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Southeast Homecoming parade provides a sweet time
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
Southeast Missouri State University's annual Homecoming parade rolled down Broadway on Saturday morning, led by a sparkling regiment of Southeast cheerleaders. What followed was a mixture of students, alumni, band members, athletes and even Republicans and Democrats in keeping with Southeast's homecoming theme this year: "We Are One."...
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Number of fatal crashes on the increase in region, state
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
Fatal vehicle crashes are increasing in Southeast Missouri, and about 60 percent of fatal accidents in Missouri involved drivers or passengers not wearing seat belts, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cape Girardeau County is not immune from this reality...
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Struggling economy a key issue 8th District congressional race
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
In the sprawling 8th Congressional District of Southeast Missouri where factories and businesses have shuttered, the need for jobs is a major campaign issue. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, and his opponents -- Democrat Dave Cowell of Farmington and Libertarian Jonathan Shell of Fredericktown -- all have talked about the economic woes and how to fix them...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2016. There are 55 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected President of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas...
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Beussink -- Sanders
(Engagement ~ 11/06/16)
Dan and Cheryl Beussink of Fredericktown, Missouri, and Nancy and Gordon Jones of Sikeston, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Beussink of St. Louis, to Trenton Sanders of St. Charles, Missouri. He is the son of David and Donna Sanders of Cape Girardeau...
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Sitzes -- Standridge
(Wedding ~ 11/06/16)
Laura Ziegler Sitzes and Kaleb Dustin Standridge were married Oct. 1, 2016, at Crown Valley Winery in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The ceremony was performed by Kellan True. Laura's parents are Gary and Ann Sitzes of Jackson. Kaleb's parents are Keith and Michelle Standridge of Jackson and Jeff and Tina Rosanswank of Rancho Cucamonga, California...
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club news
(Community News ~ 11/06/16)
Twenty-one members and one guest from the five FCE clubs in Cape Girardeau County met Oct. 25 at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson to construct weighted blankets for autistic children in Southeast Missouri. The group made 16 blankets to take to the Easter Seals Center in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Voices in concert: Singers from all ages, backgrounds and communities combine in Charleston Community Chorus
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
On Sunday, Oct. 30, about 105 fifth- and sixth-grade students stood in front of the Charleston Community Chorus at the United Methodist Church in Charleston, Missouri, all waiting to envelop the sanctuary in sound. With full pews and overflow chairs needed, the expectant faces in the audience waited as the choirs settled into place in preparation for the memorial concert to come...
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A weed called smartweed
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
Hundreds of different kinds of smartweed plants grow wild on most continents of the world. Some can grow several feet tall. Some grow only a few inches. Smartweed also is known as redshank and lady's thumb. Differing leaf sizes, stem color and length, as well as variations in bloom color, make various kinds of smartweed difficult to distinguish...
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Who will you choose as president?
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
One of the most intriguing aspects of national elections is the constant rhetoric related to leadership, ability and experience. Both candidates and news writers debate what kinds of abilities and experiences prepare a person for presidential leadership, who has the necessities for the presidency and who doesn't...
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A little of this, a little of that
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
A little of this and a little of that is the theme of today's Recipe Swap column. I started looking for a vegetable side dish recipe and came across a few favorites from last fall, so I decided to pull those recipes out to share with you. If you saved your pumpkin seeds, there is a recipe to use those, along with a couple chicken recipes and a couple desserts. Surely there's something for everyone today...
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The root of the matter
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
While writing this column, I felt the warm temperatures and saw the beautiful full sun in the sky. I thought, "What a beautiful late summer day we are having." Oops, I looked at the calendar and was brought back to reality. It is early November. Usually by this time the temperatures are in the 40s during the day and often in the 20s at night...
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Putting stuff off
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
I don't know if you are like me, but I put off until later stuff I should be doing today. Sometimes it's because I really don't like to do it. And then I put off stuff that I'm not real sure how to do. There are times I put off stuff I may not have the equipment to get it done. Several years ago I simply didn't feel good enough to do it. Sounds like more excuses for putting it off until later, doesn't it?...
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Political sorbet
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
"I don't know much about cameras." It was 1980. Capitol Hill. I was on spring break in my final semester of college. After having spent part of the previous summer working as an intern in Washington, D.C., I had returned to look for a job after graduation...
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Following God's road
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
I really like to drive, but I don't like driving in the dark. I never can see as well as I can in the daytime, and the way curves in the road seem to appear out of nowhere in the dark often scares me. Not very many situations cause me to feel tense, but when driving in the dark, I usually find myself gripping the steering wheel tightly and not breathing as often as I should...
