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Christmas tree disposal, New Year's pickup schedules in Cape, Jackson
(Local News ~ 12/31/19)
The City of Cape Girardeau Public Works Department will be closed Wednesday in observance of New Year’s Day, and no Wednesday special pickups will be conducted this week, according to the city. Due to the Wednesday holiday, all daily pickup routes will remain the same during the week...
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Suspects in Cape apartment shooting homicide still at large
(Local News ~ 12/31/19)
Weeks after a shooting left a man dead inside a Cape Girardeau apartment complex, police say the two suspects wanted in connection to the case remain at large, armed and dangerous. Maurice Patterson Jr. and Thomas Q. Bean, both 19, are wanted for their involvement in the homicide Dec. 11 inside a second-floor apartment unit at 652 S. Spring St...
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Cape native Roger Mosby selected to lead Boy Scouts of America
(Local News ~ 12/31/19)
A Cape Girardeau native and Southeast Missouri State University graduate has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America. The scouting organization announced the appointment of Roger C. Mosby in a news release issued Monday...
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Local reaction mixed to federal increase in age to buy tobacco products
(Local News ~ 12/31/19)
A new federal regulation has local stores restricting the sale of tobacco products to people younger than 21, but not everyone likes the idea. On Dec. 20, President Donald Trump signed an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, raising the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. As approved by the FDA, this halted the sale of all tobacco products — including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other vape and tobacco products — to people younger than 21...
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Cape County Commission eyes sales tax to be used for public safety
(Local News ~ 12/31/19)
Cape Girardeau County voters could be asked to consider a half-cent public safety sales tax in April if the County Commission approves ballot language for the proposed tax in the coming weeks. “We’ve asked the county attorney to draw up ballot language for our review,” said 2nd District Commissioner Charlie Herbst as he and the other commissioners discussed the potential tax with the Southeast Missourian on Monday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/31/19)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1986, 97 people were killed when fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel workers later pleaded guilty in connection with the blaze.)...
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Surprise billing is a problem
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/31/19)
Kudos to Dr. Joel W. Ray for writing a superb and seminal article in the Southeast Missourian on Dec. 13 in the guest commentary section. He beautifully highlighted the problems, and the facts were presented with utmost clarity and precision. Surprise billing is a dreadful problem. ...
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Christmas Tournament coverage
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/31/19)
Everyone in Southeast Missouri knows there’s a lot of tradition in the historic Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. I’m so proud to have been a part of it and to have participated in it. I am absolutely humbled and honored to represent Scott City High School! Those were great times that I will always cherish. There’s nothing like competing with my teammates and for our community under the bright lights...
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'Auld Lang Syne'
(Editorial ~ 12/31/19)
Tonight we celebrate the beginning of a new year. And the song that many will sing as the clock strikes midnight is "Auld Lang Syne." Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?...
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2020 vision board
(Column ~ 12/31/19)
A new year has snuck up on us. “Snuck up”? you ask. Not possible: it comes every year. Same time. True, but man, 2019 flew by, didn’t it? The older I get, the faster time flies, and in the metaphoric blink of an eye, we stare into the face of 2020. What do we see?...
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As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt
(National News ~ 12/31/19)
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. -- Guess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements. But doing your job side-by-side with robots isn't easy. ...
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Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial
(National News ~ 12/31/19)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump's impeachment. As the Senate weighs options for a trial, Pompeo will depart Thursday on a five-nation tour of Europe and Central Asia. Ukraine will be the first stop on the trip, the State Department said Monday...
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Officials: Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online
(National News ~ 12/31/19)
MONSEY, N.Y. -- A man charged with federal hate crimes Monday in a bloody attack on a Hanukkah celebration had handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references and had recently used his phone to look up information on Hitler and the location of synagogues, authorities said...
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Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service
(National News ~ 12/31/19)
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas -- Alarms went off in Jack Wilson's head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat and a long coat walked into a Texas church for Sunday services. By the time the man approached a communion server and pulled out a shotgun, Wilson and another security volunteer were already reaching for their own guns...
