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Heavy metal man: Jackson's Beine finds his creative groove with shaping metal to the rhythm of rock
(Community ~ 08/03/19)
Lucas Beine keeps his hammer in time, once to the glowing-hot steel, then a rattle-tap on the anvil just beside it; over and over again until the glow begins to fade. "The thing is, you don't want to waste any blows," he says, thrusting the knife-to-be back into the furnace and wiping his brow with a tattooed forearm. "I'm not classically trained, so that's usually why I'm blasting away with the crazy music. It's just to keep me in rhythm."...
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SEMO Craft Beer Week starts Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/03/19)
Under wrought-iron Edison lighting on the top floor of the newly opened Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse in Cape Girardeau, executive chef — and brewery owner — Matt Ruesler said he wants this year’s SEMO Craft Beer Week to mimic similar beer festivals in St. Louis and Kansas City...
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The Flood of 2019 — by the (really big) numbers
(Local News ~ 08/03/19)
The Mississippi River’s record-breaking flood of 2019 will officially end this weekend as the river falls below flood stage at Cape Girardeau for the first time since mid-March. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, the reading on the Cape Girardeau gauge will dip below 32 feet late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, ending a streak of 144 consecutive days of flooding beginning March 15, nearly three weeks longer than the old record of 125 consecutive days above flood stage set between June 10 and Oct. 12, 1993. ...
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Election official expects low voter turnout for Cape tax issue
(Local News ~ 08/03/19)
Fewer than 2,500 voters are projected to turn out in Tuesday’s election in Cape Girardeau to decide the fate of a measure to extend the city’s capital improvement sales tax. Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers, the county’s top election official, estimated Friday only 8% to 10% of the city’s 23,460 registered voters will go to the polls...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
Today is Saturday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2019. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 3, 1972, the U.S. Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. (The U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the treaty in 2002.)...
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With dense, small leaves and readiness to sprouts from pruning cuts, yews are easily pruned as a topiary
(Community ~ 08/03/19)
Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures -- cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different times, but in modern gardens, topiary is rare, unless you count our foundation plantings of clipped yews and junipers -- "gumdrop" or "dot-dash" landscaping along home foundations...
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North Dakota youth on 'Mystery Mission' in Poplar Bluff
(Community ~ 08/03/19)
Chase Breitbach wiped the sweat off his brow with a smile Tuesday morning while tending the mulch on the grounds of the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff. "Our weather is not this humid, and it is super hot today, but we are blessed to be here," the Dickinson, North Dakota youth leader said...
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Fall gardening
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
Hard to believe it's already August. We picked our first tomatoes the end of May, so some of our plants have been producing for two full months. So have our zucchini and cucumber plants. We really hate to spray a lot of chemicals on our tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers, so the bugs have been having a time feasting on the plants. ...
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A tale of two cupolas: The Common Pleas Courthouse and the St. Charles Hotel
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
Local lore suggests the cupola on the Common Pleas Courthouse came from the old St. Charles Hotel. The origin of this story is apparently the book, "Cape Girardeau: Biography of a City," by Felix E. Snider and Earl A. Collins. In a discussion of the St. Charles on page 226 is this statement, "The cupola was later incorporated into the old courthouse." There are no credited sources for this information...
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Oh Nuts!
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
Where would you go looking for nuts in the summertime? Well, up a tree and out on a limb of course. I know. Bad joke. You won't find any good nuts laying on the ground in the woods this time of year. The nuts are still growing high in the trees. A good way to get a close look at them is to take your camera up a tree using a portable deer stand...
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Generosity United Way
(Community ~ 08/03/19)
Jay Wolz ~ jwolz@semissourian.com United Way of Southeast Missouri executive director Elizabeth Shelton, left, is seen with Voices for Children executive director Sharon Hileman after giving Voices for Children a check for more than $6,700. The funds were raised in support of the Voices for Children program as part of the United Way's "Over the Edge" fundraising event in May. ...
