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Immaculate Conception students participate in toy drive
(Submitted Story ~ 12/02/16)
Students at Immaculate Conception School in Jackson collected toys for Catholic Charities and the Jackson Police Department’s annual toy drive. Pictured are some IC students from kindergarten through fourth grade with the toys collected.
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Civil-rights leader Mary Berry to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner
(Local News ~ 12/02/16)
Mary Frances Berry, a leader in the nation’s civil-rights, gender-equality and social-justice movements over the past four decades and professor of American social thought at the University of Pennsylvania, will present the keynote address at Southeast Missouri State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner on Jan. 18 at the Show Me Center...
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Post-election taunts reported at Jackson schools
(Local News ~ 12/02/16)
In the weeks following the presidential election, instances of hate speech were reported in schools throughout the country. Local school administrators claimed no such incidents were taking place in their schools. But stories from parents and teachers indicate otherwise...
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Consulting firm to calculate economic impact of Main Street preservation efforts
(Local News ~ 12/02/16)
A Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm will calculate the economic impact of historic-preservation efforts through Missouri’s Main Street program, including local efforts to repurpose buildings in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Representatives of PlaceEconomics, led by Donovan Rypkema, toured historic areas in Cape Girardeau and Jackson earlier this week...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 2, the 337th day of 2016. There are 29 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 2, 1816, the first savings bank in the United States, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opened for business...
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Prayer 12/2/16
(Prayer ~ 12/02/16)
O Heavenly Father, may we be still and know that you are God. Amen.
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Ray receives Zonta Club's top award
(Editorial ~ 12/02/16)
Like many, Patricia Ray doesn't do things with the end goal of receiving an award. "You put your foot one foot in front of the other every day. You do your thing. This is what you do," Ray said after the Zonta Club's 12th annual Women of Achievement Awards ceremony on Nov. 18. "You don't expect recognition for it; you just want to try and do good things because it makes you feel good."...
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Fruitcakes, rainbows, cash and counter checks
(Column ~ 12/02/16)
For nearly half a century now I've been extolling the virtues of the noble fruitcake. You can see how successful I've been. Fruitcake's reputation has improved little, if at all. Too bad -- not for the maligned fruitcake but for the countless culinary snobs who could have been enjoying this magnificent treat all along...
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Out of the past: Dec. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 12/02/16)
A request by the city council for proposals for use of Cape Girardeau's tourism funds has procured 28 separate suggestions for consideration; the council in October voted to solicit proposals for use of motel and restaurant tax revenue that total about $600,000...
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Margaret Weber
(Obituary ~ 12/02/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Margaret Ann Weber, 71, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Aug. 5, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Alfred and Esther Koenig Kaempfe. She and Richard Weber were married Oct. 5, 1968. He survives in Perryville...
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Shelby Spears
(Obituary ~ 12/02/16)
SWINTON, Mo. -- Shelby J. Spears, 79, of Swinton passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 8, 1937, at Swinton, daughter of George C. and Victoria Teets Mann. Shelby and Paul D. Spears were united in marriage Dec. 24, 1954, at Bell City, Missouri, and he preceded her in death Feb. 5, 2012...
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Norman 'N.A.' Proffer
(Obituary ~ 12/02/16)
Norman "N.A." Proffer, 85, of Whitewater passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 12, 1930, in Crump to the late Lyman A. Boge and Etta Ellen Rhodes Proffer. He and Margie Marie Schweer were married Feb. 10, 1951. She preceded him in death Dec. 13, 2014...
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Ida Mae Jordan
(Obituary ~ 12/02/16)
Ida Mae Jordan, 89, of Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 12, 1927, in Hardinville, Illinois, to Samuel Scott and Bertha Maude Beabout Otey. She and the Rev. Ernest Jordan were married April 21, 1946, at Oblong, Illinois. He passed away Feb. 21, 2013...
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Donald Garland
(Obituary ~ 12/02/16)
Donald J. Garland, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Sedgewickville, Missouri, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Allan Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/02/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo, -- Allan James Brown, 70, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at his home in St. Mary, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/2/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/02/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists were made at 7:56 a.m. on Village Drive; 12:34 p.m. on New Madrid Street; and 9:26 p.m. on Linden Street. n At 9:29 a.m., emergency medical service on Erna Street...
