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Jackson lifts boil water advisory
(Local News ~ 08/10/19)
Jackson city officials lifted a boil-water advisory Friday after tests showed no evidence of contamination. The water is “safe for consumption without boiling and residents can freely drink and use their water,” officials said in a news release. The boil-water advisory was issued after a water main break was found Wednesday night on Brittny Drive. The city water department repaired the main by 3 a.m. Thursday...
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For Kris Eastwood, chairing rodeo is way to give back to community
(Local News ~ 08/10/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. — It all started with a football. Initially, Kris Eastwood wasn’t thinking about rodeos or even the Jaycees, — he was volunteering his time to coach little league football. As he got to know the members of the Sikeston Jaycees, Eastwood said he realized how much they do for the community. He soon joined the local organization...
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Tunes at Twilight fall season starts Friday
(Local News ~ 08/10/19)
The second half of this year’s Tunes at Twilight six-concert series opens at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau and will feature Tennessee native singer-songwriter Jimmy Davis — and a different taste in on-site cuisine. Though the artists rotate, Old Town Cape event coordinator Emily Vines said the goal is to “keep the genre similar,” whether it be bluegrass, folk, Americana-style or easy-listening blues...
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Project draws new attention to historic sign in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 08/10/19)
An old advertisement on one of Cape Girardeau’s historic, riverfront brick buildings has come out of the shadows thanks to a redevelopment project. The commercial sign painted on the exterior wall proclaims “Dempsey Grocer Co.” in faded, large letters, and beneath it, “Gooch’s Best Flour.”...
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What's next for city hall? Project moves to next phase following vote
(Local News ~ 08/10/19)
Cape Girardeau city officials plan to use a design-build method to transform the historic Common Pleas Courthouse and Annex into a new city hall by 2021. City staff intend to seek proposals for design-build services for the $12 million city hall project within the next few months with a goal of moving into the facility by summer or fall 2021, deputy city manager Molly Mehner said...
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Boots, chaps, cowboy hats: The rodeo has its own life cycle, as teens idolize the greats in the sport
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
For 13-year-old Trell Amoss, opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo was a homecoming of sorts. After traveling around the country with the rodeo, which his family helped put on, the Malden native said it was nice to be at a rodeo in Missouri for a change. Sitting on an empty chute platform with fellow 13-year-old Cade Smith, the pair seemed happy to bask in the evening air and watch as the dozen or so cowboys and organizers prepared for the show...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/10/19)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2019. There are 143 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 10, 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. On this date:...
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Out of the past: Aug. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 08/10/19)
Finding a motel room in Cape Girardeau could prove difficult this weekend; the Holiday Inn and Victorian Inn, which combined have 300 rooms, already are booked solid; all 800 motel rooms in the city could be filled this weekend because of the Black Family Reunion and a state baseball tournament here, the Sikeston, Missouri, Bootheel Rodeo and the Jour de Fete in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri...
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Daigle - Breite
(Wedding ~ 08/10/19)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Lauren Daigle and Samuel Breite were married May 31 at St. George Catholic Church in Baton Rouge. The bride is the daughter of Dr. William and Peggy Daigle of Baton Rouge. The groom is the son of the Rev. Douglas and Christine Breite of Cape Girardeau...
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Creativity, practicality both matter when you're decorating a home play space
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
Go bold. Stay practical. Think long-term. These are among the tips offered by interior decorators for creating a fresh, fun -- even inspiring -- playroom for kids. "I love bold choices in a playroom," says Mel Bean, a designer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In one client's theater room, for example, "we used a high-contrast carpet as a real show-stopper," she says. ...
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Citizens save Cape Rock Park... 100 years ago
(Column ~ 08/10/19)
Cape Rock's history unfolded when Ensign Sieur Girardot (Girardeau), upon resignation as officer of the French army in Kaskaskia, Illinois, came across to the west side of the Mississippi River and founded a trading post at Cape de la Roche, known as Cape Rock...
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Experiencing change
(Column ~ 08/10/19)
Everyone has dealt with the reality of change. In fact life is a series of changes. Change happens on a daily, no, an hourly, or moment-by-moment basis. Change can wear many faces, contain numerous personalities and cause many emotions to surface. I became interested and mesmerized by this thing called change during a summer that was so filled with different happenings, requirements and expectations, I was overwhelmed. ...
