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Jackson's annual Flip the Switch tradition coming this Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/21/23)
Jackson's traditional start to Christmas season, the Flip the Switch event, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.25, in Jackson City Park near Pavilion No. 1. Flip the Switch has been a Jackson tradition since 2015, kicking off Jackson's Holiday Extravaganza with displays created in the park...
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Southeast Missourian to change print schedule for Thanksgiving week
(Local News ~ 11/21/23)
The Southeast Missourian will change its print publication schedule for one week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The print newspaper will publish Wednesday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 25. There will be no papers printed and delivered Tuesday, Nov. 21, and Thursday, Nov. 23...
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Kim's Toybox Run celebrates 25 years
(Local News ~ 11/21/23)
This Sunday, Nov. 26, will mark the 25th year of the Toybox Run that takes place right before the Parade of Lights through downtown Cape Girardeau. Founded by Kim McDowell in 1998, the 1-mile "fun run or walk" race follows the same route as the Parade of Lights, starting at 4:55 p.m. at the intersection of Broadway and North West End Boulevard and finishing at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau City Council rejects funding for sheltering homeless in winter weather
(Local News ~ 11/21/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members declined Monday, Nov. 20, to fund a portion of a United Way-led program to provide shelter to homeless people in extreme cold weather. At a council meeting earlier this month, Elizabeth Shelton, executive director of United Way of Southeast Missouri, asked for $10,000 of the project's estimated $45,000 cost. ...
- Sponsored: Investing in regional economic development (B Magazine ~ 11/21/23)
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Thankful People: Cassie Gosche undeterred by injuries
(Local News ~ 11/21/23)
Cassie Gosche never saw it coming. On the afternoon of July 27, the 15-year-old Benton, Missouri, girl was riding with her dad, Torey, on state Highway 77. They were returning from her enrolling in classes in the Kelly school district. She was looking forward to her Spanish and chemistry classes, and while on her cellphone comparing schedules with a friend, a vehicle veered into the path of her dad's truck...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2023. There are 40 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1980, 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. On this date: In 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution...
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Prayer 11-21-23
(Prayer ~ 11/21/23)
O Father God, thank you for the blessing of a loving family. Amen.
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Speak Out 11-21-23
(Speak Out ~ 11/21/23)
All I want for Christmas is four more years of Trump presidency starting with his reelection in 2024. So let me get this straight, Republicans can't find a candidate better than someone who is a twice-impeached, four-time indicted, charged with 91 felonies, court-determined sexual predator, failed businessman, failed one-term president?...
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When has war ever been 'proportional?'
(Column ~ 11/21/23)
Proportionality in war is a synonym for lethal stalemate, if not defeat. When two sides go at it with roughly equal forces, weapons, and strategies, the result is often a horrific deadlock -- like the four years of toxic trench warfare on the Western Front of World War I that resulted in 12 million fatalities...
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Fire report 11-21-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/21/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 19 n Medical assists were made at 12:03 p.m. on Linden Street; 12:19 p.m. on Lexington Avenue 4:04 p.m. on Broadway; and 5:24 p.m. on South Louisiana Avenue. n At 4:34 p.m., fire alarm on Franks Lane...
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Police report 11-21-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/21/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Bellevue Street...
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Christina Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Christina Marie Williams, 61, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the funeral home, with Deacon John Darin officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Chris Welland
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
Chris Welland, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Chris was born Mary Christine Allgood on Jan. 10, 1949, to the late John and Rosemary Hohler Allgood. She married Randy Welland on May 28, 1995, in Cape Girardeau...
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Stanley O'Neal
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
Stanley Clarence O'Neal, 93, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 6, 1929, in Illmo, son of the late Clarence Oscar and Marie Kinder O'Neal. He and Nancy Anne Dawson were married June 20, 1965, at First Baptist Church in New Florence, Missouri. Their union blessed them with two children, Mark and Anne. Nancy survives of the home in Jackson...
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Patsy Holland
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Patsy Ann Holland, daughter of the late J.R. and Carmen French Brazel, was born June 6, 1941, in Charleston, Missouri, and departed her life Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 82 years. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Patsy was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...
