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Consultant: Funding partnerships key to aquatic center
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
Funding partnerships often are key to having a viable aquatic center, a consultant told Cape Girardeau Aquatics Facility Committee members Tuesday. Consultant George Deines with Counsilman-Hunsaker and representatives of partnering firms told the joint city/school committee they have the expertise to help plan for construction of an indoor aquatic center...
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New strip mall under construction in Jackson
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
A new strip mall is under construction at the former Basic Fuel site in Jackson. Attorney Mary Boner said she and her husband own the lot, adjacent to an existing strip mall at 2941 E. Jackson Blvd., which they also own. They purchased both properties in 2011, she said...
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SEMO Fair continues without 4-H 'icon' Dortha Strack
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
For the first time in 54 years, the SEMO District Fair is operating without the experience and dedication of “Miss Dortha” Strack, who became somewhat of an icon within the 4-H community. Strack died in February. She was the first inductee into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame...
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Trump visit to Cape is canceled
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
President Donald Trump’s visit to Cape Girardeau has been canceled as potentially catastrophic Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast. Michael Glassner, chief operating officer of Donald J. Trump for President Inc., said, “With Hurricane Florence on its way, we determined that this is the safest decision.” ...
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'Castle house' on Kingsway demolished
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
A house with a distinctive tower and stone-and-brick facing, which stood since 1935 in Cape Girardeau, was demolished Tuesday to make way for a green space on the lawn at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. According to Southeast Missourian archives, the house was built in 1935, with an address given simply as Highway 61...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2018. There are 110 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 12, 1942, during World War II, a German U-boat off West Africa torpedoed the RMS Laconia, which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, British soldiers and civilians; it's estimated more than 1,600 people died while some 1,100 survived after the ship sank. ...
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President made right decision to cancel rally, focus on Hurricane Florence
(Editorial ~ 09/12/18)
She's about the size of Missouri, spinning violently toward the East Coast, packing sustained winds of 140 mph with gusts strong enough to Make America Flood Again. Hurricane Florence is a serious weather event. It's also having a ripple effect for Missouri with the cancellation of a major political event...
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The message to the President I would have given
(Column ~ 09/12/18)
Today's column was written prior to Tuesday's cancellation of President Trump's visit to southeast Missouri. Though the rally was canceled, the message of the column remains true. Had the President been here this week, this is what I would have said...
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Speak Out 9-12-18
(Speak Out ~ 09/12/18)
I have an easy solution to Millennials not taking very good care of their lawns. Turn it into a video game! Make the blades of grass the "enemy" worth "experience points" and connect the mower controls to their smartphones. There won't be an unmowed blade of grass in sight!...
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Out of the past: Sept. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 09/12/18)
The Rev. Dale A. Meyer of St. Louis is the guest preacher at the Fall Mission Festival of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson; the festival is held at the Jackson City Park Band Shell; Meyer is the speaker of The Lutheran Hour, a weekly radio ministry of the International Lutheran Laymen's League...
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Deborah Seifert
(Obituary ~ 09/12/18)
Deborah Seifert, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Dec. 8, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to William Clifford and Carolyn Dale Kirby. She and William "Bill" Seifert were married Sept. 30, 1988, at Cape Girardeau...
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Jeannette Heimburger
(Obituary ~ 09/12/18)
Jeannette Heimburger died Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. She is survived by three children, Robert (Sue) Heimburger Jr., Paul (Judy) Heimburger and Sherri (Jack) Mehner; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Heimburger...
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Brian Goins
(Obituary ~ 09/12/18)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Brian Goins, 54, of Cobden died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Bucaramanga, Columbia. He was born Aug. 23, 1964, in Anna, Illinois, the son of William Glen and Barbara Johnson Goins. He and Karol Osorio Barbosa were married Oct. 31, 2016, in Cobden...
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Mychal Byrd
(Obituary ~ 09/12/18)
Mychal Douglas "Silky" Byrd, 40, of Cape Girardeau sustained extensive injuries in a motor vehicle accident July 29, 2018, near mile marker 94 at Ramsey Creek on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau. Complications from the injuries resulted in his death Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis...
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Job openings reach highest level on record
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers advertised the most jobs on record in July, and the number of workers quitting their jobs also hit a new all-time high. Americans are increasingly taking advantage of a tight labor market to find new, often higher-paying jobs. ...
