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Hog roast, mechanical bull, Navy SEAL and country music: Cape First to host men's event in Feb.
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
A six-pig roast, music from country duo Brothers Walker and a presentation by former Navy SEAL, author and commentator Chad Williams is offered to men of all ages at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau. The annual men's event has been going on for quite some time, according to Cape First Church pastor Chad Fisher...
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VA to hold enrollment event Friday in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
John J. Pershing Veterans Affairs Medical Center will enroll eligible veterans for VA services Friday in Cape Girardeau. Veterans can enroll for services from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the VA clinic at 3015 William Street, across the parking lot from West Park Mall, VA officials said in a news release...
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Parson appoints Judge Ransom to appeals court
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
Gov. Mike Parson appointed Judge Robin Ransom to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, on Wednesday. She was one of three finalists to replace Judge Lisa Amburg, who retired in August. The other finalists were Judge Michael Gardner and John Torbitzky, a partner in a St. Louis area law firm...
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Cape County assessment forms will arrive soon
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
Cape Girardeau County residents should be receiving personal property assessment lists soon, said Assessor Bob Adams, and again this year, residents will have the option to file online. The process remains largely unchanged from the previous two years, Adams said, and a card detailing the process will be included with the assessment lists...
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St. Louis Cardinals Caravan to visit Cape
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
Two hard-luck pitchers who have faced serious injuries will headline the Cardinals Caravan event later this month. One is looking to finally break out; the other is looking to build on last season's success. Pitcher Alex Reyes, one of the most promising prospects in baseball, was plagued by serious injuries the last two seasons that have delayed his professional start. ...
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Limbaugh appointed to Southeast board of regents
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
James P. Limbaugh of Cape Girardeau, regional president and executive vice president of Montgomery Bank in Cape Girardeau, was appointed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Parson to serve as a member of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, according to a university news release...
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Independence Street plan looks to close several commercial entrances
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
Seven commercial entrances on Independence Street, including one serving Arby's restaurant, would be closed permanently as part of a traffic-improvement project, Cape Girardeau city officials said. City staff and a consulting firm came up with the plan, which was outlined last month in an open-house-style public meeting at city hall...
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Capaha Park improvements on track for late spring finish
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
Upgrades at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau are underway, and on track to be completed as early as late spring, weather permitting, said parks and recreation director Julia Jones. Jones said phase 2 of the Capaha Park master plan includes renovations to the pavilion, new restrooms and a splash pad. The park is a muddy mess near the ballpark as crews prepare for several upgrades to give the park a new look and new amenities come spring...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2019. There are 355 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 10, 1863, the London Underground had its beginnings as the Metropolitan, the world's first underground passenger railway, opened to the public with service between Paddington and Farringdon Street...
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Sponsored: EPDM or TPO: Which roofing system is right for your building?
(B Magazine ~ 01/10/19)
It’s a current trend in roofing: because of Americans’ growing awareness of and concern for climate change, people are jumping on the band wagon to install white reflective roof systems, known as Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). However, one roofing system does not fit all; for some building needs and geographic locations, ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) may be the better solution...
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Organization aims to help nurses through creativity
(Editorial ~ 01/10/19)
A charity has been established to help nurses who are sick, struggling or face daunting challenges. Elysia King, a Cape Girardeau nurse and artist, set up a charity aimed at helping the very people whose job it is to nurse others to health. She is using her artistic skills to design shirts that illustrate the fight that a particular nurse is going through. Proceeds of the sales will go directly to a "Nurse in Need."...
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Remember virtual reality? Buzz has faded at CES 2019
(Entertainment ~ 01/10/19)
NEW YORK -- Just a few years ago, virtual reality was poised to take over the world. After decades of near misses, the revolution finally seemed imminent, with slick consumer headsets about to hit the market and industries from gaming and entertainment to social media ready to hop on the bandwagon...
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Stocks rise along with optimism over U.S.-China trade talks
(International News ~ 01/10/19)
BEIJING -- Three days of U.S.-Chinese talks aimed at ending a costly tariff battle wrapped up Wednesday in an optimistic atmosphere after President Donald Trump said they were "going very well!" No details were immediately announced, but stocks rose after talks planned for two days were extended to three. Hong Kong's main market index closed up 2.1 percent and Tokyo rose 1.1 percent...
