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U.S. flies mission north of DMZ, sends message to North Korea
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- In a show of American military might to North Korea, U.S. bombers and fighter escorts flew Saturday to the farthest point north of the border between North and South Korea by any such American aircraft this century. The Pentagon said the mission in international airspace showed how seriously President Donald Trump takes North Korea's "reckless behavior."...
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Cape Girardeau native Jessica Johnston to compete as castaway on 'Survivor' season 35
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Jessica Johnston describes herself on the CBS website as tenacious, congenial and adventurous -- traits that hopefully will work to her advantage in her most recent endeavor. A 29-year-old Cape Girardeau native and current Louisville, Kentucky, resident, Johnston was selected last fall to be a cast member for the upcoming season of CBS's "Survivor."...
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Former football players provide leadership training at middle school
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
At 9:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, the bell rings, and students at Central Middle School in Cape Girardeau file in to a room with couches and chairs instead of desks and tables. Bright teal walls peek out from between tall cabinets and stacked boxes holding binders, tissues and other classroom supplies...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2017. There are 98 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 24, 1717, English author Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, was born in London. On this date: In 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America's federal court system and creating the post of attorney general...
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Keys -- Martin
(Engagement ~ 09/24/17)
Willard and Mary Keys Jr. of Gordonville announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Danielle Keys, to Tyler Joseph Martin, both of Millersville. He is the son of Frank and Pam Martin of Delta. Sarah is a 2008 graduate of Delta High School and a 2011 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is human resources manager at Rollet Brothers Trucking...
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Purcell -- Schwab
(Engagement ~ 09/24/17)
Jay and Kelly Purcell of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Miranda Shane Purcell to Braydon Garett Schwab, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Kevin and Gina Schwab in Jackson. The couple will be married Saturday at Schwab Pine Farms and then will take a cruise to Mexico...
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Craig -- 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 09/24/17)
John and Jeaneen Craig of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 22. They were married Sept. 22, 1967, in Maryville, Illinois. The couple has five children, Damian (Jennifer) Craig of Cape Girardeau; Andrea Craig-Dinwiddie of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri; Joseph Craig of Cape Girardeau; Matthew Craig of Cape Girardeau; and Erica (Ryan) Raney of Cape Girardeau. The couple also has one grandchild, Addison Craig of Cape Girardeau...
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GT - 4x4 9-24-17
(09/24/17)
September is Better Breakfast Month. What's your favorite breakfast food?
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This buffalo is a fish
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
One of my favorite places to visit while at the SEMO District Fair is the conservation building at the northwest corner of the grounds. There are several aquariums in the building, and it is always fun to see what kinds of fish are on display. This year I found interesting buffalo fish in one of the glass retainers. My photo appears rather artistic because of the reflective light. I took this photo just after 9 p.m...
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Senior Center Menus Sept. 25 through 29
(Community ~ 09/24/17)
Monday: Chicken soft taco or patty melt, seasoned brown rice, corn and black beans, whole-grain tortilla or bun and tropical fruit or ice cream sundae bar. Tuesday: Sub sandwich with lettuce and tomato or smothered bratwurst, baked beans, vinegar coleslaw, whole-grain bun and sugar-free pudding with fruit or fresh melon blend...
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FYI 9-24-17
(Community ~ 09/24/17)
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 496 Highway F in Jackson, will hold a dinner at 3:30 p.m. today. The menu will include kettle beef, chicken and dumplings, ham and sides. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger. Carry out will be available for $10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Camp SEMO Wappapello...
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Adopt Safe Harbor 9-24-17
(Community ~ 09/24/17)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Boots is a 9-week-old male kitten looking for a loving home. Boots is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Chaffee basks in afterglow of exciting win over archrival Scott City
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
Happy birthday to Pauline Asmus, Paul Griffin, Shannon Hendrix, Danny Schlosser, Jeannie Rice, Tommy Burnett, Jason Rains, Russell Gardner, Renee Hitt, Della Phillips, Vanessa Enderle, Zachary Harris, June Lynn, Rhonda Emerson, Paul Hudson, Kaitlyn Herbst, Shannon Brown, BJ Nunnally, Micki Horrell, Chris Wessel, Brad Miller, Shannon McIntosh, Barb Tyler, Jim Fowler, Dorothy Crump, Joe P. ...
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Installing a high tunnel
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
Probably eight or nine years ago I was reading an article on raising vegetables in a special kind of greenhouse called a "high tunnel." A high tunnel is pretty much just like a greenhouse except one can open up both the ends and the sides to allow for ventilation. So they are virtually a garden with a plastic cover...
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All the same in God's eyes
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
Today, I am placing myself in a setting told in one of the Gospel stories. I am in the marketplace. It is busy, crowded, colorful. There are people selling, yelling and interacting. I stand idle. I have nothing to add, nothing to engage me with these other people, no excuse to engage with them. ...
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Become people of prayer
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
One week ago this past Friday, my wife and I left a three-day conference in St. Louis' Central West End. As we were leaving the parking garage, our car pointing toward Southeast Missouri, we heard the news that a judge had found a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty in the shooting death of an African-American man in 2011. ...
