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Area counties' results on some ballot issues differ from statewide outcomes
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
Election results in Cape Girardeau County and surrounding counties did not mirror the statewide outcome Tuesday on some of Missouri’s ballot issues. A measure to gradually increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour won voter approval statewide by a 62 percent to 38 percent margin. But voters in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Perry counties rejected the issue, final vote totals show...
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Cape city moves ahead with project to replace crumbling sidewalks
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
A contractor will replace Cape Girardeau’s crumbling sidewalks at a cost of more than $217,000. The city council, without comment Wednesday, awarded the contract to Lappe Cement Finishing of Friedheim. Six bids were received, including a high bid of more than $426,000, city officials said...
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Care to Learn program awarded $10,000
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
A successful social media campaign netted the Care to Learn program benefiting the Cape Girardeau School District a $10,000 award, and officials say it’s a great boost to a program already making a difference in students’ lives. Callie Welker, board chairwoman of Care to Learn, works at W.E. Walker-Lakenan, an insurance agency. One of the company’s carriers is Safeco Insurance, and they do an annual drive, the Make More Happen Awards...
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MDC to deer hunters: Get those deer tested
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
Chronic wasting disease monitoring efforts step up this weekend for the opening of firearms season, with Missouri Department of Conservation officials requiring hunters to bring in all deer harvested Saturday and Sunday for mandatory sampling. Wildlife regional supervisor Matt Bowyer said the CWD management zone was established to monitor for possible cases of CWD, a disease affecting deer that cannot be controlled through disinfection or heat, and which stays active in the soil for years after it’s introduced. ...
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'No, I'm good': Former sheriff accused in lawsuit of not letting up after 'dog pile' beating resulted in unconsciousness; inmate later died
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
A mentally ill Tennessee man being held in the Mississippi County Jail died in May 2017 after then-Sheriff Cory Hutcheson and a team of law enforcement officers punched and tackled him and pushed “real hard” on the man’s neck, a lawsuit alleges. Tory Sanders, 28, of Nashville died later the same night at a Sikeston, Missouri, hospital...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/08/18)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2018. There are 53 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 8, 2016, Republican Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice. Republicans kept their majorities in the Senate and House...
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Hats off to developers on Courtyard opening
(Editorial ~ 11/08/18)
Anyone who reads this space regularly knows we like to step back periodically and take a look back to appreciate where we are. The opening of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Cape Girardeau is another one of these moments. You have to go back to 1971 to remember the last time there was a hotel operating in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Protect and defend
(Column ~ 11/08/18)
All federal employees swear an oath of office when they assume a position with the federal government. This includes elected employees, members of the military, hired career, and appointed employees of the federal government. While there are slight differences in the oaths for various positions there is also one constant in all of the oaths. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 11/08/18)
Donald L. Harrison, president of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, has been named "Friend of the University"; the annual award is the highest honor bestowed by the University Foundation. "Zero Tolerance," a joint investigative project by the Southeast Missourian and KFVS-TV, begins an in-depth look at illegal drug sales in the area and efforts to curtail those activities...
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Wilson Sikes
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Wilson Davis Sikes, 86, of Morley died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Burial will follow at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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James Parker
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
James V. Parker, 93, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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June Palermo
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
June Lyle Palermo, 67, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Elijah Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Theresa Miller
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
Theresa Lyn Miller-Myles, 55, died of smoke inhalation in a mobile home fire in New Madrid County, Missouri, on Nov. 1, 2018. She was born Jan. 17, 1963, in LaJolla, California, to Jim and Nelda Gross Miller. Theresa was a 1981 graduate of Scott City High School. She previously worked at Southeast Hospital and the office of Dr. David Otto in Cape Girardeau...
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Eula Mansker
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
ORAN, Mo. -- Eula Mansker, 65, of Oran passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 20, 1953, in Delta to the late Freda Friedrich Mansker. Eula was a retired forklift operator for Do it Best in Cape Girardeau for 36 years. He had many hobbies including beekeeping, gardening, fishing and winemaking...
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Lawrence Kenkel
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
Lawrence Kenkel, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at his home. He was born Oct. 18, 1947, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Frank and Linda Westrich Kenkel. Survivors include his significant other, Ethel Stewart; five daughters, Cassandra, Sherri, Melissa, Holly and Loren; one son, Lawrence; three sisters, Rosie, Caroline and Doris; and one brother, Elmer...
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Norma Jean Graham
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Norma Jean Graham, 82, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the chapel, with the Rev. Michael Hargraves officiating. Burial will follow in Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Patsy Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
CAHOKIA, Ill. -- Patsy Brown, 84, of Cahokia, formerly of Alexander County, Illinois, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois...
