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Cape, Jackson chambers to promote job openings in manufacturing sector
(Local News ~ 08/01/17)
The Cape Girardeau and Jackson chambers of commerce announced a push to educate area students and young adults about career opportunities in manufacturing. "We're letting young people know that manufacturing isn't what it was 40 years ago, 50 years ago," John Mehner, president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, said Monday during a phone interview...
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Innovation Task Force seeks to boost tech startups in Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/01/17)
The state of Missouri needs to do a better job of attracting and retaining talented people and boosting investment in startup businesses, the state's chief operating officer, Drew Erdmann, said Monday. Erdmann serves on Gov. Eric Greitens' Innovation Task Force, which held its fifth and final workshop Monday in Cape Girardeau as it looks at ways for the state to promote innovation and new technology startup businesses...
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Photo: Picking songs along the Big River
(Local News ~ 08/01/17)
Jason Adams of Jackson takes advantage of the region's nice weather by playing "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles on his guitar while sitting against the river wall in downtown Cape Girardeau. Temperatures will be in the 80s all week, with a chance of storms Wednesday through Friday...
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Scaramucci out as Kelly moves in as chief of staff
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
WASHINGTON -- Firmly taking charge in an unruly White House, former general John Kelly moved in Monday as President Donald Trump's new chief of staff and immediately made sure Trump's profanity-spouting new communications director was shown the door, ignominiously ousted after less than two weeks on the job...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2017. There are 152 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 1, 1957, the United States and Canada announced they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)...
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Resources available to help during heat waves
(Editorial ~ 08/01/17)
A wide range of weather is in Missouri's DNA, and most of the state's inhabitants might grudgingly admit it's nice to have four seasons. Beautiful springs days are better appreciated after the cold days of winter, as are the cool, leaf-changing days of fall after the hot days of summer. The summer and winter are largely tolerable, except when extremes are encountered, like the recent heat, which can be downright dangerous if not treated with respect...
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Class is in Sessions
(Column ~ 08/01/17)
What in the world is going on? That's not a new question in the President Trump era. People were asking that throughout his presidential campaign and many more times since his inauguration, but it certainly is a more pressing question now that he has chosen to use social media to berate Attorney General Jeff Sessions. So what is going on?...
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Chara Palmer shares experiences from more than 15 years of work at Skyview Animal Clinic
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
Chara Palmer has worked at Skyview Animal Clinic, located at 2139 Megan Drive in Cape Girardeau, since 2001 and she is the current practice manager there. "I started working there as soon as I graduated from high school," says Palmer, who is now 35 years old. ...
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5 tips for parenting a child with separation anxiety
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
It's that time of year again. A new school year is beginning and many of you can relate to this scenario: You're trying to get ready for work and you're already running 10 minutes behind schedule. You tell your 6-year-old daughter it's almost time to leave for school and it begins...
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Chipped Nails: Installing a vinyl floor is a simple, inexpensive project
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
My first inkling that the previous owner of our adorable little Craftsman bungalow might not have been the next Bob Vila came a week or so after we moved in, when I walked across the kitchen floor and heard a series of popping sounds. I glanced down and realized what I'd heard was the grout in the brand-new tile floor cracking and popping up like popcorn...
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Dragonfly Designs owner Dani Dunn finds solace in literature, support from family and community after loss
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
Dani Dunn is the owner and designer of Dragonfly Designs, located at 2370 N. High St. Suite No. 4 in Jackson. The business offers custom vinyl items, paint parties and DIY workshops, and specializes in custom wedding gifts, memorial items, customized T-shirts, tumblers, wine glasses, beer mugs, ornaments and floating frames...
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The Beauty Counter: Multitasking products for those busy and on a budget
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
With each passing year I feel my life flies past me faster than a speeding bullet. The hours in a day get shorter and shorter while my responsibilities as a wife, mother and business owner become greater and greater, leaving me so frazzled and desperate at the end of the day wishing I had an extra 15 hours to get everything I needed to do that day completed. ...
