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Office opens in Mounds to serve Illinois veterans
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) has opened a new office in Mounds, staffed by veterans service officer Dax Griffith. The new office will make it more convenient for veterans in the area to receive services from IDVA. Griffith is an Air Force veteran who served for 26 years from 1992 to 2018. ...
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Isle Casino to help veterans retain their military history
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Isle Casino Cape Girardeau is helping veterans hold on to their military history. As the local chapter of the Missouri Veterans History Project (MVHP), a not-for-profit group organized to interview and record the stories of our veterans, the casino has interviewed and recorded the stories of more than 20 veterans. ...
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Arnold veteran to receive free home on Veterans Day
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Veterans Day will have special significance for an Arnold, Missouri, man. Freedom Alliance and U.S. Bank are donating four homes across the nation to four military families on Nov. 11, and veteran Todd O'Neal will receive one of them. O'Neal will receive a renovated, mortgage-free home that day at 10 a.m...
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Cape Councilman Ryan Essex won't seek reelection
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Cape Girardeau City Councilman Ryan Essex will not seek reelection next year. The Ward 5 councilman said in September he planned to run in the April election. But after Monday’s council meeting, Essex said he changed his mind. Essex, chief operating officer with Gibson Recovery Center, said he wants to concentrate on his professional duties, including the opportunity to serve on state committees dealing with mental health...
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Scouting for Food to be held this month
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, will hold Scouting for Food, the largest service project of the year, this month, according to a news release. Thousands of scouts will deliver more than 1 million blue Scouting for Food bags throughout the area Saturday, the release stated. They will pick up the bags Nov. 16; bags should be placed outside by 9 a.m. In Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, Scouts take donations directly to local food pantries...
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Millersville man dies in crash near Daisy
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
A Millersville man was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning on Route B near Daisy, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. James D. Brown, 40, was driving south on Route B in a 1992 Toyota Camry at approximately 4:50 a.m. when the vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, struck two mailboxes and a concrete culvert before overturning and ejecting the driver, according to highway patrol...
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New software leads to changes in Perry County tax bills
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Perry County taxpayers should note their annual tax bills will have a different appearance this year because of a software upgrade at the Perry County Collector’s Office, Collector Rodney Richardet said in a news release. “Aside from the standard billing amounts and tax category breakdowns, the new statement design provides more information for taxpayers to look at,” Richardet said in the release. ...
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Jackson board continues look at transitioning to charter government
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
City of Jackson officials continued during Monday evening’s Board of Aldermen meeting to outline the potential timelines and necessary steps to transition into a charter city under home-rule governance. Jackson is classified as a 4th Class Missouri city, according to the Missouri Secretary of State’s classification of municipalities...
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Cape council rezones historic property as renovation of Reynolds House proceeds
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Cape Girardeau City Council members rezoned the historic Reynolds House on Monday as a private foundation plows ahead with renovations to the brick structure. The goal is to complete work on the 162-year-old building by February, said Alyssa Phares, president of the board of directors of the James Reynolds House Foundation...
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From aviator to high school teacher, retired Col. Michael Goodin reflects on Air Force career
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
As a junior at Cape Girardeau Central High School, Michael Goodin went flying with a friend and knew then and there he wanted to go into the Air Force. “I just love the feeling of flying,” now retired Air Force Col. Goodin said. “It’s a sense of freedom, a sense of responsibility. ... That was what I wanted to do.” ...
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Cape city hall plans include parking structure
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Plans to transform the historic Common Pleas Courthouse and Annex into Cape Girardeau’s new city hall will include construction of a two-level parking structure, city officials said Monday. It’s one of the reasons why the City Council approved an agreement Monday with Penzel Construction Co., in partnership with architecture firm TreanorHL, to renovate the 165-year-old Common Pleas Courthouse and the adjacent annex and construct a connecting addition at 44 N. Lorimier St...
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COLUMN: Veterans part of extended family
(Column ~ 11/05/19)
It's simple to explain but maybe impossible to fully understand. Unless you're in the family. The bond among those who serve -- and served -- in the military is one of the strongest, with no regard for space or time. I haven't worn a military uniform in going on a decade, but my service is seldom far away. Part of the reason why is my brothers and sisters in arms remain close...
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Veterans service officer: Helping fellow veterans along the way
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
For some veterans, their service doesn't end when they take off the uniform. Michael Probst has 14 years of combined military service, and his job as a veterans service officer with the Missouri Veterans Commission allows him to continue to serve on a daily basis...
