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The Roadshow Christmas Tour to make stop in Cape
(Local News ~ 10/03/18)
The Roadshow Christmas Tour — featuring contemporary Christian artists Matthew West, Matt Maher, Plumb, Josh Wilson and Leanna Crawford — is coming to the Show Me Center on Dec. 2. Compassion LIVE’s “The Roadshow Tour” is celebrating 10 years by introducing the Christmas tour and Cape Girardeau is one of 29 coast-to-coast stops, according to Gospel Music Association’s website...
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Scott City officials: No prosecution of former city employees over credit-card use
(Local News ~ 10/03/18)
Scott County Prosecutor Paul Boyd has declined to file charges against former Scott City employees for misuse of city credit cards “since it appeared most of the personal charges were timely repaid,” city officials said Tuesday in a news release. In a news release, sent out with the signature of Mayor Norman Brant, the city said the results of an audit, covering 2014 through 2016, were turned over to the prosecutor...
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Girl Scout leaders launch campaign to save Camp Cherokee Ridge
(Local News ~ 10/03/18)
Area Girl Scout leaders plan to file complaints with the scouting group’s national office and launch a letter-writing campaign in an effort to keep Camp Cherokee Ridge open. The board of directors of Missouri Heartland Girl Scouts voted last month to close the Southeast Missouri camp Dec. 16 and sell the property...
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SFMC backs out of hospital partnership negotiations; SoutheastHEALTH continues talks
(Local News ~ 10/03/18)
Saint Francis Medical Center has retreated from negotiations to be one of three partners to bring a behavioral health hospital to Cape Girardeau, but a joint effort between SoutheastHEALTH and Universal Health Services is ongoing. The project was once poised — albeit never formally sealed — to be a partnership with both Cape Girardeau hospitals and UHS...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2018. There are 89 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty of the 1994 slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman (however, Simpson was later found liable for damages in a civil trial)...
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Dr. John Koch a talented veterinarian, caring individual
(Column ~ 10/03/18)
I was saddened to read the obituary of Dr. John Koch in Monday's newspaper. Koch served as the veterinarian for several of my pets over the years. He was a top professional in the field, always caring and accessible. He explained the complex in straight-forward terms...
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Out of the past: Oct. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 10/03/18)
The new sanctuary and education facility at St. Mark Lutheran Church is dedicated following the morning worship service; the new sanctuary includes a granite altar and baptismal font of bronze and granite, a five-rank pipe organ, a crucifix modeled from the San Damiano Church built by St. Francis of Assisi, and colorful stained glass windows...
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Danny Hale
(Obituary ~ 10/03/18)
Danny Gene Hale, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at Life Care Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1949, in Sullivan, Indiana, to John and Wilma Butler Hale. He and Linda Kay Gross were married June 8, 1989, at Cape Girardeau. Danny drove a gasoline tanker truck for Rhodes Oil Co. for 34 years. He retired in 2004. He was known as "Gasoline Alley."...
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Virgil Jaco
(Obituary ~ 10/03/18)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Virgil Lee Jaco, 80, of New Madrid died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born April 12, 1938, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Harley and Hazel Crites Jaco. He and Charlotte Sue Jaco were married Oct. 7, 1960, at New Madrid...
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Nelda Green
(Obituary ~ 10/03/18)
Nelda Rae Green, 81, of Jackson, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, surrounded by loving family. She was born March 25, 1937, in Whitewater, daughter of Oscar Earl and Flora Williams Wiseman. She and Gilbert Green were married Dec. 7, 1957, at Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Crump. He passed away Aug. 7, 1999...
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Scientists from U.S., France, Canada win Nobel for laser work
(International News ~ 10/03/18)
STOCKHOLM -- Three scientists from the United States, Canada and France won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for work with lasers described as revolutionary and bringing science fiction into reality. The American, Arthur Ashkin, entered the record books of the Nobel Prizes by becoming the oldest laureate at age 96. Donna Strickland, of the University of Waterloo in Canada, became the first woman to win a Nobel in three years and is only the third to have won the prize for physics...
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Desperation grows as death toll soars from Indonesia quake
(International News ~ 10/03/18)
PALU, Indonesia -- Trucks carrying food for desperate survivors of the earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island rolled in with a police escort Tuesday to guard against looters, while the death toll from the disaster soared past 1,200. Four days after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami struck, supplies of food, water, fuel and medicine had yet to reach the hardest-hit areas outside Palu, the largest city heavily damaged. ...
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Poll: Half of young Americans see better financial future ahead
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
About half of young Americans expect to be financially better off than their parents, according to a new poll, a sign the dream of upward mobility is alive but somewhat tempered. The poll, by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV, found half of 15- to 26-year-olds think they eventually will be better off than their parents in terms of household finances. About 29 percent expect to do as well as their parents, and 20 percent expect to be worse off...
