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Scott County voting results — tax measures fail
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
Complete but unofficial voting results from Scott County: Scott City use tax: yes, 169; no, 193 Scott County emergency services sales tax: yees, 586; no, 961
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SB I-55 ramps at Miner to close; Route B in Bollinger County reduced; Pavement work at Exit 66 in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
SB I-55 ramps at Miner to close for pavement repairs Contractor crews will repair the pavement at the Interstate 55/U.S. 62 interchange -- Exit 67 -- in Miner, Missouri. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the southbound I-55 on and off ramps are scheduled to close at 7 a.m. and reopen at 6 p.m. Nov. 12. A signed detour will be in place...
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Hunters harvest 3 deer in first day of managed hunt
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
Three deer were harvested on the first day of the City of Cape Girardeau's first managed deer hunt. The hunt began Monday with 40 hunters -- all are 18 and older and using only bow and arrows for the hunt. Hunters remain in Delaware Park (near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Old Sprigg Street Road) and two areas within Twin Trees Park, Fountain Park and Cape Rock Park (all in the northeast part of the city)...
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Bike repair stations inspired by Cape Boy Scout now installed
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
Life Scout Jacob Mahnke, 15, and his dad, Marc Mahnke, install the tools on a bike repair station and air pump Tuesday near the Cape LaCroix Trail by the tennis courts at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Jacob raised money throughout the spring and summer to purchase these stations as part of his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout service project, which is meant to benefit the community. This station is one of four recently installed near the trail. The others are located at Shawnee Park, Osage Centre and the trail entrance near Route W and Lexington Avenue.
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Notre Dame students bringing 'Almost Maine' to the stage
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
Audrey Deken as Glory and Evan Missey as East perform the scene "Open Field" in the drama "Almost Maine" during a dress rehearsal Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. The play has a three-day run, Thursday through Saturday, at King Hall. Performances begin at 7 p.m. each night.
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Cape Girardeau's Safe House of Southeast Missouri leader applauds new VESSA domestic violence law
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
This story is updated. Jessica Hill, executive director of Cape Girardeau's Safe House of Southeast Missouri since 2015, is glad to see information about the new Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) is being shared by Missouri employers to their workforces. VESSA was passed overwhelmingly this spring by the Missouri Legislature to provide unpaid leave on 48 hours' notice to private and public sector employees who report being victimized by domestic or sexual violence...
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Use tax passes in Cape, fails in Jackson, Scott City, Delta
(Local News ~ 11/03/21)
With a 62% unofficial “yes” vote, Cape Girardeau voters approved a local use tax Tuesday night. The same measure did not pass in Jackson, Scott City and Delta. A use tax, often called an internet tax, imposes a tax equal to a municipality’s sales tax on goods purchased online from out of state...
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Prayer 11-3-21
(Prayer ~ 11/03/21)
Lord Jesus, may we feed the hungry and help them find spiritual nourishment in you. Amen.
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The life of Brandon
(Column ~ 11/03/21)
There's a crisis afoot in the land -- people are being rude to President Joe Biden. The trend of anti-Biden protesters chanting or holding signs saying, "[Expletive] Joe Biden," or the cleaner version that has come to signify the same thing, "Let's go Brandon," is being portrayed as a new low in American politics...
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Notre Dame students return to the stage with 'Almost Maine'
(Editorial ~ 11/03/21)
The students at Notre Dame Regional High School will return to the stage this weekend with performances of John Cariani's "Almost Maine." Shows will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at King Hall. As the title of the drama indicates, the scene is set in Almost, Maine. Residents find themselves falling in and out of loves in often unexpected and humorous ways, according to the description...
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It all comes out in the wash
(Column ~ 11/03/21)
"You put that in the wrong way," I said to my husband as I stood over him, watching as he loaded the dishwasher. "Are you backseat dishwasher-loading?" he asked me. "It's not a big deal," I said. "It's just that all the dinner plates should be loaded on the bottom, in the front, facing the same way."...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 11/3/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 1 n Medical assists were made at 12:16 a.m. on Timon Way; 8:15 a.m. on Emily Court; 11:03 a.m. on Lorraine Drive; 1:19 p.m. on Broadway; 1:53 p.m. on Normal Avenue; 2:55 p.m. ...
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William Riehl
(Obituary ~ 11/03/21)
William Alphonse Riehl, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Bill was born April 19, 1937, in Cape Girardeau. He was a graduate of College High School in Cape Girardeau in 1956. He lived and worked in the Cape Girardeau area his entire life, working at the Brokerage Department Store, Marquette Cement and retiring from Sears after a long career as an electronic and appliance repairman in 1997...
