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Police chief: Overall crime drops, but violent crime still concern in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
Cape Girardeau experienced a slight decrease in crime overall last year compared to the previous year, police chief Wes Blair told the city council Monday. Blair said overall crime was down 4.62 percent, but some violent crimes showed significant increases...
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Dutchtown dissolution moves forward after no claims made against village
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
A slight delay won’t end the process to disincorporate Dutchtown, an official said at Monday’s Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting. Ken Eftink, trustee in the dissolution of Dutchtown and stormwater and floodplain manager for Cape Girardeau County, said at the meeting that since the public hearing opened Feb. 1, he has not been contacted with claims of outstanding debt...
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Jackson board discusses containers, park restroom
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
Two long-running projects in Jackson were on the agenda for discussion at Monday’s board of aldermen meeting, with an update on the city park restroom project and the proposed regulations on shipping-container use within city limits. The question of whether to allow steel shipping containers as dwelling- or commercial building materials was first discussed by Jackson’s Planning and Zoning Commission in September, and the first public hearing on the issue was held in October...
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Meeting Tuesday for anyone interested in adopting or helping foster children
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
A local organization that advocates for foster children will host an informational meeting Tuesday for those who are interested in helping the cause. Voices for Children/CASA of Southeast Missouri Inc. will host the meeting at 6 p.m. at CrossRoads Fellowship, 4400 E. Jackson Blvd...
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Weekend shootout injures one person at The Pony
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
A weekend shootout in the parking lot of The Pony Club, a strip club in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, injured one person, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Department said. The injured person was taken to Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, according to the department. An officer said Monday he had no information on the condition of the injured person...
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Oak Ridge School District seeks no-tax-increase bond issue for classrooms, vocational space, better security
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
Voters in the Oak Ridge School District will be asked to approve a no-tax-increase bond issue on the April 3 ballot to fund construction of two additional elementary school classrooms, enhance school safety and make other improvements. Oak Ridge superintendent Adrian Eftink said Monday the district in rural Cape Girardeau County wants to borrow $2.6 million by extending an existing bond issue. The debt service levy of $0.7652 per $100 assessed valuation would remain unchanged, he said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
Today is Tuesday, March 6, the 65th day of 2018. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell as Mexican forces led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna stormed the fortress after a 13-day siege; the battle claimed the lives of all the Texan defenders, nearly 200 strong, including William Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett...
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Cape's family-friendly events a big hit for parents and children
(Editorial ~ 03/06/18)
The pictures tell the story. In one, a father is dressed in a suit and tie. His daughter, probably around the age of 9, is dressed in a long, midnight-blue dress, her cheek resting against her father's chest. The father is kissing the girl on the head as other father's and daughters dance in the background...
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Thanks to kind man
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/18)
Recently my car died on South Kingshighway. A young man named Chris stopped and used the code reader he had to determine what was wrong with my car. After the code pulled and read that my crankshaft sensor was bad, he took me to O'Reilly's to get the sensor and replaced it for me. He took an hour of his time to help me and saved me a lot of money to have taken my car to the dealership to have this replaced, including a tow fee...
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Without consequences for failing schools, students lose
(Column ~ 03/06/18)
A high-school diploma is supposed to mean something. A student who earns one should be ready to attend college or a trade school, or to start working right away. But a diploma's value depends on the quality of the school that stands behind it. And down in the bootheel of Missouri, Hayti High School's class of 2019 has gone all the way from kindergarten to its junior year in high school without ever attending a good school by the standards set by the State Board of Education's (SBE)...
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Well done, Billy Graham
(Column ~ 03/06/18)
Rev. Billy Graham was laid to rest on Friday. About 2,000 attended the funeral, and multitudes more watched it via livestream and television, many of whom had been touched by the ministry of "America's Pastor." Since his passing on Feb. 21, people have shared their stories of his imprint on their lives...
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Missouri Senate advances bill on parental rights, rape
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a proposal to make it easier to terminate a father’s parental rights, if the child was the result of rape. The measure, adopted Monday, would allow judges to terminate a father’s parental rights if there’s evidence he raped the mother, resulting in her pregnancy. ...
