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2019: A look back, Part 2
(Local News ~ 12/27/19)
Thursday's review of some of 2019's top stories focused on water, major projects and unfortunate deaths. Today's finale will be a bit more upbeat, if a little wonkier: In November 2018, the state's voters approved medical marijuana use, and unlike in some states, Missouri officials wasted little time getting the pot ball rolling...
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Many happy returns keep retailers busy
(Local News ~ 12/27/19)
The wrong size, wrong style, wrong color or simply the wrong gift altogether. Those were some of the reasons people were returning and exchanging gifts at some of Cape Girardeau's major retailers Thursday, the day after Christmas. But by and large, employees at store "return" desks said they hadn't been overwhelmed by merchandise returns...
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Safe Families for Children aims to prevent child abuse, neglect
(Local News ~ 12/27/19)
Outside support before crisis strikes could be essential in preventing child abuse or neglect, and providing that support is the mission behind Safe Families for Children, an international organization with a chapter started earlier this year in Southeast Missouri...
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Expansion coming to port in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 12/27/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- New Madrid County Port Authority Executive Director Timmie L. Hunter calls it "baby steps." However, those steps could lead to a big jump in business in New Madrid County. Recently the Port Authority Board awarded more than $1.5 million in bids on three projects leading to the construction of a second slack water harbor...
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A look back at 2019's top events
(Local News ~ 12/27/19)
2019 was a banner year for events in and near Cape Girardeau, with art, music, food and tradition topping the scene. In Jackson, Feb. 23 was declared Roy Thomas Day during a special ceremony. Thomas is a Jackson native with an illustrious career as a comic book writer for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and initiator of dozens of comic books, including the first "Star Wars" comic book series...
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Ring in 2020 in style
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/19)
Wondering what to do to ring in the new year? Prepare yourself for 2020 vision at one of these events, all set for Tuesday. At the casino, 777 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau '70s Themed new year's eve party Hosted by KFVS-TV and Century Casino Cape Girardeau (formerly Isle Casino Cape Girardeau)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/27/19)
Today is Friday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2019. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 2001, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
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Local churches step up to provide warming shelters
(Editorial ~ 12/27/19)
Without looking at the calendar, you'd think spring had come early. Temperatures in the 60s on Christmas Day are certainly not the norm. But as the old saying goes: If you don't like the weather in Southeast Missouri, just wait a day and it will change...
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Limbaugh's choice of words
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/19)
Sadly, I don't know what David Limbaugh is talking about in his Dec. 3 column "Democrats between a rock and a hard place" when he writes that Democrats -- or the "radical left" as he mostly calls them -- rarely talk about policy issues. I hear almost daily about issues like healthcare, sensible gun laws, protecting our border without building a wall, support for our military, education and more...
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Dorothy Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 12/27/19)
Dorothy Marie Seabaugh, 84, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 18, 1935, in Marble Hill, Missouri, daughter of Cecil Gale and Lydia Welker Fox. She and Guy Seabaugh were married March 4, 1950, in Piggott, Arkansas...
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Dewayne Younger
(Obituary ~ 12/27/19)
Dewayne Younger, 78, of Scott City, formerly of Advance, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 26, 1941, in Bollinger County, Missouri, the son of Elmer and Beulah Fish Younger. Dewayne and Ida Nell Schatte were united in marriage March 28, 1964, at Advance, and she survives of the home...
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Louise Whitmore
(Obituary ~ 12/27/19)
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- Louise Whitmore, 94, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, in Mountain Home. Louise, formerly of Benton, Missouri, was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lora Seabaugh, and son, John Miller. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, who will be missed by all...
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Iraq president offers to quit after rejecting PM nominee
(International News ~ 12/27/19)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's president refused on Thursday to designate a prime minister candidate nominated by the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc and offered to resign, plunging the country into further political uncertainty amid nearly three months of unprecedented mass protests...
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Israel's embattled Netanyahu declares victory in primary
(International News ~ 12/27/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory in his primary election battle for leadership of the Likud party. "A giant victory," Netanyahu tweeted, just over an hour after polls closed. A victory would mean that Netanyahu will lead Likud during March elections, Israel's unprecedented third election in under a year...
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Wrongful conviction headed to Mo. Supreme Court
(State News ~ 12/27/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The effort to get a new trial for a man who has spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he claims he didn't commit is headed to the Missouri Supreme Court. The Missouri Court of Appeals in the Eastern District on Tuesday referred the Lamar Johnson case to the state Supreme Court. ...
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Trump warns of 'carnage' in Syrian rebel stronghold
(National News ~ 12/27/19)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump is speaking out against the "carnage" involving thousands of civilians in a rebel stronghold in Syria. In a tweet Thursday, Trump wrote: "Russia, Syria, and Iran are killing, or on their way to killing, thousands of innocent civilians in Idlib Province. Don't do it! Turkey is working hard to stop this carnage."...
