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Rook draws card players to Jackson Senior Center
(Local News ~ 12/28/17)
Ginny Jones enjoys a game of Rook on Wednesday with Rick Roberts, center, and Dennis Depro at the Jackson Senior Center. The weekday card gathering draws as many as a dozen players around lunchtime, with some playing until the center closes at 3 p.m.
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Salvation Army Red Kettles short of goal; campaign ends Jan. 31
(Local News ~ 12/28/17)
The running total for the Salvation Army of Cape Girardeau’s annual Red Kettle campaign is up to $224,000 of a $300,000 goal for this year’s holiday season, according to director Lt. Matthew DeGonia, leaving the drive still $76,000 short with a Jan. 31 deadline. The physical kettles alone accounted for $93,000, but DeGonia said a large part of donations arrived through online Kettle pages. ...
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Luxury townhomes coming to downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 12/28/17)
A luxury townhome development in downtown Cape Girardeau is behind schedule because of permit processes, but bricks are going up, though the cold snap is stalling that process a bit, said local developer Kenny Pincksten. The properties, rising up on the landscape not far from the casino, should be ready by spring, he said, depending on how rough the winter ahead will be. The units don’t have windows installed yet, but walls and roofs are in place...
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Cape city sees jump in building construction in 'odd' fiscal 2017
(Local News ~ 12/28/17)
Five months into its 2018 fiscal year, Cape Girardeau has seen a sizable amount of construction, but the city most likely will not keep pace with an unusually active 2017 fiscal year, a city official said Wednesday. Cape Girardeau experienced more than $287 million in building construction in fiscal 2017, more than three times the estimated value of construction for the previous year, city building and code enforcement manager Anna Kangas said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2017. There are three days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 28, 1917, the New York Evening Mail published "A Neglected Anniversary," a facetious essay by H.L. Mencken supposedly recounting the history of bathtubs in America, starting with the "first" one in Cincinnati in 1842. ...
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Stories of generosity inspire a community
(Column ~ 12/28/17)
Nearly every day, the Southeast Missourian has positive stories about this community. In the Weekend edition Good Times section, we highlight many who donate their time and resources to good causes. Maybe it’s the time of the year or just the recent number of stories, but I’ve been inspired by all those doing charitable work. The acts of kindness reflect well on the area. Here are a few examples:...
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Critically ill being evacuated from besieged area in Syria
(International News ~ 12/28/17)
BEIRUT -- Evacuation of critically ill Syrians trapped in a rebel-held suburb near the capital Damascus is underway, the International Committee for the Red Cross said Wednesday, following reports conditions in the area have reached alarming levels...
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Former oil executives will stand trial in Vietnam
(International News ~ 12/28/17)
HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam will put on trial nearly two dozen former senior oil executives, state media reported Wednesday, as communist authorities widen their crackdown on corruption. Among those facing charges are Dinh La Thang, a former member of the all-powerful Communist Party Politburo and a former head of state energy giant PetroVietnam, and Trinh Xuan Thanh, a former chairman of the board of PetroVietnam's Construction Joint Stock company, or PVC...
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Explosion in Russia injures 10 at market
(International News ~ 12/28/17)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- At least 10 people were injured Wednesday by an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg, Russian officials said. The Investigative Committee, the nation's top investigative agency, said a device containing 7 ounces of explosives went off at a storage area for customers' bags...
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Israel minister plans Trump train station at Western Wall
(International News ~ 12/28/17)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's transportation minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem's Old City, passing near sites holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims -- and ending at the Western Wall with a station named after President Donald Trump...
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President accused of having lack of social presence in Washington D.C.
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- After living in Washington for nearly a year, President Donald Trump has yet to enjoy a single non-working meal at a restaurant that doesn't pay him rent. He hasn't taken in a performance at the Kennedy Center; hasn't been to a sporting event; hasn't toured most of the sights...
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Trump, GOP leaders to open year at Camp David
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Eager for more legislative achievements before Washington's focus shifts to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to open the new year by meeting with Republican congressional leaders to map out the 2018 legislative agenda, the White House said...
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Special delivery: Family welcomes 2nd Christmas Eve baby
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — For one suburban New York family, Christmas Eve is turning into a tradition of very special deliveries. Newsday reported Stony Brook residents Jacki and Josh Grossman had their second son Sunday, four years after their first son arrived. ...