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UK lawmakers rebuff May as she tries to salvage Brexit deal
(International News ~ 01/10/19)
LONDON -- Britain's battle over Brexit turned into political trench warfare between Parliament and the government Wednesday, as Prime Minister Theresa May brought her little-loved EU divorce agreement back to lawmakers who appear determined to thwart her plans...
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Norwegian police: Missing wife of tycoon was abducted
(International News ~ 01/10/19)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The wife of a Norwegian multimillionaire missing since Oct. 31 probably has been kidnapped, police said Wednesday, adding her suspected abductors have demanded a ransom reported to be over $10 million. Police said they have no suspects in the disappearance of Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, the 68-year-old wife of Tom Hagen -- a media-shy real estate investor and owner of an electric company...
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On his Mideast trip, Pompeo makes unannounced Iraq stop
(International News ~ 01/10/19)
BAGHDAD -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Iraq on Wednesday in an unannounced stop on his Mideast tour meant to promote the White House's hard-line position on Iran. The trip comes amid confusion over conflicting statements by President Donald Trump and senior U.S. officials about a planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria, where Iran is backing President Bashar Assad in that country's lengthy civil war...
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3 dead after crabbing vessel capsizes off Oregon coast
(Community ~ 01/10/19)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A commercial crabbing boat capsized in rough waters off the Oregon coast, killing the three men aboard and sending a shock wave through a seafaring community already struggling from a monthlong delay to the annual crabbing season. The U.S. ...
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Rosenstein, a frequent Trump target, will leave Justice Dept.
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's wrath for appointing special counsel Robert Mueller and defending his Russia probe, is expected to leave his position soon after Trump's nominee for attorney general is confirmed...
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Trump, California spar over money for wildfire relief funds
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to withhold money to help California cope with wildfires, a day after new Gov. Gavin Newsom asked him to double the federal investment in forest management. Trump again suggested poor forest management is to blame for California's deadly wildfires and said he's ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to stop giving the state money "unless they get their act together."...
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Trump's move to send Haitians home goes on trial in New York
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
NEW YORK -- A trial in New York over the Trump administration's move to cut off permission for thousands of Haitians to live in the U.S. is spotlighting emails between officials downplaying health and safety crises in the Caribbean nation as they tried to justify the change...
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Elderly, conservatives shared more Facebook fakery in 2016
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- Sharing false information on Facebook is old. People over 65 and ultra conservatives shared about seven times more fake information masquerading as news on the social media site than younger adults, moderates and super liberals during the 2016 election season, a new study finds...
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Trump shuts down talk with Dems
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday -- "I said bye-bye," he tweeted soon after -- as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers now face lost paychecks Friday...
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Israel says it can foil foreign election meddling amid scare
(International News ~ 01/10/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's Shin Bet security service assured the public Wednesday it was well prepared to thwart any foreign intervention in the country's upcoming elections, after its director warned such efforts were being made by a world power, with suspicions immediately falling on Russia...
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Muslim group sues to block 'No Boycott of Israel' measure
(National News ~ 01/10/19)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland's ban on contracting with businesses that boycott Israel tramples on the First Amendment rights of a software engineer who advocates for Palestinians, a Muslim civil rights group claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations' federal lawsuit seeks to block the state from enforcing an executive order that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed in October 2017...
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Lawmakers convene, pledge good schools, jobs
(State News ~ 01/10/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri General Assembly began its historic 100th edition Wednesday with a new slate of leaders who touted an agenda focused on promoting good schools and good jobs. Republicans in charge of the Capitol also encouraged a more peaceable assembly, a year after a gubernatorial scandal and a chain-reaction of resignations resulted in widespread upheaval among those guiding the state...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/10/19
(Local News ~ 01/10/19)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes for the Jan. 7 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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Paul Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 01/10/19)
PLANO, Texas -- Paul Reynolds, 91, a native of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1927, son of Henry John and Mary Catherine Donnelly Reynolds. He was a graduate of Cape Central High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946. In 1950, he married Frances Carroll, with whom he spent the next 68 years...
