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Jackson's Penzel emerges as winner in design-build competition in Cape Girardeau County project
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
Cape Girardeau County will expand its jail and will renovate its now-vacant 1908-era courthouse and plans to use a local firm as general contractor. The design-build team of Penzel-Trainor received a higher technical score among two final bidders for the estimated $45.5 million project, it was revealed Thursday, Nov. 17...
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Cape to host open house on upcome intersection improvement project
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau will host an open house for the proposed Minnesota Avenue/Highway 74 Intersection Improvement Project from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 22, at the Council Chambers in City Hall. Officials invited residents to hear about the construction and ask questions. City staff and project design professionals will be at the event...
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Southeast Missourian to alter publication schedule during holiday week
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
During the week of Thanksgiving, the Southeast Missourian will alter its publication schedule. Print editions will be published Wednesday, Nov. 23, and Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 26-27. Only e-editions of the newspaper will publish Monday, Nov. 21; Tuesday, Nov. 22; and Friday, Nov. 25...
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November vote certified, photo ID compliance high in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
Voting was a bit different on Nov. 8, 2022, with acceptable photo ID required for the first time in Missouri, thanks to legislative passage of state House Bill 1878 in May. Summers said 28,112 ballots were cast and only 42 were considered "provisional" by voters who did not produce photo ID acceptable per the new law...
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Law enforcement agencies tout success of incentives
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
A shortage of police officers in local law enforcement agencies -- and across the country -- has been a persistent issue over the last few years. In a presentation of a mid-year report of crime statistics from the Cape Girardeau Police Department before the Cape Girardeau City Council, chief Wes Blair expressed pride in his officers' performance during the first half of 2022 in spite of an ongoing personnel shortage at CGPD -- along with funding issues and what he characterized as a national negative public sentiment against the police.. ...
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Zonta Club honors women for achievements, service
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau honored three women Friday, Nov. 18, for their contributions to their communities. Danette Miller, a physician at SoutheastHEALTH Primary Care, was awarded the 2022 Zonta Women of Achievement award. Zonta also recognized Nancy Blattner, president of Fontbonne University, with the group's Celebration award...
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Future visions of AI — A human perspective Q&A with software and brand expert Sho Rust
(B Magazine ~ 11/19/22)
The following is a question-and-answer response with Sho Rust, recipient of a 1st50k in Cape Girardeau, who now leads a design and AI team, SHO.ai, with an office in Cape Girardeau and employees in New York, Austin and Paris...
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What's Past is Prologue - Golden years and high achievement
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
"What's Past is Prologue" series, an homage to William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," looks at events of the past that seem to reoccur later with remarkable similarities. Frank Nickell of the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation, previously a longtime faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University, is primary historian for these articles, which are carried intermittently in the Southeast Missourian...
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Water main breaks on Perry Avenue
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
A water main broke early Saturday morning on Perry Avenue near Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. City crews were working to repair the pipe throughout the morning. Nicolette Brennan, public information officer, said officials did not anticipate issuing a boil water advisory but were monitoring the situation...
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Thankful People: Ray Doyle's miracle
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
Ray Doyle will never eat another Caesar salad. The 63-year-old accountant struggled July 21 with a rough bout of food poisoning. He couldn't keep anything down. Ray, a bear of a man, lost 15 pounds in seven hours. Rachel Massey, his daughter and a nurse at St. ...
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Sponsored: Welcome to Zickfield’s Jewelry & Gifts!
(Shop Local ~ 11/19/22)
Zickfield’s has been honored to provide the region with quality jewelry and gifts for over 83 years. Our family-owned business offers exemplary customer service, quality fine jewelry and gifts for all occasions. Some of the gift lines we offer include Jim Shore by Enesco, Fontanini, Possible Dream Santas, religious gifts, baby gifts, and bridal party gifts. We look forward to the upcoming Christmas season and want to share some exciting dates coming up!...
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Out of the past: Nov. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 11/19/22)
U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond said yesterday he is ready to battle President Clinton, organized labor and the trial lawyers to win re-election; "Bring them on, I'm ready," Bond said during a visit to the Southeast Missourian; Bond was in Cape Girardeau for a fund-raiser; the Republican faces opposition from Democrat Jay Nixon, Missouri's attorney general...
