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Construction to start on Jackson roundabout project
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
Construction of a new roundabout in Jackson is expected to begin today, city officials said. The nearly $739,000 project to construct a roundabout at East Main Street and Shawnee Boulevard will commence with relocation of underground utilities near the intersection, engineer Clint Brown said in a news release...
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Cool Crafts for furry friends at Cape Library
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
Whitney Vines of Cape Girardeau and her daughter Natalie, 2, play with a pet toy made during a “Cool Crafts” session Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library
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Cape city 'yields' pedestrian signs to parades, snow plows
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
Cape Girardeau city workers removed the “yield to pedestrian” signs along a four-block stretch of Broadway to accommodate a parade last month and will keep them down this winter to allow for snow plowing. The signs were installed in late April after some Broadway business owners complained of motorists speeding along the thoroughfare, posing a danger to pedestrians trying to cross the street...
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'I'm gonna keep my horse in the barn you know': Cape superintendent Glass raps to announce cancellation
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
To the tune of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” snow and ice prompted Cape Girardeau School District superintendent Neil Glass to star as sheriff — alongside dancers in horse masks — in his third “No School Today” YouTube video. As of Tuesday night, the video spoof had reached more than 27,500 views...
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Free seats at Spirit of Democracy banquet for military, families
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
Organizers hope for hundreds to attend Saturday’s inaugural Spirit of Democracy fundraising banquet at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Stars and Stripes National Museum in Bloomfield, Missouri. With that hope in mind and through the donations of sponsors, the banquet will be free to attend for any member of the military or his or her family...
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SEMO professor wrestles with impeachment hearings, weary of 'political theater'
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
Televised impeachment hearings, which begin today, will be more “political theater” than a fact-finding effort into alleged actions of President Donald Trump, a political science professor said Tuesday. The hearings by the intelligence committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will focus mostly on grandstanding by its members rather than hearing from witnesses, said Jeremy Walling, political science professor at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Museum is unique part of local history; Special event celebrates it and all area veterans
(Column ~ 11/13/19)
On Saturday night, Nov. 16, at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau, area military veterans will be the guests of honor at a celebration and fundraising dinner for the Stars and Stripes National Museum in Bloomfield, Missouri. It promises to be an evening of patriotic spirit, tribute to service members and American red, white and blue fun, featuring the full Jerry Ford Orchestra and his “Andrew Sisters.” If you are a veteran — or family member of a veteran — and would like to attend, thanks to the generosity of sponsors they have a seat for you at no cost as long as tickets remain. ...
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Game on: SEMO introduces eSports Arena
(Local News ~ 11/13/19)
Competitive gaming students at Southeast Missouri State University now have a place all their own — a 1,500-square-foot eSports Arena at Towers Complex dormitory. Previously occupied by a computer lab, the space contains 12 liquid-cooled desktop computers equipped for gaming. It also features an area dedicated to Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo consoles coupled with a 70-inch wall-mounted television for a “bird’s-eye view.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2019. There are 48 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 1956, the Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses. On this date: In 1312, England's King Edward III was born at Windsor Castle...
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More than enough to go around
(Column ~ 11/13/19)
Four-hundred forty-two thousand: That’s roughly the number of children in foster care in America. I was with a former foster child, now a mother herself, earlier this month. We were screening a short, powerful documentary called “I Lived on Parker Avenue,” about the challenges and rewards of adoption. ...
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Roger Stone trial testimony ends with talk of outreach to Kushner
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
WASHINGTON -- Testimony in the colorful trial of Roger Stone -- featuring talk of dognapping and "Godfather" references -- wrapped up Tuesday with a top Trump campaign official telling jurors Stone tried to contact Jared Kushner to "debrief" him about hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign...
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No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
Got milk? Increasingly, Americans don't, and that led the nation's biggest milk producer to file for bankruptcy Tuesday. Dean Foods blamed a decadeslong drop in milk consumption that has seen people turn to alternatives such as soda, juice and almond milk...
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WFP chief vows more 'aggressive' action on sexual harassment
(International News ~ 11/13/19)
CAIRO -- In the wake of an internal survey detailing multiple allegations of rape and sexual harassment of its female staffers, the leader of the World Food Program is vowing to go after abusers. David Beasley, the U.N. agency's executive director, said in a recent interview with The Associated Press he is "making hard choices to bring change" to the WFP...
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Evo Morales reaches Mexico as supporters march in Bolivia
(International News ~ 11/13/19)
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Evo Morales, who sought to transform Bolivia as its first indigenous president, flew to exile in Mexico on Tuesday as thousands of his supporters clamored for his return in the streets of the Bolivian capital. Military fighter jets flew repeatedly over La Paz in a show of force that infuriated Morales loyalists who were blocked by security forces from marching to the main square...
