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Carter County says FEMA will cover only 50 percent of flood repairs
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Officials in Carter County said recovery dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency could total only half of what is needed to repair the courthouse, sheriff's department and jail. The matter was discussed Monday by commissioners, county clerk, sheriff and a representative of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's office...
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Cape School District will pay for ACT
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
Eleventh-grade students at Cape Girardeau's public schools each will receive a chance to take the ACT this academic year, according to school officials. Tony Robinson, deputy superintendent of secondary education, said the district feels the ACT is an important component of their overall plan to bring students to college and career readiness...
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Residents look to transform Shawnee Park facility into community center
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
South Cape Girardeau residents want to bring new programs to the city's Shawnee Park Center to transform it into a community center for the neighborhood. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is leading the effort in partnership with the Authentic Voices neighborhood group and others...
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City officials, neighborhood leaders look to improve south Cape, but when and how?
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
Residents in Cape Girardeau's south-side neighborhood and city and school leaders have the same goal in mind: improving the struggling neighborhood. The debate is on how to do it and what should happen first. City officials suggest progress might take years; residents want more immediate results...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2017. There are 101 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 21, 1897, responding to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, the New York Sun ran its famous editorial by Francis P. Church that declared, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy."...
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There is hope remaining for your favorite teams
(Editorial ~ 09/21/17)
This past weekend was a rivalry weekend of sorts in football, with Southeast facing Southern Illinois, Chaffee and Scott City facing off, and Perryville's two high schools -- St. Vincent and Perryville High School -- pitted against each other. On the baseball front, St. Louis was taking on division rival Chicago Cubs in a pivotal three-game series...
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Evolving U.S. Air Force celebrates its birthday
(Column ~ 09/21/17)
On Sept. 18, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, and in doing so the United States Air Force (USAF) was created as a new separate military branch. Until this action, the USAF was a division of the U.S. Army and had been so since the adoption of aircraft on Aug. 1, 1907. This was only four years after the Wright brothers had made their first flight at Kitty Hawk...
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Out of the past: Sept. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 09/21/17)
A mother, grandmother and 11-month-old boy were shot fatally yesterday in the second triple homicide in Cape Girardeau in just over a month. Andrew Lyons of Cape Girardeau has been charged in the deaths of Evelyn Sparks, her daughter Bridgette Harris, and Dontay Harris, the son of Harris and Lyons...
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Betty Partridge
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
Betty Donna Partridge, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Cincinnati, daughter of Johnnie and Martha Weaver Nalls. Betty attended Jackson High School and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau. Children were a great joy in her life. She will be missed by her family and many friends...
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Anne Limbaugh
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Anne M. Limbaugh, 87, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Dave Conley officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Paul Lanpher
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Paul Gene Lanpher of Advance passed away Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at his home at the age of 88. Paul was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Advance, the son of Buel Franklin and Mayme Elizabeth Jenkins Lanpher. After graduating from Advance High School, Paul joined the U.S. Army. He was introduced to Wanda Ingram, who stole his heart with homemade pralines. They were married April 17, 1953...
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Gretchen Gibson-Cartwright
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Gretchen Kay Gibson-Cartwright, born July 1, 1968, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Charleston. She leaves behind her husband, Don Cartwright; two sons, Josh (Alicia) Patterson and Nathaniel (Kayse) Cartwright; a sister, Sandy (Jimmie) Pulley; a brother, Donnie Gibson; and other friends and relatives...
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Karen Forgette and Lorraine Christman
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
Daughter and mother, Karen Forgette and Lorraine Christman, both of Jackson, passed away at Monticello House in Jackson. Karen Forgette, 73, died Sunday, June 25, 2017. She was born July 6, 1943, in Detroit. Lorraine Christman, 95, died Saturday, July 1, 2017. She was born March 10, 1922, in Hamtramck, Michigan...
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Rick Faulkner Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rick L. Faulkner Sr., 69, of Perryville died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at Perry County memorial Hospital. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Cebulak officiating...
