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Thousands flock to Cape for annual craft fairs
(Local News ~ 11/19/17)
While some left town to hunt for deer this weekend, thousands of others descended upon Cape Girardeau for a weekend of shopping at a multitude of craft fairs across the area. The parking lot of the Osage Centre failed to contain Saturday’s crowd for the 47th annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Extravaganza hosted by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri...
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Warning of Russia links prompts county to change anti-virus software
(Local News ~ 11/19/17)
Cape Girardeau County is changing its anti-virus software provider after The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning the previous company was Russian-owned. Information technology director Eric McGowen said in mid-2016, his department purchased software "we felt was the best product on the market," he said at Thursday's county commission meeting...
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Zonta Club honors three women for achievements
(Local News ~ 11/19/17)
Empowering women and building on each other's successes were the order of the day Friday at the 2017 Zonta Women of Achievement Celebration and Luncheon at Ray's Plaza Banquet Center in Cape Girardeau. The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is a chapter of an international organization devoted to empowering women and promoting women's causes around the world...
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Crowell leads effort to cut low-income tax credits in Missouri
(Local News ~ 11/19/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and other members of a state commission on Friday voted against giving out $140 million in state low-income housing tax credits to subsidize places to live in poor areas of the state, a move lauded by the Republican governor as a way to save money...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/19/17)
Today is Sunday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2017. There are 42 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1997, Iowa seamstress Bobbi McCaughey gave birth to the world's first set of surviving septuplets, four boys and three girls...
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Column: Community generosity on display through the Toybox program
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
Forty-two years ago, a group of young professionals began a new holiday tradition in the City of Cape Girardeau. Working out of Pizza Hut with a handful of families in need of assistance for the holiday, the Jaycee Toybox Project was born. Over the years the project has grown to service over 350 families at Christmas. ...
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Vendors provide hand-crafted jewelry and fudge during annual craft fairs
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
Of the hundreds of crafters in Cape Girardeau this weekend to sell their wares at the annual pre-Thanksgiving craft fairs, two vendors familiar to fairgoers have been at it for more than 10 years each: Green Gardens Gems of Cape Girardeau and Arndt's Fudgery of Newton, Illinois...
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Beautiful colors of autumn
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
The state of Missouri has more than 100 native species of trees. Many of them live in the hills, swamps and valleys of Southeast Missouri. Most of these trees are deciduous. Deciduous is a term used to describe the shedding of a thing no longer needed, such as a leaf from a tree in autumn, or antlers from a whitetail buck in late winter...
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Senior Center Menus for 11-20 through 11-24
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
Monday: Sweet and sour meatballs with rice or hot chicken salad, peas and carrots, spinach salad, whole-grain bread and mixed fruit dessert or birthday cake. Tuesday: Rotisserie chicken or broccoli cheese soup with 1/2 sandwich, baby baker potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes, whole-grain hot roll and spice peaches or rhubarb crisp...
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FYI 11-19-17
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
The River Valley Craft Club will hold its annual craft fair 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. The Christmas Arts & Crafts Extravaganza will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St., and the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. A $5 ticket will gain entrance to both locations...
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Guard the name
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
When the hearing of certain names discourages you -- Roy Moore, Louis C.K., Kevin Spacey all come to mind immediately ----then it's time to think of different names. Names that uplift. Billy Graham is one such name. The renowned revival evangelist, famous since the 1940s, turned 99 years old on Nov. ...
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Looking through contemplative prayer
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
Prayer is looking. In a small village somewhere in France, a parish priest named John Vianney goes about his day, bustling in and out of the church to meet with parishioners, hear confessions, grab some papers he forgot in the sacristy. It's the 1800s and he's not a saint yet. ...
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Pay attention to the warning signs
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
Several years ago, a lady asked for permission to address the group at the close of their November meeting. Her message was direct and pointed. She said, "I have no desire to attend any funerals over the next several months. I want you all to swear off shoveling snow, pushing cars that have slipped off the road, jogging in below freezing weather, and other activities that put your heart in stress...
