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Giving to others through Christmas cookies
(Submitted Story ~ 10/17/16)
This December 2 marks the twenty-first year that Connie Killian of Scott City, Missouri will open her home to friends, relatives, neighbors, friends of friends, nursing home friends, and everyone near and far.Connie's story early in November when she begins organizing cookie recipes, cleaning cookie containers, gathering baking ingredients, and decorating her home for Christmas--a favorite time of the year to love and to share. ...
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Cape seeks funding, online poll results for sidewalk projects
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
Cape Girardeau city officials want residents to take an online poll about two proposed sidewalk projects even as the city council looks to approve plans to request federal funding to build them. The city plans to seek federal Transportation Alternatives Program funding through the Missouri Department of Transportation to build sidewalks along sections of Independence Street and Cape Rock Drive...
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Business notebook: Retiree goes crackers with her snack company
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
The farmers-market season is nearing an end, but Nancy Mayfield is just getting started. The retired elementary-school secretary from Patton, Missouri, recently began her own line of baked goods -- specifically, crackers...
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Tours provide a glimpse of Cape Girardeau's supposedly haunted past
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
No stars were out Saturday night; only the moon, full and looming over Cape Girardeau's downtown. "I've been leading these tours for about a decade," guide Christy Mershon told the 30 or so tourists on the Haunted Downtown Walking Tour. "But I've never done one under a supermoon," she said, referring to the phenomenon of where a full moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth...
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Kansas City man accused of having car stolen from Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
A Kansas City, Missouri, man is in custody after police say he was in possession of a stolen vehicle from Cape Girardeau. Patrick Jones, 35, faces charges of tampering with a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. According to a news release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, deputies went Saturday to a residence outside of Benton, Missouri, after receiving reports of a suspicious man...
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Nice day for a pony ride
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
Grace Tilley goes on a guided pony ride at Begg's Family Farm in Blodgett, Missouri, during a warm Sunday on which the temperature reached 84 degrees. Begg's added several new attractions to its fall season, which runs until Oct. 30.
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Accidental shootings kill 8 Missouri children since 2014
(State News ~ 10/17/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eight Missouri children were accidentally killed by unsecured handguns during the 2 1/2 years leading up to July, and a St. Louis prosecutor said she thinks a new state gun law could lead to even more children losing their lives in this way...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 291st day of 2016. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War...
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Hosting an exchange student can be a learning experience for everyone in the household
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
Although she's only been a local coordinator for the Council on International Educational Exchange since May, Holly Lintner has been involved in hosting foreign exchange students since she was a teenager in the 1990s. "I've had a lot of experiences over my life with it," she says...
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Dr. Susan Swartwout will retire from Southeast Missouri State University in January, but never from writing and editing
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
Dr. Susan Swartwout has been a member of the Southeast Missouri State University faculty for the past 20 years. With a passion for the written word and a knack for multitasking, she has continued to take on a number of roles at the university and in the community. ...
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Internships often turn into full-time careers for students at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
In Southeast Missouri, high-school students not wishing to pursue further education in college or elsewhere have a resource in the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, which offers technical courses ranging from automotive mechanics to digital media production...
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- Business briefs (Business ~ 10/17/16)
- Names in the news (Business ~ 10/17/16)
- Health briefs (Business ~ 10/17/16)
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Relevant speech from 1950
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/17/16)
Margaret Chase Smith, a freshman Senator stood to address the U.S. Senate on June 1, known as the "Declaration of Conscience" speech: "I speak as a Republican. I speak as a woman. I speak as a United States Senator. I speak as an American. ... The nation sorely needs a Republican victory. ...
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Mixed feelings on major case squad arrests, homicides
(Editorial ~ 10/17/16)
The Southeast Missourian reported last week that the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad made arrests in each of the five homicides that occurred in Cape Girardeau this year. Even with cracks in criminal cases, there is no celebration when lives are lost. There are, however, takeaways that this community can build on and utilize as we move forward...
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Scott City fire report 10/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/17/16)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Oct. 7 n At 5:58 a.m., an EMS call in the 300 block of East Mississippi Avenue. Oct. 8 n At 7:33 a.m., an EMS call in the 100 block of West Beech Street. n At 8:59 p.m., an EMS call in the 100 block of Burger Street...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/17/16
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Oct. 13 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 10/17/16
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Beautiful Business Property of the Month presentation n EPIC presentation -- local substance-abuse prevention coalition...
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Jackson fire report 10/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/17/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n A fire alarm on Bent Creek Drive. n An EMS call on Washington Street. n A citizen assist on Mary Street. Friday n An EMS call on Adams Street. n An alarm sounding on St. Andrews Court...