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Lorena Eaker
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. -- Lorena May Shell Eaker, 90, of Church Hill joined her husband in the arms of their Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at the Wexford House in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was born May 31, 1927, in Hahn, Missouri, daughter of Vernon E. and Hallie Fisher Shell. She and the late Odis Cleo Eaker were married June 27, 1942. He died June 3, 1990...
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Ruth Degenhardt
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
Ruth Catherine Degenhardt, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are pending at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Claude Curtis
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Claude Edward Curtis, 79, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Conran, Missouri, to the late Robert Sr. and Alice Garrison Curtis. He married Lavetta Fish Hooker on Sept. 28, 1963, and she survives of the home...
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Jackson fire report 9/21/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/21/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Mutual aid in Gordonville. Tuesday n Power line down on South Old Orchard Road. n Emergency medical service on South High Street. n Emergency medical service on Gerald Street...
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Jackson police report 9/21/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/21/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Dominique Criddle, 22, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jefferson County, Missouri, warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Thefts...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/21/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/21/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of assault in the 3200 block of Kage Road. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution at Broadway and Perry Avenue...
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Births 9/21/17
(Births ~ 09/21/17)
Son to Rodney Dean and Amanda Mae Cook of Leopold, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. Name, Gordon Lee. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Fourth child, first son. Mrs. Cook is the former Amanda Seabaugh, daughter of Roger and LaWanna Seabaugh of Leopold. Cook is the son of Lyndall and Terri Cook of Marble Hill, Missouri, and Ron and Janice White of Marble Hill. He is owner and operator of Welker Pump Service...
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California condors return to the skies after near extinction
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
BIG SUR, Calif. -- In a remote, rugged valley overlooking the Pacific Ocean, researchers closely monitor an endangered icon: the California condor. The giant vultures flap their wings and circle the sky before perching on branches and observing their observers...
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Trump: Mideast peace deal may be 'toughest deal of all'
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday achieving peace between the Israelis and Palestinians may be the "toughest deal of all" he's tried to negotiate, adding his administration still is working hard for peace in the region. He said there's a "pretty good shot" he can broker an agreement that has eluded several of his predecessors...
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Government seeks prison time for Weiner in sexting case
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
NEW YORK -- Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner deserves about two years in prison for engaging in sexting with a 15-year-old girl, despite his claims he has been reformed, prosecutors said Wednesday. A Manhattan judge is scheduled to sentence the New York Democrat on Monday for transferring obscene material to a minor. ...
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Mexico quake rescuers race to free girl, other survivors
(International News ~ 09/21/17)
MEXICO CITY -- The wiggling fingers of a young girl trapped in the rubble of her collapsed school in Mexico City raised hopes among hundreds of rescuers working Wednesday to try to free her -- a drama that played out at dozens of buildings toppled by the powerful earthquake that killed at least 230 people...
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Mueller investigators seek documents from the White House
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is seeking information from the White House related to Michael Flynn's stint as national-security adviser and about the response to a meeting with a Russian lawyer that was attended by President Donald Trump's oldest son, The Associated Press has learned...
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Oklahoma City man killed by police was deaf
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City police officers who opened fire on a man in front of his home as he approached them holding a metal pipe didn't hear witnesses yelling he was deaf, a department official said Wednesday. Magdiel Sanchez, 35, wasn't obeying the officers' commands before one shot him with a gun and the other with a Taser on Tuesday night, police Capt. Bo Mathews said at a news conference...
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Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico
(International News ~ 09/21/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the entire island and turned some streets into raging rivers Wednesday in an onslaught that could plunge the U.S. territory deeper into financial crisis...
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Trump's North Korea threat leaves Asia struggling to explain
(International News ~ 09/21/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Was it a bluff? A warning that Washington would shoot down North Korea's next missile test? A restatement of past policy? Or just what it seemed: a straightforward threat of annihilation from the president of the United States?...
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Diplomats meet on Iran deal as Trump stays mum on decision
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump has determined how he wants to approach the Iran nuclear deal -- which he has called the worst agreement ever negotiated by the United States -- but has not told even his top national-security advisers what his decision is...
