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A quick 'hello': Notre Dame theater students flash-mob downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 03/06/19)
Thirty seconds of “Hello, Dolly!” were brought to life flash mob-style by Notre Dame Regional High School theater students Tuesday in downtown Cape Girardeau. Seven students promoted the school’s upcoming production — April 4 through 7 — by performing snippets of the classic 1964 musical at nine locations between 11:50 a.m. and 2 p.m. It concluded with a finale at Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Appeals court: Cape city must pay 'heritage value' in Bloomfield Road condemnation case
(Local News ~ 03/06/19)
A Missouri appeals court has upheld a trial judge’s decision the City of Cape Girardeau must pay “heritage value” compensation to the owners of a Bloomfield Road property. The case, which dates back more than two years, involves the city’s taking of Elmwood Farms land along Bloomfield Road for street improvements and construction of a walking trail...
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Cape chamber endorses school bond issue
(Local News ~ 03/06/19)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce board voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse Proposition Y, a $12 million bond issue being put before voters April 2 by the Cape Girardeau School District. Chamber officials announced the endorsement in a news release...
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Loss of grant closes door on housing assistance program
(Local News ~ 03/06/19)
Leah McCoy doesn’t know where she and her teenage daughter will call home later this year. A housing assistance program, on which she and her daughter rely, is closing by summer’s end, and that could send them packing. “We are just kind of in shock,” the Cape Girardeau woman said. “They told me we had to be out by July.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
Today is Wednesday, March 6, the 65th day of 2019. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court...
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Deep divisions make unity all the more challenging
(Column ~ 03/06/19)
In the chaotic and dysfunctional state of the American political system, perhaps it's appropriate to ask how we arrived at this sad state and when did the collapse begin. You could travel back in time 60 years or so or you could pinpoint the beginning of this divide as recently as a couple of years ago...
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Thanks to Old Town Cape
(Column ~ 03/06/19)
Twenty years ago downtown Cape Girardeau was teetering on the brink. While long-time stalwarts had a dream to revitalize, many businesses had fled west towards the highway and new prospects were dim. Today, the area is vibrant and growing. One of the major reasons: In 1999, Old Town Cape, an organization largely powered by volunteers, began, establishing a strategy and process for redevelopment. ...
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Out of the past: March 6
(Out of the Past ~ 03/06/19)
Brian and Toni Becker of Williamsville, Missouri, perform in concert in the evening at Concord Theatre; the concert is free, but donations are accepted and will benefit the Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church building fund; the Beckers have been youth ministers at First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, for two months...
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Patricia Schwepker
(Obituary ~ 03/06/19)
Surrounded by her husband and six children, Patricia "Pat" E. Schwepker, 77, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1941, in Pleasanton, Kansas, to Earl and Nora Atherton McIntosh. She and Robert "Bob" H. Schwepker were married April 7, 1962, in Fulton, Kansas. For the most part, they raised their family in Kansas and moved to Cape Girardeau in the late 1980s...
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Dianna Schlitt
(Obituary ~ 03/06/19)
Dianna K. "D.K." Schlitt, 53, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of the late Larry and Jane Jacobs Jones. She and Jim Schlitt were married July 26, 1990. Dianna grew up in Cape Girardeau, graduating from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1984. ...
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Elaine Jennings-Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/06/19)
Elaine Jennings-Jones, 90, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at New Lorimer Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Bonnie Fish
(Obituary ~ 03/06/19)
Bonnie B. Fish, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 4, 2019, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Auburn Christian Church, 930 N. Mount Auburn Road, with the Rev. Casey Elmore officiating. Burial will be at Lindsey Cemetery in McClure, Illinois...
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Doug Esham
(Obituary ~ 03/06/19)
Howard Douglas Esham, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Winferd Wren officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Barbara Aurich
(Obituary ~ 03/06/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Barbara A. Aurich, 56, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating...
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Advice on salt, hidden in many foods, gets specific
(Community ~ 03/06/19)
NEW YORK -- It can be hidden in bread, pizza, soup and other packaged foods and restaurant meals. Now, advice to watch out for salt is coming with a more specific reason. A report released Tuesday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ties the recommended limit on sodium to a reduced risk of chronic disease. ...
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Ketamine-like drug OK'd for severe depression
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- A mind-altering medication related to the club drug Special K won U.S. approval Tuesday for patients with hard-to-treat depression, the first in a series of long-overlooked substances being reconsidered for severe forms of mental illness...
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Trump team prepares for political fight on many fronts
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And President Donald Trump is irate. Trump's response plan to the ever-expanding congressional probes into his campaign, White House and personal affairs is coming into focus as newly empowered Democrats intensify their efforts. ...
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Tornado forecasting improves, but still deaths keep coming
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- Sometimes in forecasting tornadoes, you can get everything technically right, and yet it all goes horribly wrong. Three days before the killer Alabama tornado struck, government severe-storm meteorologists cautioned conditions could be ripe for twisters in the Southeast on Sunday. Then, an hour before the tragedy, they warned a strong tornado could occur in two particular Alabama counties within 30 to 60 minutes...
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Alabama's tornado fatalities range in age from 6 to 89
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
BEAUREGARD, Ala. -- The youngest victim was 6, the oldest 89. One extended family lost seven members. The 23 people killed in the nation's deadliest tornado in nearly six years came into focus Tuesday with the release of their names by the county coroner...
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Past holiday season sales define winners and losers in retail
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
NEW YORK -- The 2018 holiday season turned out to be a mixed bag for retailers, with some of them defying a gloomy government report in December raising concerns shoppers were hunkering down everywhere. Retailers such as Walmart, Target and Best Buy, responding faster to a more competitive landscape with expanded delivery services and spruced up stores, are enjoying strong sales. Off-price chains such as T.J. Maxx parent offering treasure hunt experiences have remained a sweet spot...
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Record-breaking migration overwhelms border agencies
(National News ~ 03/06/19)
WASHINGTON — The number of migrant families crossing the southwest border is again breaking records, and the crush is overwhelming border agents and straining facilities, officials said Tuesday. More than 76,000 migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month, more than double the number from the same period last year. Most were families coming in ever-increasingly large groups — there were 70 groups of more than 100 people in the past few months, and they cross illegally in extremely rural locations with few agents and staff ...
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Prayer 3/6/19
(Prayer ~ 03/06/19)
Lord Jesus, thank you for the forgiveness of sins and gift of eternal life. Amen.
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Births 3/5/19
(Births ~ 03/06/19)
Daughter to Adam Wayne and Amy Marie Lukefahr of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:49 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Name, Ava Marie. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Lukefahr is the former Amy Wichern, daughter of Wanda Bailey of Benton, Missouri, and Dennis Wichern of Jackson. She is a neuropsychological technician at Saint Francis Medical Center. Lukefahr is the son of Tim and Susie Lukefahr of Leopold, Missouri. He is a forklift operator for DHL...
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Road work 3/6/19
(Local News ~ 03/06/19)
Jackson street to close near construction site In Jackson, one block of West Washington Street, between Court and North Missouri streets, will be closed today through Friday this week to allow Penzel Construction to assemble and erect a crane upon the city street to continue construction of the Justice Center, according to a city news release...
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Bankruptcies 3/6/19
(Business Records ~ 03/06/19)
Bankruptcies filed through February 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 February 2019
(Business Records ~ 03/06/19)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during February 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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