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Jackson parents charged after 6-year-old tests positive for meth
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
More charges resulting from a drug raid near Jackson High School have been filed after a 6-year-old living with the accused couple tested positive for meth, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Jill A. Carlile, 37, with felony child endangerment Thursday. She was charged June 15 with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Four injured when medical helicopter crash-lands in Perry County
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
Four people suffered minor injuries when a St. Louis Children's Hospital helicopter crashed Saturday night in Perry County, Missouri. The helicopter crashed at 8:39 p.m. near Route C and Perry County Road 234, Sheriff Gary Schaaf said in a news release. The aircraft was carrying a 5-year-old patient when it developed trouble and crash-landed, with the helcopter resting upside-down...
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Artist nears finish with McKee portrait on Wall of Fame
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
The latest image to Cape Girardeau’s Missouri Wall of Fame, the late Gen. Seth McKee, is nearly finished. The 48th addition to the floodwall’s west side came after a series of efforts by McKee’s family, and American Legion Post 63 secured funds for the portrait and gained the approval of the Old Town Cape revitalization organization...
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'Very humbling': Pete Poe wins Spirit of America Award, says he'd rather give it to others
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
Pete Poe, this year's Spirit of America Award recipient, doesn't seek recognition. In fact, he said he'd rather the people who helped him get to this point be the ones awarded. "It's very humbling to be mentioned in the same arena, if you will, as some of the past recipients that have done so much for our city," Poe said. "They've served as mayors, chairmen, builders and founders of enterprise all across our city, and just to be mentioned in same arena as those folks is very humbling."...
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State panel proposes changes to tax-credit changes, would affect historic-building redevelopment
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
A state plan unveiled Friday would restrict the use of Missouri's historic-preservation tax-credit program, which has been a tool for downtown redevelopment in Cape Girardeau. Key parts of the plan would require legislative action to implement, according to the committee that drafted the plan...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2017. There are 182 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight along the equator...
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Stanhouse -- Carter
(Engagement ~ 07/02/17)
Paul and Toni Stanhouse of Waltonville, Illinois, announce the engagement of their daughter, Callie Anne Stanhouse, to Jacob Raymond Carter of Waltonville, formerly of Oran, Missouri. He is the son of the Rev. Ed and Joye Carter of Bourbon, Missouri, formerly of Oran...
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Heuring -- 75 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/02/17)
Albert and Carma Heuring celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on June 27. Heuring and the former Carma Nell Wills were married June 27, 1942, at Fornfelt, Missouri. A celebration was held in their honor at Bent Creek Golf House in Jackson. It was hosted by their children and their spouses, Sharon Poole of Farmington, Missouri; Gene and Judy Heuring of Cape Girardeau; Dean and Ruth Heuring of Pomona, Missouri; Rick and Jan Heuring of Jackson; and Monica and Ivan Stein of Mesa, Arizona...
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Bollinger -- 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/02/17)
Perry and Jeannie Bollinger of Oran, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 1 with a family barbecue hosted by Travis and Jerret Bollinger at the home of Travis and Dena Bollinger. Bollinger and the former Jeannie Brucker were married July 1, 1967, at the home of Buck and Winifred Bollinger, parents of the groom. The Rev. Donald Cochran performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Mary Jo (Brucker) Thompson, sister of the bride, and Brad Bollinger, brother of the groom...
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4x4 - 7/2/17
(07/02/17)
What are your plans for the Fourth of July?
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Another blood sucker
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
These two small flies are deer flies. True to its name, the deer fly does pester deer mercilessly during summer. I have seen deer on several occasions standing still, wiggling their ears and tail while being swarmed by deer flies. Deer flies deliver a painful bite in their search for blood. They will bite humans and other animals as well as deer. If you walk in wooded areas in Southeast Missouri during June and July, you likely will encounter the deer fly...
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Senior Center Menus 7-2-17
(Community ~ 07/02/17)
Monday: Barbecued pulled pork or cheeseburger, potatoes, corn on the cob, red cabbage and apple salad, whole-grain bun and chilled plums or watermelon wedge. Tuesday: Closed for July 4. Wednesday: Chicken, pasta and veggie salad or ham and cheese on croissant, carrot-raisin salad, chef's choice salad, whole-grain bread and mixed fresh fruit or blonde brownie...