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The Five of Clubbs: The best club
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
"Cousins are like celebrities for little kids." -- Jim Gaffigan Much has been written about the decline of the extended family. The "Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential" even gives the decline its own entry and lists the cause: "the splitting up of the nuclear family ... ...
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Julie Weathers recently named chair of Department of Agriculture at Southeast
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
Julie Weathers has been around animals and agriculture her entire life. "I grew up on a cattle and swine farm, and my dad was a high-school [agriculture] teacher, so I've always been a part of agriculture, it's just part of who I am," says Weathers, the first female chair of the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Physics professor Margaret Hill educates area about upcoming solar eclipse
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
Balls of fire vary in size. There is the sun, with a diameter of more than 864,000 miles. And then there's Margaret Hill, who stands 4-foot-something. The former is the energetic core of our solar system and has been the topic of much discussion with a total eclipse to occur over parts of this region on Aug. 21, and the latter is a physics professor at Southeast Missouri State University who has been leading some of the public education about the event...
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Merchentice: Say 'Hello' to these fall fashion trends
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
For many, fall is bittersweet. Saying "Goodbye" to hard-earned tan lines and flip flops, but "Hello" to oversized sweaters and hoodies, and the cool-weather comfort foods that make the extra layers so necessary. This fall, like many before it, you can expect the return of all the familiar favorites like flannels, boots and pumpkin-flavored... ...
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Voices for Children/CASA organization to host polo match fundraiser, continue advocacy for children
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
By Marybeth Niederkorn A polo classic and fun will, organizers hope, bring in funds and awareness for Voices for Children/CASA of Southeast Missouri. The classic will be held Aug. 26 at the Little Egypt Polo Club in Cape Girardeau, and features a competitive polo match, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, music by Shades of Soul and a champagne divot stomp after the match...
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Simmons family teaches martial arts, hosts free community self-defense workshops
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
By Jeff Breer There's a reason it's called Simmons Family Martial Arts. Caitlin Taylor, the youngest daughter of owners and instructors Mike and Lisa Simmons, is a 25-year-old black belt instructor at the karate studio. They jokingly say "Cait" has been involved in martial arts for 25 years and nine months. That's because Lisa, a third-degree black belt and 31-year year veteran of the sport, continued to take karate lessons while pregnant with Caitlin...
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Paws & Effect: Service dog vs. therapy dog vs. emotional support dog: What's the difference?
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
More and more, we are seeing individuals using dogs (and other animals) to help them cope with life's challenges. Dogs have become an integral part of our lives and can help us in many ways. Differentiating between service dogs, therapy dogs and emotional support dogs can be difficult and, unfortunately, either people don't know the difference or others are trying to take advantage of that very fact. ...
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Jordyn Richmond and Anna Mae Zembsch handle snakes and misconceptions about the species
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
Jordyn Richmond and Anna Mae Zembsch both note the obvious characteristics of snakes that set them apart: no arms, no legs. In turn, snakes may have their own unique observations about the two Cape Girardeau Central High School graduates that differentiates them from most others out "herping": They're women...
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Gabriela Castillo creates handcrafted jewelry, canvases and signs for small business Sunkissed Creationz
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
It all started with a leather cuff on a stranger's wrist. Last summer, Gabriela Castillo, owner of Sunkissed Creationz, noticed a lot of girls wearing leather cuffs as bracelets, and she says she thought, "I could do that!" Not just wear them, that is, but make them, too...
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Out of the past: Aug. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 08/01/17)
It's official: Sam's Club is coming to Cape Girardeau. Sam's Club officials confirm plans to build a 134,900-square-foot warehouse adjacent to the Wal-Mart Supercenter near the Route K/Siemers Drive intersection. Southeast Missouri State University men's basketball coach Ron Shumate has completed his coaching staff for the 1992-93 season by hiring South Alabama assistant Lew Hill and by retaining Elgin Watson as restricted-earnings coach. ...
