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Leaders We Lost in 2023: Larry Westrich
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
Larry Westrich, who played an important role with the Drury family companies, died July 23 at the age of 61. Westrich worked for the Drury family for 45 years, beginning at a Ramada Inn as a dishwasher and cook before becoming the senior vice president of real estate/development for Drury Southwest...
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Leaders We Lost in 2023: Carroll Cookson
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
The Southeast Missouri region lost a legendary basketball coach May 1 when Carroll Cookson died at the age of 88. Cookson, known as "Coach" by most who knew him, played on two state championship teams at Puxico in 1951 and 1952. He also played college basketball at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas...
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Leaders We Lost in 2023: Zachary G. Esparza
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
A helicopter crash took the life of Jackson resident Zachary G. Esparza on April 17. Esparza was a chief warrant officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He was one of nine killed when two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was one of the four pilots operating the two Black Hawks...
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Did you know? 5 weird Southeast Missouri stories from 2023
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
Plenty of news occurred in Southeast Missouri in 2023. While the following stories may not score highly on the news value scale, they certainly captured a lot of attention. Here are five of the weirdest stories from the region in 2023, along with a bit of attempted humor thrown in for good measure...
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Get ready to partake in New Year's Eve events
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
Local music, champagne toasts and one EPIC glow run. What more can you ask for to end 2023 and welcome in the new year? If you are scheming for that perfect midnight kiss or just want to start 2024 on the right foot, here is your guide to New Year's activities...
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Cape Central reaches semifinals of Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
Cape Central's Marquel Murray scores a slam dunk during a Wednesday, Dec. 27, Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament game against Scott City at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Cape Central defeated Scott City 90-52.
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Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation receives $10,000 to improve students' dental health
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks through the Delta Dental Rural Youth Program. The grant will support the creation and distribution of 400 dental hygiene kits to students throughout the year...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission rejects medical examiner proposal
(Local News ~ 12/28/23)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission rejected the sole proposal it received for a medical examiner during its Thursday, Dec. 28, meeting. “We reviewed the proposal,” Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy said of the response it received from Cape Girardeau—based doctor Chad Armstrong. “It didn’t meet all the requirements we (had), so we decided to reject that.”...
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard out of prison years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother
(State News ~ 12/28/23)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole...
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Finger foods are a good way to end 2023
(Column ~ 12/28/23)
We are ending up this wonderful year of 2023 with finger food recipes. I know several families who are having a late Christmas gathering with family over the New Year weekend, while others are past Christmas and are planning their menu for New Year's Eve. Finger food, dips and snacks could easily be served at either of these celebrations...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2023. There are three days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 28, 2014, the U.S. war in Afghanistan, fought for 13 bloody years and still raging, came to a formal end with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul that marked the transition of the fighting from U.S.-led combat troops to the country's own security forces...
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Prayer 12-28-23
(Prayer ~ 12/28/23)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, that by grace we are saved through faith in you. Amen.
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I've started believing in the horseshoe theory of politics
(Column ~ 12/28/23)
This is the season for columnists to offer some new idea that encapsulates the year that was. I got nothing. But 2023 was the year I finally abandoned my opposition to an old idea — the horseshoe theory of political ideologies. The term is often attributed to French author Jean-Pierre Faye's 1996 book "Le Siecle des ideologies" ("the century of ideologies"), but the concept is much older. ...
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Speak Out 12-28-23
(Speak Out ~ 12/28/23)
The Kansas City Chiefs are showing signs of a team in decline. They are showing their frustration on the field. Patrick Mahomes is not showing good leadership. He is still one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL, but the receivers are not as good. The offensive line isn't as good. ...
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Fire report 12-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/28/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 26 n Medical assists were made at 1:21 p.m. on William Street; 2:17 p.m. on North Kingshighway; and 6:10 p.m. on South Spring Avenue. n Hazardous condition calls were made at 7:10 a.m. at North Sprigg Street and Normal Avenue and 2:05 p.m. on Sheridan Drive...
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Police report 12-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/28/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts n Theft was reported on Independence Street. n Theft of firearm/explosive weapon/ammonium nitrate from a motor vehicle was reported...
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Carol Whitaker
(Obituary ~ 12/28/23)
Carol Sue Whitaker, daughter of the late Clarence and Adele Huff Gold, was born Oct. 3, 1938, in Glen Allen, Missouri, and departed her life Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at Country Place in Scott City at the age of 85. She was a former employee of Pyramid Nursing in-home health care in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Broadway Methodist Church in Scott City, and cared very much for her church family and friends...
