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Snow more in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 01/23/19)
Bert Kellerman of Cape Girardeau shovels snow near Heritage Hall on Tuesday in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Jackson chief: New building will make policing easier
(Local News ~ 01/23/19)
A planned $6.5 million police station to be built in Jackson will be a major improvement over the existing space, and is on track for completion next year. Jackson police chief James Humphreys said the new building will create a public safety complex, whose layout and square footage will be “a better place to get the job done for the community.”...
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City capital improvements plan envisions $3.7 million in renovations to Common Pleas Courthouse, Annex
(Local News ~ 01/23/19)
Renovations to the Common Pleas Courthouse and Annex, estimated to cost more than $3.7 million, are among the projects outlined by city staff in a rolling, five-year capital improvements plan. Development services director Alex McElroy outlined the plan during Tuesday’s city council study session...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/23/19)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2019. There are 342 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 23, 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. On this date:...
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From NFL cold turkey to Super Bowl nightmare
(Column ~ 01/23/19)
Who do you want to win the big game? The diabolical owner or the Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain? When the Rams left St. Louis, I turned off NFL football: cold turkey. That meant stopping the fantasy football I'd played for eight years -- and not watching a single game in 2017 and 2018. ...
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Democrat primary: Moderates need not apply
(Column ~ 01/23/19)
You would need a scorecard to keep track of the avalanche of Democratic candidates throwing their hats into the Presidential ring. Announced or soon-to-be announced candidates on the Democratic side now approach the 40-mark with more in the wings. Many of the announced hopefuls believe that putting their name in the running early might thin the field and improve their chances...
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Out of the past: Jan. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 01/23/19)
The second annual Regional Conference on Church Unity will be held Monday and Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Convention Center; sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Area Pastors Fellowship, the conference speaker is Francis Frangipane, senior pastor of River of Life Ministries in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
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Palestinians suffer after U.S. aid cuts
(International News ~ 01/23/19)
JERUSALEM -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America, U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted, and an innovative peace-building program in Jerusalem is scaling back its activities...
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Afghan security service suffers heavy toll in Taliban attack
(International News ~ 01/23/19)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Dozens of people killed in a brazen Taliban attack on a military base were members of Afghanistan's intelligence agency, officials said Tuesday, in a severe blow to the government that has lost control of nearly half of the country to the insurgents...
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Police: Salvadoran man to be charged in 4 fatal shootings in Nevada
(National News ~ 01/23/19)
LAS VEGAS -- A man suspected of being in the U.S. illegally shot and killed four people in Nevada over the past two weeks, including an elderly Reno couple, authorities said, and the slayings added fuel to the immigration debate. Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman, 19, from El Salvador has been jailed in Carson City since Saturday on possession of stolen property, burglary and immigration charges. ...
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Teachers reach deal on strike
(National News ~ 01/23/19)
LOS ANGELES -- A crowd of teachers roared its approval after a tentative deal was announced Tuesday between Los Angeles school officials and the union to allow educators to return to classrooms after a six-day strike in the nation's second-largest district...
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Giuliani's media blitz draws ire of Trump, some allies
(National News ~ 01/23/19)
NEW YORK -- Rudy Giuliani's latest media blitz, which was filled with a dizzying array of misstatements and hurried clarifications, agitated President Donald Trump and some of his allies, who have raised the possibility the outspoken presidential lawyer be at least temporarily sidelined from televised interviews...
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Despite Pelosi request to delay, Trump eyes SOTU
(National News ~ 01/23/19)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is moving forward with plans for President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union speech next week in front of a joint session of Congress -- despite a letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting he delay it...
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Senate sets up votes on dueling proposals to re-open shuttered federal agencies
(National News ~ 01/23/19)
WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders Tuesday agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown in U.S. history: Side with President Donald Trump or vote to temporarily end the shutdown and keep negotiating...
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Stacy Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
Stacy Wayne Volkerding, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Vidal Sauceda Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
Vidal Sauceda Jr., 81, of Cape Girardeau, formally of Oran, Missouri, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Friends may call from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at Apostolic Church of Oran. A memorial service will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Brian Flanigan officiating...
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Stephen Ritter
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Stephen Bradley Ritter, 57, better known as "Bubby," of Advance transitioned to his heavenly home, surrounded by his family and holding his mother's hand, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Bubby was born Dec. 9, 1961, in Advance to Carl "Pete" Ritter Sr and Carolyn Shell Ritter...