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Adopt Suirrel 11-19-17
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This is Squirrel. He is 3 years old and just a great cat. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Flower bulbs planted with warm thoughts as winter knocks on door
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
Happy birthday to Gail Heisserer, Robert Bowman, Lana McAlister, Randy Spane, Sharon Long, Mikylia Daniel, Mary Helen Smith, Viola Trankler, Morgan Swinford, Brad Daugherty, Larry Pobst, Dusty Leggett, Lori Meyr, Robert Blattel, Tom Davenport, Tim Cannon, Tyler Qualls, Terry Lee, John Walker Jr., Kevin Smith, Tristan Foulk, Scott Wachter and Christy VanToll...
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Heating our homes through winter
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
When I was growing up Mom and Dad heated our house with propane heater in the front room and it did a pretty good job. Then back by our bedrooms there was a small wall heater that tried to put out enough heat but it just wasn't big enough. So our bedrooms were rather cold. ...
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Special birth announcement
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
Hometown: Jackson Daughter to Francisco and Erika Perez of Houston, Texas, The Woman's Hospital of Texas, 7:56 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Name, Audrey Rose. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Little sister to Mason Francisco who is ecstatic to have her here. ...
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Serve Green Salad with Pear Dressing for Thanksgiving
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
Digging into the Thanksgiving Day feast is a joy, but preparing it takes work. This Green Salad with Pear Dressing is a simple but elegant first course, and it will take some of the stress out of the gig. And -- bonus! -- it's lighter than the usual holiday recipe. How did we do it? By swapping out some of the oil in favor of a very flavorful pear puree...
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Larger houses on smaller lots lead to scaled-down plants
(Community ~ 11/19/17)
Urbanization is transforming landscape design in many places: Larger houses and smaller lots are driving the development of scaled-down plants. Plant breeders are introducing plants -- everything from shrubs and trees to flowering perennials -- that remain compact when placed in the garden. They look great in containers, too...
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Club news 11-19-17
(Community News ~ 11/19/17)
Town and Country FCE Club met on Nov. 9 at the home of Mary Klaproth with Joyce King serving as co-hostess. The club welcomed a visitor, Dorothy Rowley. The devotion was given by Klaproth titled, "If God Should Go On Strike." Klaproth led a game, Flag Etiquette, with Linda Thompson the winner. Roll call was answered to, safety measures I take during food preparation. Darlene McCain gave the treasurer's report and pennies for "Coins for Friendship" were collected...
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A work in progress
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
I'm a firm believer in being a mean mom, just ask my kids. Every time one of them cries after being told to clean their room, or because I spent an hour fixing them dinner but it's not the chicken nuggets that they wanted, I feel a little pleasure inside. It makes me happy because I'm helping to thin the population of entitled jerks...
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Apple twist: Cider may have been the choice of Pilgrims
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
Contrary to conventional wisdom, putting together a Thanksgiving Day menu is not particularly challenging. After all, the fundamentals of the holiday meal are hardly open to debate. Sure, you may have a choice in how you're going to prepare the turkey, but you're probably going to have turkey as your main course. ...
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Last-minute ideas for Thanksgiving dinner
(Column ~ 11/19/17)
Thanksgiving is this week, so if you have not gotten your turkey out of the freezer, you may be in trouble. There are so many details to work through when planning a feast for family and friends. But the biggest detail is to pause and be truly thankful for living in this country, for family and friends and all of the many blessings we enjoy each day...
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JROTC is great addition to Cape high school
(Editorial ~ 11/19/17)
Cape Girardeau Central High School soon will have an Air Force junior reserve officer training corps program, or JROTC, on campus. According to Marybeth Niederkorn's reporting, superintendent Neil Glass said the program is expected to have an enrollment of 100 students by next year...
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Prayer 11-19-17
(Prayer ~ 11/19/17)
O Father God, may those affected by the storms experience your peace. Amen.
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Speak Out 11-19-17
(Speak Out ~ 11/19/17)
Has anyone else noticed that in the public arena we have gone from innocent until proven guilty to guilty until proven innocent? Washington, District of Corruption is full of Treasonists. Democrats oppose the president on all matters and Republicans are as spineless as Jellyfish. Our Government is functionless...
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AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64
(Entertainment ~ 11/19/17)
NEW YORK -- Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as "Highway to Hell," "Hells Bells" and "Back in Black," has died. He was 64. AC/DC announced the death Saturday on its official Facebook page and website. A representative for the band confirmed the posts were true. The posts did not say when or where Young died, but said the performer had been suffering from dementia. He was diagnosed in 2014...
