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Firefighter struck by falling debris at house fire
(Local News ~ 06/16/18)
A Cape Girardeau firefighter was struck by falling debris while battling a house fire Thursday. The firefighter was wearing full protective gear, including his helmet, fire officials said. He was transported to a hospital where he was evaluated and released, according to the fire department...
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Southeast regents give Vargas a new three-year contract
(Local News ~ 06/16/18)
The president of Southeast Missouri State University has a new, three-year contract, which keeps his salary and annuity at the current level, school officials said Friday. The Board of Regents voted to offer the contract to president Carlos Vargas-Aburto earlier this week...
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Voters to decide between two GOP candidates in Cape County prosecutor's race
(Local News ~ 06/16/18)
Attorneys Mark Welker and William Bryant will compete for Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney in the Aug. 7 Republican primary election. The winner will be unopposed in the November general election. Welker of Cape Girardeau announced his candidacy last week after Prosecutor Chris Limbaugh said he would resign to take a position as general counsel to Gov. Mike Parson...
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Jackson natives compete in 260-mile canoe race
(Local News ~ 06/16/18)
Zach Walter and Chandler Doughten, 20 and both from Jackson, completed the annual 260-mile competition known as the Texas Water Safari on Wednesday, with a total time of 84 hours and 45 minutes. The race started at 9 a.m. June 9 — stretching from the San Marcos River to the bay at Seadrift, Texas — with 140 teams participating...
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Cakes Reanimated working on a brick-and-mortar location
(Local News ~ 06/16/18)
Her sun-washed kitchen evokes an ice-cream parlor with its white walls and black-and-white checkerboard floor, but the rolling tool chest and stainless-steel industrial cart start to tell more of Becky Brown’s Cakes Reanimated story. Brown has worked as a professional in-home baker of special-occasion cakes for six years, and along the way, she’s accumulated clients — and a lot of specialty equipment...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/16/18)
Today is Saturday, June 16, the 167th day of 2018. There are 198 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1963, the world's first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6; Tereshkova spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times before returning safely...
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Out of the past: June 16
(Out of the Past ~ 06/16/18)
A federal appeal court yesterday lassoed efforts to keep about 20 wild horses roaming free along a 24-mile stretch of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Southern Missouri; in a 2-1 opinion, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis reversed a lower court ruling and vacated an injunction that had prohibited the National Park Service from removing the horses, which live along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers in Shannon County...
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Senior Center Menus for June 18-22
(Community ~ 06/16/18)
Monday: Glazed ham slice or turkey tetrazzini, candided sweet potatoes, fruit spinach salad, whole-grain bread and chilled apricots or birthday cake. Tuesday: Chicken and rice or cabbage roll, green peas, pickled beets, whole-grain garlic bread and blushing pears or banana pudding...
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Oberlohr - Gardner
(Engagement ~ 06/16/18)
Ken and Carol Oberlohr of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen, to Lucas Gardner of St. Louis. He is the son of Doug and Cindy Gardner of Kansas City, Missouri. Kristen is a 2011 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Art degree in elementary education in 2015 from University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Elementary Administration in 2017 from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Grandpa called it horsemint
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
I found this wonderful native wildflower blooming in a brushy weed patch in Scott County, Missouri. The bloom, which reminded me of a small king's crown, was at the top of the approximately 3-1/2 feet tall plant. Grandpa called this flower "horsemint." It is also called bee balm, monarda and wild bergamot. Any of these names will work in identifying this North American wildflower which blooms in various sizes and light to dark shades of pinks and lavender throughout its wide range...
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Adopt Lillian 6-17-18
(Community ~ 06/16/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Lillian is a 3-year-old cat looking for a loving home She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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FYI 6-17-18
(Community ~ 06/16/18)
The United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency, or FSA, is seeking nominations of producers to lead, serve and represent their community on the Scott County committee, according to a recent news release. Producers may nominate themselves or others. Organizations, including those representing beginning, women and minority producers, may also nominate candidates to better serve their communities...
