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2019: What we followed this year
(Local News ~ 12/26/19)
The final ledger may well identify 2019 as a year of contrasts. Water -- everywhere and nowhere. New beginnings -- underway and kinda still stuck in bureaucratic mud. Community-touching tragedies -- accidental and otherwise. And much, much more. As 2020 approaches, we take a two-part look back at some of the stories covered in the Southeast Missourian during 2019...
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Sikeston program targets teens
(Local News ~ 12/26/19)
SIKESTON -- The early teenage years can often be a tough time for teens and their parents with many changes both physically and emotionally taking place. A new program at the Sikeston Junior High School is aimed at helping eighth graders navigate through this time by regulating their emotions while also becoming inclusive...
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Mother, daughter from Dexter missing; authorities continue search, seek help
(Local News ~ 12/26/19)
Authorities continue to search for a Dexter mother and daughter who last seen on December 22. According to a release by the Dexter Police Department the Stoddard County Major Case Squad has deactivated in relation to the case. Authorities viewed video footage collected during the investigation and observed Maria Danella Reyes, her daughter Arynay Reyes-Jurez and the person of interest in the case Esbin Matillas-Martinez leave Reyes' home on South Elm Street in Dexter. ...
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State OKs permits for Rx pot transport
(Local News ~ 12/26/19)
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has approved 21 applications for medical marijuana transportation licenses, including applications from entities in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Organizations approved for medical marijuana transportation are responsible for carrying materials from an originating facility to various destinations, such as medical marijuana dispensaries...
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Southeast project will honor veterans; completion set for May
(Local News ~ 12/26/19)
A project to honor veterans on Southeast Missouri State University's campus is nearing fruition, a university official said last week. Trudy Lee, interim vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the University Foundation, said the project was first conceived about two years ago, and has gained momentum in recent months...
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EDITORIAL: Another holiday tradition -- Christmas Tournament
(Editorial ~ 12/26/19)
Christmas is a time of traditions, and for many, sporting events come along with candlelight services and gifts under the tree. High school basketball players often find themselves in a tournament over the Christmas break, and for 75 years, boys teams from this area have gathered at the Show Me Center for the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...
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A look back at 2019's biggest business headlines
(B Magazine ~ 12/26/19)
As 2019 draws to a close, it's time to look back at the headlines that shaped the area's business and economic climate this year. The following is a review of some of the business news covered on the pages of the Southeast Missourian between January and early December, prior to the deadline for this issue of B Magazine...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2019. There are five days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 26, 1996, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. (To date, the slaying remains unsolved.)...
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Bill Eblen
(Obituary ~ 12/26/19)
ANNA, Ill. -- Bill Lee Eblen, 94, of Anna died peacefully at 6:46 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at Illinois Veterans Home at Anna. He was born Dec. 29, 1924, in Cairo, Illinois, to Elory "Teeny" and Virgil Jackson Eblen. Bill married Mary Ann Profilet on Aug. 31, 1966. She preceded him in death April 8, 2008...
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Charles Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 12/26/19)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Charles E. Bohnert, 66, of Altenburg, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 23, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Edward and Lorna Meinz Bohnert. He and Martha Littge Bohnert were married April 20, 1974. She survives in Altenburg...
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Out of the past: Dec. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 12/26/19)
Faced with disposing of live Christmas trees, Cape Girardeans can no longer leave the yuletide symbol at the curb for the city to collect; Senate Bill 530 has banished Christmas trees from the city dump; instead, Cape Girardeau will open a special site in Arena Park, where residents may drop off trees; they will be "recycled" -- used for fish habitats in area ponds and lakes, or ground into landscaping mulch...
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Births 12/26/19
(Births ~ 12/26/19)
Daughter to Dan and Chris Buerck of Clarksville, Tennessee, 10:12 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Name, Amelia Day. Weight, 6 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Buerck is the former Chris Harris and is executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters on Clarksville. Buerck is the son of Randy and Susan Buerck of Cape Girardeau. He is engineering leader at Logan Aluminum...
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Cape fire report 12/26/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/26/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 11:38 a.m. on William Street and 12:58 p.m. on South Hanover Street. n At 4:11 a.m., a passenger vehicle fire was reported on South Kingshighway...
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Cape police report 12/26/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/26/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Vashon L. Rivers, 34, of Charleston, Missouri, was issued a summons for theft at Walmart, 3439 William St. n Theft was reported in the 100 block of Vantage Drive...
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Seeing clear to the new year with delicious appetizers
(Community ~ 12/26/19)
The new year is in our very near future, and 2020 seems so foreign sounding to me. It doesn't seem possible that another year has flown by so quickly. Families have various traditions for the new year celebration, and as different as those may be, I can be quite certain they all include good food. ...
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Prayer 12/26/19
(Prayer ~ 12/26/19)
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Amen.
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Author Da Chen dies at 57
(Entertainment ~ 12/26/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Da Chen, the brilliant storyteller who drew from the hardships he suffered as a persecuted child growing up in the midst of China's cultural revolution to create the critically acclaimed memoir "Colors of the Mountain," has died at age 57...
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Rust Belt region banks on becoming hub for electrics
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
Associated Press The day Youngstown's steel mills began shutting down 40 years ago remains fresh in the minds of those who live in the blue-collar corner of Ohio. Community leaders don't want the recent closing of General Motors' massive assembly plant to leave that same lingering gloom...
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College student who saved classmates from shooting in N.C. honored as Jedi
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A North Carolina college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalized as a Jedi by the production company for the Star Wars franchise...