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8 shot, 3 fatally, during latest hunting season
(State News ~ 01/23/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Conservation officials say eight people were shot, three of them fatally, during the 2018 fall deer and turkey hunting seasons. The Springfield News- Leader reported the Missouri Department of Conservation said two of the fatal shootings happened at hunting camps and the third happened in the field. ...
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Undercover St. Louis officer: Colleagues beat him 'like Rodney King'
(State News ~ 01/23/19)
ST. LOUIS -- An undercover St. Louis police officer reported his colleagues beat him "like Rodney King" when they mistook him for a protester following the acquittal of a white former officer in the fatal shooting of a black man, according to newly released court documents...
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Dan Heeb
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dan Heeb, 68, of Chaffee passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at his home, after a 20-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born June 5, 1950, in Chaffee, son of Merlin and Ann Brazeal Heeb. He and Brenda Eftink were married Aug. 8, 1987...
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Affirmative action proposed for medical marijuana licensing
(State News ~ 01/23/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Now that Missouri is entering the medical marijuana industry, two Democratic lawmakers from Kansas City want to give businesses owned by women and minorities a slight edge in entering the market. The Kansas City Star reported the virtually identical proposals by Rep. Barbara Washington and Sen. Kiki Curls give minority- and women-owned businesses a 10 percent bonus when the state scores license applications on a variety of measurements...
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Dean Hagler
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
Dean Hagler, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Tamms, Illinois, passed away at 5:46 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. Dean was born Feb. 9, 1927, in Unity, Illinois, to the late Dean and Vivian May Dycus Hagler Sr. He was a Korean War Army veteran, a carpenter, former owner of the Hagler Flower Shop in Tamms and a member of Christ Church of the Heartland in Cape Girardeau...
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Bob Gosche
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
KELSO, Mo. -- Robert Lee "Bob" Gosche, 65, of Kelso died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Claude Geiger
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
Claude H. Geiger, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at his home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Daniel Bird officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Emma Gaines
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
ORAN, Mo. -- Emma Anna Gaines, 94, of Oran passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 3, 1924, in Portageville, Missouri, to the late John and Elizabeth Elfrink Eftink. She married Robert Taylor Gaines on Feb. 21, 1950, and he preceded her in death Oct. 19, 2017...
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John Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
John Farrow, 75, of Pocahontas died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Ben Stafford of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Jackson officiating...
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Margie Ervin
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
Margie Theda Brennan Ervin, 99, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was a twin born Dec. 2, 1919, in Cape Girardeau County to John Alfred and Lulu McLard Brennan. She and Wilbert A. "Bud" Ervin were married June 30, 1939, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Feb. 13, 1997...
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Jim Clary
(Obituary ~ 01/23/19)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jim "Pa" Clary, 84, of Anna died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Bros. Perry Williams and Doug Bridgeman officiating. Interment will follow in Anna City Cemetery, with military honors accorded by the Carroll P. Foster Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3455 and local honor guard...
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Prayer 1/23/19
(Prayer ~ 01/23/19)
O Lord Jesus, may those in distress feel an extra measure of your peace. Amen.
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Speak Out 1/23/19
(Speak Out ~ 01/23/19)
My thoughts on Chicago Cubs Kris Bryant's comments about St. Louis and the Cardinals. Jealousy is unbecoming of you. One championship in 108 years. Those comments remind me of what admiral Yamamoto said about the United States after bombing Pearl Harbor (we may have just awakened a sleeping giant). The Cardinals and the Yadfather will be ready for the baby bears. See you in St. Louis. Go Cards...
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Births 1/23/19
(Births ~ 01/23/19)
Son to Joshua David and Heather Marie Hahn of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:37 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Name, Jase Charles. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Hahn is the former Heather Adams, daughter of Allen and Mary Adams of St. Mary, Missouri. Hahn is the son of Kyle and Anne Hahn of Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Churchill relatives to help mark museum's 50th anniversary
(State News ~ 01/23/19)
FULTON, Mo. -- The Missouri museum honoring Winston Churchill will mark its 50th anniversary in May with events including relatives of the famed British prime minister. Relatives of presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon also are scheduled to take part in the celebration May 3 to 5 at the National Churchill Museum on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, the town where Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946...
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UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INVESTS $75,000 ‘EXTRA’ IN AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PARTNERS
(Submitted Story ~ 01/23/19)
Southeast Missouri…Many nonprofits and public schools throughout Southeast Missouri began 2019 with an unexpected windfall. United Way of Southeast Missouri surprised many of their network partners with unanticipated ‘extra’ funding. United Way allocates funds to a network of partners that return annual Outcomes reports on each program United Way supports. ...
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