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Salvation Army, Curly's Kitchen host annual Thanksgiving Day meals
(Local News ~ 11/23/18)
Friendly volunteers and the aroma of turkey and pie welcomed those in need of a Thanksgiving Day meal Thursday at Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. Lt. Matthew DeGonia assisted volunteers and greeted attendees as they walked through the doors of the Salvation Army Community Center...
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'Soft-spoken' Gene Penzel, 84, dies
(Local News ~ 11/23/18)
Carl Gene Penzel, known by the community as “Gene,” died Tuesday at the age of 84. “He was always a sounding board for me, and obviously that’s gone,” Penzel’s son, Phil, said of his father Wednesday. “That’s a void for me.” Phil Penzel, president and CEO of Penzel Construction Co. in Jackson, said, “He was kind of soft spoken ... and he had a very big impact upon the industry and supported regional growth.”...
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New Madrid County farmer faces federal indictment on charges of illegally applying dicamba
(Local News ~ 11/23/18)
A federal grand jury in Cape Girardeau has indicted a New Madrid County farmer and his farming business on charges of illegally applying dicamba herbicide on crops. Federal prosecutors announced the indictment earlier this week. Bobby David Lowrey, 51 of Parma, Missouri, and his business, Lowrey Farms, are charged in a 53-count indictment with unlawful application of a pesticide, making a false statement and obstruction of justice, according to the indictment...
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Local businesses gear up for Small Business Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/23/18)
It’s a nationwide phenomenon, a hashtag and a great way to inject some dollars into the local economy. Small Business Saturday is on the calendar for this weekend, and local businesses are gearing up to welcome shoppers. Emily Vines with Old Town Cape said Cape Girardeau’s downtown area merchants and restaurant managers are anticipating a great event...
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Cape city to move ahead with Arena Park stormwater project
(Local News ~ 11/23/18)
The City of Cape Girardeau will move ahead with a stormwater improvement project at Arena Park designed to reduce flash flooding. City Council members this week approved a contract with Fronabarger Concreters Inc. of Oak Ridge to install box culverts and storm pipes on a section of Arena Creek that runs through the city park...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/23/18)
Today is Friday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2018. There are 38 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On November 23rd, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy...
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Balloons fly at chilly Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
(Community ~ 11/23/18)
NEW YORK -- Frigid weather and blustery winds didn't chill the enthusiasm at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where spectators bundled up in blankets and sleeping bags and the giant character balloons flew lower than usual. SpongeBob, Charlie Brown, the Grinch and other big balloons were cleared for takeoff just before Thursday's parade, although some floated at noticeably lower-than-usual heights above the people holding their tethers, like the outstretched hand of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" balloon, which appeared to hit some of his handlers on their wool cap-covered heads.. ...
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Indian police struggle to retrieve remains
(International News ~ 11/23/18)
NEW DELHI -- Indian authorities were struggling Thursday to figure out how to recover the body of an American killed after wading ashore on an isolated island cut off from the modern world. John Allen Chau was killed last week by North Sentinel islanders who apparently shot him with arrows and then buried his body on the beach, police say...
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Atomic agency calls for restart of inspections inside N. Korea
(International News ~ 11/23/18)
VIENNA -- The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog has called on North Korea to allow inspectors back in to monitor its nuclear program. Speaking at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday, Director General Yukiya Amano noted Pyongyang had in September talked about denuclearization measures including the "permanent dismantlement of the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon" -- a reactor where it produces plutonium...
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Prayer 11-23-18
(Prayer ~ 11/23/18)
O Father God, thank you for the blessing of a loving family. Amen.
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Festive fun and football highlight a busy weekend
(Editorial ~ 11/23/18)
Could this weekend be any more festive? Not only does it coincide with the top shopping day of the year, Black Friday, but it also kicks off a bustling weekend with big check-offs. On Friday night in Jackson, the city will hold the Jackson Holiday Extravaganza from 4:30 to 7:30, where more than 125 trees and the pedestrian bridge will be lit, as well as free games and crafts, wagon rides, food trucks and more...
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Mayflower Compact
(Column ~ 11/23/18)
Most of us have probably not even thought about the Mayflower Compact since elementary school. The Compact was the document drawn up by the passengers on the ship "Mayflower" after it reached what was to become the colony of Plymouth. The voyage of the "Mayflower" was supposed to transport the religious separatists we call the Pilgrims to the British settlement of Virginia. Virginia was defined as the area of North America along the east coast from the Hudson River in New York and to the south...
