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Saved to savor: recipes from social media
(Community ~ 02/06/20)
I was talking to a friend recently about recipes and sharing a few ideas with her. I told her that I follow a large number of cooking sites on social media and save recipes from those sites quite often. I have thousands of recipes saved, many that I haven't seen in years, but I still keep saving recipes just in case I need them...
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Approaching the Edge
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
Procter & Gamble employees Victoria Hang, left, and Jessica Myers pose for a photo after signing up to go "Over the Edge" for the United Way of Southeast Missouri on Wednesday at 21 Taps in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Sikeston woman arrested after barricading self in home
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman was taken into police custody Wednesday after barricading herself inside her home for nearly three hours. According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety chief James McMillen, the incident began at 9:35 a.m. when a passerby noticed a pile of trash burning on the front lawn of a residence on Cambridge Drive. ...
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Bader blames dicamba for drop in peach production
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
The Dunklin County farmer who alleges he is going out of business because of dicamba damage to his peach trees testified in Cape Girardeau’s federal court Wednesday morning that the herbicide was illegally applied to crops on neighboring farms, curtailing his peach yields and profits...
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For the love of chocolate
(Community ~ 02/06/20)
Valentine's Day, just a little over a week away, is a holiday indelibly linked to chocolate ever since clever marketeers back in the 19th century began packaging it in heart-shaped boxes. Just as indelibly linked to chocolate was the late Maida Heatter, who died last year at the age of 102. ...
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I am Wib's
(Community ~ 02/06/20)
A former colleague's face registered disbelief before exclaiming, "I can't believe you've never been to Wib's." He described Wib's using adjectives, moans and facial expressions. When he finished, I was craving Wib's, too. I was starving, and my grumbling stomach tracked the minutes until my lunch introduction to Wib's barbecue. That was three years ago...
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St. Vincent de Paul placed on lockdown, shell casings recovered
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
St. Vincent de Paul Grade School was on lockdown for more than two hours Wednesday morning after shots were fired near the Cape Girardeau parochial school. According to principal Kay Glastetter, multiple shots were heard north of the school at 7:50 a.m. Glastetter said parents had been notified and the school was operating within the building. ...
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Cape County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson announces intent to run for reelection
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson has been the county’s chief law enforcement officer for about a year and a half, and Wednesday she announced she wants to stay on the job for at least another four years. Speaking before a gathering of nearly 100 supporters at the Concourse in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday evening, Dickerson said she intends to file for reelection on the Republican ballot as the county’s first and only woman to ever serve as the county’s sheriff...
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'Unusual,' 'amazing' triplet calves born at Bollinger County farm
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
In all the years Lance Hahn and his father, Larry, have been raising cattle, they’ve never had a set of triplet calves born — and all three are healthy, thriving, and being cared for by their mother. This was supposed to be the first calf born in 2020, Lance Hahn said, and it ended up being three, born Jan 29...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/06/20)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2020. There are 329 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 6, 2003, edging closer to war, President George W. Bush declared "the game is over" for Saddam Hussein and urged skeptical allies to join in disarming Iraq...
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Age Spots: Medicare by the Parts
(02/06/20)
At Aging Matters, we get many Medicare questions. Some are very complex, but many of the frequently asked questions are easier to answer. This article will help to answer some of those easier ones. n What is Medicare? Simply put, Medicare is health insurance managed by the government for those 65 and older and some younger who have been declared disabled...
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Sponsored: Tips for managing hair loss
(Insiders Advice ~ 02/06/20)
In our appearance-focused society, hair thinning can be frustrating for those it affects. Treatments that slow further hair loss and promote hair growth are available to help restore confidence in one’s physical appearance. Androgenetic alopecia, the most common pattern of hair thinning, is linked to a genetically-programmed, hormone-dependent process that causes the transition of mature scalp hairs into miniaturized hairs. ...
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Discovery Playhouse celebrates 10 years of learning through play
(Editorial ~ 02/06/20)
Nestled in the heart of downtown Cape Girardeau is the Discovery Playhouse Children's Museum. This year, the museum celebrates 10 years in operation at 502 Broadway. The space is for children to have fun, but it's also designed for learning and parent-child interaction. There's a "grocery store," "bank window" and "nursery," reported Southeast Missourian photojournalist Tyler Graef. On the second floor there's a LEGO room, airplane mounted to the ceiling and arts and crafts...
