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Cape Girardeau businessman proposes redevelopment project; seeks taxing district to fund improvements
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
A Cape Girardeau businessman plans to redevelop a 10-acre tract of commercial buildings and parking lots in the Town Plaza shopping area, and construct outdoor entertainment attractions such as miniature golf, according to a development plan submitted to city staff...
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Downtown Cape upgrade, beautification projects moving forward
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
Upgrades to Ivers Square at the Common Pleas Courthouse and additional beautification projects still are happening in downtown Cape Girardeau, but not all changes will be immediate. Old Town Cape executive director Marla Mills said in a phone interview Friday the Ivers Square revitalization project won’t be short-term, but other projects now are underway...
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Southeast enrollment down slightly at the four-week mark
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
Southeast Missouri State University’s enrollment numbers at the four-week mark are down slightly overall compared to this time in 2017, but that isn’t the entire picture, said Debbie Below, vice president for enrollment management and student success at Southeast...
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Sen. Wallingford receives National Guard award
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
State Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, has received national recognition from the National Guard Association. He was one of five individuals nationwide to be awarded the Charles Dick Medal of Merit by the National Guard Association of the United States...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2018. There are 317 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 17, 1968, the original Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located on the campus of Springfield College in Massachusetts, was opened to the public...
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Out of the past: Feb. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 02/17/18)
Local banks in Cape Girardeau have agreed to share in the financing of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau recreation project; the city is considering action authorizing the plan that will generate $3.73 million toward the project, which includes construction of softball and soccer fields at Shawnee Park; acquisition of a 90-acre tract of land at Mount Auburn and Kingshighway for development as a park; construction of a 32,000-square-foot, multi-use building on the site; and completion of a fitness trail through Arena Park and the new park site.. ...
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FYI
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
Monday: Office closed Tuesday: BBQ chicken, potato salad, baked beans, fruit and dessert Wednesday: Baked spaghetti, garlic bread, pea salad, fruit and dessert Thursday: Beef stew, cornbread, green beans, fruit and dessert Friday: Leftovers Jackson's trash pickup schedule will change in observance of Presidents' Day on Monday, according to a city news release...
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Flying higher with Easterseals: Area children have a chance to play, grow together
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
Laughter and shrieks rebounded from the rafters Tuesday while children bounced on trampolines at Ultimate Air in Scott City during an Easterseals social event. There was lots of socializing going on, not just with the children with special needs and their siblings. But the parents, too...
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Night to Shine rolls out red carpet for special needs
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
SIKESTON -- Julia McMillen sat below an archway of balloons as guest after guest made their way down a red carpet and into the Sikeston Armory. McMillen, born with cerebral palsy, greeted as many guests as she could with a wave and smile as part of the welcoming committee and one of the many hands that helped create Friday's Night to Shine event...
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Senior Center Menus for Feb. 19-23
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
Monday: Closed for Presidents' Day. Tuesday: Chicken tenders or ham and scalloped potato bake, Parmesan peas, seasoned cauliflower, whole-grain bread and mixed fruit or applesauce cake. Wednesday: White-chicken chili with 1/2 cheese sandwich or reuben casserole, yellow squash, spinach salad, cornbread and chilled peaches or Texas sheet cake...
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Beauty after freezing rain
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
We had a few periods of freezing rain this month in Southeast Missouri. Freezing rain is the term used when rain falls from the sky and freezes on objects that are below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Trees are at great risk during and shortly after ice storms. Ice adds to the weight of the limbs, and wind increases the odds of limbs being broken. I have witnessed whole trees being blown down in the past. Ice flies everywhere when the tree crashes down...
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Adopt Skittles 2-18-18
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
Skittles is a three-month-old male kitty looking for a forever home. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Generosity - Smith makes donation to Pinhook
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
Congressman Jason Smith presented the Mayor of Pinhook with a $1,000 donation to help the community rebuild after homes were washed away in a 2011 flood. The donation was a portion of Smith's salary from last month's government shutdown. Smith met with Pinhook Mayor Debra Tarver and Kyle Schott from Catholic Charities, whose organization is helping the community rebuild, to discuss progress on the current housing project...
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Learning briefs 2-18-18
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2018-2019 academic year. n Brianna Amschler of Old Appleton has received the University Scholarship. Amschler is the daughter of Kevin and Theresa of Old Appleton and will be a 2018 graduate of Oak Ridge High School...
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Club news 2-18-18
(Community News ~ 02/17/18)
The New McKendree United Methodist Women met Feb. 6 in the church fellowship hall with 19 members present. Mary Klaproth, president, opened the meeting and all members recited the UMW Purpose. The minutes of the previous general meeting and the minutes of the mission team meeting were read by Pam Buck, secretary, and approved as read. ...
