Physically, the only serious problem I've noticed is that I can no longer read anything printed in letters smaller than Shaquille O'Neal. And, I can't hear anything that arrives at my ear lower than the sound from a near-by lightning strike...
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What's for lunch?
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
Down through the years some of the best times have come with food. Didn't matter if it was Thanksgiving or Christmas or Easter or just a potluck dinner or a creek bank picnic, food seems to gather us together and makes for a better time. I don't really know why but it just does. ...
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Garlic make tasty side dish
(Community ~ 11/12/17)
There are certain vegetables that I bring home and have a stare-off with for a while before cooking them. I think sweet potatoes top the list, partly because they will last forever, so the staring contest can go on for quite some time. And partly because they have eyes. Oh, yes, you are right, I am so funny...
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COOKING ON DEADLINE: Creamed Kale with Parmesan
(Community ~ 11/12/17)
My father and grandfather, both no longer here, loved nothing better than a serious steak dinner at their favorite steakhouse, Peter Lugar's, in New York City. If there was something to celebrate, an out-of-town guest to impress or the desire to indulge an extravagant comfort-food craving, there was one clear choice...
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Fresh takes on dessert for the Thanksgiving spread
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
Last week we talked about side dishes and vegetable options for your Thanksgiving table. This week we will look at a few classic flavors but packaged a little different into a new look for your gathering. I am a cranberry lover, so I am anxious to try both of the cranberry recipes here today...
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Seasonal designs: Rethinking the holiday dining room to mix serious style with smooth function
(Community ~ 11/12/17)
There's a lot of home decorating advice out there on how to create the perfect kitchen. But what goes into designing a truly great dining room? As the holiday entertaining season approaches, it's worth re-examining the dining area. In homes that have formal dining rooms, they often serve double-duty as homework headquarters, libraries or home offices. These rooms are a decorating challenge, especially if they're directly in view of the front door...
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Home Tour reaches its 30-year anniversary
(Editorial ~ 11/12/17)
The Lutheran Family & Children's Services annual holiday home tour is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. As Tyler Graef recently reported, the tour will return the first Saturday in December, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The houses include those of Jared Ritter on North Lorimier Street, Mark and Elizabeth Seesing on Good Hope Street, Ted and Jessica Westendorf on Kensington Lane, Tim and Melanie Gutwein on Flagstone Drive and Greg and Linda Illers on Blackberry Ridge Road...
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Veterans group boycotts NFL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/12/17)
The American Legion was organized almost 100 years ago as a patriotic organization for veterans. The Preamble to its Constitution pledges that "For God and Country" we shall associate ourselves together "to foster and perpetuate a 100 percent Americanism." Recently there have been public displays of disrespect to the Flag of the United States, including during the playing of the National Anthem, by individuals and, particularly, by members of the National Football League...
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Missouri judge faces rare chance to impose death penalty
(State News ~ 11/12/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri jury's inability to decide whether a man should be put to death for kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old girl sets up a rare situation in which a judge will make that decision. Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy is scheduled to announce Jan. ...
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Conservationists push for stricter poaching laws in Missouri
(State News ~ 11/12/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Conservationists and lawmakers dissatisfied with Missouri's anti-poaching laws believe the current fines and penalties do little to prevent the act. Missouri's fines cover a range of wildlife code violations, from importing a live prohibited species into the state to taking a deer from a public roadway. No fine exceeds $300 plus court costs, a factor supporters of stiffer penalties believe leads to a large number of poaching cases, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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James Warren
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
James Reed Warren passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in McAllen, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, James McClain and Helen Reed Warren; his wife, Patricia Dunbar Warren; and sister, Ann Leming. He is survived by his wife, Carole Inks Warren; sister, Martha (Mark) Musgrove; children, James (Coke) Warren and Ashley (John) Johnson; grandchildren, Kegan Reed Johnson and Aubrey Ann Johnson; and stepchildren, Jay (Lori) Inks and Jacqueline Inks (Horacio) Gonzalez...
