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Federal probe into Blakely apparently not taking place
(Local News ~ 09/07/18)
A Sikeston man wanting to pass along information about the murder of his uncle in connection with the Sheila Box murder says the U.S. Attorney's Office has not opened an investigation into a former detective accused by a judge of perjury and possible witness intimidation...
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CHS adds counselor to aid in post-grad choices
(Local News ~ 09/07/18)
Julian Watson is a man charged with a mission: help Cape Girardeau Central High School students and their families navigate the paperwork and processes surrounding the college-application process. And, he noted, he's also educating students on post-graduation options...
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Weekend Outlook: So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/18)
You're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day, but it is permissible to jump headfirst into all things "fall" -- concerts, festivals ... and the SEMO District Fair. It's quite a mash up of great food, tunes and activities through Sunday, so you better go to every event. And no, I am not joshing you...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/07/18)
Today is Friday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2018. There are 115 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London. On this date:...
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NFL question helps pick Miss America prelim winner
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/18)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- A question about the propriety of NFL players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem helped select one of Thursday's preliminary winners in the Miss America competition. Miss Virginia Emili McPhail was asked what advice she would give to players about whether to stand or kneel for the anthem...
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Big local football weekend ahead
(Editorial ~ 09/07/18)
It's a big weekend for local football. The big Cape Girardeau Central vs. Jackson football game is tonight. It will be the 112th meeting between the two schools. Jackson has had the upper hand the last couple of years, but this rival tends to go in cycles, and games are usually competitive. The game, usually the highest attended football game in the area each year, will be played at central. Kickoff is at 7 p.m...
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At the movies: 'Crazy Rich Asians' banks another crazy rich weekend
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/18)
LOS ANGELES -- "Crazy Rich Asians" isn't slowing down at the box office even in its third weekend in theaters, and is helping to send a strong summer moviegoing season off on a high note. Studios on Sunday said the romantic comedy has topped the domestic charts again. ...
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Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/18)
Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," commercial hits such as "Smokey and the Bandit" and for an active off-screen love life which included relationships with Loni Anderson and Sally Field, has died at age 82...
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Boat excursions planned Big Spring lodge, cabin to open for event Sat.
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/18)
VAN BUREN, MO -- Facilities at the Big Spring Historic District will reopen temporarily Saturday as the National Park Service highlights the history of the area and the Civilian Conservation Corps that operated there in the 1930s. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include the opening of several rooms of Big Spring Dining Lodge, the nearby commissary building and one of the historic cabins for viewing...
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Philip Ressel
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Philip Marcus Ressel, 32, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at his home. He was born June 18, 1986, in Cape Girardeau to Stephen and Sandra Buchheit Ressel. Philip was a 2005 graduate of Jackson High School and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. He was Muscular Dystrophy Association ambassador in 1997 and 1998...
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Shirley Pridy
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Shirley Pridy, 94, of Jackson, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at Fountainbleau Skilled Nursing Facility in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau...
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Edna Hipps
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Edna Burton Hipps, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at her home. She was born April 26, 1928, in Mound City, Illinois, to John and Hattie Marrs. In 1947, she married Morgan Burton. He preceded her in death. On Sept. 18, 1964, she married James A. Hipps. He died March 18, 1995, in Cairo...
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Vicki Harris
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- Vicki Holder Harris, 64, departed this life Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, surrounded by loved ones. She passed peacefully in her home in Sierra Vista, after a valiant battle with cancer. Vicki was born Aug. 20, 1954, to James and Dorothy Holder...
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Jean Harrell
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jean D. Harrell, 92, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 30, 1926, in Chaffee to the late Frank and Pearl Moore. She married the Rev. Watis Harrell on July 17, 1952, and he preceded her in death June 4, 2014...
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Delbert Fornkohl
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Delbert Comer Fornkohl, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at his home. He was born July 10, 1937, in Egypt Mills to Henry C. and Mary D. Comer Fornkohl. He was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. A.H. Schmidt at Trinity Lutheran Church of Egypt Mills. ...
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Larry Fee
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Larry D. Fee, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, at Monticello House in Jackson. He was born April 1, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Lawrence Lowell and Cora Alice Bizzell Fee. He was shop foreman at Compas & Strack and Cape Ready Mix. Survivors include a daughter, Brandy (Ron) Bunton of Dudley, Missouri; two sons, Jesse Douglas and David A. ...