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FYI 7-2-17
(Community ~ 07/02/17)
Jackson Parks and Recreation will hold its Fourth of July celebration Tuesday at Jackson City Park. Admission and parking is free for the event, which will go from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The day will begin with the Independence Day 5K and Firecracker 1-mile Fun Run (7 a.m.) and also include a mud volleyball tournament (8:30 a.m.), helicopter rides (8:30 a.m.), Capaha Antique Car Club show (9 a.m. ...
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Ancient discovery
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
Where would you find the most authentic Chicken Kiev? Probably Russia. The definitive Peking Duck? Certainly Beijing. The perfect Swedish Meatballs? Obviously Sweden. Or maybe Ikea. And where would you go to find the ultimate Greek yogurt? Having just returned from Greece, I now realize that's not so easy a question to answer...
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Patriot treats, dishes that will dazzle the crowds
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
Independence Day is this week and as we celebrate the birthday of America, it is fun to make new recipes. Whether your celebration involves cooking out or staying in, having a small gathering or a large gathering, sharing it with family or with friends, it is all the perfect way you celebrate...
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Do something: Gardening and other activities are vital to maintaining health
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
I was visiting with my sister the other day and we got to talking about my big garden and all the work it takes. I told her some people think I'm deranged or dumb for having such a big one. She had to admit she thought so as well. It made me think about why I do grow a big garden...
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Patriotism and God
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
Our house is sporting patriotic bunting for the first time in our lives this year. My wife and I have talked in the past about festooning our porch to announce Independence Day weekend, but somehow we've always forgotten to do it. This year, we didn't...
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Our duty is to love, not judge
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
I recently had a conversation with a friend in which he told me he stopped going to church because he felt judged by the people there for certain decisions he'd made in the past. He was hurt by others' judgment and also found these people hypocritical...
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Put down that phone and eat your ice cream, it's the month of July
(Column ~ 07/02/17)
Happy Fourth of July! Happy birthday to Abe Snider, Julie Seyer, Miranda Estes, Elaine Schlegel, Mandy Harris, Andrew Cannon, Lonnie Gibbons, Pam Harrell, Dana Miller, Donna Hinton, Misty Wilhite, Brandon Curtis, Delores Garland, Wanda Tankersley, Corliss Meyr, Lori Garland, Clifford Barlow, Jesse Totty, Ruby Collins, Doris Hanselman, Georgia Hicks, Eugena McAlister, Pam Burks, Mary Boese, Deb Scherer, Doug Dirnberger, Tonya Glency, Joe Mohorc, Marvin Pobst, Jackie Vandeven, Jeremy Ruiz, Kathy Garner, Marty Seabaugh, Dan Finley, Eddie Noble, Sue Masters, Charlotte Smith and Germaine Cannon.. ...
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Adopt Safe Harbor 7-2-17
(Community ~ 07/02/17)
Livvy is a 5-month-old Lab mix. She is very playful and lovable. Livvy is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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This Summer Berry Trifle is perfect for a July 4 barbecue
(Community ~ 07/02/17)
The stars aligned when our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence right in the middle of berry season. And while maybe that wasn't part of Thomas Jefferson's agenda, we really ought to take advantage of it. This Summer Berry Trifle from The Culinary Institute of America is perfect for your Fourth of July barbecue. ...
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Prayer 7-1-17
(Prayer ~ 07/02/17)
Lord Jesus, thank you that in you we find strength, for you are our fortress. Amen.
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Spirit of America finalists, winner announced today
(Editorial ~ 07/02/17)
On Tuesday, the Southeast Missourian will address the crowd at the Arena Park grandstand at the city of Cape Girardeau's Great America Fourth of July. Before the fireworks we will introduce this year's Spirit of America Award winner, Pete Poe. Poe is an extremely humble man, who has done much good work for this community. Please see our story on Poe in today's newspaper to find out more...
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Decades after devastating fire, Iowa warily allows fireworks
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
ADEL, Iowa -- On a scorching day 86 years ago, a dropped sparkler ignited an inferno that roared through much of the small city of Spencer, Iowa, and led to a statewide fireworks ban that endured for generations. Fireworks since have become legal in most of the country, and Iowa legislators voted this year to end the bans...