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JoAnn Phillips Wahlstrom
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
SALEM, Ill. -- JoAnn Phillips Wahlstrom, 92, of Salem died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at her home. She was born July 19, 1925, in McClure, Illinois, the daughter of Romyn B. Phillips and Dorothy B. Brown Phillips. She married Keith Wahlstrom on June 11, 1958. They were united in marriage by Dr. Robert Stewart of First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton, Illinois...
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Barbara Venz
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Barbara Elaine Groosheider Venz, 75, of Cumming, Georgia, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Georgia. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be held privately by the family at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis. ...
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Allen Stewart
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Allen Randol Stewart, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at his home. A memorial service will be at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Parks
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
ANNA, Ill. — Mary Ada Parks, 97, of Anna died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Roy Muir
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Roy Gillis Muir, 73, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 13, 1943, in Owosso, Michigan, son of Glenn and Pauline Gibson Muir. He and Marilyn E. Schultz were married in 2006 and she survives...
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Ivan Lesch Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Ivan “I.J.” Lesch Jr., 68, of Delta passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 22, 1949, in Allenville to the late Ivan Edward and Retha Gertrude Lands Lesch. He married Carolyn Sue Gramlisch on Sept. 14, 1968, and she survives of the home...
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Gladys Lehnhof
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Gladys P. Lehnhof, 67, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 5, 1950, in Vernal, Utah, to Gilbert J. and Mary E. Cronquist Albiston. She and Steven J. Lehnhof were married Sept. 10, 1971, at Los Angeles...
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Burt Lehman
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Hal “Burt” Lehman Jr., 69, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Hal Burton and Norma Elisabeth Penn Lehman Sr. He and Ruby R. Holt were married April 10, 1999, in Cape Girardeau...
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Betty Lee
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Betty Lee, daughter of the late Arnold and Mary Roth, was born May 4, 1920, in Sikeston, Missouri. Surrounded by loved ones, she passed on at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Betty married Charles Albert Lee Jr. on April 10, 1948. She is survived by their three daughters, Suzanne Oaks (Bob) of Licking, Missouri, Janet Brown (Dan, deceased) of Page, Arizona, and Alice Gustin (Melvin) of Riverton, Wyoming; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many cherished relatives...
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Vanita Jones
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Vanita Jones, 75, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at her home near Jackson. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Matthews officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Ron Huffman
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Ronald Gene “Ron” Huffman, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Elder James E. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.
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Pall of church shooting shrouds town's Veterans Day ceremony
(National News ~ 11/12/17)
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas -- First responders and law-enforcement personnel stood with heads bowed Saturday in Sutherland Springs for a Veterans Day ceremony that also was meant to honor the more than two dozen people killed a block away at a church...
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Lawmakers question whether key CIA nominee misled Congress
(National News ~ 11/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Two former CIA employees are accusing the Trump administration's choice for CIA chief watchdog of being less than candid when he told Congress he didn't know about any active whistleblower complaints against him. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee asked Christopher Sharpley, the current acting inspector general who's in line for the permanent job, about complaints he and other managers participated in retaliation against CIA workers who alerted congressional committees and other authorities about alleged misconduct.. ...
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Trump calls Putin sincere, ex-US intelligence heads 'hacks'
(International News ~ 11/12/17)
HANOI, Vietnam -- Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back on the defensive over Russian election meddling, saying he considers President Vladimir Putin's denials sincere, dismissing former U.S. intelligence officials as "political hacks" and accusing Democrats of trying to sabotage relations between the two countries...
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U.S. cities, states defy Trump, still back Paris climate deal
(International News ~ 11/12/17)
BONN, Germany -- A group of U.S. states, cities, businesses and universities said Saturday they still are committed to curbing global warming even as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is walking away from the Paris climate accord. But the alliance, which has an economy larger than Japan and Germany combined, said it won't be able to achieve the necessary cut in greenhouse gas emissions without some efforts at the federal level...