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Betty Bertke
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Betty Marie Bertke, 84, of Perryville, Missouri, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Young and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Judge makes allegations against John Blakely
(Local News ~ 09/07/18)
Judge Darrell Missey, appointed special master in David Robinson's habeas appeal, alleged several examples of wrongdoing in his examination of the David Robinson case. Here are a few excerpts from his report to the Missouri Supreme Court: n "Detective Blakely was informed of the possibility that Romanze Mosby had killed the victim, but he declined to follow up on that."...
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Gunman opens fire in Cincinnati, among four dead
(National News ~ 09/07/18)
CINCINNATI -- A gunman opened fire Thursday morning in a building in the heart of Cincinnati in an attack that left him and three other people dead, police said. The shooting sent people scrambling across the city's Fountain Square amid cries of "shooter!"...
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Speak Out 9/7/18
(Speak Out ~ 09/07/18)
I pay my taxes quarterly. Working on them today, I realized that I'm buying my 1977 Ford Fiesta every quarter. Thank you, Federal Reserve. Joe Sullivan's column in which he got political was very disappointing. He revealed his pro-Trump bias in no uncertain terms. Joe always seemed to have more integrity than that. Frankly, I was surprised...
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Out of the past: Sept. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 09/07/18)
Arena Park is undergoing its annual transformation into the SEMO District Fairgrounds; tents and carnival rides are arriving today; fences and ticket booths went up over the weekend; the 138th annual fair begins in six days. After being closed for the last year and a half because of terminal renovations, the restaurant at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport is set to reopen tomorrow; the Runway Restaurant and Lounge will be operated by Mary Bergen...
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Prayer 9/7/18
(Prayer ~ 09/07/18)
O Lord Jesus, blessed be your name, the name above all names. Amen.
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Fake news and no tweets from the president
(Column ~ 09/07/18)
Day 1: No tweets from President Trump. The president holds an impromptu press conference in the White House Rose Garden, and apologizes for recent comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico. He agrees with some of his critics who have pointed out that legal aliens commit more crimes than undocumented immigrants. "I'm sorry if my previous comments have been out of order," the president said. "I will try to check my facts more closely in the future."...
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Births 9/7/18
(Births ~ 09/07/18)
Daughter to Nathan Allen and Chelsie Marie Litchfield of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:19 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2018. Name, Thea Marie. Weight, 2 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Litchfield is the former Chelsie Colyer, daughter of Donna Colyer and Scott Colyer of Jackson. She is a billing clerk at New Vision Counseling. Litchfield is the son of Debbie Litchfield and Timothy "Keith" Litchfield of Jackson. He is a staff accountant at Havco Wood Products...
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Betina Ott
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Betina Marie Ott, 35, of Sikeston died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. A memorial service will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee, Missouri.
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Willa Metje
(Obituary ~ 09/07/18)
Willa Metje, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape man, 81, dies in ATV accident
(Local News ~ 09/07/18)
A Cape Girardeau man was killed Wednesday morning in an all-terrain vehicle accident, authorities said. Delbert C. Fornkohl, 81, was driving a Honda four-wheeler east through a field on private property at County Road 630 north of Cape Girardeau when the ATV overturned and came to rest on top of Fornkohl...
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Cape Girardeau County sets tax rates
(Local News ~ 09/07/18)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners set tax rates for 2018 slightly lower than last year, said Commissioner Charlie Herbst at Thursday's regular meeting. The rates are as follows, per dollar of assessed proerty valuation: n General Revenue 0.0587 n Senior Services 0.0478...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Diamond Rio to bring bluegrass, rock 'n' roll to SEMO Fair
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/18)
Country music group Diamond Rio performed at its peak popularity in Cape Girardeau in 1994 at the Show Me Center and played at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau in 2016, and Wednesday the six-member posse returns with classics and some new hits -- this time at the SEMO District Fair.
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Bankruptcies — August 2018
(Business Records ~ 09/07/18)
Bankruptcies filed through August for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Tax liens — Cape County — August 2018
(Business Records ~ 09/07/18)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during August are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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