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Audit: Missouri owes $19M for child-care subsidies
(State News ~ 12/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An audit has found the Missouri Department of Social Services mistakenly paid more than $19 million to child-care facilities to subsidize low-income families and should refund the federal government. The funds distributed through federal grants didn't meet the government's requirements for record-keeping, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Jury convicts Scott City man who confessed to murder; girlfriend's testimony corroborates confession
(Local News ~ 12/09/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A Scott City man said his murder confession was a lie. A jury didn't buy it. A jury of six men and six women Friday convicted Neil Howland Jr., 29, of first-degree murder, abandonment of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, knowingly burning and two counts of animal abuse...
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Blue Angels return to Cape for May 2019 air show
(Local News ~ 12/09/17)
The Blue Angels will return to town May 2019 to perform their signature airborne stunts at the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival. The prestigious demonstration squadron is scheduled to spend two days of their nationwide tour at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on May 18 and 19, 2019, according to their online schedule...
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Pollination of Art: Artist poised to build art opportunities in South Cape Girardeau
(Community ~ 12/09/17)
Malcolm McCrae isn't just an artist. The Milwaukee native who moved to Southeast Missouri a few years ago is also a placemaker. What is that, exactly? "It doesn't matter if you're homeless, in Australia, in Cape Girardeau," McCrae said. "You can build there."...
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Painted Wren Halloween-Themed photo winners
(Community ~ 12/09/17)
"Raccoon Warrior" won the adult division in the Painted Wren Art Gallery's Halloween-themed photo contest. Photo taken by Charlynda Palmer of Cape Girardeau. 2 "Night Watchman" won the youth division in the Painted Wren Art Gallery's Halloween-themed photo contest. Photo taken by Zack Boroviak of Cape Girardeau...
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Something extra for the elderly
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
By tracy Haggerty With Christmas just weeks away, the hustle and bustle of the season is in full swing. Baking, shopping, wrapping and planning for the approaching holiday have consumed families with a sense of excitement in anticipation of the joy Christmas brings. In keeping tradition, the Cape Jaycees are busy preparing gifts to share with those in need in our community. ...
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Adopt Jasmine 12-10-17
(Community ~ 12/09/17)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Jasmine is a sweet and playful kitten. She is about 12 weeks old. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Frog on the menu
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
It does not matter whether or not we love the little bullfrog more than the great white egret. Mother Nature has Her way, and we have no say in Her notion of right or wrong. I sometimes wonder about my place within the natural world when I am out with my camera. It is true that I could have stood up, waved my arms or yelled at the great white egret. I could have frightened it away moments before it speared the frog. Had I done so, the frog surely would have survived to enjoy another day...
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Christmas parade plays out on glorious day
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
Happy birthday to Bob Sullivan, Bradley Uhrhan, Doug Mirly, Alex Stone, Kim Wagoner, Kevin Lape, Leroy Uhrhan, Daniel Rains, Christina Daniels, Jason Ourth, Scott Hendrix, August Asmus, Teresa Tipler, Jamie Pennington, Kayla Chapman, Siddie Swain, Vernon Pobst, Tyler Bollinger, Brian Hamm, Paul Lappe, Marie Elfrink, Leroy Eftink, Jae Hopkins, Jeannie Williams, Candace Witcher, Alfred Kluesner, Charley Robinson, Ron Kiefer, Randall Hibdon II, Carolyn Walther, Bob Uhrhan, Delbert Phillips, Vera Redfern and Austin Dirnberger.. ...
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Winter gardening with onions
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
By Rennie Phillips Even though it's December there are some winter gardening chores that need to be done. Last year, I planted my onion seeds toward the middle to end of December, so this year I planting around the first of December. My onion seeds were getting older, so I ordered new seeds this year. The order has arrived, so I want to plant in the next couple of days...
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FYI 12-10-17
(Community ~ 12/09/17)
Holiday crafts, cookies, hot chocolate and more will be at the flashlight candy cane hunt from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. Cost is $3 ahead of time or $5 day of. More information is at www.cityofcape.org/recreation...
