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A training day for area firefighters
(Local News ~ 06/04/17)
Firefighters from several area fire departments participate in a live-fire exercise Saturday on Route K near Wal-Mart in Cape Girardeau. The landowner planned to clear the property for redevelopment and donated the vacant house to the fire-department training...
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Jackson park bathroom project more costly than expected
(Local News ~ 06/04/17)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen is expected to decide Monday whether to proceed with a proposed restroom in Jackson City Park near the girls' softball fields or delay the project after bids were higher than expected. The restroom building is a prefabricated, 20-by-24-foot, concrete structure. Four bids on the building were received, ranging from $212,500 to $224,000, including fixtures and everything else needed to support the building, city engineer Erica Bogenpohl wrote in an email Friday...
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Club’s program helps children learn about local produce, science
(Local News ~ 06/04/17)
Fresh fruit and vegetables attracted dozens of children to the first event of the Cape Marketeers Club’s sixth season Saturday at the Cape Riverfront Market. The club, a free educational program, welcomes children ages 5 to 12 to learn about locally grown food, nutrition and science. A total of 46 children participated Saturday...
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Prosecutor: Officer shooting justified; suspect came at cop with folded knife
(Local News ~ 06/04/17)
A Cape Girardeau police officer who shot and killed a suspect in February acted appropriately and will not face criminal charges, investigators said. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh called the shooting of Andrew R. McLendon, 33, of Cape Girardeau "lawful and justified," according to a statement issued Friday...
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6 victims, 3 suspects killed in London attacks
(International News ~ 06/04/17)
LONDON -- Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said today, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses told of men with large knives stabbing passersby at nearby Borough Market. Police said six people died and more than 30 were injured in the attacks, while police shot dead three suspects. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/04/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2017. There are 210 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 4, 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. Herbert Bayard Swope of the New York World was recognized for a series of articles, "Inside the German Empire"; the New York Tribune for an editorial on the one-year anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania; Jean Jules Jusserand for his book "With Americans of Past and Present Days"; Laura E. ...
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Teegarden -- Turner
(Engagement ~ 06/04/17)
Kevin and Cindy Teegarden of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney McGill Teegarden of Chaffee, Missouri, to Nathan Adam Turner of Sikeston, Missouri. He is the son of Jon and Jonell Turner of Sikeston and Pam Turner of Sikeston...
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Schumer -- Brugger
(Engagement ~ 06/04/17)
Tom and Debbie Schumer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan Schumer, to Ryan Brugger of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Randy and Lee Ann Brugger of Cape Girardeau. Morgan is a 2013 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 2017 from Maryville University. She works for Saint Francis Healthcare System...
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Prayer 6-4-17
(Prayer ~ 06/04/17)
O Lord Jesus, our Messiah, thank you for being our ever-present help. Amen.
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Electric rate bill worth the effort if jobs come
(Editorial ~ 06/04/17)
There are many ways to look at the recent electric rate/economic development bill passed by Missouri's legislature in the recent special session. The process revealed some political infighting and questions about how job creation falls on the list of priorities compared to the raising of electric rates by the mega power utility, Ameren...
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Speak Out 6-4-17
(Speak Out ~ 06/04/17)
This comment is to say thank you to the family who recently sold their house on West End Boulevard across from Capaha Park. For years and years it has been a delight to see your home's picture window decorated for every holiday and special occasion. Thank you for sharing that with passersby, and all the very best to you in your new home...
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4x4 - 6-1-17
(06/04/17)
If you could create your own movie, what would it be about?
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Baby raccoon needs help
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
Severe weather moved into Southeast Missouri on May 27, bringing localized heavy rain and strong winds. Travel conditions became dangerous for not only humans, but also animals. This baby raccoon was stranded in the overflow pool at the lower end of a farm pond drain pipe...
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FYI 6-4-17
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
The Jackson Trail Riders will host the Saddle Up Trail Ride, a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, at 1:30 p.m. today at the Patton Junction Livestock Auction in Patton, Missouri. There is a $10 donation to ride, and a 50-50 drawing will be held. For more information, call Janet at (573) 450-0262...
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Award: Piano students receive top honors
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
Piano students from Rebecca's Piano Studio (Rebecca Fulgham) in Cape Girardeau all received superior ratings at the National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Music Festival on Feb. 25, held at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau...
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Senior center menus 6-4-17
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
Monday: Swiss steak or chicken Parmesan, mashed potatoes or buttered noodles, green beans, hot roll and mixed berry crisp or cookies. Tuesday: Turkey roll-up or beef nachos, seasoned black beans, tossed lettuce salad, whole-grain bread and strawberries and bananas or Texas sheet cake...
