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Cape County Democrats
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/16)
The Cape County Democrats will hold their annual banquet this Saturday, Aug. 13. The event will be held at the Laborer's Hall, 773 Enterprise in Cape Girardeau. Scheduled speakers include former governor Bob Holden, U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander and secretary of state candidate Robin Smith ...
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Thank you from the SC Dolphins
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/16)
These six Scott City Dolphin swimmers and their families would like to say thank you to Scott City Assembly of God for hosting a fish fry fundraiser and to the community for its support in sending them to the 2016 AAU Jr. Olympics in Houston.
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Kassie Roland Wins International Girl Young Miss Beauty in Tulsa
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/16)
Kassie Roland, 12, of Blodgett was crowned the new International Girl Young Miss Beauty Winner on July 23 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Roland competed for a week in the natural competition against girls ages 10-12 from across the country. She competed in modeling, talent and interview...
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Marble Hill Optimist Club SEMO Association Rodeo
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/16)
Marble Hill Optimist Club SEMO Rodeo Association rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 27 at the Optimist horse arena in Marble Hill. We invite all to come out and have a great time at the Rodeo! There is an admission/gate fee to attend the rodeo: those 11 years and older cost $6, 8 to 10 years old cost $3 and those younger than 8 years old get in free. Please check with vendor for entrance fees to participate in the rodeo at (573) 624-2830...
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Business notebook: Atelier store springs from Hutson's business
(Business ~ 08/08/16)
For decades, the Hutson family has sold furniture in their store on Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau. Now, from one family business springs another. Atelier, a boutique gift shop that is the brainchild of Jerra Hutson, opened just down the road at 31C Main St...
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City, state seek dismissal of lawsuit stemming from courthouse fall
(Local News ~ 08/08/16)
The state of Missouri and the city of Cape Girardeau want a circuit judge to dismiss a personal-injury lawsuit against them, stemming from a fall on basement stairs in the Common Pleas Courthouse. Pamela Allen and her husband Kelly initially sued Cape Girardeau County government in March over serious injuries she sustained in 2013 when she fell down stairs leading to the basement of the historic courthouse...
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City prepares to cover initial costs of SportsPlex
(Local News ~ 08/08/16)
As construction continues on the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex, the city council has set aside nearly $400,000 for initial operating costs for the indoor sports facility. Parks and Recreation director Julia Thompson said the city plans to hire a facility supervisor to operate the sports complex. The job is being advertised. Thompson hopes to have that position filled by October...
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Cape West Rotary Club reflects on its first 50 years
(Local News ~ 08/08/16)
The Cape West Rotary Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and members say it's an opportunity to reflect on the good that's been done during that span while looking forward to the next 50 years. J. Derieck Hodges, a financial planner at Anchor Pointe Wealth Management in Cape Girardeau and past president of the club, said, "We're all out there just trying to do something."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/16)
Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 8, the 221st day of 2016. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal...
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Welcome and good luck to Southeast's Coach Sawyers
(Editorial ~ 08/08/16)
We love our baseball around here, don't we? We love the game, the lessons it teaches and the coaches committed to teaching them. With that, we welcome Andy Sawyers, the new head baseball coach at Southeast Missouri State University. Included in Sawyers' coaching resume are positions as volunteer assistant at Northwestern State in 1999 and Nebraska in 2000; head coach at Hutchison Community College in Kansas for 2001-2002, where he took his team to two Sub-Regionals; assistant coach at Nebraska from 2003-2007; and volunteer assistant at Texas A&M in 2008, before becoming a head coach there in 2011. ...
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Kinder true public servant
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/16)
Forty years in broadcast television news and station management have given me a unique window into the campaigns of local, state and federal politicians. Fifteen of those years were in Cape Girardeau. How well the media is used on a daily basis is always a major key to success. ...
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Speak Out 8/8/16
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/16)
Thank you, Jack Dragoni, for your concise but accurate column about the Khan family and the loss of their heroic Muslim son who died fighting for America. Can someone explain why a Habitat for Humanity house is being built on an alley in Jackson? There is no way for two trucks or cars to pass. It is an alley and has been for years. No one was ever allowed to build facing an alley. Why can Habitat? The whole neighborhood is very upset. Everyone need some answers...
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Births 8/8/16
(Births ~ 08/08/16)
Son to Zachary Gerard and Jacklyn Ruopp Essner of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:31 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Name, Tate Lawerence. Weight, 9 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Essner is the former Jacklyn Ruopp, daughter of Dr. Jack and Janice Ruopp of Cape Girardeau. She is a registered nurse with Saint Francis Healthcare System. Essner is the son of Gerard and Carolyn Essner of Chaffee, Missouri. He is an electrician with KT Power System...