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Group says it needs $500K to start St. Louis trolley
(State News ~ 11/19/17)
ST. LOUIS — The not-for-profit group behind the long-delayed streetcar set to operate in St. Louis’ Loop area and University City said operation won’t begin unless it gets $500,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Loop Trolley Co. recently notified local officials it must have the money to cover startup costs and operating deficits. ...
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Tests checking for asbestos in charred St. Louis warehouse
(State News ~ 11/19/17)
ST. LOUIS — Officials are testing for asbestos among the debris left from a massive St. Louis warehouse fire. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported federal Environmental Protection Agency personnel and contractors gathered samples Friday in areas around the collapsed remains of Park Warehouse Service. ...
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St. Louis' largest skyscraper is up for sale
(State News ~ 11/19/17)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ largest skyscraper is on the market following foreclosure. The vacant 44-story office tower at 909 Chestnut St. formerly was known as One AT&T Center. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the building was put up for sale Thursday by a brokerage firm without an asking price. ...
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St. Louis police issue order acknowledging journalist rights
(State News ~ 11/19/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police officers will be required each month to read and acknowledge an order reiterating the rights of journalists. The move comes after editors from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch met last month with Mayor Lyda Krewson and interim police chief Lawrence O'Toole to discuss officer-journalist relationships. One of the newspaper's reporters, Mike Faulk, was arrested in September while covering civil unrest downtown over a former officer's acquittal in a fatal shooting...
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Stricter controls on PACs possible after Star report
(State News ~ 11/19/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers may place stricter controls on spending by political action committees. The Kansas City Star reported former Missouri House speaker Tim Jones, a Republican who left the Legislature in 2014, transferred about $650,000 in campaign contributions into a PAC called Leadership for America. Jones is the sole donor...
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Missouri seeks input on how to spend $41M from Volkswagen
(State News ~ 11/19/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state of Missouri is looking for input on how to spend $41 million from a national settlement with Volkswagen over the German automaker's emissions cheating scandal. Options include buying more electric vehicles, replacing diesel engines and installing charging stations throughout the state, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. That could mean upgrades for school and public transportation buses or trucks...
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Out of the past: Nov. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 11/19/17)
Some members of the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board question the city council's approval Monday of a sports and recreation facility to be financed with excess tourism funds; board member Walt Wildman says the council's action has "handcuffed" the board and taken away the scope of its responsibilities...
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Vickie Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
Vickie Marie Williams, 33, of Scott City died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at New Life Gospel Church in Scott City, with the Rev. Jack Owens officiating. Arrangements provided by Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Helen Rose
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
Helen M. Rose, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. Helen was born April 23, 1928, in East St. Louis, Illinois, daughter of Swope and Marie Davis Tallent. The family moved to Jackson when Helen was a child...
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Marie Neitzer
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Marie R. Neitzer, 95, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Homes in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. David Coon officiating. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill.
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Tim Lieneke
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
Tim Lieneke, 48, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1969, in St. Louis to Clarence "Fred" Lieneke Jr. and Dixie Lee Handley Lieneke. Tim was a 1987 graduate of Jackson Senior High School. He had attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Joe Leimer
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
Joseph “Joe” E. Leimer, 84, of Jackson passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 1, 1932, in Jackson, the son of Elmer H. and Anna E. Biri Leimer. Joe was a lifelong, active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, the church of his baptism, confirmation and marriage. ...
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William Horner
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
William E. “Bill” Horner, 76, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the Monticello House, after suffering from major health issues. He was born Sept. 9, 1941, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late Clyde W. and Eva DeVillez Horner...
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Billy Goodman
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Billy Leslie Goodman, 90, of Sacramento, formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at Sutter Health in Sacramento. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Sherri Fraction
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
Sherri Fraction, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehab. A memorial service will be at a later date in Kansas City, Missouri. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Barbara Buehler
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Barbara J. Buehler, 52, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, CM, officiating. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Scott City fire report 11/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/19/17)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Nov. 10 n At 4:10 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1900 block of Azalea Drive. n At 6:07 p.m., emergency medical service in the 500 block East Third Street. Nov. 11 n At 4:44 a.m., citizen assist in the 200 block of Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/19/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/19/17)
The Cape Girardeau Sheriff Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Shane Stacy, 45, of Burfordville was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault. n Bradley H. Eyler, 34, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and driving while revoked-driving while suspended....