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Adopt Nugget
(Community ~ 08/03/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This cute little guy is Nugget. He is a 4-month-old hound and beagle mix just waiting for his forever home. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center menus for Aug. 5-9
(Community ~ 08/03/19)
Monday: Glazed chicken breast or ham slice, baked sweet potato, steamed squash, whole-grain bread slice and sugar-free pear crisp or iced cherry cake. Tuesday: BBQ chicken or Italian beef, potato salad, sliced tomatoes, whole-grain hot roll or bun and spiced peaches or blackberry cobbler...
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Appreciating beauty doesn't require buying it
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
I am happier when I have less. Let me explain. The other day, I bought a few things from a store. I didn't need the items, but I thought they were pretty. Instead of feeling satisfied by my purchases, however, I felt sad and a little bit guilty I spent money on bringing more things into my life when I already had other similar items I didn't use. It felt wasteful to our environment and to other people, as well as to my time...
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When the mountain gets steep
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
Often, I have envisioned Abraham's call of God into the land which the Lord promised him with similar imagery to the great Oklahoma land rush -- standing at the border with the promise in hand, waiting for the sound to take what is uncharted and undeveloped but ripe with potential. The Bible often reminds me of how my ideas do not align with what has been revealed...
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Catfish baseball has made for fun summer nights at Capaha Field
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
It's been an exciting summer at Capaha Field as the Cape Catfish competed in their inaugural season. I took in a few games throughout the summer and each one made for an entertaining evening. For some, it was about the baseball. For many, it was a night enjoying friends and food with baseball happening in the background. ...
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Speak Out 8-4-19
(Speak Out ~ 08/03/19)
Let me say upfront that I am a staunch Republican, a woman of 43 years of age, who voted for Greitens and would again. That said, I was very concerned, and said so publicly, when he appointed former Cape resident Drew Juden to a state position. As I pointed out then, under Juden's leadership, the Sikeston PD was continually beset by internal problems as documented even by Republican-leaning media. ...
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Prayer 8-4-19
(Prayer ~ 08/03/19)
Thank you, O God, for loving us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Amen.
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Police report 8-4-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported on North Henderson Avenue. n Assault was reported in the 1200 block of Cousin Street. n Assault was reported in the 800 block of Hickory Street...
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Trump: N. Korea launches no issue
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump bestowed praise Friday on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following a flurry of short-range missile tests rattled the region and lowered expectations for the resumption of nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang...
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U.S. leaves Russian arms treaty
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- With the scrapping of a landmark arms control agreement Friday, the U.S. announced plans to test a new missile amid growing concerns about emerging threats and new weapons. U.S. officials said they are no longer hamstrung and could now develop weapons systems previously banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia, a Cold War-era agreement the sides repeatedly accused the other of violating. ...
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent
(International News ~ 08/03/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws loosening restrictions on women by allowing all citizens -- women and men alike -- to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy controlling women's freedom of movement...
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Vincent Uhrhan
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
Vincent Adam Uhrhan of Scott City was born Oct. 12, 1923, in Fornfelt, the son of Philip and Katie Caroline Felter Uhrhan, and passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Delphine, and son Norman...
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Robert Toma Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
Robert Frederick Toma Sr., 103, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 14, 1915, in St. Louis to Walter E. and Lillie Elizabeth Speaker Toma. Robert and Beulah Standfuss were married May 30, 1938. Three children were born to their union, and they had been married 66 years when Beulah passed away Oct. 14, 2004. Robert married Wanda Meloy on Sept. 24, 2005. She survives...
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Harold Moore Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
Harold B. Moore Jr., 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Kris Green
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
Kris Green, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 26, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1965, in Holland, Michigan, to Roy Green and Loveta Stancil. He attended Perry Central High School in New York. He worked at Cape Transit Authority as a driver for five years...
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Emma Enke
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Emma Helen Enke, 94, of Perryville died Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at Independence Care Center. She was born Jan. 29, 1925, in Jacob, Illinois, to Herman and Rosa Stueve Kranawetter. She and Wilbert W. Enke were married Jan. 19, 1947. He preceded her in death June 30, 2006...
