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Jury convicts Charleston man of second-degree murder over botched drug deal
(Local News ~ 12/01/18)
A Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court jury convicted a Charleston, Missouri, man of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a teenager during a botched drug deal, prosecutors said Friday. Following a two-day trial in Jackson, a jury Wednesday found Jonas Phillips, 30, guilty of murder, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. The charges stemmed from the May 19, 2016, shooting at a Cape Girardeau apartment building in the 200 block of North Lorimier Street...
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Fog rolls on the river Friday morning
(Local News ~ 12/01/18)
Motor vessel Chippewa travels north on the Mississippi River as it passes in front of the southbound Marquette Transportation push boat Mary Kay Eckstein on Friday in Cape Girardeau.
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A Meadow Heights extracurricular: Coon hunt night
(Local News ~ 12/01/18)
Meadow Heights High School FFA is hosting its 20th annual youth coon hunt Saturday beginning at dusk, with $1,000 worth of rewards in store for those who “tree” and bring back their prized raccoons. Raccoons are nocturnal animals and a special dog breed of coonhounds is responsible for running the prey up into a nearby tree. This assists the capture and killing of the animal by the hunter...
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New store specializing in candles, wax melts to open at Town Plaza
(Local News ~ 12/01/18)
RJ Home Sense will be adding a touch of scent and shabby-chic glamour to Town Plaza, starting today. The shop will specialize in hand-made candles and wax melts, co-owner Joseph Flood said. “It basically started in our garage as a hobby,” Flood said. “We enjoy candles like everybody else does, but we wanted something more natural, organic.”...
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Cape woman pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter over fatal dog attack
(Local News ~ 12/01/18)
A Cape Girardeau woman pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter after a 13-month-old girl she was baby-sitting died from injuries sustained in a dog attack. Erica Jordan, 33, of Cape Girardeau entered the guilty plea in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors...
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Out of the past: Dec. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 12/01/18)
Cape Girardeau residents whose homes were damaged by this summer's flooding can have the structures demolished at no cost through a grant program approved yesterday by the state; the Missouri Department of Economic Development is providing $105,000 to raze up to 30 flood-damaged buildings...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
Today is Saturday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2018. There are 30 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident sparked a year-long boycott of the buses by blacks...
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Haman - Amos
(Wedding ~ 12/01/18)
Halie Nicole Haman and Christopher John Amos were married Sept. 1 at the Rusted Route Farms with the Rev. Grant Gillard officiating. Parents of the bride are Mike and Teresa Haman. John and Renee Amos are parents of the groom. The maid of honor was Kelli Brown, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Ashleigh Lawson, Ashley Glaus and Mikayla Oster, all friends of the bride...
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Ferguson - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 12/01/18)
Dale and Patricia K. Ferguson of Scott City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 28. Ferguson and the former Patricia Daniels were married Nov. 28, 1968, in Bridgeton, Missouri. The Rev. Paul Ross performed the ceremony. The best man was Robert Rockford. The maid of honor was Judith Ann Ross...
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Privilege versus a right
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
Been thinking the past several months about a "privilege" versus a "right." Two similar topics but so connected in many many ways. I did a search on DuckDuckGo and came up with a definition as follows: "A privilege is a special entitlement granted to a restricted group or person, either by birth or on a conditional basis, and can be revoked. ...
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Use the slow lane when choosing holiday gifts this year
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
NEW YORK -- The world is fast and furious. Why not slow it down for the holidays? Ways to achieve that lofty goal are plentiful. Some ideas on how to give the gift of slow living: The podcast is hosted by the Australian Brook McAlary, a mother of two. She's a 30-something writer from the Blue Mountains near Sydney who suffered severe postnatal depression in 2011. That's when she decided to embrace minimalism and simplicity in her life...
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Schoolcraft crossed Southeast Missouri 200 years ago
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
Two hundred years ago today, a 25-year-old adventurer and his companion spent the day south of present-day Dora, Missouri, grinding corn and making moccasins. The young man was Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, his companion Levi Pettibone. The two had left Potosi, Missouri, on Nov. ...