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The feeding at Woodstock
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
I dislike crowds. This lack of affection for large groups extends to my college days when I would regularly pass up a meal (sorry, Mom and Dad for wasting your money) because lingering in a long cafeteria line seemed a bridge too far. Even today I will unsuccessfully urge my wife to move on to a different restaurant if virtually anyone is spotted in the waiting area. My flight instinct is easily triggered in seeing lots of people...
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Young and old
(Column ~ 08/10/19)
Way back when I was just starting this journey of life I wanted to be old, say 16 or 18. I sure didn't want to be old like 69 which I am. Old like 69 when one is young is the same as dead and gone. No, I wanted to be old enough to drive or at least to drive legally. Most everyone where I grew up drove out in the country. We didn't drive on the main roads, but we sure drove out where we lived...
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Club news 8-11-19
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
The National FCE Conference was held July 18 through 21 at the Marriott Hotel in St. Louis. The theme of the conference was "celebrate your journey with FCE." Two new Hearth Fire Series were introduced at the conference, "Someone's in the Kitchen ... using new kitchen gadgets" and "Someone's asking ... What is ACWW and how does FCE fit in?"...
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August Yard of the Month
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
Submitted by Nancy Bahn Ramblewood Garden Club has awarded the August Yard of the Month to Tammy Jones, who maintains her joyously blooming garden at 519 Sunset Street. This colorful garden shares happiness with people leaving Southeast Hospital and also those driving on Sunset. An English garden inspiration features continuous blooms throughout the growing season; among them are orange tiger lilies, white iris and sedum all of which had been grown by her grandfather, who instilled in young Tammy an early love of gardening. He would take her on ‘garden tours’ around their farm gardens. Other flowering plants include red shrub roses, pink crape myrtle shrubs, blue macrophylla hydrangea, daisies, astilbe, coral bells, cosmos, several varieties of grasses and hostas, coneflowers, cannas, four o’clocks (miribilis), yarrow, oriental lilies, and salvia, to name just a few of Ms. Jones’ flowers. Her potted plants of coleus, geranium, caladium and ferns offer color, texture and variety to other areas. Walking through the mulched pathway around the house brings delight at every view. She also maintains a few tomato, pepper and herb plants in the backyard. Congratulations and thank you to Ms. Jones for making her garden a place of beauty for us all to enjoy. Shown above are homeowner Tammy Jones, Anne Foust and Nadine Davis, Ramblewood GC Yard of the Month committee members.
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Senior Center Menus for Aug. 12-16
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
Monday: Chicken and rice or Mexican casserole, California blend veggies, sweet peas, whole-grain bread slice, mixed fruit or ice cream and cookie. Tuesday: Sweet n south meatballs or chicken Parmesan, buttered egg noodles, corn O'Brien, Brussels sprouts, whole-grain garlic bread and apple crisp or cherry delight...
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Adopt Muffin
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary If you have a heart for senior pets, this little girl with the pink feathers may be the one for you. This is Muffin and she needs a loving home! She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823...
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The Peaceful Place receives $1,200
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
Jay Wolz ~ jwolz@semissourian.com Jacob Abernathy, 10, of Fruitland, presented a check for $1,250 that he raised selling lemonade to benefit The Peaceful Place - Saint Francis House, a new residence for homeless men age 50 and older at 827 Jefferson St. during a "house warming" Aug. 7. With him are, from left, Saint Francis Healthcare System and CEO Maryann Reese, vice president of marketing and the Saint Francis Foundation Jimmy Wilferth, and Rev. Renita Green of The People's Shelter...
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Don't let this one bite you
(Column ~ 08/10/19)
On a sunny afternoon in late July, I spotted this turtle walking slowly across a grassy pond levee. This is a native water turtle called the common snapping turtle. It is our second-largest snapping turtle. Its smooth shell made it easy to identify as being a common snapper and not the larger alligator snapper...
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Speak Out 8-11-19
(Speak Out ~ 08/10/19)
OK, Wow, Just crazy: why is ICE, our government, busting immigrants at a poultry processing plant where they are working to support themselves and their families? They are not running drugs, or raping, or shooting our citizenry. They are trying to become part of our workforce, often doing jobs no one else will do. We need to stop doing crazy...
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Prayer 8-11-19
(Prayer ~ 08/10/19)
O Lord, may we fix our minds on whatever is true, noble, pure and lovely to you. Amen.