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Lifelong best friends discover they're actually brothers
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
HONOLULU -- Two Hawaii men who grew up as best friends recently learned they're actually brothers and revealed the surprise to family and friends over the holidays. Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane have been friends for 60 years. Born in Hawaii 15 months apart, they met in the sixth grade and played football together at a Honolulu prep school...
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Construction halted at church destroyed in Sept. 11 attacks
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
NEW YORK -- Construction on a Greek Orthodox church to replace one that was crushed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been temporarily suspended amid rising costs and questions over how donations have been managed. The St. Nicholas National Shrine next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza was to replace a tiny church obliterated when the trade center's south tower fell in 2001. ...
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Increased security planned for New Year's Eve in Vegas
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
LAS VEGAS -- An unprecedented number of law-enforcement officers and National Guard members will be on duty when tens of thousands of people gather to ring in 2018 on Las Vegas Boulevard, just three months after one of the world's most famous roadways became associated with the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history...
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EDGE tries to help schools in shooter scenario
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The shooter rapidly fires through the front doors of an elementary school with an assault rifle and blasts his way down the hallway. Screaming children are running for their lives or frozen in fear. Teachers quickly try to decide: barricade the doors, or make a run for it with their students?...
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FEMA sells trailers cheaply despite need
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece -- not counting utilities, maintenance or labor -- on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them at cut-rate prices after 18 months of use or the first sign of minor damage, The Associated Press has learned...
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Record temps, snow hit parts of northern U.S.
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
ERIE, Pa. -- Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills socked much of the northern United States on Wednesday, even setting a record in a Minnesota city so cold it's called the Icebox of the Nation, and will stay put for days to come as snow-hardened Erie digs out from a record snowfall...
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Out of the past: Dec. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 12/28/17)
Cape Girardeau County, already heralded for its financial stability in tight economic times, will come through 1992 in even stronger condition; that means the county's capital trust account balance -- a fund for emergencies and capital improvements -- will top the $3 million mark, employees will receive about a 5.5 percent pay increase and the county's financial outlook continues to look bright...
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William 'Bill' Voerg
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
William "Bill" Voerg, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Ronald Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
Ronald R. Smith of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Anna, Illinois, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, at age 74. He was born Sept. 25, 1943, in Mill Creek, Illinois, the son of Harold and Edna Wright Smith. He married Peggy Poole on May 26, 1961, in Mill Creek...
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Margaret Simpson
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margaret Ann Simpson, 84, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 26, 1933, in Hickeytown, Arkansas, to the late Hoyt and Selma Hickey Jones. She married Ray Gene Simpson on Sept. 30, 1952, and he preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1989...
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Carla Sexton
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Carla Ann Sexton, 58, of Benton died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. A memorial service will be at noon Saturday at the chapel, with the Rev. Michael Casteel officiating. Burial will be at a later date in New Morley Cemetery...
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Doris Proctor
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
Doris Proctor, 89, formerly of Millersville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Monticello House in Jackson, where she had been a resident for 10 years. She was born July 5, 1928, near Millersville, daughter of Ova and Reva N. Yates Wills. She and General "Bus" Proctor were married April 12, 1946, in Jackson. He passed away Nov. 24, 1986...
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Eric Langston
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
Eric Lynn Langston, 40, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson. A celebration of life will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Pastor Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Fred Kraft
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
Fred R. Kraft, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Jan. 23, 1922, in Cape Girardeau to Bernhardt and Varina Schatte Kraft. Fred and Pauline Pobst were married Feb. 6, 1953, in Jackson. Pauline preceded Fred in death in 2010...
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Claudis Hency
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
LAKE WALES, Fla. -- Claudis W. Hency, 90, of Lake Wales died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lake Wales. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Marilyn Freeman
(Obituary ~ 12/28/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marilyn Kay Freeman, 75, of Marble Hill, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 2, 1942, daughter of Rex and Lucille Urhahn Dempster. She and Philip Freeman were married Sept. 30, 1967. He survives...
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Jackson fire report 12/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/28/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Emergency medical service on Dallas Street. Wednesday n Citizen assist on South Shawnee Boulevard. n Medical assist on Green Meadows Drive. n Medical assist on Trevino Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 2:58 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 8:23 a.m. on Interstate 55; 1:56 p.m. on Village Drive; and 3:06 p.m. on Good Hope Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated at North Kingshighway and Kurre Lane. Arrests n A juvenile was cited into juvenile court for property damage at 1032 Kingsway Drive...