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Jackson police report 8/7/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n Jerry W. Simpkins, 28, of Scott City was issued summonses for peace disurbance and property damage. n Larry D. Campbell, 69, of Jackson was issued summonses for displaying the plates of another, failure to register a motor vehicle and speeding...
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Scott City fire report 8/7/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/16)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: July 31 n At 9:32 a.m., emergency medical service in the 300 bock of Emma Street. n At 4:46 p.m., wire down at 1102 Second St. West. Monday n At 12:08 a.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of North Lincoln Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/8/16
(Local News ~ 08/08/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Aug. 1 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n Approve purchase order for land tax sale over-surplus by treasurer Roger Hudson...
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Researchers find no evidence of Zika in Missouri mosquitoes
(State News ~ 08/08/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University researchers who have trapped more than 10,000 mosquitoes have not found any evidence the insects are carrying the Zika virus into Missouri. The team has been trapping and identifying mosquitoes for about seven weeks, with a goal of providing an early warning if the virus is found, said associate professor David Claborn, leading the effort...
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X-ray uncovers hidden portrait beneath famed Degas painting
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/16)
SYDNEY -- A powerful X-ray technique has unveiled a hidden portrait beneath a famed painting by French impressionist artist Edgar Degas, helping solve a mystery that has stumped the art world for decades. An article published last week in the online journal Scientific Reports reveals the long-puzzled-over image concealed behind Degas' "Portrait of a Woman" is, in fact, a portrait of another woman. Australian researchers believe she is Emma Dobigny, one of the painter's favorite models...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/16)
Pat Lea, a former chairman of the Missouri Democratic State Committee, said he is considering running next year for the state Senate seat now held by retiring state Sen. John Dennis, D-Benton. SIKESTON, Mo. -- A near-capacity crowd estimated at 8,500 to 9,000 people attended last night's opening of the 39th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. ...
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Convicted of murder as a teen, man now has shot at freedom
(National News ~ 08/08/16)
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Johnny Small was just 15 when police came to arrest him in 1988 -- so young, he assumed he was in trouble for a curfew violation. Instead, police charged him with first-degree murder of a woman who owned a tropical-fish store -- a place Small said he'd never even visited...
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'Suicide Squad' sets August opening record with $135.1M
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/16)
NEW YORK -- The supervillain romp "Suicide Squad" shrugged off bad reviews to open with an estimated $135.1 million in North American ticket sales, scoring one of the year's biggest box-office debuts. Pressure had risen on the performance of the Warner Bros. ...
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Trump to try to steady campaign with economic speech
(National News ~ 08/08/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump is trying to shift from a disastrous stretch of his presidential campaign to one focused on policy and party unity. But even as his allies speak of lessons the political newcomer has learned, two of his staunchest Republican critics warn he could be heading for losses in a pair of battleground states...
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Iran executes nuclear scientist convicted of spying
(International News ~ 08/08/16)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran executed a nuclear scientist convicted of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday, acknowledging for the first time the nation secretly detained and tried a man who once was heralded as a hero. Shahram Amiri defected to the U.S. at the height of Western efforts to thwart Iran's nuclear program. When he returned in 2010, he was welcomed with flowers by government leaders and went on the Iranian talk-show circuit. Then he mysteriously disappeared...
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Macedonia declares emergency after flooding kills 21
(International News ~ 08/08/16)
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Macedonia's government declared a state of emergency Sunday in parts of the capital hit by torrential rain and floods that left at least 21 people dead, six missing and dozens injured, authorities said. Police and army helicopters searched for the missing and evacuated hundreds from the flood zone...
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Giant Turkish anti-coup rally packs Istanbul waterfront area
(International News ~ 08/08/16)
ISTANBUL -- Turkey will continue fighting whatever powers seek to undermine the government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday as he addressed a massive flag-waving rally in Istanbul in the wake of the country's abortive July 15 coup. The Yenikapi meeting area by the Marmara Sea waterfront in Istanbul's European side was transformed into a sea of red and white, the colors of Turkey's flag...
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Breaking up the bundle? Dish relegates ESPN to an add-on
(Business ~ 08/08/16)
NEW YORK -- Dish Network is offering a new "skinny" bundle of about 50 cable channels that doesn't include ESPN and some other sports channels, giving people who don't care about sports a way to save money on TV without joining the ranks of "cord cutters."...
