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State audit of City of Kennett begins
(Local News ~ 12/11/23)
KENNETT, Mo. — Two representatives of the Missouri Office of the State Auditor met with Kennett City Council members last week to officially begin an audit of city operations and finances, and to discuss in further detail what to expect as the investigation begins...
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Sikeston murder trial ends in mistrial with hung jury; retrial to be scheduled
(Local News ~ 12/11/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The trial of a Sikeston man charged in the April murder of another man resulted in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury. Tanner Watkins, 20, of Sikeston and Kaleb Michael Ramsey, 19, of Morehouse, Missouri, were each charged through Scott County for their alleged involvement in an April shooting incident that killed 18-year-old Isiah Fitzgerald of Sikeston and seriously injured an 18-year-old female of Chaffee, Missouri, at a Sikeston park...
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MTC chairman shares secrets of success
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
The Southeast Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Symposium (SEEDS) took place Nov. 30 at Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. Among the presentations was a fireside chat between host James Stapleton, chief executive officer of the local technology incubator Codefi, and Dan Cobb, chairman of Missouri Technology Corp. (MTC)...
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Live Nativity in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 12/11/23)
Children pet a camel during First Midwest Bank's live Nativity event Friday, Dec. 8, in Cape Girardeau.
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Local health care leaders discuss state of industry
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
Regional health care leaders discussed navigating a complex, evolving industry during the Southeast Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Symposium (SEEDS) on Nov. 30 at Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. During the event, four leading figures in the industry featured in a round-robin discussion moderated by Jon K. Rust, publisher of the Southeast Missourian and president of Rust Communications...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/11/23)
Today is Monday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2023. There are 20 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI...
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Prayer 12-11-23
(Prayer ~ 12/11/23)
You, O Lord Jesus, are the resurrection and the life and we praise your name. Amen.
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Has the party of Reagan become the party of quitters?
(Column ~ 12/11/23)
Monica Crowley summed up the sad state of the Republican Party perfectly last week in a single tweet. Following the House's 311-114 vote Dec. 1 to expel the lying GOP weirdo and future criminal defendant George Santos, she wrote: "Republicans bounced George Santos...
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Our ticking ethnic time bomb
(Column ~ 12/11/23)
The new projections for the U.S. population from the U.S. Census Bureau show dramatic ongoing changes in the ethnic makeup of the nation. In 2022, the percentage of the U.S., per the report, that was non-Hispanic white was 59%. In 1980, the U.S. population was 80% white...
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Christmas Church Tour celebrates the beauty of the season
(Editorial ~ 12/11/23)
For many of us, some of our favorite memories involve our family and friends at our church for a special Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service. Poinsettias. Tinseled trees. A manger. Red. Gold. Silver. And the carols. "Oh, Holy Night". "Noel". "Silent Night"...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
President (Joe) Biden repeatedly said he had no knowledge of his son's business dealings, but we now have data on 327 emails saying otherwise. The documents we released show he didn't just know about his son's business dealings, but he appears to have been intimately involved. ...
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Cape Girardeau business license applications
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
The turn of the month saw several business license applications turned into the City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department. n On Nov. 28, Thomas Waller of Desloge, Missouri, applied for an Ultimate Vapor vape store location at 1318 N. Kingshighway. He operates 11 other Ultimate Vapor locations across eastern Missouri, including ones in Jackson, Sikeston and the West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau...
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Holiday chamber events planned
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
Local chambers of commerce are hosting a slew of special events for the holiday season. n Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a Business After Hours event from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. It is free to attend and will take place at Southeast Missouri Pets, 108 Weston St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Gas prices experience sharp decline
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
Fuel prices continue to plummet nationwide, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas dropping from $3.24 to $3.17. Missouri's average price has fallen to $2.73 a gallon. Only one county in the state, Reynolds County in the Ozark foothills, has an average price above $3...
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Cape Chamber partners with Innovate SOMO
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Southern Missouri Innovation Network (Innovate SOMO) to create new educational and employment opportunities in the region. "Entrepreneurship innovation is an important strategy in growing and building the community and region we want to see," Rob Gilligan, president and chief executive officer of the chamber, said in a news release. ...
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Retirement party scheduled for Thompson
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
John N. Thompson will be honored with an open house at First Midwest Bank, 2319 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. The open house will celebrate Thompson's retirement and his four-decade banking career, the latter half of which he spent with First Midwest Bank. It is scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13...
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Brian Koenig named to Missouri Farm Bureau board
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
Brian Koenig, owner of Perryville Pumpkin Farm, has been elected to a two-year term on the Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) board of directors. On Dec. 5, during the organization's 109th annual meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks, MOFB representatives chose Koenig to represent District 6, covering the southeast part of the state...