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Subtle signs hint winter soon will lose its grip
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
Happy birthday to Betty Darnell, Misty Davis, Shea Candace Dumey, Sidney Burkes, Tyler Graham, John Gramlisch, Shea Smith, Samantha Hendrix, David Petitt, Craig Glenzy, Mark Ballard, Brenda Coomer, Darin Teague, Marcella Westrich, Debbie Davie, Kevin McCallum, Debbie Gaines, Sandy Spane, Chase Eskew, Rebecca Sams, Franklin Welter, Jackie Heeb, Jane Childs, Haley and Kaitlin Glastetter, Bill Hamm, Ron Whitaker, Kyle Applewhite, Eric Hanselman, Leslie Bowers, Stella Jackson, Billy Gene Goodman, Bill Hanlon, Abby Hahn and Mason Lynn.. ...
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It's time to start readying plants for the garden
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
Even though we're still wearing heavy coats and the temperature is hovering around the freezing line, it's time to start some seeds in starting mix or even planting in the ground. As of this weekend we are about two months away from the last frost in this area. Our average last frost is around mid-April...
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Cleaning krewe: Recycling effort targets Mardi Gras trash
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
NEW ORLEANS -- Mardi Gras produces days of merriment, indulgence, a few hangovers -- and a lot of garbage. Once the parades have passed and the beads have been thrown, the cleanup begins. This year two New Orleans organizations aimed to change things with a pilot recycling project to collect cans, plastic bottles and that ubiquitous Mardi Gras accessory dangling from fences, trees and balconies: beads...
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Margrabe - 65 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/17/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Marvin and Mary Margrabe of Benton celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14. The couple was married Feb. 14, 1953. They have three children, nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
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Stroder -- Phillips
(Engagement ~ 02/17/18)
DeWayne and Elaine Stroder of Leopold, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Stroder, to John Tyler Phillips of Dyersburg, Tennessee. He is the son of Jerry Phillips and Amy Carroll, both of Dyersburg. Melissa received a bachelor's degree in mass communications/public relations in 2008 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a director of sales for AT&T...
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Jenkins -- Kaullen
(Wedding ~ 02/17/18)
Olivia Leigh Jenkins and Ryan Michael Kaullen, both of Kansas City, Missouri, were married Sept. 9 in an outdoor wedding at Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson. Phillip Stewart performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of James and Linda Jenkins of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of James and Kelly Kaullen of Kansas City...
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Valuing what's most important
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
In 1845, a British arctic expedition under the leadership of Captain Sir John Franklin set sail seeking a passage around the Canadian arctic to the Pacific Ocean. The manifest of the two ships included a 12-day supply of coal for the steam engines, a 1,200-volume library, a hand organ, a china place setting, cut-glass goblets and sterling-silver flatware. The two- to three-year expedition was woefully unprepared for the journey...
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Happiness is having a clear conscience
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
"Keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander" (Peter 3:16). Do you believe we have a conscience? And if so, do we allow it to guide us? There are many individual definitions of what conscience means...
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The fear of God
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
I recently had coffee with a man who has been visiting our church. We each held our hands around our mugs and shared with one another the way we had been raised and how it helped shape our views of God. At one point I asked him, "Did you ever hear someone tell you that God loves you?" His eyes darted away from mine, their corners filled with tears, and he said, "Never. ...
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Saluting the presidents with some of their favorites
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
This week we recognize past presidents of the United States with the Presidents' Day holiday. I went looking for favorite recipes of former presidents and their wives or families, and I found so many. Many from years ago read so interesting and different from some ingredients we use today. I wanted to share just a few that I found in hopes you can try some of these and serve them thinking about a few great Americans who have served this country...
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Artistry on the floor
(Community ~ 02/17/18)
There was a time when designers and decorators considered floor coverings to be background elements in a room. Rugs and tile were meant to be practical, not attention-getting. That's changed. Now, the floor is often one of the strongest elements in a space. Today's wide range of artistic floor designs are often inspired by art and nature...
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Supporting Hope Center, El Salvador
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/17/18)
On Saturday, Feb. 24 a Building Hope banquet will be held at the Drury Plaza and Conference Center. It is being organized by a team of local people that include businessmen and women, educators and clergy. Our purpose is to raise funds for a Hope Center in El Salvador that will serve a community in need and help keep children safe from gang recruitment and induction into prostitution and the sex trade. ...
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Putting rural America first
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
Rural America is roaring back. A recent report from the Department of Agriculture shows that for only the second time in the last century, we are actually increasing the number of farmers under the age of 35. With the President's leadership, we have been able to deliver tax cuts for American farmers, reduced federal regulations at a rate of 22:1, driven down energy prices and have grown the economy to bring jobs back to rural America...
