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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/24/17
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Aug. 21 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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PB council weighing cost savings vs. 'obituary' for downtown in city hall move
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff City Council members are expected to meet today to discuss and vote again on a location for city hall, the police department and city court. The council engaged in a heated discussion Monday. Council members gave figures that varied greatly regarding potential costs related to two options: the use of existing downtown property on Second Street and the purchase and renovation of the Northwest Medical building in north Poplar Bluff...
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2 new chairs begin roles at Southeast; Hill replaces Bowen in university studies post
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
Southeast Missouri State University welcomes two new department chairs this fall and a new director for the University Studies program. Pam Parry has been named the new chairwoman of the Department of Mass Media, and Sumanth Yenduri has been appointed the new chairman of the Department of Computer Science...
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Fiber upgrade helped pave way for AT&T expansion
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
Last year’s creation of a “fiber corridor” was a major contributor to AT&T’s announcement to bring 150 jobs to its call center, company and city officials said. AT&T Missouri president John Sondag made the announcement Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce...
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Aldi preparing for major renovations
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
Aldi’s Cape Girardeau location will close for renovations in October but will reopen mid-November with expanded offerings. “The new look of our store will deliver on our customers’ desire for a modern and convenient shopping experience with a focus on fresh items,” O’Fallon division vice president for Aldi Rob Jeffries said in an email. “Including more robust produce, dairy and bakery sections.”...
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City, Elmwood Farms settle condemnation case; court still must rule on 'heritage value'
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
The city of Cape Girardeau has agreed to pay $90,000 to the owners of the historic Elmwood property along Bloomfield Road to settle a land condemnation case. But the judge in the case could order the city to pay another $45,000 in "heritage value" to property owners Patrick and Cheryl Evans after a court hearing, scheduled for October...
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Waller withdraws motions in federal case
(Local News ~ 08/24/17)
Convicted murderer James Clay Waller II withdrew his pretrial motions Wednesday in federal court in Cape Girardeau, including motions to suppress evidence and dismiss the charge against him. U.S. Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni accepted his decision, but only after repeatedly questioning Waller as to whether he understood the consequences of his decision...
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Through a child's eyes: Southeast Missouri schoolchildren offer their perceptions after witnessing Monday’s total solar eclipse
(Community ~ 08/24/17)
Students from around the area were able to experience the total solar eclipse Monday. Some, such as the fourth-grade class of Rhonda Young at Alma Schrader School, watched with their classmates at school. Others, such as the third-grade class of Amanda Ruhmann at Trinity Lutheran School, watched at Southeast Missouri State University, which hosted 17 school districts...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2017. There are 129 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing $30 billion in damage; 43 U.S. deaths were blamed on the storm...
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Trump plan does not change the war
(Column ~ 08/24/17)
On Monday President Trump delivered what was said to be a major speech about new policies for the war in Afghanistan. There were, however, no changes which seemed to me to be changing the course of the war. The President said that a major "pillar" of his new policy was that the U.S. ...
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1st50K winner adds to excitement for local entrepreneurship
(Editorial ~ 08/24/17)
How does an economy, local or national grow? One business at a time. Morning Star Behavioral Associates is the latest business to win the Codefi 1st50K competition, an aggressive campaign to boost the local economy through providing resources -- office space, technical assistance, infrastructure access, social support and community integration services -- needed for innovative businesses with new products or ideas...
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Taylor Swift ends intrigue, announces new album in November
(Entertainment ~ 08/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Yes, Taylor Swift fans, Wednesday was a lucky one for you. The pop star who whipped her army of Swifties into a frenzy with video snippets of slithery snake parts on social media posted the title of her new album, "reputation," and announced online it will be out Nov. 10...
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Pittsburgh police look for wig-wearing bank robber
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
PITTSBURGH -- Police and FBI agents are trying to find a bank robber who wore an unkempt woman's wig to disguise himself. Despite the suspect's goofy appearance, authorities are concerned because the man also had a knife when he approached a teller Monday morning at the Dollar Bank in the city. The robber also wore sunglasses. Authorities said the man was carrying a blue bag and ran away with an unspecified amount of money...
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Saudi-led airstrikes hit Yemen hotel, killing at least 41
(International News ~ 08/24/17)
CAIRO -- An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition struck a hotel near Yemen's capital Wednesday, killing at least 41 people as the alliance stepped up airstrikes against the Houthi rebels and their allies in and around Sanaa. The escalation comes amid a standoff in Sanaa between the two main components of the rebel alliance, Shiite fighters from the north known as Houthis and loyalists of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. There are mounting fears of street violence...
