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Proposed dog park, recycling, TIF discussed at Jackson retreat
(Local News ~ 10/25/18)
A dog park is likely in Jackson's future, an official said at Wednesday's Board of Aldermen and city staff retreat. Parks and recreation director Shane Anderson said a dog park has long been on the list of park projects, but it was the second priority behind the ballfields at Brookside Park, so a design and timeline haven't been determined yet...
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Scott County Treasurer Glenda Enderle faces re-election challenge from radio station manager
(Local News ~ 10/25/18)
Longtime Scott County Treasurer Glenda Enderle faces a re-election challenge from radio station manager Joe Bill Davis, who insists he has the business background to manage the county's money. Enderle, a Democrat from New Hamburg, Missouri, has 28 years of experience in the treasurer's office -- eight as deputy treasurer and the last 20 years as treasurer...
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Bingo issues B-4 Missouri voters
(Local News ~ 10/25/18)
Bingo backers don't expect to hit the jackpot with a measure on Missouri's statewide ballot. But members of two organizations hosting bingo games at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau said the measure could make it easier to advertise and staff game nights...
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Order up: Notre Dame's 'Restaurants and Relationships'
(Local News ~ 10/25/18)
Notre Dame Regional High School is serving up three one-act plays for its fall production of "Restaurants and Relationships," set to run Nov. 1 through 3 in Cynthia R. King Performance Hall. The plays -- all set in New York -- will be held at 7 p.m. each day and involve 20 students, with the plots focused on the development of relationships through the use of restaurants and food, Notre Dame Regional High School director of theatre Cynthia King said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/25/18)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2018. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1760, Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II. On this date: In 1854, the "Charge of the Light Brigade" took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men charged the Russian army, suffering heavy losses...
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Overhead Overrated: Small towns answer a lot of questions
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
Entrepreneurs love the “how.” That is our favorite question: How could we get that idea done? Asking “How?” injects energy into an entrepreneur’s brain like nitrous oxide into the engine of a street racer. Our answer to “When?” tends to be “Now.” The process of working out “What?” and “Who?” can be rewarding, but they sometimes drain our juices as much as they fill them. Nothing gets us out of bed every morning like “How?”...
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Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces and Pediococcus: The industry of craft beer
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
It’s a rainy Friday night, and the newly opened Ebb & Flow in downtown Cape Girardeau is a cozy sanctuary from the wet and onset of autumn chill. In the front room, pairs of friends sit on the old, orange-cushioned church pews, deep in conversation in the low lights. ...
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The Secrecy of Business Success
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
It’s not exactly cloak and dagger with lives at risk, but the preference of many successful businesses in Southeast Missouri is to avoid the limelight, innovate and keep their success secret. This story delves into some of the reasons why, sharing the thoughts of prominent local business owners and CEOs (some recently retired), most of whom insist to be unnamed in order to speak freely. ...
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Making It: Local small business owners share their perspective on what it takes.
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
What advice would you give to someone starting a business in Cape Girardeau? Start as small as possible to test the market. I was fortunate enough to start off by renting a small space in the Indie House on the first floor. As I grew, I expanded upstairs into bigger spaces, and now my business is comprised of four spaces upstairs. So don't be afraid to try new things, but don't go too big too fast...
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Made in Southeast Missouri: Cenet: Cultural Exchange Network
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
Fostering cultural understanding: it’s important work. That’s just what Cenet: Cultural Exchange Network does. The nonprofit based in Cape Girardeau administers four in-bound international exchange programs, bringing approximately 2,000 young people to the United States each year. ...
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Satire: Martha's business ideas
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
At B Magazine, we're all about providing value-added, non-coastal, business-oriented content. Below you will find a selection of quality business ideas handpicked from the recesses of Martha's brain during recent stints in the shower. With the right financial backing, smart leadership and a little luck, any of these concepts could find success in Southeast Missouri...
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Made in Southeast Missouri
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
The Midwest matters. And those living on the coasts in cities with a population greater than a million don’t get it — yet. The Millennials do. Smaller communities, mostly in the Midwest, have been called the forgotten 100 million, first labeled as #altmiddle by USC Annenberg researcher Lisa Pecot-Hebert at SXSW...
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From the publisher: We don't do coast
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
There is something about the Midwest: we are hardworking. We know what it means to treat someone well. We are situated centrally, hearing multiple perspectives. They’re qualities people on the coasts are seeking in business, which Gary Rust II and Jeff Rawson discuss here in “Made in Southeast Missouri.”...
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The Side Hustle: How to make it reality
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
Many very smart, successful entrepreneurs are all about reducing risk, testing the business concept on the side, keeping their day job and turning a hobby into a little bit of extra income. In a word, they have a side hustle. This isn’t just the big, massive success stories from Silicon Valley like Warby Parker, where all the founders kept their regular jobs for several months while starting a business that sells glasses online; I found more and more entrepreneurs in our own Southeast Missouri backyard that had steady jobs while exploring their own business opportunity in the evenings and on weekends.. ...