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University Foundation recognizes Talberts for dedication to university
(Editorial ~ 02/17/18)
Cape Girardeau cardiologist Clifford R. Talbert Jr. and his wife, Bettie, were honored with the 2018 Friends of the University award Friday by the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. The Friends of the University is the highest honor bestowed by the foundation...
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Pence gets it right in response to attack on Christian faith
(Column ~ 02/17/18)
Christians around the globe participated in the start of the Lenten season Wednesday, kicking off 46 days leading to Easter Sunday. Lent is a time when many Christians participate in a fast, giving up something of value in observance of Christ's sacrifice on the cross and using that time to pray or read the Bible. It's less legalism and more of an opportunity to practice one's faith and grow in relationship with Christ...
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Prayer 2-18-18
(Prayer ~ 02/17/18)
O Father God, we ask that in all things you give us wisdom and understanding. Amen.
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Elvis Vernon
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elvis R. "Johnny" Vernon, 82, of Perryville died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at noon Sunday at the funeral home. Young and Sons Funeral Home provided the arrangements...
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Georgia Tidd
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
Georgia R. Tidd, 97, of Jackson and Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. She was born in northern Missouri on July 18, 1920, to George R. and Alice L. Swan McGregor. She and Gail "Lefty" N. Tidd were married Jan. 25, 1942. Georgia was the ambassador and business manager for Lefty's square dance calling business. Square dancing enabled them to make many wonderful friends through the years...
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Viola Mosby
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
God quietly slipped in and took the hand of Viola Ruth Mosby, Thursday, Feb 15, 2018, at 8:10 a.m. She was ready to go home. Born Jan 23, 1931, Vi was the fifth of seven children, daughter of Earl and Alvina Brenning Candler. She and Ralph E. Mosby married Dec 10, 1948, in Loaf, Arkansas. After 53 years of marriage, he passed away Jan 15, 2002...
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Franz Meier Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
Franz A. Meier Jr., 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at his home. He was born April 4, 1936, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to the late Franz A. and Elinor Driver Meier Sr. He and Mary Diehl were married in 1963. Franz graduated from St. Joseph College (Missouri Western) and attended Southeast Missouri State University. An Army veteran, he served two years with the 2nd Armored Cavalry. He retired in 1995 after 30 years with Quaker Oats Co...
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Pollyanna Grafner
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
Pollyanna Grafner, 91, passed away peacefully at Ratliff Care Center, with her family by her side, Thursday, Feb 15, 2018. She was born Jan. 26, 1927, in Osceola, Arkansas, to Rufus Addison and Floy Mabel Ramsey. She married the love of her life, Oscar Anton Grafner, June 20, 1951 in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Dec. 3, 1965...
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Jane Basinger
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
Jane Basinger, 88, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at the home of her daughter in St. Louis. She was born June 22, 1929, in New Madrid County, Missouri, to James and Mayme Carson Underwood. She and James W. Basinger were married May 8, 1953, in Piggott, Arkansas. They had been married 25 years, when James passed away Oct. 8, 1978...
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Pakistan says it destroyed Indian post killing 5 soldiers
(International News ~ 02/17/18)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's army on Friday claimed it killed five Indian soldiers when it destroyed their post in the Himalayan region of Kashmir in retaliation against Indian sniper fire striking a school van, killing the driver. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. ...
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Putin foe doesn't want presidency
(International News ~ 02/17/18)
LONDON -- Russian oligarch-turned-dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky says he's not interested in replacing Vladimir Putin as president -- but he might line up behind TV star Ksenia Sobchak in next month's presidential election. In a wide-ranging interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Khodorkovsky said politically-driven U.S. and EU sanctions against Russia aren't working, and warned Putin's relations with the U.S. aren't likely to get better anytime soon...
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Civilians hiding as Turk offensive enters fifth week
(International News ~ 02/17/18)
BEIRUT -- One-month-old Heyim Hassan was receiving treatment for a chest infection in the Afrin general hospital in northern Syria when a shell landed a few feet away. His panicked father whisked him out of the building and spent hours looking for nebulizers to aid the infant's breathing. No one was killed in the attack, but nearly 30 children had to be evacuated to safety...
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Facebook forges ahead with children's app
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
NEW YORK -- Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for children despite experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook's financial support of some advisers who approved of the app. Messenger Kids lets young people younger than 13 chat with friends and family. ...
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Romney makes it official: Running for Senate seat
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is running for a Utah Senate seat, officially launching his political comeback attempt Friday by praising his adopted home state as a model for an acrimonious national government in Washington...