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A pink mushroom
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
Autumn is a good time to see mushrooms in the Southeast Missouri woods. Many of the spring and summer mushrooms are short lived and long gone, but some, like the two I show here, are easily found now that the leaves have fallen. The two different mushrooms I show you here were growing so close they were touching each other. They were growing on a fallen red oak log...
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Senior Center menus for Dec. 2-7
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
Monday: Chicken strips or beef liver and onions, mashed potatoes and gravy, California-blend veggies, whole-grain bread and applesauce or Texas sheet cake. Tuesday: Hamburger stroganoff or Reuben casserole, green sweet peas, beets, whole-grain garlic bread and Mandarin oranges or red velvet cake...
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Adopt Tom 12-2-18
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Tom is a sweet 11-year-old boy looking for a loving home. He also came with a light orange brother if you are interested! He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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'Tis the season for matching jammies
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
Amy and Kevin Wilson began giving their three sons matching pajamas at Christmas for a reason: They wanted their little ones to get excited about going to bed so that they, the adults, could get ready for Christmas morning. Now, more than 15 years later, the pajamas have become a cherished family tradition, albeit a silly one. The Wilson boys -- Jack, 20; Owen, 17; and Sam, 13 -- have even pledged to continue the custom with their own families when they are older...
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Learning briefs 12-2-18
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
The 2018 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will include Abigail Breite of Cape Girardeau, a student at Murray State University in Kentucky. Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory choose students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success...
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FYI 12-2-18
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
Menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, fried potatoes, biscuits and gravy, homemade coffee cake, fruit and beverages. 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec 9, at St. Joseph Parish, 138 St. Joseph Lane, Perryville. Adults: $8.00; Children (ages 5-12): $4.00; Under 5: Free...
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Alma Schrader Elementary 1st quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 12/01/18)
A Honor Roll 4th grade: Ethan Adams, Parker Altenthal, Ke'Marion Banks, Solie Becking, Truman Below, Isaac Belvin, Henry Bertrand, Brylee Bockhorst, Dylan Boyer, Allie Cairns, Joe Cao, Riley Cockerham, Aubrey Coher, Kaiden Cracraft, Morgan Curtis, Miles Damerall, Hudson Dennis, Akitha Dias, Zachary Dowdy, Madilyn Dunham, Warner Durham, Corinna Fisher, Sydney Ford, Finn Gorman, Sarah Higgins, Lilly Hobbs, Virginia Hoppe, Maya Kight, Peyton Koch, Robert Kuntze, Isaiah Lee, Jasmine Loveless, Alex Madlock, Logan Margetta, Ella McGowen, Maxwell Moorman, Kristian Murdock, Caden Ogles, Mason Oliver, Zavier Schneider, Maybry Shaver, Chloe Smith, Leila Smith, Aidan Snell, Katelyn Southard, Lily Sparks, Olivia Spratt, Addy Suhre, Caitlin Todd, John Trueblood, Kaidren Wickware, Alexis Wilson, Parker Young.. ...
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Caring for Christmas trees
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
Christmas is in the air. I have been driving around town and seeing Christmas trees for sale on tree lots. They have lots of beautiful fresh Christmas trees, garlands, swags, roping and wreaths for sale. This really puts me in the Christmas spirit. These sights also remind me of my growing up years around Christmas. ...
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Respecting, really respecting, others' beliefs
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
The late Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, creator of the Fantastic Four and other superheroes, is reported to have said the following: "I don't have inspiration. I only have ideas. Ideas and deadlines." Lee's words describe my situation with this column. What follows isn't inspired, but it is an idea. And I have a deadline set by the newspaper...
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Babies give insight at Christmas time
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
Whether we dote on babies or not, there's something about seeing, touching and bouncing an infant at Christmas. They are so soft, smell like baby power, usually, and are so cute and sweet. As you can tell I am a lover of the cuddly little people. As I saw a baby on television the other night, I gained insight I had failed to see before. ...
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What you seek
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
In a village of 2,000 people in western Germany, strangers helped me understand more deeply what Jesus means in Matthew 7:7 (NAB). It goes like this: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you."...
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Christmas memories and the Salvation Army
(Column ~ 12/01/18)
I have vivid memories of Christmastime from my childhood. There was church and plenty of Christmas music. Live Nativity scenes. Going to West Park Mall to see Santa and the enormous mechanical bear that would talk to you. And there was the ringing of Salvation Army bells...
