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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 11/13/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 11/13/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, Nov. 9, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Kenny Rogers Children's Center kicks off season with new project involving teenagers
(Local News ~ 11/13/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston is kicking off the holiday season with a new small-business project involving the teens it serves. KRCC executive director Michelle Fayette said the Center -- which helps children with special needs and their families -- has been exploring a project to assist the late-teenage patients and are excited for the small-business project, which has the goal of employing young adults with disabilities...
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Facebook page, group set up for Lawless investigation as investigator seeks public help
(Local News ~ 11/13/23)
The special prosecutor in the Angela “Mischelle” Lawless murder investigation has set up a Facebook page and private Facebook group seeking tips regarding the 1992 murder. Lawless was murdered Nov. 8, 1992, having died from three gunshots and found in her car on the exit ramp of Interstate 55 at Benton, Missouri. The original prosecution convicted the wrong man, who was found innocent in an exoneration in 2009...
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Jackson's Pizza Inn under new management
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
Brothers Stetson and Colten Proffer are longtime customers of the Pizza Inn buffet at 196 Drury Lane in Jackson. Now, they're going to be running the restaurant. "We feel like it was a good business decision," Stetson Proffer said. "It's always busy. A lot of people like it."...
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Economic developers play matchmaker to woo businesses to Missouri
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
Missouri Loves Company does not look like a typical economic development website. It looks much more like a dating profile. Rest assured, though: instead of connecting couples, this campaign aims to connect companies with the state of Missouri. "We've had a really positive reaction to it ... ...
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State Treasurer Vivek Malek promotes MOBUCK$ program
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
Missouri state Treasurer Vivek Malek visited the southeastern part of the Show Me State Friday, Nov. 10, to raise awareness of his department's MOBUCK$ linked deposit program. When Gov. Mike Parson appointed him to the office at the end of 2022, Malek said he learned about the program, which former state Treasurer Wendell Bailey started in the 1980s...
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Saint Francis, SSM to collaborate on expanded services
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
Saint Francis Healthcare System and SSM Health have entered into an agreement focused on expanded their existing care. The organizations will share best practices and clinical expertise to expand specialized adult and pediatric services...
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Cape Girardeau chamber, SEMO college of business to host economic symposium
(Local News ~ 11/13/23)
Local, statewide and national speakers will converge on Cape Girardeau for the fifth annual Southeast Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Symposium (SEEDS) on Thursday, Nov. 30. This year, the symposium will be a collaborative effort between the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and its regular host, the Harrison College of Business & Computing at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Editorial: Celebrating the women of Zonta and the impact they are making
(Editorial ~ 11/13/23)
Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is an impressive group of ladies. They quietly make a difference both locally and around the world through their service and philanthropic efforts, all aimed an empowering women at the local, state, national and international level. The local club has been around since 1976 and supports several not-for-profit causes, including providing scholarships for local women at Southeast Missouri State University and the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
Today is Monday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2023. There are 48 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants and on streets, killing 130 people in the worst attack on French soil since World War II...
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Prayer 11-13-23
(Prayer ~ 11/13/23)
O Father God, may we spend time in prayer with you and read the Bible daily. Amen.
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Congress can redeem itself by calling for help
(Column ~ 11/13/23)
There's much talk today about the need for a fiscal commission. The House Budget Committee held a hearing about it a few weeks ago. Pundits are Substacking about whether using the approach to put federal finances on a sustainable path is a good or a bad idea. And according to a recent polling, voters support the idea of a commission...
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Speak Out 11-13-23
(Speak Out ~ 11/13/23)
Thank you, Southeast Missourian, for letting people know about the hazardous spill at the USPS facility. People are not patient in waiting for their packages. We are already short handed in all post offices, then this spill, and it's time for all the Christmas rush. I don't think Jason Smith can do much unless he gets people to work...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
"We're proud that Boeing, our state's top manufacturer and a global leader in aerospace, is considering St. Louis County as the site of such a significant investment. This company's 80-year presence in the community is a testament to Missouri's superior business climate and skilled workforce. ...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City chamber news
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
n The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its quarterly Brew & Business event from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Broadway Bistro & Vintage Trade, 811 Broadway. n The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours event at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Southern Bank, 727 W. Main St...
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Missouri gas down to $3 per gallon
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
Gas prices continue their slight descent since last week, nationally and locally. In the Show Me State, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped 8 cents to exactly $3 on Sunday, Nov. 12. Nationwide, prices fell from an average of about $3.43 last week to just $3.38 a gallon...