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Ohio family gets 55,000 duplicate letters from loan company
(National News ~ 02/06/20)
An Ohio man is pondering what to do with the 55,000 duplicate statements addressed to his home by a student loan company. Dan Cain said he was suspicious when a postal worker in Twinsburg, Ohio, told him recently his mail wouldn’t fit through the front door of the office. When Cain drove his truck around to the back of the building, he found a postal worker wheeling out two large bins of letters ...
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Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
(National News ~ 02/06/20)
Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally weaken the blacklist against suspected Communists and reigned for decades as a Hollywood maverick and patriarch, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 103...
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Buttigieg clings to narrow Iowa lead as caucus results continue to trickle in
(National News ~ 02/06/20)
NEW YORK -- Pete Buttigieg clung to a slight lead over Bernie Sanders in a new batch of vote totals released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday, two days after the state hosted its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. The race remained too early to call with 86% of precincts reporting. Buttigieg led Sanders by 1.3 percentage points in state delegate equivalents...
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Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges
(National News ~ 02/06/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House...
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Patricia Strom
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
Surrounded by her loving family, Patricia Fuson Strom passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. She was born Feb. 16, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lula M. and Albert B. Fuson. She graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1949, having been named valedictorian. ...
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Pauline Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Pauline Upchurch Smith, 82, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Chad Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Crossroads Methodist Cemetery...
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Michael Martin
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
Michael Ray Martin, 63, of Scott City died Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Scott City, with the Rev. Jeremy Sells officiating. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Ecel Keller
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
Ecel Mae Ragsdale Keller, 88, of Scott City passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at her home. She was born Aug. 29, 1931, in Essex, Missouri, the daughter of Charles "Roscoe" and Lily Mae Richardson Jones. She married James Edward Ragsdale on Sept. 18, 1949, in St. Louis, and he preceded her in death Aug. 24, 1983. She then married Darl Keller on March 20, 1994, and he preceded her in death Dec. 17, 1994...
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Virginia Cates
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
Virginia Marie "Ginny" Cates, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at The Villas of Jackson. She was born Dec. 16, 1932, in St. Louis to William H. and Agnes I. Westbrook Noelken. She and Richard T. Cates were married Jan. 1, 1956, at Hernando, Mississippi. He preceded her in death Sept. 8, 2001...
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Harley Boze
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
Harley Lee Boze, 87, of Scott City passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 24, 1932, in Dover, Arkansas, the son of Alvie Lee and Bessie Inez Cowel Boze. He married Anna Marie McMillen on July 2, 1951, in Clarksville, Arkansas...
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Helen Beussink
(Obituary ~ 02/06/20)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Helen Elizabeth Beussink, 83, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born on Aug. 25, 1936, in Leopold, Missouri, she was the daughter of Fred and Helena Elfrink Thiele. She and Harold Bernard Beussink were married at St. John Catholic Church in Leopold on May 17, 1958...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/6/20
(Local News ~ 02/06/20)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for Jan. 30 and Feb. 3 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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Prayer 2/6/20
(Prayer ~ 02/06/20)
May we bless our children, O Lord Jesus, teaching them to love you. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 02/06/20)
Area snowfall yesterday afternoon was blamed for at least one fatal accident and numerous other fender benders; a 71-year-old Sikeston, Missouri, man was killed when his car skidded on ice and struck a utility pole on Highway H, north of Miner, Missouri...
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Births 2/6/20
(Births ~ 02/06/20)
Son to Dusty Ray Paylor and Marisela Alvarez of Advance, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:34 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Name, Thor William. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Ms. Alvarez is the daughter of Dawn J. Alvarez of Dexter, Missouri. Paylor is the son of William and Marsha Paylor of Advance. The couple works at Walmart in Dexter...
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Speak Out 2/6/20
(Speak Out ~ 02/06/20)
Call it what it is! When a person (a celebrity or politician or whoever) is married and having a consensual sexual affair with someone else, that is not rape. It is called adultery by both people! Not a criminal offense against one person but a two-person offense against God's Commandment...
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Jackson police report 2/6/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/20)
Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Devin Weccele, 22, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant. Assault n Assault was reported in the 200 block of North West Lane...
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Barnes & Noble suspends reissues of classics with new images
(National News ~ 02/06/20)
NEW YORK -- Barnes & Noble is withdrawing a planned line of famous literature reissued with multicultural cover images that has been met with widespread criticism on social media. "We acknowledge the voices who have expressed concerns about the Diverse Editions project at our Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue store and have decided to suspend the initiative," Barnes & Noble announced in a statement Wednesday...
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