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Israel targets Islamic Jihad leader, sending message to Iran
(International News ~ 11/13/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israel on Tuesday targeted two senior commanders from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, killing one in the Gaza Strip and missing the second in Syria as it stepped up its battle against Iran and its proxies across the region...
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LA's Gomez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
BALTIMORE -- Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, pledged to push for a more welcoming immigration system after winning an election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "I'm humbled by your support," said Gomez, whose predominantly Hispanic archdiocese of 4 million Catholics is the largest in the U.S. "I think it is a blessing for the Latino community."...
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US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019; infants, children and teens at risk for trauma
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won't even look at him. After being forcibly separated at the border by government officials, sexually abused in U.S. foster care and deported, the once bright and beaming girl arrived back in Honduras withdrawn, anxious and angry, convinced her father abandoned her...
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Former President Carter out of surgery, no complications
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
ATLANTA -- Former President Jimmy Carter was recovering Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure on his brain from bleeding linked to recent falls. A statement from his spokeswoman said there were no complications from the procedure, performed at Emory University Hospital for a subdural hematoma, blood trapped on the brain's surface...
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Record cold follows early snowstorm over eastern US
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Snow and cold records fell as an arctic airmass that started in Siberia spilled over a big chunk of the eastern half of the U.S., including the normally mild South, on Tuesday. The mid-autumn taste of winter brought record single-digit temperatures to Chicago and environs; set snowfall records in Buffalo and Detroit; dusted cars with snow in Memphis, Tennessee; and froze lakes in Minnesota weeks earlier than usual...
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Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
WASHINGTON -- Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections permiting 660,000 immigrants to work in the U.S., free from the threat of deportation...
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Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open
(National News ~ 11/13/19)
WASHINGTON -- The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing this morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves for the first time about President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine and consider whether they are, in fact, impeachable offenses...
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Margaret Wiggins
(Obituary ~ 11/13/19)
Margaret Wiggins, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Keith Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 11/13/19)
Keith Seabaugh, 64, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at his mother's home in Oak Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brandon Moore officiating. Burial will be at Goshen Cemetery in Oak Ridge...
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Jerry Ramsey
(Obituary ~ 11/13/19)
Jerry Lee "Moe" Ramsey, 58, of Scott City died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 16, 1960, in Chaffee, Missouri, to James Walter "Num" and Edna Mae Biggs Ramsey. He had previously worked as a deckhand for Rushing, Mays Towing and Missouri Barge Lines. Most recently, he was employed at Chaffee Food Giant...
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Sharon Raines
(Obituary ~ 11/13/19)
PARKVILLE, Mo. -- Sharon Lee Raines, 83, of Parkville, formerly of Clinton, Missouri, and Scott City, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at the McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff. She was born Nov. 27, 1935, in Illmo to Leo "Bud" Steger and Vera Rogers Steger...
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Prayer 11/13/19
(Prayer ~ 11/13/19)
Thank you, O Heavenly Father, that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Out of the past: Nov. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/19)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Rev. Ellsworth B. Stone celebrates Mass for the last time as rector emeritus of the Church of the Redeemer in Cairo; immediately following the 10 a.m. Mass, a social gathering is held in Stone's honor at Cairo Elks Lodge; Stone, who is blind, will reside in a retirement center in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson police report 11/13/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/19)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n James Tittle, 49, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. n Elishea Graves, 26, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and speeding...
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Birth 11/13/19
(Births ~ 11/13/19)
Son to Rodrigus Semaj Robinson and Sierra Latonya Evans of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:05 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Name, Re~gion Semaj. Weight, 5 pounds, 7 pounces. First child. Evans is the daughter of Melissa Shands of Charleston, Missouri, and Derrick Evans of Chicago. Robinson is the son of Callie Robinson of Cape Girardeau and Rodney Townsend of St. Louis...
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Sponsored: Take the Stress Out of the Holidays with These 3 Tips
(Business ~ 11/13/19)
The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and decorations are going up — holiday party planning season is here! Whether you’re in charge of planning parties for your family, friends or business, ensuring all the details are in place has the potential to be a stressful and expensive matter. It doesn’t have to be, though; with these three party-planning tips, help yourself enjoy the holidays this year as much as the guests you’re entertaining.
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Donation to rebuild Cornerstone Wesleyan Church
(Submitted Story ~ 11/13/19)
A fierce lightning storm in July destroyed the Wesleyan Church in Scott City. Neighboring church, St. Joseph Catholic Church, wanted to help assist in rebuilding Cornerstone Wesleyan Church. A chicken vegetable stew dinner was held and raised $2,737. Shown are on the right Bob Lenz, pastor of Wesleyan Church, accepting a check from St. Joseph Church parishioners, Therese Glueck and Diane and Kenny Page...
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