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Marty Evans
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
Thomas Martin "Marty" Evans, 62, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at his home. Arrangements are in the care of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Phillip Campbell
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
Phillip Dean Campbell, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 27, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at noon Monday, Nov. 27, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Beth Allen
(Obituary ~ 11/21/23)
MORLEY, Mo. — Beth Allen, 47, of Morley joined the heavenly choir Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 10, 1976, to David and Gloria McMahon Hodge in Marion, Indiana. On Feb. 11, 1998, she married Kenneth Allen in Indianapolis...
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Court upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- An appeals court Monday upheld a judge's decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about canceled plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador...
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All 9 aboard US Navy plane that overshot runway escape injury, Hawaii official says
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
HONOLULU -- A U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and went into a bay in Hawaii on Monday, and when the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department got to the scene, military officials told the emergency workers that all nine people aboard made it safely to shore with no injuries, spokesperson Shayne Enright said...
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Biden pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys while marking his 81st birthday with jokes about his age
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- Turkeys Liberty and Bell have new appreciation for the phrase, "Let freedom ring." The Thanksgiving birds played their part Monday in annual White House tradition that this year coincided with President Joe Biden's 81st birthday: a president issuing a pardon and sparing them from becoming someone's holiday dinner...
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Israel reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command center remains elusive
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
JERUSALEM -- Three weeks ago, the Israeli military unveiled a detailed 3D model of Gaza's Shifa Hospital -- showing a series of underground installations that it said was part of an elaborate Hamas command and control center under the territory's largest health-care center...
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China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
BEIJING -- China's top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with "our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza as soon as possible...
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Court inclined to keep restricting Trump's trial speech, however gag order could be narrowed
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court appeared inclined Monday to reimpose at least some restrictions on Donald Trump's speech in his landmark election subversion case. But the judges wrestled with how to craft a gag order that doesn't infringe on the former president's free speech rights or prevent him from defending himself on the campaign trail...
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Carter's tiny hometown mourns global figure
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
PLAINS, Ga. -- Linda Campbell decorated the Lions Club Christmas tree in her small hometown just as she would any other Thanksgiving week, but this was no ordinary Monday in late November. All around the town of Plains, neighbors mourned the death of their matriarch, former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, while worrying about their patriarch, former President Jimmy Carter...
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US Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv to show steadfast support for Ukraine
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict...
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Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. The fiery freshman lawmaker's victory Sunday night has thrust the country into the unknown regarding how extreme his policies will be following a campaign in which he revved a chain saw to symbolically cut the state down to size...
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Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, and where, despite the fighting, health officials managed to evacuate some of the wounded...
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Shippers to meet holiday demand
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
Carriers such as the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and United Parcel Service have capacity to meet projected demand this holiday season, which is cheery news for shippers and shoppers alike. Like last year, there's expected to be little drama compared to struggles during the pandemic when people hunkered down at home and turned to online shopping, while major carriers including the Postal Service simultaneously struggled with absences and a flood of parcel shipments...
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Federal appeals court deals blow to Voting Rights Act
(National News ~ 11/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- A divided federal appeals court Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law...
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10 years later, a war-weary Ukraine reflects on events that began its collision course with Russia
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- It happens every November, when the cold descends on Kyiv. The change in weather always makes Dmytro Riznychenko think back, and he is overwhelmed by his emotions. "This is where it truly began," Riznychenko said, walking through central Kyiv's Independence Square recently, reflecting on the uprising that unleashed a decade of momentous change for Ukraine, eventually leading to the current war with Russia...
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A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings
(International News ~ 11/21/23)
PARIS -- A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor's belongings. Yes, $2.1 million. The signature broad, black hat -- one of a handful still in existence that Napoleon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe -- was initially valued at $650,000-870,000. It was the centerpiece of Sunday's auction in Fontainebleau of memorabilia collected by a French industrialist who died last year...
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Out of the past: Nov. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 11/21/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Vincentian Catholic order is nationally marketing for sale or development of 611 acres of land surrounding its seminary in Perryville; in June 1997, the Vincentians announced a plan to develop a shopping mall, golf courses, subdivisions and other buildings on the land around St. ...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Experience the magic of the holidays in Downtown Cape
(Shop Local ~ 11/21/23)
With beautifully lit decorations lining the streets and family-friendly holiday activities happening throughout November and December, downtown Cape is the perfect place to celebrate the magic of the Christmas season. Need to mark some people off your Christmas gift list? Find one-of-a-kind gifts and experiences at one of the many locally owned and operated businesses in downtown Cape...
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