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Voting begins for Extension Council members
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Cape Girardeau County residents have the opportunity to vote for members of the University of Missouri Extension Council, according to a news release from the extension. The ballot is printed in the Wednesday edition of the Southeast Missourian...
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Missouri's Stockton Dam close to resuming hydroelectric power
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
STOCKTON, Mo. -- Stockton Dam in southwest Missouri is expected to begin generating hydroelectric power by early June after repairs were made to its turbine blades, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said. In 2009, one of the turbine blades at the dam broke, sending vibrations through the dam's powerhouse. The blade was recovered from the lake and welded back on and put back into service, but it was always considered only a temporary fix, The Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Build-A-Bear CEO foresees comeback
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
OVERLAND, Mo. -- The new chief executive of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. promised investors that the struggling company is making changes that will help it recover from years of declining sales. The Overland-based company, which allows customers to customize and "build" stuffed animals, has seen its sales decline since in 2007, with only one profitable year in the last four years, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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TV station apologizes for causing school lockdown
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis television station is apologizing for a hidden-camera news story that prompted a lockdown at Kirkwood High School, along with several complaints from parents. A KSDK-TV reporter on Thursday visited four grade schools and Kirkwood High School without identifying himself as a journalist. ...
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Sarcoxie district stops using Facebook
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
SARCOXIE, Mo. -- The Sarcoxie School District has dropped its Facebook page, which the superintendent said had "become a forum for negativity." Superintendent Keith Goddard said he spent much of his free time monitoring the Sarcoxie School District's Facebook page for posts with profanity or that were otherwise inappropriate...
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Missouri-Nebraska bridge demolished
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
Matt Ryerson ~ The Journal-Star The western section of the historic Rulo bridge, linking southeastern Nebraska and northeastern Missouri, comes crashing down during its planned demolition Sunday over the Missouri River in Rulo, Neb. ...
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Man pulled from ice after trying to get his dog
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- A St. Louis County man is recovering after falling through the ice at Creve Coeur Lake while trying to retrieve his dog. Firefighters arrived in time Sunday to rescue the man in his late 60s from the Chesterfield, Mo., area. His name was not released...
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Wisconsin to recognize Missouri gun permits
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri concealed-weapons permit holders can now bring their guns with them to Wisconsin. Attorney General Chris Koster announced the two states had reached a reciprocity agreement when it comes to concealed weapons. He said a new law requiring permit holders to undergo national background check upon renewal paved the way for the agreement. The same legislation also changed Missouri's gun permit to not include a photo of the holder...
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Conservation agency warns of salt damage to plants
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Salt used to make roads and sidewalks passable after winter weather can damage surrounding plants. The Department of Conservation says Missourians can protect plants by creating drainage channels or barriers, using ice melting chemicals in moderation and by being particularly careful about applying salt in late winter and early spring...
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Nixon recommends hospital renovation for Lincoln University classes
(State News ~ 01/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking the Legislature for $10 million for Lincoln University to acquire and renovate a soon-to-be vacant hospital in Jefferson City for nursing and culinary classes. Nixon said Monday the money will allow the state capital city's historically black college to expand its academic programs and keep intact St. Mary's Hospital, which was established in 1905...
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No injuries from semi crash in Scott City
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
The scene is now clear after a tractor trailer accident Monday morning on Main Street in Scott City. The Scott City Police Department said the tractor-trailer ran off the road at 6:55 a.m. near Miller Drywall taking the heavily traveled road down to one lane as people were heading to work...
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Power restored at two Cape stores
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Sam's Club and Wal-Mart in Cape Girardeau were without power for about 45 minutes Monday afternoon. Sam's Club asset protection manager John Ulrich said power in the store was back on as of about 12:15 p.m., and the building was evacuated and locked down until power was back on...
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Two bone marrow registry drives scheduled this week
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
The Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society Alliance will hold two bone marrow registry drives this week. The drives will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the Indian Room at the University Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the J.C. Penney wing at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau, according to a news release from the alliance...
