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Charleston woman arrested in Scott County
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Charleston, Missouri, woman early Wednesday morning for alleged driving while intoxicated in Scott County. A Patrol report said Porsche Pratt, 30, was taken into custody shortly after 1 a.m. for alleged DWI. She was taken to Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety and released...
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Man arrested for alleged drug offenses
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Charleston, Missouri, man Tuesday night for various alleged offenses. A Patrol report said Juwanza Ingram, 48, was taken into custody in Scott County for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance (Hydrocodone), driving while intoxicated, driving with no valid license, possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, failure to drive on right side of roadway and failure to wear a seat belt.. ...
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Three injured in Bollinger County crash
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
Three Marble Hill, Missouri, residents sustained injuries in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Bollinger County, Missouri. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Lindsey Mell, 26, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo northbound on Route OO west of state Highway 51 when the vehicle ran off the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned...
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KFVS12 anchor advances to finalists for Miss America
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
KFVS12 anchor Isabelle Hanson as Miss Illinois advanced as a finalist for the crown of 2022 Miss America. She did not advance to the Top 5 in Thursday night’s pageant. Miss Alaska Emma Broyles was crowned Miss America 2022.
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Resource center to open Saturday for Bootheel tornado victims in Hayti
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
The American Red Cross of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas (SEMO NEAR) is partnering with other disaster assistance organizations to open what is being called a "one-stop shop" this weekend for those impacted in the Missouri Bootheel by the Dec. 10 tornadoes...
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Honoring former GOP elected officials
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
Mary Kasten listens to stories about former elected officials in the region with other area Republicans at Thursday’s annual Christmas party of the three Republican auxiliaries in Cape Girardeau County at the Concourse at 429 Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. Kasten was one of many elected officials in the region from the 1980s and 1990s — including Peter Kinder, David Schwab, Mark Richardson, Jim Graham, Patrick Naeger and Bill Foster — honored at the gathering.
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More than 600 to graduate SEMO on Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
More than 600 people will graduate at Southeast Missouri State University in two ceremonies Saturday. The events will be at the Show Me Center, at 1333 N. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. The ceremony for graduates of Arts and Media, Business and Computing, Humanities and Social Sciences will begin at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for graduates of Education, Health and Human Studies and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will begin at 2 p.m...
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Work on EV readiness plan for Southeast Missouri continues; MoDOT projects deal with inflation
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
A plan to interview 45 "stakeholders" should be completed next month as the Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) works on the initial outreach phase of its electric vehicle (EV) readiness plan. SEMPO executive director Alex McElroy said Wednesday a six-member local steering committee met via Zoom for the first time Nov. 18 with Kansas-based consultant Olsson to get organized...
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Board of Governors approves deletion of degree options, passes new strategic plan
(Local News ~ 12/17/21)
Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors discussed a new degree option and narrowly approved a new university Strategic Action Plan at their meeting Friday. With a new degree option comes new certifications and deletions of other degree options...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/17/21)
Today is Friday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2021. There are 14 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1944, the U.S. War Department announced it was ending its policy of excluding people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast...
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Prayer 12-17-21
(Prayer ~ 12/17/21)
O Lord Jesus, may those who mourn feel your loving presence. Amen.
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Congratulations to the December 2021 SEMO graduates
(Editorial ~ 12/17/21)
It's a big weekend for 626 Southeast Missouri State students and their families as the university is set to hold two commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Show Me Center. Graduates of Arts and Media, Business and Computing, Humanities and Social Sciences will be recognized during the 10 a.m. commencement, while graduates of Education, Health and Human Studies and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will walk in the 2 p.m. ceremony...
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Inflating the costs of government's fiscal irresponsibility
(Column ~ 12/17/21)
Inflation has reached its highest level in decades. While we're not yet in a situation like we had in the 1970s -- and we can hope that the Federal Reserve will regain control before it reaches that point -- there are still plenty of reasons to be upset that inflation is getting so out of hand...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 12/17/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/17/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 15 n Medical assists were made at 12:47 a.m. on Clark Avenue; 12:58 a.m. on Penrod Place; 1:10 a.m. on North Pacific Street; 10;27 a.m. on William Street. n At 6:46 a.m., lift assist on Terrace Drive...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 12/17/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/17/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Whitener Street. n A warrant arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm was reported on Whitener Street...
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Wilhelmina Schetter
(Obituary ~ 12/17/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The world lost a beloved soul, Wilhelmina "Willie" Schetter, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Willie was born May, 23, 1930, in St. Joseph, Tennessee. With her family, she moved to Chaffee in 1937 and has resided here since. She married the love of her life, Edward "Eddie" Schetter, on July 1, 1950. He departed this life Jan. 3, 2008...