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In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom
(International News ~ 12/31/19)
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan -- Thousands of Taliban prisoners jailed in Afghanistan as insurgents see a peace deal being hammered out between the United States and the Taliban as their ticket to freedom. They know a prisoner release is a key pillar of any agreement bringing an end to Afghanistan's 18-year war, Washington's longest military engagement...
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With births down, U.S. had slowest growth rate in a century
(National News ~ 12/31/19)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The past year's population growth rate in the United States was the slowest in a century due to declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau...
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Helen Ueleke
(Obituary ~ 12/31/19)
Helen Marie Ueleke, 97, of Nashville, Tennessee, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Nashville. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran United Methodist Church Cemetery in Gordonville...
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Arvon Rudert
(Obituary ~ 12/31/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Arvon D. Rudert of St. Louis passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Sondra K. Mann Rudert; loving father of Denise Newcomb, Arron Rudert, Tammy (Mike) Wallace and Jason Rudert; cherished PawPaw of Heather, Amber, Somer, Collin, Hannah, Drew, Alyssa, Tyson, Wyatt, Hailey, Hunter and Jase; great-PawPaw of Christopher, Riley and the late Kayleigh; dear brother of Carolyn (Charlie) Condict and LaDonna (Donnie) Smith; and dear uncle, great-uncle, brother-in-law, cousin and friend.. ...
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Louise Hargens
(Obituary ~ 12/31/19)
Louise Hargens, 105, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Aug. 30, 1914 ,in Damon, a small rural village between Piedmont and Patterson, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Madison and Lula Kavanaugh Horne...
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Elsie Gerecke
(Obituary ~ 12/31/19)
Elsie Marie Gerecke, 85, formerly of Gordonville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 19, 1934, in Jackson to Elmer and Agnes Loos Borgfield. She was a graduate of the former Patton (Missouri) High School...
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Jewel Farris
(Obituary ~ 12/31/19)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Jewel Marie Farris, 78, of St. Charles passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in St. Charles. She was born July 7, 1941, in Jackson, daughter of Leslie and Jessie Isadora Sander Ackman. Jewel worked in the banking industry holding various positions throughout her working career in the St. Charles area...
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Charles Bennett
(Obituary ~ 12/31/19)
TAMMS, Ill. --Charles J. Bennett, 89, of Tamms passed away at 7:50 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at home. He was born May 7, 1930, near Thebes, Illinois, the son of Harry and Margaret Edmundson Bennett. He was married April 6, 1951, to Emma Dell Hazelwood...
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Fire destroys home for elderly and terminally ill dogs
(State News ~ 12/31/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The owner of Stray Rescue of St. Louis plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed a farmhouse he used as a home for elderly, disabled and terminally ill dogs. The fire broke out Saturday at Randy's Rescue Ranch in O'Fallon, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Stray Rescue owner Randy Grim told KSDK-TV that with help from firefighters, all the dogs were saved, but two senior cats who also lived there died and the farmhouse was a total loss...
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Illinois time change plan causes confusion at Missouri border
(State News ~ 12/31/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A proposal in Illinois to make daylight saving time permanent has some residents and business owners worried about the confusion it could cause at the Missouri border. St. Louis sits along the Mississippi River, which separates Illinois and Missouri. Tens of thousands of people in the St. Louis area work in one state and live in the other...
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New law makes Missouri corporate tax one of lowest in U.S.
(State News ~ 12/31/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Thousands of Missouri businesses will receive tax cuts with the new year. But because of the way the new law is written, some corporations doing business in Missouri could end up paying more. The give-and-take tax law enacted by former Gov. Eric Greitens just hours before his May 2018 resignation is to finally take effect Wednesday with the start of the 2020 tax year...
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Prayer 12/31/19
(Prayer ~ 12/31/19)
Lord Jesus, may we celebrate a new year and recommit our lives for your glory. Amen.
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Out of the past: Dec. 31
(Out of the Past ~ 12/31/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- At midnight, Bill Hopkins' 20-year career as Bollinger County associate judge will end; but thanks to Gov. Mel Carnahan, he will begin a new career as county prosecuting attorney; Hopkins was advised of the appointment Friday morning in a phone call from Carnahan...
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