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Learning briefs 6-17-18
(Community ~ 06/16/18)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2018-2019 academic year. Chaffee, Missouri: Joseph Landewee has received the Dual Credit Scholarship. Landewee is the son of Carl and Jennifer Landewee of Chaffee, and is a 2018 graduate of Delta High School...
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Club news 6-17-18
(Community News ~ 06/16/18)
The Cape Girardeau County FCE Council met on June 7 at the University of Missouri Extension Office. Mary Klaproth, president, presided over the meeting. Linda Thompson, member of Town and Country FCE Club, gave the devotion, "No Prayer Goes Unheard." JoAnn Hahs, in the absence of the secretary, Agnes Wachter, read the minutes. Jean Rehak gave the treasurer's report which is on file...
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City reminders, visitors, book planned and summertime fun
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
Happy birthday to Bill Dysinger, Shawn Nix, Peggy Lee, Berta Payne, Stephanie Phillips, Beth Eichhorn, Janice Trankler, Chris Qualls, Ryan Dirnberger, Amber Schlitt, Jason Umfleet, Amanda Ford, Carl Kagle, Terry Glenzy, Regina Wall, Ashlie Smith, Pat Burger, Don Moss, Laura Schilling, Ronnie Eichhorn, Mabel Redenbeaux, Randy Rister, Jerry Lee, Mamie Cooper, Nick Powderly, Brittany Bennett and Devohn Foulk...
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High tunnels
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
Since we moved to Scott City back in '86, we have grown a garden pretty much every year. I can't remember not having a garden even when we lived on Harvard. Several things seemed like they always made gardening a little more difficult here in Missouri. ...
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Yosemite's haven for giant sequoias ready for visitors
(Community ~ 06/16/18)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Yosemite National Park's largest sequoia grove is ready to open to the public after crews completed a restoration project to protect the nearly 500 ancient trees, officials said Thursday. Mariposa Grove, a 4-acre (1.50-hectare) habitat of the towering reddish-brown trees, will open Friday after being closed for three years, said Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman...
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Father's Day nap time
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
It's Father's Day. I don't want a card or a gift or lunch from my loved ones. I want to tell my wife and daughters to save their money. I mean it. You want to give me something? How about a nap? As the start of the seventh decade of my life fast approaches, I'm more interested these days in conserving my energy. Midday sleep helps. I'm also more engaged in directly helping others than I've been at any previous time in my life...
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Abandon self-consciousness
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
The other weekend I sat outside a coffee shop, listening to a jazz duo play Carole King and Van Morrison. All of a sudden, a little girl walking by stood in front of us. The girl was around four years old, wearing a pink dress with popsicles printed on it. ...
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Appreciate what you have before it's too late
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
What does it take before we finally wake up, before we finally realize that time doesn't last forever? One thinks he can accomplish something or take a trip, tomorrow. Yet, the present is all we really have. Proverbs 27:1 warns us when it says, "Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring."...
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Vacation snack ideas will travel well so you can too
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
For many families it is vacation time. Long car rides to the beach or to another wonderful destination might be a little more tolerable with a few snacks in the car. Today I am sharing a few recipes for snack food items that will travel well in airtight storage containers and will keep several days. There are many more recipes in this column online, so be sure to go there to read vacation snack treat recipes...
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Spotty leaves and wilting
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
This has been an unusual gardening year. Or, it is a usual gardening year but we don't always remember how unusual other springs have been. So much for nonsense. I have been inundated with gardeners bringing me pictures of problems they are having with plants in their gardens, landscapes, and shrub beds. The usual pictures are brown spots on leaves, leaves that are wilting, branches that have lost all of their leaves, etc...
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Saving tax dollars; hopefully more with my resignation
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
Last September, after being appointed by President Donald J. Trump, I was sworn in as alternate federal co-chair of the Delta Regional Authority, a federal-state partnership focused on economic development throughout the Lower Mississippi Valley. I will always be immensely grateful to the President for this opportunity and to Missouri Sen. ...