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Southeast, VFW post to preserve veterans' histories
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Special Collections and Archives in Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library, in partnership with the Cape Girardeau VFW Post No. 3838, will host a special event on Veterans Day to help local veterans preserve their service-related history...
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American Legion Auxiliary donates to vets' food program
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center accepted a donation from American Legion Auxiliary Brown-Mabry Unit 153 to purchase food for the medical center's Care and Share Program, which provides veterans in need with all the ingredients needed for a robust holiday meal...
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Veterans Memorial will host Wreaths Across America
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Local volunteers are asking for help to ensure all veterans are honored this December on National Wreaths Across America Day. Missouri's National Veterans Memorial will place wreaths at America's Wall on Dec. 14, in memory of all U.S. veterans...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/05/19)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2019. There are 56 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 5, 2017, a gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire in a small South Texas church, killing more than two dozen people; the shooter, Devin Patrick Kelley, was later found dead in a vehicle after he was shot and chased by two men who heard the gunfire. (An autopsy revealed that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.)...
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Thanks to First Presbyterian
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/05/19)
If you didn't read Jay Wolz's excellent article regarding the refrigerated food truck given to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank on Sunday, take the time to read it online. Kudos are in order to Cape Girardeau First Presbyterian Church along with Willie Bahn and his wife, Dr. Janna Tuck, for the wonderful gift...
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Acquire coffee's acquired taste
(Column ~ 11/05/19)
A column about coffee? Who does that? Well, until now, I certainly had not, but I realize the subject is not as silly as some would think. Folks are serious about their coffee, which was confirmed for me even more last week. So depending on where you fall on the spectrum, you'll either find value in this article or wonder why I'm not writing about "really important" things going on, like the nonsense in a place called D. ...
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Ad-hoc aquatic committee's recomendations
(Column ~ 11/05/19)
Editor's note: The following letter was submitted to Scott Meyer, city manager of the City of Cape Girardeau, and Dr. Neil Glass, superintendent of the Cape Girardeau Public School District, regarding the ad-hoc aquatics committee's recommendation for an aquatic center. The city and school board will hold a joint meeting today to discuss the recommendations by the committee. The full presentation can be found with this letter on semissourian.com...
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Storm briefly frees historic barge stuck above Niagara Falls
(International News ~ 11/05/19)
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — Parks officials are monitoring a century-old grounded barge that briefly broke loose during a storm last week in the river just above Niagara Falls. WGRZ reported the rusty iron scow had been stuck since 1918 on rocks in the upper rapids above the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. ...
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Turkey says it captured slain IS leader's sister during Syria raid
(International News ~ 11/05/19)
BEIRUT -- Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official, who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine." Little is known about the sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Turkish official said the 65-year-old known as Rasmiya Awad is suspected of being affiliated with the extremist group. He did not elaborate...
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Lindsay Hoyle chosen to replace Bercow as UK Commons speaker
(International News ~ 11/05/19)
LONDON -- Long-serving Labour Party lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle was elected speaker of Britain's House of Commons on Monday, taking up the job with a clear message: I'm not John Bercow. Hoyle was chosen by lawmakers from among seven candidates to replace the influential but contentious Bercow. Bercow retired last week after a decade as speaker that saw him become a central, and contentious, player in Britain's Brexit drama...
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U.S. steel industry struggling despite tariffs
(National News ~ 11/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's move last year to tax imported steel triggered jeers but also cheers. Its goal -- to raise steel prices -- threatened to hurt the legions of U.S. manufacturers depending on steel. But at least it would benefit U.S. steel companies and the Americans who work for them. That was the idea, anyway...
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Diplomat lays out White House campaign to oust her
(National News ~ 11/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- It started with a warning to watch her back, that people were "looking to hurt" her. From there, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators, it escalated into a chilling campaign to fire her as President Donald Trump and his allies angled in Eastern Europe for political advantage at home...
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Rhonda Zacharias
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
WHEATON, Ill. -- Rhonda McLemore Zacharias, 56, died peacefully in the morning sun Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Formerly of Scott County, Missouri, Rhonda lived her final days, surrounded by family, at Seasons Hospice Center in Naperville, Illinois. Rhonda was diagnosed with Stage 4 rectal cancer in February 2018. ...