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Adopt - Freddy
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
Freddy is a male kitty born on May 5. He has had his checkup and is ready for a great forever home! Freddie is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Mix-and-match banner makes mantel decor easy
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
CONCORD, N.H. -- I recently moved to a new house that is less than half the size of my former home, but the new place has one key feature the old one lacked: a fireplace. Or, more specifically, a fireplace mantel to decorate. Moving and furnishing a new house is expensive, however. ...
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Senior center menus - 11-6-16
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
Monday: Chicken strips or French dip sandwich, baked potato wedges, steamed broccoli, whole-grain bread or bun and strawberries and bananas or iced orange cake. Tuesday: Saucy pork chop or garlic Romano chicken, sweet potato and apples, seasoned green beans, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free tropical fruit with strawberries or apricot crisp...
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Sports world updates, Halloween memories and alumni banquet thanks
(Community ~ 11/06/16)
Happy birthday to Bill Pfefferkorn, Ron Eifert, Ashlee Bowman, Duncan McKinley, Laverne Bader, Katie Chasteen, James Odell, Francis Wagoner, Sarah Dooley, Craig Ressel, Garner Horman, Derek Gaines, Cindy Burnett, Jack Burnett, Wayne Chapman, John Chambers, Judy Pobst, Bud Diggs, Linda Kennedy, Mike Razer, Judy Marshall, Laura Estes, Mary Jo Pfefferkorn, Jennifer Teegarden, Charlotte Dirnberger, Shawn Powderly, Margaret Obermann, Jeff Daugherty, Robert Stokes, Gene Cummins, Mary Chambers, Fred Bollinger, Justin Anderson, Brandy Seabaugh, JoNell Schaefer, Kathy Bishop, Jessica Grojean, Georgia Cox, Rodger Seyer, Hank Golightly, Carol Munyon, Linda Yarbro, Lana Rister, Jim Miller, Sharon Crowden and Karin DuMond.. ...
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Dohogne -- Anderson
(Engagement ~ 11/06/16)
Pat and Lisa Dohogne of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Christine Dohogne, to Ryan Bradley Anderson, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Steve and Sherry Anderson of Springfield, Illinois. Mary is a 2011 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Southeast Missouri State University in 2015. She is a project engineer at S.M. Wilson in St. Louis...
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4x4 11-6-16
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Billy Leighton
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Prayer 11-6-16
(Prayer ~ 11/06/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we seek your will, spending time in prayer with you. Amen.
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Uptown Jackson roundabout thriving
(Editorial ~ 11/06/16)
Jackson city officials recently cut the ribbon for the new uptown Jackson roundabout. This was a huge project decades in the making. The uptown area has for years and years had a traffic problem. The new design definitely offers an improvement to traffic flow through the area...
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Speak Out 11/6/16
(Speak Out ~ 11/06/16)
I am so very disappointed in SEMO athletics, local hospitals, and the community of Cape Girardeau for once again buying into the hype of the various versions of “Pink it Up” this past month. I have lost family members to breast cancer and am female. ...
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Yes on Proposition 4
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/16)
Please vote “Yes on Proposition 4” on Tuesday’s ballot. Prop 4 will amend the state constitution to stop any future attempt to place a sales tax on services in Missouri. Services that could be subject to a sales tax include, but are not limited to, the following: haircuts, day care, lawn care, services of dentists, physicians, attorneys, mechanics, accountants, bankers and realtors. ...
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LaCroix to hold prayer program; excerpts from ‘The Edge’
(Column ~ 11/06/16)
“What is Class? Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident in the knowledge that you can meet life head-on and handle whatever comes along. Jacob had it. Esau didn’t. Symbolically, we can look to Jacob’s wrestling match with the angel. Those who have class have wrestled with their own personal ‘angel’ and won a victory that marks them thereafter...
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Out of the past: Nov. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 11/06/16)
Voters in Cape Girardeau County on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Proposition B, the $385 million tax-and-reform measure for education; on a state level, the proposition was trounced by a margin of more than 2-1. Local issues on the ballot yesterday met with success; Cape Girardeau voters approved new 20-year electric and gas franchises for Union Electric and the city's purchase of the water system from the utility company; Cape Girardeau County voters said "yes" to an increase in telephone bills to provide an enhanced 911 emergency-telephone service.. ...
