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Candlelight vigil for France
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
People sing the French national anthem Tuesday during a candlelight vigil for the victims of Friday's attacks that killed 129 people in Paris. People gathered in front of Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library for the vigil, which included comments from supporters and a moment of silence...
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Vigil planned at Academic Hall for Paris victims
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
As monuments around the world were lit in red, white and blue in a show of solidarity with France, a vigil is being planned Tuesday in Cape Girardeau for the victims of Friday's attacks that killed 129 people in Paris. A candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on the steps of Academic Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University. The vigil will include a lighting of the candles, a moment of silence and a few brief comments, according to the event's Facebook page...
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Council, staff discuss new police station, firehouse improvements
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
The next year will be a busy one for Cape Girardeau's public safety departments. The Cape Girardeau City Council and city staff members gathered Monday for a special study session, held before the regularly scheduled council meeting. Public safety was the main focus of the meeting, with much of the discussion centered around projects funded by the recently renewed fire sales tax. Voters approved an extension of the sales tax last year, which came with a prepared list of projects to be funded...
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Cape may move to seven-period school day
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
A Cape Girardeau School Board special work session Monday attracted a crowd of teachers, as officials discussed the possibility of moving from an eight-period school day to seven at the junior high and high school. The change could save money for the district, officials said, but one of the top concerns from teachers is the proposal would limit the number of electives and Advanced Placement courses students could take...
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Patterson notches first career win with Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 11/17/15)
The Redhawks defeated Harris-Stowe 78-66 on Monday night at the Show Me Center. It was the first career win for coach Rekha Patterson
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New Madrid Native to Appear on Fox's Hit Show Empire
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/15)
New Madrid Native to Appear on Fox's Hit Show Empire CHICAGO, Illinois-November 16, 2015-New Madrid native Shayla Day-Davenport will appear on the winter finale of the Fox hit television show Empire. Shayla will have a role on the episode airing December 2nd...
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Guardian Angel PCCW Baby Shower for Birthright & Options for Women
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/15)
The Guardian Angel PCCW of Oran, MO, had their regular meeting on Monday, November 16, but added a little twist. A baby shower was given to support both Birthright and Options for Women in Cape Girardeau. Guest speakers at the event were Michelle Scherer, with Options for Women, and Barb McKeon, with Birthright. After the presentations by the women, everyone enjoyed refreshments...
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Did someone order a cat?
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/15)
A new Vera Bradley bag for me, and a new box for Chicka.
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Scoop's box
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/15)
I brought a box of sweet corn home in July, and the box is still in my living room because it's Scoop's favorite hangout.
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City council begins process to repeal Green Advisory Board
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
The Cape Girardeau City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance to repeal the Girardeau Goes Green Advisory Board. The board was approved by the council in 2009 to study city operations from an environmental point of view and offer guidance or make recommendations...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/17/15)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2015. There are 44 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 1558, Elizabeth I acceded to the English throne upon the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary, beginning a 44-year reign...
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Scott City all aboard with history at museum
(Editorial ~ 11/17/15)
"I don't know a whole lot about the other history of this other stuff, but I can talk about trains. That's my specialty," said Ron Mason. He is one of a few in the Scott City community helping to maintain the Scott City Historical Museum. The train room is probably the most notable part of the museum, and Mason and others have placed their own stamp on it...
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Rain-slickened road contributes to accident
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
Cape Girardeau firefighters work an accident in which the driver of this Ford pickup was taken to a hospital after the vehicle overturned Monday onto County Road 205 at Elwood Lane near Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. Light rain that caused slick roads likely contributed to it and a few other accidents...
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Tonya Ross
(Obituary ~ 11/17/15)
Tonya Sue Ross, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Aug. 25, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to Aaron Obed and Freeda Loudean Fulkerson Smothers. She and Doug Ross were married June 28, 1975, in Cape Girardeau...
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William Senciboy Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/17/15)
PERKINS, Mo. -- William "Bill" G. Senciboy Sr., 65, of Perkins passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 27, 1950, to the late Truman and Christine Ann Scheffer Senciboy. He married Sandra Smith in 1972...
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Jerry Estes
(Obituary ~ 11/17/15)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Jerry Sylvester Estes, 85, passed away at his home in Austin on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Jerry and his twin brother, Jamie, were born July 21, 1930, in Sikeston, Missouri, sons of Harley Sylvester and Cleopatra White Estes. He grew up in Charleston, Missouri, and attended Duke University before enlisting in the Navy during the Korean conflict. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 11/17/15)
During a six-hour hearing at the Common Pleas Courthouse, the need for a mediation system in divorce cases and a statewide system of victim advocates is voiced; the daylong hearing on possible gender bias in Missouri courts is one of six being held across the state by the Missouri Task Force on Gender and Justice...
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Six dead in campsite attack
(National News ~ 11/17/15)
PALESTINE, Texas -- Authorities said six people have been killed at a Texas campsite. Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said a suspect has been arrested in the weekend homicides. The bodies were found in rural Anderson County, southeast of Dallas...
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Experts: States lack legal authority to block refugees
(National News ~ 11/17/15)
DETROIT -- Governors across the U.S. have threatened to stop accepting Syrian refugees following last week's attacks in Paris, even as experts counter they lack legal authority to block the relocations. President Barack Obama, whose administration recently pledged to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees, argued Monday the United States needs to allow them because many are fleeing terrorism...