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Missouri House passes bill to require legal names on ballot
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker facing a campaign challenge by a professional wrestler is sponsoring a bill to require candidates to use their legal last names or maiden names when running for office. The House voted 125-26 Monday to send the measure to the Senate. ...
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Second Satanic Temple member sues over Missouri abortion laws
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Another member of the Satanic Temple is suing Missouri over its abortion laws. The Satanic Temple announced the lawsuit Monday. The anonymous pregnant woman’s attorney said the state’s informed consent laws violate her religious beliefs, which are to follow scientific understanding of the world. ...
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Missouri House passes prescription drug take-back bill
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House has passed a bill to create a prescription drug take-back program in the state. Lawmakers voted 147-4 in favor of the proposal Monday. It now heads to the Senate. If made law, the measure would allow for drop-off boxes for unused prescriptions at pharmacies approved by the Drug Enforcement Agency. ...
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New Missouri initiative to target opioid over-prescription
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s governor has announced a new initiative to crack down on opioid over-prescription in the state. In a news release Monday, Gov. Eric Greitens said Medicaid providers who did not follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for opioid prescriptions would be warned twice. ...
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Missouri Senate boosts training on sexual harassment
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate has updated its sexual harassment policy to require more frequent training for lawmakers and staff, joining a national trend of stronger legislative policies amid increased public attention to misconduct allegations...
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Developer proposes $446M water park, resort in Branson
(State News ~ 03/06/18)
BRANSON, Mo. -- A $446 million indoor-outdoor water park and resort is being proposed as a new attraction for a city in southwestern Missouri. The Branson Adventures project would include a 100,000-square-foot water park and resort in Branson, including restaurants, a spa, alpine bike and rope courses, along with a whitewater rafting course...
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Armless guitarist holds Musical ministry at St. Vincent de Paul
(Local News ~ 03/06/18)
Singer and guitarist Tony Melendez plays the guitar Monday during the first night of a four-day parish mission at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Cape Girardeau.
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Births 3/6/18
(Births ~ 03/06/18)
Daughter to Cody Wayne and Autumn Rose Clark of Advance, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 9:01 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Name, Haddie Faye. Weight, 8 pounds, 5.8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Clark is the former Autumn VanGennip, daughter of Robyn and Scott VanGennip of Advance. She is a dental hygienist at Cross Trails Medical Center. Clark is the son of Penny Zoll of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Curtis Clark of Puxico, Missouri. He is a seed technician with Monsanto...
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Man accused of stealing McDormand's Oscar
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/18)
LOS ANGELES -- A man was arrested and is accused of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Los Angeles police said. Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested on suspicion of felony grand theft, said Officer Rosario Herrera, a police spokeswoman...
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Out of the past: March 6
(Out of the Past ~ 03/06/18)
U.S. Sen. Kit Bond has accepted President Bill Clinton's challenge and this week proposed $228 billion in government cuts that could be made before any tax increases; he challenged Clinton to balance the budget by trimming government spending, saying the president's proposed tax hikes will only result in more spending and will do little to put a dent in the $300 billion budget shortfall...
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Stink strait: New Mexico town battling growing skunk crisis
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
HAGERMAN, N.M. — Something stinks in one southeastern New Mexico town and residents want police on the case. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reported skunk smell is plaguing the town of Hagerman thanks to a mild winter that is bringing out the smelling mammals early. ...
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Judge, police help oust Trump Hotels from Panama property
(International News ~ 03/06/18)
PANAMA CITY -- Trump hotel executives were ousted from their offices in Panama's Trump Hotel on Monday, as Panamanian officials stepped in to resolve a 12-day standoff between Trump's company and the property's owners. Trump's security guards also left the property, and crews immediately began stripping Trump's name from the building...
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Former Russian spy found ill
(International News ~ 03/06/18)
SALISBURY, England -- British media reported Monday a former Russian spy was in critical condition after coming into contact with an "unknown substance," a case immediately drawing parallels to the poisoning of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko...
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U.N. begins aid delivery to besieged area in Syria
(International News ~ 03/06/18)
BEIRUT -- A U.N. convoy carrying desperately needed food and medicine to besieged civilians entered the war-ravaged eastern suburbs of Damascus on Monday, but aid agencies said Syrian authorities blocked the delivery of some of the health supplies, including trauma and surgical kits and insulin...