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Lucille Moonier
(Obituary ~ 12/17/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lucille Lorine Moonier, 100, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Friends may call at Ford and Young Funeral Home between 4 and 8 p.m. Monday and between 8 and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. She will then be taken to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church for Mass at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Ben Melaku officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Darla Kennon
(Obituary ~ 12/17/21)
Darla Rose Kennon, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 18, 1938, in Perryville, Missouri, to Cletus S. and Iva H. Steinbecker Nesslein. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved taking trips to Branson, Missouri...
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Jerry Kasten
(Obituary ~ 12/17/21)
Jerry Lee Kasten, 83, son of Ernest Edward and Olga Helena Sperling Kasten, entered heaven Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Jerry was born Jan. 31, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. Jerry married Ruth Grunow Kasten on Nov. 27, 1959, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Evansville, Indiana. They had one son, Jon Mark Kasten of Cape Girardeau...
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June Bodenschatz
(Obituary ~ 12/17/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- June A. Bodenschatz, 84, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church in Perryville with the Rev. Geral Blessing officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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James Andrews
(Obituary ~ 12/17/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- James "Jim" Andrews, 76, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at his home in Chaffee. He was born Feb. 22, 1945, in Fort Myers, Florida, to the late J.D. and Syble "Vina" Hester Andrews Sr. On Aug. 17, 1968, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Nothdurft in Whitewater...
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Postal hike has not stopped catalogers from stuffing mailboxes
(Community ~ 12/17/21)
PORTLAND, Maine -- A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn't stopped catalog retailers from stuffing mailboxes this holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service says more than 300 million catalogs flooded into people's mailboxes last month, and the overall number of catalogs has grown 12% over last year, officials said...
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Jittery Ukrainian villagers 'fear that a big war will start'
(International News ~ 12/17/21)
NEVELSKE, Ukraine -- Liudmyla Momot wipes away tears as she searches for clothes and household items to salvage from the ruins of her home that was shelled by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Her village of Nevelske, northwest of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, is only about 2 miles from the line of contact between the separatists and the Ukrainian military and has been emptied of all but five people...
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All from U.S. missionary group freed in Haiti, police say
(International News ~ 12/17/21)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The remaining members of a U.S. missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed, Haitian police and the church group said Thursday. The spokesman for Haiti's National Police, Gary Desrosiers, confirmed to The Associated Press the hostages had been released, but did not immediately provide additional details...
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Pressure builds against doctors peddling false virus claims
(National News ~ 12/17/21)
They have decried COVID-19 as a hoax, promoted unproven treatments and pushed bogus claims about the vaccine, including the shots magnetize the human body. The purveyors of this misinformation are not shadowy figures operating in the dark corners of the internet. They are a small but vocal group of doctors practicing medicine in communities around the country...
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Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine
(National News ~ 12/17/21)
WASHINGTON -- All of the U.S. military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Thursday, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service...
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CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines over J&J's
(National News ~ 12/17/21)
Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations -- while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines don't come with that risk and also appear more effective, said advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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3 soldiers presented with top military award for valor
(National News ~ 12/17/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor in combat, to three soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two were recognized posthumously. "Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude today as we honor the unparalleled courage, the commitment to duty, and the indispensable, indisputable gallantry," Biden said at a White House ceremony...
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At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds
(National News ~ 12/17/21)
OMAHA, Neb. -- At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm weather, spawning hurricane-force winds and possible tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota...
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Man sentenced to equivalent of life as teen granted parole
(State News ~ 12/17/21)
A man who was effectively sentenced to life in prison for a robbery he committed as a teenager in St. Louis has been granted parole, years after the judge who sentenced him had a change of heart. The state parole board granted parole to 42-year-old Bobby Bostic on Monday and he will be released from prison late next year, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Corrections...
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Out of the past: Dec. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 12/17/21)
The 10 members of the new Cape Girardeau County Planning and Zoning Commission were introduced by the Cape County Commission; members and the townships they represent are Dan Seabaugh, Apple Creek; Don Sievers, Byrd; R.J. McKinney, Cape Girardeau; John Lorberg, Hubble; John Dudley, Kinder; Don Moore, Liberty; Scott McDowell, Randol; John Wichern, Shawnee; Jerry Cox, Welch, and Gene Wills, Whitewater; the commission's task is to come up with a simplified plan for planning and zoning in the county.. ...
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Celebrate Jesus!
(Submitted Story ~ 12/17/21)
St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson welcomed families with young children to the “Celebrate Jesus!” event held on Saturday, Dec. 11. Those who attended enjoyed a live Nativity, hot chocolate and cookies, and many various Christmas crafts and games. Happy Birthday, Jesus!...
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