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Sikeston man found not guilty of murder
(Local News ~ 10/19/19)
JACKSON -- A Sikeston man was found not guilty of second-degree murder Friday morning. Orlando "T.J." Sheron Jr. was acquitted by a Cape Girardeau County jury for the April 2016 shooting death of Jay Harris. Sheron, and Jeterrence Harris, who plead guilty in 2016 to unlawful use of a weapon, were each charged in the killing of Jay Harris and the shooting of a second victim...
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SE River Campus to tackle teen suicide, bullying with 'Heathers: The Musical'
(Local News ~ 10/19/19)
Some may find the "realities of growing up" -- suicide, murder, bullying, alcohol and sexuality -- difficult to talk about, but Southeast Missouri State University's Kenn Stilson said the topics will be confronted head-on in "Heathers: The Musical."...
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Cape plans to construct restrooms at Indian Park
(Local News ~ 10/19/19)
A permanent restroom facility will be erected at Cape Girardeau's Indian Park, answering a long-running complaint from park users who now must make do with a portable toilet. Parks and recreation director Julia Jones said, "I think it will be installed in less than a year."...
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State treasurer claims auditor 'dishonest' about adequacy of state's reserve fund
(Local News ~ 10/19/19)
State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick accused state Auditor Nicole Galloway of being "dishonest" Friday in alleging the state isn't saving enough money to avoid having to cut spending or raise taxes if there is a recession. During a visit to VIP Industries in Cape Girardeau to tout National Disability Employee Awareness Month, Fitzpatrick, a Republican, said the state's in good shape financially...
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Why the Cape First medical debt outreach matters
(Column ~ 10/19/19)
Six million dollars. That's the amount of medical debt that will be forgiven thanks to the generous outreach of Cape First Church, a multi-site church with locations in Cape Girardeau, Sikeston and Marble Hill, Missouri. The church raised $61,388 last Sunday -- approximately three times its goal of $24,000...
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1 dead, 4 injured following crash on HWY 25
(Local News ~ 10/19/19)
One man is dead and four others were injured following a crash Friday evening on Highway 25, one-and-a-half miles south of Gordonville. Charles A. Jackson, 46, of Bloomfield, Missouri, crossed the centerline, striking Christopher L. Fuller, 19, of Jackson and three passengers head on at 6:10 p.m. Friday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2019. There are 73 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value (its biggest daily percentage loss), to close at 1,738.74 in what came to be known as "Black Monday."...
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Spencer-Zlokovich
(Wedding ~ 10/19/19)
Caitlin Judith Spencer and Matthew Alexander Zlokovich, both of Nashville, Tennessee, were married June 29, 2019, at The Pick Inn in Gallatin, Tennessee. Dr. Ray Cleek performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Chris and Lisa Spencer of Hendersonville, Tennessee. The groom is the son of Neil and Dr. Martha S. Zlokovich of Chattanooga, Tennessee...
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Salter-Ewing
(Wedding ~ 10/19/19)
Edie Marie Salter and Austin Thomas Ewing, both of St. Louis, were married Sept. 14, 2019, at Brookdale Farms in Eureka, Missouri. Dr. Holly Holladay performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gerard and Requi Salter of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Bruce and Diane Ewing of Pacific, Missouri...
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Roth Tobacco Co.: When tobacco was king, 1874
(Column ~ 10/19/19)
Roth Tobacco Co., one of Cape Girardeau's earliest factories, was established by Ludwig "Louis" Roth in 1874. Born in Germany, Louis, at the age of 6 journeyed to America with his parents to Frohna, Missouri. After marrying, he moved to Cape Girardeau in 1853, where he took the job as a cooper. Deciding to change careers, Louis went on to make pipe and chewing tobacco, as there were already plenty cigar makers in town...
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Foot travel welcome: Herpetologist hangout at Snake Road
(Local News ~ 10/19/19)
As animals began to make their seasonal migrations, this year at Snake Road in Wolf Lake, Illinois, a parallel grand migration took place. Herpetology enthusiasts across the country traveled from states as far as North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Michigan, and Texas for a weekend-long camping trip in LaRue-Pine Hills with their eyes on the lookout for animal activity...
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Adopt Earl 10-20-19
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Earl is a very laid-back, 1-year-old kitty looking for his forever home. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Another goldenrod
(Column ~ 10/19/19)
Did you know there is more than one kind of goldenrod native to Missouri? The one you see here is a woodland goldenrod I fittingly found at the edge of the woods. The leaves at lower center are fern leaves. There are several kinds of woodland goldenrods native to North America. Some names for them are showy goldenrod, slender goldenrod and elm-leaved goldenrod. They look quite similar and are hard to tell apart...
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Senior Center menus for Oct. 21-25
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
Monday: Chicken tenders or cheeseburger, baked beans, seasoned spinach, whole-grain bun and mixed fruit dessert or birthday cake. Tuesday: Meatballs in gravy or chicken cordon bleu casserole, California-blend vegetables, Lima beans, whole-grain bread and baked pineapple or pineapple cake...