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Italian election results cast pall over the European Union
(International News ~ 03/06/18)
BRUSSELS -- Since the European Union's founding treaty was signed in Rome more than 60 years ago, Italy has been an unabashed booster of increased unity and common purpose. That may have come to an end. Euroskeptics and populists rode a wave of hostility toward all things EU and surged to the fore in Italian elections Sunday, turning the founding EU nation into a potential obstructionist just when the bloc was emerging from a decade of economic gloom and seemed poised to rekindle its grand ambitions.. ...
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Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigns, cites poor health
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Monday he will resign because of health problems -- triggering what could be a chaotic special election to fill the seat he has held for a generation. Cochran, who turned 80 in December and has been in poor health, has been a sporadic presence on Capitol Hill in recent months. ...
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Food boxes, not stamps? Trump idea worries grocers
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
RANKIN, Pa. -- Finding fresh food in this tiny riverside community hit hard by the steel industry's decline has always been a challenge. Then, seven years ago, Carl's Cafe opened. The grocery store, near new government housing, offers cooking classes and a source of fresh, healthy food. Proprietor Carl Lewis even has customers sign a pledge: If he provides fresh produce, they'll buy it. Five such purchases, and they get their sixth free...
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Dems head into primaries with big field of candidates
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
ATLANTA -- Two years ago, just one Texas Democrat volunteered to run against Republican Rep. John Culberson in a metro Houston congressional district. This year, not even the failed Democrat's double-digit loss could scare seven Democrats away from jumping in the race...
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Republicans in Congress look to keep a low profile
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- After last year's successful drive to cut taxes, what do President Donald Trump's allies in Congress do for an encore? The answer seems to be, "Not much." For sure, Republicans in Washington feel good about the effect their overhaul of the nation's tax code is having on the economy, and recent polling suggests it's getting more popular as the midterm elections draw closer. ...
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Senate poised to ease Dodd-Frank rules
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- Ten years after a financial crisis rocked the nation's economy, the Senate is poised to pass legislation to roll back some of the safeguards Congress put into place to prevent a relapse. The move to alter some key aspects of the Dodd-Frank law has overwhelming Republican support and enough Democratic backing it's expected to gain the 60 votes necessary to clear the Senate. ...
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Ex-Trump aide plans to defy Mueller
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- A former Trump campaign aide promised to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller and unloaded on President Donald Trump and his campaign in a series of interviews Monday. Sam Nunberg said he thinks Mueller may already have incriminating evidence on Trump directly, although he would not say what the evidence might be. He also said the president probably knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his top campaign staff and a team of Russians...
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Kushner and Ivanka Trump's fate uncertain
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- They spent their first year in Washington as an untouchable White House power couple, commanding expansive portfolios, outlasting rivals and enjoying unmatched access to the president. But Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have undergone a swift and stunning reckoning of late, their powers restricted, their enemies emboldened and their future in the West Wing uncertain...
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Trump dangles Israel trip, mum on peace plan
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- Under twin clouds of legal investigation, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front Monday, Trump announcing he might travel to Jerusalem to preside over the opening of the new U.S. Embassy Netanyahu had wanted, and the Israeli lavishing praise on the American leader...
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Trump's boasts aside, trade wars typically leave no victors
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- Trade wars generate no medals, monuments or military parades. But they do tend to leave a lot of economic wreckage, often hurt the very people they're meant to help and can fracture diplomatic relations among allies. After announcing plans last week to slap taxes on imported aluminum and steel, President Donald Trump called trade wars "good" and breezily forecast an "easy" victory for the United States...
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Trump, Ryan face off in public GOP clash over tariffs
(National News ~ 03/06/18)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war. Trump retorted: "We're not backing down."...
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David Woeltje
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
David Wesley Woeltje, 64, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, after a long illness. Born March 4, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Glenn and Rosanna Fallert Woeltje, he was the youngest of three children. He graduated from Jackson High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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Kaylie VanTroba
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
Kaylie Lynn VanTroba, 26, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at her home. She was born Dec. 2, 1991, in Cape Girardeau to Bill and Tammie Engelmann VanTroba. Kaylie was a 2010 graduate of Jackson High School. She was a home care worker for SADI prior to a 2012 motor vehicle accident...