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Brazil team honored as experts study possible fuel problem
(International News ~ 12/02/16)
MEDELLIN, Colombia -- Simultaneous tear-filled tributes were held at packed stadiums in Colombia and Brazil for the victims of this week's air tragedy that claimed 71 lives when a chartered plane crashed while ferrying a scrappy, small-town soccer team to the finals of a prestigious South American tournament...
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Crown prince formally becomes Thailand's new king
(International News ~ 12/02/16)
BANGKOK -- Thailand has a new king, with the country's crown prince formally taking the throne to succeed his much-revered late father, who reigned for 70 years. The new monarch, who received the title "His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun," assumed his new position Thursday, according to an announcement broadcast on all TV channels. He also will be known as Rama X, the tenth king in the Chakri dynasty that was founded in 1782...
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Colombia's congress ratifies peace accord with rebels
(International News ~ 12/02/16)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- After five decades of war, more than four years of negotiations and two signing ceremonies, Colombia's congress late Wednesday formally ratified a peace agreement allowing leftist rebels to enter politics. The 310-page revised accord was approved unanimously by the lower house, which voted a day after the Senate approved the same text 75-0 following a protest walkout by the opposition, led by former President Alvaro Uribe...
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Cuban family reveals complex reaction to Castro's death
(International News ~ 12/02/16)
SANTA CLARA, Cuba -- When Nancy Belcourt was a girl, two of her uncles fled their home in the central Cuban countryside to join rebels fighting a counter-revolution against Fidel Castro. One was shot to death by firing squad, his bones found by Belcourt's family many years later...
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Poo-sniffing dogs detect pollution
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
FAIR HAVEN, N.J. -- Some pollution-sniffing dogs at the Jersey shore have shown they're No. 1 at sniffing out No. 2. A team of specially trained dogs has pointed out more than 70 spots in three towns near the Navesink River where human waste may be making its way into the waterway, parts of which are closed to shellfishing because of high bacteria levels. Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli said the dogs were invaluable in laying out in just a few days' time a map for the town to make repairs...
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Police: Suspect in Tacoma officer's death killed
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
SEATTLE -- A deputy who "had a clear shot" fired once at the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Tacoma, Washington, officer, killing the man who had used two children as human shields inside a home during a lengthy standoff, authorities said. The suspect was shot about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, ending an 11-hour standoff, said Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer. He did not identify the suspect but said the man refused to surrender during negotiations...
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Hostages freed, suspect arrested in bank robbery
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After a bank robber put a gun to the back of one hostage's head Thursday, SWAT team members resolved to take the first chance they had to storm a north Florida credit union where nearly a dozen people were being held captive, authorities said...
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Wisconsin election recount begins; Michigan's is challenged
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
MADISON, Wis. -- The tedious task of recounting Wisconsin's nearly 3 million votes for president began Thursday with scores of hastily hired temporary workers flipping through stacks of ballots as observers watched their every move. The action in Wisconsin soon could be duplicated in Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was pushing for recounts...
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On nuclear weapons, Trump faces questions of modernization
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- As commander in chief, Donald Trump will face politically fraught decisions about a nuclear arsenal in need of modernizing. Among the open questions: How much modernization is enough? Can the U.S. get by with fewer of these weapons? Is it time to take some off hair-trigger alert?...
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Trump may have to dump D.C. hotel
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump may have to give up one property on Pennsylvania Avenue if he wants to move into another down the street. One is the newly opened, glittering jewel in the president-elect's hotel empire. The other, of course, is the White House...
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Trump's 'Thank you' tour kicks off
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
CINCINNATI -- Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner more than the traditional president-to-be as he held court in front of thousands of adoring fans -- and even announced a Cabinet pick from the stage...
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Sons of Ethel Rosenberg plead with Obama to exonerate mother
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
WASHINGTON -- The sons of convicted spy Ethel Rosenberg returned to the White House on Thursday, more than 50 years after pleading unsuccessfully to spare her life, in a last-ditch appeal to President Barack Obama to exonerate her amid new evidence...