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Club news 11-20-22
(Community News ~ 11/19/22)
The Kage FCE Club met at the Cape Girardeau Senior Center, Thursday, Nov. 10. The meeting was called to order by Jo Byna Daume, president. The devotion was given by Judie Herbst titled "A guideline to embrace longevity". Barbara Marshall led the club in a Thanksgiving song...
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What can family historians find in deeds?
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
When landowners died, defaulted on mortgages, or forfeited land to pay fines, they or court officials transferred title for the land to heirs or purchasers. The term used for documents associated with these actions is "deeds." Deeds are valuable documents for learning about relationships and the lives of our ancestors...
- Adopt Smalls 11-20-22 (Community ~ 11/19/22)
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Senior Center Menus for Nov. 21 through 25
(Community ~ 11/19/22)
Monday: Chicken Parmesan with pasta or stuffed bell pepper, mixed vegetables, lettuce salad, whole-grain bread slice and tropical fruit dessert or cook's choice desserts. Tuesday: Pork roast or chopped steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole-grain hot roll and pineapple chunks or almond cake...
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Snow flower
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
An early snow fell during the nighttime hours on Nov. 12. By noon the next day, temperatures had risen above freezing and the half-inch snowfall had mostly melted away. Opportunities to capture a photo like the one you see here are often fleeting. I got out early that morning and was delighted to see snow and no wind. ...
- Jake Westbrook gets deer (Community ~ 11/19/22)
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The legacy of the Red Rover
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
This article has been altered to correct information about the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The USS Red Rover, a side-wheel packet boat and the Navy's first hospital ship, has a history with Mound City, Illinois. It was repaired there and brought hundreds of wounded soldiers to the hospital during the Civil War. The boat's name may have originated from the children's game, Red Rover, or possibly James Fenimore Cooper's 1827 novel about an integrated group of friends chasing a pirate named the Red Rover...
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Thanksgiving prayers
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
Do you make a regular practice of saying a prayer before you eat a meal? In some traditions people pray specific phrases such as, "Bless us O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord, Amen." Others pray spontaneously before they eat. Even if we do not use a previously memorized prayer, we tend to repeat ourselves...
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Practicing Thanksgiving
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
The week of Thanksgiving can often be a flurry and frenzy of activities. Traveling near and far to visit family. Trips to the market to get supplies. Another trip when you forgot that one ingredient. Thanksgiving can be a blur causing hosts to promise, "Someone else is hosting next year!" Until next year comes...
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We need some new food
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
For whatever reason I woke up the other night thinking about of all things sauerkraut. My dream was vivid enough I had half a notion to get up in the middle of the night and get a couple pints of sauerkraut out of the basement and dump it in Marge's old green crock pot. Get a package of dogs and add them, and breakfast would be ready when I woke up. Who knows the smell of sauerkraut might even have woken me up. Couple or three nights later, I made sausage dogs and sauerkraut for breakfast...
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FYI 11-20-22
(Community ~ 11/19/22)
The Heartland Writers Guild will met from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Steck House at 206 East Washington Street in Jackson. A presentation will be given by Sarah Geringer, Christian author, blogger and speaker. The presentation is titled How to use nature metaphors in your writing. Anyone interested in writing and getting published is welcome to attend...
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Feds: Oath Keepers sought 'violent overthrow' of gov't
(National News ~ 11/19/22)
WASHINGTON -- For weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and when rioters started storming the Capitol they saw an opportunity to do it, a federal prosecutor told jurors on Friday as the seditious conspiracy case wound toward a close...
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Russian strikes force power cuts
(National News ~ 11/19/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with heavy artillery and missile attacks that have interrupted supplies to as much as 40% of the country's people at the onset of winter...
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Lake-effect snow paralyzes parts of NY
(National News ~ 11/19/22)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet (0.61 meters) of snow already on the ground in some places by midmorning and possibly much more on the way. The storm's severity varied widely due to the peculiarities of lake-effect storms, which are caused by frigid winds picking up moisture from the warmer lakes, and dumping snow in narrow bands...
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Garland names special counsel for Trump
(National News ~ 11/19/22)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election...
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North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US
(International News ~ 11/19/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. While it's unclear whether North Korea possesses functioning nuclear-armed missiles, some experts say Friday's launch involved its longest-range missile, which is still under development and is designed to carry multiple nuclear warheads to overcome U.S. ...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for 10-17--22
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
Cape Girardeau city council 5 p.m. Monday, City Hall Presentations n Citizen Academy graduate recognition Communication/reports n City Council Items for discussion n Appearances by Advisory Board Applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission Report n Consent Agenda Review...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 11-21-22
(Local News ~ 11/19/22)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the Regular Meeting Agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Nov. 7. Financial affairs n Motion approving the payment of the semimonthly bills...