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Water-themed decor shines in summer
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
Summer for many of us means reconnecting with water -- lakeside hikes, paddles in the sea, luxuriant floats in some relaxing pool. And that connection isn't confined just to the outdoors, either. Watery hues and motifs are all over home decor. "Water imagery adds a beautiful dimension to a room," says designer Ohara Gaetano-Davies of Laguna Beach, California...
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Food of the gods
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
"Watching watercress grow is rather boring," volunteered the rather Dickensian-looking agent at the railway station in the medieval town of Alresford in Britain's picturesque Hampshire region, the cradle of cricket, when I asked for a ticket to ride the steam train that in its heyday transported tons of the local watercress crop all the way to Covent Garden...
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Finding solutions to ant, aphid problems for gardners under siege
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
There are lots of common garden pests that literally will almost bring a gardener who is a preacher to swear. Almost! Some years I have more trouble than normal, and this is one of those years. Almost from the beginning I have had trouble with aphids and ants in my greenhouse and high tunnel. Thousands of ants. I had ants even cause some of my plants to get sick and almost die. And if it wasn't the ants, it was the aphids...
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When you're smiling
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
When giving written examinations to students, it's often fair to offer some multiple-choice questions. Here's one. Try to get the correct answer. (Broad hint: The correct answer is C.) When a stranger smiles at you in the street, you should: A) Assume he's drunk...
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Understanding interdependence
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
Because I recently taught college students who are transitioning into adulthood and am navigating the transition from being a student to life after school myself, I have been thinking lately about interdependence and how to balance being both an individual and part of a community -- specifically, part of a family...
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Lemon provides zest for summer
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
Early summer makes me think of lemon and all things lemon: an ice-cold glass of lemonade, a lemon cookie or even lemon squeezed over broccoli or asparagus. I love lemon, especially during warmer-weather months. Today I decided to share a few recipes from my lemon recipe files. If you do not enjoy the flavor of lemon, this column may not be for you today. But for you lemon lovers, like myself, enjoy!...
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Grilled ratatouille creates lovely char
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
Ratatouille is a classic vegetable dish starring eggplant, zucchini, peppers and tomato that is deeply steeped in the culture of Mediterranean France. When I married a man from the heart of Provence, one of the first lessons I received from my new mother-in-law Muriel was how to make a proper ratatouille. (The other was how to pluck feathers from a newly-butchered turkey, but that's a story for another day.)...
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Attention turns to the garden during the month of June
(Column ~ 06/04/17)
Happy birthday to Paul Essner, Ann Hinkebein, Carla Lee, Logan Bollinger, Wesley Curtis, Lavern Ballard, Dan Heeb, Bill McCann, Betty Keller, Jeremy Graviett, Herman Sadler, Morris Montgomery, Bernice Atkins, Avis-Jean Wolfe, Ed Freed, Jack Owens, Movidene Cutler, Bob Dacus, Easton Mosby, Carol Lee, Gabe Pfefferkorn, Shirley Glastetter, Dallon Horman, Kathy Rice, Wayne Held, Athena Hampton, Mike Dumey, Gerald Beck, Scott Barnhart, Deidra Coleson, Doris Williamson and Andrea Horman...
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Tours for chocolate lovers not just about sampling sweets
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
NEW YORK -- A tour for chocolate lovers in Brooklyn, New York, isn't just about tasting the final product. It also gives a peek at factories, neighborhoods and even business plans. The chocolate tour offered by A Slice of Brooklyn takes visitors to four chocolate-makers around Brooklyn. "I love chocolate," said Christine Dietz of San Diego, who was treated to the tour by friends throwing her a bachelorette party in New York. "But it's really cool that we also get a bit of a tour of the city."...
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Thompson -- Roady
(Engagement ~ 06/04/17)
Tim Thompson of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Sue Thompson of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Mariah Ariel Thompson, to Christopher Robert Roady, both of Kansas City, Missouri. He is the son of Dick and Sharyl Roady of Kansas City and Kathy Roady of Blue Springs, Missouri...
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Club news 6-4-17
(Community News ~ 06/04/17)
Linda Sebaugh was hostess for the Lamplighter FCE Homemakers Club on May 18. Judy Strickland, president, called the meeting to order. She gave the devotion reading, "Aging, It's Good for a Laugh." Roberta Allen led the ladies in singing "Mockin' Bird Hill." Roll Call was answered by each member telling about a canning flop or memory. Verla Mangels read the April minutes and Linda Sebaugh gave the treasurer's report...
