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Cape Council approves new liquor-delivery license
(Local News ~ 12/04/18)
The carGO transportation service will pay an annual $50 liquor-license fee to the City of Cape Girardeau in order to deliver alcohol in the community under a new ordinance prompted by a legal dispute earlier this year. The Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday night approved an ordinance setting up a new liquor-license category for businesses that deliver, but don’t sell alcohol at the retail or wholesale level. ...
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Penzel Construction recommended to build Jackson's new police station
(Local News ~ 12/04/18)
Jackson’s new police station will be built by a team headed by Penzel Construction, officials recommended Monday at the Jackson Board of Aldermen regular meeting. During a public meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Jackson’s design-build consultant George Harris opened the technical proposal and cost estimate for the project from two firms, Penzel Construction and Kiefner Brothers of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Sponsored: Talent Attraction and Retention are Key Pieces to Economic Development
(B Magazine ~ 12/04/18)
Area Development Magazine, a national site selection publication, listed talent attraction and retention as the third most important factor in the site selection process for new businesses. Availability of skilled workers trailed only highway accessibility and labor costs as the most important factors in locating a new business facility. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2018. There are 27 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Dec. 4, 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his Continental Army officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York...
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Santa, Grinch, horses to be in downtown Cape this weekend
(Editorial ~ 12/04/18)
Old Town Cape is bringing the North Pole to downtown Cape Girardeau this weekend as downtown merchants roll out the red carpet for Santa and all his shoppers. The 16th Annual Downtown Christmas Open House begins at 5 p.m. Friday night with pictures with Santa, children's activities in Santa's workshop, shopping spree tickets and horse and buggy rides. The open house will wind down at 9 p.m...
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The politics of 'hatred' and 'right-wing terrorism'
(Column ~ 12/04/18)
Somebody cue former President Barack Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren: The words we speak and the words we embrace have huge implications, and being responsible with both is essential. Hiding behind freedom of speech doesn't change that, either. Former President Barack Obama used his First Amendment last week at Rice University in Houston, Texas, to suggest that a shift has occurred in which "you start getting politics that's based on, 'That person's not like me, and it must be their fault,' and you start getting a politics based on a nationalism that's not pride in country, but hatred for somebody on the other side of the border.". ...
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Empty boxes top high-tech toys on doctor-recommended list
(Community ~ 12/04/18)
Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatricians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings young children can enjoy with parents -- blocks, puzzles, even throwaway cardboard boxes -- sparking imagination and creativity...
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Low prices make for slow alligator season
(Community ~ 12/04/18)
NEW ORLEANS -- Here's a good news fashion trend, if you're an alligator in Louisiana: Prices for skins are down to less than half what they were just five years ago, making for a slow wild harvest. The director of the state's alligator program estimated about 18,000 were taken from the wild this year...
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Out of the past: Dec. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/18)
Jess Hopple yesterday filed a nominating petition for Cape Girardeau's Ward 6 city council seat; Hopple, whose first council try in 1991 was rejected because of the four-year residency requirement, faces the same obstacle in the April 1994 election; Hopple moved to Cape Girardeau in December 1990...
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Area police reports 12/4/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/04/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kyle Thomas Kreisz, 48, of St. Louis was arrested at 211 St. Francis Drive on a St. Louis warrant and issued a summons for theft at My Daddy's Cheesecake...
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Saving Clark's neck? Panic at 'Lampoon's Christmas' display
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
AUSTIN, Texas — A holiday display meant to re-create a scene from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” looked a little too real and caused a veteran to spring into action. ...
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Qatar to pull out of Saudi-dominated OPEC in January
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The tiny, energy-rich Arab nation of Qatar announced Monday it will withdraw from OPEC in January, a rebuke of the Saudi-dominated cartel as the kingdom's boycott of Doha continues unabated and a crucial meeting of the group looms this week...
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Disabled woman whose flight was canceled left at O'Hare
(Community ~ 12/04/18)
CHICAGO -- American Airlines is investigating how a 67-year-old woman in a wheelchair was left alone overnight at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport when her flight was canceled. The incident, first reported by CBS 2 in Chicago, started Friday night when Olimpia Warsaw's flight from Chicago to Detroit was canceled and a porter was assigned to take care of her. ...
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Trump praises noncooperating witness
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump praised a key witness in the Russia investigation Monday for having the "guts" not to testify against him, and said his former lawyer -- who cut a deal with prosecutors -- should head straight to prison. In a pair of politically charged tweets, Trump made clear he is closely watching those who turn on him in the special counsel's probe, which has ensnared some of the president's closest advisers. ...
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U.N. chief: Climate is 'most important issue we face'
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
KATOWICE, Poland -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dramatic appeal to world leaders Monday to take the threat of global warming seriously and to act boldly to avert a catastrophic rise in temperatures before the end of the century...
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Trump complains about cost of arms race
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump complained Monday about how much the U.S. spends on weapons in an "uncontrollable" arms race with Russia and China, though he vastly overstated how much is spent on actual weapons, even under a budget his administration has increased...