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Births 11/19/17
(Births ~ 11/19/17)
Son to Richard Wade and Jaime Nicole Sanders of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Name, George Nolan. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Sanders is the former Jaime Medlin, daughter of Ron and Brenda Medlin of Cape Girardeau. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center. Sanders is the son of Richard Wade and Laura Sanders of Leopold, Missouri. He is a licensed practical nurse at SoutheastHEALTH...
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Zimbabweans say Mugabe must quit now, but more talks planned
(International News ~ 11/19/17)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Giddy with joy and free to speak out, vast throngs of demonstrators turned Zimbabwe's capital into a carnival ground Saturday in a peaceful outpouring of disdain for President Robert Mugabe and calls for him to quit immediately. Still clinging to his now-powerless post, the longtime leader was scheduled today to discuss his expected exit with the military command that put him under house arrest...
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General says illegal nuclear launch order can be refused
(International News ~ 11/19/17)
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- The top officer at U.S. Strategic Command said Saturday an order from President Donald Trump or any of his successors to launch nuclear weapons can be refused if that order is determined to be illegal. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of Strategic Command, told a panel at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday he and Trump have had conversations about such a scenario, and he would tell Trump he couldn't carry out an illegal strike...
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Tax filers in most states claim deduction targeted by GOP
(National News ~ 11/19/17)
ATLANTA -- A popular deduction targeted in the GOP's overhaul of the tax code is used by more than a quarter of all filers in a majority of states, including many led by Republicans where some residents could see their federal tax bills rise. The exact effect in every state isn't known, in part because of differences in the Senate and House versions of the bill. But the change to the deduction for state and local taxes could alter the bottom lines for millions of taxpayers who itemize...
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Moore critic: Alabama Senate race a battle for nation's soul
(National News ~ 11/19/17)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A leading figure among religious liberals said the candidacy of Republican Roy Moore for U.S. Senate is a struggle for the "soul of the nation." The remarks Saturday by the Rev. William J. Barber come a day after a letter signed by dozens of progressive pastors in Alabama said Moore -- dogged by recent allegations of inappropriate conduct toward teenage girls decades ago -- is unfit to serve...
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Palestinians vow to suspend talks if U.S. closes PLO mission
(National News ~ 11/19/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Palestinians threatened Saturday to suspend all communication with the United States if the Trump administration follows through with plans to close their diplomatic office in Washington. The potential rupture in relations threatens to undermine President Donald Trump's bid for Mideast peace -- a mission he has handed his son-in-law, Jared Kushner...
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1 dead, 3 hurt in accident on Highway 72
(Local News ~ 11/19/17)
A two-vehicle crash Friday night in Cape Girardeau County killed a Southeast Missouri woman and injured three other people. Anna M. Kisner, 22, of Silva, Missouri, was pronounced dead at 7:56 p.m. at the scene by Cape Girardeau County deputy coroner David Taylor, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Susan Loughlin
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
Susan L. Loughlin, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of William and Bernadette Martin Loughlin. She married Dr. James A. Buckenmyer. Susan was raised in Pinellas Park, Florida, and South Bend. She obtained an Associate of Arts in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University and later graduated Berea College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing...
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Five generations
(Submitted Story ~ 11/19/17)
Front row from left, Dakota Jo, held by her mother, Briana Sievers and Margie Eakins, Dakota's great-great grandmother. Back row from left, Dee Enderle, Dakota's great-grandmother and Tammy Alvin, Dakota's grandmother.
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Don Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 11/19/17)
ST. PETERS, Mo. — Don Mayfield of St. Peters passed away Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at St. Peters Barnes Hospital at the age of 77 years. Don was born Jan. 30, 1940, in Mayfield, Missouri, the son of John F. and Ercy Brown Mayfield. He and Carol Allen were married in 1960, and were parents of a son, Michael (Maria) Mayfield of O’Fallon, Missouri, and a daughter, Tamey (Scott) Bradley of DeFiance, Missouri. Don later married Tonna Ponder...
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