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States are on front lines of efforts to secure integrity of 2020 elections
(National News ~ 12/27/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Inside a hotel ballroom near the nation's capital, a U.S. Army officer with battlefield experience told 120 state and local election officials that they may have more in common with military strategists than they might think. These government officials are on the front lines of a different kind of battlefield -- one in which they are helping to defend American democracy by ensuring free and fair elections...
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Skepticism remains over China farm purchases
(National News ~ 12/27/19)
OMAHA, Neb. -- President Donald Trump likes to joke that America's farmers have a nice problem on their hands: They're going to need bigger tractors to keep up with surging Chinese demand for their soybeans and other agricultural goods under a preliminary deal between the world's two largest economies...
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Federal oversight of STL County Family Court ends
(State News ~ 12/27/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court, saying the court is now in compliance with a 2016 agreement meant to ensure the fair treatment of juveniles, especially black juveniles. The Family Court on Thursday released a letter dated Dec. 16 in which Steven Rosenbaum, chief of the Justice Department's Special Litigation Section, wrote that the required reforms had been implemented...
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Day care owner arrested after 26 kids found behind false wall
(National News ~ 12/27/19)
Day care owner arrested after 26 kids found behind false wall COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado woman accused of hiding 26 children behind a false wall at her daycare center was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor child abuse, police said Thursday...
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Missouri fears more catastrophic flooding next spring
(State News ~ 12/27/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the months since last spring's catastrophic floods along the Missouri River, lifelong Holt County, Missouri, resident Tom Bullock has witnessed a lot of things he'd never seen. Like, for instance, sheets of black asphalt in corn fields...
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Speak Out 12/27/19
(Speak Out ~ 12/27/19)
If someone has to hide behind a "fake name" in order to comment on different things in the Southeast Missourian, I will take their comment with not a grain of salt but a truckload of salt. When the impeachment trial of President Trump starts in the Senate, the Democrats will be treated exactly like they treated the Republicans in the House of Representatives, as they should be. President Donald Trump will be found innocent of all charges and will be re-elected on Nov. 3, 2020, as he should be...
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Area police reports 12/27/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/27/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest n Lance W. Farrow, 50, address unknown, was arrested on a warrant. Assasults n Domestic assault and child abuse was reported. Subject is in custody. n Assault was reported...
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Cape fire report 12/27/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/27/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 12:40 a.m. on William Street, 1:09 a.m. on Hawthorne Road, 8:27 a.m. on North Kingshighway, 9:30 a.m. on North Missouri Street, 4:29 p.m. on North Sprigg Street, 5:11 p.m. on North West End Boulevard and 6:41 p.m. on Walden Pond Way...
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Prayer 12/27/19
(Prayer ~ 12/27/19)
O Heavenly Father, give us wisdom and direction in all we do. Amen.
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Out of the past: Dec. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 12/27/19)
Retiring Cape Girardeau County Commissioner Gene Huckstep praised his colleagues, other county officials and employees for their dedication yesterday as he delivered his final budget address; Huckstep, the county's chief budget officer, read a three-page message at a public hearing on the budget before joining Commissioners E.C. Younghouse and Larry Bock in giving unanimous approval to the document...
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Vivian Chappius
(Obituary ~ 12/27/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vivian B. Chappius, 98, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Louise Hargens
(Obituary ~ 12/27/19)
Louise Hargens, 105, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Julius Lueders
(Obituary ~ 12/27/19)
Julius E. "Jules" Lueders, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Jan. 6 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 6 at the church, with the Rev. Rick Jones officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Family's Christmas tradition is to give gifts to strangers
(State News ~ 12/27/19)
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Santa got a little help in downtown Lawrence from a family handing out bright red gift bags to strangers in a busy shopping area.Scott Sloyer and his adult children, Tyler and Rachel, hit busy Massachusetts Street on Monday, distributing about 40 bags, each of them filled with about $15 worth of useful items, including a blanket, two pairs of socks, a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo and snacks. ...
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Car stolen in Scott County
(Local News ~ 12/27/19)
Law enforcement officers in Scott County are still looking for one vehicle stolen from a Benton business after another was recovered over the Christmas holiday. According to the Scott County Sheriff's Office, several vehicles were stolen from the ReCar parking lot in Benton. ...
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Cape Evening Optimist Club donates to Shop with a Hero
(Submitted Story ~ 12/27/19)
Shirlene Hecht, left, President of the Cape Evening Optimist Club, presents a check in the amount of $500 for the Shop with a Hero event to Gary Elders, store manager of the Cape Walmart Supercenter, and Valerie Wondrick, event coordinator. This year's event provided over 80 children with an amount of $100 each to shop for their toys and other items while accompanied by a local law enforcement officer, firefighter, or first responder...
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