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Lois Eastwood
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Lois Mary Eastwood, 88, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 26, 1929, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to the late Otto Charles and Mamie Westrich Scheeter. She married J.C. Eastwood on Jan. 13, 1951, and he preceded her in death Nov. 2, 2006...
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Ryan Crader
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Ryan Andrew Crader, 45, of Scopus died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be held on at 11 a.m. today at Cook Cemetery in Scopus. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
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Norma Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Norma Lee Bond Bollinger, 83, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Baker Cemetery, south of Marble Hill. The Rev. Michael Hargraves will officiate. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Jackie Bledsoe
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Jackie Bledsoe, 62, of Olive Branch died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.
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Hilda Beussink
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Hilda M. Beussink, 88, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 21, 1929, in Leopold, Missouri, to Fred W. and Helena A. Elfrink Thiele. She and Albert J. Beussink were married April 19, 1950, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Leopold. They had been married 62 years when Albert passed away Oct. 2, 2012...
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Lindel Barks
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Lindel F. Barks, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born July 21, 1932, in Perryville, Missouri, to Pirl and Opal Fadler Barks. He and Margaret Lucas were married June 9, 1957, in Festus, Missouri...
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Robert Andrews
(Obituary ~ 11/12/17)
Robert A. Andrews, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Out of the past: Nov. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 11/12/17)
The city's Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended a zoning change that will open the door for a proposed Lowe's Home Center; Lowe's is proposed for a site southeast of Cape Girardeau's Walmart Supercenter, west of Interstate 55. Before the Cape Girardeau County Commission takes formal action abolishing the county planning department and related ordinances, members of the commission want to make sure nothing will be done to jeopardize coverage under the federal flood insurance program; last week, voters in the county rejected planning and zoning, repealing an action approved 20 years earlier.. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/12/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/12/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 7:02 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 7:27 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 9:39 a.m. on Beavercreek Drive; 10:40 a.m. on Lowes Drive; 10:47 a.m. ...
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Birth 11/12/17
(Births ~ 11/12/17)
Son to Sentrell Ulon Blackmon and Kelly Marie Morton of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:19 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. Name, Sentrell Ulon II. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Morton is the daughter of Steve Morton and Michelle Morton of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Extra Hands. Blackmon is the son of Seneca Blackmon of Bonne Terre, Missouri, and Amy Ayers of Cape Girardeau.
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Historic-tax-credit workshop to be held
(Local News ~ 11/12/17)
A workshop on how to manage a historic-preservation tax-credit project in Missouri will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Cape Girardeau County History Center, 102 S. High St. in Jackson. Bill Hart, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, will lead participants through several processes, including evaluating criteria for participation, organizing categories of work, keeping good financial records and navigating the application process...
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Search reveals body in lake near Poplar Bluff; foul play suspected
(Local News ~ 11/12/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Human remains believed to be those of a missing Poplar Bluff man have been found in a lake authorities recently drained. “Last Tuesday, we began draining a large lake on private property” pursuant to a search warrant, Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs said. “Initially, upon draining the majority of the water out, there was nothing found; however, subsequent searches of the muddy bottom of the lake revealed partial skeletal remains.” ...
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Prayer 11/12/17
(Prayer ~ 11/12/17)
O Lord God, may we serve one another, showing your love to the world. Amen
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Improve the world: Slurp chicken soup, give to UNICEF
(Column ~ 11/12/17)
Happy birthday to Karin Dumond, Linda Yarbro, Jim Miller, Lana Rister, Sharon Crowden, Idona Sue Scheffer, Randall Hibdon, Steve Wall, Don Reischman, Reta Mantel, Blake Perry, Jason Harrell, Walker Rice, Jesse Johnson, Brittney Little, Andy Pobst, Dottie Vickery, Anna Ruth Pobst, Joshua Sadler, Elizabeth Beck and Chris Knutson...
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