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Live Longer, Live Stronger Column: Food Choices for Cancer Prevention and Survival
(01/12/24)
“Nutrition for Health,” a publication by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, offers valuable insights into addressing major health challenges such as cancer, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Here's the best advice for preventing cancer and enhancing survival if diagnosed...
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Industrial parks: Catalysts of growth in Southeast Missouri
(B Magazine ~ 01/12/24)
Southeast Missouri contains several industrial parks, employing tens of thousands of workers and helping to drive the economies of local towns. The influence of industrial parks stretches across the region. In Perry County, its park includes TG Missouri and Gilster-Mary Lee, which employ more than a quarter of the county’s population. ...
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Weather could force Bollinger County Courthouse employees to work remotely
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
Employees of the Bollinger County Circuit Clerk's Office have been instructed to work remotely when the County Commission closes the courthouse. Presiding Judge Benjamin F. Lewis issued an administrative order Thursday, Jan. 11. "Whereas, it has been determined that the Bollinger County Courthouse has deteriorated to the extent that it is unsafe, particularly in the event of high winds; and, whereas, no temporary facility has yet been located by the county commission for the office of the circuit clerk; and, whereas, the Bollinger County Commission will, from time to time, determine that weather forecasts of high winds necessitate the closing of county offices ... ...
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Cape County commissioners prepare for winter weather
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission's regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 11, lasted just five minutes. The only item discussed and approved was a pay request of $373,350 to Sides Construction of Jackson. The request is for the county's emergency operations center currently being built in Cape Girardeau. Funds came from American Rescue Plan Act funding...
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Cedric The Entertainer coming to the Show Me Center in March
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, for "A Night with Cedric The Entertainer", a comedy show to benefit Southeast Missouri State University. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. SEMO president Carlos Vargas announced the show during Homecoming weekend to benefit the Department of Mass Media as well as scholarships for students in Cedric's fraternity at SEMO...
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Social runnings with the Missouri Running Company
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
"There is a closeness about people who run together. We become better friends, better athletes and better women by the company we keep." -- Kristin Armstrong Savola, former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, This is the same type of mindset Bryan Kelpe, co-owner of Missouri Running Company in Cape Girardeau, has about social runs...
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Did you know? 9 things to remember when bitterly cold weather arrives
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
Southeast Missouri is no stranger to cold snaps. We've had spells of temps dipping below zero for as long as anyone can remember. Over the years, the Southeast Missourian has published many articles about what to do in such cold spells. In this article, we're bringing some of the best advice we've found over the years. Here are nine things to keep in mind as the temperature drops:...
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Dawson Hollow will be bringing its indie folk rock sound to Scout Hall
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
A group of five siblings has many options to do things together. Instead of forming its own basketball team, the Link family decided a band was more its style. Thus, Dawson Hollow. Growing up with a musical mother who taught the siblings how to sing and play piano, the siblings play more than a dozen instruments, including the banjo, fiddle, cello, flute and mandolin...
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NWS latest: Models vary widely on snow accumulation; current models trend lower
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, on Thursday, Jan. 11, said the forecasting models for snow accumulation are trending down for the area Monday, Jan. 15. However, its prediction remains for up to 2 inches of rain Friday, Jan. 12. Storms will bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph. A minor dusting of snow may occur as temperatures drop...
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Mercy Hospital Southeast receives blessing
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
A Catholic blessing ceremony marked the official dedication of the new Mercy Southeast health system in Cape Girardeau. The ceremony took place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mercy Clinic Women's Health, 650 S. Mount Auburn Road. Bishop Edward Rice of the Diocese of Springfield--Cape Girardeau performed the ritual...
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Crews battle blaze at Miner business
(Local News ~ 01/12/24)
MINER, Mo. — Multiple crews responded after a Scott County business caught fire late Friday, Jan. 12 in Miner. According to Capt. Nathan H. Rapert with Miner Police Department, at 7:44 p.m. Friday, crews were called to the scene of a fire at Heartland Wood Products, 121 N. Interstate Drive, in Miner. The business was closed at the time the fire started, and it’s unknown how the blaze started at this time, Rapert said around 9 p.m. Friday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
Today is Friday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2024. There are 354 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit. On this date: In 1828, the United States and Mexico signed a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. and Spain...