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Pulitzer-winning playwright Sam Shepard dead at 73
(Entertainment ~ 08/01/17)
NEW YORK -- Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American West, has died. He was 73. Family spokesman Chris Boneau said Monday that Shepard died Thursday at his home in Kentucky from complications related to Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
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George Stanley
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- George Edward Stanley, 70, of Benton, formerly of Oran, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1946, in Perkins, Missouri, to the late Leon and Imogene Bain Stanley. He married Margaret Vinson on Aug. 24, 1963, and she survives of the home...
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Richard Shoemake
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
PATTON, Mo. -- Richard M. Shoemake, 86, of Patton passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. He was born Dec. 27, 1930, at Wellston, Missouri, son of Horace and Gertrude Hosmer Shoemake. He and Marilyn Blanford were united in marriage June 14, 1954. Richard worked for McCarthy as a supervisor for 25 years and was owner of Rich Enterprises...
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Mary Scott
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
Mary Elizabeth (Baxter) Scott, 64, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at her home in Jackson. Mary was born Sept. 24, 1952, in Monterey, Missouri. She was the daughter of Ralph P. and Nina L. (Thompson) Baxter. On April 29, 1972, in Granite City, Illinois, Mary was united in marriage to Michael W. Scott Sr. They had shared over 45 years of marriage together at the time of her death...
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John Goodin
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- John Wilber Lindsay Goodin, 76, of Charleston passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast at Miramar Beach, Florida, while on vacation with his family. Born on Sept. 26, 1940, at Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Albert Vernon Goodin III and Virginia Elizabeth Whitehead Goodin Ridings...
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Tim Pogue
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
Tim Lee Pogue, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at his home. He was born May 31, 1959, in Ironton, Missouri, to Hayden and Opal Waggner Pogue. He and Connie Martin were married July 30, 1982, at Fredericktown, Missouri. Tim graduated from Fredericktown High School and received a Bachelor of Science in business from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Joseph Lorberg
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
Joseph F. Lorberg, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 9, 1939, in Cape Giradeau to Carlton and Amanda Joyce Lorberg. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. For over 50 years, Joe operated Lorberg Home Electronics, selling and repairing all types of electronic equipment. ...
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Jessie Gulley
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jessie Mae Blattel Gulley, 88, passed peacefully into eternal life Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Parkside Manor in Columbia with family by her side, bidding her farewell. She was born Nov. 16, 1928, in Sturdivant, Missouri, to the Rev. Homer Campbell and Myrtle Effie Kinder Campbell. ...
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Trump awards Medal of Honor to Army medic 48 years later
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
WASHINGTON -- An Army medic who "ran into danger" to save wounded soldiers during a Vietnam War battle despite his own serious wounds became the first Medal of Honor recipient Monday under President Donald Trump, 48 years after the selfless acts for which James McCloughan now is nationally recognized...
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Woman says she had teen sexual relationship with Pete Rose
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- A woman said she had a sexual relationship with Pete Rose in the 1970s, starting when she was 14 or 15 years old, according to her sworn testimony submitted to a court Monday. The testimony was presented by the defense as part of a federal lawsuit Rose filed last year in Philadelphia against a lawyer whose investigation got baseball's all-time hits leader kicked out of Major League Baseball for gambling...
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Trump's tax plan has aggressive timeline but no details
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration started its push Monday to overhaul taxes, but as with health care, the White House lacks a detailed plan to promote to voters. What it has, instead, is an aggressive deadline. The White House hopes to have the House pass a tax overhaul in October the Senate could approve in November, said Marc Short, the White House director of legislative affairs...
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Billions down the drain as new nuclear plants scrapped
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Billions of dollars spent on two new nuclear reactors in South Carolina went up in smoke Monday when the owners nixed plans to finish them after years of delays and cost overruns, dealing a severe blow to the industry's future. The reactors were set to be among the first built in the U.S. in decades...
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Missouri changes law over juvenile lifers; legal fight looms
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has been clear and consistent: In successive decisions over more than a decade, the justices said the harshest punishments levied against adult criminal offenders are unconstitutionally cruel and unusual when imposed on juveniles...