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Agent: Daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay shot fatally
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay was shot fatally in the neck, authorities and the athlete's agent said Sunday, and police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting. Trinity Gay died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, the coroner's office for Fayette County said in a statement...
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Admiral: If Batman had a ship, it would be Zumwalt
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
BALTIMORE -- If Batman had a warship, it would be the USS Zumwalt. That's how Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, described the Navy's largest and most sophisticated new destroyer, which comes with a price tag of at least $4.4 billion...
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Out of the past: Oct. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 10/17/16)
The Mississippi Queen made an unscheduled, 40-minute stop at Cape Girardeau yesterday afternoon to discharge an ill passenger who was having difficulty walking. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be transferred to a hospital near her home in western Missouri...
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Rolling Stone heading to trial over debunked story of rape
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
RICHMOND, Va. -- For the first time since Rolling Stone magazine's shocking story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia hit shelves two years ago, the public may hear from the young woman at the center of the now discredited article "A Rape on Campus."...
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Thousands await power as less-severe Northwest storm fizzles
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
SEATTLE -- Thousands of residents in the Pacific Northwest remained without power Sunday as the remnants of what was billed as a potentially apocalyptic typhoon began to fizzle. Emergency crews in Oregon and Washington worked through the night to restore power lines and remove dozens of downed trees to clear roads the storm had damaged over the past two days...
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Heroin crime immunity yields mixed results, AP review finds
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
Reeling from a surge in heroin overdoses, authorities in the Cincinnati area made an offer: Hand in potentially deadly drugs, and you won't be charged. But the blanket immunity granted by a judge there over a month ago hasn't brought in any heroin so far...
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Koch brothers' network focusing on GOP Senate, not Trump
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. -- To the Republicans in the red "Can't Afford Katie" T-shirts, it's as if Donald Trump doesn't exist. These activists have been sprinting through Pennsylvania neighborhoods, talking to people about how bad Democrat Katie McGinty would be as a U.S. ...
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Pence: GOP ticket 'absolutely' will accept vote outcome
(National News ~ 10/17/16)
WASHINGTON -- Mike Pence said Sunday he and Donald Trump will abide by "the will of the American people" on Election Day and suggested Trump's claim of a "rigged" election stems from his belief the media is ganging up on him. "We will absolutely accept the results of the election," Pence said in television interviews...
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3,500 dogs, owners march in Spain against animal cruelty
(Community ~ 10/17/16)
MADRID -- About 3,500 dogs of all breeds and sizes ran through the streets of Spain's capital with their owners in the fifth edition of the "Perroton," or Dogathon, a yearly event that seeks to raise awareness about animal cruelty and encourage dog adoptions...
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New Missouri State major offers another chance at degree
(State News ~ 10/17/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Students who left college just shy of meeting the graduation requirements are completing their degrees through a fledgling Missouri State University program. The program admits only current or former students in good academic standing who have completed 75 or more college credits, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Election campaign sparks more chatter, anger in some workplaces
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
NEW YORK -- Dan Stewart walked into the room just in time to hear one of his employees say one presidential candidate should be in jail and a second staffer respond that another was the worst since Hitler. "I said, 'Whoa, wait a minute,'" said Stewart, CEO of Happy Grasshopper, an email marketing company. "It wasn't angry, but I could see that it could get there."...
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Whiskey workers strike at 2 Beam distilleries in Kentucky
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
CLERMONT, Ky. -- Bill Ball has handled several whiskey-making tasks in his 47 years at Jim Beam, but Saturday he took on an unexpected role -- joining colleagues on a picket line outside a Beam distillery in Kentucky. More than 200 union workers walked off their jobs at Beam distilleries at Clermont and Boston in Kentucky after voting Friday to reject the latest contract offer from the world's leading bourbon producer...
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Goldman Sachs launches personal-loan service
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs unveiled a long-awaited online consumer lending service last week, the investment bank's latest push to retail banking. Eligible customers will be able borrow up to $30,000 as fixed-rate, no-fee, unsecured personal loans, with terms from two to six years. The service will be called Marcus, after one of the firm's founders, Marcus Goldman...
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KC brewers say hops shortage may be easing
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City-area brewers are raising a toast, believing the nation's shortage of hops used to add bitterness and aroma to beer may be nearing an end. The demand for hops has been high partly because of America's obsession with India pale ales, which use large amounts of hops...
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8 killed after bridge collapses near Bali island
(International News ~ 10/17/16)
BALI, Indonesia -- At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured Sunday after a small suspension bridge crowded with people returning from temple prayers collapsed near the Indonesian resort island of Bali, officials said. The bridge, linking the small islands of Lembongan and Ceningan off of Bali, collapsed Sunday evening, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency...