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Despite Paris, Obama rejects calls for shift in ISIS fight
(International News ~ 11/17/15)
ANTALYA, Turkey -- President Barack Obama on Monday rejected calls for a shift in U.S. strategy against the Islamic State after the Paris attacks, saying Republicans who want to send ground troops into the volatile region are "talking as if they're tough" but fail to understand the potentially grave consequences...
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France IDs top Paris attacks figure, seeks unity to bomb ISIS
(International News ~ 11/17/15)
PARIS -- France identified a 27-year-old Belgian who once boasted about killing "infidels" and fought for the Islamic State group in Syria as the mastermind of the Paris attacks, and President Francois Hollande vowed Monday to forge a united coalition capable of defeating the jihadists at home and abroad...
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Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned firefighter
(National News ~ 11/17/15)
NEW YORK -- A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. The surgery took place in August at the NYU Langone Medical Center. The patient, 41-year-old Patrick Hardison, still is undergoing physical therapy at the hospital but plans to return home to Senatobia, Mississippi, in time for Thanksgiving...
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Minneapolis mayor requests federal probe after police shooting
(National News ~ 11/17/15)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The mayor of Minneapolis said Monday she requested a federal civil-rights investigation into the weekend shooting of a black man by a police officer during an apparent struggle. Mayor Betsy Hodges said she sent an email to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and to the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota to ask for a civil rights investigation in the "interest of transparency and community confidence."...
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Viral review triggers run on Patti LaBelle pies at Wal-Mart
(Community ~ 11/17/15)
Two million pounds of sweet potatoes. That's what it's going to take to get Patti LaBelle's suddenly famous sweet-potato pie back onto shelves at Wal-Mart. Which means the pie that became a viral sensation over the weekend -- selling about one every second -- after a customer sang its praise in a YouTube video may not be back in time to grace Thanksgiving tables...
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Holiday decorations starting to go up
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
Bill Johnson, left, waits as Trent Crowden takes a call while they install holiday decorations Monday at Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. Old Town Cape contracted with Lawn Designs of Benton, Missouri, to put up the decorations on downtown streets...
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Zalma teen accused of incest, rape
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
A Zalma, Missouri, man reportedly told police he molested a underage relative Nov. 10 and had sex with her multiple times over the past two years. Brian David Ely Jr., 17, is charged with felony counts of sodomy and incest and a misdemeanor count of child molestation...
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Ceremony at Jackson school marks American Education Week
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
The Jackson School District celebrated the start of American Education Week on Monday with a flag-raising ceremony at West Lane Elementary, where district officials, the mayor and a student also discussed the importance of a quality education. The week, organized by the National Education Association, is an opportunity to celebrate public education and honor those who are making a difference in students' lives...
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Local special-response team goes to SWAT competition
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
A regional special-weapons attack team competed and participated in a competition, SWAT Roundup International, in Orlando last week. The team included five members of the Cape Girardeau Special Response Team. Some of the competitions included timed courses, shooting-accuracy contests and pulling downed officer across a small waterway. The Southeast Missouri team used a pulley system during the downed-officer competition...
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Pinkel emotional before final home game as coach
(Professional Sports ~ 11/17/15)
The Missouri coach addressed his retirement before turning his attention to Tennessee.
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Fisher pulls plug on Foles, will start Keenum at QB
(Professional Sports ~ 11/17/15)
The Rams coach made the change after Sunday's loss to the Bears.
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Region briefs 11/17/2015
(Local News ~ 11/17/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Police have issued an endangered-person advisory for a Poplar Bluff woman taken from her home Monday. The Poplar Bluff Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding Heather M. Turner, 33. According to the advisory, Turner apparently was taken by force from the bedroom of her home at 621 Cleveland St. ...
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Mall requires payment for kids to visit Santa
(National News ~ 11/17/15)
CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Children wanting to see Santa Claus at a southern New Jersey mall will have to pay. Admission to the Cherry Hill Mall's Adventure to Santa costs between $35 and $50. The packages come with photos or video of the visit. The move sparked anger from many parents, some of whom said the charge pushes away low-income families, running counter to the spirit of the holiday. The attraction was free last year...
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Gladys Gibbar
(Obituary ~ 11/17/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gladys M. Gibbar, 89, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at the Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. The Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/17/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 3:57 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 6:23 a.m. on Linden Street; 1:58 p.m. on South Frederick Street; 2:31 p.m. on Themis Street; 3:58 p.m. on South Fountain Street; and 11:29 p.m. on Clark Street...
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Cape Girardeau policer report 11/17/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Lola Ann Cox, 56, of Whitewater, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for larceny. n Kevin Keith Bevell, 28, of Advance, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape projects possible with casino funds
(Column ~ 11/17/15)
Oct. 30, 2015, marked the third anniversary of the opening of Isle Casino in Cape Girardeau. Our city has received nearly $9 million in additional dollars from the Isle operation to accomplish many projects that were outside the scope of being able to complete with our ordinary general revenue budget. I want to report to our citizens the extent of the projects that have been completed or are in process...
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Speakout 11/17/15
(Speak Out ~ 11/17/15)
The top marginal tax rate (the key word is marginal) was 90 percent during the Eisenhower years, a time with some challenges but one of general peace and prosperity. When reminded of this, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders quipped in reference to the upper income marginal tax rate during the Eisenhower years that he (Sanders) was a socialist but not as much of one as President Eisenhower. ...
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Prayer 11/17/15
(Prayer ~ 11/17/15)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that your promises are true yesterday, today and forevermore. Amen.
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Blues defeat Jets 3-2
(Professional Sports ~ 11/17/15)
Backes scores two goals, collects assist in victory.
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