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My bucket had some stars in it
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
A while back I saw the movie "The Bucket List," which co-stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The story was about two men with terminal illnesses who had a list of things they wanted to do before they died -- before they "kicked the bucket," so to speak. I suspect that everyone has a bucket list, either written or unwritten. This column is about one of mine...
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SEMO Fair Winners
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
1st: Ainsley and Lux Strickland, Essex, Missouri 2nd: Blaine and Brady Torbet, Cape Girardeau 3rd: Ayden and Austin Moreland, Cape Girardeau 4th: Hadley and Madelyn Musgraves, Jackson 1st: Bryce and William Max, Jackson 2nd: Jerry and Stosh Gilliams, Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Club news 9-24-17
(Community News ~ 09/24/17)
The Town and Country FCE Club met on Sept. 14 with Donna Woolsey as hostess. She gave the devotion, entitled "Keep on Keeping On." Pennies for "Coins for Friendship" were collected. A thank-you note was read from the Jackson Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry for the donation of food given by club members...
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Make or break: Springform pan can be a difference-maker when baking
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
Now that it's fall and winter isn't far behind, it won't be long before people start wishing it were spring again. But not me. For me it's always spring, at least in my kitchen. That's because my favorite item of kitchenware is the springform pan. Technically, the pan I favor is not a springform pan but a plain pan with a removable bottom. I agree with baking authority Rose Levy Beranbaum that such a pan is preferable to an actual springform pan because springs inevitably wear out...
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A fitting cupcake salute to a dear friend
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
Our community recently lost a very sweet, special friend. Shelby "Cupcake" Stafford was a dear friend to many people, especially those of Lynwood Baptist Church and the Senior Center. Shelby nicknamed herself "Cupcake" many years ago, and all who knew her showered her with everything possible that had cupcake print or designs on it...
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Speak Out 9-14-17
(Speak Out ~ 09/24/17)
Kudos to Cape City Councilwoman Shelly Moore for stressing the absolute need that any money spent on an aquatic center and other parks and rec improvements must include a sizable sum for improving Indian and Ranney Parks. In response to the Speak Out about the bugs in the yard, I live in Cape Girardeau and have had to spray for nearly-microscopic biting mites in my yard. The bites leave the skin red, itchy or stinging and covered in a patchy rash...
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Prayer 9-22-17
(Prayer ~ 09/24/17)
O Father God, thank you that your love and faithfulness endure forever. Amen.
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New businesses popping up all over Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 09/24/17)
We've had the pleasure of sharing the news of several business openings and startups in the past week or two. Readers were thrilled to discover that the owner of Mary Jane Burgers & Brew in Perryville will be opening a different venture in Cape Girardeau on Broadway. Mary Jane's, co-owned by Carisa Stark, is a popular destination restaurant. We wish her luck, and hope she has the same success in the new Cape Girardeau location...
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High cost of health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
What is a small business owner in Missouri to do when an employee requires a prescription medication that costs more than their annual salary? Too many employees like that means you'll be locking your doors soon. Richard Master, CEO of a family-owned factory, faced such a dilemma when his company's health-care costs were rising by the equivalent of $4 per hour each year. This meant there wasn't much room for increasing wages...
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Taking to the trails: County featured in Trail Runner Magazine
(Community ~ 09/24/17)
Cape Girardeau County is home to beautiful, rich running trails, so impressive they've gotten a recent mention in national publication Trail Runner Magazine's September issue. But before taking off, there are a few considerations runners should take into account...
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Conservative theologians accuse pope of spreading heresy
(International News ~ 09/24/17)
VATICAN CITY -- Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. In a 25-page letter delivered to Francis last month and provided Saturday to The Associated Press, the 62 signatories issued a "filial correction" to the pope -- a measure they said hadn't been employed since the 14th century...
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U.S. priest martyred in Guatemala beatified in Oklahoma
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
OKARCHE, Okla. -- Few religious pilgrimages lead down a dusty, unpaved Oklahoma road past grazing horses, metal barns and towering wind turbines in the distance. But the unusual destination of this 2,000-mile trek from Central America to a farmhouse outside a one-stoplight town seems an appropriate honor for the Rev. Stanley Rother, a martyred Roman Catholic priest celebrated for his unassuming nature and hard work...
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McCain's choice: Ailing senator plays spoiler again for GOP
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- John McCain faced a choice that balanced friendship, party loyalty and his convictions. He made the decision some of his closest advisers expected. Looking at the twilight of his career and a grim cancer diagnosis, the Republican senator from Arizona who prides himself on an independent streak could not be moved to go along with a last-ditch GOP push to overhaul the nation's health-care system...
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Dam failing as scope of Puerto Rico's disaster becomes clear
(International News ~ 09/24/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rican officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and said they could not reach more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as the massive scale of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria started to become clear...