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Security video shows methodical gunman in casino attack
(International News ~ 06/04/17)
MANILA, Philippines -- Security footage shows the man responsible for one of the Philippine capital's deadliest attacks in years casually exiting a taxi just after midnight and walking calmly into a vast entertainment and gambling complex like any other visitor...
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Firefighters rescue dog from a tree
(National News ~ 06/04/17)
SALEM, Ky. -- Is that a bird in the tree? A cat? No, it's Rocco the dog, who had to be rescued by firefighters when the dachshund got stuck inside a tree trunk. Two off-duty Kentucky state troopers were mowing a cemetery in Salem on Thursday when they heard a dog barking. ...
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Bombers kill at least 6 attending Kabul funeral
(International News ~ 06/04/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At least six people were killed Saturday when a trio of suicide bombers struck a funeral attended by senior government officials, three days after a powerful truck bomb in one of the most heavily guarded parts of the capital killed 90 people and wounded more than 450...
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Pop star Ariana Grande visits fans at Manchester hospital
(International News ~ 06/04/17)
LONDON -- Pop star Ariana Grande surprised young fans injured in the Manchester Arena attack, hugging the thrilled little girls in their hospital beds as they recovered from injuries sustained in the May 22 suicide bombing. The attack at Grande's concert killed 22 people and injured dozens of others, many of them teenagers. The singer returned to Britain on Friday before a concert to benefit victims and their families...
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Trump describes US as cleanest nation; facts muddy the claim
(National News ~ 06/04/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said the United States "will continue to be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth" as he announced a U.S. pullout from an international accord designed to curb climate change. But facts muddy that claim...
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Griffin not 'laying down' for Trump, fears career is over
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Embattled comedian Kathy Griffin says she's not afraid of Donald Trump and plans to keep making fun of him but maintained that she's sorry for a video that depicted her holding a likeness of the president's severed, bloody head. At a rambling press conference Friday, Griffin tearfully predicted her career is over and said Trump "broke me." Since the video was posted Tuesday, she has lost her job co-hosting CNN's New Year's Eve special and had all her upcoming comedy shows cancelled. ...
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Bill Maher apologizes for using racial slur during HBO show
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Bill Maher apologized Saturday for using a racial slur to describe himself as a house slave during a live segment for his HBO talk show. Maher's comment during his discussion with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, was quickly and broadly criticized after it aired on the comedian's "Real Time with Bill Maher" show Friday night...
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Mississippi River mayors: Paris pullout hurts U.S. ag exports
(State News ~ 06/04/17)
NEW ORLEANS — Mayors along the Mississippi River say President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of a worldwide climate agreement could severely damage U.S. agricultural exports. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative said in a news release Friday nations remaining in the Paris agreement will impose carbon pricing through taxes or trading systems, without any say from the United States. ...
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Gregg Allman laid to rest near to his brother Duane
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/17)
MACON, Ga. -- Southern rocker Gregg Allman was laid to rest Saturday near his older brother Duane in the same cemetery where they used to write songs among the tombstones, not far from U.S. 41. Thousands of fans lined the streets of Macon to honor Allman, who was carried into Rose Hill Cemetery as a bagpiper played a somber tune. ...
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Missouri: Most state tax refunds should be returned soon
(State News ~ 06/04/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri officials say the nearly all state tax refunds should be delivered by June 30. The Missouri Department of Revenue said Thursday the only unpaid returns should be those that were flagged for various reasons. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that’s an improvement over last year ...
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Nursing-home worker accused of raping resident with dementia
(State News ~ 06/04/17)
FARMINGTON, Mo. — A Farmington nursing-home worker faces charges for allegedly raping a resident who has dementia. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri, reported 44-year-old James Royce Weber of Bonne Terre, Missouri, is jailed on $150,000 bond. ...
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Out of the past: June 4
(Out of the Past ~ 06/04/17)
Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board members say they support an $11 million proposal to develop St. Vincent's College, but are reluctant to commit funds to the project. The Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation last month unveiled plans to purchase the 150-year-old property and convert it into a national and local historic museum and Civil War interpretive center...