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Kidnapped no more
(International News ~ 10/17/16)
One of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram celebrates with family members during church services Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The girls were released Thursday and flown to Abuja, Nigeria's capital, but it took days for the parents to arrive. The families came from the remote northeastern town of Chibok, where nearly 300 girls were kidnapped in April 2014 in a mass abduction that shocked the world. Dozens of schoolgirls escaped in the first few hours, but after last week's release, 197 remain captive...
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Turkish-backed Syrian opposition captures Dabiq from IS
(International News ~ 10/17/16)
BEIRUT -- Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group Sunday as government forces reversed recent rebel advances in the center of the country. Though only a small town of marginal strategic importance in northern Syria, Dabiq has figured centrally in IS propaganda. ...
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Iraq begins offensive against IS in Mosul
(International News ~ 10/17/16)
IRBIL, Iraq -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations today to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, launching the country on its toughest battle since American troops left nearly five years ago...
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Pope makes 'gaucho priest,' 6 others saints
(International News ~ 10/17/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis canonized Argentina's "gaucho priest" Sunday, bestowing sainthood on the poncho-wearing pastor with whom the first Argentine pope shares many similarities -- from a taste for mate tea to a dedication to bringing the ministry to the most isolated people...
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Report shows racial disparity at Poplar Bluff schools
(Local News ~ 10/17/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Minority students in the Poplar Bluff school district are disciplined at a higher rate proportionally than white peers, according to a recent U.S. Department of Education report. The department recently released information online on schools participating in the 2013-2014 Civil Rights Data Collection. ...
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Minute hand plunges from church tower; no one hurt
(International News ~ 10/17/16)
BERLIN -- A 44-pound minute hand fell off a clock on a Hamburg, Germany, church tower, plunging 130 feet onto the sidewalk below. Hamburg's fire service said Sunday the hand fell off the city's St. Katharinen church overnight from Friday to Saturday, news agency dpa reported. No one was hurt. Fire officials checked the remaining hour hand and determined it was firmly in place. It wasn't clear what caused the 6 1/2-foot hand to fall off the clock...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/17/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assists were made at 2:47 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 8:50 a.m. on South Plaza Way; 10:40 a.m. on Broadway; 12:49 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 3:02 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 4:21 p.m. on North Middle Street; and 6:36 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/17/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Jesse T. Lawrence, 26, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of burglary and theft of electronics at 415 S. Pacific St...
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Shirley Wilson
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Shirley Wilson, 76, of Greenville, formerly of Oran, Missouri, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation in Greenville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Morley Cemetery in Morley, Missouri...
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Jacqueline Green
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
Jacqueline "Jackie" Green, 71, of Scott City died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Rouse officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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James Martin
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
James "Jim" Martin, 76, of Jackson, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Prayer 10/17/16
(Prayer ~ 10/17/16)
How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. Amen.
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Luta Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
Luta Joy Brown, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Rosary Rally at Guardian Angel Church in Oran
(Submitted Story ~ 10/17/16)
A rosary rally was held in Oran on a lot across from the Guardian Angel Church on October 15. About 40-45 people were in attendance. The intention of the rosary was to pray for our country. The rally was in association with a group called "America Needs Fatima". ...
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Area businesses, organizations working to expand technical training opportunities in Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 10/17/16)
Southeast Missouri businesses have been particularly focused in recent months on bringing vocational education to the region. Technology throughout a variety of industries is expanding quickly, and education must keep up with it. And the pool of pre-existing workers continues to shrink as baby boomers prepare to retire out of technical jobs they've dedicated a lifetime to...
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Missouri House 145th District candidate: Victoria Proffer
(Submitted Story ~ 10/17/16)
Name Victoria 'Tori' Proffer Age 61 Place of birth Alton, IL Widow Daughter - Alexandria Grandsons - Hunter and Jaxon Mineral Area College Self-taught (because there were not college courses prior to 1993) Network Engineer Occupation Internet Pioneer. I am one of the first woman Internet Service Provider (ISP)...
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Scott County Associate Commissioner District 1 candidate: Dennis Ziegenhorn
(Submitted Story ~ 10/17/16)
Date of birth December 10, 1947 Place of birth Sikeston, Missouri Karen Dez (wife Bridgit) children-Brady, Leyton and Anna Bart (wife Kelly) children-Corbin and Harper Occupation Realtor Sikeston Public Schools Employer Self-employed Businesses owned, all or part Z & Z Realty...
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