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Delta Student Council at the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/16)
On Saturday, Nov. 19th, the Delta Student Council made their annual trek to West Park Lanes in Cape Girardeau to volunteer at the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament. Thirteen of us had the amazing opportunity to work with our favorite athletes as they competed in the Southeast Area Bowling Tournament. ...
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Trump signals end to Clinton investigations
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a campaign filled with Donald Trump's denunciations of "Crooked Hillary" Clinton, the president-elect declared Tuesday that "I don't want to hurt the Clintons; I really don't," and a top adviser said he had no interest in pursuing further investigations...
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Team sisters bring home the deer!
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/16)
Gracie & Mallorie Metzger both had a successful deer harvest on the same day. In sisterly competition, they both used a .243 Marlin to bring home their deer. Gracie hunted with mom as Mallorie hunted with dad. It was family competition... Gracie & Mallorie are also the triplet sisters to their brother, Gabe Metzger, who harvest a 11pt buck the following day with dad...
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Gabe metzger's first Deer harvest with dad
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/16)
Celebrating Gabe Metzger's first deer season with an 11pt buck he shot with a .243 Marlin. Gabe has been target practicing all year with dad. He was so excited as well as his entire family! We are so proud of you Gabe!!!
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Who's Who Nomination
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/16)
News Release For Immediate Release November 23, 2016 (Date) Local student selected for 2016 Who’s Who MURRAY, Ky. — The 2016 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges includes several students from Murray State University who have been selected as outstanding campus leaders...
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Cape city officials ink first collective bargaining agreement with local firefighters union
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Cape Girardeau city officials have signed the city's first collective bargaining agreement with the local firefighters union. City manager Scott Meyer, fire chief Rick Ennis and human resources director Lori Meyer signed the agreement on Friday, along with four officers of the Cape Girardeau Firefighters Association. The local firefighters group constitutes Local 1084 of the International Association of Firefighters...
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St. Louis-based Wehrenberg Theatres sold
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Wehrenberg Theatres, the nation's oldest family-owned and operated theater circuit, has been sold. Marcus Theatres has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the St. Louis-based company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed in the Monday announcement, but the deal is expected to be finalized in December of this year...
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Jackson district may realign its elementary schools
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Change soon may come to the Jackson School District's elementary, middle and junior-high schools. The district is considering a reconfiguration of grade levels that would align the classes across all five elementary schools so each would consist of kindergarten through fourth grade or kindergarten through fifth grade...
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Boyd avoids more jail, felony conviction in police-assault case
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
With the charges amended from felonies to misdemeanor assaults, Renee Boyd's second plea hearing went far smoother than the first. She could live with the probation she would receive, she said, as long as that was the end of it. "I don't want to go to trial," she said before the hearing. "I'd have a 50-50 chance. It would really just depend on the jury I would be having."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 22, the 327th day of 2016. There are 39 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as Kennedy, was seriously wounded; suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. The same day, authors Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis also died...
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Resilient special-needs pets deserve support
(Editorial ~ 11/22/16)
Anyone who has had the pleasure of owning a pet knows how special they are. Some are more special than others. Mac's Mission, a non-for-profit rescue, has introduced the public to some special-needs animals who are just waiting for a loving home. Special-needs pets have a way of capturing our hearts and teaching us lessons...
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Births 11/22/16
(Births ~ 11/22/16)
Son to Roberto Rosas Chanocua and Kyla M. Waddington of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:17 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Name, Lionel Jose. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Waddington is the daughter of Nikia Roberts of Scott City and Alva Roberts of Waco, Texas. Rosas Chanocua is the son of Jose Roberto Rosas and Maria Guadalupe Rosas of Scott City...
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Willard Cohen
(Obituary ~ 11/22/16)
Willard Andrew Cohen, 75, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at his home in Jackson. He was born June 28, 1941, in St. Louis to Phillip and Phyllis Stokes Cohen. He and Linda Ramage were married Feb. 27, 1987, in Malden, Missouri. Willard was a 1959 graduate of Malden High School. In 1964, he graduated from Arkansas State University with a bachelor of science in business management...
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Norma Dawes
(Obituary ~ 11/22/16)
Norma R. Dawes, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 15, 1924, to William Harvey and Ethel Cox Dawes in Little Rock, Arkansas. Norma worked as a clerk at Ferrenburg Grocery in Morley, Missouri, and later as a housekeeper for Drury Hotels...
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Larry Best Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/22/16)
PARSONS, Kan. -- Larry D. Best Sr., 53, of Parsons, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Labette Health in Parsons, surrounded by family. He was born Dec. 4, 1962, in Cape Girardeau to Tommy Best Sr. and Patsy (Niswonger) Best...
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Canada to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030
(International News ~ 11/22/16)
TORONTO -- Canada announced Monday it plans phase out the use of coal-fired electricity by 2030. The move is in contrast to President-elect Donald Trump's vow to revive the American coal industry. Environment Minister Kathleen McKenna said the goal is to make sure 90 percent of Canada's electricity comes from sustainable sources by that time -- up from 80 percent today...
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Pope allows all priests to absolve 'grave sin' of abortion
(International News ~ 11/22/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Saying nothing is beyond the reach of God's mercy, Pope Francis told Catholics worldwide he is allowing all priests to absolve the faithful of abortion -- women and health workers alike -- even while stressing it is a grave sin in the eyes of the church to "end an innocent life."...
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Out of the past: Nov. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 11/22/16)
Many Cape Girardeau residents got an unexpected and rare view of one of the U.S. Air Force's top weapons, the B-1B bomber, as it flew over the southern edge of the city shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday. The bomber passed over the city at an altitude of 12,000 feet...