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Most dangerous celebrity online named
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
NEW YORK -- Ruby Rose has played some dangerous characters, such as an inmate in "Orange Is the New Black" and a scientist battling a prehistoric shark in "The Meg." But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Tuesday crowned Rose the most dangerous celebrity on the internet. No other celebrity was more likely to land users on websites carrying viruses or malware...
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Flooding from remnants of Rosa traps Phoenix drivers
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
PHOENIX -- Remnants of a tropical storm drenched parts of the desert Southwest on Tuesday, trapping some drivers on swamped Phoenix streets as authorities prepared for possible flash flooding in Arizona, central Utah and elsewhere. Rosa, a hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm and then to a tropical depression, reportedly killed one person in northwestern Mexico before moving north into the U.S...
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Help wanted, needed: overseers for Social Security and Medicare
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- Key posts overseeing the financial health of Social Security and Medicare have been vacant for more than three years, leaving the programs without independent accountability in the face of dire predictions about approaching insolvency...
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EPA: A little radiation may be healthy
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you -- such as a little bit of sunlight. The government's current, decades-old guidance says any exposure to harmful radiation is a cancer risk. ...
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Chicago cop: Video of shooting 'doesn't show my perspective'
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
CHICAGO -- A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald testified Tuesday he opened fire when the black teenager kept advancing toward him while waving a knife, adamantly sticking to his version of events even when confronted with video showing a different scene...
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Suspicious envelopes sent to Trump, military officials
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- Authorities were investigating two envelopes suspected of containing a suspected poison addressed to top military chiefs and a third with unknown contents sent to President Donald Trump. In a statement Tuesday evening, the Secret Service confirmed a suspicious envelope had been sent to the president Monday, but was not received at the White House, nor did it ever enter the White House. ...
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Lawmakers buy industry fix to protect schools from guns
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
Security companies spent years pushing schools to buy more products -- from "ballistic attack-resistant" doors to smoke cannons spewing haze from ceilings to confuse a shooter. But sales were slow, and industry's campaign to free up taxpayer money for upgrades had stalled...
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Amazon raising wages in U.S.
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
SEATTLE -- Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month. The company said Tuesday the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal positions. It includes Whole Foods employees. Amazon's employees making more than $15 an hour will also see a wage increase...
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Trump hopes to sway outcome of Mississippi race with visit
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- President Donald Trump is looking to use his influence to sway the outcome of a low-profile election in Mississippi that could tip the balance of the Senate. As Republicans fight headwinds ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm election, Trump was set to rally his supporters Tuesday behind Sen. ...
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Lawyers for Kavanaugh accusers question FBI's thoroughness
(National News ~ 10/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for two women who accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct say they fear the FBI is not conducting a thorough investigation, as Republican leaders steer toward a decisive vote on the nomination this week...
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Company wants some Branson boat death lawsuits dropped
(State News ~ 10/03/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The company that owns the Ride the Ducks operation in Branson, Missouri, asked a judge Monday to dismiss some of the lawsuits filed after one of its boats sank in a lake in July, killing 17 people. Ripley Entertainment said in its motions the boat's sinking on Table Rock Lake was "an unforeseeable and unintentional occurrence" and the company's amphibious vehicle tours complied with U.S. Coast Guard regulations, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Missouri officials dropped from man's wrongful death lawsuit
(State News ~ 10/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Department of Mental Health employees have been removed from a lawsuit over the death of a developmentally disabled man. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Harpool last week dismissed the department's director, Mark Stringer, and other agency leaders from the lawsuit filed by the mother and sister-in-law of Carl DeBrodie, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Kander, citing mental health concerns, drops out of KC race
(State News ~ 10/03/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jason Kander, a rising star in Democratic politics who narrowly lost a 2016 Senate bid, dropped out of the race for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday so he could get help for post-traumatic stress and depression he said he has suffered from for more than a decade...
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Chiefs on the march in uptown Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/03/18)
The Jackson Marching Chiefs pass through uptown Jackson on Tuesday during a parade featuring local marching bands.
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Prayer 10/3/18
(Prayer ~ 10/03/18)
O Lord God, may we seek to live in all godliness and holiness. Amen.
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Alma Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/03/18)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Alma Jean Strayhorn Williams, 77, of Charleston died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Home in Charleston. Visitation will continue from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston...
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Route M in Bollinger County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 10/03/18)
Route M in Bollinger County reduced for pavement work Route M in Bollinger County, from Highway 51 to Route B, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. According to a news release, the work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday...
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Laverne Rosenquist
(Obituary ~ 10/03/18)
Laverne C. Rosenquist, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7 p.m., Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Letha Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 10/03/18)
Letha Abernathy, 93, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at her home near Oriole. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Jesus Christ at the River Campus, revisited
(Column ~ 10/03/18)
I shared my column this week in advance with Michael McIntosh, the talented university professor who directed "Jesus Christ Superstar" on the River Campus. As explained in an email to him, "I just have a lot of respect for you and everyone at the River Campus. And, I prefer to stop in on folks if I'm writing about something negative -- particularly, to understand if I'm missing or haven't considered something pertinent...
