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SB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau counties impacted for signage work
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve, Perry and Cape Girardeau counties will have reduced shoulders while contractor crews install new signage on the right of way. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily:...
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Blanchard free, reflects on prison term for conspiring to kill abusive mother
(State News ~ 01/03/24)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she has found a way to forgive her mother — and herself. But it has been a long journey from years of abuse and the darkest parts of her life splashed across tabloids to living in prison. Blanchard, now 32, was paroled last week from a Missouri women's prison. Her release came 8 1/2 years after she persuaded her boyfriend at the time to kill her abusive mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard — in a desperate bid to be free of her...
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Companies from China, Russia banned from buying land near military sites
(State News ~ 01/03/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — Companies from China, Russia and other countries blacklisted by the U.S. no longer can buy land near military sites in Missouri under an order enacted by the state's governor Tuesday. Republican Gov. Mike Parson's executive order prohibits citizens and companies from countries deemed threatening by the federal government from purchasing farms or other land within 10 miles of staffed military sites in the state. ...
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Document: Arrested Cape Girardeau County jailer said he pointed gun at victim; father refused to make written statement
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
A Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office employee who works in the county jail admitted to officers he pointed a gun at the victim after a physical altercation had occurred. Christopher N. Johnston was arrested following a skirmish on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. The sheriff's office issued a statement on the investigation a day later, saying Johnston would be placed on paid leave during the course of the investigation...
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Police: Perry County woman set fire to house with 3 cats inside, kicked jailer
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
A Perry County woman is accused of setting a house on fire with three cats still in the building and later kicking a jailer in the stomach. Rhonda Ann Zahner faces charges of second-degree arson, first-degree property damage and fourth-degree assault...
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When Pigs Fly indoor barbecue contest returns to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
For the fourth year, the Smokin Brothers are bringing the barbecue indoors. The Cape Girardeau-based wood-pellet grill manufacturer is sponsoring the When Pigs Fly Indoor BBQ Bash, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The event organizers promise those who attend will have unparalleled access to the celebrities and influencers in the world of barbecue...
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Southeast Hospital renamed Mercy Hospital Southeast
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
New signs for the newly named Mercy Hospital Southeast are in place Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 1701 Lacey St. in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2024. There are 363 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation. On this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey...
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Prayer 1-3-24
(Prayer ~ 01/03/24)
O Father God, may we love one another as you love us. Amen.
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A New Year's prayer
(Column ~ 01/03/24)
I hate that politics and media are the main venues for discussing abortion. As you may know, if you've read my column before, ending abortion is a priority for me. As we see headline after headline about abortion — which I'm aware I'm adding to, here — I wish we could focus not only on the resources available to help young mothers, but the help available to women dealing with the repercussions of having an abortion...
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Speak Out 1-3-24
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/24)
How many times does it have to be pointed out to the Southeast Missourian sports writers that SEMO is not the defending OVC men's basketball champion? The true defending OVC men's basketball champion came into town and kicked SEMO's butt the other night...
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Fire report 1-3-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 1 n Medical assists were made at 8:46 a.m. at Whitener and Themis streets; 9:03 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 10:14 a.m. on Camellia Drive; 4:01 p.m. on South Broadview Street; 4:45 p.m. on Perry Avenue; and 9:58 p.m. on Briarcliff Drive...
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Police report 1-3-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway...
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Matthew Weber
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
Matthew Richard Weber, 51, of Jackson passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at his home. Matthew was the loving husband of 17 years to Christa Garrett Weber and the proud and loving father to three beautiful daughters: Ava Marie, Emma Grace and Madelyn Cecelia...
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Michael Lamb
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
Michael Lamb, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at his home.
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Larry Hudson
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
PERRYVILLE — Larry Wayne Hudson, 86, of Perryville died Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. A Masonic service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the funeral home, with John Plunkett officiating. Memorial service will follow, with Deacon Dierk Hunt officiating. Burial will be at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery in Silver Lake...
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Donald Hanebrink
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
Donald Lee Hanebrink, 67, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill is assisting the family.