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Trump rails against court, migrants in Thanksgiving call to military troops
(National News ~ 11/23/18)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances about the courts, trade and migrants heading to the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump's call, made from his private Mar-a-Lago club, struck an unusually political tone as he spoke with members of all five branches of the military to wish them happy holidays...
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Many offer meal, comfort to evacuees
(National News ~ 11/23/18)
CHICO, Calif. -- Hannah Crenshaw hosts a Thanksgiving dinner each year, cooking turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes -- her favorite -- for up to 15 guests at her home in Magalia. That's not an option this year. Her house burned down in the wildfire that tore through the town of Paradise and surrounding communities, killing at least 83 people and destroying more than 13,000 homes...
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Trump says CIA has not found MBS culpable in murder
(National News ~ 11/23/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday disputed U.S. intelligence officials had concluded the de facto leader of American ally Saudi Arabia ordered the killing of a U.S.-based journalist critical of the kingdom's royal family. Citing vehement denials by the crown prince and king they were involved, Trump said "maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious place. The world is a very, very vicious place."...
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Out of the past: Nov. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 11/23/18)
Amid complaints that the city's leaf-collection program was started too soon, Cape Girardeau street crews will return to some neighborhoods where leaves have only recently fallen. Attorney John W. Grimm of Cape Girardeau is named by Gov. Mel Carnahan to fill a vacancy as circuit judge in the 32nd Judicial District; Grimm, a partner in the law firm of Limbaugh, Russell, Payne and Howard, will be sworn in next week; he will replace A.J. ...
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Black Friday: Shop it or skip it?
(Entertainment ~ 11/23/18)
A solid 70 percent of Americans plan to shop on Black Friday this year, according to a recent NerdWallet study conducted by The Harris Poll. But the nature of a day centered around shopping can almost inevitably lead to overspending. Here are three ways to tell whether participating in Black Friday is really right -- or actually wrong -- for you...
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At the movies: Box Office Top 5
(Entertainment ~ 11/23/18)
At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11-23-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/23/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 12:24 p.m. on South Hanover Street, 4:15 p.m. on South West End Boulevard and 6:14 p.m. on Franks Lane. n At 5:10 a.m., smoke detector activation, no fire, was reported on South Louisiana Avenue...
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Allen Phillips
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Richard "Allen" Phillips, 62, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto. He was born Jan. 3, 1956, in Vienna, Illinois, to Claude and Helen Phillips. Allen graduated from Hancock Place High School in Lemay, Missouri. He attended Meramec College with a focus on business...
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C. Gene Penzel
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
Surrounded by his loving family, Carl Gene Penzel, 84, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 10, 1934, in Jackson to Carl Linus and Mettie Jane Killian Penzel. He and Linda Marie Riney-Wilson were married June 14, 2001, in Jackson...
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Brenda Knowles
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Brenda J. Knowles, 53, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ben Chapman officiating...
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Michael Hudson
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael W. Hudson, 69, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, C.M., officiating...
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Kelli Hudson
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kelli E. Hudson, 50, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at her home. Celebration of Life will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at River Hills Eagles Lodge No. 4034. Young and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Sue Harrington
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
** Sue Harrington Sue Harrington 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.
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Mary Dunham
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
Mary Louise Dunham, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to George and Bernice Unnerstall Reisenbichler. She and William W. "Bill" Dunham were married July 9, 1950, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Jan. 1, 2013...
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Mary Dodd
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
Mary Charlene Dodd, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at Life Care Center. She was born July 14, 1934, in Olive Branch, Illinois, to Richard and Zola O. Jamison Ollis. She and John Anderson Dodd were married Dec. 24, 1951, at Cairo, Illinois. He preceded her in death Aug. 22, 2016...
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Joe Cannon
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
GONZALES, La. -- Joe Lynn Cannon, 66, of Gonzales passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. He was born July 18, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to the late Louie L. and Nora Lee Pryor Cannon. He married Maria Cecilia Nuevo on Aug. 8, 2008, and she survives of the home...
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Terry Brady
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
Terry James Brady, 51, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home, after recently being diagnosed with cancer. He was born March 26, 1967, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, son of James T. and Helen Dudley Brady. Terry moved to Jackson in 1998. He was employed with Strickland Engineering in Jackson as a wastewater treatment operator...
