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Record number of entries in 'competitive' high school art exhibition
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
Nearly 150 paintings, drawings, sculptures, photos, print making, ceramics, fibers and mixed media from local high school and junior high students will be on display Feb. 10 to March 17 as part of the 41st annual Exhibiting Excellence High School Exhibition at Crisp Museum on the Southeast River Campus...
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Construction on gazebo to begin soon in Jackson
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
Construction on a gazebo in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson is set to begin next month. Jackson city engineer Clint Brown said Wednesday the project is phased for budgeting purposes, and the first phase is complete. Already in place are a decorative-stamped concrete sidewalk and foundations for both the gazebo and three planned columbaria, or buildings to house cremated remains, Brown said...
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Nothing fancy, just good food ...
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
First of all, I want to second last week's foodie pick -- Berghoff's Cafe. My friend has been urging me to go for at least a year. I finally made the drive over to Scott City last weekend for the French toast. Good food and the prices make getting your grub on feel like a steal...
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City officials look at possible public-private partnership for operation of the Common Pleas Courthouse, Annex
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
Cape Girardeau city officials believe a public-private partnership involving the River Heritage Museum and other historic preservation entities might direct the future of the Common Pleas Courthouse. The City Council and city staff are faced with what to do with the iconic, pre-Civil War structure after Cape Girardeau County circuit court offices are relocated to a new justice center in Jackson. That move is expected to occur in 2020...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2019. There are 327 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. On this date: In 1795, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, dealing with states' sovereign immunity, was ratified...
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Workforce challenge must be met with coordinated effort
(Column ~ 02/07/19)
Since 2011, the Missouri Department of Higher Education has been pursuing a big goal, one in which 60 percent of adults age 24-65 would have a two-year or four-year degree or career or technical certificate by 2025. In Preparing Missourians to Succeed: A Blueprint for Higher Education, the department says that new policies, programs and partnerships are necessary to prepare Missouri for the challenges of the future...
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Writers put their talent to good use with new books
(Editorial ~ 02/07/19)
Reporter Marybeth Niederkorn works day in and day out to bring our readers news on business, Jackson public affairs, education and community. She hustles in and out of public meetings, over to city hall for checks on business licenses. She loves interviewing people about their passions and enjoys writing stories about endeavors in our community to help people, such as the Safe House...
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Milwaukee museum features thousands of bobbleheads
(Community ~ 02/07/19)
MILWAUKEE -- A new museum in Milwaukee may well hold the largest collection of bobbleheads anyone has ever seen, displaying more than 6,500 figures of athletes, mascots, celebrities, animals, cartoon characters, politicians and more. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum recently opened and was the brainchild of friends Phil Sklar and Brad Novak, who started collecting the figures 16 years ago...
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Army aims for more combat-ready troops
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Army soldiers struggle to haul heavy sleds backward as fast as they can down a grassy field at Fort Bragg, filling the brisk North Carolina morning air with grunts of exertion and the shouts of instruction from their coaches. Watching from the sidelines, Sgt. ...
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Tech changes medicine
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
Walmart workers can now see a doctor for only $4. The catch? It has to be a virtual visit. The retail giant recently rolled back the $40 price on telemedicine, becoming the latest big company to nudge employees toward a high-tech way to get diagnosed and treated remotely...
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Infrastructure bill faces many potholes in months ahead
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump pronounced himself eager to work with Congress on a plan to rebuild America's crumbling roads and bridges, but offered no specifics during his State of the Union speech on what kind of deal he would back. The question now is whether lawmakers and the president are finally ready to move beyond complaining about the nation's infrastructure problem and actually do something about it...
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Rehder's opioid bill passes first test, but faces perils
(State News ~ 02/07/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday advanced a bill to create a statewide monitoring program for prescription opioids, but efforts to make Missouri the final state to adopt such a system still face steep opposition. At issue is a bill by Sikeston Republican Rep. ...
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Watchdog to gut payday lending rules
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
NEW YORK -- The nation's federal financial watchdog said Wednesday it plans to abolish most of its critical consumer protections governing payday lenders. The move is a major win for the industry, which argued the government's regulations could kill off a large chunk of its business. It's also a big loss for consumer groups, who say payday lenders exploit the poor and disadvantaged with loans that have annual interest rates as much as 400 percent...
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Trump predicts IS-held territory in Iraq, Syria will end next week
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday the Islamic State group will have lost by next week all the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria. He said the U.S. will not relent in fighting remnants of the extremist organization despite his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria over the objections of some of his most senior national security advisers...
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Unbowed by Trump, Democrats charge ahead with investigations
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump warned Congress that investigations and legislation don't mix. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi said such threats have no place in the House, as unbowed Democrats charged ahead Wednesday with plans to probe Trump's tax returns, business and ties to Russia...
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Crisis escalates in Virginia; top 3 Democrats under fire
(National News ~ 02/07/19)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The political crisis in Virginia exploded Wednesday when the state's attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations of sexual assault against the lieutenant governor...
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Bi-State official touts improved security on Metro
(State News ~ 02/07/19)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- St. Louis County Council members have expressed frustration with the sluggish progress to fix Metro's safety problems, despite an official's insistence security on the St. Louis region's public transportation system has improved. On Tuesday, Taulby Roach, executive director of the Bi-State Development Agency, presented a timeline of transit security improvements to the council, which provides the bulk of Metro's funding, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Freezing rain creates hazardous roads in Midwest
(State News ~ 02/07/19)
DETROIT -- Freezing rain left roads slippery, cut power to thousands of homes and businesses, and prompted officials to close hundreds of schools in parts of the Midwest on Wednesday, while flooding caused by ice jams prompted evacuations in Michigan and Illinois...