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Osage Centre offering pickleball
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Combine tennis, badminton and pingpong and you get pickleball, which is catching on at the Osage Centre. Coaching on Monday, Veronica McCormick said she first played pickleball last year in Destin, Fla., where the game is popular with people older than 50 because it is played in an area the size of a doubles badminton court, or a third the size of a tennis court...
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Players, fans get acquainted at Cardinals Caravan
(Professional Sports ~ 01/21/14)
"Cardinals Nation" knows how close St. Louis came to winning the World Series last season. And even though three straight losses to the Boston Red Sox last October denied the Cardinals their 12th World Series championship, the more than 250 people who attended Monday night's Cardinals Caravan at the Osage Center came away feeling their favorite team can win it all in 2014...
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MLK speaker in Cape says progress built by those 'who suffered great pain'
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Nearly 100 volunteers and community members attended the 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast this morning at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. The event, hosted by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Citywide Celebration Committee, featured musical celebrations and a speech that brought the crowd to its feet on multiple occasions...
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Cape store largely unaffected by Target breach
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
The data breach Target fell victim to before Christmas has continued to cause headaches for its customers, but the Cape Girardeau store hasn't witnessed many issues stemming from it. Hackers stole data related to 40 million credit and debit accounts, according to Target. The company later learned personal information including email and home addresses, phone numbers and names were swiped from as many as 70 million customers...
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Sunshine in Areana Park with Ollie
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/14)
My grandson and my dog Ollie getting some sun at Arena Park.
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Trout Season Opens at Rotary Lake February 1st
(Submitted Story ~ 01/21/14)
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2302 County Park Drive Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 For more information contact: Mike Reed Fisheries Management Biologist January21,2014 573-290-5730 Mike.Reed@mdc.mo.gov...
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Sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/14)
Sunrise over barn and farmland near Gordonville. I thought the silhouette and sky pattern interesting.
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Lake Cedar
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/14)
View of Lake Cedar from our boardwalk at sunset, Hidden Valley, Burfordville.
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Sunset over Hidden Valley
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/14)
Frozen landscape shown at sunset over Hidden Valley.
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View from the top of the Gateway Arch AT NIGHT!
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/14)
Boy Scout Alex Huggins got a rare opportunity to travel to the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch AT NIGHT! on Friday, Jan. 17th. The Greater St Louis Council of Boy Scouts of America hosted a mobile lock in called "St. Louis After Dark". The Arch is not open for public tours at night, this was a special treat for the scouts attending the lock in. ...
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Dress sale to benefit Safe House, Dreams 2 Reality
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Finding that perfect dress for prom, homecoming or a special cocktail party can seem like the most important thing at the time, but when it's over, the dress may just gather dust in a closet. This year, there's a way to use repurpose those dresses -- and benefit a couple of local agencies -- through the Fancy That! Dress Collection and sale. ...
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Troop 16 honors 7 new Eagle Scouts
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/14)
Troop 16 honored 7 new Eagle scouts on January 9th, 2014 at the Elks Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Pictured from left to right sitting is Michael Nelson (Eagle project: built 2 exercise boxes for coyote's and repaired their pen at Watkins Wildlife Rehab,local animal sanctuary), Justin Pullin (Replaced a retaining wall at LOVE Inc., a Christian service group), Ethan Protzel (built a reflection pond at St. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/21/14)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2014. There are 344 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 21, 1954, the first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched at Groton, Conn., as first lady Mamie Eisenhower christened the vessel with the traditional bottle of champagne broken against the bow. (However, the Nautilus did not make its first nuclear-powered run until nearly a year later.)...
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Autumn Vinson
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
Autumn Dean Vinson, 62, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. She was born Sept. 16, 1951, in Paducah, Ky., to Ernest and Ruth Gipson Wilkey. Survivors include two daughters, Sherry (Michael) Jones of Jackson and Brandy Vinson of Indianapolis; three sisters, Amber Reed of Jackson, Donna Jo (Hal) Poole and April Brindley of Paducah; and three grandchildren, Aaron Hammans of Indianapolis, Stephen Jones and Emily Jones of Jackson...