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Donald Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 11/03/21)
Donald Ray Niswonger, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 4, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of Frank and Ivy Statler Niswonger. He and Ruth Ann Craft were married for 44 years, when she passed away in 2004. In 2006 he married Judy Johnson of Cape Girardeau, and she survives...
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Ann Ingram
(Obituary ~ 11/03/21)
ORAN, Mo. -- Ann Margaret Ingram, 80, of Oran passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, surrounded by her two loving sons. Ann was born April 15, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Zeno and Barbara Glueck Schaefer. She was a devoted mother to her two sons, William "Termite" (Vikki) Watkins of Jackson and Robert (Sarah) Ingram of St. ...
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Robots hit the streets as demand for food delivery grows
(Community ~ 11/03/21)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But you may not see it in your neighborhood anytime soon. Hundreds of little robots -- knee-high and able to hold around four large pizzas -- are now navigating college campuses and even some city sidewalks in the U.S., the U.K. ...
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Democrats reach drug price deal, Biden upbeat on Manchin
(National News ~ 11/03/21)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats reached agreement Tuesday on a plan to lower prescription drug costs for most older people, capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2,000 and reducing the price of insulin, salvaging a campaign promise as part of President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal...
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Yahoo pulls out of China, citing 'challenging' environment
(International News ~ 11/03/21)
HONG KONG -- Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment. The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company's services were already blocked by China's digital censorship. But recent government moves to expand its control over tech companies generally, including its domestic giants, may have tipped the scales for Yahoo...
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Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
(National News ~ 11/03/21)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. "This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology's history," Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence for Facebook's new parent company, Meta, wrote in a blog post Tuesday...
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Faith groups increasingly join fight against climate change
(National News ~ 11/03/21)
POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana -- On a boat ride along a bayou sharing the name of his Native American tribe, Donald Dardar points to a cross marking his ancestors' south Louisiana burial ground -- a place he fears will disappear. He points to the partly submerged stumps of oak trees killed by salt water on land where he rode horses as a kid, and to his mother's home, gutted by Hurricane Ida. ...
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Undercount in 2020 census not as bad as predicted, analysis finds
(National News ~ 11/03/21)
The 2020 census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected, according to an analysis by a think tank that did computer simulations of the nation's head count...
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U.S. gives final clearance to COVID-19 vaccine shots for kids 5 to 11
(National News ~ 11/03/21)
U.S. health officials Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone opening a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 -- doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally recommends who should receive FDA-cleared vaccines...
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Youngkin wins Va. race for governor, jolting Democrats
(National News ~ 11/03/21)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race on Tuesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican to win statewide office here in 12 years...
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University of Missouri touts $1.5 billion investment plan
(State News ~ 11/03/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri announced Monday it plans to spend $1.5 billion during the next 10 years to hire about 300 more teachers and staff to enhance the university's research mission. The plan, named MizzouForward, will use new and existing resources to recruit about 150 tenured and tenure-track faculty and about 150 staff positions, the school said in a news release...
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Missouri high court weighs part of rape victims' rights law
(State News ~ 11/03/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Supreme Court judges on Tuesday heard arguments over whether parts of a sexual assault victims rights law are unconstitutional. The Legislature in 2020 passed the law, also known as the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. Part of the law requires defense attorneys to remind their clients' alleged victims of their right to have a support person present while being questioned...
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State Supreme Court weighs publicly funded advocacy ban
(State News ~ 11/03/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Supreme Court judges on Tuesday heard arguments over whether a ban on publicly funded advocacy is constitutional. Missouri law prohibits any public funds from being spent to advocate for or against ballot measures, such as spending such money to print flyers in favor of a bonding proposal...
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Hawley: Masculinity is a virtue, not a danger
(State News ~ 11/03/21)
Josh Hawley is coming to the defense of the American male. The Republican senator from Missouri spoke Sunday night at the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida. According to a text of his speech provided by his office, Hawley accused liberals in government, the media and entertainment of defining "the traditional masculine virtues -- things like courage, and independence, and assertiveness -- as a danger to society."...
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Out of the past: Nov. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 11/03/21)
Lynwood Baptist Church holds a groundbreaking service in the morning at the Arena Building; the Rev. William E. Anderson, pastor of the 5,000-plus member Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Florida, is guest speaker; following the service, the official groundbreaking ceremony is held at the new property site at Kingshighway and Route W; the new building will cost about $3.7 million...
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