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Notre Dame junior champions adoption over abortion
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
Hannah Talley is a miracle. She is bright and engaging -- full of life and youthful exuberance. It's a life that would have been cut short had her birth mother chosen abortion over adoption. Last Friday, the high school junior was among 30 Notre Dame Regional High school students to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Talley held a sign that read: "I march because my birth mom chose adoption."...
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Dicamba trial wraps first week in Cape
(Local News ~ 02/01/20)
If farmers follow the label, small amounts of dicamba may move off the crops where they are applied, but there is "no way" that movement could hurt neighboring crops, according to video testimony from Monsanto officials in federal court in Cape Girardeau on Friday...
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Autism Center marks a decade of service
(Local News ~ 02/01/20)
Current and former clients of the Southeast Missouri State University Autism Center, along with dozens of family members, area residents and university faculty and staff, gathered Friday to celebrate the center's 10-year anniversary. Located at 611 N. Fountain St., a few blocks east of the Southeast campus, the center opened its doors in January 2010 and provides diagnostic and intervention services to families and individuals impacted by autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...
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Center Junction work set to start in mid-February
(Local News ~ 02/01/20)
Preliminary work on the interstate bridge replacement and diverging diamond interchange project at Center Junction between Cape Girardeau and Jackson will begin within two weeks, weather permitting. According to the Missouri Department of Transporation, the initial work will involve a series of lane closures along Interstate 55 both north and south of the highway's interchange with Route 61...
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'Cloudy with a chance of meatballs': Jefferson students use quail as reading aid
(Local News ~ 02/01/20)
First-graders at Jefferson Elementary were given the opportunity to explore reading through a project involving quail eggs from birds being raised at the Cape Girardeau School. After a reading of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," students worked to recreate the sunny side eggs that rained from the sky in Judi Barrett's short story. ...
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It Takes a Village provides support, resources for new, expectant moms
(Local News ~ 02/01/20)
The village mentality means people work together to raise children, and share knowledge and traditional practices. A group in Cape Girardeau is working to bring it back. It Takes a Village, a not-for-profit group based in Cape Girardeau, is aimed at providing support and services for new and expectant mothers and families, said group president Amanda Rhodes...
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Kobe Bryant death is reminder that life is precious
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
Many Americans have been struck with grief over last Sunday's news of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and their friends fatal helicopter crash. That evening I had a church member lose two relatives, one was expected, and one was not. We are reminded that life is precious, and it can be over in an instant...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/01/20)
Today is Saturday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2020. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli in space...
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Out of the past: Feb. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 02/01/20)
Department of Natural Resources officials don't know how much soil was contaminated when a Coop Service Center Inc. tank at Jackson leaked, but the petroleum wholesaler contracted with St. Louis environmental consultants to figure it out; a 13,000-gallon kerosene tank on East Washington Street across from the Coop office rusted and developed a leak that went undetected until Jan. 25; residents near the tank smelled the fuel, then noticed a sheen on top of nearby Goose Creek...
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What is the truth?
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
I was going through Facebook the other day, and someone had posted such and such. I wondered if it was truth or fiction so I searched it. I usually use DuckDuckGo because they don't track you, but this time I used Google. There were articles on Google that were both ways. Some said it was the truth and some said it was fiction. I still didn't know the truth. So I chalked it up as fiction because I didn't agree with what the post said. That was simple...
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Receiving and giving love
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
With Valentine's Day approaching, it's a good time to reflect upon all types of love in our lives, and on how we ourselves are receiving and giving love. After all, that's really what our mission is in life: to be loved and then to love. Some of the words that have had and continue to have the most profound impact on the way I think about and live out love are found in 1 John 4:7-21 (NAB). These words comfort and challenge, and have the power to transform our lives and world...
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Bible speaks to romantic love
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
It is February, and love is in the air. The Bible has much to say about romantic love. One example comes from Ephesians 5:33, which says, "However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband." Highlighting a simple but complex principle, Ephesians tells us we may listen to the same sounds but often hear different messages...