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Carlyn Thiele
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
BALLWIN, Mo. -- Carlyn Ann Thompson Thiele, 90, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred W. Thiele; loving mother of Karen (Ron) Helms, Elizabeth Thiele and the late Thomas Thiele; dear grandmother of Randy (Erin) Helms, Katie (Darren) Greer and Johnathon (Leaha) Lopez; caring great-grandmother of Jacob and Allison Greer, Sophia, Clayton, Liam and Piper Helms and Lorelei Lopez; sister of the late Lois Brauer; dear cousin and friend of many...
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David Lohmeier
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
David D. Lohmeier, 81, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to Herman and Fern Dunning Lohmeier. He and Helen Rauh married April 9, 1960. Dave proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1958...
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R.C. Kasten
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
Rudolph Charles "R.C." Kasten, 88, of Jackson went to his heavenly home Saturday, March 3, 2018. He passed away at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 16, 1930, in Cape Girardeau County to John M.C. and Ardena Lowes Kasten. He and Ruth Ann Eifert were married Aug. 28, 1955, at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Illmo. Three children were born to their union, and they had been married nearly 57 years when Ruth passed away June 14, 2012...
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Harold Hoffmeister
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Harold Dean Hoffmeister, 90, of St. Peters went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018, in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 23, 1928, in Jackson, a son of the late Phillip and Virgie Brown Hoffmeister. Dean was an Army veteran and a retired plant superintendent with Hussman Manufacturing in St. Louis...
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Steve Haupt
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
Johnnie Steven "Steve" Haupt, 66, of Cape Girardeau, husband of Kathie Bryant Haupt, passed away on their 44th wedding anniversary, Friday, March 2, 2018, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Steve was born June 10, 1951, to Johnnie and Mary Brasher Haupt. He and Kathie were married March 2, 1974, at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. Three sons were born to their union...
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George Collins
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
George Collins, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tyler Tankersley officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Sharyn Bagby
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
Sharyn Sue Bagby, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at her home. Funeral will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with Pastor Richard Smith officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 3/6/18
(Prayer ~ 03/06/18)
Lord God, may we share the good news of the Gospel to all. Amen.
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Speak Out 3/6/18
(Speak Out ~ 03/06/18)
Arming teachers is not the magic answer. They have enough on their plates without adding security detail to their job titles. Also, what if the crazy person with the gun is the teacher? As a brief illustration of how far Mike Jensen has strayed from his once solid, seemingly impenetrable moral foundation, he recent quipped that he found it "surprising" that some area Republican state legislators had called for the resignation of reprehensible Missouri Republican Governor, Eric Greitens. ...
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Cape Girardeau, Scott City fire reports 3/6/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 1:47 a.m. on North Minnesota Avenue; 10:06 a.m. on Ranney Avenue; 11:54 a.m. on Kingshighway; 1:30 p.m. on William Street; 1:36 p.m. on Caruthers Avenue; 2:44 p.m. on Big Bend Road; 2:53 p.m. on North Water Street and 3:05 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/6/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n William Lethbridge, 40, of Independence, Missouri, was arrested on a Montgomergy County (Missouri) warrant. Assaults n Assault was reported at 1126 N. Sprigg St...
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Sharon Reed
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
BUCHANAN, Tenn. -- Sharon Lynn Reed, 72, of Buchanan, formally of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Anna Mae Owens Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Joseph Gockel
(Obituary ~ 03/06/18)
Joseph Edmond Gockel Jr., 69, of Scott City died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City was in charge of arrangements.
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Middle Earth Mechanics Robotic Team Heads to Super Regional Competition In Athens, GA
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/18)
The Middle Earth Mechanics, a homeschool FIRST Tech Challenge ( FTC) Robotics team from the Cape Girardeau area, will compete at the Super Regionals in Athens, GA March 8 – 10th, 2018. They will be one of 72 teams competing for the chance to advance to the World Competition April 18 – 21st in Houston, Texas. ...
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US Bank Invests In Local Efforts To End Homelessness
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/18)
US Bank-Southeast Missouri Region, presents local non-profit organization, Community Caring Council, $2,805 to assist with their efforts in helping people develop stability in their lives through access to safe and affordable housing.
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