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April election filing period now open
(Local News ~ 12/12/18)
The filing period for April 2, 2019, local elections opened Tuesday, and some candidates have already filed, including incumbent Mayor Dwain Hahs in Jackson. Jackson will have a contested race for the Ward 4 seat: incumbent Tom Kimbel faces a challenge from Steven Lee, who filed Tuesday, said city clerk Liza Walker...
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Seasons of Sharing at Lutheran Children and Family Services
(Local News ~ 12/12/18)
Marie Walker, right, case manager for Lutheran Children and Family Services, gives client Roykinnia Cooper and her son, Drew Price, 5, Christmas gifts as part of LFCS's Seasons of Sharing Gift Drive and Donation Match initiative Tuesday in Cape Girardeau.
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Two parents, two master’s degrees and six kids: ‘Come what may, and love it’
(Local News ~ 12/12/18)
Ben and Sicili Hale moved to Cape Girardeau to each pursue master’s degrees in March 2016; three months before Sicili learned she was pregnant with their sixth child. This weekend, at Southeast Missouri State University’s commencement ceremonies, the couple will receive their diplomas the same way they do most things: on-schedule and together. ...
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Committee wants funding commitments for indoor aquatic center project
(Local News ~ 12/12/18)
Show me the money. That was the message to potential project partners from an advisory committee planning for construction of an indoor aquatic center. Jackson contractor Phil Penzel told the committee Tuesday night the City of Cape Girardeau and the Cape Girardeau School District could build a better facility if they partnered with other private-public entities, including Midamerica Hotels, the City of Jackson, the Jackson School District and possibly Cape Girardeau County government...
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Cape County History Center displays 20 trees for the holidays
(Local News ~ 12/12/18)
Those visiting the Cape Girardeau County History Center in uptown Jackson will be met with a display of 20 trees, each displaying unique themes with decorations representing local organizations, clubs, churches and businesses. Barbara Lohr, former mayor of Jackson and history center docent, said this is the fourth year the center has hosted the display. This year’s theme is “Through the Eyes of a Child.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida's contested election...
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Congratulations to Brian Gerau for 10 years at Jackson Chamber
(Column ~ 12/12/18)
One thing you can count on from Jackson Chamber of Commerce executive director Brian Gerau -- besides the fact he will be sharply dressed -- is that somewhere along the line at a chamber event, he's going to make a funny quip. Few ever seem planned. ...
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Respect the people's vote on right-to-work
(Column ~ 12/12/18)
Several years ago, I sat down with former House Speaker Ron Richards to discuss right to work legislation for Missouri. Richards knew I had been a longtime supporter of right to work having seen surrounding states attract industry away from our region based solely on right to work...
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Airline group says Christmas travel will rise 5.2 percent
(Community ~ 12/12/18)
U.S. airlines expect a 5.2 percent increase in air travel during the Christmas and New Year's break, to more than 2.5 million people a day. The busiest day is expected to be the Friday before Christmas. The trade group Airlines for America said Tuesday it forecasts 45.7 million passengers will fly on a U.S. airline during the 18-day stretch that starts Dec. 20 and runs through Jan. 6, the Sunday after New Year's Day...
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Dixie Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
Dixie Lee Wilson, 66, of Scott City died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The family will host a private memorial service at a later date. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Waldemar Trapp
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Waldemar Louis Trapp, 93, died early Tuesday morning, Dec. 11, 2018, at Independence Care Center. After caring for his dear wife, Ada, and her passing in July, 2009, he lived another chapter of life on his own in the family home, then Holiday House Assisted Living in Perryville and finally Independence Care Center. His strong devotion to the Blessed Mother and the Holy Spirit led his life of faith. May he live the everlasting life in heaven which has been prepared for him...
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Lillie Schilling
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
Lillie Florence Schilling, 91, of Jackson died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at Friendship Manor in Nashville, Illinois. She was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Pocahontas to August William and Ella Emma Schroeder Schattauer. She and Clarence Shilling were married Dec. 28, 1951, at Murphysboro, Illinois. He preceded her in death March 29, 1994...