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Lorene Welch
(Obituary ~ 12/28/23)
Lorene Welch, 99, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, from her daughter's house in St. Louis. Lorene was known for her beautiful smile and her pleasant, loving personality. She had many friends and was only three months away from her 100th birthday. She was born March 14, 1924, to Ida and Edwin Hoffman in Cape Girardeau...
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Laura Grantham
(Obituary ~ 12/28/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Laura Sue Grantham, 67, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, at Kindred South Hospice Center in St. Louis. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Arborcrest Cemetery in Effingham County, Illinois. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Carole Jo Byrd
(Obituary ~ 12/28/23)
Carole Jo Crites Byrd, 89, of Oak Ridge passed away peacefully Christmas morning, 2023, in her daughter's home. She was born Sept. 7, 1934, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau to Dr. Woodrow and Jo Ellen Shelby Crites. She went to grade school in Sikeston, Missouri; moved to Cape Girardeau, where she attended College High; and then moved to Jackson, graduating from Jackson High School in 1952...
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Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
DENVER -- Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday she is switching congressional districts, avoiding a likely rematch against a Democrat who has far outraised her and following an embarrassing moment of groping and vaping that shook even loyal supporters...
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Migrant influx: An issue between US, Mexico
(International News ~ 12/28/23)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials moved to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river Wednesday as U.S. officials met with Mexico's president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border...
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The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war
(International News ~ 12/28/23)
RAMAT GAN, Israel -- Igor Tudoran spent just 12 hours inside the Gaza Strip before a missile slammed into his tank, leaving him with a life-altering injury. "Already within the tank, I understood from the condition of my leg that I would lose it. But the question was how much of it will I lose," he said, seated on a bed in the hospital where he has been treated since he was wounded last month...
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Argentina's unions take to the streets to protest president's cutbacks, deregulation and austerity
(International News ~ 12/28/23)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Thousands of union members and activists took to the streets of Argentina's capital Wednesday to protest a decree from President Javier Milei that imposes sweeping deregulation and austerity measures meant to revive the country's struggling economy...
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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
NEW YORK -- The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots...
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 primary ballot
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
Michigan's Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot. It said in an order that the application by parties to appeal a Dec. 14 Michigan appeals court judgment was considered, but denied "because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this court."...
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Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
CHICAGO -- The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and coordination with Texas over the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in their cities by bus and plane. The mayors' requests come as U.S. ...
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Odds for sports betting could fade after rapid growth
(State News ~ 12/28/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- At his suburban St. Louis home, Brett Koenig can pull out his smartphone and open a sports betting app. But he can't place a bet. He is blocked by a pop-up message noting he is not in a legal location. Missouri is one of a dozen states where sports wagering remains illegal more than five years after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to adopt it...
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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California, following a cancer battle...
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Thousands flee Israeli assault
(International News ~ 12/28/23)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Thousands of Palestinian families fled Wednesday from the brunt of Israel's expanding ground offensive into Gaza's few remaining, overcrowded refuges, as the military launched heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory, killing dozens, Palestinian health officials said...
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US announces new weapons package for Ukraine
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill. The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and medical equipment and parts. The aid, provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, will be pulled from Pentagon stockpiles...
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Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
DENVER -- The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state's Supreme Court decision that found former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown at the nation's highest court over the meaning of a 155-year-old constitutional provision that bans from office those who "engaged in insurrection."...
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Amazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January
(National News ~ 12/28/23)
If you are an Amazon Prime Video user, get ready to see ads on movies and TV shows starting next month. Prime will include ads beginning on Jan. 29, the company said in an email to U.S. members this week, setting a date for an announcement it made back in September. Prime members who want to keep their movies and TV shows ad-free will have to pay an additional $2.99...
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Editorial: Lynwood providing important ministry, support through Access
(Editorial ~ 12/28/23)
Many churches and faith-based organizations provide important ministries covering the spectrum of ages and life experiences. One we've written about before in the Southeast Missourian is Access Ministry at Lynwood Baptist Church, an effort that focuses on providing community and Bible teaching to individuals with disabilities. It's been a powerful way to minister to these individuals and their families...
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Out of the past: Dec. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 12/28/23)
All that Christmas shopping in Cape Girardeau County over the past couple months has helped push sales tax receipts for the year well over last year's totals; the county ends 1998 with a 7.1% increase in sales tax from 1997 sales tax collections; in 1998, sales tax receipts totaled $4.78 million; in 1997, the total was $4.44 million...
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