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Prayer 12-2-18
(Prayer ~ 12/01/18)
Father God, we praise you, for the joy of the Lord Jesus is our strength. Amen.
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Woman accused of fatal store stabbing arrested days before
(State News ~ 12/01/18)
BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. -- Police in two St. Louis suburbs had arrested a Tennessee woman twice in the days before she allegedly stabbed a stranger to death inside an area store. St. Ann police arrested Cameka Cathey for fleeing from officers investigating a call about a suspicious vehicle Nov. 24, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Cathey, 34, was released and arrested hours later by Breckenridge Hills police for allegedly stealing a vehicle from an auto shop...
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Woman charged with road-rage killing had troubled past
(State News ~ 12/01/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri woman charged with murder in the road-rage death of another motorist previously worked as a nurse in Arkansas until her license was suspended for stealing prescription painkillers. Elizabeth McKeown, 46, is jailed without bond after pleading not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Nov. 20 death of 57-year-old Barbara Foster, the Springfield News-Leader reported. No attorney is listed for her in online court records...
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St. Louis indictments seen as glimpse of police mindset during protests
(State News ~ 12/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The indictment of four St. Louis police officers provides a troubling glimpse into the mindset of officers who were eager to rough up protesters during a tumultuous period in 2017, civil rights leaders said Friday. The federal indictment announced Thursday accuses officers Dustin Boone, Randy Hays and Christopher Myers of attacking an undercover colleague during a 2017 protest, not knowing he was an officer, and trying to obstruct the investigation. ...
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Report: More women coming to Illinois for abortions
(State News ~ 12/01/18)
CHICAGO -- More women have been crossing state lines to get abortions in Illinois, according to a report that comes at a time other states are seeking new restrictions on the procedure. The findings released this week by the Illinois Department of Public Health show more than 5,500 women from other states traveled to Illinois last year for the procedure, up from about 4,500 women in 2016, the Chicago Tribune reported...
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Hotelgoers' data breached
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
NEW YORK -- Hackers stole information on as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel empire over four years, obtaining credit card and passport numbers and other personal data, the company said Friday as it acknowledged one of the largest security breaches in history...
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Admin approves seismic testing for oil
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration Friday authorized use of seismic air guns to find oil and gas formations deep underneath the Atlantic Ocean floor, reversing Obama administration policies and drawing outrage from critics who say the practice can disturb or injure whales, sea turtles and other marine life...
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Putin charms other leaders after Trump cancels meeting
(International News ~ 12/01/18)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Russia is putting on a brave face after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly junked a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It's all about internal U.S. politics and "anti-Russian hysteria," Russian officials shrug...
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U.S. to cut troops along border with Mexico
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. plans to cut the number of active-duty troops along the border with Mexico but extend the unusual deployment for another 45 days, U.S. officials said Friday. Overall troop levels assigned to assist the Department of Homeland Security with border enforcement will drop from 5,600 to about 4,000 under a new proposal from the agency to the Pentagon...
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In GM country, workers staying with Trump
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- Since General Motors announced its decision this week to shut down its hulking Lordstown plant -- the anchor of this northeast Ohio town -- workers on the line have had nothing but questions. Will they have jobs come spring? Should they put in for transfers and move their families to Texas or Tennessee? How much should they spend on Christmas?...
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Mueller considers new charges for ex-Trump campaign chairman
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort may face additional charges after lawyers in the special counsel's Russia investigation said he lied to them and broke his plea agreement, prosecutors said Friday. The latest development in Manafort's case comes at a time of public activity in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. ...
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Trump vs. the world -- G-20 summit stumbles on issues
(International News ~ 12/01/18)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Divisions among the world leading economies emerged from the moment their leaders gathered Friday in Argentina: Donald Trump struck his own deals and angered allies, and the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia bonded amid criticism from European powers...
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African strife weighs on children
(International News ~ 12/01/18)
DAKAR, Senegal -- Children are bearing the brunt of five years of fighting in Central African Republic as thousands are trapped in armed groups, many suffer sexual violence, tens of thousands go hungry and one in four have fled their homes, the United Nations children's agency said Friday...
