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Delta High School's Mock Presidential Debate
(Submitted Story ~ 11/03/16)
The Delta High School Student Council hosted a mock presidential debate on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Senior Lydia Borneman played the role of Hillary Clinton and Junior Adam Hodge played the role of Donald Trump. The candidates answered questions about education, healthcare, ISIS, immigration, the Supreme Court, guns, abortion and their fitness to be the next president. ...
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Cape Girardeau County youth receive Missouri 4-H Foundation scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 11/03/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Five Cape Girardeau County 4-H youth were awarded scholarships on Friday, Oct. 7 at the Missouri 4-H Foundation’s annual scholarship and awards banquet in Columbia. The foundation awarded 62 scholarships totaling $58,050 to 4-H youth throughout the state...
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4-H members get taste of college life while participating in clothing competition
(Submitted Story ~ 11/03/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Anna Ahrens and Maggie Howe from Cape Giardeau County were two of 104 Missouri youth that participated in a clothing construction and consumerism contest during State 4-H Fashion Review on October 8 on the University of Missouri campus...
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VFW first trunk or treat
(Submitted Story ~ 11/03/16)
The VFW Auxiliary had their first trunk or treat on Halloween night, great turn out
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Fire-damaged building in Cape comes down
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Demolition of a building at the northeast corner of Good Hope and South Sprigg streets proceeded Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. On June 7, a fire broke out in the second-floor apartments of the building at 238 S. Sprigg St. Parts of both streets were closed Wednesday during the demolition...
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Clinton-Trump race to boost voter turnout, officials say
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Forget the statewide races in Missouri. The same goes for the constitutional amendments that will be on the Nov. 8 election ballot. It is the hotly contested presidential race that will drive people to the polls in Missouri, area election officials said...
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Ste. Genevieve County sheriff: Skeletal remains likely of missing woman
(State News ~ 11/03/16)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (AP) -- An eastern Missouri sheriff says he believes skeletal remains found on rural property of a woman missing since 2014 are those of that wife of a Missouri lobbyist...
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France to honor McKee, oldest four-star U.S. general; veteran with Cape ties will turn 100
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Gen. Seth McKee, a highly decorated World War II veteran and former Cape Girardeau resident, will be honored with another decoration this week. On Saturday, McKee will be awarded the rank of Chevalier (Knight) in the National Order of the Legion of Honor by the government of France...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 3, the 308th day of 2016. There are 58 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair came to light as Ash-Shiraa, a pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran...
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Crader Distributing receives Triumph Award
(Editorial ~ 11/03/16)
Speaking to the Southeast Missourian recently, Stan Crader recalled a time, several decades ago, when his father Don Crader needed nearly a year to sell Stihl products after they were delivered to the family business, which was then owned by his grandfather Buford Crader...
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A local's valor
(Column ~ 11/03/16)
One of the President's most important duties is to be the commander in chief of the world's most potent and technologically advanced military. When the President and the Congress decide to send our troops into a military conflict, Americans in uniform are asked to place their lives at risk and face unbelievable physical and emotional trials. ...
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Donated washers, dryers help students in some Dallas schools
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
DALLAS -- Two teams of third-graders raced to separate the reds from the whites. They fished a pink sock out of a pile of T-shirts and removed 10 shirts from the dryer to fold them as fast as possible. The Dallas Morning News reports the newest equipment donated to Roger Q. Mills Elementary in East Oak Cliff, Texas, doesn't help students learn to read better or complete a math problem faster...
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Veterans Day Extravaganza coming to The Venue Nov. 11 to 13
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
In an effort to help military veterans and facilitate lasting friendships, two local organizers have spent the last four months planning a new event called the Veterans Day Extravaganza. The event, slated for Nov. 11 through 13 at The Venue in Cape Girardeau, will include representatives from social-service agencies as well as other potential resources for veterans who might need them, said Bobby Warner, The Venue's event coordinator and a veteran himself...
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Underway, 1966
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
Editor's note: This poem was written by John Anthony Contes while he was in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Contes is a Cape Girardeau resident originally from New York City. He served in the Navy for six years. This poem has been published in various military and other publications...
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Respecting the stars and stripes: American flag etiquette
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
While the American flag often is an important part of patriotic celebrations, many of us have questions about how to properly care for and display it. "Flag etiquette can be confusing," says Mary "Dubbie" Buckler, executive director and national secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary. "Many Americans want to show patriotism but do not know the standards of respect and traditions associated with flag flying."...
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Array of events will honor veterans
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
The 17th annual Veterans Honor Service will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at First Pentecostal Church, 3054 Lexington Ave. in Cape Girardeau. The service will consist of several components, including music by the FPC Praise Team and soloist Craig Mitchell, speeches, tributes and patriotic displays...
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Trump, Clinton campaign like it depends on Florida
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- With the White House race scrambled in new directions, Donald Trump is campaigning with rare discipline as if his presidential campaign hinges on one all-too-familiar swing state: Florida. "'Stay on point, Donald, stay on point,'" the Republican nominee, in Pensacola, teasingly quoted his staff as saying. "'No sidetracks, Donald. Nice and easy. Nice and easy.'"...