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Senior Center Menus for 12-11 through 12-15
(Community ~ 12/09/17)
Monday: Shepherd's pie or chicken livers with mashed potatoes, seasoned broccoli, oven-fried okra, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free emerald isle salad or applesauce cake. Tuesday: Chicken tenders or ham and scalloped potato bake, Parmesan peas, seasoned cauliflower, whole-grain bread and mixed fruit or chocolate cake...
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Have you found your Christmas spirit yet?
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
The Christmas season is here again. How's your Christmas spirit? More to the point, what is it that kindles your Christmas spirit? I have to admit my Christmas spirit is more difficult to kindle this year than in previous years. I am now at what one might call "superior vintage," and because I am older I am losing friends almost every year. ...
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Jackson South Elementary School 1st quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 12/09/17)
First quarter 4th grade: Colton Arnold, Karissa Atchley, Tabitha Baird, Kamden Brockmire, Parker Budreau, Autumn Casper, Tanner Corcoran, Wyatt Crader, Myah Cutsinger, Katherine Doran, Clayton Drury, Aubree Eaton, Kateryna Elefson, Lucas Evans, Brett Findlay, Kennadi Fishy, Sydney French, Jackson Graf, Trustin Grojean, Ashley Hannah, Salem Haugh, Isaac Heisserer, Evan Johnson, Jamari Johnson, Mason Kiefer, Alyssa Koch, Tyler Koudelka, J.D. ...
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Lane -- Miller
(Wedding ~ 12/09/17)
Juneall Lane and Matthew Miller were married Oct. 6 at 28 Event Space in Kansas City, Missouri. The Rev. Lue Lockridge-Lane of Fayette, Missouri, performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Duneall and Tonia Lane of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of John and Carole Miller of Allegany, New York...
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Elfrink -- Limbaugh
(Wedding ~ 12/09/17)
Ashton Nicole Elfrink and Christopher Ross Limbaugh were married Sept. 16 at St. Augustine Church in Kelso, Missouri. The Rev. Joe Weidenbenner performed the ceremony. Renee Reinagel of Kelso was vocalist and Betty Ressell of Kelso was organist. The bride is the daughter of Randy and Jennifer Elfrink of Scott City. The groom is the son of Wendi Limbaugh of Kelso...
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Brown -- Santora
(Wedding ~ 12/09/17)
Erica Nicole Brown and Samuel David Santora III were married Sept. 2 at Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson. The Rev. John Harth performed the ceremony. Chris Scherer and Gerald Landewee, both of Oran, Missouri, were vocalists, with Landewee playing the guitar. ...
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Oberndorfer -- Leimer
(Engagement ~ 12/09/17)
Bo and Angel Oberndorfer of Altenburg, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlyn, to Austin Leimer, both of Altenburg. He is the son of Fred and Anne Leimer of Pocahontas and Audrey and David Lorch of Advance, Missouri. Caitlyn is a 2011 graduate of Perryville High School. She received an associate degree in nursing in 2013 from Mineral Area College...
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Message of the Wisemen
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
One of my favorite pieces of the Nativity story in the Bible is that of the Wisemen. Many of us are familiar with the story of the Wisemen through the Christmas song that summarizes their story; Star of wonder, star of night, star with glory beauty bright...
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Learning from life-changing moments
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
Once, I experienced a particularly life-changing moment! Do you remember any such times? A life-changing moment doesn't have to be something large and spectacular. It can be the song of a bird, or a detour in the road that leads you to a different destination. It can be a child's graduation that causes you to reminisce your past...
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Prince of peace
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
During this season, I like to listen to Handel's Messiah at least once. It's a stirring collection of melodious messages, my favorite of which is "For Unto Us a Child Is Born." Its words are based on Isaiah 9:6 in which four titles are given to the anticipated Messiah: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace...
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Ultra violet: Pantone picks color of year
(Community ~ 12/09/17)
NEW YORK -- What we have here in 2017 is a heap of chaos and disruption. What we need in 2018? The Pantone Color Institute thinks whatever that might be will come in the deep purple hue of "Ultra Violet," its color of the year revealed Thursday. The color wasn't chosen because it's regal, though it resembles a majestic shade. ...