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Betty Osbourne
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
RAYTOWN, Mo. -- Betty Joan Osbourne, 91, of Raytown, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Royer Funeral Home in Grain Valley, Missouri. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Greenwood Cemetery at Clay Center, Kansas...
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Darlene Jeffries
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
Darlene A. Jeffries, 79, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born April 11, 1939, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Vernon W. and Ocy Miller Nye. She and H. Larry Jeffries were married in 1965 at Cairo. He preceded her in death Sept. 7, 1998...
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Lindon Duncan
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lindon Winford Duncan, 82, of Sikeston passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at the family home. He was born Oct. 23, 1936, in Matthews, Missouri, to the late Orril William and Lema Mae Holland Duncan. On Aug. 19, 2003, he married Jackie Sue Wagoner, who survives of the home...
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Sue Coomer
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
Charlotte Ann "Sue" Coomer, 73, of St. Mary, Missouri, and formerly of Scott City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 6, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Clarence A. "Slim" and Evelyn Smith May. She was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Glenn S. Johnson. Sue and James A. "Drew" Coomer were married Dec. 31, 1971. He preceded her in death June 26, 2008...
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Gunman kills 4 after Mass in Brazil
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A man opened fire in a cathedral in southern Brazil after Mass on Tuesday, killing four and leaving four others injured before taking a bullet in the ribs in a firefight with police and then shooting himself in the head, authorities said...
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France: 3 dead, several wounded in Strasbourg
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
PARIS -- A shooting in the French city of Strasbourg killed three people and wounded 12 others, officials said, sparking a broad lockdown and major security operation around a world-famous Christmas market Tuesday. Authorities said the shooter remains at large...
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Mishap paves street with chocolate
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
BERLIN -- A street in a western German town got a repaving worthy of fictional candy maker Willy Wonka when a ton of chocolate flowed out of a factory and solidified. The German newspaper Soester Anzeiger reported Tuesday a "small technical defect" involving a storage tank caused the sweet and sticky spill from the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westoennen...
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China relations turn icy over executive's arrest
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- China has detained a former Canadian diplomat in Beijing in apparent retaliation for the jailing of a top Chinese executive at the request of the United States, escalating a legal and diplomatic wrangle among the three countries...
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U.N. science panel chief calls for more action to curb warming worldwide
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
KATOWICE, Poland -- The head of the U.N.'s top science panel on climate change said Tuesday the world needs to "do more and faster" to prevent global warming on a scale that would cause irreversible environmental damage and hit poor societies hard. Hoesung Lee, who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, told diplomats at the U.N. ...
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France protest costs running into billions
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
PARIS -- France's wave of protests and violence over the past month or so has already cost the eurozone's second-largest economy a fortune. Road blockades, demonstrations and successive weekends of rioting in Paris and other towns have left supermarket shelves empty, stopped shoppers from buying Christmas gifts and scared away tourists...
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How did Brexit become such a mess? What's next?
(International News ~ 12/12/18)
LONDON -- Tuesday was supposed to be the day Britain's battle over Brexit was resolved. Parliament was supposed to approve a plan painstakingly worked out by Prime Minister Theresa May and the European Union for Britain's orderly departure from the 28-nation bloc...
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Melania Trump visits Toys for Tots
(Community ~ 12/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- Melania Trump highlighted the spirit of giving Tuesday by sorting toys and making Christmas cards for an annual toy drive held by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The first lady said she had been looking forward to the Toys for Tots event all year. The charity collects new toys and distributes them to needy children at Christmas...
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Christmas tree farmers: Buy real, not artificial
(Community ~ 12/12/18)
TUALATIN, Ore. -- Rosa Villarreal's three young sons jumped and ran around the field of Christmas trees like jackrabbits, their excitement palpable as they raced from evergreen to evergreen. The boys, ages 2, 4 and 6, were picking out a real tree this year -- a new tradition their young parents hope will create lasting memories...
