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Sponsored: Shop Local: Every local purchase makes a big difference
(B Magazine ~ 12/24/20)
Many people feel small and believe their individual actions won’t make a difference in the collective outcome. But when it comes to being a consumer, each decision does make a difference and there is a responsibility that comes with it. According to the 2010 census, there are nearly 79,000 people living in Cape Girardeau County – and there’s likely many more today. ...
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One dead in Tuesday shooting in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 12/24/20)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- One person is dead after an overnight shooting in Poplar Bluff. According to Poplar Bluff Police chief Danny Whiteley, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, "at approximately 2:52 a.m., the Poplar Bluff Police Department responded to a residence in the 800 block of Valley Street after receiving a report of a person who had been shot."...
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Crash injures Sikeston, Kennett women
(Local News ~ 12/24/20)
A Sunday vehicle crash in Scott County seriously injured a Sikeston, Missouri, woman and also injured a Kennett, Missouri, woman. Mary Greene, 78, was northbound on Route BB near its intersection with Highway 114 shortly after 10 a.m. when a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Miranda Wood of Kennett, Missouri, collided head on with her 2004 Chevrolet Impala...
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Scott County crash injures two women
(Local News ~ 12/24/20)
A Monday afternoon crash injured two Scott County women. The crash occurred just before 5:30 p.m. on U.S. 62 one mile east of Miner when a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by Virginia Toombs, 23, of Miner collided with a 2019 Kia Optima driven by Shawnee Lambert, 58, of Sikeston, Missouri. Lambert was stopped in the roadway to make a left turn...
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Smith calls for special counsel to investigate allegations of election fraud
(Local News ~ 12/24/20)
Southeast Missouri's congressman has called for a special counsel to investigate alleged election fraud in a number of states, but Missouri's two U.S. senators have not addressed the issue. In a letter to President Donald Trump -- copied to Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen -- 8th District Rep. ...
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True Love would have dropped $52K on the 'Twelve Days' gifts this year
(Local News ~ 12/24/20)
Giving and receiving gifts is a traditional part of the Christmas season. Three wise men brought gifts to the Baby Jesus, and today's Christmas trees overlook mountains of presents. Among the most famous Christmas gifts are those enumerated in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," a long list of useful, odd and mysterious presents given by an apparently wealthy True Love...
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Jackson girl missing
(Local News ~ 12/24/20)
Haley Biester, 15, has been reported missing from Jackson. She was last seen in Jackson at or about 4 a.m. Thursday morning. She is believed to be in the Jackson/Cape Girardeau area, according to Jackson Police Department She was last seen wearing light blue pants and a maroon Champion hoodie. She has straight brown hair, approximately shoulder length...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/24/20)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 24, the 359th day of 2020. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 24, 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and the U.S. Senate...
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Out of the past: Dec. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 12/24/20)
Numerous churches in the area hold Christmas Eve services; a candlelight service is held by Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the Health and Education Department at Saint Francis Medical Center; St. Andrew Lutheran Church holds a candlelight service at 11 p.m., which includes carols and songs by the adult choir; instrumentalists are Renee Robinson and Trygye Honaas on flute; Jan Gerald and Viola Henrickson on violin, and a quartet comprised of David and Clayton Hahs, Charles Holt and Dale Rauh.. ...
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