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Cape officials eye ways to streamline city operations
(Local News ~ 11/23/19)
Faced with flat sales tax revenue, Cape Girardeau city staff are studying ways to make city government more efficient, including possible privatization of some city services. Possible privatization of some airport services and the wastewater treatment plant have been discussed, along with numerous other ways to reduce costs. But no decisions have been made, city manager Scott Meyer said...
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Judge sets life term in Gibbs case
(Local News ~ 11/23/19)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- A judge resentenced convicted murderer Mark Gibbs to life in prison Friday for killing his parents after Gibbs told the court he was "sorry for what I have done." Gibbs, 45, told Judge Jeff Farris, "My parents did not deserve to die."...
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For Jefferson community, expo offers job resources
(Local News ~ 11/23/19)
People in poverty don't always have the resources to find secure employment, and helping build that social capital is the big push behind the Career & Resource Expo, happening Monday at Jefferson Elementary in Cape Girardeau. Principal Leigh Ragsdale said the Jefferson Elementary family is on a mission to improve the lives of the school's students and their families and the neighborhood as a whole...
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Jackson church to open new campus on 'prophesied ground'
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
Inside Connection Point Church's new location in Jackson there is a sense you're standing on holy ground. In 2007, as the church planned to expand, then-pastor Luther Rhodes and the church's elders considered 10 acres of land near what is now the Jackson Civic Center. They opted to pass on the property, but Rhodes made a prophetic statement: One day someone would build a church on that ground...
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TG Missouri facility set for expansion in Perryville
(Local News ~ 11/23/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- TG Missouri, one of Southeast Missouri's largest employers, will be expanding in the near future, according to a news release from TG's parent company, Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. The company, headquartered in Kiyosu, Japan, has announced it will enhance its production capacity at its Perryville facility as well as at its two other plants in the United States, which are located in San Antonio, Texas, and Lebanon, Kentucky...
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FYI 11-24-19
(Community ~ 11/23/19)
The 2019 Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be held Dec. 14. The race will start at 9 a.m. and will start and end at Fitness Plus. There will be a 5K run/walk and a one-mile run/walk. The run will raise awareness about the national most common cause of disability, while also raising runds to help find a cure for arthritis. ...
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Psalm guides thankfulness year 'round
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
I love the anticipation of and celebrating Thanksgiving. I am excited to gather with my family and friends. I even enjoy some of the Black Friday sales and laughing at the Thanksgiving guilt trip memes. Each year for Thanksgiving I take time to reflect on thankfulness from one of the many Psalms that encourage giving thanks. Psalm 9:1 is a great example;...
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Car strikes Cape Girardeau home Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/23/19)
A car struck a house Saturday afternoon in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau fire department posted photos to Facebook Saturday afternoon. Further information will be posted as it is available.
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Thankful People — A story of survival: Vivian White finds happiness after a costly illness
(Local News ~ 11/23/19)
Justin White sat cross-legged on the floor of his mother's home in Patterson, Missouri. As he tinkered with the nuts and bolts of an electric wheelchair, his mother, Vivian, told the story of her survival after a sudden illness claimed her legs and fingers...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
Today is Saturday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2019. There are 38 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On November 23rd, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy...
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Out of the past: Nov. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 11/23/19)
A contract between Little River Drainage District and Lady Luck Gaming Crop. that would allow a gambling boat to be moored in the district's Diversion Channel at Scott City appears assured; Larry Dowdy of Cape Girardeau, executive vice president of the district, expects the contract to be signed with Lady Luck within two to three weeks...
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Pet care and grooming made easy
(Shop Local ~ 11/23/19)
House of Paws Grooming Salon is a full-service salon featuring a personalized, loving atmosphere for your dog. Whether it’s a full groom or just a bath, we love your furry family member as our own. Dogs are groomed to breed standard or customer request, using a wide range of products to meet your dog’s specific needs. We understand grooming is important to a dog’s overall well–being and strive to be a partner in your dog’s care...
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Pannier-Davis
(Engagement ~ 11/23/19)
Darryl and Ellen Pannier of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Pannier, to Phillip Davis, both of Lee's Summit, Missouri. Phillip is the son of Perry and Kimberly Davis of Joplin, Missouri. Chelsea is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Police Chief Hutson gave his life for justice
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
For Cape Girardeau Police Chief Jefferson "Jeff" Hutson, Oct. 7, 1922, was like most mornings as he said goodbye to his wife and young children at their 343 N. Henderson St. home. As usual, he drove a few blocks to the police/fire station at 538 Independence St., present location of the Cape River Heritage Museum...
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Adopt Tank
(Community ~ 11/23/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Tank is a very loving 14-year-old miniature pinscher who lost his loved one and is in need of a loving home. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center Menus for Nov. 25-29
(Community ~ 11/23/19)
Monday: Beef vegetable soup with 1/2 cheese sandwich or chicken pot pie, seasoned spinach, fried okra, whole-grain crackers and blushing pears or cook's choice dessert. Tuesday: Ham and beans or ranch chicken, zucchini and tomatoes, cooked cabbage, tossed salad, cornbread, crackers or roll and mixed fruit dessert or spice cake...