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Driver ticketed for strapping furniture, bicycles to roof
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
CONCORD, N.H. -- One driver should've heeded the advice that you can't take it with you. A minivan pulled over Wednesday had furniture, bicycles and boxes strapped to the roof and a wheeled basket dangling over the back window. There also was a furniture dolly hanging against a driver's side window. The items on the roof doubled the height of the van on Interstate 93 near Londonderry. Police issued the driver a ticket for negligent driving and having an uninspected vehicle...
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Tourists, locals buy Nevada's legal recreational marijuana
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
LAS VEGAS -- Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state with stores selling pot to the public in a market that is expected to outpace all others in the U.S., thanks to the millions of visitors who flock to Las Vegas each year...
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In tweet blitz, Trump defends his use of social media
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- President Donald Trump escalated a personal feud with two high-profile talk show hosts Saturday, suggesting without evidence their network is biased against him. The president's stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country. On Saturday evening, Trump was at it again...
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Scientists: Hot dogs without added nitrites aren't much healtier
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
NEW YORK -- Backyard cooks looking to grill this summer have another option: hot dogs without "added nitrites." Are they any healthier? Oscar Mayer is touting its new hot-dog recipe that uses nitrite derived from celery juice instead of artificial sodium nitrite, which is used to preserve the pinkish colors of processed meats and prevents botulism...
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Police: Club shooting that injured 28 may be gang-related
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock early Saturday, leaving 28 people injured from an 11-second melee that police said may be gang-related. The volley of gunfire inside the Power Ultra Lounge came so fast, investigators believe several people had to have been involved...
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Trump upset states not fully cooperating with voting panel
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
OKLAHOMA CITY-- President Donald Trump is upset all states aren't fully cooperating with his voting commission's request for detailed information about every voter in the United States. Some of the most populous ones, including California and New York, are refusing to comply...
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Congressional shooter's wife tormented by husband's attack
(State News ~ 07/02/17)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- The widow of a man who wounded a congressman and four others in a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice said she is tormented by thoughts she could have done more to help her increasingly angry husband. Suzanne Hodgkinson said her husband James once was a fun-loving man who changed after a long illness in the 1990s. ...
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Missouri governor signs budget, cuts $250M in spending
(State News ~ 07/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is cutting more than $250 million in spending for the fiscal year that began Saturday, including money for K-12 school buses, higher education and social services. The Republican announced the cuts Friday while signing the state's roughly $27 billion budget, saying the reductions are necessary because of lagging state revenue and rising health-care costs...
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Man held in Chinese scholar's kidnapping was grad student
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
CHICAGO -- The 28-year-old Illinois man charged with kidnapping a Chinese scholar now believed to be dead was among a select few admitted to the University of Illinois' highly competitive physics graduate program in 2013. Brendt Allen Christensen had planned to earn a doctorate degree but told his graduate adviser in 2016 he had changed his mind, professor Lance Cooper recalled Saturday. ...
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Disgraced doctor threatened former colleagues before rampage
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
NEW YORK -- A doctor angry that his career was derailed at a New York City hospital toted an assault rifle past security in search of a colleague he was going to hold responsible. When that person wasn't there, he opened fire anyway, killing a doctor who was only there covering a shift as a favor, authorities said Saturday...
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More time allowed for review of new transgender enlistments
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine whether allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services will affect the "readiness or lethality" of the force...
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Out of the past: July 2
(Out of the Past ~ 07/02/17)
A long-standing dispute over a Cape Girardeau shopping-mall site apparently was concluded this week when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case; the court let stand the 1991 Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling the developers of the failed Westborough Mall aren't entitled to damages as a result of the zoning dispute...
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Brenda Taylor-McKinnies
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
Du QUOIN, Ill. — Brenda Kay Taylor-McKinnies, 73, of Du Quoin died Friday, June 30, 2017, in Jackson. Born June 2, 1944, in Painton, Missouri, to the late W.D. and Dorch Hillard Jester, she was an office manager and co-owner of We Care Transportation. ...
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Karon Robert
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
Karon Ann Robert, 72, of Scott City died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born Aug. 7, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to James and Jeanette Mae Bles Riley Jr. She married Hugo Wendolin "Hook" Robert on June 23, 1962. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 2012...
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AJ Pobst
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- AJ Pobst, 91, of Oran passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, on the family farm. He was born Feb. 27, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to the late Tony and Lorena Alma Heisserer Pobst. He married Orilla Amanda Scheeter on Sept. 9, 1950, and she preceded him in death March 27, 2012...