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Serving up a smorgasbord of holiday recipes
(Column ~ 12/09/17)
Oh my goodness, I am all over the place with this recipe column. I thought about different entree choices for the holiday season, then I found an interesting salad and a side dish, then a couple of desserts that I just had to share. This may be your favorite hodge-podge recipe column of the season...
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Prayer 12-10-17
(Prayer ~ 12/09/17)
Lord God, thank you for grace through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Amen.
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Local hospitals working together is good for patients
(Editorial ~ 12/09/17)
Those who attended this month's First Friday Coffee with the Cape Chamber received a real treat. The program featured a qustion and answer session, moderated by Southeast Missourian publisher and Rust Communications co-president Jon K. Rust, with Saint Francis Healthcare System president and CEO Maryann Reese and SoutheastHEALTH president and CEO Ken Bateman...
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U.S. foresaw a costly victory in war with North Korea – in 1994
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
WASHINGTON -- In a nuclear standoff with North Korea more than two decades ago -- long before the reclusive government had atomic weapons that could threaten America -- U.S. officials planned for war. Declassified documents published Friday show the United States believed its military and South Korea's forces would "undoubtedly win" a conflict on the divided Korean Peninsula, with the understanding it would cost many casualties...
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Veterinarians seek permission to research pot meds for pets
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
BEND, Ore. -- Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They're selling well. "The 'Up and Moving' is for joints and for pain," he said. "The 'Calm and Quiet' is for real anxious dogs, to take away that anxiety."...
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Patagonia, outdoor retailers fight Trump on U.S. monuments
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia and other retailers have jumped into a legal and political battle over President Donald Trump's plan to shrink two sprawling Utah national monuments, a fight that would scare off most companies but galvanizes customers of outdoor brands that value environmental activism...
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Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
A blood test five years after breast-cancer treatment helped identify some women who were more likely to relapse, long before a lump or other signs appeared, a preliminary study found. It was the largest experiment so far to use these tests, called liquid biopsies, for breast cancer. Results suggest they someday may help reveal which women need longer preventive therapy and which ones can be spared it...
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Special election announced to fill Conyers' seat
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
DETROIT -- Michigan's Republican governor announced Friday that Democrat John Conyers' congressional seat won't be filled until the regularly scheduled November election, leaving it vacant for nearly a year. Gov. Rick Snyder decided the post will effectively be listed twice on the Aug. 7 primary and Nov. 6 general election ballots. While unlikely, it is possible voters could choose one candidate to fill the vacancy until January 2019 and elect another to a full two-year term after that...
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New Mexico school shooter left note plotting attack, suicide
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
AZTEC, N.M. -- A 21-year-old gunman who disguised himself as a student to get into a New Mexico high school where he killed two students had caught the attention of U.S. investigators more than a year ago, authorities said Friday. William Atchison, a former student at small-town Aztec High School, had legally purchased a handgun at a local store a month ago and planned the attack, authorities said...
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Net neutrality fans speak up as FCC set to end it
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
NEW YORK -- Net neutrality is a simple concept but a dense and often technical issue that has been argued over for years in tech and telecom circles. Now everyday folks are talking about it. That's because the Federal Communications Commission has scheduled a vote Thursday to repeal Obama-era rules meant to stop broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet...
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Prosecutor declines to charge officer in deaf man's killing
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma prosecutor announced Friday he won't charge a police officer who fatally shot a deaf man, determining the killing was legally justified after the man aggressively approached the officer while armed with a 2-foot metal pipe...
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Video key in ex-officer's stiff sentence for killing
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The video was viewed millions of times around the world. It was somewhat blurry, recorded from a distance, but it clearly showed an unarmed black man running from a white officer, who shot him five times in the back. On Thursday, relatives of that fleeing motorist described the pain of reliving Walter Scott's death each time the cellphone video aired. Over and over, they've watched Scott crumple to the ground, never to rise again...