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Squirrel work
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
Peaking your cellphone inside a hollow tree this time of year and taking a picture might reveal a surprise. Just be sure not to accidentally drop your cellphone inside the tree. Squirrels are notorious for hoarding nuts during autumn. Sometimes they will pick hickory nuts and/or acorns off the limbs of a tree and stash them in den holes high in a tree. Other times they may gather nuts that have fallen to the ground and pile them in a tree cavity closer to the ground...
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Generosity: SE Health Ambassadors
(Community ~ 11/23/19)
Representatives of organizations receiving automated external defibrillators from SoutheastHEALTH Ambassadors are shown along with SoutheastHEALTH representatives. Ambassadors, an arm of the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation, purchased AEDs, the only effective treatment for restoring a regular heart thythm during a sudden cardiac arrest, and awarded them to 10 community organizations through an application/greatest need process. ...
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Generosity - Scott County Sheriff's Office
(Community ~ 11/23/19)
Scott County Sheriff’s office received a donation from the Sikeston (Missouri) Elks Chapter 2319. The donation was for the Scott County DARE program to help fund supplies and materials for the DARE program for fifth and sixth grade. The program teaches children the dangers and effects of drugs on their body and to “Resist Drugs and Violence.” The Scott County Sheriff’s office DARE program along with the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team and the K9 program are completely funded by donations from the citizens of Scott County.
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Sometimes it takes several tries
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
I was sitting in the woods on the opening morning of deer season and, since it was fairly cold, I was sipping on a cup of coffee. I got to listening to the shots of those who were seeing deer. At times there was a single shot. No follow up shot, but just one. ...
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Being the answer to prayer
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
The other day, our dog was hit by a car. A woman who had driven by after came to our door and told us. I didn't know what I would do when I got to the road, but when I got there, she was already carrying him off of the road for us. It was a gesture of kindness, love and compassion that meant deeply to me because I hadn't known if I would be able to. It reminded me of God's love and provision for us...
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Prayer 11-24-19
(Prayer ~ 11/23/19)
Thank you, O Lord God, for your abundant grace and mercy. Amen.
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In a first, IBM's computer debater faces off against itself
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
CAMBRIDGE, England -- The chamber hushed as the debate got underway at the Cambridge Union and the teams launched into their carefully crafted opening statements. The topic - whether artificial intelligence would do more harm than good - was something each side had a big stake in because both were using the technology to deliver their arguments...
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Trump blasts diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
WASHINGTON -- Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as "total nonsense" Friday and bad-mouthed a number of the U.S. diplomats who testified to Congress about his Ukraine pressure campaign...
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Parents of dead U.S. hostage chasing North Korean assets
(International News ~ 11/23/19)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The parents of a former U.S. hostage who died after being released from North Korea in a coma in 2017 say they are committed to finding and shutting down illicit North Korean business assets around the world in efforts to hold its government accountable for widespread human rights abuses...
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China's Xi says Beijing wants trade deal, can 'fight back'
(International News ~ 11/23/19)
BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping said Friday that Beijing wants to work for a trade deal with the United States but is not afraid to "fight back" to protect its own interests. Echoing the upbeat tone adopted by other Chinese officials in recent days, Xi told a visiting U.S. business delegation that China holds a "positive attitude" about the trade talks...
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Netanyahu's woes mirror those of his ally Trump
(International News ~ 11/23/19)
JERUSALEM -- He was accused of using his high office to advance his personal political interests. He derided the investigation as a "witch hunt" fueled by "fake news" -- an "attempted coup." He counted on his right-wing base, his hand-picked attorney general and his media savvy to weather the crisis...
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French women demand action amid high domestic violence rate
(International News ~ 11/23/19)
LES MUREAUX, France -- Sylvia. Dalila. Aminata. Celine. Julie. Their names are plastered on buildings and headlines across France, calling attention to their shared fate: Each was killed, allegedly by a current or former partner this year. More than 130 women have died from domestic violence this year alone in France, according to activists who track the deaths...
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Internet slowly returns in Iran; U.S. asks for crackdown videos
(International News ~ 11/23/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The internet slowly trickled back on in Iran on Friday after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest that followed government-set gasoline prices sharply rising, as America's top diplomat urged demonstrators to send videos "documenting the regime's crackdown."...
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Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A former CIA case agent was sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for an espionage conspiracy in which prosecutors say he received more than $840,000 from China to divulge the names of human sources and his knowledge of spycraft...
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Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress and is favored by his national security team, an assertion of executive control of foreign aid similar to the delay in support for Ukraine at the center of the impeachment inquiry...