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Leatha Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Leatha M. Brown, 94, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at her home in Ste. Genevieve. She was born March 10, 1924, in Ste. Genevieve and married Leonard E. "Pete" Brown on Jan. 18, 1941. She is survived by daughters Pat (Rick) Noll and Georgia (Jerry) Weiler, both of Ste. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/8/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/08/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Monday n Medical assists were made at 8:55 a.m. on South Spring Avenue, 11:30 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue, 3:40 p.m. on Amblewood Drive and 6:18 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Eat your heart out at the Pizza Museum
(Community ~ 11/08/18)
NEW YORK -- There is now a museum for pizza lovers everywhere that's popped-up in arguably America's pizza capital, New York City. The Museum of Pizza is dedicated to all things cheese and sauce, but there's more to it than meets the tongue. "It's often that the simplest ideas are the best. ...
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Recipes for pecan lovers
(Community ~ 11/08/18)
It is my understanding the recent Hurricane Michael did some significant damage to the pecan tree orchards in central and south Georgia. I was told the trees suffered a great deal from this devastating storm, and the crop will be greatly compromised. We have all had basic economics, so we know that will drive the price up in the very near future...
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Troops from Saudi-led coalition take Yemen port neighborhood
(International News ~ 11/08/18)
SANAA, Yemen -- Troops from a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition pounded Houthi rebel positions in Yemen's Hodeida with airstrikes and a ground assault Wednesday and now control a major road leading into the city, military officials and witnesses on both sides of the front line said...
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Jury picked for U.S. trial of Mexican drug lord El Chapo
(National News ~ 11/08/18)
NEW YORK -- Jury selection at the U.S. trial for Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was completed Wednesday with Guzman waiting for word on whether he can hug his wife for the first time in nearly two years. A jury of seven women and five men are to hear opening statements Tuesday in the drug-conspiracy case against Guzman in federal court in Brooklyn...
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Trump, Democrats confront thorny life under divided Congress
(National News ~ 11/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Suddenly facing life under divided government, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders talked bipartisanship Wednesday but then bluntly previewed the fault lines to come. Trump threatened to go after House Democrats who try to investigate him, while Rep. Nancy Pelosi said her party would be "a check and balance" against the White House...
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Sessions resigns at Trump's request
(National News ~ 11/08/18)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as the country's chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation...
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Missouri voter turnout highest for midterm since 1994
(State News ~ 11/08/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- About 58 percent of Missouri's registered voters turned out to cast ballots in Tuesday's elections. The preliminary figures reported Wednesday by the secretary of state's office would mark the highest turnout in a presidential midterm election since a 59 percent rate in 1994...
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Missouri House Republicans pick Wiemann for leadership spot
(State News ~ 11/08/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Republicans have nominated a suburban St. Louis lawmaker to take over as the chamber's second-ranking official. House Republicans met Wednesday at the Capitol, a day after retaining a supermajority in the general elections...
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Missouri voters split over country's direction
(State News ~ 11/08/18)
CHICAGO — Missouri voters were sharply divided over the state of the nation as they cast ballots in the midterm election Tuesday, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate. About half of the state’s voters said the country is on the right track, while the other half said it’s headed the wrong way, AP VoteCast found. The state’s voters did agree on something: they didn’t like the way Congress is doing its job — 73 percent said they disapprove...
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Rollout of medical marijuana will take several months
(State News ~ 11/08/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri has joined the long list of states allowing medical marijuana, but it'll likely be late next year at the earliest before people with cancer, HIV and other serious ailments will be able to obtain it. Missouri became the 31st state to approve medical marijuana when voters Tuesday approved Amendment 2 ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/8/18
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for the Nov. 5 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n Approve requisition for payment to Navigate Building Solutions as submitted by treasurer Roger Hudson...
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Four-wheeling at skatepark
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
Ashleigh Martin skateboards Wednesday at the skatepark under construction in Arena Park in Cape Girardeau while Dylan Pavone rides past on his bike.
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Prayer 11/8/18
(Prayer ~ 11/08/18)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for grace and the gift of salvation through you. Amen.
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How old is cacao? New research pushes back date
(Entertainment ~ 11/08/18)
NEW YORK -- New research strengthens the case people used the chocolate ingredient cacao in South America 5,400 years ago, underscoring the seed's radical transformation into today's Twix bars and M&M candies. Tests indicate traces of cacao on artifacts from an archaeological site in Ecuador, according to a study published last week. That's about 1,500 years older than cacao's known domestication in Central America...
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National Adoption Month Calls Attention to 13,000 Missouri Kids in Foster Care
(Submitted Story ~ 11/08/18)
National Adoption Month Calls Attention to 13,000 Missouri Kids in Foster Care Lutheran Family and Children’s Services decreases financial barriers to adoption, relies on donations to supplement costs Cape Girardeau, MO —November is National Adoption Month and Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) is raising awareness about the significant need for adoption throughout the state. ...
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Scott City Kiwanis Invitational Basketball Tournament Winners
(Submitted Story ~ 11/08/18)
St. Vincent De Paul 8th grade boys basketball team were the 1st place winners of the tournament which was held November 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
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Foodie Adventures: A Roving Dinner Party ends in 'The Bootheel'
(Column ~ 11/08/18)
My curiosity was piqued when I received an invitation to a "Roving Dinner Party" last week. According to the invitation, we would be enjoying a five course meal with each course at a different restaurant. I love trying new things and that sounded fantastic -- I was in!...
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