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Fast-moving flames force people to flee on a moment's notice
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
FALLBROOK, Calif. -- Flames were practically on top of Dick and Joan Marsala's home when they got an urgent knock on the door and were told to leave. The couple, in their mid-80s, grabbed only a change of clothes and medications before fleeing Thursday through wind gusts and smoke as fire swallowed the row of mobile homes behind their place in the Rancho Monserate Country Club north of San Diego...
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Chicago plans South Side gospel museum, touted as first in U.S.
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
CHICAGO -- Organizers say a gospel-music museum planned for Chicago's South Side will be the first in the country. The National Museum of Gospel Music will be built on the site of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in the Bronzeville neighborhood. The church's music director and blues pianist in 1932, Thomas A. Dorsey, was hugely influential in the genre, blending Christian text with jazz and blues. And the church drew singers such as Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson and James Cleveland...
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Ex-aide: Rep. Franks offered $5m to carry his child
(National News ~ 12/09/17)
WASHINGTON -- A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. The eight-term lawmaker resigned Friday, bowing to an ultimatum from House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Ryan told Franks he would refer the allegations to the Ethics Committee and urged him to step aside...
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Angry Muslim worshippers lash out against Trump
(International News ~ 12/09/17)
JERUSALEM -- Large crowds of worshippers across the Muslim world staged anti-U.S. marches Friday, some stomping on posters of Donald Trump or burning American flags in the largest outpouring of anger at the U.S. president's recognition of bitterly contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital...
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UK, EU hail Brexit breakthrough despite unresolved questions
(International News ~ 12/09/17)
BRUSSELS -- Britain and the European Union hailed a breakthrough Friday that allows them to begin talks on their post-Brexit relations without answering some key questions about how their divorce will play out. With pressure building on British Prime Minister Theresa May's fragile government, the sides agreed on the last sticking point in Britain's divorce terms: the border between EU member Ireland and the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland...
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Streep calls out Harvey Weinstein at women's conference
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/17)
BOSTON -- Meryl Streep said she and other actresses are planning to make a series of "non-negotiable" demands in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations that have rocked Hollywood, media and politics. Streep on Thursday also called the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein "the most gargantuan example of disrespect" permeating every industry...
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Star Wars cast reflects on Carrie Fisher's and Leia's legacy
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Carrie Fisher may have been the "madcap Auntie Mame" to Mark Hamill's "square" homebody, but despite their differences, the Star Wars siblings got along famously right until the end. While both skyrocketed to celebrity with their "Star Wars" roles in 1977 and remained inextricably linked through their on-screen family, Hamill said he missed a lot of Fisher's life -- during "the Bryan Lourd years" and when her daughter Billie Lourd was an infant...
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Geoffrey Rush sues Sydney newspaper over theater story
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/17)
CANBERRA, Australia -- Geoffrey Rush is suing a Sydney newspaper for allegedly portraying him as a sexual predator in its reporting of an actress's complaint of "inappropriate behavior" against the Oscar-winning actor. The Daily Telegraph's reporting and advertising over the past week carried the defamatory meanings the 66-year-old Australian actor was a "pervert" and a "sexual predator" while starring in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of "King Lear" two years ago, according to documents filed Friday in Australian Federal Court.. ...
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Senior U.N. official leaves North Korea after rare visit
(International News ~ 12/09/17)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- A senior U.N. official left Pyongyang on Saturday after four days of talks with the North Korean Foreign Ministry. "I have to brief the secretary general first" was all U.N. undersecretary general for political affairs Jeffrey Feltman said when asked for details of his trip...
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Out of the past: Dec. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/17)
Cape Girardeau officials plan to extend city services to Twin Lakes subdivision within 2 1/2 years after voters approve an annexation measure; officials are hoping to have an ordinance authorizing the annexation by Jan. 1, but a public vote on the issue likely won't come before August 1993...