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A patchwork of justice for juvenile lifers
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
DETROIT -- Courtroom 801 is nearly empty when guards bring in Bobby Hines in handcuffs. More than 27 years ago, Hines stood before a judge to answer for his role in killing a man over a friend's drug debt. He was 15 then, just out of eighth grade. Another teen fired the shot that killed 21-year-old James Warren. But Hines had said something like, "Let him have it," sealing his punishment: life in prison with no chance for parole...
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Jailbreak: Inmates used peanut butter to fool guard
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A dozen inmates escaped from an Alabama jail by using peanut butter to change the numbers above a door and trick a new employee into opening another door that led outside, a sheriff said Monday. The inmates changed the number above a cell to the number that identified the door leading outside the jail...
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IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
(International News ~ 08/01/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside the gates, followed by three gunmen who stormed into the building. The assault set off a four-hour firefight that ended only after Afghan security forces said they had killed all the attackers...
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Discharge turns water at base of Niagara Falls black
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
The water near the base of Niagara Falls turned an alarming shade of black before tourists' eyes after a foul-smelling discharge from a wastewater-treatment plant. The water board for the city of Niagara Falls, New York, said Saturday's discharge was part of routine maintenance of one of its basins...
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Defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular leads to his downfall
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
PHOENIX -- The political defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular and seemingly untouchable as metro Phoenix's sheriff of 24 years ultimately led to his downfall Monday as he was convicted of a crime for ignoring a U.S. court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants...
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Venezuela defiant as U.S. moves to sanction president
(International News ~ 08/01/17)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's socialist government on Monday claimed a popular mandate to recast the country's political system even as condemnations of the process poured in from governments around the world and the opposition at home. The United States added President Nicolas Maduro to a steadily growing list of high-ranking Venezuelan officials targeted by financial sanctions, escalating a tactic that so far has failed to alter the Venezuelan government's behavior...
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Al-Shabab commander thought killed in Somalia airstrike
(International News ~ 08/01/17)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The U.S. military said Monday it carried out a drone strike in Somalia that killed a member of the al-Shabab extremist group, while Somalia's government said it believes the strike killed a high-level al-Shabab commander responsible for several deadly bombings in the capital...
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Russia urges U.S. to fix ties, cuts diplomatic staff
(International News ~ 08/01/17)
MOSCOW -- Amid a major diplomatic retaliation unseen since the Cold War era, Russia urged the United States on Monday to show the "political will" to repair ties. President Vladimir Putin's move to cut hundreds of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia underlines his readiness to raise the ante in the face of new sanctions approved by the U.S. Congress...
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'I am transgender': A U.S. soldier shares personal journey
(International News ~ 08/01/17)
BERATZHAUSEN, Germany -- The U.S. Army soldier took a deep breath before hitting the button that sent the email to more than 200 fellow troops. "All considered, I am, and have been, traversing what is essentially a personal matter, but is something I must address publicly," the email stated. "I am transgender."...
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Videos, DNA evidence may be key in officer's trial
(State News ~ 08/01/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A former St. Louis police officer's murder trial that begins this week is expected to hinge on videos and DNA evidence that have raised questions about the officer's actions after the shooting and the weapon recovered by police. Jason Stockley, who is white, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith, a black 24-year-old...
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Eastern Missouri man wins $10 million in Lottery game
(State News ~ 08/01/17)
ARNOLD, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri saw his number come up on a Missouri Lottery Scratchers ticket, and he figured he won something. He sure did. David Piper of Imperial won a $10 million prize in the scratch-off game. He opted for the cash payment of $6.8 million rather than 25 annual payments of $400,000...
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Pilot injured in eastern Missouri ultralight crash
(State News ~ 08/01/17)
POTOSI, Mo. -- Authorities said a pilot was hospitalized after an ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed in a field in eastern Missouri's Washington County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the pilot sustained serious injuries during the crash about 8:30 a.m. Monday not far from the end of the Washington County Airport runway near Potosi...
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Ex-Washington University dean pleads guilty to child porn
(State News ~ 08/01/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A former dean at Washington University in St. Louis has pleaded guilty in a federal child porn case and could face up to 20 years in prison. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Justin Carroll pleaded guilty Monday to one count of access with intent to view child pornography. Sentencing is Oct. 26...
