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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
Today is Saturday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2018. There are 44 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 1973, President Richard Nixon told Associated Press managing editors in Orlando, Florida: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."...
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Out of the past: Nov. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 11/17/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Word that the National Weather Service has revised the Mississippi River flood crest at Chester, Illinois, brought a sigh of relief in the Bois Brule Levee District yesterday; instead of cresting today at 32 feet, the river at Chester is expected to crest at 29.6 feet, 2.6 feet above flood stage...
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Busch - 55 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/17/18)
William and Cecile Busch of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Aug. 25 with a family dinner. Busch and Cecile Fitzpatrick were married Aug. 25, 1963, at Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C.R. Turner. Their attendants were Pam Wilson, Aleta Laughlin, Ruth Ann Busch (Harper), Don Eaker, Dave Hale and Jerry Reynolds...
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Hester - 75 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/17/18)
Bobby and Ruby Hester of Chaffee, Missouri, are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on Nov. 17. Hester and Ruby Seabaugh were married Nov. 17, 1943, in Chaffee. They have eight children: Joyce Baker of Sadler, Texas; Jerry Hester of Jackson; Gary Hester of Chaffee; Paula Roberts of Cape Girardeau; Julia Woodruff of Rosser, Texas; Susan Hester of Chaffee; Robert Hester of Bell City, Missouri; and Denise Haislip of Chaffee...
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Mallards jumping
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
Last November I made a trip to Mingo National Wildlife Refuge near Puxico, Missouri. When I parked my truck and got out I could hear ducks feeding along a woods in a shallow marsh. I took my time sneaking closer to them in a perpendicular manner. I didn't want to go straight toward them and risk jumping them before I got close enough for a photo...
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Adopt Casanova
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Casanova is a special guy. He is 2 years old, has three legs, doesn't do well with other males or small children but needs a loving home! He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center menus for Nov. 19 through 23
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
Monday: Shepherd's pie or Polish sausage and potato, sauerkraut, Prince Edward veggies, whole-grain bread and sugar-free peach crisp or angel food cake. Tuesday: Meatloaf or chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, mixed salad, whole-grain hot roll and Mandarin oranges or fruit pies...
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FYI 11-18-18
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the Jackson Sanitation Department will not operate on Thursday or Friday, according to a city of Jackson news release. For those whose garbage is usually collected on Thursday or Friday, trash instead will be picked up Nov. ...
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Deer season down through the years
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
This past week a good number of guys and gals have been out looking for a deer. Some are wanting a great big buck and some a doe. Some are just looking for a deer and they aren't picky about the size or sex. They just want a deer. We moved to Missouri back in 1986 and I started hunting deer with both gun and a bow and arrow. ...
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Tips for hosts and houseguests to keep holidays happy
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
The holiday season often means houseguests. What does it mean to be a good host -- or a good houseguest? "Remember the spirit of the holidays. It's easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect. The point is to have fun, and whether you're a guest or a host, flexibility and thoughtfulness go a long way," says Leslie Yazel, editor in chief at Real Simple magazine...
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A Thanksgiving Countdown: holiday planning made easier
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
Thanksgiving is just around the bend, and if you are hosting you might already be thinking about how you might plan things better this year, how to make it all a bit less stressful. While the truly prepared are already polishing their napkin rings, the rest of us are just starting to wonder, "How can I not want to throw a gravy boat out the window?"...
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Flood of 1922 devastates Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
Southeast Missouri has experienced flooding of the Mississippi River hundreds of times since at least 1844. The marks on the floodwall in Cape Girardeau denote flood stage heights in 1844, 1943, 1973, and 1993. One that is not listed is the flood that occurred in April 1922. Rains swept through Missouri and other states on April 10. This deluge caused tornadoes, property damage, deaths, and subsequent area flooding...
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Three men and Thanksgiving
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
This Thursday is Thanksgiving. Our family will spend it the way most who read this column will -- immersed in the smells of the feast to be enjoyed at day's end. My wife won't let me have a role in the cooking. Rarely has. Perhaps she fears the concoction I may create. Mostly, though, she sees this meal as her great annual culinary gift to our family. She's a good cook and I'm grateful. Later, we will put up the tree (live, not artificial) and hang the lights...
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The sacredness of agony
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
I don't love cathedrals. I appreciate their effort and ability to withstand, but give me humble origins any day. The Dom of St. Peter in Regensburg, Germany, is different. I walked into it a couple weeks ago. Inside, it was dark. I was struck by the artwork: this was a cathedral about human suffering and what it means to be human. It was fascinating and encouraging to me that people had chosen this artwork for a cathedral...