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CGCTA executive director Ginny Smith elected to MPTA board
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) elected Ginny Smith, executive director of the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority (CGCTA), to its board of directors. Smith, who had started as the CGCTA's executive director just five days earlier, will serve a two-year term and will continue to lead the CGCTA...
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Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story', 'Paper Moon', 'Peyton Place', 'Barry Lyndon', dies at 82
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in "Paper Moon", died Friday, his son said. "My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and loving him as he would us," Patrick O'Neal, a Los Angeles sportscaster, posted on Instagram...
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Tensions soaring between Guyana, Venezuela over territorial dispute. Here's what to know
(International News ~ 12/11/23)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. Steeped in patriotism, the Venezuelan government is seizing on the fight to boost support ahead of a presidential election among a population fed up with a decadelong crisis that has pushed many into poverty...
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In inaugural speech, Argentina's Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment
(International News ~ 12/11/23)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- It wasn't the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina's newly empowered President Javier Milei presented figures to lay bare the scope of the nation's economic "emergency," and sought to prepare the public for a shock adjustment with drastic public spending cuts...
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Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
(International News ~ 12/11/23)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory's Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with diplomatic support and arms from close ally the United States, has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians. ...
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Zelenskyy visits Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations
(International News ~ 12/11/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy witnessed the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei. It was the Ukrainian leader's first official trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight against Russia's invading forces...
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Smugglers bringing migrants to remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
(National News ~ 12/11/23)
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. -- Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona's southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States through a gap in the wall and walking overnight about 14 miles with two school-aged daughters to surrender to Border Patrol agents...
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At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels, adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
(International News ~ 12/11/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks...
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Advances in cashless-technology helping homeless so they're not left behind
(National News ~ 12/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that covers issues related to the homeless and employs unhoused individuals as its vendors. Today, he's finding fewer people are walking around with spare change. Even well-meaning individuals who want to help are likely to pat their pockets and apologize, he said...
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NerdWallet: How to avoid the No. 1 text message scam putting your money at risk
(National News ~ 12/11/23)
The Federal Trade Commission earlier this year revealed the most reported text message scam: bank impersonations. Reports of bank impersonations by text in 2022 jumped to 20 times the number reported in 2019. According to the FTC, consumers reported a loss of more than $330 million to text message scams in 2022. And cash that's lost because of bank fraud or scams isn't covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or National Credit Union Administration...
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Divers recover 7th of 8 crew members killed in crash of US military Osprey off Japan
(International News ~ 12/11/23)
TOKYO -- Divers on Sunday recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission. The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan while on its way to Okinawa. The bodies of six of the crew had since been recovered, including five from the sunken wreckage of the aircraft...
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Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people, damaged neighborhoods
(National News ~ 12/11/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Residents of central Tennessee communities slammed by deadly tornadoes this weekend described tragic and terrifying scenes in which one mobile home landed on top of another, roofs were ripped from houses and an entire church collapsed during a string of powerful storms that killed six people...
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Man freed after 11 years in prison sues St. Louis, detectives who worked case
(State News ~ 12/11/23)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man who spent 11 years behind bars for a killing before his conviction was overturned is suing the city and detectives who worked on his case, claiming the conviction for a crime he didn't commit violated his constitutional rights...
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Out of the past: Dec. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 12/11/23)
Dr. Gary Miller of Southeast Missouri State University was one of 62 faculty members from around the state who received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching on Thursday; Miller is a professor of music at Southeast; he was given a 1998 Faculty Merit Award by the university previously this year and will deliver Saturday's commencement address at the Show Me Center...
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Larry Koenig retires from City of Jackson after 50 years
(Business ~ 12/11/23)
The City of Jackson's assistant city administrator Larry Koenig announced his retirement, effective Friday, Dec. 8, after 50 years of working for the city. "Larry has helped guide our city through many complex issues over the past five decades while maintaining exceptional City services, ensuring our citizens enjoy the finest quality of life now and in the future," Mayor Dwain Hahs said in a news release. ...
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CFO grants $6,000 to SEMO-NASV
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/23)
The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence received a $6,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks to support diversity, equity and inclusion education for its staff, board, volunteers and “Multidisciplinary Team” members. Those community partners include law enforcement officers, juvenile officers, Missouri’s Children’s Division employees, attorneys, mental health therapists and first responders...
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AmeriCorps team completes six-week project with state parks
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/23)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2023 CONTACT: Mollie Rintala Team Media Representative – On-site contact 858-900-4326 AmeriCorps team completes six-week project with state parks VARIOUS, Southeastern Missouri – A team of AmeriCorps members is wrapping up a project this week helping with trail maintenance in two southeast Missouri state parks. ...
- Eagles Auxilliary #3775 donates to Shop with a Hero (Submitted Story ~ 12/11/23)
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