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In living color at the Cape Public Library
(Local News ~ 02/07/18)
Marilyn Hutchings of Cape Girardeau shades a letter during a Coloring for Adults session Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library.
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Jay's Bar-B-Q aiming for March reopening after December fire
(Local News ~ 02/07/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — The question on the minds of most people in Marble Hill these days is — when is Jay’s going to open up again? “We hope to have the restaurant going again by March,” said Barbie McFarland, Jay’s Bar-B-Que owner. “What’s going on now is reconstruction.”...
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Capaha Field changes won’t block Cherry Hill view, mayor says
(Local News ~ 02/07/18)
Changes are coming to Capaha Field for the 2019 season, and there’s been some concern the upgrades will interfere with viewing games atop Capaha Park’s Cherry Hill. Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger, in a letter to the editor to the Southeast Missourian, wrote the popular game-watching location known as “Cherry Hill” will “not include bleachers or fences that would hide the view.” ...
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Amanda Oesch to run for Scott County prosecuting attorney
(Local News ~ 02/07/18)
Benton, Missouri, area lawyer Amanda Oesch announced she will run for Scott County prosecuting attorney. “For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be an attorney. But not just any kind of attorney ... a Prosecutor. My heart, my passion is prosecution,” she said in a post on her campaign’s Facebook page...
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4-H Hall of Famer, widely known volunteer Dortha Strack dies
(Local News ~ 02/07/18)
Dortha Strack, or “Miss Dortha” as many community members knew her, died Saturday in Cape Girardeau. She was 86. Strack was known by hundreds if not thousands of people through her involvement with 4-H, said 4-H youth specialist Lesley Meier. “Everyone knew her,” Meier said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2018. There are 327 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1943, the government abruptly announced that wartime rationing of shoes made of leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person per year. (Rationing was lifted in October 1945.)...
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What is free speech in case between driver, trooper?
(Column ~ 02/07/18)
Forget the Republican's FISA memo. And forget the Democrat's counter memo disputing the Republican memo. In fact, forget any and all memos and focus instead on an Indiana courtroom where a much more important battle is brewing. Let's call it Birdgate...
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Cherry Hill open to fans
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/07/18)
I feel the need to respond to the "speak out" comment in your February 6th edition. First we are very fortunate and excited to be bringing a Prospect League baseball team to Cape Girardeau. The owner Andy Patel and his management team are making a large investment in our city to make that happen as play will begin in June of next year. Many more details on the team and improvements to Capaha Field will be forthcoming in the months ahead...
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Eagles QB Nick Foles inspires off the field
(Column ~ 02/07/18)
Kudos to Nick Foles for leading the Philadelphia Eagles to victory over the New England Patriots and being named Super Bowl MVP. I didn't watch the game live, but I read about it in the Southeast Missourian, and it sounded like a barnburner. (I did watch a few highlights on youtube: More about that later.) Foles threw for three touchdowns and caught another, the first time in history a player has both passed for and caught a TD pass in the Super Bowl...
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Out of the past: Feb. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 02/07/18)
The Rev. George Orvick preaches at the morning service at Scriptural Lutheran Church on County Road 635; afterward, Orvick, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, speaks informally to the congregation and answers questions. More than 5,000 fans are treated to a tasty country music sandwich in the evening at the Show Me Center; it begins with traditionalist newcomer Tracy Lawrence and ends with "living legend" George Jones; in between comes Marty Stuart and his flashy blend of honky-tonk and rock.. ...
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More Boy Scout camps will be open to girls this year
(Community ~ 02/07/18)
The Boy Scouts of America are putting out the welcome mat for girls, too, at more of the group's summer camps this year. The changes follow a decision by the Scouts last fall to admit girls into more programs. For some camps, like Cub Scout Camps, this will be the first summer girls can participate as full members, not just as tag-along sisters. Other BSA programs with summer camp options, such as Venturing, have been coed for years...
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Helen Stanley
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Helen May Stanley, 82, of Leopold passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Saint Louis, daughter of Floyd and Virginia James Johnson. Helen enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals, gardening, crocheting, cooking and was known to make the best biscuits and gravy. ...
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Josie Sauceda
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
KENNETT, Mo. — Josie Eleda Sauceda, 59, of Kennett died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee, Missouri.