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Thinking inside the box can drive innovation
(Column ~ 08/10/19)
On Thursday and Friday, leaders from around the globe gathered for the 25th annual Global Leadership Summit. The summit takes place at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, but it's simulcast to host sites to reach a global audience of church leaders, business executives, civic leaders, volunteers and even inmates at 81 prisons, including the one in Charleston, Missouri. In Cape Girardeau, the summit is hosted by LaCroix Church...
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Police report 8-11-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/10/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Theresa Stallings, 60, address unknown, was arrested on a warrant. n Dana Jones, 29, of Scott City was arrested on a warrant. n Ashley Nones, 24, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant...
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Road work 8/11/19
(Local News ~ 08/10/19)
Route E in Scott County reduced for pavement improvements Route E in Scott County will be reduced from Highway 77 to Washington Street in Commerce, Missouri, with a 10-foot width restriction, as contractor crews overlay the road with asphalt. A Missouri Department of Transportation news release says the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from Aug. 21 through Sept. 7...
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Afghan election in doubt as U.S., Taliban near deal
(International News ~ 08/10/19)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan faces a presidential election next month but few believe the vote will take place as the United States and the Taliban inch closer to a deal to end the nearly 18-year war but bring uncertainty about almost everything else...
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Over 2 million Muslims in Mecca for start of hajj pilgrimage
(International News ~ 08/10/19)
MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- More than 2 million pilgrims were gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday to perform initial rites of the hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage taking the faithful along a path traversed by the Prophet Muhammad some 1,400 years ago...
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Migrant ship waiting for safe port
(International News ~ 08/10/19)
MILAN -- A Spanish humanitarian ship has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea for more than a week because no European government will offer safe harbor to the 121 migrants on board, and the vessel faces a fine of up to 1 million euros if it enters Italian waters...
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Kashmir curfew partially eased
(International News ~ 08/10/19)
NEW DELHI -- A strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir in effect for a fifth day was eased Friday to allow residents to pray at mosques, officials said, but some protests still broke out in the disputed region despite thousands of security forces in the streets as tensions remained high with neighboring Pakistan...
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Little distance between Trump, McConnell after mass shootings
(National News ~ 08/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- It's not quite "Trump-McConnell 2020," but it might as well be. As he runs for re-election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is positioning himself as the president's wingman, his trusted right hand in Congress, transformed from a behind-the-scenes player into a prominent if sometimes reviled Republican like none other besides Donald Trump himself...
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Medical schools try to sell docs on rural life
(National News ~ 08/10/19)
BRISTOL, Va. -- On a field trip to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Ashish Bibireddy put on headphones and scrolled through a jukebox of music from an influential 1927 recording session. Bibireddy and nine other medical students had already been biking and rafting on their visit to rural Appalachia organized by a nearby medical college. ...
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Trump administration moves to enforce abortion restriction
(National News ~ 08/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- Moving ahead despite objections, the Trump administration Friday set a timetable for federally funded family clinics to comply with a new rule barring them from referring women for abortions. The action is part of a series of efforts to remake government policy on reproductive health to please conservatives who are a key part of President Donald Trump's political base. ...
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Librarians facing new tasks say dealing with crisis isn't in the catalog
(National News ~ 08/10/19)
NEW YORK -- When Jackie Narkiewicz switched careers and became a librarian, she thought she'd spend her workdays "drinking hot beverages and discussing literature with people." But during her 16 years as a librarian on New York's Long Island, Narkiewicz has also faced a man threatening to kill her and a patron screaming while cutting her own hair in the bathroom. For her job, Narkiewicz has been trained in CPR and mental health crisis response and carries the opioid overdose antidote naloxone...
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Documents: Plant owners knew of ineligible workers
(National News ~ 08/10/19)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Six of seven Mississippi chicken processing plants raided Wednesday were "willfully and unlawfully" employing people who lacked authorization to work in the United States, including workers wearing electronic monitoring bracelets at work for previous immigration violations, according to unsealed court documents...
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Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell games, guns
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
NEW YORK -- Walmart has ordered workers to remove video game signs and displays depicting violence from stores nationwide after 22 people died in a shooting at one of its Texas stores, but the big box retailer will continue to sell guns. In an internal memo, the retailer told employees to remove any violent marketing material, unplug Xbox and PlayStation consoles showing violent video games and turn off any violence depicted on screens in its electronics departments...