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Some children return to school 3 weeks after California wildfire
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
PARADISE, Calif. -- With hugs, teachers and a touch of anxiety, thousands of children returned to school and some semblance of routine Monday, three weeks after Northern California's deadly wildfire destroyed their homes and classrooms. Schools in Butte County have been closed since Nov. 8, when the blaze swept through the towns of Paradise, Concow and Magalia in the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century. At least 88 people were killed and dozens remain unaccounted for...
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China gets U.S. tariff delay but movement on technology unclear
(International News ~ 12/04/18)
BEIJING -- Buy more U.S. exports? Done. Tinker with technology tactics that irk Washington and other trading partners? Maybe. But scrap those plans, seen by Beijing as a path to prosperity and influence? Probably never. The agreement by President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a cease fire on tariffs postpones the threat of more disruption for China's exporters and their Asian suppliers. Some economists said Xi might be ready to negotiate in earnest...
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At Capitol, Bush saluted as 'gentle soul,' 'great man'
(National News ~ 12/04/18)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike...
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Appeals court rules activist must follow lobbying rules
(State News ~ 12/04/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A conservative Missouri activist has been ordered to follow the state's lobbying rules, even though he isn't paid, in a court ruling that could have wide-reaching implications. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cited the government's interest in transparency in ruling last week Ron Calzone must register as a lobbyist with the Missouri Ethics Commission and file lobbying reports, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Alfred Wolfe
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Alfred Ernest "Tom" Wolfe, 96, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 21, 1922, in Portageville, Missouri, to the late Charles and Mary Ourth Wolfe. He married Dorothy Lee Mansker on May 21, 1946, and she preceded him in death Oct. 4, 2018...
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Myrla Underwood
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Myrla Helen Underwood, 87, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at Woodland Hills. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Diana Cook officiating. Interment will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Frances Scheeter
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Frances "Francy" Cecelia Scheeter, 90, of New Hamburg passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Southeast Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 20, 1928, in St. Joseph, Tennessee, to the late Frank and Monica Reischmann Kluesner. She married Ervin "Webb" Scheeter on June 30, 1951, and he preceded her in death Oct. 25, 2014...
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Vanessa Pikey
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Vanessa Ann Pikey, 63, of Zalma passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 1, 1955, at St. Louis, the daughter of Bennie and Glenda Pauline Watkins Kassinger. Vanessa and Ruben F. Pikey were united in marriage April 8, 1976, at Gordonville, and he survives of the home...
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Floyd Penny
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
Floyd William "Frog" Penny, 79, of Cape Girardeau went to be with the Lord peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. He was born Aug. 30, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to the late Lloyd and Cora Bowman Penny. He and Loine Faries Masters were married Feb. 12, 1983, in Cape Girardeau. She survives of the home...
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Charles Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
Charles A. Johnson, 75, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 1, 1943, in Mountain Home, Idaho, to the late Thomas and Ollie Adams Johnson. Charles was a master firefighter and paramedic with the City of Cape Girardeau Fire Department for 28 years. He was in the first paramedic class in Missouri...
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Barbara Gross
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Barbara Jean Gross, 70, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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David Cockrell
(Obituary ~ 12/04/18)
David Carl Cockrell, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Oct. 15, 1954, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Arnold T. and Alta Mae Judd Cockrell. David graduated from Granite City High School in Granite City, Illinois. He worked in waste management in Ohio, construction in Cape Girardeau and for the railroad laying tracks in Indiana...
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Prayer 12/4/18
(Prayer ~ 12/04/18)
O Heavenly Father, may we be still and know that you are God. Amen.
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Birth 12/4/18
(Births ~ 12/04/18)
Daughter to Tristan Samuel and Erica Ashley Frayser of Fountain, Colorado, at home, 2:13 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Name, Willa Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Frayser is the former Erica Gonzales, daughter of Patricia and Edward Gonzales of Fountain. Frayser is the son of Susan Anglin of Cape Girardeau and Ken Frayser of Cape Girardeau. He is the manager of Camp Bow Wow in Colorado Springs, Colorado...
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Tax liens 12/4/18
(Business Records ~ 12/04/18)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during November are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Bankruptcies 12/4/18
(Business Records ~ 12/04/18)
Bankruptcies filed through November for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. Included are bankruptcies filed in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Oak Hills closed for sewer work
(Local News ~ 12/04/18)
The 1900 block of Oak Hills Drive in Cape Girardeau will be closed today through Friday for sewer work. Hacker Plumbing, Heating and Cooling is replacing a sewer line at 1924 Oak Hills Drive. Those traveling in the area are urged to use caution...
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Sponsored: The Startup Life
(B Magazine ~ 12/04/18)
Hojung Kim and Alex Tavares share their thoughts at Codefi’s November Meet the Member event A physical device that teaches children with vision impairments how to read independently. A meal-sharing app that connects people within a city, inviting them into each other’s homes and to each other’s tables...
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Student Santas
(Submitted Story ~ 12/04/18)
Kristin Ham, president of Cape Evening Optimist Club, presents Jennifer Gast, founder of Student Santas, and daughter Laurel with a $1,500 check. Student Santas has helped over 22,000 children and their families at Christmastime.
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