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Zachary Myers
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Zachary Curtis Cole Myers, 19, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 3, 1997, in Farmington, Missouri, son of Tim and Penny Grover Myers. Zachary worked as an inventory control specialist, loved to bow fish and play basketball. He was a 2016 graduate of Fredericktown High School and attended Marble Hill United Methodist Church...
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Helen Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Helen Jacklyn Mitchell, 83, of Malden passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Mitchell, daughter of Jack Brown Sr. and Helen Kathryn Stout Chadsey, was born Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1933, in St. Louis...
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Antoinette McLain
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
Antoinette “Toni” McLain, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 17, 1940, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Rueben and Lucy Reynolds Whittaker. She and John McLain were married Aug. 30, 1958, in Cape Girardeau...
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Lew Long
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
PERKS, Ill. — Lew Gene Long, 60, of Perks died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bonnie Cannel officiating. Interment will follow in Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery in Grand Chain, Illinois.
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Sharon Huey
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
Sharon Kay Huey, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Daniel Maske officiating...
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Pamela Craft
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
MUNFORD, Tenn. — Pamela Lynn Craft, 48, of Munford, formerly of Cape Girardeau, entered this world in the arms of her loving parents June 28, 1969, and passed away June 28, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in the arms of her loving parents...
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Mary Concialdi
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
NAPLES, Fla. — Mary Louise Collins Concialdi, 91, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 29, 2017, in Naples. An avid college basketball fan, it was fitting she waited until the end of the NCAA basketball tournament to be called home. She was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, the only child of Dr. Earl A. and Clara McCully Collins. She grew up in Warrensburg and Cape Girardeau...
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Betty Asbridge
(Obituary ~ 07/02/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty L. Asbridge, 82, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017, at her family home. She was born Sept. 12, 1934, in Jackson to the late Albert and Oma Mary Herzog Goehman. She married Marshall Paul Asbridge on July 25, 1953, and he preceded her in death Nov. 7, 2016...
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Spirit of America nominee - Michael J. Lundy
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING PERSON: Nicole Schremp NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Perry County Military History Museum WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THIS NOMINEE DEMONSTRATES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA? Michael J. Lundy has been instrumental in seeing through the vision of the Vietnam Wall replica and museum in Perryville, Missouri. He and his wife Vicki have spent a majority of their time after retirement in making this project a lifelong goal for our community...
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Jackson police report 7/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Citations n Donald Mann, 54, of Jackson was issued a citation for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Chad Moore, 19, of Jackson was issued a citation for property damage. n Jessica Vandeusen, 32, of Jackson was issue a citation for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Spirit of America nominee - Adrian Taylor Jr.
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING ORGANIZATION: Tamika R. Green, Watch Christ Work NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: LighthouseCape, founder LighthouseSTL, founder Cape Girardeau County Police Chaplain President of the Ministerial Alliance WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THIS NOMINEE DEMONSTRATES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA?...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 5:39 a.m. on Kenneth Drive; 1:31 p.m. on William Street; 2:34 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 4:52 p.m. on Marroseann Drive; 8:16 p.m. on Themis Street; 8:29 p.m. on North Louisiana Avenue; 9:34 p.m. on Siemers Drive; and 11:34 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Spirit of America nominee - Pete Poe
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
Editor~s note: Pete Poe was nominated twice. Below are both nominations. NOMINATING PERSON: Donna McLain NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Red Cross board of directors over 23 years Southeast Hospital Board Southeast Hospital Foundation Board...
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Births 7/2/17
(Births ~ 07/02/17)
Son to Charles Heath and Kourtney Hartwell of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 10:50 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2017. Name, Charles Ford. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Hartwell is the former Kourtney Lance, daughter of John and Karen Lance of Ellsinore, Missouri. She is a certified registered nurse anesthetist at SoutheastHEALTH. Hartwell is the son of Chuck and Cathy Hartwell of Qulin, Missouri. He owns Express Employment Professionals...
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Spirit of America nominee - John Geoffrey Weimer
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING PERSON: Cheryl McIntyre NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Marathon runner for military personnel past and present WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THIS NOMINEE DEMONSTRATES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA? He recently received a new job and will soon be moving to Wyoming. ...
