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Cape native becomes host of landscaping competition show
(Local News ~ 12/23/23)
Tyler Banken is the co-host of "Backyarding", a landscape competition show on The Design Network. Banken built-up his own business designing multimillion-dollar landscapes in Los Angeles, but he was born and raised in Cape Girardeau. Banken started his first business, mowing lawns, when he was 11 years old so he could save money to buy a car...
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Jaycees' holiday programs serve more than 1,100
(Local News ~ 12/23/23)
Holiday charitable programs sponsored by Cape Girardeau Jaycees and supported by the generosity of area residents and grant funding provided toys, food and clothing for more than 1,000 children and senior citizens. Tiffany Brosey, who chairs the group's Toybox program that provides toys for children, said donated toys and clothing went to 1,010 children in 434 families this year...
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Southeast Missourian to have special holiday production schedule
(Local News ~ 12/23/23)
The Southeast Missourian will have a special production schedule because of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays. The schedule through Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 6-7, will be: n Monday, Dec. 25 -- no publication; n Tuesday, Dec. 26 -- e-edition only;...
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Community Cookbook: Fruitcake Recipe, by Sue Jones from Jackson
(12/23/23)
Sue Jones spent her childhood on a farm located off of Highway 72 in the Fruitland/Jackson area. Those years on the farm were full of wholesome adventures: Jones rode horses, gathered persimmons from the fruit tree next to the driveway and heated up water for baths by setting a metal tub out in the summer sun...
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Column: The Best Books Club, "A Redbird Christmas," by Fannie Flagg
(12/23/23)
Within two years of my entering the primetime years — aka the “best years” — my youngest child left the nest, my husband passed away, my last surviving parent died, I weathered a major career change and moved from my hometown. Thrust into a “new normal” I despised, I longed for my old life, for its familiarity and the joy it had brought...
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Column: Rural Perspective, Infrastructure
(12/23/23)
Improving the infrastructure of rural America is vital to the integrity of these communities, as it ensures children and families have the opportunities to experience a certain quality of life rooted in access to clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and quality bridges, roads, and highways, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/23/23)
Today is Saturday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2023. There are eight days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed in Tokyo. On this date: In 1783, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia...
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Out of the past: Dec. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 12/23/23)
More than 1,800 gallons of gasoline that leaked from Spanky's Texaco station, 2201 Broadway, has been collected during a cleanup by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; the emergency cleanup began Friday after high levels of petroleum fumes were discovered in Cape Girardeau sewers; cleanup will continue at least through this week; the situation was most serious Friday night, when petroleum levels were most explosive; Cape Girardeau fire and public works departments took turns flushing sewer lines in an effort to clear the fuel and lower the level of gas vapors; yesterday's readings showed no vapors present.. ...
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Bollinger County Caring Council receives financial investment
(Community ~ 12/23/23)
Scopus Solar is pleased to announce Bollinger County Caring Council as its Fall 2023 Community Giving recipient. Scopus Solar is dedicated to positively impacting the community and investing in initiatives that foster growth, learning, and cherished memories for future generations. This award represents Vesper Energy's commitment to supporting local initiatives that make a difference in the communities where projects are developed...
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Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge tumbles in November as prices continue to ease
(National News ~ 12/23/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of prices fell last month, another sign that inflation is easing and that Americans should benefit from reduced interest rates and get relief from painful price shocks in 2024. Friday's report from the Commerce Department showed that U.S. consumer prices slid 0.1% last month from October and rose 2.6% from November 2022. The month-over-month drop was the largest since April 2020 when the economy was reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Remembering Christmas from long ago
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
Christmas, as celebrated a century ago in Cape Girardeau's Black community, is not a mystery. In fact, year by year, holiday activities were recounted in "Out of Town" articles in the St. Louis Argus -- a newspaper whose primary audience was Black subscribers. ...
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Trump says he's eager to debate Biden in 2024, even if controversial commission plans events
(National News ~ 12/23/23)
NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump says he is eager to debate President Joe Biden, even if the debates are sponsored by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. And he says he is open to debating a single Republican rival if a serious challenger emerges after the New Hampshire primary...
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The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
(National News ~ 12/23/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Friday that it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results. The issue will now be decided by the U.S. ...
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
(National News ~ 12/23/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system...
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Simeon
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
One of the perhaps less popular events in the Christmas story is the blessing of Simeon in Luke 2:22-35. Many of us, even if we rarely darken a church and our Bibles are covered in dust, are vaguely familiar with the Christmas story of the shepherds abiding in their fields, the magi coming from the east, and of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus lying in a manger. Fewer, however, I contend, are familiar with an older man named Simeon...
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Use it or lose it
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
One of the topics I find interesting pertains to how human history is passed down orally. Since time began, history has been passed from generation to generation orally. Writing most likely originated about 5,000 years ago so before that all historical events that we know about were passed down orally. Many were told as stories or events, while others were memorized word for word story by story...