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Gloria Fowler
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
Gloria Jean Fowler, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born to James and Robbie Hurt Ballard on Nov. 10, 1940, and was raised by them and her stepfather, David Mills. On July 3, 1959, she married her high school sweetheart and best friend, Don Fowler, who survives...
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Joyce Chirnside
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
KIRKWOOD — Joyce M. Chirnside, 93, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at Manor Grove in Kirkwood. Joyce was born Nov. 14, 1930, in Jefferson City to Albert and Allie May Covington, the oldest of three children. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau. She was also an active member in Girl Scouts, PEO, Parent Teacher Association, Rose Hill Garden Club and the Southeast Hospital Auxiliary...
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Gary Adcock
(Obituary ~ 01/03/24)
Gary Lynn Adcock, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at Garden View Care Center in Valley Park. He was born Aug. 22, 1949, in Sikeston to William and Lola Rettig Adcock. He and Cheryl Hicks were married Jan. 5, 1991, in Jackson. He owned Adcock Appraisal Services...
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Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and another requiring paid time off. But others won't have an immediate or noticeable impact, including a law that lets county governments consider a potential contractor's participation in an approved apprenticeship program in determining the winning low bid for a project...
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Arkansas family identified in house explosion that killed 4 in Michigan
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Four people from an Arkansas family were publicly identified Tuesday as the victims of a fatal house explosion in Michigan over the weekend. Authorities said the explosion Saturday was likely caused by flammable fuel in the air and not a result of foul play...
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Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
DENVER -- A man leaving the scene of a car wreck Tuesday shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted "extensive damage" to the building before being arrested by police, authorities said, adding the incident seems unrelated to the court's recent ruling banning former President Donald Trump from the ballot...
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Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with NJ businessman
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
NEW YORK -- U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by taking actions favorable to Qatar's government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a revised indictment...
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States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town water utilities
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that dates to the 1930s or the new $18.5 million one it is building...
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Planes collide and catch fire at Japan's busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
(International News ~ 01/03/24)
TOKYO -- A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing five people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said. All 379 people on Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the Airbus A350 was fully engulfed in flames, Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed...
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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say
(International News ~ 01/03/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas...
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A Hamas official killed in a Beirut strike had been on Israel's hit list for years
(International News ~ 01/03/24)
BEIRUT -- Saleh Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group's military wing, had been in Israel's sights for years before he was killed in a drone strike in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him even before Hamas carried out its deadly surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, sparking the ongoing brutal war in Gaza...
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Women in US stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years at times when it looked like the medications might become harder to get. Medication abortion accounts for more than half of all abortions in the U.S., and typically involves two drugs: mifepristone and misoprostol. ...
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Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
PORTLAND, Maine -- Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's secretary of state barring him from the state's primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump, the early front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, appealed the Maine decision by Democrat Shenna Bellows, who became the first secretary of state in history to bar someone from running for the presidency under the rarely used Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. ...
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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
(National News ~ 01/03/24)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy...
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Earthquakes leave at least 57 dead, destroy buildings along Japan's western coast
(International News ~ 01/03/24)
WAJIMA, Japan -- A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more quakes could lie ahead. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area...
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Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
(International News ~ 01/03/24)
BEIRUT -- An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas' No. 2 political leader Tuesday, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel's war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict...
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Out of the past: Jan. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/24)
Snow and sleet conditions have subsided briefly in Southeast Missouri, but streets and sidewalks are still hazardous; hospital emergency rooms have been busy since the year's first winter storm started across the area about noon Friday, Jan. 1; by midnight Friday and early Saturday, snow and sleet covered most roads; medical personnel are seeing lots of fractures resulting from falls, as well as those injured in automobile accidents...
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Walmart presents Valerie Wondrick awards for Shop with a Hero
(Submitted Story ~ 01/03/24)
Cape Girardeau Walmart Supercenter associate Valerie Wondrick was recognized recently by the District Walmart Team with two awards. Store Manager Tim Spinks presented her with the "Community Champion" pin for her contribution to Cape as coordinator of the "Shop with a Hero" event at the store. ...
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SCHOOL MENUS
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Jan. 8: No school Jan. 9: Burrito, green beans, corn, fruit Jan. 10: Beef fingers, peas, carrots, fruit Jan. 11: Chili, crackers, cheese, fruit Jan. 12: Sandwich, chips, pickle, fruit Jan. 8: Chicken strips, broccoli and cheese, cheesy garlic biscuit, baked apples...