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Gerald Henry
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Gerald David Henry, 89, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at his home. He was born April 16, 1924, in Sedgewickville, son of Louis David and Mae Bollinger Henry. He and Glenda Emmons were married Dec. 10, 1953...
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Charles Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
Charles Franklin Hopkins, 93, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born Aug. 18, 1920, to Charles F. Hopkins Sr. and Della Rowland Hopkins of Marble Hill. Charles was the fifth of six children and was preceded in death by a brother, Jack (Betty) Hopkins; and four sisters, Claire (Fred) Ricketts, Mary (Doc) Hahn, Marjorie (Charlie) Bollinger and Kathryn (Jim) Hathaway...
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John Frye Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
John G. Frye Jr., 86, of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 15, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, to John Grant and Emma Elizabeth Brucher Frye. He married Irma Mae Brunke Jan. 9, 1954. John was a conductor 30 years with Southern Pacific Railroad...
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Donald Weith
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donald R. Weith, 79, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 17, 1934, in Crosstown, Mo., son of Edward A. and Lillie F. Stockdahl Sewell Weith. He and Dixie Lee McGraw were married Dec. 24, 1955...
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Doyle Jackson
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
Doyle Jackson, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at his home. Private inurnment will be at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Mildred Keller
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Mildred I. Keller, 90, of Chaffee passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at the family home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Samuel Salmon
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
THEBES, Ill. — Samuel E. Salmon, 80, of Thebes died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Births 1/21/14
(Births ~ 01/21/14)
Daughter to Randy Lane Barton and Harley Kathryn Robb-Barton of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 7:37 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Name, Addison Lane. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Robb-Barton is the daughter of Scott and Staci Martin of Scott City. She is employed by Lane Bryant. Barton is the son of Lonnie and Teresa Barton of Chaffee, Mo. He is a tank technician...
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Christie aide says Hoboken treated no differently after storm
(National News ~ 01/21/14)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration on Monday pushed back against a claim that superstorm Sandy relief funding was withheld from a severely flooded city because its Democratic mayor wouldn't sign off on a politically connected real estate venture...
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Wedding insurance expands as nuptials get pricier
(Community ~ 01/21/14)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Worried about the groom getting cold feet? There's an insurance policy for that. With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers have been selling a growing number of policies to protect against losses from extreme weather, illness and, in one firm's case, even a sudden change of heart...
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GOP image still muddled a year after suggestions
(National News ~ 01/21/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party's image has changed little in the year since GOP chairman Reince Priebus published his prescription for broadening the party's appeal despite its investment in outreach to the racial minorities, women and gay voters who backed Democrats decisively in 2012...
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Speeches, marches honor MLK
(National News ~ 01/21/14)
ATLANTA -- As the nation remembered and reflected Monday on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., leaders and everyday Americans talked about how far the country has come in the past 50 years and how much more is to be done. At Ebenezer Baptist Church in King's hometown of Atlanta, civil rights leaders and members of King's own family spoke about poverty, violence, health care and voting rights, all themes from the civil rights struggle that still resonate to this day...
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2 deaths confirmed in Omaha plant explosion
(National News ~ 01/21/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- An explosion Monday morning that brought down part of an animal feed processing plant in Omaha left two people dead and 10 others seriously hurt, authorities said. The search for bodies in the crippled International Nutrition plant progressed slowly Monday, but the death toll wasn't likely to get bigger...
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PBS' ‘Salinger' has more on war, teen relationship
(Entertainment ~ 01/21/14)
NEW YORK -- After making headlines with his book and movie about J.D. Salinger, Shane Salerno is ready for his final stop: the director's cut on PBS. On Tuesday night, PBS stations will air the third piece of the deal Salerno reached last year for a feature documentary, book and TV documentary about the late author of "The Catcher in the Rye." The PBS edition of "Salinger" runs 135 minutes, 15 minutes longer than the film released in theaters in September, and serves as the 200th installment of the "American Masters" series.. ...
