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Small Business Saturday brings out shoppers, deals
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
The holiday shopping season’s unofficial kickoff, Small Business Saturday, saw locally-owned businesses welcome shoppers in from a rainy November morning. Bob Schooley, owner of The Ground-A-Bout coffee shop at 107 E. Adams St. in uptown Jackson, said Saturday they’d been busy all morning...
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Auto Tire and Parts marks 110 years in business
(Business ~ 12/02/19)
The year was 1909. Teddy Roosevelt was in the White House until March 4 when William Howard Taft was sworn in as the nation's 27th president and the face of another president, Abraham Lincoln, was added to the penny. The United States Army Signal Corp Division bought the world's first military airplane, purchasing a Wright Military Flyer from Orville and Wilbur Wright...
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Subscriber exclusive — Business Notebook: Franciscan sister leaves hospital after 40 years; casino may change hands
(Business ~ 12/02/19)
Plans are underway for a new development on the west side of Cape Girardeau near the intersection of Siemers Drive and Highway 74. Cape Girardeau real estate developer Mike Peters told me last week work could start "as early as March" on City Place Centre which he describes as a 60-acre "mixed use residential and commercial development."...
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Rural Routes: Dad and the art of motorcycle maintenance: Family uses motorbikes to stay close
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
The day before Thanksgiving was crisp and cloudless. In other words, it was perfect weather for racing motorbikes across the hills between Jackson and Oak Ridge. So that’s what Joe Strauser and his kids, 12-year-old Matthew and 10-year-old Sophie, decided to do as they waited for out-of-town family to arrive. Or they did, until Sophie’s 50-cubic-centimeter machine suddenly gave out...
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3 dead, 2 injured in Bollinger County flash flooding
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
A swift-water rescue team responded to multiple incidents Saturday in Bollinger County, where flash floods swept two different vehicles off of roadways, leading to three deaths. The first incident occurred in the morning, when a vehicle traveling on County Road 356 was swept into Little Whitewater Creek with all four of its occupants entering the water at approximately 9:15 a.m., according to a boat/drowning incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Report: Jackson bridges need to be replaced, repaired
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
Jackson needs to replace at least one of its bridges in the next five years, another by 2029, and initiate a regular maintenance program for the rest of them, according to a report being presented tonight to the Jackson Board of Aldermen. The aldermen will discuss the report, prepared as part of the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Bridge Engineering Assistance Program, during their study session. The study session will follow the board’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. today...
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Handmade gifts found in Daisy are sure to delight
(Shop Local ~ 12/02/19)
Artist Dodie Eisenhauer and her daughter, Jenny Turner, bring alive the magic of Christmas at their shop, Grandma’s House, located in Daisy, Missouri. Their angels made out of screen wire have been featured on the cover of the catalogue “Uno Allo Volta.” Their work has also been seen on the CBS Morning Show — whose decorators purchased some of Eisenhauer’s Christmas trees from a New York museum — and at the Missouri Botanical Garden gift shop in St. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/02/19)
Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2019. There are 29 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 2, 1859, militant abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry the previous October. On this date:...
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Prayer 12-2-19
(Prayer ~ 12/02/19)
O Lord, give us one pure and holy passion to know and follow hard after you. Amen.
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Speak Out 12/2/19
(Speak Out ~ 12/02/19)
The Jackson [Board of Aldermen] is considering raising swimming pool fees. Why? To pay for the $300,000 bathroom the pool overlooks? Or to pay for the unnecessary rebuilding of a nearby park shelter? To pay for some more uptown drinking festivals? Be good stewards of our tax dollars before you take more of our money. ...
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Understanding climate change
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/02/19)
For many Americans, climate change has been at the forefront of urgent needs to be addressed by the government. Though many support and admit that there can be irreversible consequences if action is not taken now, many still hide behind false assumptions and stories that climate change is not real and impacting the world already. ...
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Remembering John F. Kennedy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/02/19)
John F. Kennedy, often referred to by the initials JFK and Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president dealt with managing relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba...
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Historical society hosts holiday exhibit
(Editorial ~ 12/02/19)
If you love Christmas lights and other festive events, you’ll want to visit the Cape Girardeau County History Center before Christmas. The center, at 102 S. High St. in Jackson, is hosting a holiday-themed exhibit from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. ...