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Out of the past: Jan. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 01/10/19)
The fire-damaged structure, which housed Shakey's Pizza Parlor more than a decade ago, is being demolished to make way for a parking lot for Kerasotes Theaters; Shakey's was a popular pizza spot before it was heavily damaged by fire in 1981; the damaged building was never repaired...
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Stephen Koeln
(Obituary ~ 01/10/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stephen "Steve" Allan Koeln, 73, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, from colon cancer at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Steve grew up in Rock Hill, Missouri, and graduated from Webster Groves High School. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Central Missouri. After graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1968, he taught metal work at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis County, Missouri...
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Doris Koch
(Obituary ~ 01/10/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Doris Amelia Gertrude Koch, 93, of rural Sikeston passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Nov. 6, 1925, at her home near Canalou, Missouri, to the late Frederick A. and Cora E. L. Gruen Geske. On Sept. 22, 1945, she married Markus E.W. Koch, who preceded her in death April 22, 1987...
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Missing boy found hidden in mother's attic
(State News ~ 01/10/19)
CAMDENTON, Mo. -- The five-month-long hunt for a missing Missouri boy who is the subject of a custody dispute has ended after sheriff's officials found the 6-year-old hidden in an attic crawl space. The Camden County Sheriff's office said in a news release that officers found Braedence Jones and his mother Aubrey Ferguson on Tuesday in the crawl space at a home in rural Laclede County in southwest Missouri...
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Officer shoots, kills armed man in Leadwood
(State News ~ 01/10/19)
LEADWOOD, Mo. -- Authorities say an officer has shot and killed an armed man in eastern Missouri after he raised his weapon as SWAT team members executed a search warrant. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the shooting happened Tuesday morning at a home in the Leadwood area. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the warrant stems from an investigation of drugs and weapons offenses...
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Prayer 1/10/19
(Prayer ~ 01/10/19)
Lord Jesus, may the work we do honor you, our Savior. Amen.
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Speak Out 1/10/19
(Speak Out ~ 01/10/19)
In this new year, I resolve to put my cell phone down. To watch my child play instead of Tweeting and Facebooking. To enjoy time with my family instead of taking posed pictures to post to Instagram. To be proud of my children without posting about their accomplishments. To have actual conversations with actual human beings who might be my actual friends instead of building a false narrative to be consumed by social media...
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Not your typical 'soul' food...
(Community ~ 01/10/19)
A few days ago I was thinking about how nice it would be to enjoy a bowl of menudo for breakfast. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find menudo locally and there is absolutely no chance of me making it. I am not picky about much, but menudo is one of those things I believe has to be made just right or... it is all wrong...
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Monster Jam Raffle
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/19)
Cape Electrical Supply is raffling off a set of 4 tickets to Monster Jam in ST. Louis on March 2, 2019. Proceeds are going to a local student to attend Boys State in Warrnesburg, MO this summer. 1 raffle ticket is $25 and there will just be be 50 tickets sold. ...
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MISSOURI BUSINESS CREATES LIFE-SAVING NEW TECHNOLOGY
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/19)
GREENWOOD BUSINESS CREATES LIFE-SAVING NEW TECHNOLOGY First human case reported with locally manufactured revolutionary snakebite kit Greenwood, Missouri January 10, 2019: Medical history was made in December 2018 when the first successful use of the revolutionary snakebite kit, Venom LOCC®, was reported to Midwest Tongs™, Inc. owner and president, Dana Savorelli. Midwest Tongs™, Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the Venom LOCC® device, which is made and distributed from Greenwood, Missouri...
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Refreshing recipes using citrus
(Column ~ 01/10/19)
In the middle of winter, a little citrus is very refreshing. Not only how wonderful it tastes, but also in the fresh, clean and bright fragrance it brings along with the taste. Today I have found several entree recipes for you that will bring a hint of citrus to your table and provide you with a refreshing taste bud explosion...
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Best things I cooked in 2018
(Column ~ 01/10/19)
This is the time when, though we look forward to the year to come, we naturally look back at the highlights of the year just passed. Thus we've already been treated to compilations of last year's top movies, songs, news stories, Youtube vidoes, presidential tweets and Instagram posts. I even saw online a list of the top lists. Herewith is my contribution to the custom, a compilation of some of the best things I cooked last year...
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