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A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades
(International News ~ 01/21/14)
SOCHI, Russia -- A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red "SOS!" banner on its roof. The residents of 5a Akatsy St. have lived for years with no running water or sewage system. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/21/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/21/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Volunteers with meal deliveries are appreciated
(Editorial ~ 01/21/14)
There's no shortage of ways people can volunteer in this community. A story by reporter Amity Shedd in the Jan. 13 Southeast Missourian highlighted a meal delivery program for homebound seniors. The reasons these individuals can't get out vary. They could be receiving the meals on a short-term basis after surgery or need the service regularly because of chronic health problems...
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Speak Out 1/21/14
(Speak Out ~ 01/21/14)
I predict it is an experiment that will work. Scott City's decision to allow students to leave school early to, say, go to work, will, surprisingly to some, lead to a great leap forward in standardized test scores. Scientists were eager to hop on the global warming bandwagon. ...
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Health beat: Birth defects are common
(Community ~ 01/21/14)
Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year. That translates into nearly 120,000 U.S. babies affected by birth defects. These conditions are a leading cause of death in the first year of life, causing 1 in every 5 infant deaths. Babies who survive and live with birth defects can have lifelong challenges, such as problems with physical movement, learning and social interaction...
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Contact lens could be option for diabetics to monitor glucose
(Community ~ 01/21/14)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It's ringed with a hair-thin antenna. Together these remarkable miniature electronics can monitor glucose levels in tears of diabetics and then wirelessly transmit them to a handheld device...
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Surgeon general adds to list of smoking's harms
(Community ~ 01/21/14)
WASHINGTON -- It's no secret that smoking causes lung cancer. But what about diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction? Fifty years into the war on smoking, scientists still are adding diseases to the list of cigarettes' harms -- even as the government struggles to get more people to kick the habit...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team falls to Morehead St.
(College Sports ~ 01/21/14)
Morehead St. hit a 3-pointer in the final minute to overtake the Redhawks 62-59.
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Holliday happy to have Peralta aboard with Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 01/21/14)
The outfielder has been an outspoken critic of PED users
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Robinson continues to help Cardinals in scouting capacity
(Professional Sports ~ 01/21/14)
It's the summer dream of nearly every boy to play in the major leagues, to lead your favorite team to a World Series victory, and put that ring on your finger. That was Kerry Robinson's dream, too. And although Robinson never got to taste a World Series victory as a player on the field, when he finally did place that ring on his finger, it tasted just as sweet...
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George W. Bush library archives open to public
(National News ~ 01/21/14)
DALLAS -- The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on Monday began accepting Freedom of Information Act requests for records from Bush's presidency. The day marks five years from the end of Bush's presidency on Jan. 20, 2009. Access to the records is governed by the Presidential Records Act, which says the records may be requested by the public five years after the presidential administration ends...
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Nuclear deal being implemented by Iran, U.S., Europe
(International News ~ 01/21/14)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran unplugged banks of centrifuges involved in its most sensitive uranium enrichment work Monday, prompting the United States and European Union to partially lift economic sanctions as a landmark deal aimed at easing concerns over Iran's nuclear program went into effect...
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High school roundup: Rams fall to East Prairie in opening round of Scott-Mississippi tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Blues end two-game losing streak, beat Red Wings 4-1
(Professional Sports ~ 01/21/14)
DETROIT -- The St. Louis Blues were workmanlike, methodical and -- most of all -- effective on Monday night. Magnus Paarjarvi, Barret Jackman, Kevin Shattenkirk and Jay Bouwmeester scored to give the Blues a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings...
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Out of the past 1/21/14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/21/14)
Bids were opened yesterday for the Route K lighting project and were below projections; the apparent low bidder is Mac and Son Electric of Cape Girardeau, which submitted a base bid of $75,601.37. The Shivelbine House at the corner of South Spanish and Good Hope streets has been refurbished and will house Riverside Design Gallery, an expansion of Riverside Building Supply & Home Centers; the house was constructed in 1880 for August and Amalia Frank Shivelbine...
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Prayer 1/21/14
(Prayer ~ 01/21/14)
O Lord Jesus, we worship you our Glorious Savior and King of kings. Amen.
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