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Alline Bentley
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
Alline Cain Bentley, 82, originally from Charleston, Missouri, passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 20, 1936. Alline and her twin sister, Olline Cain Cantrell, were adopted in 1939 and lovingly raised by Carl and Esther Cain of Charleston. Alline married Ernest Bentley on June 4, 1955. He was the love of her life for 51 years. They had one son, Carl Michael Bentley...
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Dorothy Axelson
(Obituary ~ 11/23/18)
Dorothy B. Axelson, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jeff Long officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Bedazzled pigeon found in Arizona city reunited with owners
(National News ~ 11/23/18)
PEORIA, Ariz. — A pigeon that had flown the coop with only its bedazzled vest is nesting back home in Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reported Marlette Fernando and her husband were reunited Tuesday with their pet pigeon, Olive. ...
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Speak Out 11-21-18
(Speak Out ~ 11/23/18)
A big thank you to Dr. Kenneth L. Stilson for his petition to change the name of the university. There are five SEMO alums in my family, and we're donors. We hope everyone will agree. It'll help take the university to a new level. Thank you, Jackson Indian football, for a great season. You gave us a reason to pack The Pit and to travel to all the away games, and you earned the legacy that you're now a part of. We are a football town!...
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Man charged in killing, sexual assaults at religious store
(State News ~ 11/23/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A suburban St. Louis man has been charged with killing one woman and sexually assaulting two others after herding them at gunpoint into the back room of a religious supplies shop. The arrest of 53-year-old Thomas Bruce ended a two-day manhunt that followed the brazen Monday afternoon attack at a Catholic Supply store in the St. Louis suburb of Ballwin. The attack frightened the region and led some schools, churches and businesses to close...
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Weekend Outlook: Now serving: Your post-Turkey Day plans
(Entertainment ~ 11/23/18)
For most, the day after Thanksgiving means shop 'til you drop. For me, the day after Thanksgiving means eat all the leftovers. But we can all agree this weekend there are lots to keep us busy. The Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks have made it to the playoffs, and this Saturday, Southeast is hosting Stony Brook in a first-round game -- Southeast's first home playoff football game -- 1 p.m. at Houck Field. For game updates, check out semoball.com...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: 58 years of Christmas memories: Downtown Christmas display
(Entertainment ~ 11/23/18)
Repurposed 30-year-old model trains, multiple feet of train track, hand-painted scenery and lots of imagination helped to create this year's Hutson's/Art Van Christmas Window display. Since 1960, the Hutson family has decorated the interior of the front windows of 43 S. Main St. in Cape Girardeau -- now Art Van Furniture -- with alternating Christmas themes containing vintage animatronic elves and Santas, snowscapes, train sets and other winter-related elements...
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Births 11/23/18
(Births ~ 11/23/18)
Son to Robert Steger and Emily Achter of East Prairie, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:51 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Name, Maxximus David. Weight, 6 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Achter is the daughter of Tammy Achter and David Achter of East Prairie. Steger is the son of Edith Steger and Shannon Steger of Chaffee, Missouri. Achter and Steger are employed by Southeast Correctional Center...
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CWU 2018 Human Rights Award
(Submitted Story ~ 11/23/18)
Church Women United recently celebrated World Community Day at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. As part of that celebration, the 2018 Human Rights Award was presented to Reverend Sam Roethemeyer for his commitment to Christian community service and outreach, and his passion for the Jackson Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry. Reverend Roethemeyer is shown holding his award along with (left) Joyce Zschille and CWU President Jonell McNeely...
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Donation to Honorable Young Men's Club
(Submitted Story ~ 11/23/18)
The Marine Corps League Auxiliary donated hygiene items to the Honorable Young Men’s Club in Cape Girardeau. Pictured from left are: Kweku Arkorful, mentor, Natasha Loyd, Marine Corps League Auxiliary president, Cantrell Andrews, mentor, and Wyky Jean, mentor...
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Donation to Angel Production Christmast party
(Submitted Story ~ 11/23/18)
VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary made a donation to the Annual Angel Production Christmas Party in Cape Girardeau. Pictured on left is Sheri Johnson, coordinator of Angel Productions, and Dale Humphries, VFW Auxiliary President
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Amelia Peters helps the moon rise over the river on Thanksgiving night.
(Submitted Story ~ 11/23/18)
While taking in the Christmas lights and decorations downtown, we saw the moon rising over the river. It provided the perfect opportunity for this shot.
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