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Taking things a little bit at a time
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" is from a famous Chinese proverb. This may sound like a trite and worn-out phrase, but contained inside is much wisdom. A thousand miles is a long way to walk, but it's possible. If you think of the distance in terms of the immense expanse of miles, you will give up. ...
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Helping in the garden
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
For gardeners who heat their homes in winter using stoves or fireplaces, good-quality wood ashes can be a soil-amendment bonus. But if applied improperly, they can be a caustic topping for foliage-heavy plants and seedlings. The primary benefits of recycling wood ash into the soil are for fertilizing and raising pH levels to make soil less acidic, said Leonard Perry, horticulture professor emeritus with the University of Vermont...
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Prayer 11-18-18
(Prayer ~ 11/17/18)
O Father God, may we be filled with your glorious peace. Amen.
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Sub claims ban after thanking students for Pledge of Allegiance
(State News ~ 11/17/18)
MANCHESTER, Mo. -- A Missouri substitute teacher is seeking answers after claiming he was banned because he thanked students for saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Jim Furkin has worked as a sub for about a decade in St. Louis County's Parkway School District, mostly at Parkway South High School, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday...
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Florida starts painstaking hand recount in US Senate race
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Volunteers gathered around folding tables Friday to begin a painstaking hand recount in Florida's acrimonious U.S. Senate contest, with a goal of determining the intent of about 93,000 voters whose ballots for Republican Gov. Rick Scott or Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson could not be counted by machine...
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Abrams ends Georgia governor bid, says she'll file lawsuit
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
ATLANTA -- Democrat Stacey Abrams ended 10 days of post-election drama in Georgia's closely watched and even more closely contested race for governor Friday, acknowledging Republican Brian Kemp as the victor while defiantly refusing to concede to the man she blamed for "gross mismanagement" of a bitterly fought election...
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Migrants won't see armed soldiers on border
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
SAN DIEGO -- As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won't find are armed American soldiers standing guard. Instead they will see cranes installing towering panels of metal bars and troops wrapping concertina wire around barriers while military helicopters fly overhead, carrying border patrol agents to and from locations along the U.S.-Mexico border...
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DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday proposed a major overhaul to the way colleges and universities handle sexual misconduct complaints, adding protections for students accused of assault and harassment and narrowing which cases schools would be required to investigate...
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Trump honors GOP donor, 6 others with presidential award
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday recognized a major Republican Party donor and six other "extraordinary Americans" with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the nation reserves for a civilian. Individuals who make "outstanding contributions to American life and culture" have received the medal, Trump said, adding that it was his "true privilege" to present it to six men and one woman representing the fields of entertainment, sports, law, medicine, politics and philanthropy.. ...
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WikiLeaks' Assange faces charges; lawyer says he'd fight
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said Friday, foreshadowing a possible fight over extradition for a central figure in the U.S. special counsel's Russia-Trump investigation...
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Trump says he's 'very easily' answered Mueller questions
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday he had "very easily" answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, though he speculated the questions had been "tricked up" to try to catch him in a lie. He said he hadn't submitted his answers to investigators yet...
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Wilfire death toll climbs, number of those missing jumps over 1,000
(National News ~ 11/17/18)
CHICO, Calif. -- With the confirmed death toll at 71 and the list of unaccounted for people more than 1,000, authorities in Northern California on Friday searched for those who perished and those who survived the fiercest of wildfires ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump...
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Helen Sides
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Helen Sides passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. She was born Jan. 30, 1925, to the late Barbara and Irvin Walker in Neelys Landing. Helen was given the last name "Sides" twice. She was widowed by World War II, losing her husband, Garth Dallman Sides, but she was blessed with 56 years of marriage to his brother, the late Eldon "Bud" Sides. They were members of New Bethel Baptist Church in Jackson...
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Harry Rust
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
Harry Rust, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born Dec. 27, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to Wayne and Eva Palmer Rust. He and Barbara Rose were married Aug. 8, 1954, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Mary Powless
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Mary Powless, 93, of Miller City passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at Fairview Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 31, 1925, to Joseph and Josephine Varisco Lala in Hammond, Louisiana. Mary married Alfred Eugene "Gene" Powless Sr. He preceded her Nov. 3, 1981...
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W.C. Hogland
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
PATTON, Mo. -- W.C. Hogland, 94, of Patton died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Patton Cemetery, with full military rites...
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Carma Heuring
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
Carma N. Heuring, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at the Lutheran Home. Carma was born Aug. 20, 1922, in Fornfelt (now Scott City) to Lester H. and Ollie M. Pinkston Wills. She was affectionately known by her family and friends as "Tee."...