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GOP senator 'disturbed' by McConnell remark
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said she was disturbed to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be "total coordination" between the White House and the Senate over the upcoming presidential impeachment trial...
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Trumps wish Americans 'Merry Christmas'
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are wishing Americans a Merry Christmas as they celebrate the holiday with their family in Florida. "The president and I want to wish each and every American a very merry Christmas," the first lady said in a video message recorded at the White House and released Wednesday. ...
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Afghan official says Taliban abducted 26 peace activists
(International News ~ 12/26/19)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban ambushed a peace convoy in western Afghanistan and abducted 26 activists, members of a peace movement, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The insurgents staged the ambush in the district of Bala Buluk in Farah province on Tuesday. The Taliban forced the six-vehicle convoy to a halt, then got into the cars and drove them and the activists to an unknown location, said the provincial police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib...
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Israel: Rocket intercepted as PM held election rally
(International News ~ 12/26/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israel said a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into its southern territory Wednesday, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be hustled from a stage during an election rally in the city of Ashkelon. The Israeli military said its air defense system, known as Iron Dome, intercepted the rocket. There were no reports of casualties...
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Notre Dame rector says fragile cathedral might not be saved
(International News ~ 12/26/19)
PARIS -- The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral said the Paris landmark is still so fragile there's a "50% chance" the structure might not be saved, because scaffolding installed before this year's fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument. Monsignor Patrick Chauvet said restoration work isn't likely to begin until 2021 -- and described his "heartache" that Notre Dame couldn't hold Christmas services this year, for the first time since the French Revolution...
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Arkansas fire chief gives kidney to Mo. teenager he'd never before met
(State News ~ 12/26/19)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- An Arkansas fire chief has donated a kidney to a teenager he didn't know. Maumelle Fire Chief Gerald Ezell told KATV that the surgery took place Dec. 13, two days after he met 18-year-old Sidney Burnett of Granby, Missouri...
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Off-duty Mo. police officer shoots intruder in Illinois
(State News ~ 12/26/19)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- An off-duty St. Louis-area police officer shot and wounded a Christmas Eve intruder in a neighbor's apartment in Illinois. Authorities said 22-year-old Steven M. Madden of Granite City, Illinois, tried to steal a woman's car Tuesday afternoon in an apartment complex parking lot outside Belleville. They said he was armed and broke several windows of a nearby apartment and threatened a group of people inside with his weapon...
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Missouri officials propose $400M teacher pay boost plan
(State News ~ 12/26/19)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Missouri education officials say they have a plan that would not only increase teachers' pay but also offer raises and attract them to positions that are challenging to fill. The state currently has one of the worst teacher compensations in the country, ranking at 40th with the average salary of $48,000, according to data from the National Education Association...
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Soldier's remains return to U.S.
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
Remains of US soldier killed in Afghanistan returned to U.S. DOVER, Del. -- The remains of a 33-year-old American soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan have been returned to the United States, arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble of Washington Township, New Jersey, was killed Monday in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province. The Taliban has claimed they were behind the attack...
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Pothole tree leads to song
(State News ~ 12/26/19)
McCOMB, Miss. -- A scraggly metal Christmas tree planted in a pothole has inspired a Mississippi minister to pen a holiday song. One bit asks, "If a man can take a pothole and bring the whole world together, the question is what are you doing to spread the Christmas joy?" The Rev. ...
- Christmas spirit (Local News ~ 12/26/19)
- More than a meal (Local News ~ 12/26/19)
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Speak Out 12/26/19
(Speak Out ~ 12/26/19)
** True numbers? The jobs numbers seem fake like everything else about this Administration. If they lie about the color of the sky and crowd sizes, why should we trust the government about other issues?
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Reenactment of Washington's crossing of Delaware completed as thousands watch
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. -- Thousands turned out Wednesday to watch the annual reenactment of George Washington's daring Christmas Day crossing of the Delaware River in 1776 -- the first time the crossing was completed in three years. The event was scrapped because of bad weather the last two years, but historical interpreter Nancy O'Leary said at Washington Crossing Historical Park that the conditions this year "couldn't be better."...
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SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS INCREASE IN 2020
(Submitted Story ~ 12/26/19)
Each year, we announce the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). By law, federal benefits increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Usually, there is an increase in the benefit amount people will receive each month, starting the following January...
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Sharing a family meal can help those with dementia connect
(National News ~ 12/26/19)
Long before Tim Hollingsworth earned the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year award and served as chef de cuisine at French Laundry, he was learning to cook by his mother's side at home. As a kid, Hollingsworth would measure ingredients to help his mom make dinner, and he'd talk with her and sample the dishes as they cooked...
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Sponsored: 7 Safety Tips to Preventing Medication Errors
(Insiders Advice ~ 12/26/19)
1. Ask questions and disclose as much information as you can. Ask your doctor or pharmacist questions about your medications and what they treat. Knowing what medications you take and why can help you identify possible problems. These potential issues include duplicate therapy (taking two of the same medication or two of the same type of medication), drug allergies, etc...
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Painting Celebrations in a different light
(Column ~ 12/26/19)
We have some beautiful fine dining establishments in Cape Girardeau, such as Celebrations restaurant which has been in operation for 22 years. I've been invited to dine at Celebrations several times but have always ended up elsewhere. Many think luxury and elegance when they hear "fine dining." I immediately think stuffy, pretentious, expensive and boring. ...
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