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Scott County officials recognized before departure from office
(Local News ~ 12/22/18)
BENTON, Mo. — The four outgoing Scott County officials were recognized for their longtime service during a public reception earlier this week at the courthouse in Benton. Organized by Scott County Restitution Fund Trustees, the occasion honored Associate Circuit Court Division 5 Judge Scott T. Horman, Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger, Prosecuting Attorney Paul R. Boyd and Treasurer Glenda Enderle, whose terms officially end Dec. 31...
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First Midwest Bank hosts fourth annual live Nativity
(Local News ~ 12/22/18)
First Midwest Bank in Cape Girardeau hosted its fourth annual living Nativity on Friday with the help of students from Saxony Lutheran High School, a donkey, two sheep and a camel. Saxony Lutheran students Cody Griggs and Cara Jansen, both 16, portrayed the roles of Joseph and Mary and braved the winter wind inside of a handmade wooden shelter in front of the bank at 1820 N. Kingshighway...
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Longtime KFVS12 news anchor Jim Burns retires after almost 40 years
(Local News ~ 12/22/18)
On Friday, KFVS12’s “The Breakfast Show” said goodbye to longtime anchor Jim Burns, whose retirement began after the show aired. Burns has served nearly 40 years at the television station — for 36 years, he anchored the morning show. Burns was hired in 1979 by then-news director Mike Shain...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/22/18)
Today is Saturday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2018. There are nine days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 22, 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.)...
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Out of the past: Dec. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 12/22/18)
Lenore Bierbaum had planned to retire last summer; but as Christmas approaches, she still finds herself still employed as the dean of the College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University; her retirement has been put on hold while the university continues its more-than-a-year-long search for a new dean; the university is also looking for a new dean for the College of Health and Human Services...
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A Christmas wish
(Column ~ 12/22/18)
Being in the right place at the right time is sometimes a matter of dressing for the cold, saying a quiet little prayer and going outside. It had been snowing most of the night on this winter day in 2015. The snow on the ground was about five inches deep and snow continued to come down. ...
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Adopt Dewey 12-23-18
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor If you have a heart for seniors, this 8-year-old bob-tail kitty and his 11-year-old brother need a loving home! They are available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center menus for Dec. 24-28
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
Monday and Tuesday: Closed for Christmas. Wednesday: Chicken and rice or veggie beef soup, Lima beans, savory carrots, whole-grain bread and mixed fruit or angel food cake. Thursday: Meatloaf or chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, mixed salad, whole-grain hot roll and Mandarin oranges or fruit pies...
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FYI 12-23-18
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
In observance of the Christmas holiday on Tuesday, Jackson's trash routes will instead run Wednesday. Wednesday's trash routes remain unaffected. The Recycling Center will be closed Tuesday. The city will again be accepting and recycling live Christmas trees as a special location at the Recycling Center. All lights, ornaments, tinsel and other decorations should be removed before dropping off the trees...
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Learning briefs 12-23-18
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
Murray State University recently announced the Fall 2018 Dean's List. Area students honored include: Anna, Illinois: Ryley McKenzie Kimmel Cape Girardeau: Abigail L Breite, Korie Brewer, David Michael Carman, Richard Blake Hagedorn, Griffin Simpson King, Jake G Powderly, Lauren Elizabeth Powderly, Hannah Nicole Trautman, Emily P Weber...
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Largest T. rex skeleton has new display at Chicago museum
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
CHICAGO -- The largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found is ready to go back on display at Chicago's Field Museum in a new exhibition space. The skeleton named Sue (after her discoverer, Sue Hendrickson) is now in a second-floor gallery near other dinosaurs. It opens to the public Friday...
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Seeds for your garden
(Column ~ 12/22/18)
Always kind of hate to see all the garden frost in the fall and then brown up and die. Most of ours has frosted and froze. We have some chard and turnips still looking good and green but everything else is gone. Always hate it but yet kind of relieved. Tilling and planting and harvesting and fighting weeds has made for a long summer so I'm ready for a rest...
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Give the gift of no-plastic sipping straws for the holidays
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
NEW YORK -- Big problem or a fraction of the world's plastic consumption? You decide, but know that single-use plastic straws are a recent target of environmental activists. As restaurants debate whether to voluntarily dole them out and lawmakers feverishly write bans against them to protect the ocean and sea life and to reduce stress on landfills, alternatives to plastic straws are plentiful. Some are downright gifty...
