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Business notebook: The Riverhouse briefly lives up to its name
(Business ~ 01/11/16)
Many people dream of owning a private island, but perhaps not in the way it happened for Derek and Debbie Wilson. The Riverhouse is a restaurant normally found at the end of Route N in Scott City. But after the record flood on the Mississippi River, the restaurant with a wraparound porch also was surrounded by water...
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Powerball jackpot will jump to record $1.3 billion
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Disappointed you didn't win the Powerball jackpot this weekend? Don't be. Lottery officials said the prize now has swelled to an estimated $1.3 billion -- the world's largest. Ever. "Biggest jackpot in the history of the world. Absolutely confirmed," Texas Lottery executive director Gary Grief said...
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Jobless rates continue improvement nationally, locally
(Local News ~ 01/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- American employers added a robust 292,000 jobs in December, suggesting the U.S. economy so far is defying global weakness and growing solidly. The strong figures underscore the resilience of the United States at a time of financial turmoil stemming from China's slowing economy and plummeting stock market. Most economists expect U.S. consumer spending to continue to offset overseas weakness, though many foresee only modest U.S. growth...
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Cape moves ahead with roundabout, says benefits outweigh cost
(Local News ~ 01/11/16)
The construction of another roundabout in Cape Girardeau will cost significantly more than installing traffic signals, but will allow for better traffic flow and lead to fewer serious accidents, city officials say. The city plans to build a roundabout at the Independence Street and Gordonville Road/East Rodney Drive intersection to alleviate traffic congestion. The intersection currently is a four-way stop...
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Southeast Sunbeams - Kids Dance Clinic
(Submitted Story ~ 01/11/16)
The Southeast Missouri State University Sundancers will be hosting their annual Sunbeams kids clinic on Saturday, Jan. 23. The fun day is for girls and boys ages 4-12. The students will learn to dance from the Southeast Sundancers and perform at the halftime of the men's basketball game that evening!...
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VFW Post 3838 Scholarship ceremony Jan. 10
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/16)
VFW Post 3838 few of the scholarship winners, two absent from photo.
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VFW Post 3838
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/16)
Adopt a Highway project, VFW Post 3838 Joe Wolsey, Kate Hampton and Matt Hampton (not pictured Sandy Prichard) Clean portion of Broadway fourth Saturday of the Month
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A flood of emotion: Local band's video for song goes viral
(Local News ~ 01/11/16)
During a band practice in the spring of 2015, when Evan Webb and Adam Hellman showed off to the rest of the Rural Route Ramblers one of their most polished original songs, they seemed proud. Their goal had been to do right by their small-town roots in Illinois river communities with "Dry Up or Drown."...
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January Cape County Tea Party Meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 01/11/16)
The Cape County Tea Party will have its monthly Third Tuesday Meeting on Jan. 19 at the Cape Public Library. The meeting starts at 6:30 PM and is finished by 8 p.m. This month we will welcome Cape County Clerk, Kara Clark. This will be a big election year and she is just the one to tell us about the process and for us to ask questions. Her office has a multitude of duties and is vital to a smooth running Republic. Please join us for this very informative meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
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Kelly girls basketball falls to Charleston in Scott-Mississippi Tournament quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Charleston girls basketball team played to its strengths, jumped out to a quick lead and sank Kelly 62-37 in a quarterfinal of the Scott-Mississippi Girls Basketball Conference Tournament on Monday evening at Chaffee High School...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2016. There are 355 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued "Smoking and Health," a report which concluded that "cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate."...
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Little Free Library fills a need
(Editorial ~ 01/11/16)
"Where there's a will, there's a way" may be cliche, but it is no less true and is clearly seen in Pocahontas with the opening of a Little Free Library. With the closest bricks-and-mortar library 10 miles away in Jackson, residents may now "take a book, return a book" from their own neighborhood. Doris Dace and Becky LaClair turned their love of books and magazines into a project that is sparking and fueling an appreciation for literature in their small community...
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Spillway of swollen Mississippi River open near New Orleans
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a major spillway Sunday near New Orleans for the first time in nearly five years, seeking to decrease the vast flow of the swollen Mississippi River as a safeguard to the low-lying city. Heavy Mississippi Valley rain has propelled the river to its highest levels since record flooding in 2011, the last time the Bonnet Carre spillway was opened as a key relief valve in south Louisiana...
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Randy Langston
(Obituary ~ 01/11/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Randy Leon Langston, 48, of Advance passed away Jan. 9, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 12, 1967, at Rantoul, Illinois, the son of Harlan and Wilda "Jeanie" Welch Langston. Randy had worked for 14 years for Smith's Food Giant. He attended Alpine Church in Layton, Utah. He loved watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and NASCAR. He was a good basketball and baseball player in high school. He was friendly to everyone he met...