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Irving Burgie, songwriter of calypso hit 'Day-O,' dies at 95
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/19)
NEW YORK -- Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," has died at the age of 95. At the Barbados Independence Day Parade on Saturday, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced Burgie died Friday...
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Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
(National News ~ 12/02/19)
NEW YORK -- Black Friday enthusiasts woke up before dawn and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls in search of hot deals, kicking off a shortened shopping season and intensifying the scramble between Thanksgiving and Christmas. But the ever-growing popularity of online shopping and holiday discounts that started weeks earlier dampened the frenzy. This year, more people got a head start on gift-hunting, lured by deals from retailers trying to compensate for the shorter season...
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Woman gives daughter born at airport apt middle name
(National News ~ 12/02/19)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman who gave birth at an airport in North Carolina has given the baby a name tied to where she was born. News outlets reported Nereida Araujo went into labor Wednesday on a flight from Tampa, Florida, to Charlotte. American Airlines spokeswoman Crystal Byrd said the flight crew radioed medics who helped deliver the baby on the plane once it landed. ...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 12/2/19
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
Study session Presentations n Cape Special Road District presentation Communications/reports Items for discussion n Appearances regarding items not listed on agenda n Agenda review...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12/2/19
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for Nov. 25 Communications/reports n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 12/2/19
(Local News ~ 12/02/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of regular meeting of 11/18/19 Financial affairs n Monthly bills Action items Power, Light and Water Committee n Consider a motion accepting the proposal of Trident Rescue of Estero, Florida, in the amount of $21,600, and authorizing the purchase of two training classes under the NFPA 1006 Training Services Program...
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Out of the past: Dec. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 12/02/19)
Construction is underway on a water line that will provide improved fire protection for the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport; the $172,915 project involves laying about a mile of 12-inch water line from the Nash Road industrial site southward to the airport...
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William White
(Obituary ~ 12/02/19)
William Andrew White, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, at his home. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Ford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Martin Miller
(Obituary ~ 12/02/19)
Martin Joseph "Marty" Miller, 57, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at his home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home. He will then be taken to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church for funeral Mass at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Anna McMillan
(Obituary ~ 12/02/19)
Anna F. McMillan, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Lutheran Home. She was born May 19, 1934, in Neelyville, Missouri, to Robert L. and Lillie Vern Rummel Swan. She and Clyde E. McMillan Sr. were married Oct. 8, 1954, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He preceded her in death July 12, 1995...
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Opal Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/02/19)
Opal graduated from Beaumont High School in St. Louis. She and Gene lived in various localities in the area before settling in St. Louis where Opal worked as traffic manager for the Benjamin Ansehl Company for 25 years. Opal and Gene retired to Cape Girardeau for more than 20 years. After Gene passed, Opal moved to Florida to be near her children and grandchildren. Opal was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother...
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Linda Finney
(Obituary ~ 12/02/19)
Linda K. Finney, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Burial will follow at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Deadly storm moves cross country taking aim at Northeast
(National News ~ 12/02/19)
NEW YORK -- A deadly winter storm tormenting travelers across the U.S. since before Thanksgiving moved to the Northeast on Sunday, packing one last punch of snow and ice as people made their way home after the holiday weekend. The National Weather Service predicted more than a foot of snow in swaths of upstate New York and New England, as well as ice accumulations in parts of Pennsylvania...
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VOLKERDING ADVISOR OF THE MONTH
(Submitted Story ~ 12/02/19)
For release immediately, with photo December 2, 2019 VOLKERDING ADVISOR OF THE MONTH Ken Volkerding of Jackson, a financial advisor with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was named District Advisor of the Month for November. Volkerding has been with Modern Woodmen since November 2004...
- Walmart Shop with a Hero Event Receives Donations (Submitted Story ~ 12/02/19)
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Now Read This: “The Salt Path,” by Raynor Winn
(12/02/19)
It began with a small mistake. Moth and Raynor Winn simply trusted the wrong person with their friendship and their money. And at first, their business investment was only a minor loss. But when they received a court summons for the repayment of a debt they never incurred, everything snowballed. Their savings ran dry as they paid for lawyers. Their incorrectly-filed evidence became useless in court. The home they restored and the business they created were taken away because of a technicality...
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