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Gift Guide: Some tech gadgets that actually fit a real need
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
NEW YORK -- Sometimes you can sense that tech products are striving to solve problems that are manufactured by their manufacturers. Smartwatches, for instance, have long been a nifty idea -- but they've offered few tangible benefits for anyone but health and fitness enthusiasts...
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Dearmont's unsuccessful 1932 campaign for governor
(Column ~ 12/22/18)
On Oct. 29, 1931, Cape Girardeau attorney and active civic leader, Russell Lee Dearmont, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of Missouri. He ran on the platform of having previous state government experience, wanting to reorganize state government, and supporting the farmer and teacher. ...
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A visit with (plastic) St. Nick
(Column ~ 12/22/18)
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except me and my spouse. The promise we made at Christmas last year was not to buy gifts with assembly required. Yet here we were again up late, excruciatingly tired...
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O Little Town of Bethlehem
(Column ~ 12/22/18)
I have never been to Israel, but one of my best friends has been on numerous occasions. He was telling me recently that it's an interesting experience partly because it makes you realize that there is nothing magical about those locations. Specifically, he mentioned Bethlehem. I was surprised to learn that for all of its notoriety, Bethlehem has a population that is somewhere between Jackson's and Cape's (about 25,000). Yet from this little town came the hope of all humanity...
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Inspiration for the ages
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
In the story of St. Boniface, a Thunder Oak decorated with lit candles and gilded apples was glowing in the dark forest one Christmas day in 8th century Germany. The pagan god Thor was to be appeased with a human sacrifice. But Wynfred, an English Christian missionary later to be known as St. Boniface, split the giant oak into four parts with one stroke of an ax, revealing a small fir tree nearby ... the first Christmas tree, perhaps...
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Prayer 12-23-18
(Prayer ~ 12/22/18)
O Father God, may all experience your love and peace this Christmas and always. Amen.
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Out of the past: Dec. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 12/22/18)
The virus Grinch may wind up spoiling Christmas for families in the Cape Girardeau area; the Cape Girardeau County Health Department says major increases occurred the past week in several reported illnesses, including gastrointestinal, upper respiratory illness, strep throat, pink eye and chicken pox...
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Area fire report 12-23-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/22/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Dec. 16 n Medical assists were made at 7:03 a.m. on Emerald Street, 9:14 a.m. on Lakewood Drive, 9:35 a.m. on Lynwood Hills Drive, 9:39 a.m. on Forest Avenue, 1:27 p.m. on Bloomfield Street, 2:44 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue, 3:18 p.m. on West Cape Rock Drive, 4:22 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive, 5:48 p.m. on North Park Avenue and 8:20 p.m. on Masters Drive...
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Area police report 12-23-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/22/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Myron Terriel, 48, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on three Cape Girardeau warrants for animal violations. n Jessica Davis, 25, no address given, was arrested on a Butler County, Missouri, warrant...
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Paul Spies
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Paul R. Spies, 86, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Phillip Ruopp officiating. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Homer Schnurbusch
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
Homer Schnurbusch, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, with his daughters by his side. He was born June 30, 1920, in Perryville, Missouri, son of the late Louis and Teresa Gephardt Schnurbusch. He and Helen Marie Morgan were married Feb. 7, 1942, in Brewer, Missouri. She passed away June 5, 1999...
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Doris Robinson
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
** Doris Robinson Doris Evelyn Robinson, 92, of Deland, Florida, formerly of Alexander County, Illinois, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at Florida Lutheran Nursing Home in Deland. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.
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Suanne McNeely
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. -- Suanne Harbison McNeely, 87, of Morehead City passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, after a sudden stroke. According to her wishes, her body was cremated, but prior to cremation, her body served others. ...
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Norma McIntyre
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Norma A. McIntyre, 83, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery...
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Ira Hudson III
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Ira John Hudson III, 92, a Southern Illinois community and business leader, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Hudson was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Riverview, Florida, to I.J. and Lucille McCown Hudson Jr., but he resided most of his life in Mound City...
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Herb Holder
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
Herbert Lee Holder, 84, of Scott City passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 10, 1934, to Fern Rubel and was raised by his grandparents, Albert and Caroline Rubel. He married the love of his life, Norma LeDure, June 11, 1955, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Missouri. They had 63 wonderful years together...
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Briar Helwege
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
GALLATIN, Tenn. -- Briar Helwege passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at her home in Gallatin at the age of 39. She was born June 27, 1979, in Cape Girardeau, which is where she grew up and attended school. She was the daughter of Gary J. Helwege, Christine Eaton-Fochler and stepfather Raymond P. Fochler...
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Catherine Harrell
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
Catherine Louise Harrell, 66, of Scott City died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City, with the Rev. Larry Jackson officiating...