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House GOP leaders struggle to push immigration bill
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- As badly as things have gone for immigration legislation in the Senate, it's not looking any easier in the more conservative House. Republican leaders there are scrambling to find enough GOP votes to pass a measure even more restrictive than a proposal by President Donald Trump, which flopped in the Senate on Thursday. ...
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Food box idea criticized by Democrats, advocates
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is pushing what it calls a "bold new approach to nutrition assistance": replacing the traditional cash-on-a-card food stamp recipients currently get with a pre-assembled box of canned foods and other shelf-stable goods dubbed "America's Harvest Box."...
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Mass shooters use loopholes, lapses in checks to get guns
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
Nikolas Cruz is just the latest U.S. mass shooter to legally obtain and own guns because of limited firearms laws, lapses in the background check process or law enforcement's failure to heed warnings of concerning behavior. The 19-year-old had made threats and was expelled from school, bragged about killing animals, posed with guns on social media and went to a clinic for mental health treatment before he took an AR-15-style rifle he had bought legally to a Florida high school and killed 17 people.. ...
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Magazine obtains ex-playmate's notes on alleged Trump affair
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump had a nine-month extramarital affair with the 1998 Playboy Playmate of the year beginning in 2006, showing the woman his wife's bedroom in Trump Tower and bringing her to his private bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to the woman's eight-page, handwritten account of the relationship obtained by The New Yorker magazine...
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Kelly overhauls clearance procedure
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
NEW YORK -- Under pressure over his handling of abuse allegations against a top aide, White House chief of staff John Kelly on Friday ordered sweeping changes in how the White House clears staff members to gain access to classified information, acknowledging the administration "must do better" in how it handles security clearances...
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EPA head expenses $200K in travel over six months
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt and staffers billed taxpayers nearly $200,000 for his trips over six months last year, according to travel vouchers obtained by an environmental organization. Pruitt is one of several Trump administration officials who have drawn attention over travel costs, including Pruitt's frequent travel at first-class rates. ...
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Russians charged with meddling
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
WASHINGTON -- In an extraordinary indictment, the U.S. special counsel accused 13 Russians on Friday of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election, charging them with running a huge but hidden social media trolling campaign aimed in part at helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton...
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FBI says it failed to investigate tip on Florida suspect
(National News ~ 02/17/18)
PARKLAND, Fla. -- The FBI received a tip last month that the suspect in the Florida school shooting had a "desire to kill" and access to guns and could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to investigate, the agency said Friday. Florida Gov. Rick Scott called for the FBI's director to resign because of the missteps...
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Blunt: Trump to nominate Garrison as U.S. attorney
(State News ~ 02/17/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man serving as interim U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri soon may be able to lose the interim tag. Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said Friday that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Timothy Garrison as U.S. attorney. ...
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Missouri mental health department admits mailing error
(State News ~ 02/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Mental Health is notifying 1,000 people some personal information might have been mailed to an incorrect address. The department said in a statement Friday the information released included only the participants’ names, not medical or financial information. ...
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Fire burns about 500 acres in Mark Twain National Forest
(State News ~ 02/17/18)
FORSYTH, Mo. — Authorities are fighting a fire that has burned about 500 acres in the Mark Twain National Forest. Forest Service spokesman Cody Norris said law enforcement officials have evacuated between 15 and 20 people whose homes potentially could be in the path of the blaze, according to the Springfield News-Leader. He said one home was destroyed by the fire. ...
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Missouri bill would give total ban on texting and driving
(State News ~ 02/17/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri bill would put a blanket ban on using devices such as cellphones and GPS receivers while driving. The Columbia Missourian reported the bill proposed by Republican Sen. Bob Dixon was heard Thursday by the Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee. ...
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Friends of the University
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
Carlos Vargas-Aburto, right, president of Southeast Missouri State University, presents Clifford R. Talbert Jr. and his wife, Bettie, with the 2018 Friends of the University award Friday at Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus.
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Sponsored: The heart of the matter: Clinic helps patients rise above congestive heart failure
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
The term "heart failure" doesn't mean the heart is no longer working and there's no hope for improvement. According to The American Heart Association, "the term heart failure ... means that the heart isn't pumping as well as it should be. With congestive heart failure (CHF), that lack of effective pumping can mean blood flow out of the heart slows, blood returning to the heart through the veins backs up, and causes congestion in the body's tissues. ...
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Gene Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 02/17/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Gene Mayfield, 69, of Marble Hill passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at the family farm. He was born on April 20, 1948, in Scopus, Missouri, son of Rusby and Idell Long Mayfield. He and Jeannie Pulliam were united in marriage Feb. 14, 1980...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 2/19/18
(Local News ~ 02/17/18)
Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Annual audit report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 n Airport report n RCH Development Inc., presentation on Liberty Apartments tax credit project...
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