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Scott City fire report 6/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/17)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: May 27 n At 4:16 p.m., motor-vehicle crash on Interstate 55, mile marker 81. n At 4:26 p.m., weather watch at 3000 Main St. n Emergency medical service in the 1300 block of West Mar-Elm Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 12:28 a.m. on Rodney Vista Boulevard; 2:24 a.m. on Caruthers Avenue; 4:45 p.m. on William Street; and 11:14 p.m. on Aspen Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A juvenile was in custody pending formal charges of stealing at 901 S. Pacific St. n Jennifer T. Chipps, 35, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Dr. Michael Wulfers
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
Dr. Michael Carl Wulfers, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to James F. Wulfers and Alene P. Dohogne Wulfers. He and Mary Eschmann were married Sept. 27, 1980. Michael was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. ...
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Jean Langston
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Jean Langston, 76, of Advance passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at her home. She was born April 2, 1941, in Stoddard County, Missouri, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth McLain Welch. Jean was a homemaker and a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She attended Brownwood Church. She loved to sing and dance...
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Alvin Landewee
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
Alvin H. Landewee, 79, of Jackson passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born May 21, 1938, in Leopold, Missouri, son of Herman Henry and Beatrice Jane Stoverink Landewee. Alvin was raised in Leopold and was a graduate of Leopold High School. He was a carpenter, working many years in local residential and commercial construction...
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Larry Goetz
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Larry Gene Goetz, 71, of Chaffee passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, at the family home. He was born July 11, 1945, in Chaffee to the late Melvin and Bertha Martin Goetz. He married Vickie Steffens on June 2, 1973, and she survives of the home...
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John A. Essner
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
John Adam Essner, 93, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, June 2, 2017, surrounded by family at his home of more than 60 years. He was born Dec. 21, 1923, near New Hamburg, Missouri, the son of Leo William and Rosa Helen Uhrhan Essner, the third of five boys. He married Ina Jean Burger on April 19, 1952, at St. Augustine Church in Kelso, Missouri. She survives...
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Marguerite Degenhardt
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
ALTENBURG, Mo. — Marguerite “Margie” Marie Degenhardt, 94, of Altenburg died Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg...
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Danny Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 06/04/17)
BENTON, Mo. — Danny Kaye Bollinger, 69, of Benton died Thursday, June 1, 2017, at his home. He was born March 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Albert F. and Jean Milam Bollinger. He married LaDonna Kay Bollinger on Dec. 28, 1966. Danny was retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Cape County Cowboy Church and the American Legion in Benton...
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Births 6/4/17
(Births ~ 06/04/17)
Son to Brian Dillion Taylor and Taylor Brook McGuire of Sedgewickville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:06 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Name, Leland James. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. McGuire is the daughter of Charles McGuire and Michelle McGuire of Sedgewickville. She is employed by Cape Girardeau Surgical Clinic. Taylor is the son of Martha Farmer of New Madrid, Missouri. He is employed by Kidd's...
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Southeast Foundation offers international study scholarship
(Local News ~ 06/04/17)
The Southeast Missouri University Foundation has a new scholarship, thanks to a $10,000 gift from Nicholas Maddock in honor of his father. The Kevin J. Maddock International Studies Scholarship is renewable and open to Southeast Missouri State University students with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average, seeking or approved for an international study experience...
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State funding eliminated for Missouri sobriety checkpoints
(State News ~ 06/04/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers effectively eliminated funding for sobriety checkpoints for the fiscal year that begins in July, a move by a core group of critical conservative Republicans that officials say could hinder or end the manpower-intensive practice in some areas of the state...
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Trump declares disaster in Missouri after floods
(Local News ~ 06/04/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to spring flooding. The declaration allows federal aid to be used to help state and local response efforts to flooding and allows eligible residents in 27 counties to apply for federal assistance with temporary housing, repairs and other help...
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75 years after Midway, Navy hero honored in hometown
(National News ~ 06/04/17)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- C. Wade McClusky Jr. faced a tough decision June 4, 1942: turn his low-on-fuel U.S. Navy air squadron around or keep searching for the Japanese fleet headed for Midway. He decided to go on and wound up changing history. The dive bombers McClusky led that day in the Battle of Midway helped to gut the Imperial Japanese Navy and turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in the Allies' favor after a string of defeats following the attack on Pearl Harbor...
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A sheltering soul: Charlotte Craig remains committed to mission of finding homes for animals in need
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
After running over to have someone at a neighboring business sign permission for a request to burn debris on property where a new building for the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri will be built and before going off to bottle feed a couple of orphan kittens as a fill-in for an foster parent, Charlotte Craig found a seat...
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Adopt Jullian 6-4-17
(Community ~ 06/04/17)
Jullian is a 1-year-old bull terrier mix. She is very gentle and has had some training. She would be great in a one-dog household. Jullian is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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