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Palestinians file war crimes claim over future of West Bank hamlet
(International News ~ 09/12/18)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A top official said Tuesday the Palestinians have filed a new complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court, after the United States said it would resort to any means to protect its allies against such actions at the international war crimes body...
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At least 55 dead in S. India bus crash
(International News ~ 09/12/18)
HYDERABAD, India -- A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road Tuesday, killing at least 55 people including four children, officials said. At least 33 others were injured. The driver lost control as he hit a speed bump on a road leading from the popular Anjaneya Swamy temple in Telangana state, about 118 miles from Hyderabad, the state capital, Transport Minister P. Maneder Reddy said. The overcrowded bus pitched into a gorge...
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Iran nuclear chief hopes deal will survive
(International News ~ 09/12/18)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday he hopes Tehran's landmark atomic deal with world powers will survive President Donald Trump withdrawing the U.S. from it, warning the Islamic Republic's program stands ready to build advanced centrifuges and further enrich uranium...
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Russia, China partner for huge war games exercises
(International News ~ 09/12/18)
CHITA, Russia -- Russia on Tuesday launched its largest military exercise since the Cold War, war games also involving thousands of Chinese troops in a show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid spiraling tensions with the West...
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China puts off licenses for U.S. companies amid tariff battle
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
BEIJING -- Amid a worsening tariff battle, China is putting off accepting license applications from American companies in financial services and other industries until Washington makes progress toward a settlement, an official of a business group said Tuesday...
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Smart kidnapper to be released
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart as a teenager in 2002 from her Salt Lake City bedroom and hold her captive will be freed from prison in a surprise move announced Tuesday by state authorities...
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Mattis: Afghans boost troop vetting after insider attacks
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Afghan military has increased its vetting of local forces working with American troops as a result of recent insider attacks, which killed two U.S. service members, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday. Mattis was making his first public comments about his meetings in Afghanistan last week when he raised the issue with President Ashraf Ghani amid increased concerns about Afghan forces attacking U.S. troops they work alongside...
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Reports of pepper-spray use concern Dallas chief
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
DALLAS -- The Dallas police chief said Tuesday she has called for a full review and plans to meet with protest leaders after learning about reports police used pepper-spray projectiles at a demonstration over a black man's death. Chief U. Renee Hall said in a statement the projectiles, which are called pepper balls and usually contain the chemical in pepper spray, should only be used if there is an immediate threat to the public or if an on-scene commander calls for them to be used. ...
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Trump leads nation in remembrance of attacks
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- Standing in the field where the last of the Sept. 11 planes crashed, President Donald Trump praised the "band of brave patriots" who helped bring down the jetliner and saved the lives of countless others in the nation's capital. Trump paid his respects Tuesday at a rural Pennsylvania field where the fourth airplane hijacked that day crashed after its 40 passengers and crew learned about attacks in New York and Washington and tried to storm the cockpit...
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'Big and vicious': Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas
(National News ~ 09/12/18)
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Motorists streamed inland on highways converted to one-way evacuation routes Tuesday as about 1.7 million people in three states were warned to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a hair-raising storm taking dead aim at the Carolinas with 140 mph winds and potentially ruinous rains...
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Births 9/12/18
(Births ~ 09/12/18)
Daughter to Deandre Webster and Heather Allen of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:29 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Name, Zhavia Heavenlyn. Weight, 7 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Allen is the daughter of Dorothy Oliver (Allen) of Chicago Heights, Illinois, and Rufus Allen of Park Forest, Illinois. Webster is the son of Shareetha Campbell of Flint, Michigan, and Michael Jefferson of Charleston, Missouri...
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Avenue of flags
(Submitted Story ~ 09/12/18)
Approximately 40 volunteers including Adult and Teen Challenge Mid America, Oak Ridge High School, veterans and other volunteers put up almost 700 flags on Patriot's Day on Sept. 11 at Cape County Park North.
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Leigh Segraves, of 1st Class Travel, has been promoted to 'Rising Star' Status with Mark Travel Corporation
(Submitted Story ~ 09/12/18)
1st Class Travel is happy to congratulate Leigh Segraves, Travel Consultant & Marketing Manager, on her growth with all five brands of The Mark Travel Corporation. She has recently reached the next level of Rising Star which is a newly launched TMTC Stars Program...
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Prayer 9/12/18
(Prayer ~ 09/12/18)
O Lord Jesus, blessed Redeemer, we place our hope and trust in you our Savior. Amen.
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