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Aleen Walther
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
Aleen Walther, 93, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 22, 1926, in Fruitland, she was one of two daughters born to Edwin and Cora Heider Willa. She was baptized March 7, 1926, and confirmed April 2, 1939, at St. John's United Church of Christ near Jackson...
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Harold Rainey
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Harold Floyd Rainey was born Dec. 17, 1945, in Stoddard County, Missouri, and died Oct. 30, 2019, in Columbia, Missouri. He was born to William "Ted" Rainey and Bernice Rainey beside twin brother William Lloyd Rainey. From a young age, Harold developed a great love for the outdoors, running wild through his beloved Stoddard County hills, hunting and fishing. ...
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Mary Hurst
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Mary Hurst, 90, of Tamms died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at Integrity Healthcare of Anna, Illinois. A memorial gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Cremation will be accorded.
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Naomi Hale
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
Naomi A. Hale, 73, of Millersville died Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance, Missouri. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Burial will follow at Dongola Cemetery in Dongola, Missouri...
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Rickey Gockel
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
Rickey Dean Gockel, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born July 18, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to Marvin E. "Pete" and Laverne Springer Gockel. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include his sister, Rhonda (Jerry) Neels of Cape Girardeau; nephews, Bradley (Amy) Neels, Darren (Lindsey) Neels and Trevor (Teagan) Neels; and great-nieces and -nephews Reese, Samuel, Tarren and Thomas Neels...
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Emma Feiste
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
Emma Maria Feiste, 93, of Jackson died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Young East Perry Funeral Home in Altenburg, Missouri. She will then be taken to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, where she will lie in state until the funeral service at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Frank Lucas officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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James Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
James Donald Brown, 40, of Millersville passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born April 3, 1979, in Cape Girardeau, son of Randy D. and Angela Craft Brown. James attended Jackson public schools. He worked as a forklift driver for Gilster-Mary Lee in Perryville, Missouri. James attended Connection Point Church in Jackson. He enjoyed watching his nephew, Isaiah, wrestle. He was an avid fan of football and loved to fish...
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Patricia Bixler
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
Patricia A. Bixler, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Lilbourn, Missouri, to James William and Mary Francis Welsh Hopper. She and Charles Lee Bixler were married Oct. 5, 1954, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston, Missouri. He preceded her in death Aug. 18, 2007...
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Cecilia Adkisson
(Obituary ~ 11/05/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Cecilia LaPlant Adkisson, 79, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at her home in East Prairie. Born Jan. 16, 1940, in the Barnes Ridge community of Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late Cecil George and Elsie Jackson LaPlant, she was a homemaker, a Girl Scout leader and member of the Junior Civic Club...
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Prayer 11/5/19
(Prayer ~ 11/05/19)
O Father God, may we focus on that which is good and honors you. Amen.
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Out of the past: Nov. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 11/05/19)
The Missouri Department of Conservation recently got 37.38 acres of natural area and named it Cape Woods; it is being placed in its Urban Wild Acres program; the land borders Hopper Road on the south and Mount Auburn Road on the west; it lies along Cape LaCroix Creek and adjoins Osage Park on the north and east; approximately 80% of the tract is young, bottom land forest and the rest grass...
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Births 11/5/19
(Births ~ 11/05/19)
Twin daughters to Jordan Clements and Brenda McCulley of Marble Hill, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Hermione Belle was born at 9:21 a.m. and weighed 2 pounds, 14 ounces. Ginevra Louise was born at 9:32 a.m. and weighed 2 pounds, 12 ounces. First children. Ms. McCulley is the daughter of Joe and Mary McCulley of Marble Hill. She works at McDonald's in Marble Hill. Clements is the son of Jessie Beclkenbach of Piedmont, Missouri. He works at Rubbermaid...
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Road work 11/5/19
(Local News ~ 11/05/19)
Route A in Cape Girardeau County, from Church Street to Poplar Street in Whitewater, will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform sidewalk improvements. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Nov. 14 to 28...
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Sponsored: Tips to prepare your lawn for winter
(Insiders Advice ~ 11/05/19)
November has finally arrived, along with our first frost of the season. Many local stores and vendors rushed to cover all of their plants to help prevent the frost from stunning their products. There are many interesting things that happen to your lawn during the winter months as warm season grass lays dormant and cool season grass will continue to stay green and healthy. ...
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