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Initiatives buck legislatures in GOP-leaning states
(National News ~ 10/25/18)
Marijuana legalization. An increase in the minimum wage. Expansion of Medicaid. Come Election Day, voters in a batch of Republican-dominated states will weigh in on these and other liberal or centrist proposals reaching the ballot after bypassing state legislatures...
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First sign-language Starbucks opens in D.C.
(Community ~ 10/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- Coffee drinkers in the nation's capital can now order that tall pumpkin spice iced skim latte in sign language. Starbucks has opened its first U.S. "signing store" to better serve hard-of-hearing customers. The store in Washington is just blocks from Gallaudet University, one of the nation's oldest universities serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students...
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Dunkin' taking on Starbucks with espresso
(Community ~ 10/25/18)
First, Dunkin' dropped the "Donuts" from its name. Now it's adding fancy espresso drinks to its menu. Dunkin' says U.S. customers will be able to buy upgraded lattes, cappuccinos and other espresso-based hot and cold drinks at most of its 9,200 U.S. stores by the holiday season...
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Green bean casserole inventor Dorcas Reilly dies at 92 in N. Jersey
(Community ~ 10/25/18)
HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- The woman who created a Thanksgiving staple enjoyed by millions -- the green bean casserole -- has died at age 92. Dorcas Reilly died Oct. 15 of Alzheimer's disease, said Ken Tomlinson of the Hinski-Tomlinson Funeral Home in Haddonfield, New Jersey...
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Report: Agencies blindsided by immigration order
(Community ~ 10/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- Federal immigration and health officials were blindsided by President Donald Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy on migrants crossing the southwest border, triggering a cascade of problems as agencies struggled with the fallout from family separations, congressional investigators said in a critical report issued Wednesday...
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Saudi crown prince calls killing a 'heinous' crime
(International News ~ 10/25/18)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- In a fiery and unwavering appearance Wednesday at an investment forum, Saudi Arabia's crown prince called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi "heinous" and "painful to all Saudis," before warning anyone against trying to "manipulate" the crisis and drive a wedge between the kingdom and Turkey...
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Child death toll hits 7 in viral outbreak at rehab center
(National News ~ 10/25/18)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Another child has died following a severe viral outbreak at a New Jersey rehabilitation center for "medically fragile children," bringing the death toll to seven, the facility said Wednesday. There have been 18 cases overall of adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, about 30 miles northwest of New York, the state Health Department said. The 227-bed, for-profit facility cares for children and elderly residents...
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'Mockingbird' chosen as America's best-loved novel
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/18)
LOS ANGELES -- "To Kill a Mockingbird," a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overpowered wizards and time travelers to be voted America's best-loved novel by readers nationwide. The 1960 book by Harper Lee emerged as No. 1 in PBS' "The Great American Read survey," whose results were announced Tuesday on the show's finale. More than 4 million votes were cast in the six-month-long contest putting 100 titles to the test. Books published as a series counted as a single entry...
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2 dead at Kentucky grocery store
(National News ~ 10/25/18)
JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. -- A male suspect fatally shot a man and a woman Wednesday at a Kroger grocery store on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, and then exchanged fire with an armed bystander before fleeing the scene, police said. He was captured shortly afterward...
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Out of the past: Oct. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 10/25/18)
Good-looking women with big hair and spangly Western clothing were more numerous than usual Sunday afternoon at West Park Mall, as the shopping center hosted a Reba McEntire look-alike contest; 43 Rebas from four states competed to win prizes that included front-row tickets to the country music queen's concert Saturday at the Show Me Center...
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Pipe bombs target Democrats, CNN
(National News ~ 10/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks two weeks before nationwide elections that could reshape Congress and serve as a referendum on the first two years of President Donald Trump's presidency...
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Winning $1.5B lottery ticket sold in S. Carolina
(National News ~ 10/25/18)
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- The number of billionaires in South Carolina may have doubled overnight -- at least before taxes -- after a lottery ticket sold in the state won the $1.537 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The ticket, sold at the KC Mart in Simpsonville, matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night, defying the 1 in 302.5 million odds to win the near-record prize...
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Sikeston ready to move on Rail Trail project
(Local News ~ 10/25/18)
SIKESTON -- After years of discussion, the first phase of the Rail Trail project in Sikeston is set to begin. At Monday morning's Sikeston City Council meeting, the Council awarded Phase One of the project to Hessling Construction of Dexter, Missouri, in the amount of $360,570.96. The first phase of the rail to trail will begin on the west end of the Depot at Malone Avenue in Downtown Sikeston and will end at Main Street...
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Leonard Wille
(Obituary ~ 10/25/18)
Leonard Jesse Wille, 89, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 28, 1929, in Tilsit to Jesse and Lulu Baer Wille. He and Mary Justina Unterreiner were married Aug. 12, 1947, at Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson, Missouri. She preceded him in death Jan. 17, 2011...