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Road work 7/2/17
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
Highway 34 in Bollinger County will be reduced between County Road 203 and County Road 740, near the Wayne County line, with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform bridge repairs. The work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily July 24 through Aug. 23, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Spirit of America nominee - Leland J. 'Freck' Shivelbine
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING ORGANIZATION: Jay Knudtson, Cape Noon Lions Club NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: First Presbyterian Church of Cape Girardeau. Charitable and Social, see below. WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THIS NOMINEE DEMONSTRATES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA?...
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Spirit of America nominee - David Cantrell
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING ORGANIZATION: Stacey Cantrell, MedStop One NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Retired Naval Captain Cape Lacroix Methodist Church VFW Cape Girardeau Avenue of Flags Cape County Park Freedom Rock Cape County Park Wall of Honor Cape County Park...
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Time capsule found inside Confederate monument in St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/02/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Civil War Museum said crews who dismantled and removed a Confederate monument in a St. Louis park found a time capsule inside the 103-year-old granite landmark. Museum director Mark Trout told KTVI workers jackhammering around the last pieces of the 38-foot-tall monument popped loose the waterlogged, sealed capsule...
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Missouri governor creates panel to revamp prison system
(State News ~ 07/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is creating a taskforce to find ways to revamp Missouri's prison system. Greitens announced his executive order Friday. He's directing the taskforce to find ways to ensure there's enough room for the state's most violent offenders without expanding prisons...
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Missouri Gov. Greitens signs discrimination bill
(State News ~ 07/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Friday signed legislation to make it tougher to prove workplace and housing discrimination in court, a move lauded by business groups but decried by groups such as the state NAACP. Greitens said he's met with advocates on both sides of the legislation. ...
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Spirit of America nominee - Shirley Young
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING ORGANIZATION: Cheryl Cook, John Guild Chapter, NSDAR NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Eisleben Lutheran Church, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Scott City Women's Club, Jaycees Wife's Club, Cape Choraliers, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 63, Historic Niswonger Church Organization, Hueguenot Society, Bootheel Conservation Committee...
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More than 63K Missouri seniors to lose prescription aid
(State News ~ 07/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 63,000 low-income Missouri seniors on Saturday will be cut off from state aid that helps pay for prescription medications after lawmakers this year slashed the program in response to sluggish state revenue. Roughly a quarter of those who had been receiving aid will be cut off, and the state's aging advocates have been bombarded with phone calls from worried seniors wondering how they'll pay for medications...
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Spirit of America nominee - Roy M. Rhodes
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING ORGANIZATION: Sheryl Smith, Louis K. Juden Post 63, The American Legion NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Louis K. Juden Post 63, The American Legion Clippard Wilson Taylor Post 3838, Veterans of Foreign Wars Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment 1081, Marine Corps League...
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Spirit of America nominee - Regina Anderson
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
NOMINATING PERSON: Makayla Shae Anderson NOMINEE'S CHURCH, CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS: Ms. Regina goes to Cape Lacroix Church in Cape Girardeau. She is disabled but works for Kidd's and in her spare time she is in several social memberships, such as American Legion Post 58 and 63, Trail of Tears project activist, Missouri clubs for disabled people, Missouri History Artifacts Club and a member of the NRA and Trump/Pence Making America Great Again. ...
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Trump jumps into health debate — repeal now, replace later
(National News ~ 07/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump barged into Senate Republicans' delicate health-care negotiations with a suggestion bound to muddle things: If you can't cut a deal on repealing the Obama-era law, then repeal it right away and replace it later. Trump is trying to revive an approach GOP leaders and the president himself considered but dismissed months ago as impractical and politically unwise...
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A whole new world: Family from Munich takes root in region
(Community ~ 07/02/17)
Like his ancestors, Daniel Herzog was born in Germany and grew up in a German-speaking household amid a countryside of wooded, rolling hills. However, unlike his predecessors, he graduated from Jackson High School in Cape Girardeau County. His initial break from tradition happened when he was 12 years old, when his mom and stepfather came to the United States to open a sausage factory and settled just north of Fruitland...
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A woman's Facebook post about actions of suspicious man goes viral
(Local News ~ 07/02/17)
A Facebook post warning residents of a suspicious man on Bertling Street in Cape Girardeau was shared more than 200 times Saturday. According to Jaimia Blue, while walking on Bertling Street as usual with her 15-year-old daughter at 8:30 p.m. Friday, a man exited a pickup truck parked in front of her on the side of the street...
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