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Ukraine bars Russian males, upping ante in latest conflict
(International News ~ 12/01/18)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials upped the ante Friday in their nation's growing confrontation with Russia, announcing a travel ban for most Russian men and searching the home of an influential cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church. The long-simmering conflict bubbled over Sunday when Russian border guards rammed into and opened fire on three Ukrainian boats near the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. ...
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Officer charged with murder in neighbor's death
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
DALLAS -- A white former Dallas police officer was indicated on murder charges Friday, nearly three months after she fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she entered by mistake, believing it to be her own. Amber Guyger told fellow officers she opened fire when Botham Jean appeared in the darkness...
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Back-to-back earthquakes shatter roads and windows in Alaska
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city...
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Area fire report 12-2-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/01/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 4:42 a.m. on Nottingham Lane, 4:49 a.m. on Perryville Road, 5:45 a.m. on William Street, 8:35 a.m. on Linden Street, 9:37 a.m. on South Hanover Street, 3:30 p.m. on William Street, 6:11 p.m. on Pearl Street, 6:44 p.m. on Dunklin Street and 7:46 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Area police report 12-2-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/01/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Driving while intoxicated and not driving in a single lane were reported at Broadway and North Sprigg Street. A suspect was in custody pending formal charges...
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Out of the past: Dec. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 12/01/18)
Fourteen Missouri Counties -- including Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Madison -- are included in a disaster declaration issued yesterday by President Bill Clinton through the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the declaration was requested by Gov. Mel Carnahan in response to severe storms, tornadoes and flash flooding that occurred in the state from Nov. 13 to 18...
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'One day at a time' for schools recovering from hurricane
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Since students in the Florida Panhandle county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael returned to classrooms in early November, they've dealt with power outages, sporadic internet, missing friends, larger classes and shared buildings. Students displaced from heavily damaged Bay County schools have moved into less damaged schools, where one school holds classes in the morning and the other school holds classes in the afternoon...
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California winery and Oregon meet to defuse labeling dispute over pinot noir
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon regulators and a California winery accused of misrepresenting the Oregon origins of its bestselling pinot noir, an act that infuriated local winemakers, said Thursday after a preliminary meeting they're hopeful they can resolve the dispute...
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Hawk seen in Maine park from S. Am.
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
PORTLAND, Maine -- A hawk native to Central and South America drew a lot of attention from Maine's birding community Friday after appearing in a park, where it brawled with a fellow raptor and dined on a squirrel. The great black hawk has been a source of fascination in Maine since it was first spotted by Biddeford bird fans in August, and it popped up in Portland's Deering Oaks Park on Thursday. ...
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TV holiday joy means Reba, 'Wonderful Life,' Santa
(Entertainment ~ 12/01/18)
LOS ANGELES -- In need of a jolt of holiday joy? Or a comforting spot of romance or silliness or spirituality? Television has you covered. There are classic old movies ("It's a Wonderful Life") and a sleigh full of new wannabes; Christmas carols galore; the majesty of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and, for New Year's Eve homebodies, Manhattan's Times Square ball drop among the possibilities...
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DAR Distinguished Award and Metal to Don Cook
(Submitted Story ~ 12/01/18)
Beth Biri Regent of the John Guild Chapter DAR presented the DAR Distinguished Award and Metal to Don Cook.
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Twice Inherited car comes home to veteren
(Submitted Story ~ 12/01/18)
Human Interest: My dad and I are both 20 year veterans. He was a remarkable man and served in Korea and Vietnam and he even had a heart transplant at Mizzou (from a Kansas City teenager). He died 10 years ago and my sister inherited his car. She recently passed away and the car was just given to me. I made a video about the car to feel better. Maybe someone else will appreciate it too...
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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
(National News ~ 12/01/18)
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) -- George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94...
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20 years of 'swapping': Susan McClanahan's 'Recipe Swap' celebrates milestone
(Community ~ 12/01/18)
In the 20 years since "Recipe Swap" first landed on the pages of the Southeast Missourian, columnist Susan McClanahan has seen vast changes in the way her column gets to the newsroom, but the center of her work hasn't changed. Food. It's food, and it's commentary...
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