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Internet brands embrace stores
(Community ~ 12/12/18)
SHORT HILLS, N.J. -- Online retailers are getting physical. A growing number of brands born on the internet are now opening brick-and-mortar stores and moving into the suburban malls once considered doomed as more Americans shopped online. But they're taking it even further by doubling-down on the tactile experience. ...
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McConnell agrees to sentencing overhaul vote
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from President Donald Trump and many of his Republican colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will bring legislation to the floor to overhaul the nation's sentencing laws. McConnell's decision comes after more than three years of overtures from a large, bipartisan group of senators who support the criminal justice bill, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Speaker Paul Ryan. ...
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Jury recommends life in prison for Nazi sympathizer
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A jury Tuesday called for a sentence of life in prison plus 419 years for the Hitler admirer who killed a woman when he rammed his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville two summers ago. The decision capped a trial laced with survivors' anguished testimony and details of the driver's long history of mental illness...
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Flynn to make arguments against prison time in Russia probe
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, are poised to ask a judge to spare him prison time in a sentencing memorandum. Defense lawyers are expected to echo arguments from special counsel Robert Mueller's office Flynn has been so cooperative with investigators, meeting with them 19 times, he is entitled to avoid prison when he is sentenced next week...
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Official: California must mull home ban in fire-prone areas
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable areas, the state's top firefighter said. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection director Ken Pimlott will leave his job Friday after 30 years with the agency. ...
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Trump threatens shutdown in encounter with Democrats
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- In a wild Oval Office confrontation, President Donald Trump heatedly threatened to shut down the U.S. government Tuesday as he and Democratic leaders bickered over funding for a border wall and offered a grim preview of life in Washington the next two years under divided government...
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St. Louis medical organizations plan more proton therapy
(State News ~ 12/12/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Despite problems at several proton centers across the country, St. Louis medical organizations are planning to increase their use of the cancer-treating procedure. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital plans to open a second proton therapy center in 2020, and Mercy Hospital St. Louis expects to open its own proton center two years later, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Appeals court rules in favor of ex-inmate over jail debt
(State News ~ 12/12/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri appeals court has sided with a former county jail inmate over the way a court process was used to try to collect payment for his room and board while behind bars. A Missouri Appeals Court's Western District panel ruled Tuesday in favor of John Wright of Higginsville. The ruling follows extensive coverage of so-called "debtor's prison" issues by St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger...
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Trump administration proposes major rollback of water rules
(National News ~ 12/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for many waterways and wetlands across the country Tuesday, making good on President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to weaken landmark Obama-era water rules long opposed by some developers, farmers and oil, gas, and mining executives...
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Prayer 12/12/18
(Prayer ~ 12/12/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we seek to do your will, for you are God. Amen.
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Births 12/12/18
(Births ~ 12/12/18)
Son to Israel A. Pilliard and Lindsay E. Jaco of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:39 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. Name, Colton Dean. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Second son. Jaco is the daughter of Charles and Melody Jaco of Cape Girardeau. Pilliard is the son of Dean Pilliard and Debbie Pilliard of Curryville, Missouri. He works at Outback...
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Shawn Pearson
(Obituary ~ 12/12/18)
Shawn Edward Pearson, 35, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home.
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Mary Lou Kurtz honored by 4-H
(Submitted Story ~ 12/12/18)
Mary Lou Kurtz was recognized as a 45 year 4-H volunteer at the Cape Girardeau county 4-H Recognition Banquet held Nov. 3, 2018, at the University of Missouri Extension Office. Mary Lou shared many memories as her time as a 4-H volunteer. She was also a 4-H member during her youth in Ste. Genevieve County. The highlights include:...
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Out of the past: Dec. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 12/12/18)
The second annual German Christmas service is held in the evening at Old Hanover Lutheran Church; guest preacher is the Rev. Adam Mueller; the liturgy and sermon are in the German language, with familiar Christmas hymns being sung in German and English...
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Tax liens November 2018
(Business Records ~ 12/12/18)
Scott County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tara L. Mason, recorder of deeds, during November 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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