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Student Santas looking forward to 16th year of helping during holidays
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
Student Santas, a local not-for-profit organization, has reached its 16th year of operation as it plans to add more children to the list of 32,000 it has have helped to date. It all started when Jennifer Gast was watching her young sons open their gifts on Christmas morning...
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Cape Central senior to have math research published in professional journal
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
For Cape Girardeau Central High School senior Samuel Hwang, math was never a subject he had to suffer through in school. Hwang, 18, will have a paper co-written by Southeast Missouri State University professor Daniel Daly published in the Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences this spring...
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Occupancy of Humane Society-SEMO's new pet shelter in Cape Girardeau delayed by supply chain issues
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri has moved a couple of employee offices and is using the community room in its new pet shelter at 180 Weston St. in Cape Girardeau but pets have not been transferred into the new 12,000-square-foot facility -- formally known as an adoption and humane education center...
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Cape police arrest both robbery suspect and store clerk following Tuesday altercation
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
Cape police arrest both robbery suspect and store clerk following Tuesday altercation Cape Girardeau police officers arrested two people Tuesday afternoon after a robbery in the 2100 block of William Street. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday...
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Southeast District seeks $47.5M in road projects in first round of new MoDOT projects
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
A public meeting will be held Thursday in Cape Girardeau to get public input as the state determines how to spend $4.5 billion in new road and bridge money. The Southeast District has identified $47.5 million in projects for tier one as high priority, unfunded road and bridge needs, according to information released by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Funds come from the approval in July of an additional 12.5-cent motor fuel tax...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Belle Ever After Boutique
(Shop Local ~ 12/01/21)
With Belle Ever After, shopping will never be the same again! Have the most enjoyable shopping experience and create lasting relationships to become part of the Belle Family! Shop our hand-selected clothing and accessories that will help you feel confident and beautiful!...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2021. There are 30 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln sent his Second Annual Message to Congress, in which he called for the abolition of slavery, and went on to say, "Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves."...
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Prayer 12-1-21
(Prayer ~ 12/01/21)
O Lord Jesus, blessed be your name, the name above all. Amen.
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Abortion is about our core national values
(Column ~ 12/01/21)
The Supreme Court will hear this week Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. At issue is the law in Mississippi banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A decision finding the Mississippi law constitutional will fundamentally change the abortion regime in our country, defined by Roe v. Wade since 1973...
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The king of hypocrisy
(Column ~ 12/01/21)
Nike's latest TV ad is another slick paean to individual empowerment and prevailing despite the naysayers. Centered around Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, the commercial features various people doubting Morant can keep up his stellar play, to which someone always cheekily replies, "Says who?"...
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Cape's new floodwall mural is an excellent addition
(Editorial ~ 12/01/21)
The downtown Cape Girardeau floodwall has for years served a very practical purpose in protecting the city from the rising waters of the mighty Mississippi River. We've written about its importance in this space before from a practical perspective. But the wall has also served an aesthetic and historical purpose, with another chapter written — or, shall we say painted — recently by respected artist Craig Thomas and team...
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Jackson Police report 12/1/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/01/21)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Isaiah Jordan, 20, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana 35 grams or less, possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful use of a weapon...
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Out of the past: Dec. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 12/01/21)
The Parade of Lights, in its fourth year, travels Cape Girardeau's downtown streets as an annual kickoff of the Christmas season; the parade, consisting of 110 floats, starts at Capaha Park, heads east on Broadway to Main Street, and then south to Hutson's Furniture; the parade is sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association and KBSI-TV...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 12/1/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/01/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 29 n Medical assists were made at 4:38 a.m.; 7:37 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 5:44 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 6:43 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 7:28 p.m. on William Street; 8:37 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Body of man killed in Arkansas found in Missouri
(State News ~ 12/01/21)
SELIGMAN, Mo. -- Police say the body of a man killed in northwestern Arkansas was found last week in Southwestern Missouri, and two suspects in the case were later arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Officers called to an apartment unit in Springdale, Arkansas, on Nov. 23 say they found a trail of blood leading from the apartment. A man there told officers a group of men had come to the apartment, argued with 39-year-old Richard Phillips then forced Phillips to leave with them, police said...
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Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France's Pantheon
(International News ~ 12/01/21)
PARIS -- Josephine Baker -- the U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist -- was inducted into France's Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to receive the nation's highest honor. Baker's voice resonated through streets of Paris' famed Left Bank as recordings from her extraordinary career kicked off an elaborate ceremony at the domed Pantheon monument. ...
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Q&A: Mel Brooks, 95, is still riffing
(Community ~ 12/01/21)
NEW YORK — Leave it to Mel Brooks to blurb his own memoir. There, along with laudatory quotes from Billy Crystal, Norman Lear, Conan O'Brien and others is one from "M. Brooks," who hails "All About Me!" as: "Not since the Bible have I read anything so powerful and poignant. And to boot — it's a lot funnier!"...