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Let the blame games begin?
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
Who or what was responsible for the Republican nationwide collapse in the midterms? After all, pundits, politicos, and pollsters all predicted a "red tsunami." Moreover, the average loss of any president in his first midterm is 25 House seats. And when his approval sinks to or below 43% -- in the fashion of President Joe Biden -- the loss, on average, expands to over 40 seats...
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Republicans need an economic growth agenda
(Column ~ 11/19/22)
After disappointing midterm election results for Republicans, many understandably pin blame on corrosive figures like former president Donald Trump. His losing record is impressive considering his cultlike persona appeal with MAGA voters. If Republicans finally learn to shed Trump and his ilk it will be a good thing. However, there's another looming issue for Republicans: their policy agenda (if this mishmash deserves such a name)...
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Prayer 11-20-22
(Prayer ~ 11/19/22)
O Father God, may we choose our words in love and kindness, pointing others to you. Amen.
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Out of the past: Nov. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 11/19/22)
When the Cape Girardeau Board of Education gave pay raises of more than 8% three years ago, board members knew the district would spend more than it brought in; the board wanted to make salaries more attractive to improve education in the district; projections showed local revenues would increase enough to make up the difference over time, but the revenues didn't grow as planned; after four years of spending more than the district received, the board is looking for ways to turn around the budget and again build cash reserves.. ...
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Fire report 11-20-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/19/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 16 n Medical assists were made at 1:54 a.m. on Lynwood Hills Drive; 6:25 a.m. on William Street; 10:27 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 3:49 p.m. on South Fountain Street...
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Birth 11/20/22
(Births ~ 11/19/22)
Son to William and Olivia Bowling of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 2:28 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Name, Samuel Joseph. Weight, 9 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Bowling is the former Olivia Jordan, daughter of Rick and Nelda Jordan of Scott City. Bowling is the son of Scott and Jennifer Bowling of Puxico, Missouri. He is a parts room attendant at Havco...
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Police report 11-20-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/19/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Perryville Road. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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David Seesing
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
David T. "Sky King" Seesing died Monday, July 20, 2020, in Waco, Texas, after a brief illness. Join his family as it closes out Sky King's final flight plan from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Pilot House Restaurant at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport...
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Leola Poole
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
Leola Poole, 100, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, at Villas of Jackson. She was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Hickman County, Kentucky, to William and Nettie Johnston Evans. Leola and Clifton Poole were married Oct. 7, 1939, in Charleston, Missouri. He preceded her in death Feb. 17, 2004...
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Daisy McGee
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
Daisy McGee, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of her life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Fellowship Baptist Church, 430 Koch Ave., in Cape Girardeau. All who knew her and wish to share memories are welcome...
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Roger McCullough
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
Roger Scott McCullough, 67, of Jackson passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 30, 1955, son of the late Dudley and Mary Flanagin McCullough. On Aug. 7, 1976, he married the love of his life, Judy Ann Filer, who preceded him in death Sept. 13, 2013...
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Cindy Martin
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
Cynthia Susan "Cindy" Martin, 73, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, at Lynwood Baptist Church, with Mark Anderson officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Kathryn Locke
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
Kathryn Dell Locke, 63, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 20, 1959, in St. Louis, daughter of the late David and Marion Crowe Harmon. Kathy and David Locke were united in marriage in May 1991...
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Ashley Buell
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Ashley Alexis Buell, 33, of Jonesboro, formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Sept. 30, 1989, in Cape Girardeau, to Steven and Carol Little McLemore. She and Joshua Buell were married June 5, 2010, in Jackson. They had recently been residing in Jonesboro, where Josh was completing his residency at St. Bernard's...
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William Baker II
(Obituary ~ 11/19/22)
William Henry "Bill" Baker II, 69, of Cape Girardeau peacefully passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 31, 1952, in Carbondale, Illinois, to Virgil Lee and LaVerna Maxine Spain Baker. He and Patricia Joann Baker were married July 8, 1978, in Cape Girardeau at St. Mary's Cathedral...
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