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Fire report 11-24-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/23/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 3:17 a.m. on Gordonville Road, 8:22 a.m. on South Sprigg Street, 12:48 p.m. on Linden Street, 5:08 p.m. on South Louisiana Avenue, 6:27 p.m. on South Ellis Street, 8:41 p.m. on Westwood Drive...
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Safeguarding the seas, 1 protected area at a time
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- From the surface, these 22 square miles of water are unexceptional. But dip beneath the surface -- go down 60 or 70 feet -- and you'll find a spectacular seascape. Sponges, barnacles and tube worms cover rocky ledges on the ocean floor, forming a "live bottom."...
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FBI lawyer suspected of altering document
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
WASHINGTON -- An FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. President Donald Trump, who has long attacked as a "hoax" and a "witch hunt" the FBI's investigation into ties between Russia and his 2016 presidential campaign, immediately touted news reports about the allegations to assert the FBI had tried to "overthrow the presidency."...
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Police report 11-24-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/23/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 1500 block of Bloomfield Road. n Theft was reported in the 3400 block of William Street. A suspect was taken into custody. n Theft was reported at 2530 Maria Louise Lane...
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Boy Scouts mortgage ranch in New Mexico as collateral
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, to help secure a line of credit as the financially strapped organization faces a growing wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits...
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Out of the past: Nov. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 11/23/19)
Thanksgiving Day. Twenty turkeys, seven hams and more than 450 filled stomachs; the statistics gratify the Salvation Army's 75 volunteers who cook, serve and clear away food for Cape Girardeau's needy at the Army's annual Thanksgiving Day feast Retiring Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep was honored last night at the annual official opening of the 1994 Holiday of Lights display in County North Park; more than 250 persons turned out for the ceremony, which was coordinated by the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau; as part of the ceremony, a new display dedicated to Huckstep's 16 years of service was unveiled.. ...
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Federal addiction treatment dollars off-limits for marijuana
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
The U.S. government is barring federal dollars meant for opioid addiction treatment to be used on medical marijuana. The move is aimed at states that allow marijuana for medical uses, particularly those letting patients with opioid addiction use pot as a treatment, said Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, whose federal agency doles out money to states for treatment programs...
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Mary Russell
(Obituary ~ 11/23/19)
Mary Magelene Russell, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born March 18, 1943, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Oliver and Laura Ellen York Zook. She worked at Fountainbleau Lodge nursing home more than 10 years. She loved to play bingo and spending time with her grandchildren...
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Alma Hunze
(Obituary ~ 11/23/19)
Alma "Snookie" Hunze, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 3, 1927, in Cape Girardeau to Thomas and Alma Morrison Price. She married John Hunze. He preceded her in death in 1979. Snookie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Frank Ellis Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/23/19)
Frank Kennedy Ellis Sr., 57, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Norbert Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 11/23/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Norbert Herman Elfrink, 84, of Benton died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at the home of his daughter. He was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Leopold, Missouri, to Leo and Minnie Nenninger Elfrink. He married Irene Agnes LeGrand on June 30, 1954, in Benton. She preceded him in death May 24, 2013...
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Janis Carr
(Obituary ~ 11/23/19)
LOCKHART, Texas -- Janis Marie Carr, 63, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Lockhart. A memorial service will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 30 at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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'Coup' concerns suddenly don't seem so far-fetched
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
For most of the last three years, Donald Trump's critics have scoffed at supposed "conspiracy theories" that claimed a "deep state" of bureaucrats were aborting the Trump presidency. We have been told the word "coup" is hyperbole that reveals the paranoid minds of Trump supporters...
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Leftist bullying in today's culture
(Column ~ 11/23/19)
Chick-fil-A's disappointing decision to discontinue donations to "controversial" Christian charities is emblematic of the power of political correctness and the bullying left that drives it. If the previously stalwart Chick-fil-A folds, who is left standing to fight?...
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Salad product recall over E. coli bacteria impacts 22 states
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
SWEDESBORO, N.J. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products -- including some sold in Misosuri -- are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination. The department says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than 75,000 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce may be contaminated with a strain of E. coli...
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U.S. officials: Don't eat romaine grown in Salinas, California
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak. The warning comes almost exactly one year after a similar outbreak led to a blanket warning about tainted romaine...
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Companies offering rides for children
(National News ~ 11/23/19)
NEW YORK -- When Deb Fink heard about a company that could drive her 9-year-old son to his after-school program, she balked at the idea of putting him in a car with a stranger. But faced with the unrelenting pressure of driving him where he needed to go in the middle of her workday, she decided to give it a try...
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Arnold Barton
(Obituary ~ 11/23/19)
Arnold Devoid Barton, 88, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at C.Z. Boyer and Son Funeral Home in Bonne Terre. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with son-in-law, the Rev. Jim Greenacre, officiating and assisted by Pastor Daniel Weyand. Interment will follow at Bonne Terre Cemetery, with military honors...
- Community Partnership plans 'Homeless Jesus' sculpture (Local News ~ 11/23/19)
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