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Prayer 1-12-24
(Prayer ~ 01/12/24)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, our Wonderful Counselor and Everlasting Father. Amen.
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MLK events set for coming days
(Editorial ~ 01/12/24)
Martin Luther King Jr. must have been a favorite of news reporters. He was a quote machine. Many recognize his "I have a dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham Jail", but virtually any speech he gave or words he put to paper contain thought-provoking and soul-searching guidance on peace, equality and dignity...
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Fire report 1-12-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 10 n At 7:51 a.m., mutual aid on Park View in Scott City. n At 7:42 p.m., mutual aid in Chaffee.
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Police report 1-12-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on North Main Street. Assaults n Fourth-degree assault was reported on Saint Francis Drive. n Assault was reported on Whitener Street...
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Mildred Zahner
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
PERRYVILLE — Mildred C. Zahner, 94, of Perryville died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at her home. Visitation will be from 7 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Highland. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the church, with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery...
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Russell Schumer
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
PERRYVILLE — Russell J. Schumer, 83, of Old Appleton died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Mercy Perry Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, and from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Adela Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
Adela V. Lange Moore, 90, of Altenburg passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. One of 11 children, Adela was born Dec. 14, 1933, in Tilsit to Ferdinand and Alma Loos Lange. She was a graduate of Immanuel Lutheran School in Tilsit and was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church, also the church of her marriage to John Moore on Dec. 19, 1954. Later, they became members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Sherry Maloy
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Sherrill "Sherry" Story Maloy, 88, of Pensacola died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at her home. She was born March 12, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to C. Paul and Elsie M. Story. Sherry graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. She taught elementary school. After earning a master's degree in counseling from Auburn University, she worked as a counselor for the Alabama Educational System...
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Judy Litzelfelner
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
Julia Ann "Judy" Thompson Litzelfelner, 89, a lifelong resident of Jackson, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 30, 1934, in Fruitland to Sylvester and Anna McDonald Thompson...
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Nancy LeGrand-Tollison
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
Nancy LeGrand-Tollison, daughter of Marvin "Pop" and Anna Marie Tucker LeGrand, was born Sept. 7, 1959, in St. Louis and departed her life Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau at the age of 64 years. She attended St. Ambrose School in Chaffee and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church...
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Lloyd Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
FIELDON, Ill. — Lloyd O. Farrow, 87, of Fieldon passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Christian NE Hospital, surrounded by his family. Lloyd was born Sept. 29, 1936, in Oriole, the son of Oliver and Lena McClard Farrow. He was a fourth-generation logger and owner and operator of Lewis and Clark Sawmill in West Alton for many years. He was proudly dedicated to his trade...
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Wanda Bowen
(Obituary ~ 01/12/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — Wanda Mae Bowen, 85, of Jefferson City died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at University Medical Center in Columbia. She was born Aug. 2, 1938, in Poplar Bluff to Clifford and Gladys Ward Derrington. She and Richard I. Bowen were married in 1981 in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Jan. 26, 2002...
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Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say
(International News ~ 01/12/24)
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in recent history. In just over two months, researchers say the offensive has wreaked more destruction than the razing of Syria's Aleppo between 2012 and 2016, Ukraine's Mariupol or, proportionally, the Allied bombing of Germany in World War II. It has killed more civilians than the U.S.-led coalition did in its three-year campaign against the Islamic State group...
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Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
(International News ~ 01/12/24)
KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel -- Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are demanding the military immediately investigate signs that some may have been killed by Israeli security forces as they battled militants holding hostages...
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Haley's frequent reference to new anti-DeSantis website falls flat with some supporters in Iowa
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
ANKENY, Iowa -- Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley revived some of the debate-stage critiques she leveled against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as she campaigned in Iowa on Thursday, even as some of her supporters said they didn't think her performance the night before had been her strongest...