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Larry Popp
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
Larry Wayne Popp, 68, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at home, surrounded by family. He was born April 10, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Richard and Juanita Sebastian Popp. Larry and Tammy Roloff were married June 11, 1977. Larry was a 1967 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Alan Perry
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
TAMPA, Florida -- Alan L. Perry, 48, of Tampa passed away suddenly Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. He was born Aug. 3, 1969, in Clayton, Missouri, to Marvin John and Barbara Ann Little Perry Jr. Alan was a member of the Southeast High School class of 1987 in Springfield, Illinois, and a 1998 graduate of Shimer College in Waukegan, Illinois, with a double major in social sciences and humanities...
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John Lumsden
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- John Lumsden, 86, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 5, 1931, to Charles and Ora Wilmurth Lumsden in Matthews, Missouri. He graduated from Canalou High School and obtained a bachelor of science in Agriculture degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia. John worked as a self-employed farmer all of his life...
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Patricia Lee
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Patricia L. "Pat" Flanagan Lee, 77, of Wentzville passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Loving wife of Clifford Eugene Lee; beloved daughter of the late James and Louise Flanagan; devoted mother of Patrick Michael (Beverly) McGinnis, Kelly Marie Lehr, Thomas William (Karen) McGinnis, Mark Douglas (Dawn) McGinnis and Kerry Frances (Curt) Heisserer; treasured grandmother of 20; treasured great-grandmother of seven; dear sister of James "Sonny" (Mary Jane) Flanagan and Thomas "Buzzy" (Sue) Flanagan; she was a beloved sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend to many.. ...
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Elmer Kamp
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
Elmer E. Kamp, 88, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, and from 9:30 a.m. to service time Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
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Betty Darnell
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Betty Sue Darnell, 66, of Chaffee, formerly of Oran, Missouri, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
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Births 2/7/18
(Births ~ 02/07/18)
Daughter to Timothy Brett and Kristen Nicole Seiter of Dexter, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Name, Blakelee Kate. Weight, 2 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Seiter is the former Kristen Mick, daughter of Regina and Stan Mick of Dexter. She is a fourth-grade teacher with the Dexter School District. Seiter is the son of Wendy and Donnie Dean of Van Buren, Arkansas, and Steve and Diane Seiter of Wappapello, Missouri...
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Lawyer for ex-CIA man: My client not a Chinese spy
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The lawyer for a former CIA officer accused of illegally retaining classified records is defending his client against accusations he was a Chinese spy. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53, a resident of Hong Kong, made an initial appearance Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria after his arrest last month...
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British judge upholds warrant for Assange
(International News ~ 02/07/18)
LONDON -- A British judge on Tuesday upheld a U.K. arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, leaving him still a wanted man in the country where he has spent more than five years inside the Ecuadorean Embassy. Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected a call from Assange's lawyers for the warrant to be revoked because he is no longer wanted for questioning in Sweden over alleged sex crimes. It was issued in 2012 for jumping bail...
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Rebel areas pounded by Syrian forces despite U.S. call for month's cease-fire
(International News ~ 02/07/18)
BEIRUT -- Russian and Syrian government forces launched a new wave of airstrikes and shelling Tuesday, plunging the besieged area just outside of Syria's capital of Damascus into a spiral of violence and despair. At least 55 civilians were killed in what activists described as one of the deadliest days in the eastern Ghouta region in over a month. Ten towns, home to nearly 400,000 people trapped by the violence and a tightening siege, were bombed or shelled...
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Pence keeps open N. Korea meeting
(International News ~ 02/07/18)
TOKYO -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he has not ruled out the possibility of meeting with North Korean officials at the upcoming Olympics in South Korea. "Let me say President Trump has said he always believes in talking, but I haven't requested any meeting," Pence said before departing Monday on a six-day Asia trip. "But we'll see what happens."...
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U.N. experts: Islamic State still poses world threat
(International News ~ 02/07/18)
UNITED NATIONS -- The Islamic State extremist group still poses "a significant and evolving threat around the world" despite recent setbacks in Iraq, Syria and the southern Philippines forcing the militants to relinquish strongholds, U.N. experts said...
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Presidents have little impact on rising, falling stock market
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- For months, President Donald Trump boasted about having steered the U.S. stock markets to record high after record high. What a difference a few days can make. The market free-fall, explosive volatility and now partial recovery of stock prices have served as a stark reminder Trump, like his predecessors, isn't commander in chief of the U.S. ...