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Police: DNA of headless torso matches Swedish journalist
(International News ~ 08/24/17)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A headless torso found on a beach off Copenhagen has been identified as that of missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who is believed to have died on an amateur-built submarine earlier this month, Danish police said Wednesday. Wall, 30, was last seen alive Aug. 10 on Danish inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, which police said he intentionally sank off Denmark's eastern coast the following day...
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Former Oklahoma officer injects new racial element into 2014 slaying
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
TULSA, Okla. -- A white former police officer is headed for a fourth trial in the killing of his daughter's black boyfriend, but Shannon Kepler has added another racial element to the case: He contends prosecutors can't try him because he's a member of an American Indian tribe...
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Ex-CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick Trump off
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson is looking to crowdfund enough money to buy Twitter so President Donald Trump can't use it. Wilson launched the fundraiser last week, tweeting: "If @Twitter executives won't shut down Trump's violence and hate, then it's up to us. #BuyTwitter #BanTrump."...
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Trump bashes NAFTA in midst of talks to revamp trade deal
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Just a week into talks to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump already is threatening to abandon the 23-year-old pact with Canada and Mexico. At a high-profile campaign-style rally Tuesday night in Phoenix, Trump predicted the United States would "end up probably terminating" NAFTA "at some point," though he said he hadn't made a final decision...
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Warming Arctic spurs battles for riches, shipping routes
(International News ~ 08/24/17)
LANCASTER SOUND, Nunavut -- From a distance, the northern shores of Baffin Island in the Arctic appear barren -- a craggy world of snow-capped peaks and glaciers surrounded by a sea of floating ice even in the midst of summer. Yet beneath the forbidding surface of the world's fifth-largest island lies an exceptionally pure strain of iron ore, and the Baffinland mine is believed to hold enough of it to feed smelters for decades...
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Lab-made 'mini organs' helping doctors treat cystic fibrosis
(International News ~ 08/24/17)
UTRECHT, Netherlands -- Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with thick, sticky mucus. Despite taking more than a dozen pills and inhalers a day, the 53-year-old had to stop working and scale back doing the thing she loved best, horseback riding...
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Navy dismisses 7th Fleet commander after warship accidents
(International News ~ 08/24/17)
TOKYO -- The U.S. Navy dismissed the commander of the Asia-based 7th Fleet on Wednesday after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific. A two-sentence statement said Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, had relieved Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command."...
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Uncounted Kansas ballots fuel fears about Kobach's proposals
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
WICHITA, Kansas -- A conservative firebrand promoting President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud oversees a Kansas election system that threw out at least three times as many ballots as any similarly sized state did, fueling concerns about massive voter suppression should its practices become the national standard...
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Trump preaches unity to vets after fiery political speech
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
RENO, Nev. -- A day after a speech tearing into the media and members of his own political party, President Donald Trump returned to calls for unity and love as he spoke to veterans Wednesday at an American Legion conference. "We are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we face," Trump told the veterans, speaking in measured tones and adhering to his prepared remarks. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 08/24/17)
Thousands of Southeast Missouri State University students returned to Cape Girardeau on Sunday and over the weekend to begin fall classes today. At Capaha Park yesterday, the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce welcomed students back with a back-to-campus picnic...
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Rev. Charles Weber
(Obituary ~ 08/24/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Charles W. Weber, 80, of Chesterfield, Missouri, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. He was born Dec. 4, 1936, in Geneva, Nebraska, son of Walter Oscar and Ruth Goehring Weber. He graduated from Scribner High School in May 1955 and received a bachelor of arts from Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne, Nebraska, in May 1959. ...
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Juanita Holder
(Obituary ~ 08/24/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Juanita Holder, 88, of Advance passed away Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, in her home. Juanita was married to George William "Bill/Junior" Holder from 1949 until his passing in 1997. Juanita was born in 1929 in Advance, the daughter of Walter "Diz" Thompson and Dortha Angeline Tropf...
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Cape Girareau fire report 8/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 1:21 p.m. on William Street; 2:58 p.m. on Themis Street; 3:02 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; and 6:17 p.m. on North Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Jessica M. Eftink, 28, of Benton, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at 335 N. Kingshighway. Arrests n Regina L. Anderson, 53, of Farmington, Missouri, was arrested at Cape LaCroix Road and Lexington Avenue on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for leash requirements...
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Turbulence forces plane to land in St. Louis; 3 injured
(State News ~ 08/24/17)
ST. LOUIS — Three people are recovering from injuries after strong turbulence forced a regional-airline plane to divert to St. Louis. Officials with SkyWest Airlines said Flight 3167, operating under American Eagle, was traveling from Atlanta to Chicago on Tuesday evening when it hit severe turbulence, forcing a landing at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. ...