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Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor's office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren, resolving a case that sparked national attention for its implications for pregnant women as states across the country hash out new laws governing reproductive health care access in the wake of Roe v. ...
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Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa's caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
URBANDALE, Iowa -- While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as they make their last-ditch pitch to Iowa voters, former President Donald Trump has spent much of the week before the caucuses in court instead, by choice. Trump was in Washington, D.C., for a federal hearing Tuesday and attended the closing arguments of his civil fraud trial in New York Thursday, with a brief trip to Iowa in between for a Fox News town hall. ...
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Second avalanche hits California slopes near where a skier was killed one day earlier
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
RENO, Nev. -- An avalanche was reported Thursday at a California resort near Lake Tahoe, one day after a major avalanche roared down an adjoining mountain, trapping several people and killing a 66-year-old man. The second avalanche occurred around 12:30 p.m. Thursday near the Wolverine Bowl section of Alpine Meadows, said resort spokesperson Patrick Lacey. No employees or guests were injured, though ski patrol searched the area with probes, beacons and a dog team to be sure, he said...
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Fruit Stripe Gum to bite the dust after a half-century
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fruit Stripe Gum, something of a childhood icon for many gum chewers over the past five decades, will soon head over the rainbow with its multicolored zebra mascot Yipes -- seemingly for good. The manufacturer of Fruit Stripe Gum, the Chicago company Ferrara Candy Co., gave the magazine Food & Wine a statement Tuesday that it is discontinuing the product; on Wednesday, an unidentified company spokesperson did the same for CNN. ...
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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at center of major US-Iran crisis
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran's nuclear program, further escalating the tensions gripping the Mideast's waterways...
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US inflation picks up, though some costs rise only mildly
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
WASHINGTON -- Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve's drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one. Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed that overall prices rose 0.3% from November and 3.4% from 12 months earlier. Those gains exceeded the previous 0.1% monthly rise and the 3.1% annual inflation in November and were slightly above economists' forecasts...
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US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Houthis in Yemen
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The military targets included logistical hubs, air defense systems and weapons storage and launching locations, they said...
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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
LOS ANGELES -- President Joe Biden's son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. ...
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Zelenskyy rules out cease-fire with Russia
(International News ~ 01/12/24)
TALLINN, Estonia -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlin's forces would use the pause to rearm and regroup in order to overwhelm Kyiv's troops. "A pause on the Ukrainian battlefield will not mean a pause in the war," Zelenskyy said during a visit to Estonia. "A pause would play into (Russia's) hands. It might crush us afterward."...
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Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
(National News ~ 01/12/24)
NEW YORK -- Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge...
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South Africa tells top UN court Israel is committing genocide
(International News ~ 01/12/24)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- In a case that strikes at the heart of Israel's national identity, South Africa formally accused the country of committing genocide against Palestinians and pleaded Thursday with the United Nations' top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza...
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Out of the past: Jan. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/12/24)
A 2,000-foot section of Old Cape Road East that swerves back toward Interstate 55 south of Highway 61 will be detached from Cape Girardeau and annexed by Jackson; the land swap, arranged at the second annual joint meeting of the two cities' governing bodies last night, is a relatively minor consequence but symbolizes how a new spirit of cooperation between the two cities can work...
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Three SEMO nonprofits receive $106,000 to address child abuse and neglect
(Submitted Story ~ 01/12/24)
The Safe House for Women Inc. and Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence in Cape Girardeau and Regional Family Crisis Center in Perry County received a total of $106,007 in grants from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with Children’s Trust Fund. The grants are part of the Facility Improvement and Infrastructure Grant Program and will support improvements to facilities, security and transportation for these organizations...
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UT MARTIN NAMES LOCAL STUDENTS TO FALL SEMESTER CHANCELLOR’S HONOR ROLL
(Submitted Story ~ 01/12/24)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 12, 2024 Contact: Nathan Morgan, University Relations, 731-881-7615 Editors: Below is a list of students who requested that your paper receive notification that they have been named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Each listing includes the student’s name, hometown and honors...
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