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Recipes just in time for cooler weather
(Community ~ 10/26/23)
In closing out the month of October, I keep finding so many recipes I am very eager to try. I really enjoy baking and cooking as the weather turns a little cooler and it encourages me to try new recipes and spend more time in the kitchen. Today I have included a recipe for a wonderful combination of biscuit and cornbread all in one. ...
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Broadway Bistro: a B.L.A.S.T. of flavor and a clasp of comfort
(Community ~ 10/26/23)
On an absolutely beautiful and crisp fall day, I visited Broadway Bistro and Vintage Trade at 811 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The sunshine was warm, and the breeze was gentle. The leaves were turning into multicolored versions of their formerly green selves and then drifting slowly down, returning to the earth. I was feeling cozy already, and then I walked into Broadway Bistro...
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Local author to sign books Saturday in Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Author and retired Southeast Missourian reporter Mark Bliss will sign copies of his Elmwood Mystery novels — "Grounded in Murder" and "Foul Rising" — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Riverside Regional Library, 1997 E. Jackson Blvd., in Jackson...
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Longtime Jackson Alderman Joe Bob Baker to retire
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
For the third successive election in Jackson, an incumbent will be leaving the Board of Aldermen in the Cape Girardeau County seat city. Ward 4 Alderman Joe Bob Baker told the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday, Oct. 25, he will not stand for reelection next year...
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Cape Girardeau County sheriff on sex offenders at Halloween
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
With the approach of Halloween on Tuesday, Oct. 31, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office is advising residents a total of 73 registered sex offenders in the county fall under the Halloween restriction portion of the relevant state statute. "We've shared this information every year since the sex offender registration became active and certain offenders -- because of their convictions -- cannot participate in Halloween because the holiday always involves children," Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson said.. ...
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First Responders Month: Jackson school resource officer provides more than security
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
At Jackson Middle School, Tim Lester is the go-to guy for 3D printing. He also helps out with the school's robotics club, teaches students how to change the oil in a vehicle and even jumps in to fix flat tires for parents dropping off or picking up their children...
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First Responders Month: Spencer's work with Special Olympics provides wide range of benefits
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Fore some, public service goes beyond serving in the public sector. Cpl. Johnny Spencer, a Cape Girardeau police officer, is making an impact on his community and Special Olympics. With nine years of service under his belt, he is not only protecting the city but also supporting those with intellectual challenges through his involvement with the athletic organization...
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First Responders Month: Scott City VFD personifies 'jack of all trades'
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Lt. Ben Freeman exemplifies the "jack of all trades" persona at Scott City Volunteer Fire Department. Freeman, with nearly a decade of experience in the field, is a firefighter, emergency medical technician and training coordinator for the department. And he maintains the department's supplies inventory, too...
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First Responders Month: Local nurse recognized for five decades of service
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Local nurse Desma Reno has won the 2023 Missouri Nurses Association Hall of Fame Award. The Hall of Fame award recognizes outstanding nurse leaders of the state, whose commitment to the nursing profession has advanced the goals of the association and improved health care in Missouri...
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First Responders Month: Deputy dedicated to helping abuse, assault survivors
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Cpl. Jaime Holloway is a one-woman department. Every sexual assault or domestic violence case the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office investigates goes through her. She began her role as a domestic violence investigator Jan. 1, 2014. Since then, she's worked with thousands of victims to examine their cases and, if need be, to bring them to court...
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First Responders Month: Adrenaline junkie — Jackson Fire Rescue first responder Robbie Greif
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Jackson Fire Rescue Capt. Robbie Greif has spent 31 years in fire service, with 22 of them working for Cape Girardeau's county seat municipality. As a seasoned first responder, there is one day Greif will not soon forget — March 17, 2022. On that fog-aided St. Patrick's Day morning, six people were fatally injured, 14 others hurt and nearly 50 vehicles involved in a fiery crash on Interstate 57 near Charleston, Missouri...
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First Responders Month: Fire in the blood for Glueck, children in Chaffee
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Firefighter Grayson Glueck of Chaffee, Missouri, started his first responder and firefighter volunteer career in Delta in 1993 the day he turned 18. He said the chief at the time was a family friend who asked whether he would like to join the fire department, not knowing he was only 17 at the time and had to wait a few weeks to join...
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At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents in multiple communities stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory...
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Sponsored: Watch those backpacks during Spinal Health Month
(Insiders Advice ~ 10/26/23)
Back Pain is pervasive among American adults, but a new and disturbing trend is emerging among the nation’s youth. Young children are suffering back and neck pain much earlier than in previous generations, and the use of cellphones and overweight backpacks are a contributing factor. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2023. There are 66 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 26th, 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come...
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Prayer 10-26-23
(Prayer ~ 10/26/23)
O Lord Jesus, we praise your name for you are our mighty Savior. Amen.
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Democrats' noncitizen voting scam
(Column ~ 10/26/23)
If you think offering migrants luxury hotel rooms, free meals, laundry service, transportation, health care and immigration lawyers is excessive, just wait until they can vote. Democrats are pushing to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in New York City, Boston and other municipalities, as well as statewide in Connecticut...