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William Stover Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/11/16)
William Wesley (Bill) Stover Sr., 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape. He was the son of Thomas W. and Bertha Honert Stover and was preceded in death by his parents and sister. Bill is survived by his wife, Evelyn, and his three sons, William Jr. (Lisa), Michael (Veronica) and Greg (Lianna). He also is survived by two grandchildren, Zachary (Ashley) and Jesse, and two great-granddaughters, Sadie and Poppy...
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Jacquelyn Boswell Givens
(Obituary ~ 01/11/16)
Jacquelyn Madge Givens, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Friday, May 28, 1937, in Chicago to Homer Franklin "Jeff" and Erma Bertha Woll Boswell. She and Teddy D. Givens were married Aug. 25, 1955, at Cape Girardeau, having just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary...
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Congressional votes for Jan. 8
(Local News ~ 01/11/16)
Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the last week. The House returned from its holiday recess this week, but the Senate did not. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Monday the 11th. HOUSE VOTES CURBING HEALTH CARE REFORM: The House agreed to a motion sponsored by Rep. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/11/16
(Local News ~ 01/11/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of 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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Cruz shows more personality, humor while campaigning in Iowa
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Lisa Naslund clutched a photo of her son Dillion in his military fatigues as she waited about an hour for a chance to meet Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in this northwestern Iowa town. The 25-year-old soldier suffered from post-traumatic stress after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2012, it became too much to bear, and he took his own life...
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'The Revenant' wins best film drama at Globes
(Entertainment ~ 01/11/16)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Two star-led tales of frontier survival triumphed at the 73rd annual Golden Globes, where Alejandro Inarritu's bloody 1820s thriller "The Revenant" swept three of the top honors, and Ridley Scott's stranded astronaut tale "The Martian" answered with a pair of its own...
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Ranchers' cause, not tactics, gains support in GOP circles
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
DENVER -- Republicans have condemned the efforts by a group of armed ranchers to reclaim federal land in eastern Oregon, but the ranchers' goal of taking back some of Washington's vast holdings in the West has gained traction in the GOP. The decades-old idea could garner more momentum if the party recaptures the White House this year...
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'Star Wars' tops DiCaprio in 'Revenant' to stay No. 1
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
LOS ANGELES -- "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" stayed on top of the North American box office for the fourth straight weekend, beating out Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant," and becoming the third-largest grossing movie in the world ever. According to studio estimates Sunday, the adventures of Rey, Finn and stalwarts from the previous "Star Wars" films raked in $41.6 million in the U.S. and Canada and $104.3 million overseas, led by a record-breaking opening in China...
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State of union in 2016: Strong job market, middling economy
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address Tuesday night to a nation whose economy is far sturdier than it was when he took office in 2009. Yet as 2016 begins, the stout job market is accompanied by tepid economic growth and stubbornly flat wages. More broadly, two things are on the rise: global temperatures and Americans' concerns about terrorism...
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Kathleen Conklin
(Obituary ~ 01/11/16)
Kathleen L. Conklin, 86, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Afghan forces struggle, ranks thinned by 'ghost' troops
(International News ~ 01/11/16)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces are struggling to man the front lines against a resurgent Taliban, in part because of untold numbers of "ghost" troops who are paid salaries but exist only on paper. The nationwide problem has been severe in the southern Helmand province, where the Taliban have seized vast tracts of territory in the 12 months since the U.S. and NATO formally ended their combat mission and switched to training and support...
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Powerful U.S. bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens
(International News ~ 01/11/16)
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea after Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test...
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Mexico: Sean Penn interview helped locate drug lord
(International News ~ 01/11/16)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials said Sean Penn's contacts with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman helped them track the fugitive -- even if he slipped away from an initial raid on the hideout where the Hollywood actor apparently met him. Penn's article on Guzman was published late Saturday by Rolling Stone magazine, a day after Mexican marines captured the world's most wanted kingpin in a raid on the city of Los Mochis near the Gulf of California...
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Iran's needy get winter clothes from 'Walls of Kindness'
(International News ~ 01/11/16)
TEHRAN, Iran -- As a brutal winter set in across Iran, anonymous philanthropists throughout the country painted "Walls of Kindness" and installed rows of hooks, inviting passers-by to leave warm clothes if they could spare them or take clothes if they need them...
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French president, rocker honor 2015 attack victims
(International News ~ 01/11/16)
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony Sunday to honor all those killed in Islamic extremist violence around Paris in 2015 -- a year when the European way of life was targeted time and again with deadly consequences...
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Francis lays out case for mercy in first book as pope
(International News ~ 01/11/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis lays out his case for emphasizing the merciful face of the Catholic Church in his first book as pontiff, saying God never tires of forgiving and actually prefers the sinners who repent over self-righteous moralizers who don't...
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Lawmaker wants law-enforcement database updated more often
(State News ~ 01/11/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's law-enforcement database should be updated within 24 hours after an outstanding warrant has been resolved to avoid unnecessary arrests, a state lawmaker who filed a bill establishing that requirement said. Rep. Chuck Basye, a Rocheport Republican, filed the bill after a constituent, Jim Wharton, approached him about the arrest of his wife...