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Senior Center Menus for Feb. 3-7
(Community ~ 02/01/20)
Monday: Lasagna or hot chicken salad, Italian vegetable blend, buttered corn, whole-grain garlic bread and chilled peaches or baked peach dessert. Tuesday: White chicken chili with 1/2 cheese sandwich or French dip sandwich, buttered corn, carrot and celery sticks with ranch dip, whole-grain crackers and chilled pears or brownie...
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Club news 2-2-20
(Community News ~ 02/01/20)
The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Monday at the home of Patty Taylor with 12 members present. The Torchbearer Iota Chapter Golden Circle recipients signifying their 50 years of membership were again congratulated on their achievement. They are Linda Belote, Joyce Hays and Vicki Connell-McKinney. The Golden Circle Ritual will be held at a later date...
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A jewel of nature
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
In recent years I have been taking closer notice of mushrooms I come across in the woods. Different kinds appear from season to season, much like individual kinds of wildflowers have their favored season. The mushroom I show you here is a rare one for me. And gauging from the very limited information I was able to find on it, it must be fairly uncommon. A mushroom expert at Missouri Mycology Society assured me it is named panus lecumti...
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Opal Johnson celebrates 100th birthday
(Community ~ 02/01/20)
Submitted by Dan Johnson Opal Johnson of Advance, Missouri, celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 22. Students from Crowley Ridge Mennonite School serenaded Johnson with songs of faith followed by a hearty extended version of "Happy birthday." They presented bouquets of flowers and hand-crafted brithday cards that included Bible verses. ...
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Adopt Bubba
(Community ~ 02/01/20)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This sweet natured boy is 4-year-old Bubba. He is a terrier mix & is looking for a loving home. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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FYI 2-2-20
(Community ~ 02/01/20)
St. Augustine Home and School in Kelso, Missouri, will host a music trivia night on Saturday, Feb. 1 in the school gym. Doors open at 6 p.m. with play beginning at 7 p.m. There will be eight players per team. Feel free to bring your own food and drinks. Round sponsorships are available for $100 per round...
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Southeast student raises more than $10,000 in food donations for food pantry
(Community ~ 02/01/20)
The One Meal a Week program has collected more than $10,000 worth of food since the program's start. The program allows students to purchase any item with an expiration date, excluding milk, with leftover meals or money and donate to One Meal a Week...
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Jackson High School first semester
(Honor Roll ~ 02/01/20)
Jackson High School 10th grade: Taylor Fehr, Maite Mendez Higuera, Delaney Pipkin, Emma Shields. 11th grade: Avery Bauer, Duncan Brown, Katherine Emmendorfer, Zoe Freeman, Tate Friedrich, Arabella Grant, Clayton Greenlee, Sarah Hays, Lillian Hoffman, Graysen Johnston, Elijah Jones, Allison King, Rhet Liley, Alyssa Myers, Mia Ogle, Winston Pais, Hunter Rees, Noah Sparks, Makenna Wessell, Kathleen Zimmerman...
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Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 02/01/20)
Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Haneef Ahmad, Elliot Allen, Gavin Alspaugh, Raquel Ambrosio-Lorenzo, Sahvanna Ank, Kalayah Apel, Kayden Barry, Julia Beasley, Austin Belanger, Madelyn Bitter, Cyrus Boxdorfer, Maxwell Cairns, Aimee Caldwell, Jude Class, Kayona Cobb, Breyanah Coleman, Wyatt Cook, Joseph Coonts, Nathaniel Cooper, John Cowling, Malchiah Cutrell, Connor Davidson, Dulina Dias, Cadence Easley, Hailey Edmundson, Wiley Edmundson, Drew Ferguson, Emily Floyd, Jazzlyn Fullenwider, Owen Gardner, Ainsleigh Glenn, Amber Gorham, Sienna Hahn, Ellana Hale, Tracie Helm, Ashlynn Hickey, Caitlin Hill, Mai Tue Ho, Ella Hukel, Alyssa Jacobs, Tayshun Jennings, John Jones, Lincoln Keirsey, Lacey King, Travis Klipfel, Jaxon Knight, Ava LaMar, Royce Liu, Addison Long, Aylin Maldonado, Michaela Mason, Vincent Masters, Dominic Mattes, Georgia Matukewicz, Savannah Matysik, Ashlyn McAlister, Katie McBride, Arisa Melton, Aaliyah Miller, Sydney Mizicko, Madicyn Montgomery, Jennifer Morales, Gracyn Morris, Brooklynn Moss, Hayden Myers, Blake Pardon, Isabella Pattengill, Deklin Pittman, Ava Ragan, Ephraim Rains, Zachary Rich, Sydney Ringwald, Allison Rivers, Nathaniel Roth, Jacob Ruebel, Garrett Schmidt, Mikaelyn Scirocco, Regan Seay, Muhammad Shaikh, Presley Sides, Garrett Snider, Marlette Southall, Gwenyth Speight, Skyler Stroder, Summer Stroder, Elizabeth Tilghman, Bao Tran, Piper Underwood, Emily Velasquez Rico, Tabatha Walker, Kobi Williams, Rashad Williams, Janessa Wilson, Sally Wright.. ...