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Trump travel ban expires Sunday; new ban may vary by country
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- The next version of President Donald Trump's travel ban could include new, more tailored restrictions on travelers from additional countries. The Department of Homeland Security has recommended the president impose the new, targeted restrictions on foreign nationals from countries it says refuse to share sufficient information with the U.S. or haven't taken necessary security precautions. The restrictions could vary by country, officials said...
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Insurance fights over Sandy rage on
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
NEW YORK -- The destructive floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy receded quickly, but some storm victims still are neck-deep in a battle over insurance payouts. And many victims of this year's storms in Texas, Florida and elsewhere should brace themselves for a similar fight, lawyers involved in Sandy insurance battles say...
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EPA removes waste at Texas toxic sites, won't say from where
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency said it has recovered 517 containers of "unidentified, potentially hazardous material" from highly contaminated toxic waste sites in Texas that flooded last month during Hurricane Harvey. The agency has not provided details about which Superfund sites the material came from, why the contaminants at issue have not been identified and whether there's a threat to human health...
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Federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election. The notification came about a year after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials first said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia. The states that told The Associated Press they had been targeted included key political battlegrounds, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin...
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Trump's comments about anthem, Curry inflame sports stars
(National News ~ 09/24/17)
SOMERSET, N.J. -- President Donald Trump doubled down on denouncing protests by NFL players and rescinded NBA star Stephen Curry's White House invitation Saturday, a series of tweets that quickly inflamed football and basketball stars and prompted LeBron James to call the president a "bum."...
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New earthquake, magnitude 6.1, shakes jittery Mexico
(International News ~ 09/24/17)
MEXICO CITY -- A strong new earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, killing at least one person, toppling already damaged homes and a highway bridge and causing new alarm in a country reeling from two even more powerful quakes that together have killed more than 400 people...
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Out of the past: Sept. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/17)
Dr. Richard Martin, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Cape Girardeau, is asking the city council to adopt more stringent regulations to curb illegal tobacco sales to minors. He is convinced measures can be taken to discourage youths from smoking cigarettes and becoming adult addicts...
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Tracy Wilkerson
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
BRAGGADOCIO, Mo. -- Tracy Ferrell Wilkerson, 58, of Braggadocio died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at his home. He was born April 14, 1959, at Hayti, Missouri, the son of David L. and Dorothy Ferrell Wilkerson. He married Lori Pitcher on Nov. 27, 1992, in Cairo, Illinois, and she survives...
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Timothy Shell
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Timothy Dale Shell, 58, of Marble Hill died Friday, Sept 22, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial to follow in Baker Cemetery...
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Frances Lorance
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Frances Lorance, 69, of Cairo died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Estella Gifford
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Estella Lenora Gifford, 97, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Sept 23, 2017, at Woodland Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at New Salem Baptist Church near Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. in Mount Zion Cemetery at Steele, Missouri...
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Jackson police report 9/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n John Manning, 48, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana under 10 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. n Crystal Taylor, 32, of Perryville, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 8:40 a.m. on North Park Avenue; 9:14 a.m. on North Lorimier Street; 10:34 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 12:21 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 12:33 p.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana and no signal at Marie and North streets...
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Springfield property owner files lawsuit against city over cleanup costs
(State News ~ 09/24/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The property owner of a former homeless camp site is suing the city of Springfield and a construction company for not clearing the encampment site in time and for billing the owner. The Springfield News- Leader reported one of Rob Lurvey's lawsuits alleges Springfield and a construction company failed to follow through on a 1997 settlement to clean up the property...
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Former Missouri college wrestler sentenced for HIV exposure
(State News ~ 09/24/17)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A former suburban St. Louis college wrestler has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for infecting another man with HIV and endangering four other sexual partners. Michael Johnson, 25, was sentenced Thursday after reaching a plea deal, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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St. Louis board OKs 1-year trial of police body cameras
(State News ~ 09/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police could be wearing body cameras within 60 to 90 days after a city board vote last week, but many details still need to be worked out. During a contentious meeting, the St. Louis Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved a contract with Axon, formerly known as TASER International, which will provide 1,300 cameras and other equipment and data storage for a year for free, The St. ...
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Some forcibly arrested in St. Louis weren't protesting
(State News ~ 09/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- An undercover St. Louis police officer and an Air Force lieutenant who lives in the neighborhood were among several people who say they were forcibly arrested last weekend in the city even though they were not participating in protests over the acquittal of a white former officer in the killing of a black suspect...
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Boone County clerk: Missouri attorney general lawful in voting location
(State News ~ 09/24/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A county clerk in central Missouri has determined Attorney General Josh Hawley lawfully voted when he cast a ballot in a recent election in Ashland. State law says the attorney general must reside at the "seat of government," which the Missouri Constitution names as Jefferson City. Democrats have accused Hawley of violating the law by not having a permanent residence in the capital city...
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Road work 9/24/17
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Work on the Scott City interchange will force north- and southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County between mile markers 86 and 88 to be reduced to one lane with an 18-foot width restriction. Contractor crews will use the median for heavy equipment during construction of the interchange. The work will take place Monday through Oct. 21, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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