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Out of the past: Feb. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 02/07/19)
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill. -- The flood of 1993 has claimed another victim; the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has canceled the June 1994 Fort de Chartres Rendezvous because of extensive flood damage that occurred to the fort and the surrounding grounds...
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Larry Shanks
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
Larry W. Shanks, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Michigan. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Randy Sander
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Randy Joe Sander, 55, of Marquand passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. He was born Nov. 28, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joe Dayton and Lilian Emmaline Abbott Sander. He and Dawn Rhodes were united in marriage May 21, 2016. Randy worked for Shrum VanGennip Farms as a cattle farmer. He was a member of the Mount View Church in Marquand...
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Vicki Puchbauer
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
ST. ANN, Mo. -- Vicki Sue Puchbauer, 66, of St. Ann passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Bethesda Meadows in Ellisville, Missouri. She was born June 18, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to Victor and Betty Henry Puchbauer. She was baptized at St. John's United Church of Christ in Fruitland, where her membership remained...
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Terry Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
Terry Wyatt Kitchen, 66, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 13, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, to Paul F. and Wilda Ford Kitchen. Coach Kitchen was a coach, teacher and administrator for more than 40 years and was employed at Cape Girardeau Public Schools for nearly his entire tenure. He was still performing in the role of junior high athletic director upon his passing. Retirement did not suit him...
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Dale Howard
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
Dale A. Howard, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Lorena Himmelsbach
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. -- Lorena R. Himmelsbach, 98, of Morristown and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Life Care of Morristown. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service and rosary to follow, Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Elizabeth Fornkahl
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. -- Elizabeth Fornkahl, 88, of Franklin Park, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Presence Villa Scalabrini Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northlake, Illinois. She was born March 18, 1930, to Rudolph and Agnes Moonier Kiefer. Elizabeth and Victor Fornkahl were married 11 years. He preceded her in death...
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Vida Eby
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
Vida E. Eby, 94, of Whitewater went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Loretto, Tennessee, to the late James David and Emma Alice Pugh Taylor. She married James A. Eby on July 4, 1941, at LaForge, Missouri, and he preceded her in death June 26, 2004...
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Gary Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary D. Abernathy, 70, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with American Legion wake at 7 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., with rosary at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Missouri lawmakers are trying again to replace a statue at the U.S. Capitol with one of former President Harry Truman
(State News ~ 02/07/19)
AP-MO-XGR--Harry Truman Statue,131 Missouri tries again to replace Benton statue with Truman Missouri lawmakers are trying again to replace a statue at the U.S. Capitol with one of former President Harry Truman JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers are trying again to replace a statue at the U.S. Capitol with one of former President Harry Truman...
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Bankruptcies 2/7/19
(Business Records ~ 02/07/19)
Bankruptcies filed through January for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 2/7/19
(Prayer ~ 02/07/19)
Lord Jesus, we praise you, our strength and the rock of our eternal salvation. Amen.
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A tasty fundraiser
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
xxxx Kobie Moore of Cape Girardeau, 3, looks toward his great-grandmother Debbie Allen of Cape Girardeau while eating chili during a fundraiser for the Girardot Center for Youth and Families on Wednesday at VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau. Kris Moore, a chairperson of the Girardot Center's Community Liaison Council, said the council hosted the event as a way to raise money for the boys at the center to help cover expenses such as educational trips and athletic equipment...
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Betty Strack
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
Betty J. Strack, 87, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Monticello House. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Charges dropped in "fight club" at care center
(State News ~ 02/07/19)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two workers at a day care center who were accused of facilitating a "fight club" among the small children...
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Chocolate truffle
(Community ~ 02/07/19)
Kitchens, replete as they are with hot surfaces and sharp edges, can be dangerous places, so it's best to do everything possible to avoid accidents in the cookhouse. Except when it comes to the food itself, for not a few great dishes started out as flukes...
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Little in size, big on taste
(Community ~ 02/07/19)
Little sandwiches and sliders are the feature theme for today. Slider sandwiches are very popular right now being served for every occasion imaginable. They can be the feature at a football game party or at a nice bridal shower for ladies honoring the soon-to-be-bride. They seem to work for any occasion and are always a hit...
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Legislature should address internet sales tax issue
(Column ~ 02/07/19)
Cape Girardeau's strategic plan divides our city council's goals into five categories: Economic development, safety and health, fiscal stewardship, improving neighborhoods and streamlining business and citizen processes. Each goal has several strategies/initiatives to help fulfill the objectives. ...
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Delores Henson
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
Delores Inda Henson, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born June 4, 1923 to Minnie and Herbert Ervin. She married Lloyd G. Henson July 5, 1942. She was a charter member of Word of Faith Fellowship in Cape Girardeau. In her early years, she was a Sunday school teacher at South Side Baptist Church...
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Work ongoing to clean up train derailment at Dexter, power outages and other damage reported
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
**UPDATE 12:12 p.m.** VIDEO INCLUDED Work is ongoing to clean up a trail derailment at Dexter. Power may be out to some areas of the town near Boone Park through tomorrow. Some roads near Boone Park have reopened. One Mile Road will remain closed until further notice.
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