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Dementia rates fall, but aging American may halt trend
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
CHICAGO -- New research documents a decline in dementia rates, but experts said the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy. The study released Monday shows the rate of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in adults aged 65 and up dropped to about 9 percent in 2012 from nearly 12 percent in 2000, continuing a decline noted in earlier research...
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Suspect arrested in Texas cop ambush; St. Louis officer out of hospital
(State News ~ 11/22/16)
A manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a veteran Texas police detective ended Monday with an arrest in the killing that was one of several weekend attacks against law enforcement in multiple states, authorities said. The San Antonio detective and officers shot in Missouri and Florida were conducting routine tasks Sunday when they became the targets of violence...
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Issue of guns on Missouri campuses may come up again
(State News ~ 11/22/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri colleges may have to prepare for measures pushing for the concealed carry of guns on campus when the state Legislature convenes in 2017, despite opposition. State law prohibits concealed firearms at institutions of higher education without consent from the governing body of that college. The only exception is for university law-enforcement officers...
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Elementary school bus crash kills 6
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Bloodied students lay on stretchers while other children walked away dazed with their parents after an elementary school bus crash that killed six Monday in Chattanooga. Chattanooga police chief Fred Fletcher said the crash was "every public safety professional's worst nightmare."...
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Officers douse pipeline protesters in subfreezing weather
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
CANNON BALL, N.D. -- Authorities on Monday defended their decision to douse protesters with water during a skirmish in subfreezing weather near the Dakota Access oil pipeline, and organizers said at least 17 protesters were taken to the hospital -- including some who were treated for hypothermia...
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Mom to man who killed son, 11: 'He just wanted to go home'
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota man who abducted, sexually assaulted and killed 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling 27 years ago apologized in court Monday for his "evil acts" as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison on a child-pornography count that let authorities close the books on a mystery that had haunted the state for nearly three decades...
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Trump auditions Cabinet prospects
(National News ~ 11/22/16)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while overseeing a presidential transition that at times resembles a reality show like the one he once hosted...
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Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Kabul, killing 32
(International News ~ 11/22/16)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Monday, killing 32 people, the U.N. office said, the second large-scale attack targeting minority Shiites in Kabul in just over a month. Hours later, the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S. monitoring service that tracks militant postings...
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Holiday of Lights preparations
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Charles Youngerman sets up floodlights Monday at a Holiday of Lights display sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department at Cape Girardeau County Park North. The park display will be turned on at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Minnesota man accused of financially exploiting elderly Cape woman
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
A man charged a 74-year-old Cape Girardeau woman more than $12,000 for subpar exterior house work and planned to charge her $10,000 more to spray for termites, according to a Cape Girardeau police statement. Cape Girardeau police arrested Lon Raymond Stielow, 59, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday. The Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney's office charged Stielow with financial exploitation of the elderly...
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Cape advances proposal to penalize owners of chronic-nuisance properties
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved an ordinance Monday that will penalize owners of chronic-nuisance properties. The vote was 5-0. Council members Wayne Bowen and Shelly Moore were absent. Under the measure, which needs final council approval next month to take effect, the city could issue a notice to the owner of any property where nuisances have occurred at least three times during a 12-month period...
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Two people injured in weekend shooting
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Two people were shot shortly after midnight Saturday near the apartment complex at 608 Boxwood Drive, Cape Girardeau police said. Both victims were taken to a hospital, and their wounds were treated, Cape Girardeau public information officer Richard McCall said...
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Faulty furnace suspected in smoky fire in apartment building
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Cape Girardeau firefighters quickly responded to heavy black smoke reported at an apartment building at 211 Bellevue St. on Monday. Firefighters responded to the structure fire at 5:45 p.m. Firefighters disconnected the natural gas line and stopped the smoke...
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Jackson residents give differing opinions on historic-preservation proposal
(Local News ~ 11/22/16)
Jackson residents voiced starkly differing opinions during a public hearing Monday night about a proposed historic preservation ordinance. The ordinance, which is still in draft form, would create a historic preservation committee that would assess applicants and designate qualified properties as historically significant. Such properties then would need approval before property owners could make aesthetic changes to building exteriors...
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Entertainment briefs 11/22/16
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/16)
NEW YORK -- Comedian Dave Chappelle is headed back to TV with his first concert specials in a dozen years -- a trio of specials to be released on Netflix in 2017. No date was given by Netflix, which said one of the specials is being produced exclusively for the network. ...
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Jackson fire report 11/22/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sunday n An EMS call on Brandom Street. n An EMS call on North Ohio Street. n An EMS call on Braun Drive. n An EMS call on North Farmington Road. n An EMS call on Elwanda Drive. Monday...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/22/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 12:07 a.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 1:29 a.m. on East Lake Drive; 4:25 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 6:34 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 7:34 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; and 8:17 p.m. on Mimosa Street...
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P. Jacqueline Eftink
(Obituary ~ 11/22/16)
P. Jacqueline "Jackie" Eftink, 65, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at her home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Friend Cemetery in Oran, Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/22/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kelly G. Overy, no age given, of Oak Ridge was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St. n Tyrone Jones, no age or address given, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest at 801 Good Hope St...
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Jackson police report 11/22/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n David M. Ivey, 50, of Glenallen, Missouri, was arrested on a Stoddard County, Missouri, warrant. n Lloyd F. Cureton, 34, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant and a Scott County warrant...
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Thankful for just one thing
(Column ~ 11/22/16)
Thursday is Thanksgiving, and it couldn’t arrive soon enough. It not only comes with our favorite foods, but it puts us in a positive frame of mind. Who couldn’t use that? After a contentious election cycle, the likes of which we’ve never seen and with which we are still grappling, isn’t it time to allow some turkey and sweet potato pie to warm our hearts?...
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Prayer 11/22/16
(Prayer ~ 11/22/16)
O Lord God, we shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Amen.
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