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Bollinger Co. students named to dean's list at Three Rivers
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff has released its dean's list for the fall 2023 semester. Bollinger County students who have been named to the dean's list include the following: n Shelby Page of Glen Allen n Madison James of Marble Hill n Melena Cato of Zalma...
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Crowd erupts as Rosanna, Leopold share unforgettable 2-pointer
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
With just 30 seconds remaining in a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament first-round matchup with Oak Ridge, Leopold Wildcats coach Gary Poyner made a call to the bullpen. In for the Wildcats came Caleb Rosanna, a 5-foot-8 senior guard who had a penchant for the ball, knowing that he had to get his shot off with time expiring...
- PET OF THE WEEK (Local News ~ 01/03/24)
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Bollinger County Stray Project
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Your dog disappears. Maybe for a half day, a full day or several days. It happens to a high percentage of dog owners. Thoughts race through your head. Is your dog hurt or stolen? Was it killed by coyotes or that big cat you heard was in the area? Someone in our area also shoots dogs. We know that after what happened to Cooper, the Great Pyrenees, a few weeks ago...
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Meadow Heights senior spotlight
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Hannah Strothmann is getting a head start on life by graduating last semester. She decided to double down on her math classes and graduated on Dec. 15. Although she will be missed by many, Strothmann is ready to venture out into the world and start her own life...
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Woodland senior spotlight
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Brenley Ann Canoy was born March 15, 2006. Her parents are Jessie Lincoln-Friese and Ryan Friese. She has three siblings, Adeline, Landry and Elijah Canoy. Three words she would use to describe herself are resilient, passionate and empathetic. Mrs. Newell is her favorite teacher, Canoy said, because "she is always eager to help me in any way she can." Her favorite high school memories are all of the school's pep rallies...
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Schoolroom expands into the outdoors
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Woodland boasts something that few schools can -- acreage. Behind the long school building is a sprawling acreage available for educational use. Teachers have used the space in several creative ways. Tammy Fulenwider's kindergarten class followed up a science unit about seasons with a trip outdoors. Kindergartners took to the woods behind the school for a leaf hunt...
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Carol Whitaker
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Carol Sue Whitaker, daughter of the late Clarence and Adele Huff Gold, was born Oct. 3, 1938, in Glen Allen and departed her life Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at Country Place in Scott City at the age of 85. She was a former employee of Pyramid Nursing in-home health care in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Broadway Methodist Church in Scott City and cared very much for her church family and friends...
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Lutesville High School graduates reunite
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Lutesville High School graduates from the classes of 1950 through 1959 met Oct. 14 at Creekside Faith Fellowship in Marble Hill. Representing the class of 1956 at the reunion were Deon Liley, Evelyn (Woodfin) Stover, Wanda (Eaker) Kirkpatrick, Lary Crader, Clifford Bollinger, Myra (Barks) Dickerson, Frances (Underwood) Thomas and Glenda (Barks) Francis...
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Roth announces candidacy for Missouri's 8th District
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Franklin Delano Roth II, a Jefferson County resident and retired farmer, officially announced his candidacy for Missouri's 8th Congressional District in the 2024 election. He made the announcement Dec. 10 at the American Legion Hall in Festus. "Our district needs better jobs, higher wages, affordable health care including access to rural hospitals, a new farm program that does a better job of helping small farmers, and to protect and increase Social Security benefits," Roth said in a news release.. ...
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Consumers grapple with confusion over food-date labels
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
The use of food-date labels such as "use by" and "best if used by" causes consumer confusion that results in many Americans discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to the November 2023 Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University's Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources. ...
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New Year's resolutions: BoCo speaks out
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Making New Year's resolutions is easy. But keeping them.... Well, that's something altogether different; however, a few local residents who go regularly to Tri-City Senior Citizen's Nutrition Center in Marble Hill are giving it a try in 2024. Maybe everyone there Friday -- the last day the center was open in 2023 -- had made a New Year's resolution. Maybe not. But 12 of them had plenty to say about their resolve for the upcoming year...