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Sponsored: A Purpose-Driven Retirement: Find Your Purpose, then Fund It
(B Magazine ~ 10/03/18)
The financial profession spends a substantial amount of time discussing the topic of retirement planning. However, I’ll be one of the first to admit that the profession focuses too myopically on the premise that retirement planning means money and investments, and that more of the two equals a happy retirement. ...
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Cape Noon Optimist Club receives donation of almost $2000 from SEMSRA
(Submitted Story ~ 10/03/18)
The Cape Noon Optimists received a donation of almost $2000 from SEMSRA (Southeast Missouri Soccer Referee Association) this week. The Cape Noon Optimists were one of the first organizations to donate and support the SEMSRA back in the 1980's. After the SEMSRA was taken over by the city they decided to donate their remaining funds back to the Cape Noon Optimist Club. The Optimist Club plans to use the funds to benefit their indoor soccer program...
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Reed Springs Resident Surprised with $2,000 Scholarship to WGU Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 10/03/18)
Reed Springs resident Eric Davis was recently surprised with a $2,000 WGU Missouri Loves Teachers Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to prospective and current teachers who want to advance their careers by earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in education...
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Bishop Rice Visits Guardian Angel School in Oran
(Submitted Story ~ 10/03/18)
Since Bishop Rice was in the area for Rev. Glenn Eftink's 25th anniversary Mass on Tuesday night, he made visits to area Catholic schools on his return trip to Springfield on Wednesday. He stopped by for a visit at Guardian Angel School in Oran and talked to the 2nd grade girls about their upcoming First Holy Communion and First Reconciliation this school year. Bishop Rice took time for a picture with Dane Loper (3rd), Lila Peterson (2nd), and Gianna LeGrand (2nd)...
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Lynda Mitchell: “Ask for help”
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
In January 2017, Lynda Mitchell says she “felt something that just felt wrong.” Since her grandmother had passed away from breast cancer, Mitchell was diligent about performing self-breast exams at least one time each month. The lump she found that day was new, and she knew something was not right...
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Kate Hampton: “Your experiences make you who you are”
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
Kate Hampton was the 28-year-old wife to Jim and mother to Bess in July of the mid-1970s when she found an unusually painful lump in her right breast. She had lost her own mother to ovarian cancer when she was 13, so she wasted no time before finding a surgeon to perform a needle biopsy...
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Greg Amschler: A solid support for his wife
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
“I’m just the driver.” This is how Greg Amschler describes his role in life with his wife, Kim. Wherever she wants to go, he is happy to take her there, he says. Sometimes that road can lead to places they never expected. During a routine self-breast exam in 2004, Kim found a lump. A mammogram confirmed the lump, and a biopsy revealed ductal carcinoma, a cancerous tumor in Kim’s breast...
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Genetic Testing Helps Detect Gene Mutations Early
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
The general population has less than a 20 percent chance of developing breast cancer. However, for a person who tests positive for a gene mutation linked to breast cancer, the risk goes up to 87 percent. Would you want to know? That’s the question area residents in Southeast Missouri have been asking since August 2017, when the Genetic Testing program began at Southeast Cancer Center...
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Mary Pat Hunter: “Deal the best way you can”
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
The word “cancer” has the power to shake even the most valiant fighter. When Mary Pat Hunter received a dreaded phone call after a visit to the doctor, the word took on even more meaning than it had previously carried. It was already a part of some members of her family’s story; now it was also part of her own...
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Breast Cancer Preventative Measures
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
One in eight women will have breast cancer in their life, according to breastcancer.org. Being diagnosed with cancer can lead to emotions of fear, sadness and anger for both the patient and her loved ones. The prevalence of cancer stories from friends and the media can also lead to anxiety or fear of receiving a cancer diagnosis after a mammogram or other screening. ...
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“Advocate, Motivate, Donate”
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
“Organize, agitate, educate must be our war cry.” Susan B. Anthony said that, and it is precisely what Saint Francis Healthcare System and the Saint Francis Foundation does with the Pink Up campaign for breast cancer awareness. Saint Francis launched the Pink Up campaign in 2010 to raise awareness in the Southeast Missouri region about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. ...
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Cape Girardeau Surgical Clinic implements LOCalizers and RFID Tags
(Community ~ 10/03/18)
Before, to help a surgeon locate a cancerous mass that was not palpable, a patient with breast cancer had to have a wire placed into the cancer using a needle. The needle would be taken out, leaving the wire sticking out of the breast, and the radiologist would coil up the wire, place a bandage over it and send the patient to the surgeon. The surgeon would then have to follow the route of the wire to lead them to the cancer in the patient’s breast...
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Tax liens — Scott County — September 2018
(Business Records ~ 10/03/18)
SCOTT COUNTY Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tara L. Mason, recorder of deeds, during September are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 545-3551...
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Bankruptcies — September 2018
(Business Records ~ 10/03/18)
Bankruptcies filed through September for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Tax liens — Cape County — September 2018
(Business Records ~ 10/03/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during September are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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