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Jonathan Finch
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
Jonathan Matthew Finch, 60, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 5, 1958, in St. Louis. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Lehman and Dolores Keithly Finch. Jonathan married Regina Ann Clark on May 28, 1994. They have one son, Connor Matthew Finch of the home...
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Ida Comte
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ida Marie Comte, 85, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Americans favor classics for their Christmas listening and viewing
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
LOS ANGELES -- Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years, but Americans still prefer hearing carols such as "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells," a new poll shows. With Christmas next week, 12 percent of Americans named "Silent Night" as their favorite holiday song followed by "Jingle Bells" at 8 percent, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. ...
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New asylum policy comes with few details, many questions
(International News ~ 12/22/18)
TIJUANA, Mexico -- The Trump administration's decision to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through clogged U.S. courts was announced with crucial details still unknown -- a move creating uncertainty along the border and possibly an incentive for people to cross illegally before the change takes effect...
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Afghan generals worry about U.S. withdrawal
(International News ~ 12/22/18)
ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban welcomed news of the U.S. plan to withdraw half its troops in Afghanistan by the summer, as Afghan generals warned Friday it would be a blow to the morale of the country's beleaguered security forces, who come under daily attacks from the insurgent fighters...
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Mattis resignation letter lays out challenges for successor
(National News ~ 12/22/18)
WASHINGTON -- The resignation letter Defense Secretary Jim Mattis handed to a surprised President Donald Trump was not just a product of two years of accumulating frustration with an impulsive boss, but an outline of the strategic hazards facing the next Pentagon chief...
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Callaway County insurer to pay $2M over death of disabled man
(State News ~ 12/22/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri county's share of a settlement with the family of a developmentally disabled man whose body was found encased in concrete is $2 million. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported Callaway County said its insurer will pay out the money to the mother and estate of Carl DeBrodie. ...
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Judge refuses to overturn $4.7 billion talc powder verdict
(State News ~ 12/22/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri judge denied Johnson & Johnson's bid to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict awarded to nearly two dozen women who said the company's talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison, in a ruling Wednesday, cited evidence of what he called "particularly reprehensible conduct" by Johnson & Johnson...
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Hawley releases records involving his office staff's work
(State News ~ 12/22/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Records released Friday by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley show employees of his office frequently used private email for official business and were given directions from the political consultants who led Hawley's successful campaign for the U.S. Senate...
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Central Missouri sees spike in HIV diagnoses
(State News ~ 12/22/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri is seeing a dramatic uptick in HIV diagnoses, a trend mostly concentrated in the central part of the state, according to health experts. New HIV diagnoses in Missouri increased by more than 10 percent between 2013 and 2016, which is the most recent state data available. ...
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Festival of Lessons — Lutheran church in Jackson aspires to bring special music to congregation
(Community ~ 12/22/18)
The start of the Christmas season may be subject to debate -- after Thanksgiving? Halloween? -- but for Matt Palisch and the St. Paul's Kantorei, Christmas starts in the summer. That's when they, as the choral complement at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Jackson begin rehearsing for the Festival of Lessons and Carols, an annual service that, for Palisch, represents more than seasonal songs...
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Good books, Burns retirement, Christmas
(Column ~ 12/22/18)
This time of year you'll probably read a lot of lists -- including favorite books from 2018. In keeping with this trend, here are a few I enjoyed in 2018. n "Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy" by Stephen Moore and Arthur B. Laffer...
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Trump call with Turkish leader led to U.S. pullout from Syria
(National News ~ 12/22/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made hastily, without consulting his national security team or allies, and over strong objections from virtually everyone involved in the fight against the Islamic State group, according to U.S. and Turkish officials...
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Federal shutdown begins after lawmakers fail to reach deal
(National News ~ 12/22/18)
The following story is the latest update provided by the Associated Press before the Southeast Missourian's press deadline. WASHINGTON -- A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting his Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government...
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Small Hands Changing Our Community
(Submitted Story ~ 12/22/18)
Giving back to our community and those around us is such an important lesson. It’s not one that has a learning standard developed by our state, but it’s a lesson in empathy, compassion, caring, and bringing joy to others. My 2nd grade classroom, at Jefferson Elementary, was able to bring these to life...
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Reinhold Mueller
(Obituary ~ 12/22/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Reinhold C. Mueller, 91, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 4, 1927, in Hoxie, Kansas, son of Erich and Sophie Gaede Mueller. He and Delfie Mahnken were married Sept. 4, 1949. She survives in Perryville...
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