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Wiggans resigns; Bristow named interim superintendent at Meadow Heights
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
John Wiggans has resigned from his position as Meadow Heights School District superintendent. Donna Bristow, the Meadow Heights elementary principal, was hired July 2 to be the interim superintendent, Bristow said in an email to the Banner Press. Wiggans sent his resignation by email to Meadow Heights School Board president Dennis Mouser. He will officially leave his position July 31, but the resignation was effective immediately, as stated in the email he sent...
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Southeast reaches agreement with NY community college regarding theater degrees
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
Southeast Missouri State University recently signed an agreement with Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City, allowing the transfer of BMCC associate of science in theater graduates into its Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, the university announced Tuesday...
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Cape city/school committee to meet to plan new, indoor aquatic center
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
A joint Cape Girardeau city/school committee will hold its first meeting Wednesday to begin planning for a multimillion-dollar indoor aquatic center. The meeting is scheduled for noon at the Shawnee Park Center. It is open to the public. The committee consists of city manager Scott Meyer, Mayor Bob Fox and business leader Kathy Bertrand representing the city; and Cape Girardeau School District superintendent Neil Glass, school board president Kyle McDonald and swimming enthusiast Clay Hahs representing the school district. ...
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Robotic design at Art Academy
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
Evelyn Stott creates an artistic robot using cardboard, newspaper and papier-mache, along with Shane Seyer in their Art Academy workshop, 3D Design, Tuesday at the River Campus Center
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Jeanine Dobbins remembered as supporter of the arts, literacy education
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
A memorial service for Jeanine Dobbins on Aug. 3 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus will celebrate the university’s former first lady and her life’s work. Dobbins, 68, died Saturday after a battle with Lewy body dementia, and was known as a gracious, engaged, supportive figure who was “a great advocate for Southeast Missouri State University,” said Trudy Lee, interim vice president for university advancement and executive director of the foundation...
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Cape drops charge against carGO
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
Cape Girardeau city officials have agreed to drop a municipal charge filed against the carGO transportation company over the issue of whether a liquor license is required to deliver alcohol. City manager Scott Meyer announced at Monday’s City Council meeting the city was dropping the charge of delivering alcohol without a license. He said the two sides plan to “work together” to develop a new ordinance to regulate such deliveries of alcohol...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/18/18)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 18, the 199th day of 2018. There are 166 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 18, 1940, the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who was monitoring the proceedings at the White House) for an unprecedented third term in office; earlier in the day, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to the convention, becoming the first presidential spouse to address such a gathering...
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Leslie shares inspiration with local athletes
(Editorial ~ 07/18/18)
The famous quote about luck has almost become cliche: Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Lisa Leslie had a similar mantra growing up: "Proper prior preparation prevents piss-poor performance." The seven Ps. In a Q&A format, the WNBA legend addressed some 150 athletes and many others in attendance at the Fifth Annual Semoball Awards...
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San Francisco has gone down the toilet
(Column ~ 07/18/18)
Of all of the places I would like to visit, San Francisco is not on that list. Given the current political and cultural climate in alifornia, there's not a whole lot there that interests me. But San Francisco takes the cake. The Golden Gate mecca has a new mayor but an old problem...
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Officials say IS suicide bomber kills 20 in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 07/18/18)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Islamic State suicide bomber killed 20 people Tuesday in northern Afghanistan, including a Taliban commander, while in southern Helmand province a government commando unit freed 54 people from a Taliban jail, according to officials...
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John Young
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
John Michael Young, 68, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Michael Webb
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
HUMBLE, Texas -- Michael John Webb, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rosewood Funeral Home Atascocita in Humble. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. today...
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Robert Sides Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
Robert "Bobby" Sides Sr., 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. William Bird officiating. Burial will be at noon Monday at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with full military honors...
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Frances Nickens
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Frances Louise Nickens, 94, of Jefferson City and formerly of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018, at St. Joseph's Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born Aug. 10, 1923, in Piggott, Arkansas, the daughter of Clifford and Agnes Hunt Gales. She was married Jan. 5, 1943, in St. Louis to John R. Nickens, who preceded her in death Dec. 24, 1990...
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Joe Martin
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
Gerald Joe Martin, 69, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 9, 1949, in San Diego, the son Robert Edwin and Yvonne Marie Weir Martin. Joe and Marian Frances McCormick were married Aug. 28, 1999...
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Alvin Kennon
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alvin W. Kennon, 90, of Perryville died Monday, July 16, 2018, at his home. He was born March 6, 1928, in Silver Lake, Missouri, son of Marcus and Bertha French Kennon. He and Dolores Cornman were married May 27, 1949. She preceded him in death May 16, 2015...
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Dolores Lilly
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dolores G. "Dodie" Lilly, 90, of Perryville died Monday, July 16, 2018, at her home. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Don Fadler
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
Don Eldon Fadler, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 16, 2018, at Life Care Center. He was born July 24, 1929, in Patton, Missouri, son of Charles and Etta Conrad Fadler. He and Clara Mae Welker were united in marriage March 15, 1947, and she passed away June 12, 2007...
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Mark Ervin
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
Mark Ervin, former meat cutter for Schnucks, but most recent lazy man, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at home surrounded by family. He died as he lived, in dramatic fashion and without pants. He would have liked you to believe he was still younger than 62 years old...