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Prayer 2-2-20
(Prayer ~ 02/01/20)
O Heavenly Father, in you, and you alone, do we place our hope. Amen.
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Births 2/2/20
(Births ~ 02/01/20)
Son to Chris and Elaine Pobst of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:24 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Name, Alden Joseph. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Pobst is the daughter of Ed and Susan Rohde of St. Louis. She is owner of Elaine Rohde Photography. Pobst is the son of Mark and Becky Pobst of Cape Girardeau. He is a biomed lead technician at Southeast Hospital...
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Police report 2-2-20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/20)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Keith Fischer, 35, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of failure to equip motor vehicle with tail lamps, fail to comply with ignition interlock device and operating a motor vehicle while driver's license revoked...
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Road work 2/2/20
(Local News ~ 02/01/20)
Construction of Center Junction diverging diamond interchange to begin A series of lane reductions in February and March will mark the beginning of construction of the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 (mile marker 99) between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued a schedule of the work to be done at Center Junction:...
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George Pruitt
(Obituary ~ 02/01/20)
George William Pruitt, 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020,at Saint Francis Medical Center. Angels covered George at 1:35 a.m. on his last fishing trip, where met the Greatest Fisher of all men, Jesus, waiting on him overlooking blue crystal waters. George is now without pain. He gave cancer a strong fight for last three years...
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Beverly Gibson
(Obituary ~ 02/01/20)
Beverly Corlene Gibson, 75, of Jackson died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 18, 1944, in Charleston, Missouri, to Levi and Gertrude Tyler Wilson. She and John Gibson were married May 28, 1964, at Gravel Ridge Church in Charleston...
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Teresa Favier
(Obituary ~ 02/01/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Teresa Ann Favier, 56, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Liz Ward officiating. Burial will be at Kaskaskia Island Cemetery in Kaskaskia Island, Illinois...
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Dr. Gary Bridges
(Obituary ~ 02/01/20)
Dr. Gary J. Bridges, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. He was born Feb. 2, 1946, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the son of Jasper and Margie Ann Lawson Bridges. Gary grew up in an Army family, moving from Oak Ridge to Michigan City, Michigan, and points beyond. Upon the retirement of his father from the Army, they landed in Berkley, Missouri, where Gary enlisted in the Navy and began his 26-year service to his country as a submariner...
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Leonard Abel
(Obituary ~ 02/01/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leonard P. Abel, 58, of Perryville died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 8 at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at noon Feb. 8 at the funeral home, with Pastor Dean Berry officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Highland, Missouri...
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Out of the past: Feb. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 02/01/20)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A 34-year-old homeless man was arrested yesterday, moments after allegedly robbing Commerce Bank West of several thousand dollars; he was arrested on suspicion of robbery of a federal institution just seconds after leaving the bank on foot; between $4,000 and $5,000 was stolen...
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Part II: 'The Sherwood Minton house ... the house that save lives'
(Column ~ 02/01/20)
Civil War Union military leaders occupied Cape Girardeau on July 10, 1861. Knowing the importance of the press, the First Wisconsin Cavalry confiscated Matthew Moore's Cape Girardeau Eagle newspaper. (Moore was owner of the Sherwood House and a Southern sympathizer.) He and his family quickly exited the city, leaving the house to W.H. Morris, another Southern sympathizer. The home was quickly overtaken by the Union officers...
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