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Missouri teen rescued after fall on Grand Teton park climb
(State News ~ 06/16/18)
MOOSE, Wyo. — Grand Teton National Park rangers rescued a Missouri teen injured in a fall while descending a mountain next to Jenny Lake in northwest Wyoming. The National Park Service said 18-year-old Derek Wilcock of Kansas City fell about 30 feet around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. ...
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Missouri Ethics Commission tosses complaint against Hawley
(State News ~ 06/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley over pro bono legal services he received in 2016. The complaint dismissed Thursday was filed by Democratic attorney Jane Dueker. ...
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Missouri auditor backs decision to not pay Greitens' lawyers
(State News ~ 06/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway said she’s glad the state has declined to pay private attorneys who represented former Gov. Eric Greitens’ office against potential impeachment proceedings. Office of Administration commissioner Sarah Steelman determined Thursday the lawyers’ work primarily benefited Greitens personally and not the governor’s office. ...
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Democratic group challenges Missouri voter ID law
(State News ~ 06/16/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s voter ID law is facing a legal challenge from a national progressive organization alleging it creates undue burdens for voters who lack the required photo identification. The Democratic-aligned Priorities USA filed the lawsuit on behalf of Mildred Gutierrez, 70, of Jackson County, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Missing 3-year-old found in cornfield, dog at her side
(State News ~ 06/16/18)
QULIN, Mo. -- A 3-year-old girl is safe after spending the night in a rural Missouri cornfield, her faithful dog by her side. In fact, the tiny Yorkshire terrier played a role in her rescue. The ordeal began around 8:30 p.m. Thursday with a 911 call the girl had wandered away from her home near Qulin in Butler County...
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Gov. Parson says he won't block people on social media
(State News ~ 06/16/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson will no longer block users on his social-media accounts as he did when he served as lieutenant governor, according to the new governor's staff. Parson and former Gov. Eric Greitens were the only Missouri statewide officials who regularly blocked critics and others on their social-media accounts, drawing criticism from free-speech advocates...
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Peter Kinder resigns federal agency post, concludes position unnecessary and waste of tax dollars
(Local News ~ 06/16/18)
Former Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has resigned from a leadership position with a federal agency, concluding his position was not needed and a waste of tax dollars. He said Friday he will continue to live in his hometown of Cape Girardeau and plans to take a job in the private sector. He said he is not ready to disclose that job, but the employment opportunity factored into his decision to leave the federal agency...
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Area police report 6-17-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/16/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Deandre Betts, 21, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a probation and parole warrant. n Stephanie Wilson, 46, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for stealing and on a Cape Girardeau County warrant...
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Area fire report 6-17-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/16/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 1:06 a.m. on East Rodney Street, 4:19 a.m. on Whitener Street, 5:36 a.m. on East Rodney Drive, 7:19 a.m. on North Sprigg Street, 11:13 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road, 12:14 p.m. on Aquamsi Street, 1:08 p.m. on Helmsdale Drive, 1:19 p.m. on Bellevue Street, 3:32 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive, 4:37 p.m. on Linden Street, 5:39 p.m. on Whitener Street and 7:56 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Afghan official: U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief
(International News ~ 06/16/18)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday...
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War games suspension raises concern in Seoul
(International News ~ 06/16/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- After being blindsided by President Donald Trump's decision to shelve major U.S. military exercises in South Korea, Seoul appears to be going along with it. A senior South Korean presidential official said Friday that Washington and Seoul have begun discussions on temporarily suspending the massive "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" exercises usually scheduled in August and possibly other joint drills while nuclear diplomacy with North Korea continues. ...
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Fierce fighting intensifies outside Yemen airport
(International News ~ 06/16/18)
SANAA, Yemen -- A Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni fighters backing the country's government were on the verge of seizing control of the airport of a vital rebel-held port as fighting intensified Friday, with pro-government forces within yards of the airport gates...
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Justice report provides ammo for Trump, critics
(National News ~ 06/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- A Justice Department watchdog report has turned into Washington's latest Rorschach test, with President Donald Trump and his critics each cherry picking what they want to see from its findings to either discredit or defend investigators conducting the probe into the White House...