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FYI 10-20-19
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
The Fall rally of the Altenburg Zone Lutheran Women's Missionary League will be held Oct. 27 at Salem Lutheren Church in Farrar, Missouri. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m., with the rally starting at 1 p.m. The theme is "to God be the glory." The Rev. Rod Benkendorf with the Lutheran Heritage Foundation will be the speaker. The ingathering will be a monetary donation to the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. The collection will be for mites. A light luncheon will be served for a minimal cost...
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Cultivate hobbies
(Column ~ 10/19/19)
Several of my friends who are up in years and now retired, seem like they are bored. They don't have a hobby, if you will, to spend some of their time on. So they sit and watch the boob tube or flat screen now and that's about it. In a way I kind of envy them because they don't have 40-11 tasks ahead of them and a list entirely too long. But when it's all said and done, I don't envy them at all...
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Moms Demand Action group starts PB chapter
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
A new chapter of gun safety advocacy group, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, has formed in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and will hold its first public meeting Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library. The Southeast Missouri Moms (SEMO Moms) chapter in Cape Girardeau is assisting with the formation of the local chapter. Heather Boles and Kristin Willard will lead the Poplar Bluff group...
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Keep swinging. Keep doing your job.
(Column ~ 10/19/19)
"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging." --"Hammering" Hank Aaron Keep swinging. Keep doing your job. Aaron, now 85, was major league baseball's all-time home run leader for 33 years...
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Everybody deserves to be loved
(Column ~ 10/19/19)
"I could never love someone like him/her, one might say. If you only knew them, you couldn't find anything to love about them, either," and someone verbalizes the person's negative qualities. How should we look at those who, more often than not, perform undesirable actions or say mean words? Someone we know may be guilty of immorality, and that may be forbidden in our moral vocabulary. Again, we proclaim, "I don't even like the person, so how can I possibly love him/her?"...
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Club news 10-20-19
(Community News ~ 10/19/19)
The Southeast District FCE Meeting was held Oct. 1. The meeting was held at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson. Cape Girardeau County furnished morning refreshments. The theme of the meeting was "Reaching for the Stars." There were a total of 40 FCE members, and a special guest was Dana Harris, MAFCE state president, of Fulton, Missouri, with her husband, Gene. ...
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The latest in pet furniture pieces that fit a home's decor
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
No longer are furniture companies content to offer you staples such as a sofa, easy chair and bed. Now they have those items for your pet, too, designed not to clash with the rest of your decor. Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Ikea, Casper mattresses and other popular furniture purveyors have lines for pets, often in styles complementing their human-size living room furniture...
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Prayer 10-20-19
(Prayer ~ 10/19/19)
O Lord Jesus, may we be courageous, boldly proclaiming your word to all. Amen.
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Johnson urges support for Brexit deal before knife-edge vote
(International News ~ 10/19/19)
LONDON -- Boris Johnson worked behind the scenes Friday to win enough support to push his new Brexit deal through the fractious British Parliament and pave the way for Britain to leave the European Union in two weeks. His message to allies and opponents alike: Approve the agreement so Britain can finally put the tortuous, three-year Brexit saga behind it...
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CEOs, attorneys general trying to reach opioid settlement
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
Chief executives of a handful of pharmaceutical and drug distribution companies were negotiating Friday with government attorneys to see if they can reach a settlement ahead of the first federal trial over the nation's opioid crisis. The federal judge who is overseeing more than 2,000 opioid-related lawsuits summoned the top officials for the companies that are defendants in the case...
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Syria cease-fire off to rocky start
(International News ~ 10/19/19)
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey -- The cease-fire in northern Syria got off to a rocky start Friday, as Kurdish leaders accused Turkey of violating the accord with continued fighting at a key border town while casting doubt on provisions in the U.S.-brokered deal with Ankara...
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Failed raid against El Chapo's son leaves 8 dead in Mexico
(International News ~ 10/19/19)
CULIACAN, Mexico -- Mexican security forces aborted an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after finding themselves outgunned in a ferocious shootout with cartel henchmen that left at least eight people dead and more than 20 wounded, authorities said Friday...
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Catalonian marches, strikes rattle amid separatist anger
(International News ~ 10/19/19)
BARCELONA, Spain -- Masses of flag-waving demonstrators demanding Catalonia's independence and the release from prison of separatist leaders jammed downtown Barcelona on Friday as the northeastern Spanish region endured its fifth straight day of unrest...
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Trump taps Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate Energy Secretary Rick Perry's deputy to lead the agency when Perry leaves later this year. Dan Brouillette had been the expected successor of Perry, who says his departure announcement Thursday was long planned and not related to his role in administration actions on Ukraine that are now the focus of a House impeachment panel for Trump. ...
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Frictions raise doubts about U.S. nukes at Turkish base
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- Frayed U.S. relations with Turkey over its incursion in Syria raise a sensitive question rarely discussed in public: Should the United States remove the nuclear bombs it has long stored at a Turkish air base? It's a tricky matter for several reasons, including the fact that by longstanding policy, the U.S. ...