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Woman pleads guilty to the 2021 murder of a disabled man
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Heather Watson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for her role in the killing of Josh Taylor, a 32-year-old developmentally disabled man. Taylor was found by Bollinger County deputies April 2, 2021, lying face up and partially submerged in a pond on Bollinger County Road 346. Deputies found several injuries to Taylor's face, including bruises on his eyes and nose as well as other abrasions and lacerations...
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Top performers from each team
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
After four days (Dec. 26-30), 26 games and 40 hours of listening to fans at the Show Me Center scream, "Get the rebound!" and "That's a foul!" the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is now in the books. Cape Central has once again claimed the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship by defeating Jackson. ...
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SCHOOL Schedules
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Dec. 25-Jan. 8: No school Jan. 5: BB at Gideon, 6 p.m. Jan. 9: BB vs Oak Ridge at home, 6 p.m. Jan. 12: BB vs Marquand at home, 6 p.m. (homecoming) Jan. 13: Junior Cheer Clinic, 8 a.m. Dec. 18-Jan. 3: No school Jan. 5: BB at Oran, 6 p.m. Jan. 8-11: GB at conference tournament; school board meeting, 7 p.m...
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Something to look forward to
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
I decided to start the year off with a beautiful photo I took this past July. Let it be a reminder that even though our winter days may be quite colorless and often dreary and cold, wildflowers will begin to bloom again in about 100 days. The wildflowers pictured here include a purple coneflower, a black-eyed Susan, and what I think may be a flower called common rose pink...
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Lutesville H.S. Pet of the week
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Graduates from 1950 through 1959 reunite. Page X Tank has been missing from Zalma since Dec. 28. Page X
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Births
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Son to Grant and Jessica Lehmann of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:19 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Name, Addison Jay. Weight, 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Lehmann is the daughter of Jay and Lisa Santi of Marble Hill. Mr. Lehmann is the son of Peter and Carol Lehmann of Marble Hill...
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BOLLINGER COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Bollinger County Commission met at 8 a.m. Dec. 18 with the following officers and members present: Leo Arnzen, presiding commissioner; Tim Shelby, associate commissioner; and Brittany Howard, county clerk. n The commission reviewed minutes from the Dec. 11 commission meeting and the minutes were approved...
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Changing your worldview glasses
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
I spent the first 18 years of my life in rural Missouri where most people viewed life pretty much like I did. Back then I probably did not even know the word "worldview." Yet I had one. This worldview was "a set of premises (assumptions that may be true, partially true or completely false) that I held (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic structure of the world (James Sire, The Universe Next Door)." True for people in general, "these beliefs were so obvious to me that they seemed to be universal. ...
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Strange occupation
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
For several years I made this big art show over in North Carolina. It became a routine and I always did the same thing each year. I stayed at the same motel and usually ate at the same slop shops. I set up at the same time each day and closed down the same time each night...
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Snow ice cream
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
"I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream" is the title of a song first published in 1927. The words and music are by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll and Robert A. King. That song also became a college cheer. Even if people did not have access to real ice cream, they learned to create their own version when snow fell in the wintertime. Recipes may be found online. Or maybe you have a recipe that has been passed down from one generation to another in your family. Here is one recipe:...
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144th House District Capitol Report
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas season and is looking forward to 2024. The older I get, the quicker these new years seem to roll around. It has been a busy last couple of months for me visiting with constituents and attending district meetings. ...
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The fight to secure the border
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Over the last few years, Americans have been shouting at the top of their lungs for the Biden administration to take action to end the chaos on our border. Time and again, leaders on the Left have claimed the border is secure. But now, with the 2024 elections less than a year away, Biden and Washington Democrats have suddenly changed their tune. In addition to admitting the border is in chaos, they are also calling on Republicans to work with them to pass an immigration bill...
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Fern Rehm
(Local News ~ 01/03/24)
Fern Joan Rehm, 85, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, at the Aspire nursing facility. She was born Feb. 10, 1938, to Leo and Pearl Dombach Petzoldt in Oak Ridge. The youngest of three children, Fern was raised in Oak Ridge, where she graduated high school. She worked for the hosiery factory for a number of years after high school...
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