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Al Jazeera Gaza correspondent loses 4 family members in an Israeli airstrike
(International News ~ 10/26/23)
CAIRO -- Al Jazeera's chief correspondent in the Gaza Strip, Wael Dahdouh, was helping broadcast live images of the besieged territory's night sky when he received the devastating news: His wife, son, and daughter had all been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday...
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Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures
(International News ~ 10/26/23)
BEIRUT -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group held talks on Wednesday in Beirut with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures in a key meeting of three top anti-Israel militant groups amid the war raging in Gaza. In neighboring Syria, meanwhile, state media said an Israeli airstrike hit the international airport in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, damaging its runway and putting it out of service...
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Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedience
(International News ~ 10/26/23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The removal of China's foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping's demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potential rivals within the ruling Communist Party, analysts say. State media this week confirmed that former defense minister Gen. Li Shangfu and former foreign minister Qin Gang were "no longer serving in office," but offered no details...
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White House throws lavish state dinner for Australia but takes pizazz down a notch in time of war
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- The White House took the pizazz down a notch for Wednesday's state dinner, but more than 300 guests from politics, business, government and beyond turned out to celebrate close U.S. ties to ally Australia while striking a measured tone in a time of death and suffering in the Middle East...
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1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
HELENA, Mont. -- The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday, sending an army of snowplows and sand trucks out onto the roads. Residents woke up to swirling snow and the sound of shovels on sidewalks just days after temperatures rose into the lower 80s. ...
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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. He also said he was redoubling his commitment to working on a two-state solution to end the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict...
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Police say there's an active shooter in Lewiston, Maine, and they are investigating multiple scenes
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
LEWISTON, Maine -- Maine State Police ordered residents in the state's second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night because of an active shooter situation. The alert for Lewiston was made shortly after 8 p.m. as the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office reported that law enforcement agencies were investigating "two active shooter events." The sheriff's office said the suspect was still at large...
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Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration is taking the extraordinary step of ordering state universities to ban a pro-Palestinian student organization from campuses, saying it illegally backs Hamas militants who attacked Israel earlier this month...
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Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bail
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
LOS ANGELES -- The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu, California, last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of murder, and prosecutors said he was speeding at more than 100 mph moments before the crash...
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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco
(International News ~ 10/26/23)
ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Hurricane Otis slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco, sending sheets of earth down steep mountainsides, and leaving large swaths of the state of Guerrero without power or cellphone service...
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UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to cut relief missions
(International News ~ 10/26/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- The U.N. warned Wednesday that it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the territory blockaded and devastated by Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago...
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Trump fined $10,000 over comment he made outside court in New York civil fraud trial
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge in his civil fraud trial said the former president had violated a gag order. It was the second time in less than a week that Trump was penalized for his out-of-court comments...
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Nashville police chief's son, wanted in the shooting of two officers, found dead after car chase
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The estranged son of Nashville's police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said. Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working to locate his son after John Drake Jr., 38, was accused of shooting and wounding two officers in nearby La Vergne on Saturday...
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Mike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the major seat of U.S. power and ending for now the weeks of political chaos in their majority...
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Fire report 10-26-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/26/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 24 n Medical assists were made at 12:43 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 4:58 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 5:09 p.m. on Walnut Street; and 5:15 p.m. on Bloomfield Street. ...
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Police report 10-26-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/26/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on South Sprigg Street. n Assault was reported on South Benton Street. ...
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Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers
(National News ~ 10/26/23)
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers. The four-year deal, which still has to be approved by 57,000 union members at the company, could bring a close to the union's series of strikes at targeted factories run by Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis...
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Breaking: Active shooter in Maine; media report says 22 dead, many injured
(Local News ~ 10/26/23)
Police in Lewiston, Maine, are investigating what reports are calling a "mass casualty event" at several locations. CNN is reporting 16 dead and several dozen injured. This is a breaking story. More details will be forthcoming.
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Out of the past: Oct. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 10/26/23)
It was just a little store on the corner, but for more than six decades, "delivering the goods" was a way of life for the family-owned Werner's CGA Supermarket; but Werner's, an icon of a bygone era of the grocery business, is a thing of the past; Kenneth Werner locked the doors of his market at the corner of Henderson Avenue and Broadway for the last time Oct. 16...
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Gabriel Haugh
(Obituary ~ 10/26/23)
This is not an obituary. This is a tribute. It is impossible to capture a life in words. Especially a life as big, good-humored and important as Gabriel Haugh's. He was better known as Gabe, Gabe Babe, Mr. President, Woob or simply amazing brother. Gabe was born April 27, 1986, to his beautiful mother, Debbie Haugh, and was the third of six intelligent and boisterous siblings. ...
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Meals on Wheels Rotary Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 10/26/23)
Rotary Club of Southeast Missouri Service created a District Rotary 6060 Community Assistance Program Grant. Jackson Senior Center Meals on Wheels received $2,000 through the Grant. Rotary Club members with Jackson Senior Center van delivery drivers are in this picture taken 10/20/23. This grant will help pay for meals for seniors that can't afford a nutrition lunch...
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SEMO band represented well
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/26/23)
I spent the last weekend traveling with SEMO's Marching Band to Indianapolis. As you know, they were invited to perform at the Regional High School Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium. They were outstanding in every aspect of the experience: kind, respectful and engaging with everyone they came in contact with. Director Jim Daughters called them together several times to remind them they were representing our entire region. They responded expertly...
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