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Trump to award Medal of Honor to Alabama veteran
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will award the Medal of Honor to a retired Army medic from Alabama who risked his life several times to provide medical care to his comrades during the Vietnam War, the White House announced Wednesday. Trump will award retired Army Capt. Gary M. Rose of Huntsville, Alabama, the nation's highest military honor for his actions in combat...
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Iranian president: Trump's UN comments 'ignorant, absurd'
(International News ~ 09/21/17)
UNITED NATIONS -- Iran's president warned Wednesday his country will "respond decisively" to any violation of the agreement that reins in its nuclear program and called U.S. President Donald Trump's "ignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric" about Iran unfit for the United Nations...
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Clinton book has sold more than 300,000 copies
(Entertainment ~ 09/21/17)
NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton's "What Happened" had a big debut. Clinton's book about her loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-book and audio, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Wednesday...
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Manafort offered to brief wealthy Russian during campaign
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
WASHINGTON -- In the middle of Donald Trump's presidential run, then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he was willing to provide "private briefings" about the campaign to a Russian billionaire the U.S. government considers close to Russian President Vladimir Putin...
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Wentworth alumni win battle over doughboy statue
(State News ~ 09/21/17)
LEXINGTON, Mo. -- The alumni association of the former Wentworth Military Academy and College won its battle to claim ownership of a statue that stood outside the school since 1923. The association and Bank Midwest both claimed ownership of the "Doughboy" statue, which honored Wentworth cadets who died while serving their country...
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Missouri governor put to the test by St. Louis protests
(State News ~ 09/21/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As a candidate for Missouri governor, Eric Greitens asserted there could have been peace "by the second night" if a governor with a calm and commanding presence had intervened in the violent protests in Ferguson after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown...
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Protesters march in St. Louis suburb over police shooting
(State News ~ 09/21/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Protesters took to the streets again Wednesday in the St. Louis area to demonstrate against a judge's recent acquittal of a white former police officer who fatally shot a black suspect in 2011. The demonstration was the latest part of an effort by protesters to disrupt business as a way to draw attention to their cause. ...
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Cape County Commission agenda 9/21/17
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Sept. 18 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Teachers' pets: Instructors use animals to keep their students' attention
(Community ~ 09/21/17)
Don't feel too sorry for Monty, despite her educational plight. She's transferred from a couple of schools, most recently from Cape Girardeau Central Middle School, where she shared a room with sixth-graders. She's currently in her fifth year of fourth grade in Rhonda Young's class...
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Perryville man accused of stabbing woman
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
A Perryville, Missouri, man has been charged with stabbing and cutting a woman’s throat Wednesday, Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf said. Jesse Deere, 27, was apprehended by the Perryville Police Department after the attack first was reported to the sheriff’s office, according to a news release...
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Man steals green chile burger after slapping victim
(National News ~ 09/21/17)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A man is facing charges after police said he slapped a customer, then stole the man's green-chile cheeseburger before dashing away. Santa Fe police arrested Anthony Frazier, 25, on Sunday near the Shake Foundation, where authorities said the attack occurred. According to a criminal complaint, the victim said Frazier walked up to him and slapped him across his face. The victim said Frazier then stole his green-chile cheeseburger and ran away...
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Jake LaMotta, boxer who inspired 'Raging Bull,' dies at 95
(Entertainment ~ 09/21/17)
Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film "Raging Bull," has died. He was 95. The former middleweight champion died Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to his longtime fiancee, Denise Baker...
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Prayer 9/21/17
(Prayer ~ 09/21/17)
Father God, may we be kind to all we meet, always seeking to glorify you. Amen.
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Cape Kiwanis Chili Cookoff
(Submitted Story ~ 09/21/17)
Please join us for the first annual Kiwanis Club of Cape Girardeau Chili Cook-off. We'll have the competition at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Oct 7, 2017. Gates open to the public at 11am. -- Advance tickets are $10 and include entry to the event plus two "beverage" tickets. --...
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Lost Family member
(Submitted Story ~ 09/21/17)
This painting means something to someone. I want to find the family it belongs to.
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