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Mo. Gov. Greitens makes several board, commission appointments
(State News ~ 08/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Eric Greitens announced appointments to several boards and commissions, including three new members of the Coordinating Board of Higher Education. The new members of the coordinating board announced Wednesday are Carl Bolm, the founder and owner of Investa Management; Bobby Robertson, CEO of Omnigo Software and chairman of the board of HEALTHCAREFirst, a healthware software technology company; and Shawn Saale, a lawyer with Saale & Bailey who specializes in estate law, business-succession planning and charitable giving. ...
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Oklahoma tribe pushes bid for Missouri casino
(State News ~ 08/24/17)
CUBA, Mo. -- A Native American tribe in Oklahoma has hired lobbyists in its bid to open a casino in Missouri. The Osage Nation hired former Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley on Aug. 15 to lobby on its behalf. The tribe also hired Tom Robbins and Shawn Rigger, two of Tilley's associates at Strategic Capitol Consulting Firm, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Gov. hints at consequences for Trump assassination post
(State News ~ 08/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said if a state lawmaker who expressed hope on Facebook that President Donald Trump would be assassinated doesn’t resign, steps will be taken to remove her from office. The Republican governor Wednesday hinted at further action against Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal. ...
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Harassment claims at Missouri Capitol inspire intern website
(State News ~ 08/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Groups unveiled a website Wednesday aimed at helping Missouri interns identify and respond to sexual harassment at the workplace, following recent claims of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior directed at interns at the Legislature...
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St. Louis removes Confederacy-related street
(State News ~ 08/24/17)
ST. LOUIS — Just months after dismantling a Confederate memorial, the city of St. Louis has torn up a related street that surrounds where the monument once stood. The St. Louis-Post Dispatch reported workers began plowing over Confederate Drive on Monday. ...
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Learning briefs 8/24/17
(Community ~ 08/24/17)
Brooke LaFentres of Scott City has received the University Scholarship and Residence Life Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University. LaFentres, the daughter of Doug LaFentres of Scott City and the late Linda LaFentres, is a 2017 graduate of Scott City High School...
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Hooked on Science: Sound blaster
(Community ~ 08/24/17)
n 18-ounce plastic cup n Metal Slinky n STEP 1: Hold the top ring of the Slinky to the bottom of the plastic cup. n STEP 2: Gently swing the Slinky back and forth, allowing the Slinky to hit the floor, and observe. Sound is vibrations moving through matter. As you swing the Slinky back and forth, allowing it to hit the floor, it vibrates. Those vibrations move through the Slinky to the cup. The cup amplifies the vibrations, allowing you to hear what sounds like Han Solo's blaster...
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Charlottesville covers Confederate statues with black shroud
(National News ~ 08/24/17)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Workers in Charlottesville draped giant black covers over two statues of Confederate generals Wednesday to symbolize the city's mourning for a woman killed while protesting a white-nationalist rally. The work began about 1 p.m. in Emancipation Park, where a towering monument of Gen. Robert E. Lee on horseback stands. Workers gathered around the monument with a large black drape...
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Prayer 8/24/17
(Prayer ~ 08/24/17)
O Heavenly Father, may we always first seek your righteousness. Amen.
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Young Entrepreneur Donates Lemonade Stand Profits to Cancer Center
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/17)
Although just 6 years old, Amelia Peters knows the good feeling that comes with helping others. Over the summer, Amelia operated a lemonade stand at her home to raise money to benefit cancer patients at the Southeast Cancer Center. “I wanted to do something to help cure cancer,” Amelia said. ...
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Cape Girardeau Photographer Named Bronze Medalist at International Photographic Competition
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/17)
Cape Girardeau Photographer Named Bronze Medalist at International Photographic Competition Carrie Perez of Photography by Carrie is honored by peers and jurors for high-quality photography. Cape Girardeau, MO – Carrie Perez of Photography by Carrie in Cape Girardeau, MO was named a Bronze Medalist during Professional Photographers of America's 2017 International Photographic Competition. ...
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SISTERS -JUST SWANGIN'
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/17)
Our daughter's Karla and Debbie while Karla and her husband were visiting from Pewaukee, WI
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Watermelon chillin"
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/17)
A day spent at Castor River Park with our daughter Karla and husband David along with Caleb,Nate,Gabe,Timmy, and Noah, visiting from Pewaukee, WI. Watermelon waiting to be eaten.
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A LOG FULL OF GRANDSONS
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/17)
A day at Castor River with our daughter Karla and husband David, and five of their sons. It was a fun day for all.
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