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White House: Trump supports GOP leaders' immigration bill
(National News ~ 06/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration legislation through the House, when he said he wouldn't sign a "moderate" package. But the White House later walked back the comments, formally endorsing the measure and saying Trump had been confused...
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Judge jails Manafort after witness-tampering charge
(National News ~ 06/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was jailed Friday after a federal judge revoked his house arrest over allegations of witness tampering in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. The order by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson adds to the already intense pressure on President Donald Trump's former top campaign aide in the special counsel's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign and the possible coordination with Trump aides...
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Trump claims FBI 'plotting' despite report
(National News ~ 06/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump disputed Justice Department findings former FBI director James Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe was not politically motivated, declaring there was "total bias" at the FBI and the "top people" at the agency were "plotting against my election."...
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David Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- David Wiseman, 58, of Advance passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at his home. He was born July 1, 1959, at Sikeston, Missouri, the son of Odis and Evelyn Cooper Wiseman. David and Judy Myers were united in marriage Feb. 19, 1978. He and Billie Limbaugh Bowman later married April 22, 2005, at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and she survives of the home...
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Virginia Morse
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
Virginia Lee Morse, 78, of Jackson passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at her home. She was born Jan. 31, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Luther and Imogene Edmonds Wise. Virginia taught school for 36 years in Sikeston, Missouri, retiring in 1998. She was a member of Connection Point Church in Jackson. She formerly taught Sunday school at First Baptist Church in Blodgett, Missouri...
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Christine Leonard
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
Christine M. "Chris" Leonard, 69, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Salem, Missouri, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at her home. A memorial service may be announced at a later date. Cremation accorded by McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Agnes Landewee
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
ORAN, Mo. -- Agnes Landewee, 79, of Oran died Friday, June 15, 2018, at her family home. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. Burial will be in the church cemetary...
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Paul Kesterson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
Paul R. Kesterson Sr., 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 5, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Jessie Edward and Alice Lee Parker Kesterson. He and JoAnn Followell were married May 19, 1951, at Cape Girardeau...
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Charles Graham
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
Charles Albert Graham, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Lutheran Home. He was born Feb. 15, 1926, in Holland, Missouri, to Regie Burlon and Mamye Lorene Sackers Graham. He and Dorothy Francis were married Jan. 26, 1951, at Piggott, Arkansas...
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James Englehart
(Obituary ~ 06/16/18)
James Burnell Englehart, 84, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 17, 1933, in Jackson to William Herbert and Agnes Estelle Bandy Englehart. He and Madonna Eggers were married Dec. 27, 1956, at Jackson. James served in the Air Force in the Korean War from 1952 to 1956. He served in Japan for two and a half of those years...
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Trade war looms as Trump slaps tariffs on Chinese imports
(National News ~ 06/16/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump brought the world's two biggest economies to the brink of a trade war Friday by announcing a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports to take effect July 6. Beijing quickly responded it would retaliate with penalties of the same scale on American goods -- and it spelled out details to impose tariffs on 545 U.S. exports, including farm products, autos and seafood, according to the Xinhua state news agency...
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Forgetting the neigh-sayers
(Community ~ 06/16/18)
Dirt covers the floor, the sun is shining brightly outside and a constant giggle is shining through the arena inside. With her hair tied back, helmet on and boots pulled up, Lindyn Davenport takes the reins. Just like any other horse-loving 6 year old child, Lindyn is anxious to hop on her horse and trot around; however, Lindyn's time with the horses means a lot more than just riding. It means practicing her skills in a different means than her average peers...
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A community rallies behind Honorable Young Men's Club
(Column ~ 06/16/18)
Kids need a mom and dad actively involved in their lives. Years ago that would have been a given. But in today's culture, it's an important reminder. The role each parent plays in child rearing not only affects youngsters in their formative years, but it makes a difference in our culture for generations...
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Prayer 6/17/18
(Prayer ~ 06/16/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we, with one voice, praise your name. Amen.
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