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Penzel assembled team of Midamerica Hotels, Jackson city, school district for aquatic center consideration
(Local News ~ 12/07/18)
Shortly after Cape Girardeau voters passed a parks and stormwater tax that included $6 million toward the construction of a new indoor swimming and aquatics facility, Phil Penzel, CEO of Penzel Construction, assembled a team of interested public and private parties to consider contributions to the project, he told the Southeast Missourian on Thursday...
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Missouri bicentennial coordinator visits in preparation for 2021
(Local News ~ 12/07/18)
In 2021, Missouri will celebrate its 200th anniversary of statehood, and the Missouri Historical Society wants local help to mark the occasion. Michael Sweeney, Missouri bicentennial coordinator, is on a statewide tour, and as of Monday, he was 95 counties in, he said...
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River Campus to host annual Percussion Ensemble's Family Holiday Concert
(Local News ~ 12/07/18)
The 11th annual Percussion Ensemble's Family Holiday Concert will be 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau, with performances by the Southeast Missouri State University musical theater ensemble, percussion ensemble, clarinet choir and saxophone choir...
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Winter weather system brewing, expected to arrive in area Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/07/18)
Meteorologists looking toward the weekend see a wintry mix brewing but as of Thursday, it was unclear what form the potential precipitation may take. "Right now, we're looking at things to start in the Cape Girardeau area with a rain-and-snow mix Saturday," said meteorologist Ashley Ravencraft of the National Weather Service Forecast Office Paducah, Kentucky...
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'A degree matters': Jay Knudtson to receive college diploma
(Column ~ 12/07/18)
Jay Knudtson has been a park board member, mayor, Southeast Missouri State regent, professional hockey referee and successful businessman. Next weekend he'll add college graduate to the list. The man, who has many political and professionall accomplishments, dropped out of college during his sophomore year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2018. There are 24 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of its plan to conquer Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day...
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Prayer 12-7-18
(Prayer ~ 12/07/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we lift one another up with words of encouragement. Amen.
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Speak Out 12-7-18
(Speak Out ~ 12/07/18)
Why was the stretch of Highway 61 between Cape Rock Drive and Victoria not completely resurfaced? On both sides of the highway only two-thirds of the right lanes were resurfaced causing a bumpy drive. The rest of the highway through Cape is really smooth...
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Thousands of church volunteers to pack meals this weekend
(Editorial ~ 12/07/18)
We often see build up around pop-culture and commercial events that lead to buzz, viral posts and long lines. Popular movies create a frenzy and will sell out theaters. Black Friday deals will lure shoppers to show up in the wee hours of the morning to capture big savings...
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Statesmen, schools and local leaders
(Column ~ 12/07/18)
America lost a hero Friday night when former President George H.W. Bush died at the age of 94. His son and former President George W. Bush wrote a touching book several years ago titled "41: A Portrait of My Father," and I'm listening to the audio book Bush Sr. ...
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Remains of Pearl Harbor sailors return home after 77 years
(Community ~ 12/07/18)
HONOLULU -- More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemeteries across the United States. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed nearly 400 sets of remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii after determining advances in forensic science and genealogical help from families could make identifications possible. ...
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School lunch rules changed
(Community ~ 12/07/18)
NEW YORK -- The national school lunch program will allow refined grains back onto menus. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said its decision will give flexibility to schools struggling to serve only whole grain-rich foods. It says half of grains on menus will have to be whole-grain rich. The agency is also giving schools more time to reduce sodium and scrapping a final, stricter sodium limit...
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France fears more riots, deploys more than 65,000 security forces
(International News ~ 12/07/18)
PARIS -- France will deploy more than 65,000 security forces amid fears of new rioting at protests Saturday in Paris and around the nation, despite President Emmanuel Macron's surrender over a fuel tax hike that unleashed weeks of unrest. Police unions and local authorities held emergency meetings Thursday to strategize on how to handle the weekend protests, while disparate groups of protesters did the same thing, sharing their plans on social networks and chat groups...
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U.S. businesses added 179,000 jobs last month
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. businesses hired new workers at a solid pace in November, adding 179,000 jobs, according to a private survey. The report comes as other data also suggest the U.S. economy remains healthy, even as the financial markets have gyrated over concerns about a trade conflict with China and slowing global growth...
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U.S. warplanes crash off Japan; 1 dead
(International News ~ 12/07/18)
TOKYO -- One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan's coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said. The Marine Corps said the other recovered crew member was in fair condition...
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Huawei arrest deepens conflict between U.S. and China
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- The dramatic arrest of a Chinese telecommunications executive has driven home why it will so hard for the Trump administration to resolve its deepening conflict with China. In the short run, the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer heightened skepticism about the trade truce that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping reached last weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
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State spokeswoman expected as U.N. ambassador pick
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is expected to announce he will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, officials familiar with the plans said Thursday. Two administration officials confirmed Trump's plans. A Republican congressional aide said the president was expected to announce his decision by tweet this morning. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly before Trump's announcement...
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Thousands salute Bush's final trip in Texas
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
Texas -- Thousands waved and cheered along the route as funeral train No. 4141 -- for the 41st president -- carried George H.W. Bush's remains to their final resting place on Thursday, his last journey as a week of national remembrance took on a decidedly personal feel in an emotional home state farewell...
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Wisconsin governor feels heat about signing bills before leaving office
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
MADISON, Wis. -- A bipartisan group of political figures appealed to Gov. Scott Walker to avoid staining his legacy and behaving like a sore loser by signing legislation weakening the powers of the Democrat who defeated him. Rather than notching another partisan victory in his final weeks in office, they said, Walker should think bigger...