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Powell's warning: Fed to tighten credit faster than expected
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a sharp and unexpected turn Tuesday toward tightening credit for consumers and businesses in the face of mounting concerns about high inflation. Powell signaled the Fed will likely act more quickly to phase out its ultra-low-interest rate policies even as the emergence of the new omicron variant of COVID-19 has raised fresh doubts about the future of the economy and the direction of inflation...
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Former Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panel
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
WASHINGTON -- Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, putting off for now the panel's threat to hold him in contempt, the committee's chairman said Tuesday...
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Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume in Vienna
(International News ~ 12/01/21)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran struck a hard line Tuesday after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal, suggesting everything discussed in previous rounds of diplomacy could be renegotiated. Speaking to Iranian state television, Ali Bagheri, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, referred to everything discussed thus far as merely a "draft." It remained unclear whether that represented an opening gambit by Iran's new president or signaled serious trouble for those hoping to restore the 2015 deal that saw Tehran strictly limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.. ...
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Putin warns West: Moscow has 'red line' about Ukraine, NATO
(International News ~ 12/01/21)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sternly warned NATO against deploying its troops and weapons to Ukraine, saying it represents a red line for Russia and would trigger a strong response. Commenting on Western concerns about Russia's alleged intention to invade Ukraine, he said Moscow is equally worried about NATO drills near its borders...
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Rep. Omar urges House GOP to address 'anti-Muslim hatred'
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday played a harrowing death threat recently left for her by voicemail, while imploring House Republican leaders to do more to tamp down "anti-Muslim hatred" in their ranks and "hold those who perpetuate it accountable."...
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U.S. panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
WASHINGTON -- A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 the antiviral drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy...
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Brazil, Japan report first cases of the omicron variant
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm. The Netherlands' RIVM health institute disclosed that patient samples dating from Nov. ...
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Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school
(National News ~ 12/01/21)
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school Tuesday, killing three students and wounding eight other people, including one teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a community of about 22,000 people roughly 30 miles north of Detroit...
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Colleen Willis
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
Colleen Sandra Willis, 69, of Jackson, passed away, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, at her home. Colleen was born May 29, 1952, to Marion and Margaret Avery Overman in Malone, New York. Colleen served in the United States Marine Corps. Colleen is survived by two children, Dennis (Tina) Cordia and Margaret (Aaron) Tilloson; four grandchildren, Emily, Ryley and Nikki Cordia and Anthony Kain; five siblings, Roger (Janice) Overman, Marvin (Lynda) Overman, Richard (Ginger) Overman, Herb (Diana) Overman, Daisie Overman, and Arthur (Ruth) Overman; and two great-granddaughters.. ...
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Dottie Vickery
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dottie Halbert Vickery, 88, daughter of the late Leo Scheeter and Dora Goetz Scheeter was born on Oct. 16, 1933, in Chaffee and departed this life on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at her home in Chaffee. Dottie was a graduate of St. Mary's High, former dental assistant in Chaffee for many years and a member of the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee...
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Wilbert Sides
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
Wilbert Edwin Sides, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. He was the son of the late Wilbert and Lydia Funk Sides. Wilbert and Gloria Benson were united in marriage on Sept. 9, 1950, in Piggott, Arkansas, and she passed away on March 3, 2005...
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Barbara Rowland
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
Barbara Howard Rowland, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 22, 1942, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Clifford Derrington and Gladys Ward. She and John Howard were married March 18, 1965 in Germantown, Tennessee. He precedes her in death...
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Anna Lexow
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna L. Lexow, 76, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at her daughter's home in Catawissa, Missouri. Vistation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Funeral Service will follow at 10 a.m. Dec. 17, 2021 at the church with with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating...
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Martha Eftink
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Martha Mary Klipfel Eftink passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, at her home. She was born on July 16, 1924, in Benton, Missouri, to Lawrence and Clara LeGrand Klipfel. She married Albert H. Eftink on Aug. 12, 1947, in Benton. He preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 2019...
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Michael Eads
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
BENTON, Mo. -- Michael Lee Eads, 62, of Benton died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at his home. No services are scheduled. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton was in charge of arrangements.
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Danny Borgfield
(Obituary ~ 12/01/21)
Danny Jo Borgfield born Oct. 10, 1952, and passed away Nov. 10, 2021. He is the son of the late Ervin and Hester Ruehling Borgfield. He worked at PN Hirsch, Natural Gas Pipeline, the Lutheran Home, Cracraft Miller Funeral Home and DW Tool. Danny is survived by his brother Terry (Betty) Borgfield of Jackson...
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