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Suspect in officer deaths has history of racial provocations
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A white man with a history of racial provocations and confrontations with police ambushed and fatally shot two white officers Wednesday in separate attacks as they sat in their patrol cars, authorities said. Police took 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene into custody hours after the killings and less than three weeks after he argued with officers who removed him from a high-school football game after he had unfurled a Confederate flag near black spectators...
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African-American church torched; 'Vote Trump' painted on it
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
GREENVILLE, Miss. -- Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was spray-painted with the phrase "Vote Trump," and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever did it, a Mississippi fire chief said Wednesday...
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Cosby lawyers say comedian is too blind to defend himself
(Entertainment ~ 11/03/16)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Bill Cosby's eyesight has deteriorated to the point where he cannot identify his accusers in photographs or otherwise help with his defense, his lawyers said Wednesday as they waged a multipronged effort to get a sexual-assault case against the 79-year-old comedian thrown out...
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Out of the past: Nov. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 11/03/16)
The calendar may read Nov. 3, but the thermometer shows a mid-winter reading; the mercury dips to 22 degrees in the evening at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport; temperatures in Missouri and much of the Midwest plunge to lows normally not seen until January...
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John Weaver
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Gerald "John" Weaver, 60, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 21, 1956, in Boonville, Missouri, to Challes Lee and Helen Marie Grotewiel Weaver. He was a pilot for American Commercial Barge Line. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was a member of BMW Riders Association...
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Norvel Wampler
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Norvel E. Wampler, 88, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at Jackson Manor. He was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Crump. His parents were Omer Otis and Ora V. Crump Wampler. He and Mary Aleene Morgan were married Jan. 20, 1950, in Whitewater. He graduated from Delta High School where he played on the basketball team. ...
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Norman Tucker
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Norman N. Tucker Sr., 87, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at his home. He was born March 25, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Leslie A. and Erna K. Koeppel Tucker. He was a 1947 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, and an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from Aug. 19, 1948, to June 24, 1952...
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Nina Reed
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Nina Fay Reed, 72, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 20, 1944, to Herman Farris and Lillie Bell Duboise Woodall in Birmingham, Alabama. She and Rick Reed were married Oct. 1, 1983, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas...
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Deborah Myers
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Deborah Fall Myers, 63, of Oak Ridge died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in Chapel A of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Steven Koerner officiating. Burial will be at New Salem Cemetery in Daisy...
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Jean McLaird
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Jean Ann McLaird, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Debra Kelley
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
Debra K. Kelley, 55, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Harold Lee and Marilyn McDowell Bollinger. She and Steven Kelley were married July 29, 2010, in Cape Girardeau...
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Gloria Douglas
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gloria E. Douglas, 70, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with a Catholic wake at 7 p.m., and from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Larry Davault
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
GRASSY, Mo. -- Larry William Davault, 71, of Grassy died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Hutchings Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Alice Carron
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alice M. Carron, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Lillie Braswell
(Obituary ~ 11/03/16)
CREAL SPRINGS, Ill. -- Lillie Stonecipher Braswell, 79, of Creal Springs, formerly of Tamms, Illinois, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1936, in Tamms to the late Jesse Houston and Addy Gladys Vick Stonecipher. Lillie married Wayne Braswell on Sept. 19, 1960, in Springfield, Illinois...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 9:12 a.m. on Linden Street; 10:09 a.m. on North Fountain Street; noon at Doctors' Park; 2:13 p.m. on Pioneer Drive; 2:25 p.m. on Whitener Street; 4:38 p.m. on Linden Street; and 5:35 p.m. on North Kingshighway...
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Scientists study whether Pap smear could spot birth defects early
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- A simple Pap smear may one day offer a way to screen for birth defects a little earlier in pregnancy than today's prenatal tests. Women typically get a Pap during early pregnancy, and Wayne State University researchers reported Wednesday they can capture enough fetal DNA from the cells that test extracts to check for genetic abnormalities...
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Zoo-museum board in St. Louis turns down fee proposal
(State News ~ 11/03/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The board that operates the St. Louis Zoo and museums in St. Louis has turned down a proposal to charge admission to visitors who are not from St. Louis city or St. Louis County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Zoo-Museum District Board made the decision Monday after former board chairman Ben Uchitelle asked the group to consider admission fee for non-local visitors to the zoo, Art Museum, Science Center and Missouri History Museum...
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University of Missouri names Choi new system president
(State News ~ 11/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The next president of the University of Missouri's four-campus system, Mun Y. Choi, said Wednesday student and faculty opinions "matter greatly" to him and talking openly about issues can help prevent protests such as ones last year over racial matters on the Columbia campus...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/3/16
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Oct. 31 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Raked to the curb in Cape
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Wendy Wilson rakes leaves to the curb in her front yard with oversight by Maverick, her 3-year-old golden retriever, Wednesday in Cape Girardeau.