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Asian stock indexes reflect Dow rally in early trading
(International News ~ 02/07/18)
TOKYO -- Japanese and Korean benchmarks were recouping losses from the day before in early Wednesday trading, mirroring a similar "correction" rally on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged as soon as trading began, adding 3.2 percent to 22,307.60 after the first hour of trading. ...
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Pentagon says Trump ordered Washington military parade
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday. The Washington Post, which was first to report the plan, said Trump wants an elaborate parade this year with soldiers marching and tanks rolling, but no date has been selected...
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President weighing Dems' memo
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump met with a top Justice Department official Tuesday to review a classified Democratic memo on the Russia investigation, less than a week after he brushed aside objections from the same agency over releasing a Republican account...
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Trump's bipartisan pitch long gone
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's call in the State of the Union address last week for a new era of bipartisan cooperation seems like a distant memory. Now, he's calling Democrats "un-American" and perhaps "treasonous" for not clapping during that address -- part of a larger trend of recent insults and slights as the president turns his ire on the opposition party for failing to go along with his plans...
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Pennsylvania redistricting may boost Dems
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania already figured prominently in Democrats' attempt to win back control of the U.S. House. A decision this week in a long-running redistricting case is set to give those efforts a boost. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene after the state's high court declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania's existing House map, which had been heavily gerrymandered by Republicans. ...
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SpaceX's big new rocket blasts off with sports car on top
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. With liftoff, the Heavy became the most powerful rocket in use today, doubling the liftoff punch of its closest competitor...
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Push to move U.S. land managers west wins new support on Hill
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
DENVER --From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation's most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails...
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New York-area rail crashes blamed on lack of testing
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
A lack of adequate testing for a pernicious sleep disorder was the primary cause of two serious train crashes in New Jersey and New York, federal investigators concluded in a report Tuesday as they renewed the call for the testing to be mandatory. The crashes involving a New Jersey Transit train at the Hoboken terminal in September 2016 and a Long Island Rail Road train in Brooklyn in January 2017 killed one person, injured more than 200 and caused more than $11 million in damage...
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Kelly challenges DACA registrations
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- Some immigrants may have been "too afraid" or "too lazy" to sign up for the Obama-era program offering protection from deportation, White House chief of staff John Kelly said Tuesday as he defended President Donald Trump's proposal on the divisive issue...
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Shutdown less likely as Senate closes in on budget agreement
(National News ~ 02/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by the sudden likelihood of a budget pact, lawmakers are on track to avoid a repeat of last month's government shutdown -- though President Donald Trump unexpectedly raised the possibility of closing things down again if he can't have his way on immigration...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/7/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/07/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 12:21 a.m. on Harmony Street; 12:37 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 12:41 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 1:03 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 2:34 p.m. on William Street; and 5:49 p.m. on Clark Ave...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/7/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/07/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Brian jackson, 30, of Cape Girardeau was arrested for probation and parole violation in Kentucky. n Judith Thornton, 62, of Sedgewickville, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to yield...
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Report suggests improvements for Missouri veterans homes
(State News ~ 02/07/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A new report states veterans homes in Missouri should adopt measures encouraging staff to report problems related to resident care. Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday released a report by the nursing home consultant Harmony Healthcare International. The investigation launched last year examined Missouri's six other veterans homes after problems came to light at the home in St. Louis...
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Missouri schools get discounted tests after 2017 slip-up
(State News ~ 02/07/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A testing company has agreed to pay for Missouri students to take two tests this year after producing 2017 end-of-year exam results so unreliable the state threw them out. End-of-year exams for high school students taking Algebra I and English II were flagged last year after problems with the statewide results raised concerns...
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Sandra Dillinger
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
Sandra Kay Dillinger "Adams" passed gracefully with her family by her side Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 6, 1952. in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Surrounded by her children, siblings and grandchildren, Sandra somehow conjured up the words "I love you" to us. ...
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Prayer 2/7/18
(Prayer ~ 02/07/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we honor you and speak encouraging words to one another. Amen.
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Iona Askew
(Obituary ~ 02/07/18)
Iona M. Askew, 90, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Jackson Manor. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Mike Shupert officiating. Arrangements were made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Being Proactive When It Comes To HealthCare
(Submitted Story ~ 02/07/18)
In the fall of 2015, I was diagnosed with SI Joint Dysfunction. I had been through all the conservative treatments. I went to my neurosurgeon and he was doing a new procedure at the time for SI Joints. We decided to go for surgery. The insurance company denied it. ...
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