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U.S. trade deficit hits $44.5 billion, biggest in 10 months
(Business ~ 08/08/16)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit increased to the highest point in 10 months, driven up by a big rise in imports of oil and Chinese-made computers, cellphones and clothing. The deficit rose to $44.5 billion in June, 8.7 percent higher than a revised May deficit of $41 billion, the Commerce Department reported Friday...
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Steady hiring is now benefiting a broader group of Americans
(Business ~ 08/08/16)
WASHINGTON -- Years of steady job gains finally have begun to benefit a wider range of Americans, including those with less education and in lower-paying jobs. A second straight month of robust hiring -- 255,000 jobs added in July -- pointed to employer confidence that suggested the economy is powering through a slump that struck early this year...
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Inspired by Huck Finn, Georgia couple plans river adventure
(State News ~ 08/08/16)
ST. MARYS, Ga. -- A Georgia couple plans to cross the nation by canoe on a journey inspired by the classic book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Cody Presny and Haley Brasile plan to start their journey on Minnesota's Lake Itasca, then continue paddling south on the Mississippi River until they reach the Louisiana Gulf Coast...
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New 15-acre prairie is growing in Columbia nature sanctuary
(State News ~ 08/08/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After years of preparation, a 15-acre prairie is beginning to sprout at the Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary in west Columbia. About six acres of the prairie are on Columbia Audubon Society property, and the other nine are in the Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, a Columbia city park. Work to kill non-native vegetation began several years ago, and the prairie was seeded in January, with hopes the new grasses and flowers will be in full bloom in two years...
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St. Louis County sees increase in killings so far this year
(State News ~ 08/08/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Data from Missouri's medical examiner's office shows 47 people have been killed in St. Louis County this year, up 11 from the same time period last year. The office's report Tuesday also showed a total of 66 people were killed in 2015, an increase of 78 percent from the previous year...
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Judge: Missouri must pay $156K in legal fees in clinic suit
(State News ~ 08/08/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge who quashed Missouri's push to revoke a Planned Parenthood clinic's abortion license ordered state taxpayers to pay more than $156,000 to cover the organization's legal bills tied to the dispute. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey last week ruled the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services must pay $156,631 in attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by what now is Planned Parenthood Great Plains...
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Two earthquakes reported, including one in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/08/16)
A small earthquake hit Southeast Missouri on Saturday afternoon, and another small one struck Saturday night near the Missouri-Tennessee-Kentucky border. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Caruthersville, Missouri, at 4:14 p.m. Saturday. The USGS says the earthquake had a reported depth of about five miles...
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Jones cards ace at Kimbeland C.C.
(Community Sports ~ 08/08/16)
Dixie Jones of Cape Girardeau recorded her second career hole-in-one Sunday at Kimbeland Country Club. Jones used a 9-iron to ace No. 12, a par 3 playing 74 yards. Linda Williams, Dorothy Holland and Harriet Drusch witnessed the shot. -- From staff report...
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People on the move 8/8/16
(Business ~ 08/08/16)
Mary Rothschild-Adams is the new director of physician services at SoutheastHEALTH. Rothschild-Adams comes to SoutheastHEALTH from Union County Hospital in Anna, Illinois, where she served as director of physician practice management and medical staff development and hospital property manager. She brings 17 years of experience in health-care management to her new position...
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Creepy clown scares Wisconsin city
(National News ~ 08/08/16)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Police in Green Bay said they have received several calls after someone was spotted dressed up as a scary clown holding black balloons. Meanwhile, someone started a Facebook fan page for "Gags -- The Green Bay Clown." The clown is dressed in a dirty costume and is wearing white face paint or a mask. Green Bay police said despite the creepy images and costume, there's not much they can do about the clown...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assists were made at 12:55 a.m. on Independence Street; 9:39 a.m. on Perryville Road; 11:17 a.m. on Locust Street; 5:25 p.m. on North Mount Auburn Drive; 5:59 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; and 7:51 p.m. on Siemers Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items Sunday. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Cheyenne M. Burton, no age given, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested at 20 S. Sprigg St. on a Bollinger County, Missouri, warrant for child neglect...
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Gladys Eifert
(Obituary ~ 08/08/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gladys Eifert, 93, of Chaffee died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee.
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Dorothy McLain
(Obituary ~ 08/08/16)
Dorothy Mae (Kassel) McLain, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Saturday, Aug. 31, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Charles G. and Amanda D. (Schlimme) Kassel. Dorothy married the love of her life, Glenn E. McLain, when they eloped in Arkansas on June 15, 1946. They enjoyed over 46 years of marriage before his death in 1992...
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Prayer 8/8/16
(Prayer ~ 08/08/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we always show compassion and love for others. Amen.
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