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Belgian immigration chief fined for refusing Aleppo visas
(International News ~ 11/03/16)
BRUSSELS -- Belgium's immigration minister is refusing to grant humanitarian visas to a family in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo despite being fined 4,000 euros ($4,438) a day for defying an appeal tribunal. A lawyer for the family, Olivier Stein, said Wednesday the Belgian tribunal ruled three times visas should be granted to the two adults with children ages 5 and 8 living in one of Syria's most dangerous cities...
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Iraqi forces consolidate their gains in eastern Mosul
(International News ~ 11/03/16)
MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraqi special forces mopping up in territory seized in eastern Mosul killed eight Islamic State militants Wednesday as residents fled to safety from nearby areas and men shaved the beards they were forced to grow while the extremists were in control...
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Sheriff: Skeletal remains likely of missing woman
(State News ~ 11/03/16)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- A sheriff said Wednesday he believes skeletal remains found on the rural property of a woman who has been missing since 2014 are hers, though he acknowledges formal identification could take weeks. St. Genevieve County Sheriff Gary Stolzer said during a news conference a pathologist will examine the remains found Tuesday night by Lynn Messer's son as he scouted for a deer-hunting spot...
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Pipeline company could face fines; protesters pepper-sprayed
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
CANNON BALL, N.D. -- Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting dozens with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline's developer...
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Garth Brooks wins top honor at CMA Awards
(Entertainment ~ 11/03/16)
Garth Brooks, who lost entertainer of the year at last year's Country Music Association Awards when he returned to music after a 13-year break, won the top prize at the show Wednesday, where Beyonce, the Dixie Chicks and other big stars performed. Brooks beat out Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban and last year's winner, Luke Bryan...
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Jackson aldermen likely will award design pact for park restroom
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen is expected to approve just over $24,000 for the design of a new restroom facility in Jackson City Park during its next scheduled meeting Monday night. The proposed restroom will be installed near the girls’ softball fields as part of an ongoing renovation of the complex being undertaken jointly by the city and the Jackson School District...
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School officials detained; Dexter superintendent placed on leave
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
DEXTER, Mo. — The appearance of mug shots on a website that tracks arrests has created problems for two area school superintendents, and after declaring repeatedly neither administrator had been placed under arrest, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter changed his story Tuesday...
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Ballot measures will be focus of First Friday Coffee event
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Missouri constitutional amendments 3 and 4 will be the focus of this week’s First Friday Coffee event held by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce. Two speakers will be on hand, and each will discuss one of the measures. Amendment 3 would raise the state’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax by 60 cents over four years and impose an additional 67-cents-a-pack tax on discount brands of cigarettes. ...
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NPR correspondent to speak at Veterans Day breakfast
(Local News ~ 11/03/16)
Award-winning National Public Radio veterans-affairs correspondent David Aquila “Quil” Lawrence will speak at a Veterans Day breakfast Nov. 11 in Cape Girardeau. The event will be at VFW Post 3838, 1040 N. Kingshighway. KRCU Radio and the College of Health and Human Services at Southeast Missouri State University are hosting the event from 8 to 10 a.m...
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Outhouse vote favors Hillary Clinton
(National News ~ 11/03/16)
ASHLAND, N.H. -- A week before Election Day, a farm-stand owner has decided to tally customers' votes for president from an outhouse-turned-fake-voting booth. The winner: Hillary Clinton. With 721 ballots cast in the last month or so, the results are 413 votes for Clinton and 165 for Trump. There were 101 votes combined for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, 40 write-in votes for Democrat Bernie Sanders, and two votes for Pinocchio...
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Honoring history: A visitors guide to Arlington Cemetery
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Arlington National Cemetery, final resting place for thousands of American soldiers and others who have served and sacrificed, isn't just about the history of war. Yes, the rows and rows of white headstones tell war stories across the generations, honoring young soldiers killed in action as well as veterans who lived into old age long past their military service...
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Hooked on Science: Newton's Thanksgiving tablecloth trick
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
n Several heavy dishes n Tablecloth without a hem n Square table with an edge n STEP 1: Place the tablecloth on the table and then arrange the dishes on the tablecloth. Grab the edges of the tablecloth, quickly pull down toward the floor and observe. Record your observations...
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Learning briefs 11/3/16
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
Kelsea Job recently was awarded her white coat for veterinary medicine at Mizzou. The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2017-2018 academic year: Joseph Rice of Frohna, Missouri, was awarded the Residence Life Leadership Award. Rice is the son of Joe and Leslyn Rice of Frohna and will be a 2017 graduate of Perryville High School...
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Prayer 11/3/16
(Prayer ~ 11/03/16)
O Lord Jesus, may our country turn to you and seek your will. Amen.
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Eleven actors to play 57 characters in Notre Dame's production of 'The Dining Room'
(Community ~ 11/03/16)
Notre Dame Regional High School's theater department will perform "The Dining Room," a play written by A.R. Gurney, on Nov. 3, 4 and 5 in the Notre Dame Cafetorium. Four actors and seven actresses will play as many as seven roles each, according to Cindy King, director of the theater arts program at Notre Dame...
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