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Senior Center Menus for Dec. 25-29
(Community ~ 12/23/23)
Monday and Tuesday: Center closed for Christmas holiday. Wednesday: Scrambled eggs and sausage patty or chicken tenders, potatoes and onions, sliced tomatoes, whole-grain biscuit and citrus fruit salad. Thursday: Chicken pot pie or beef stew, Harvard beets, Caesar salad, cornbread biscuit and warm cinnamon apples or apple pie.'...
- Adopt Mayo 12-24-23 (Community ~ 12/23/23)
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Club news 12-24-23
(Community News ~ 12/23/23)
The Town and Country FCE club met for its annual Christmas party Thursday, Dec. 14 at Delmonico's Restaurant in Jackson. The arrangements for the meeting were made by chairperson's Darlene McCain and Brenda Pender. Games were provided by Lois Seabaugh...
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How my sister 'gave' us Sandra Day O'Connor
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
This week America said its final goodbye to Sandra Day O'Connor. The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was eulogized at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday by President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts. Justice O'Connor was appointed in 1981 by my father, served nearly a quarter century and died Dec. 1 at age 93...
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Thank you for generosity
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/23/23)
Please express my gratitude to everyone their continued support and generosity for our individuals in need serviced through the Christmas for the Elderly program. One example of how their donations help is a gentleman who recently lost his brother, his roommate and companion. ...
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Congress, here are two bipartisan gift ideas for our children
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
As the festive season approaches, with its twinkling lights and merry carols, the item topping my Christmas wish list is fiscal responsibility from Congress and the administration. If this sounds like an economist conflating policy with goodwill, remember this: In a world where holiday wishes usually lean toward "stuff" -- gadgets, games, and glittering jewels -- my wish would bring long-term prosperity, stability and cheer far beyond the fleeting joy of unwrapping presents...
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Prayer 12-24-23
(Prayer ~ 12/23/23)
Father God, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, our Messiah and King of kings. Amen.
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The true meaning of Christmas
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
There's truly nothing like Christmas. It's a special time of the year where we gather around with family and loved ones and take part in our favorite traditions, whether it's singing along to beautiful hymns in church, making a cookie recipe passed down through generations, or sitting down at the dinner table for a delicious feast. But the most important thing is to remember why we celebrate this joyous day each year: the birth of Jesus Christ...
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Births 12/24/23
(Births ~ 12/23/23)
Daughter to Darren Joseph and Andrea Marie VanGennip of Oran, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:42 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Name, Levee Wilhelmina. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. VanGennip is the former Andrea Hustedde, daughter of Tom Hustedde and Jan Hustedde of Breese, Illinois. ...
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Fire report 12-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/23/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 21 n Medical assists were made at 8:45 a.m. on Chesley Drive; 12:32 p.m. on Centennial Drive; 12:35 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 12:44 p.m. on Franks Lane; 4:45 p.m. on Quince Street; 4:56 p.m. at Timberlane and Kage Hills drive; 6:30 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 7:07 p.m. on North Street; 8:35 p.m. on Interstate 55; 8:37 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; and 10:23 p.m. on Sherwood Drive...
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Police report 12-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/23/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Lions Way. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Main Street. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on Kingsway Drive...
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Thomas Moll
(Obituary ~ 12/23/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Thomas F. Moll, 93, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Perry in Perryville. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the church, with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating...
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Michael Donald Gaston
(Obituary ~ 12/23/23)
Unfortunately, Mike "Cito" Gaston passed away of a fall at his home in Jackson Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at the age of 52. He has been cremated and now is back home. Mike was born May 8, 1971. He grew up in Orange County, California, and graduated from Tustin (California) High School. ...
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Cardinal on a cold evening
(Column ~ 12/23/23)
I took this photo of a cardinal a few years ago. It was cold, and sleet was falling. Sometimes low-light situations can offer satisfactory opportunities if you are able to make manual adjustments to the settings on your camera. I focused my attention on the broken piece of wood and waited to see if a bird would land there. As sleet fell in earnest, this cardinal appeared in my camera's viewfinder. I hope you enjoy him...
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Sponsored: SEMO announces largest comprehensive Capital Campaign in university's history
(Local News ~ 12/23/23)
Donations will fund projects in academics, technology, facilities and athletics "Change is coming." You saw them: The yard signs around Southeast Missouri State University's campus introduced the comprehensive campaign that will fund projects to lead the university into the future. Southeast Missouri State University President Dr. Carlos Vargas announced the campaign at SEMO's homecoming celebration Oct. 13 while celebrating all the university has already accomplished during its 150 years...
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Out of the past: Dec. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 12/23/23)
The Perryville Road improvement project failed to reach completion Monday as scheduled, a situation that will cost the contractors involved; Fronabarger Concreters Inc. of Jackson and Lappe Cement Finishing Inc. of Perryville, Missouri, will have to pay Cape Girardeau combined liquidated damages of $500 per calendar day until the road can be opened to traffic; the meter started running Tuesday; once the road is open, the contractors will continue to be charged $250 a day until the job is 100% complete; the damages will be withheld from the city's final payments to the contractors for the project.. ...
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