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Missouri 2016 elections likely to affect state Legislature
(State News ~ 01/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Within a half-hour of the start of Missouri's 2016 legislative session, Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer launched into a criticism on the Senate floor of Democratic President Barack Obama's executive order imposing additional gun-control measures...
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Trial in suit against Ferguson-Florissant district to begin
(State News ~ 01/11/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Problems with racial bias already have led to reforms of Ferguson's police department and municipal court. This week, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union will argue in federal court a school district serving Ferguson, Missouri, students also needs an overhaul of the process for electing board members...
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If Trump elected, leaving business behind would take work
(Business ~ 01/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- On Inauguration Day next January, the 45th president will parade past the new Trump Hotel Washington, which Donald Trump says soon will be among the world's finest. If the current Republican front-runner wins the White House, his hotel on ground leased from the federal government would represent just a small piece of the largest business empire to belong to a sitting president...
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Try high-tech workarounds to extend your battery life
(Business ~ 01/11/16)
LAS VEGAS -- It's enough to make you want to drop everything and race for the nearest power outlet: Your workday isn't even done, and your smartphone or laptop battery already is in the red zone. If you hope techno-progress will dispel that depleted feeling, you may be in for a long wait. Battery life is constrained by limitations in chemistry, and improvements aren't keeping pace with demands from modern gadgets...
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Campbell says it supports federal standard for GMO labeling
(Business ~ 01/11/16)
NEW YORK -- Campbell Soup said it supports mandatory national labeling for products containing genetically modified ingredients, and it will stop backing efforts opposing such disclosures. The change of heart by the maker of Pepperidge Farm cookies, Prego sauces and Spaghetti-Os marks a break from industry groups that have sought to make labeling voluntary...
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U.S. coal production falls to lowest level in nearly 30 years
(Business ~ 01/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. coal production has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 30 years, as cheaper sources of power and stricter environmental regulations reduce demand, according to preliminary government figures. A report released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates 900 million short tons of coal were produced last year, a drop from about 1 billion short tons in 2014. That's the lowest volume since 1986...
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State briefs 1/11/16
(State News ~ 01/11/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri is getting an initial $1 million in federal funding to help repair roads and bridges damaged by flooding. The Federal Highway Administration on Friday announced the emergency relief funding. Federal highway administrator Gregory Nadeau said the money is meant to help with the most critical repairs as the state continues to assess damage. Nadeau said more resources will become available...
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Judge dismisses naked violinist's claims
(National News ~ 01/11/16)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge has dismissed a nude protester's claim police violated his rights by arresting him while he played violin stark-naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland. Matthew T. Mglej, 26, of Hillsboro, Oregon, sued the Portland police and the county last January, seeking $1.1 million in damages. He was arrested for indecent exposure in May 2014. The judge said Mglej's nudity didn't advance a specific message, so it wasn't protected...
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People on the move 1/11/16
(Business ~ 01/11/16)
Michael Dodd, DO, has joined Saint Francis Healthcare System as a medical partner. Dodd served as a pharmacy and chemotherapy technician at Saint Francis Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences...
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Joyce Livingston
(Obituary ~ 01/11/16)
Joyce Ann "Mickey" Livingston, 73, of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/11/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Taylor Ray Henson, 19, 609 Mason St., was arrested on suspicion of DWI, expired license plates and possession of alcohol by a minor...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/11/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assists were made at 12:41 a.m. on Pine Hill Spur; 10:02 a.m. on Gordonville Road; 12:30 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 6:38 p.m. on South Hanover Street; and 9:20 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Speak Out 1/11/15
(Speak Out ~ 01/11/16)
I would like to say a big thank you to the Drury family for placing the Nativity scene on their property near the Fruitland exit and U.S. 61. It is such a beautiful display. I look forward to it every year. Thank you very much. Fearing the worst, crotchety columnist Mike Jensen has already moved into "Anyone but Hillary" mode. Thus, the incredulous has happened. Michael Jensen, once a thoughtful man of common sense, has endorsed Donald Trump...
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Prayer 1/11/16
(Prayer ~ 01/11/16)
O God, may our feet be fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Amen.
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Blues end five-game skid with OT victory vs. Kings
(Professional Sports ~ 01/11/16)
LOS ANGELES -- The St. Louis Blues must be getting used to extra time. Saturday night, they finally put one in the win column after three frustrating losses in a row. Alex Pietrangelo tied it in the second period and Troy Brouwer got the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout, giving the Blues a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings...
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Out of the past: Jan. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 01/11/16)
The cost of mailing a letter is going up. It's uncertain whether it will be 4 cents or a nickel, but the price of first-class stamps is likely to jump to 29 cents, a penny less than the Postal Service requested. Upsetting a two-year trend of no homicides in the city of Cape Girardeau, 1990 saw three homicides. ...
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