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James Gibbons
(Obituary ~ 10/25/18)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- James "Jim" Gibbons, 86, of Leopold passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at his family home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 9, 1931, in Delta to the late Ira Richard and Mae Sarah Seabaugh Gibbons. He married Carolyn Verla Seabaugh on June 8, 1957, and she survives of the home...
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Jerry Bean
(Obituary ~ 10/25/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Jerry R. Bean, 79, of Benton, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. His death was a result of an aneurysm and multiple surgeries over the past 12 days. Jerry was born Oct. ...
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Briefly 10/25/18
(State News ~ 10/25/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Columbia woman who admitted to health care fraud in the case of a man whose body was found encased in concrete has surrendered her nursing license. Forty-nine-year-old Melissa Denise DeLap pleaded guilty in August to health care fraud in connection with the death of Carl DeBrodie of Fulton, whose body was found in April 2017...
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Prayer 10/25/18
(Prayer ~ 10/25/18)
Father God, may we be peacemakers and love one another, pointing all to you. Amen,
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Cold War redux
(Column ~ 10/25/18)
As this column is being written, national security advisor John Bolton is in Moscow discussing with Russian officials the statement by President Trump that the United States will be withdrawing from the nuclear treaties limiting medium range nuclear weapons. When President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty it became the sign the Cold War was over...
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Birth 10/25/18
(Births ~ 10/25/18)
Daughter to Tyler and Rachel Pennington of Maryville, Illinois, Anderson Hospital in Maryville, 7:39 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Name, Caroline Claire. Weight, 6 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pennington is the former Rachel Hengst, daughter of Rob and Connie Hengst of Cape Girardeau. Pennington is the son of Kim Pennington of Belleville, Illinois, and Frank Pennington of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He is employed by Phillips 66 Refinery...
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Former Kansas City fire captain charged with sales to felons
(State News ~ 10/25/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A former Kansas City fire captain faces more charges for allegedly selling guns to felons. The Kansas City Star reports that grand jury indictment returned Wednesday in the case against 53-year-old James Samuels contains five additional counts of selling a firearm and ammunition to a prohibited person. ...
- Wandering horses cause brief shutdown at Missouri school (State News ~ 10/25/18)
- Landfill operator sues for help with EPA cleanup (State News ~ 10/25/18)
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Teen charged with felony in assault that was caught on video
(State News ~ 10/25/18)
AP-MO--Boy Assaulted-Social Media,130 Teen charged with felony in assault that was caught on video INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- A 17-year-old Missouri boy has been charged with pointing a gun at the head of a kneeling 13-year-old after a video of the incident was widely shared on social media...
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Jackson, ND to put on shows soon
(Editorial ~ 10/25/18)
Jackson High School theater students are set to perform a female-focused "The Odd Couple" today and Friday. Eight students make up the cast and more than 30 others are responsible for all the other aspects of the performance. Taylor Hamlett is directing for the first time at Jackson. She had previously worked as the theater instructor at Scott City. Hamlett is from Jackson...
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Homecoming; What tastes like 'home'?
(Community ~ 10/25/18)
Do you ever think about how much our senses play a part in our richest memories? My daughter is away at college living the dorm life. She called me this weekend and told me about a recent shopping trip. Her friends teased her about walking around the store sniffing a pumpkin scented candle. ...
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Guardian Angel 8th Grade Saints Program
(Submitted Story ~ 10/25/18)
An annual tradition for many years at Guardian Angel School is the 8th grade Saints Program. This year it was held Wednesday, October 24 in Guardian Angel Church in Oran, MO at 8 am. It is presented close to All Saints Day, which is November 1. Several parents, and all the student body and teachers were present. ...
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Made in Southeast Missouri: EVTV Motor Werks
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
Jack Rickard cobbled together his first electric car in 2008. “Went 94 miles an hour on the first test drive and 110 miles on the first charge,” he recalls. “And that’s when I got pissed.” The successful test, he says, only made him wonder why on earth there weren’t more electric cars being produced. ...
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Made in Southeast Missouri: Ortmann Woodcraft
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
Take the drive north on State Highway 72, pass acres of farmland and, eventually, Meadow Heights High School, and you’ll run into a business producing custom wood products and shipping around the globe. There’s no sign up on this early October day; the couple, Jon and Debbie Ortmann, have just moved to the new location in Patton, Missouri. It’s a 9,000-square-foot white and green barnhouse where they make custom wood products...
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Made in Southeast Missouri: Smith Auctions, LLC
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/18)
Sherm Smith Jr., owner of Smith Auctions, LLC, is in the business of bringing people together. He does it through collecting, consigning and auctioning collector cars from across the Midwest, storing them in his warehouse in Dexter, Missouri. It’s intergenerational, he says, and stretches across cultural barriers...
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