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Peggy Barks
(Obituary ~ 07/18/18)
** Peggy Barks Peggy Barks, 81, of Scott City died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Lab-grown meat could be in restaurants in 3 years
(Community ~ 07/18/18)
BERLIN -- A Dutch company presenting the world's first lab-grown beef burger five years ago said Tuesday it has received funding to pursue its plans to make and sell artificially grown meat to restaurants starting in 2021. Mosa Meat said it hopes to sell its first products -- most likely ground beef for burgers -- in three years. The aim is to achieve industrial-scale production two to three years later, with a typical hamburger patty costing about $1...
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Japan, EU sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs
(International News ~ 07/18/18)
TOKYO -- The European Union and Japan signed a landmark deal Tuesday eliminating nearly all tariffs on products they trade. The ambitious pact signed in Tokyo runs counter to President Donald Trump's moves to hike tariffs on imports from many U.S. trading partners. It covers a third of the global economy and markets of more than 600 million people...
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EU, U.S. relations sink further after divisive Trump messages
(International News ~ 07/18/18)
BRUSSELS -- After a week of the worst barrage of insults yet from President Donald Trump, the European Union is looking westward toward the White House less and less. Making it worse, after barking at his European allies, Trump spent Monday cozying up to EU adversary Vladimir Putin in Helsinki...
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Russia's post-summit view: good for Putin, bad for Trump
(International News ~ 07/18/18)
MOSCOW -- For Vladimir Putin, holding a summit with Donald Trump was a victory in itself. While the U.S. leader went home to widespread criticism after their Monday meeting, the Russian president came home to universal praise in Moscow -- even though there were no major breakthroughs...
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Immigrant children describe facing hunger and cold in detention centers
(National News ~ 07/18/18)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Wet and muddy from their trek across the Mexican border, immigrant children say they sat or lay on the cold, concrete floor of the immigration holding centers where they were taken. It was hard to sleep with lights shining all night and guards kicking their feet, they say. They were hungry, after being given what they say were frozen sandwiches and smelly food...
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Trump corrects his quote, says misspoke on Russian meddling
(National News ~ 07/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump strained Tuesday to "clarify" his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he simply misspoke when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election...
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Out of the past: July 18
(Out of the Past ~ 07/18/18)
The Rev. Earl E. Weis of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, is the guest preacher at St. Paul Lutheran Church, as part of the church's 100th anniversary celebration; the visit by Weis marks the fifth in a series of special events planned throughout the year; Weis was pastor of St. Paul from 1968 to 86...
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Missouri stroke, heart attack program in limbo after gubernatorial veto
(State News ~ 07/18/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri program aimed at connecting stroke, heart attack and trauma patients with the best care as soon as possible is in limbo following a budget cut by Gov. Mike Parson. At issue is about $154,000 vetoed by Parson this fiscal year for a program designating hospitals as stroke, heart attack and trauma centers. The move spurred backlash from lawmakers, hospitals and groups such as the American Heart Association...
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Unions pour millions into Missouri to fight right-to-work
(State News ~ 07/18/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Unions from around the country are pouring money into Missouri ahead of a statewide vote that could ban mandatory union fees at workplaces, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling dealing a blow to public sector unions...
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Sikeston Council approves resolution to support construction of interchange
(Local News ~ 07/18/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The City of Sikeston is showing its support to further efforts of getting Interstate 57 built, which would run from Chicago all the way through Arkansas. At Monday's special city council meeting, a resolution was approved supporting construction of a new interchange at the intersection of South Ingram Road and Highway 60/future I-57 in Sikeston. ...
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Prayer 7/18/18
(Prayer ~ 07/18/18)
Lord Jesus, great and mighty are you, our King of kings. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/18/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/18/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 6:49 a.m. on Woodlawn Avenue, 8:19 a.m. on Linden Street, 10:50 a.m. on South Pacific Street, 11:36 a.m. on Linden Street, 4:13 p.m. on Chesapeake Avenue, 6 p.m. on Beavercreek Drive and 9:50 p.m. on South Minnesota Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/18/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/18/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Jessica Holmes, 30, of Portageville, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and failure to use a turn signal...
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Births 7/18/18
(Births ~ 07/18/18)
Daughter to Elijah Irvon and Briana Danielle Alford of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:16 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Name, Paisley Grace'anne. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Alford is the former Briana Henry. She works at the Drury National Call Center. Alford is employed by Big Motors...
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Sponsored: Marquette Technology Institute’s Youth Coding Camps: Fun, creative problem solving for kiddos
(B Magazine ~ 07/18/18)
Robots race around a racetrack in the middle of a city complete with a pizza parlor whose slogan is “Gary’s Pizza — It’s pretty good.” A robot explores the moon, avoiding craters along the way. A robot successfully completes an obstacle course. A robot tells your fortune when you ask it any question...
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July Yard of the Month
(Submitted Story ~ 07/18/18)
Congratulations to Judge Stephen and Marsha Limbaugh, who have been awarded the July Yard of the Month by the Ramblewood Garden Club for their beautifully landscaped yard and their patriotism. The Limbaughs erected a flag pole where an American flag now flies over downtown Cape Girardeau from a vantage point overlooking the Mississippi River of the old Fort A site. Shown above with Steve and Marsha are garden club members Anne Foust, Nadine Davis and Nancy Bahn...
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League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri Member Returns from National Convention
(Submitted Story ~ 07/18/18)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2018 Contact: Jill Rickard Phone: (573) 332-8293 Email: lwvsemo@gmail.com League of Women Voters of Cape Girardeau Returns from National Convention League Affirms Commitment to Voting Rights in Midterm Election Year Cape Girardeau, MO – The League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri was represented by Jill...
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