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Greitens makes University of Missouri curator appointments
(State News ~ 08/01/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens has appointed a top Express Scripts official and a former Mizzou basketball star to the University of Missouri board of curators. Greitens on Monday announced the choices of Express Scripts vice president and deputy general counsel Julia Brncic and former basketball player Jon Sundvold to help lead the four-campus University of Missouri system...
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Portable internet hotspots available at Riverside Library branches
(Local News ~ 08/01/17)
Riverside Regional Library now has a way for people to connect to the internet anywhere they can connect to a Sprint cellular tower. Wi-Fi portable hotspots are available to check out at the library, said director Jeff Trinkle. The devices can be checked out for seven days at a time by all Riverside Regional Library cardholders age 18 or older, he said...
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Couple gets married on roller coaster
(National News ~ 08/01/17)
AGAWAM, Mass. -- A thrill-seeking couple has taken the plunge at an amusement park, screaming, "I do," as they plummeted 20 stories on a roller coaster. Ashley Schiller and Thom Marchetti of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, were married on a Superman-themed roller coaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam. Schiller, a lifelong amusement-park enthusiast, said she had dreamed of the moment since she was 8 years old...
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Patrick Winschel
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patrick C. Winschel, 80, of Perryville, died Monday, July 31, 2017, at his home. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, with military graveside provided by American Legion Post 133 and Missouri Delta Team...
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Gwen Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gwen Jean Brown, 70, of Marble Hill died Monday, July 31, 2017, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery...
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Stephen Washam
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Stephen B. Washam, 48, of Cairo died Monday, July 31, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Potts officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery...
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Hazel Bodenschatz
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hazel Moll Bodenschatz, 87, of Perryville died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery...
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Route OO in Bollinger County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 08/01/17)
Route OO in Bollinger County, from Highway 51 to the end of state maintenance, will be reduced with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the pavement. The work began Monday and will continue through Aug. 10 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/1/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/01/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 1:07 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:56 p.m. on Perry Avenue; 1:06 p.m. on Themis Street; 1:39 p.m. on Meadow Lane; 3:17 p.m. on Cape La Croix; 3:24 p.m. ...
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Jackson police report 8/1/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/01/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n John Smith, 40, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault. n Christopher Franklin, 31, of Jackson was arrested on a state warrant for sex-offender registration violation...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/1/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/01/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Noah M. Hendry, 23, 1710 N. Sprigg St., was arrested on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant at Broadway and Main Street. Summons n Christopher E. Jones, 17, homeless, was issued a summons for false declaration at Themis and North Lorimier streets...
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Ollie Branyon Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/01/17)
Ollie Sammy Branyon Jr., 61, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Calvin Branyon officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 8/1/17
(Speak Out ~ 08/01/17)
Kudos to Sullivan for his comment on the emperor's new clothes. At the same time, is it a good idea to put anything in the center of a round-about? See where someone posted pictures of a birthday party at airport. Who do you contact to have a private party there? It was awesome with the planes in the background...
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Prayer 8/1/17
(Prayer ~ 08/01/17)
O Lord Jesus, we worship you, our Prince of Peace and blessed Savior. Amen.
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Life coach Marlie Love works to motivate and help young people hone their natural strengths
(Community ~ 08/01/17)
By Suzanne Thompson Cozza Marlie Love used to work a desk job, but she realized she wasn't living her purpose in life. "I knew there was no way I could do that for 30 years," she says. She decided to make changes in her life. She went back to college and earned her graduate degree in positive psychology at Southeast Missouri State University. Afterward, she was mentored by Cindy Loughran, a certified life coach based in Boston...
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Cape Girardeau Public Library Bike Winners
(Submitted Story ~ 08/01/17)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library would like to thank all of the children and teens who participated in the 2017 Summer Reading Club. Bikes were generously donated by the Friends of the Library Foundation, UCT Council 534, VFW Post 3838, and VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary...
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