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Rev. Richard Combs
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
The Rev. Richard Combs, 81, of Jackson died Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Visitation will resume at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson and continue until service time at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Former Ebola patients mark 5 years since treatment in U.S.
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
ATLANTA -- As the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history rages in Congo, a doctor who survived the deadly disease five years ago worries people aren't paying enough attention. "It's happening in Democratic Republic of Congo, and most of the Western World is not paying much attention to it," Dr. Kent Brantly told The Associated Press in a recent interview...
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July jobs report shows solid gains amid trade frictions
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July but still added a solid 164,000 jobs to an economy appearing poised to extend its decade-long expansion. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7% for a second straight month, the government said Friday. Average hourly earnings rose 3.2% from a year ago, up from a 3% year-over-year gain in June...
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Pocketbook issues prevail in recession-scarred Nevada
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
LAS VEGAS -- The pack of Democratic presidential candidates made it through five hours of debating this week without diving deep into two major issues: the economy and labor unions. That won't be the case this weekend. The candidates' next stop is Nevada, an early primary state and battleground state, where pocketbook issues prevail and labor still holds sway. ...
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Judge: Fire officer in Eric Garner death
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
NEW YORK -- In a reckoning five years in the making, an administrative judge Friday recommended firing a New York City police officer over the 2014 chokehold death of an unarmed black man whose dying cries of "I can't breathe" fueled a national debate over policing, race and the use of force...
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Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised; successor sworn in
(International News ~ 08/03/19)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello resigned Friday as promised, clearing the way for veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi to be sworn in as his replacement, a move throwing the U.S. territory into a period of political uncertainty...
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Cummings ran off intruder at Baltimore home
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Elijah Cummings said Friday he scared off an intruder at his Baltimore home last weekend, providing details for the first time after President Donald Trump tweeted about the break-in. In a statement Friday, the Maryland Democrat said someone "attempted to gain entry into my residence at approximately 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 27."...
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More sanctions levied for poisoning
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has slapped more sanctions on Russia in connection with the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, a move a Russian lawmaker said Friday will make it less likely for normalized U.S.-Russian relations...
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RFK granddaughter dies
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
BOSTON -- Authorities said Friday they are looking to toxicology reports for clues to the death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the 22-year-old granddaughter of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. The Kennedy family confirmed the death in a statement after police responded to a call Thursday afternoon about a possible drug overdose at the storied Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. ...
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Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze U.S. consumers
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- The latest tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists estimate, and would start to bite consumers and retailers just as the holiday shopping season begins...
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Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze U.S. consumers
(National News ~ 08/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- The latest tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists estimate, and would start to bite consumers and retailers just as the holiday shopping season begins...
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Illinois to offer Cardinals license plate to aid schools
(State News ~ 08/03/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White said an Illinois license plate featuring the St. Louis Cardinals will be sold in support of public schools. The license plate was unveiled Thursday by White at Busch Stadium before the Cardinals game against the Chicago Cubs...
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Kansas, Missouri truce over jobs conflict appears shaky
(State News ~ 08/03/19)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The governors in Kansas and Missouri have moved to end an economic "border war" that has gained their states unwanted national attention for using millions of dollars in incentives to entice companies into shifting jobs close to the Kansas City-area border...
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James Harris II
(Obituary ~ 08/03/19)
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. -- James Douglas Harris II, 55, of Elizabethtown died Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past: Aug. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 08/03/19)
Missouri voters yesterday narrowly passed a $250 million, statewide bond issue; the bonds will finance construction of new prisons and university facilities, including a College of Business building at Southeast Missouri State University; the issue passed 412,651 to 404,695 with 99% of the vote counted...
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Out of the past: Aug. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 08/03/19)
Missouri National Education Association says it will take the Cape Girardeau Board of Education to court if the board holds its planned annual retreat this weekend in St. Louis; in a letter delivered to board members' homes, NEA attorney Lisa Van Amburg said holding the meeting in St. Louis effectively cuts off public access...
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