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Juanita Schwab
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
Juanita M. Schwab, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Jan. 13, 1929, in Stoddard County to the late Guy and Estelle Hawkins McNeely. Private family funeral and burial have taken place...
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Faye Sandusky
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
Juanita "Faye" Sandusky, 74, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at her home. She was born July 10, 1942, in Caraway, Arkansas, to Sylvester and Marie Mitts Ross. She and Robert "Bob" Sandusky were married Sept. 3, 1966, in Saugatuck, Michigan...
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James Mitchell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- James Henry Mitchell Jr., 59, of Mounds died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Edward Ballard officiating. Interment will be in Mound City National Cemetery, in Mound City, Illinois...
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Jean McLaird
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
Jean Ann McLaird, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at her home. She was born Jan. 21, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Claude and Mary Lucille Emery Ross. She worked at King Optical, James Crites Optometry and in home nursing care. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau for over 70 years...
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Rev. Jerome Fortenberry
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Jerome D. Fortenberry C.M., 90, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at St. Mary's of the Barrens in Perryville. He was born Aug. 9, 1926, in Bismark, North Dakota, son of John Foxworth and Blanche Rose Schmitz Fortenberry...
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Minnie Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
SALISBURY, Mo. — Minnie Buchanan Dickerson, 92, of Salisbury died peacefully Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, surrounded by friends and family. ...
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Helen Crites
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
Helen Elanore Crites, 98, of Jackson passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in the same home in which she was born in rural Jackson. She was born Nov. 7, 1917, daughter of Gale W. and Zula Z. Dockins Wilkinson. She and Robert L. "Bob" Crites were married Nov. 7, 1941 in Jackson. He passed away Feb. 1, 2008...
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Larry Anderson
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
ANNA, Ill. — Larry L. “Macho” Anderson, 74, of Anna died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 14, 1942, in Madison, Illinois, the son of Dwain and Frieda Dickerson Anderson. He married Joyce Goodman on June 10, 1960, in Jackson...
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Andy Anderson
(Obituary ~ 11/06/16)
Robert "Andy" Anderson, 83, of Jackson passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 9, 1932, in Orchard, Iowa, to David and Rosa Britton Anderson. He and Linda R. Brown-Sterling were married Dec. 11, 1992, in Columbia, Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 4:36 a.m. on Price Street; 6:39 a.m. on Park Place; 8:57 a.m. on Harmony Street; 10:06 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 10:37 a.m. on North Middle Street; 4:36 p.m. on Franks Lane; 5:06 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 8:17 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 9:47 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 11:09 p.m. on Lisa Drive; and 11:50 p.m. on Albert Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of a violation of an order of protection. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance, and distribution or intent to distribute marijuana...
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Trump presses into Democratic territory in final days
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- Fighting as a party of one, Donald Trump vowed Saturday to press into Democratic strongholds over the campaign's final days as Hillary Clinton looked to an army of A-list celebrities and politicos to defend her narrowing path to the presidency...
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Questions on Christie role swirl after ex-allies' conviction
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
NEWARK, N.J. -- Two former aides to Republican Gov. Chris Christie were convicted Friday of causing epic traffic jams for political revenge near the nation's busiest bridge, a verdict that damages his legacy and raises new questions about why he and his inner circle escaped prosecution...
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City uses toilet paper to help fix roads
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
LITTLETON, Colo. -- It's not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper on the streets of Littleton. It was city workers. Crews used bathroom tissue to help seal cracks on more than 120 streets. Officials said toilet paper was applied with a paint roller over freshly laid tar used to fill asphalt cracks. ...
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Thousands of protesters demand that SKorea's president quit
(International News ~ 11/06/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Tens of thousands of South Koreans poured into the streets of downtown Seoul on Saturday, using words including "treason" and "criminal" to demand President Park Geun-hye step down amid an explosive political scandal. The protest, the largest anti-government demonstration in the capital in nearly a year, came a day after Park apologized on live television amid rising suspicion she allowed a mysterious confidante to manipulate power from the shadows...
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Melania Trump had modeling jobs in U.S. before work visa
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
WASHINGTON -- Melania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States that occurred before she had legal permission to work in the country, according to documents from 20 years ago provided to The Associated Press. The details of Trump's early paid modeling work in the U.S. emerged in the final days of a presidential campaign in which her husband, Donald Trump, has taken a hard line on immigration laws and those who violate them...