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St. Louis officers involved in March shooting won't be charged
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
ST. LOUIS — Three St. Louis police officers will not face charges in the shooting of a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, citing a memorandum filed this week, reported an assistant circuit attorney wrote that no charges will be filed in the shooting that injured John Samuel Blanchard Jr. on March 31. ...
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Burnt bagel blamed for St. Louis airport evacuation
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
ST. LOUIS — A burnt bagel is being blamed for the evacuation of a terminal at Lambert Airport in St. Louis. Airport officials said a bagel burned in a restaurant in Terminal 2 around 6 p.m. Tuesday, setting off smoke detectors and prompting a full evacuation. ...
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WWII-era newspaper clippings brought daughter, father closer
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Gere Masters' father worked in circulation for the Springfield News-Leader newspaper for 40 years. Over the course of his lifetime, Ray Wageman collected piles of newspaper clippings. "He just didn't throw anything away," Masters said...
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Ameren sending workers, equipment to Puerto Rico
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
ST. LOUIS — Utility company Ameren Corp. is sending trucks, trailers and workers to Puerto Rico to help rebuild electric infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Marie. Ameren is among several electric companies sending resources to Puerto Rico. ...
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St. Louis protests, GOP gains among Missouri's top stories
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Republican gains and protests that erupted after a white officer's acquittal in a black suspect's shooting death were among the top 10 stories in Missouri in 2017. The full list is: The acquittal of a white police office in the shooting death of a black suspect touched off months of protests in St. ...
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Snowy owl near St. Louis drawing lots of interest
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
WEST ALTON, Mo. -- A young snowy owl is generating a lot of excitement near St. Louis. The species is spotted in Missouri only during mass migration years, which are known as irruptions. Missouri Department of Conservation ornithologist Sarah Kendrick told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that this year, there have been several reports of the distinctive owls in fields, along lakes and on light posts in the state...
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Missouri governor, first lady propose foster care changes
(State News ~ 12/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's governor and first lady want lawmakers to make it easier for children in foster care to open bank accounts. Minors often need an adult co-signor to open bank accounts, Missouri Bankers Association lobbyist Craig Overfelt said. First lady Sheena Greitens said this poses challenges for teenagers in foster care because they might not have an adult who will co-sign...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12/28/17
(Local News ~ 12/28/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of Dec. 21 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Speak Out 12/28/17
(Speak Out ~ 12/28/17)
A surprise school visit by Ivanka Trump drew ire from parents of a Connecticut academy who wanted to yank their children from class to protest the first daughter and White House adviser’s father, President Trump. Really? How stupid is this? And we wonder why so many kids are growing up without showing respect for others and their intolerance for anything. ...
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As California legalizes pot, laws collide at U.S. checkpoints
(National News ~ 12/28/17)
PINE VALLEY, Calif. -- California legalizes marijuana for recreational use Monday, but that won't stop federal agents from seizing the drug -- even in tiny amounts -- on busy freeways and backcountry highways. Marijuana possession still will be prohibited at eight Border Patrol checkpoints in California, a reminder state and federal laws collide when it comes to pot. The U.S. government classifies marijuana as a controlled substance, like heroin and LSD...
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Prayer 12/28/17
(Prayer ~ 12/28/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we place our hope in you, our precious Savior. Amen.
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Historic White House magnolia cut back for safety reasons
(Community ~ 12/28/17)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A different kind of tree-trimming took place at the White House on Wednesday when part of a historic magnolia tree on the south grounds was cut off because it had become a safety risk, a spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump said...
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Births 12/28/17
(Births ~ 12/28/17)
Son to Parris Vaughn Knox and Bethany Grace Fisher of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:57 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Name, Grayson Vaughn. Weight, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Fisher is the former Bethany Jung. Knox is employed by Propak Logistics...
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Rhodes Convenience Store Opens 31st Location
(Submitted Story ~ 12/28/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (DECEMBER 28, 2017) – Rhodes convenience stores, a leader in the convenience store industry, opened its 31st location in Poplar Bluff, Mo. on December 19. It is located at 3111 Oak Grove Road and can be reached at (573) 413-2491. The convenience store is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with drive thru service available from early morning through late evening hours...
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