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Death toll from Tennessee wildfires increases to 10
(National News ~ 12/02/16)
GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- Crews discovered the remains of three more people as they searched the rubble of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses near the Great Smoky Mountains, bringing the death toll to 10, officials said Thursday. Authorities set up a hot-line for people to report missing friends and relatives, and after following up on dozens of leads, they said many of those people had been accounted for...
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Selena Gomez rules Instagram 2016 with most followers, likes
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Selena Gomez rules Instagram. The photo-sharing site released its year-end data Thursday showing the 24-year-old pop star has the most followers of any celebrity (103 million) and was responsible for nearly all of the most-liked celebrity posts in 2016...
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First Friday receptions 12/2/16
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
Artisan Gifts features artisan-made jewelry, ornaments, pottery and a variety of fine crafts. Porcelain jewelry by Linda Bohnsack will be on display. 821A Broadway, (573) 270-2931 The Artist Studio will feature new abstract paintings by Judy Barks-Westrich. All are created with latex on stretched canvas over custom-built frames that are deeper than the norm. Open until 8:30 p.m...
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Artifacts 12/2/16
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
"Blithe Spirit," a play by Noel Coward, will be presented at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday in the Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Girardeau Central High School, 1000 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. Tickets will be sold at the door. A new Paint for a Cause will be on display during normal hours through the end of February at the Painted Wren Art Gallery, 223 S. ...
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Best bet: Shades of Christmas concert set for today and Sunday
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
A Christmas music variety show titled "Shades of Christmas" will be performed at 7 p.m. today and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday at The Venue, 80 S. Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau. Hot drinks and snacks will be provided. Tickets may be purchased for $20 at shadesofchristmas.com or will be $25 at the door. Group discounts also are available...
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Voice recital to be held today at River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
Twelve Southeast Missouri State University students will perform in the annual Class Voice III Recital at 7:30 p.m. today in the Shuck Recital Hall at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. This will be the final Class Voice III performance for students and their instructor, Judith Farris, artist in residence and vocal director in the Conservatory of Theatre and Dance at the university...
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#SemoSelfie 12/2/16
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
Piper's first parade! #semoselfie #downtowncape #nofilter #Christmas
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An artist's moods and muses: Dave Carter finds inspiration in natural world after move to Cape Girardeau
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/16)
After 50 years of painting, Dave Carter is happy finally to call himself a painter. "Not a teacher who does artwork. Not a graphics manager who does art. I worked at a newspaper, you know, for six years," he said. "But now, I'm an artist. And that's a lot of fun."...
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St. Louis County police to use technology to track gunfire
(State News ~ 12/02/16)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- St. Louis County police are adopting technology already used in the city of St. Louis in an effort to reduce shootings. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the county council voted Tuesday to authorize County Executive Steve Stenger to accept a $400,636 U.S. Department of Justice grant that would, in part, acquire a Shotspotter system...
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Some residents seek to dissolve town of Iron Mountain Lake
(State News ~ 12/02/16)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The small southeastern Missouri town of Iron Mountain Lake soon could dissolve if some residents get their way. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri, reported a petition with 131 approved signatures has been presented asking the St. Francois County Commission to dissolve the town of about 740 residents. Iron Mountain Lake is about 80 miles south of St. Louis...
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Missouri can keep its lethal-injection drug provider secret
(State News ~ 12/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Two Mississippi death-row inmates suing for the identity of Missouri's supplier of lethal-injection drugs are studying their next options after their latest setback in federal court. A three-judge panel with the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in October that Missouri can keep its pentobarbital provider secret. Last week, the full 8th Circuit denied the inmates' request to hear the matter...
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Missouri man sentenced for sex crime with girl he met online
(State News ~ 12/02/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old he met online, an Ohio girl held captive in his home for about a month. Christopher Schroeder, 42, of Marthasville pleaded guilty in July in federal court in St. Louis to one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity...
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Events canceled as Mizzou mumps cases grow; no cases reported at SEMO
(State News ~ 12/02/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has canceled a popular event and is urging student groups to halt others as the number of confirmed and probable mumps cases climbs to 128. University spokesman Christian Basi said Thursday “for the safety of our students and university community,” the school has called off a late-night breakfast during finals week that typically draws 1,500 to 2,000 students, plus faculty and staff. Finals begin Dec. 12...
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