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Police: El Paso shooting suspect admitted he targeted Mexicans
(State News ~ 08/10/19)
EL PASO, Texas -- The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say...
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UK power cut disrupts traffic during rush hour
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
LONDON -- A power cut disrupted rail travel and snarled rush-hour traffic across large chunks of Britain, including London, on Friday, leaving passengers stuck on trains or unable to get home for the weekend. Power supplier National Grid said two generators failed at the same time around 5 p.m., leading to a drop in the amount of electricity available on the network. It said the system was back to normal about 90 minutes later. It was unclear why the generators failed...
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Ore. paid leave first in U.S. to fully cover lowest wages
(Community ~ 08/10/19)
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday signed what advocates are calling the nation's most progressive paid family and medical leave measure, making the state the first in the country to offer 100% wage replacement for minimum-wage workers...
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Union: Deal with USDA eases impacts of Kansas City moves
(State News ~ 08/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- An employees union said it has a deal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lessen the burden of moving to the Kansas City area for employees of two agencies. The American Federation of Government Employees said the agreement allows employees of two USDA research agencies to continue working remotely from the Washington area until Dec. 30. The union said the deal will also give workers who move to Kansas City an incentive payment equal to one month's pay...
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Parson concludes trade mission trip to Australia
(State News ~ 08/10/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson has wrapped up a trip to Australia to promote the state, his second international trade mission in three months. The Republican governor traveled to Melbourne and Sydney. He said he met with infrastructure leaders, business executives and others to promote Missouri as a place to locate their businesses...
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Galloway takes first step to run for Missouri governor
(State News ~ 08/10/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has taken a first, official step toward running for governor next year, setting up a potential challenge to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. Galloway updated her campaign committee paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to show she is seeking the governor's office instead of auditor. The amendment was dated Saturday but received Thursday by the commission and posted Friday on its website...
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Armed man at Springfield Walmart says he was testing right to bear arms
(State News ~ 08/10/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prosecutors on Friday filed a terrorist-threat charge against a 20-year-old man who said he walked into a Springfield store wearing body armor and carrying a loaded rifle and handgun to test whether Walmart would honor his constitutional right to bear arms...
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Births 8/11/19
(Births ~ 08/10/19)
Daughter to James Penrose and Sydney Cheek of Sikeston, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 5:31 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Name, Elizabeth Sabrina. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth child, third daughter. Cheek is the daughter of Kathern McCraven of Burns Flat, Oklahoma, and Harold Cheek of Kingman, Arizona. She works at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Penrose is the son of Patsy Penrose of Scott City and James A. Penrose of Jackson. He is employed by Bizzell...
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Flora Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 08/10/19)
Flora Wiseman, 101, of Crump died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Arthur McDowell Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/10/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Arthur L. McDowell Sr., 88, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:20 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Cindy Herd
(Obituary ~ 08/10/19)
Cindy Ann Herd, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. A private memorial service will be held by the family at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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John Haslauer
(Obituary ~ 08/10/19)
EAGLE, Idaho -- John Gene Haslauer, 81, of Eagle passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. He was born Oct. 10, 1937, in Olive Branch, Illinois, son of John and Violet Haslauer. John served honorably in the U.S. Air Force and retired from the California Air National Guard. He also retired from Lockheed Martin as an avionics technician. John loved his family and airplanes...
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Funnel Cloud Spotted Off 55
(Submitted Story ~ 08/10/19)
This photo was taken in the same spot where a tornado crossed i55 near Perryville in 2017 and claimed the life of one man (note the cross). 8/9/2019
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Finding Your Civil War Relative at the Will Mayfield Heritage Foundation’s History and Genealogy Day
(Submitted Story ~ 08/10/19)
“Finding Your Civil War Ancestors” will be the topic of Dr. Bill Eddleman’s presentation on Thursday, August 29th at 6:00 p.m. as a part of the activities during the Will Mayfield Heritage Foundation’s Annual History and Genealogy Day at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Mayfield Hall, one of the two remaining buildings on the former campus of Will Mayfield College (1878-1934) in Marble Hill, MO. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 08/10/19)
McCLURE, Ill. -- The Alexander County liquor control commissioner has shut down the Hush Puppy Too nightclub indefinitely in the wake of a second homicide there in six months; commissioner Louis Maze pulled the liquor license of the club, located near routes 3 and 146 south of McClure, on Tuesday...
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