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Gary Tucker
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
Gary Andrew Tucker, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec, 6, 2017, at Fountainbleau Lodge. He was born Aug, 30, 1946, in Dutchtown to Clarence Leo and Ercie Mae Lynn Tucker. He worked as a printer. He is survived by his daughter, Christina (Randall) Hyde of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; two brothers, William Tucker of Pevely, Missouri, and Clarence "Sonny" Tucker of Festus, Missouri; a sister, Olevia "Libby" Scherer of Benton, Missouri; and a grandson, Harrison...
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Betty Titus
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
Betty Katherine Titus, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Edwardsville, Illinois, with her family by her side. Betty was born Jan. 26, 1927, in Mounds, Illinois, to Earl and Ruby Lomax Williamson. She and Spencer Eugene "Neenie" Titus were united in marriage Sept. 7, 1945, in Cape Girardeau...
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Earl Siemers
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
Earl Martin Siemers, 94, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born March 25, 1923, on the family farm in Cape Girardeau County, to August Henry and Edna Ida Schwab Siemers. Earl and Irene Marie Siebert were married Nov. 30, 1947, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, by the Rev. H.J. Strickert...
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Elinor Roth
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elinor B. Roth, 83, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 11, 1933, in Perryville, daughter of Ernst H. and Bertha K. Luehrs Mueller. She married Raymond M. Roth on April 25, 1953. He preceded her in death Aug. 16, 2009...
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Louella Jeffries
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
FESTUS, Mo. -- Louella Jeffries, 92, of Festus passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, Missouri. She was born Sept. 21, 1925, in Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of the late Melvina (nee Fletcher) and Asa Lee Adkins...
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Phillip Crites
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Phillip James Crites, 66, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Phillip, the son of Geraldine D. Loberg Crites and the late Ralph J. Crites, was born Sept. 13, 1951, in Cape Girardeau. Phillip was a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he never met a stranger...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/10/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. DWI n Paul E. Fortner, 65, of Gordonville was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and failure to drive on right half of road at Parkview Drive and North West End Boulevard...
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33-story apartment complex planned near Busch Stadium
(State News ~ 12/09/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Another tall apartment tower is planned for the area near Busch Stadium in St. Louis. A development group has submitted a plan to the St. Louis Preservation Board for a 33-story apartment complex on South Broadway, directly across from the stadium. The board will consider the proposal at a meeting Dec. 18...
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St. Louis mayor blames guns on streets for rise in homicides
(State News ~ 12/09/17)
ST. LOUIS -- With St. Louis closing in on 200 homicides for 2017, the mayor and other civic leaders are renewing a push to get guns off the streets. St. Louis has seen 196 homicides so far this year, continuing an alarming four-year trend. The annual homicide total has risen from 120 in 2013 to 159 in 2014, then 188 in both of the previous two years...
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St. Louis residents cope with illness using plants
(State News ~ 12/09/17)
ST. LOUIS — Half-reclined and wrapped in a shawl, Lauren Underhill spins a sprig of red-blossomed pineapple sage with her left thumb and index finger. Under the shawl, a catheter tube connects to a vein infusing her bloodstream with a mix of anti-cancer drugs. Underhill, who has stage 4 colon cancer, spends up to five hours at the Siteman Cancer Center south of St. Louis during such appointments, waiting in repose...
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Medication gives Boonville, Mo., man second chance from opioids
(State News ~ 12/09/17)
BOONVILLE, Mo. -- Denny Sercu ate Thanksgiving dinner with his family. What is hardly newsworthy for most people is a milestone event in his recovery from heroin addiction. It's been years since his last Thanksgiving with any of his four adult children. And for the 65-year-old former master plumber who counts the years of his addiction in decades, a normal relationship with his children is a welcome change...
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Former Wimpy's Drive-In owner Freeman Lewis dies
(Local News ~ 12/09/17)
Freeman Lewis, the former owner of Wimpy’s Drive-In in Cape Girardeau, died Friday in Cape Girardeau. He was 94. Lewis owned Wimpy’s Drive-In and grocery store from 1942 to 1973 along with his parents, Fred and Ethel Lewis, and brothers, Frank and Bill Lewis...
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Freeman Lewis
(Obituary ~ 12/09/17)
Freeman Lewis, 94, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at his home in Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home and from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Centenary United Methodist Church...
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