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Sheriff: Suspect confesses to killing 7 others
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
WOODRUFF, S.C. -- The man arrested after authorities found a woman chained on his property in rural South Carolina killed at least seven people, and his confessions have solved a 13-year-old case, Sheriff Chuck Wright said Saturday. Todd Kohlhepp confessed he was the shooter who killed four people at a motorcycle shop in Spartanburg County in 2003, Wright said...
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Births 11/6/16
(Births ~ 11/06/16)
Son to Garrett Matthew and Kaitlin Renee Roslen of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 4:53 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Name, Reece Matthew. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Roslen is the former Kaitlin Vetter, daughter of Christopher and Cheri Vetter of Benton, Missouri. She is a nurse practitioner at SoutheastHEALTH. Roslen is the son of Gilbert and Maria Roslen of Oran, Missouri. He is district manager of Tipton Linen...
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Jury awards $3M to family in 2011 Ferguson stun gun death
(State News ~ 11/06/16)
ST. LOUIS — A federal jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a naked, unarmed black man who died in 2011 after police in Ferguson, Missouri, used a stun gun on him. Jason Moore’s mother, wife and son alleged in the lawsuit the St. Louis suburb’s police force used excessive force and violated Moore’s civil rights. ...
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Man gets 35-year term for shooting, paralyzing Cardinals fan
(State News ~ 11/06/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A man who shot and paralyzed a St. Louis Cardinals fan after a 2015 game, heightening concerns about the safety of fans leaving the ballpark, was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison. Kilwa Jones, 32, pleaded guilty in July to five charges for shooting Army veteran Christopher Sanna and robbing Sanna's girlfriend. ...
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Crossbows now allowed during Missouri archery season
(State News ~ 11/06/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri hunters now will be allowed to use crossbows during archery season. The Missouri Department of Conservation approved the change, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A crossbow is a device that fires arrow-like projectiles called bolts, sometimes at 350 feet per second...
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Sheriff: remains those of missing Missouri woman
(State News ~ 11/06/16)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Authorities have confirmed skeletal remains found in a rural area in eastern Missouri were those of a woman who’s been missing since 2014. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Ste. Genevieve Sheriff’s Office said Friday the skeletal remains found Tuesday have been confirmed as those of Lynn Messer. ...
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Ag leaders voice support for Koster during Cape stop
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
Missouri agricultural leaders joined gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster for a campaign stop Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Richard Fordyce, director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, called agriculture the “economic engine that drives the state,” and Koster has been a reliable source of support...
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Salvation Army taking applications for Christmas aid
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
Applications for Christmas assistance are being accepted by the Salvation Army. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, applications will be accepted, as well from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15. No applications will be accepted after Nov. 15. Food boxes also are available to anyone who applies, but ToyBoxes are limited to the Cape Girardeau city limits...
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Area voters to decide sheriff's race, other county offices and races
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
Area voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide a number of county and regional races, including a sheriff’s race in Scott County and a number of legislative contests. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, faces a challenge from Democrat Dave Cowell of Farmington, Missouri, and Libertarian Jonathan Shell of Fredericktown, Missouri, in his bid to win re-election in the 8th Congressional District of Southeast Missouri. ...
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Baby sitter charged in death of Malden infant
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
KENNETT, Mo. — A Malden, Missouri, woman is in jail after being accused of recklessly causing the death of a 9-month-old boy by shaking him while left in her care on Halloween. Breon Dannielle Lashay Hess, 24, was charged Thursday by Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey McCormick with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, abuse of a child and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child...
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Van Buren superintendent placed on leave
(Local News ~ 11/06/16)
VAN BUREN, Mo. — While no charges have been filed in two alleged drunken-driving incidents, a second Southeast Missouri superintendent has been placed on administrative leave. The Van Buren School Board decided Thursday to place superintendent Sonia Kuessner on administrative leave, special-education director Lyn Reed confirmed. Reed, who has been with the district more than 30 years, was named as interim superintendent...
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FBI chief: No charges against Clinton after new email review
(National News ~ 11/06/16)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- FBI Director James Comey abruptly announced Sunday that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges related to newly discovered emails from her tenure at the State Department, lifting a cloud of uncertainty that has shadowed the final days of her presidential campaign...
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Essner -- Watkins
(Wedding ~ 11/06/16)
Allison Lynn Essner of Cape Girardeau and Julian Christopher Watkins of Cairo, Illinois, were married July 30, 2016, at St. Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Patrick Ike Nwokoye performed the ceremony. Leeann Hendrix was the organist and Susan McMann and Nicholas Palkovic were vocalists...
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