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Unsuccessful McCaskill campaign spent three times amount of Hawley
(State News ~ 12/07/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Josh Hawley's campaign spent about $11 million to successfully unseat Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill despite the Democratic incumbent's significant financial advantage during their marquee U.S. Senate race, according to campaign finance reports released Thursday...
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Conn. cemetery caretaker arrested for neglecting graves
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- A picture of a cemetery in ghastly disarray emerged Thursday as the longtime caretaker of a graveyard in Connecticut's largest city was arrested and officials described in new detail shocking discoveries that included human bones and casket pieces scattered about...
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Missouri state rep quits one minute before lobbying restriction kicks in
(State News ~ 12/07/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker waited until the last moment to resign while still avoiding a new constitutional amendment that could have limited his ability to lobby in the future. State Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis resigned at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. On Thursday, a voter-approved amendment took effect requiring lawmakers to wait two years before registering as lobbyists. State law had required only a six-month lobbyist waiting period...
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Some Calif. fire victims were already living on the edge
(National News ~ 12/07/18)
CHICO, Calif. -- Bob Talk hadn't even transferred the title for his new trailer -- the one that was supposed to get him off the streets -- when Northern California's deadly wildfire whipped through and turned it to ash. He had lived in the trailer park in Paradise for all of three days...
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St. Louis, state settle with man's daughter over hidden evidence
(State News ~ 12/07/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The daughter of a black man fatally shot by a white St. Louis police officer will be paid an additional $500,000 to settle claims attorneys for city and Missouri officials hid evidence in an earlier civil case. Attorneys for both sides filed a joint motion to approve the settlement Thursday, the St. ...
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Ashcroft will review Hawley's alleged misuse of resources in campaign
(State News ~ 12/07/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will investigate Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley over allegations he used public resources to bolster his successful U.S. Senate bid, Ashcroft's office confirmed in a Thursday letter ...
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Jackson police holding toy drive through Dec. 14
(Local News ~ 12/07/18)
The Jackson police department is holding an annual Christmas Community Drive for the Jackson school district area. Within this drive, the department assists the elderly and gives toys to families with children ages 12 and under. Items also will be donated to the Safe House for Women, division of family services and children in local hospitals...
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Out of the past: Dec. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 12/07/18)
Honoring the service men and women killed in the surprise attack on Hawaii by the Japanese 52 years ago, a memorial service is conducted at the Cape Girardeau riverfront; the ceremony includes the ringing of a bell and the tossing of a wreath into the muddy waters of the Mississippi River as a way to remember the lives lost...
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'Black Panther' poised to become an Oscars heavyweight
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/18)
NEW YORK -- "Black Panther" has, in a way, already been to the Oscars. Much of the film's cast was eagerly highlighted at March's ceremony: a welcome splash of blockbuster luster at an Academy Awards that largely lacked it. "Black Panther" had at the time already been in theaters for a few weeks, leading host Jimmy Kimmel to note:...
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Weekend Outlook: Christmastime is here
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/18)
With the weather being so back-and-forth lately, it's hard to believe that Christmas Day is less than three weeks away. But we have enough winter-themed events going on for the next few days to get you into that Christmas spirit everyone's raving about this time of year...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Moscow Ballet dancers, students bring Great Russian Nutcracker to Cape
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/18)
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker will grace the Southeast River Campus main stage Tuesday with the eloquent choreography of Russian dancers and local, student talent. Kathi Wolf owns The Dance Center in Cape Girardeau -- this year's host dance studio for the show...
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Janet Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 12/07/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Janet Rae Sullivan, 76, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at her family home. She was born Sept. 23, 1942, in St. Louis to the late Roy and Myrtle Chappel Steger. She married Bob Sullivan on May 25, 1968, and he survives of the home...
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Clara Frankum
(Obituary ~ 12/07/18)
Clara Frankum, 92, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, was escorted by angels to her Heavenly Father on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Feb. 16, 1926, to William Carroll and Nora Dove Inman Turnbo. Clara married Walter Leroy Frankum, and he preceded her in death in 1975...
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Virgie Brant
(Obituary ~ 12/07/18)
KELSO, Mo. -- Virgie Ann "Toots" Brant, 88, of Kelso died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Scott City to Ben and Olivia Scherer LeDure. She married Clarence J. Brant on Jan. 18, 1964, and he preceded her in death July 25, 2007...
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Mary Berryman
(Obituary ~ 12/07/18)
Mary Berryman, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at Life Care Center. She was born Oct. 13, 1927, in Patterson, Missouri, to Irvin and Clara Schlater Gill. She and Robert L. Berryman were married in 1947 at Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death in 1983...
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Delta Student Council collects for Toys for Tots
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/18)
The Delta High School Student Council has once again collected toys for the Toys for Tots program. Through 2 fundraisers, a "Scary Movie Night" and a Donuts and Hot Cocoa breakfast, we were able to raise a little over $500 for Toys for Tots. The leaders of this program are the Student Council President Cameron Pagel and Vice President Morgan Crutsinger...
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'Tis the Season on Southeast Hospital's Pediatrics Unit
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/18)
These colorful, crocheted Christmas stockings are sure to be a hit with Pediatrics patients at Southeast Hospital this holiday season. Thanks go to the thoughtful elves with the Mary Martha Crochet Group at Christ Evangelical Church in Cape Girardeau. Shown, from the left, are Lisa Elfrink, Carolyn Best, Kathy Smith, Southeast Pediatrics nurse Betty Fitzpatrick, Phyllis Garstang, Roxie Lindsay, Maxine Hale and Jobyna Daume...
- Pearl Harbor Day (Submitted Story ~ 12/07/18)
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