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SEMO president Carlos Vargas elected to AASCU board
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
Carlos Vargas, president of Southeast Missouri State University, was one of four new board members elected to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' (AASCU) Board of Directors. Vargas was elected alongside Houston Davis of the University of Central Arkansas, Nora Miller of Mississippi University for Women and DeRionne Pollard of Nevada State University -- all of whom are presidents of their respective universities...
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New owners for Artisan Contracting
(Business ~ 11/13/23)
A Cape Girardeau contracting company is under new ownership. Larry Frankum, longtime owner of Artisan Contracting at 2097 Corporate Circle, sold the company to Gary and Jacki Wood on Nov. 1. The Woods also own Stryker Construction, a St. Louis-based company, among several other businesses...
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Fragile global economy at stake as US, China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
WASHINGTON -- The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world's goods and services. So when Washington and Beijing do economic battle, as they have for five years running, the rest of the world suffers, too. And when they hold a rare high-level summit, as Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will this week, it can have global consequences...
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Attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah group wound 7 Israeli troops, 10 others along border with Israel
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
JERUSALEM -- Attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah group Sunday wounded seven Israeli troops and 10 other people, Israel's military and rescue services said. The clashes came as skirmishes between the Iran-backed group and Israeli military continue to intensify along the Lebanon-Israel border, threatening to escalate into another front in the Mideast's latest war...
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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces have ramped up attacks in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to gain ground near two key front line cities, Ukrainian military officials said Sunday. Moscow's troops have begun a push to regain territory near Bakhmut, the eastern mining city that was the site of the war's bloodiest battle before falling into Russian hands in May, the head of Ukraine's ground forces wrote on the Telegram messaging app...
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Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to Gaza
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France -- Battle cries pierce the smoke and rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire as Ukrainian soldiers fight through and take enemy trenches and dugouts that hide gruesome, bloody remains. "Grenade!" one screams in Ukrainian. Another yells: "Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!"...
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Millions of Indians set world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
LUCKNOW, India -- Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country. Across the country, dazzling multi-colored lights decked homes and streets as devotees celebrated the annual Hindu festival of light symbolizing the victory of light over darkness...
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5 US service members killed in helicopter crash over Mediterranean
(International News ~ 11/13/23)
BERLIN -- Five U.S. servicepeople were killed when a military helicopter crashed over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said Sunday. The military's European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down "during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training."...
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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital; people trapped inside say they cannot flee
(International News ~ 11/13/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital rejected Israel's claims that it was helping babies and others evacuate Sunday, saying fighting continued just outside the facility where incubators lay idle with no electricity and critical supplies were running out...
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Researchers, farmers, brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. -- On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie's farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business -- a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, when the trellises are bare, but recently, her farming team has been adding winter barley, a relatively newer crop in the world of beer, to their rotation, preparing barley seeds by the bucketful...
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NerdWallet: You're not too young to make a will
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
Making a will isn't a task just for the old and wealthy. It's also for the well-prepared. Recent years serve as a heavy reminder that you might not know when your last days are. Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped in both 2020 and 2021, driven by COVID-19 deaths and an increase in accidental deaths, according to the most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Mary Christine Welland
(Obituary ~ 11/13/23)
Mary Christine Welland, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are being planned at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Wilma Copeland
(Obituary ~ 11/13/23)
Wilma Jean Copeland, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born March 7, 1930, in Lutesville, Missouri, to E. Claud and Elois Puyear Clark. She and Norman W. Copeland were married March 17, 1955, in Fredericktown, Missouri. He preceded her in death Nov. 14, 2001...
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Out of the past: Nov. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/23)
The application deadline for Cape Girardeau superintendent of schools passed yesterday, and some 18 persons have submitted the required paperwork to advance to the next step in the selection process; superintendent Dan Tallent will leave the district's top post June 30, and the school board hopes to offer his job to someone before Christmas...
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They called her 'Sarge' — Schwent remembered as 'legend', trailblazer in music education
(Local News ~ 11/13/23)
Beloved teacher, musician and band director Patricia Schwent of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 4, at the age of 74. Schwent was born into a musical family and went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Southeast Missouri State University focusing on the saxophone. ...
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Embattled Missouri House speaker hires a former House speaker who pleaded guilty to assault
(Local News ~ 11/13/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s troubled House speaker is getting blowback after he hired another former House speaker who had pleaded guilty to assault to be his chief of staff. Republican Speaker Dean Plocher’s hiring of former Speaker Rod Jetton is “a gross affront to survivors of domestic violence,” Democratic House Minority Leader Crystal Quade said Thursday...
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says he is dropping out of 2024 GOP presidential race
(National News ~ 11/13/23)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. The South Carolina senator, who entered the race in May with high hopes, made the surprise announcement on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Night in America" with Trey Gowdy. ...
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