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Dorothy Haselbauer
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
Dorothy Mae Haselbauer, 91, of Neelys Landing passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She resided at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau for over six years. She was born Dec. 12, 1926, the daughter of W. Henry and Elzenia Reynolds Schenimann. She married George Elliott Haselbauer, and he preceded her in death Oct. 12, 1958...
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Wilma Frenzel
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
Wilma H. Frenzel, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 3, 1930, in Cape Girardeau to Fred and Daisy Belle Frenzel. She was an avid reader and loved to do word-search puzzles. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church...
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Della Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
Della Mae Abernathy, 87, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born March 19, 1931, in Crump, daughter of Sylvanus and Hester Proffer Eakins. She and Travis Abernathy were married March 22, 1952, in Glenallen, Missouri. He passed away Sept. 27, 1992...
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Area fire report 11/18/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/18)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Nov. 10 n At 8:41 a.m., fire alarm at 600 Daugherty St. n At 12:33 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of East Main Street. n At 2:39 p.m., emergency medical service in the 100 block of West Beech Street...
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Area police reports 11/18/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Travis D. Ray, 32, 515 Second St., was arrested at Big Bend Road and Second Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, driving while revoked, no insurance and leaving the scene of an accident...
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Road work 11/18/18
(Local News ~ 11/17/18)
U.S. 61 in Cape County reduced for bridge work The southbound U.S. 61 on-ramp to southbound Interstate 55, also known as the flyover, in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. A MoDOT news release states work will take place Monday and Tuesday...
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Patriotic patchwork: Quilters express appreciation for military through the making of special quilts
(Community ~ 11/17/18)
Ten-year-old Ellis Brown and her 5-year-old sister Jonna spent the first snow day of the school year Thursday quilting with their grandmother Nancy Bishop. That's not to say they were missing out on anything like sledding or snowman-rolling; quilting with grandma, they said, is instead a sort of rite of passage...
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Cape Parks and Rec celebrates fall with festival Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/17/18)
Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation is hosting a family friendly outdoor fall festival from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Shawnee Park Center -- rain or shine. Shawnee Park Center facility manager and recreations specialist Tessa Bollinger confirmed Friday there are no alternative plans for the event, if it does rain Sunday...
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Zonta luncheon honors women who make a difference
(Local News ~ 11/17/18)
A sold-out crowd of nearly 500 people attended the Cape Girardeau Zonta Club Women of Achievement luncheon Friday at Ray's Banquet Center. Honorees included Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Dr. Karen Hendrickson, Celebration Award recipient Melissa Daniel Bain, four scholarship recipients and nine Women of Achievement nominees -- all women who have distinguished themselves through service to the community and inspiration to other women, presenter and Zonta member Marsha Haskell said...
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SEMO students pitch innovative ideas as part of challenge
(Column ~ 11/17/18)
A wise politician once said something to the effect: Sometimes you win, sometimes you get experience. The implication being even a loss can have its benefits in the form of experience. The same maxim applies to business. “Fail fast, fail cheaply.” It’s practical advice and something the winners of the Southeast Innovation Challenge learned with their winning entry into this year’s competition...
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South Cape residents' PORCH group seeks to revive neighborhood
(Local News ~ 11/17/18)
Cape Girardeau south-side residents have formed a new group, called PORCH, to revitalize a neighborhood that has long been plagued by poverty and crime. PORCH, which stands for People Organized to Revitalize Community Healing, celebrated its formation and introduced itself to the community at an event Friday night at the River Campus...
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Cape Co. Park lake project remains on two-year pace
(Local News ~ 11/17/18)
In July, county and state officials drained the lake in Cape County Park South in Cape Girardeau, as part of a planned upgrade to fish habitat and other improvements. At the time, officials said the project was likely to take up to two years, and after some initial work has been completed, that timeline still appears accurate, said county parks superintendent Bryan Sander...
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Lora Smith
(Obituary ~ 11/17/18)
Lora Annabelle Smith, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away at 1:02 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Feb. 22, 1931, in Chesterfield, Missouri, to the late Grover Cleveland and Ida Annabelle Davis Mobley. Lora and Josephus L. Smith were married June 13, 1946, in Jackson. He preceded her in death Feb. 15, 1994...
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Grandson’s first deer
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/18)
Houston Carter, 6, son of Josh and Jessica Carter of Cape Girardeau, shot his first deer during youth season on the family farm in Wayne County. Proud grandpa is Bob Morrow
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