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Nestor forms, threatens Coast with rain, surge
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Nestor formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, threatening the northern Gulf Coast with rising seawater, high winds and heavy rains. The National Hurricane Center said high winds and dangerous storm surge were likely along parts of the northern Gulf Coast, plus heavy rain that could help a parched region deal with a drought...
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38 people cited in Clinton email probe
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action. The investigation, launched more than three years ago, determined that those 38 people were "culpable" in 91 cases of sending classified information that ended up in Clinton's personal email, according to a letter sent to Republican Sen. ...
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Shifting explanations on aid draw GOP alarm
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- The shifting White House explanation for President Donald Trump's decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine drew alarm Friday from Republicans as the impeachment inquiry brought a new test of their alliance. Trump, in remarks at the White House, stood by his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, whose earlier comments undermined the administration's defense in the impeachment probe. ...
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Plans pushed back to explode two cranes in New Orleans
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
NEW ORLEANS -- Plans have been pushed back a day to bring down two giant, unstable construction cranes in a series of controlled explosions before they can topple onto historic New Orleans buildings, the city's fire chief said Friday, noting the risky work involved in placing explosive on the towers...
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Wash. state to vote on affirmative action
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- More than two decades after Washington state voters banned affirmative action, the question of whether one's minority status should be considered as a contributing factor in state employment, contracting and admission to public colleges and universities is back on the ballot...
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Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda said Friday that she is returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested at a protest. Fonda, known for her opposition to the Vietnam War, was one of 17 climate protesters arrested Friday at the U.S. ...
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Police security sought for Missouri abortion clinic hearing
(State News ~ 10/19/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri officials are asking St. Louis police to provide security for an upcoming hearing on the state's effort to end the abortion license for a St. Louis clinic. Both sides of the abortion issue have held vigils and protests over the licensing of Missouri's only abortion clinic, which continues to offer abortion services while the case is pending...
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Man who got heart transplant as a baby marks milestone
(State News ~ 10/19/19)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Doctors were hoping the heart transplanted to Brett Meyers would last 10 years. Instead, the St. Louis man is marking 30 years since he received the new heart as an infant. KMOV-TV reported Meyers was just a couple of months old when he received a heart transplant in 1989 at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was, at the time, the youngest patent ever at the hospital to undergo the procedure...
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Buttigieg facing fundraiser backlash
(National News ~ 10/19/19)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is returning campaign contributions from a former Chicago city attorney who led a vigorous effort to block the release of a video depicting the shooting of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager whose death at the hands of police stirred months of protest and resulted in an officer's conviction...
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History: All-female spacewalking team
(State News ~ 10/19/19)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The world's first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid. As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the job with wrenches, screwdrivers and power-grip tools, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that men weren't part of the action. They insisted they were just doing their job after years of training...
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Birth 10/18/19
(Births ~ 10/19/19)
Son to Nahian Bin Musa and CM Nazia Sami, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Name, Izhaan. Weight, 5 pounds, 9 ounces. Second son. Sami is the daughter of CM Koyes Sami and Mehbeen Sami of Bangladesh. Musa is the son of Musa Miah and Bulbul Zoynab of Banfladesh. He is in business in Bangladesh...
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Police report 10-20-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/19/19)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 3000 block of East Jackson Boulevard. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the 2600 block of East Main Street. CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Joseph Witthaus Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/19/19)
Joseph Allen Witthaus Sr., 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Private burial will be held at a later date...
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Chris Whitaker
(Obituary ~ 10/19/19)
Chaffee, Mo. -- Chris Whitaker, son of Marilyn Lawson Lindy of Chaffee and the late DeVere Whitaker was born Jan. 2, 1964, in Torrance, California. He departed this life Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 55 years...
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Judith Weber
(Obituary ~ 10/19/19)
Judith A. Weber, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Weldon John and Annabelle Gilliland Ruebel. She and James R. Weber were married Sept. 4, 1965, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Hester Kline
(Obituary ~ 10/19/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hester Erline Kline, 83, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Out of the past: Oct. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 10/19/19)
Southeast Hospital wants to replace its oldest cardiac catherization lab, filing a letter of intent with the staff of the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee; the state board last month cleared the way for Saint Francis Medical Center to add a second cardiac catherization lab, despite opposition from the Southeast Missouri Business Group on Health and the committee's own staff...
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Explorers find WWII warship from key battle
(Community ~ 10/19/19)
MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands -- Deep-sea explorers scouring the world's oceans for sunken World War II ships are focusing in on debris fields deep in the Pacific, in an area where one of the most decisive battles of the time took place...
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Out of the past: Oct. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 10/19/19)
While Southeast Missouri State University administrators view Hancock II with fear and loathing, Southeast Regent Mark Pelts embraces it with open arms; he hopes voters approve Constitutional Amendment 7 at the ballot box Nov. 8 and dismisses predictions of draconian budget cuts as nothing but scare tactics on the part of Gov. Mel Carnahan and Hancock II opponents...
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