- Halloween Trivia at Post No. 4230 (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- Halloween party, dance at Cape Eagles Club (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- Monster Mash Car Bash in downtown Cape Girardeau (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- Sixth Annual Pumpkin Palooza at Glenn House in Cape Girardeau (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- All Hallow’s Eve at Oliver House (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- Haunted Hall of Horror at AC Brase Arena Building (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- Scott City’s 43rd annual festival (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- Halloween Hoopla at Shawnee Park Center (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
- SNAP Fall Festival at Community Outreach Center (Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
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Irish group Rend Collective to perform at Cape First Church today
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band Rend Collective will take the stage at 7 p.m. today as part of The Revival Anthem Tour at Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau. KHIS Radio general manager Justin Pobst said the stop is one of the last three for the band's current tour. KHIS is promoting the concert...
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Fire burn and cauldron bubble: Kevin Groves tricks out both sides of street for Halloween
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
For a Halloween display you'll not soon forget, head to Brookwood Drive behind Dennis Scivally Park in Cape Girardeau after dark. Holiday enthusiast Kevin Groves' 20-year passion for witches, clowns, bloody fake body parts, tombstones, jack-o'-lanterns and fake skeletons riding a hearse fills the front yard of his home -- and the yards of five neighbors on both sides of the street...
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All hail the queen: SEMO student wins Miss Rodeo Missouri title
(Local News ~ 10/25/19)
Southeast Missouri State University student Rebecca Heppe, who hails from Sikeston, Missouri, recently won the title of Miss Rodeo Missouri 2020. The pageant was held Sept. 26 through 28 in Kansas City, and coronation was held at a performance of the American Royal Pro Rodeo. During the pageant, Rebecca won the following categories: written test, personality and horsemanship...
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Missouri attorney general warns of scams, discusses Facebook inquiry
(Local News ~ 10/25/19)
There’s no shortage of scams, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt warned residents of the Chateau Girardeau retirement community during a visit Thursday to Cape Girardeau. Scam artists seek to steal people’s money via telephone, internet, mail and door-to-door activities, he said...
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'Registrar emeritus' Alton Bray looks back on life, career at Southeast as he turns 100
(Local News ~ 10/25/19)
Alton Bray paused to reflect as he sipped a cup of coffee earlier this week at Chateau Girardeau. Someone had just asked for his secret to a long life. “I never really thought about it. It just happened,” he eventually answered, with a slight grin. “Maybe there was God’s will in this. I’m a strong believer in the power of God.”...
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Human remains found in Cape Girardeau alley, no signs of foul play
(Local News ~ 10/25/19)
Human remains were found Friday afternoon in an alleyway in Cape Girardeau, according to a news release by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. At approximately 1:07 p.m., Cape police were called to the 800 block of Jefferson Avenue for a report of a "possible body" located in an alleyway running north in the direction of Good Hope Street, according to Sgt. Joey Hann...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
Today is Friday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2019. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1971, the U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan. On this date: In 1760, Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II...
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Be there: Three upcoming business events
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/19)
Wednesday, November 6 Noon to 1:45 p.m. Catapult Creative House 621 Broadway Street Cape Girardeau The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will host The Hult Prize, a competition that crowdsources ideas from MBA and college students after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, energy and education. ...
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SEMO Homecoming brings out school spirit
(Editorial ~ 10/25/19)
Get your red and black out. It's Homecoming weekend for Southeast Missouri State University. More than 10,000 alumni are expected to be in town this weekend for various events, according to a story by Joshua Hartwig in the Southeast Missourian. The Redhawks football team will take on University of Tennessee-Martin at Houck Field. Kickoff is 1 p.m. Saturday, and the No. 24 ranked Southeast is coming off a big win at Jacksonville State...
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The 'Man in Blue'? Sheriff donates Johnny Cash deputy photo
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A sheriff has presented the Johnny Cash Museum proof the late musician who famously cultivated an image as an outlaw was in fact granted law enforcement authority decades ago. This week, Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall gave the museum a blown-up image of Cash’s September 1979 deputy sheriff commission card. It was issued by then-Davidson County Sheriff Fate Thomas and features Cash’s headshot, fingerprint and signature. ...
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Jimmy Carter released from hospital after fall resulted in pelvis fracture
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
ATLANTA -- Former President Jimmy Carter is out of the hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall at his home, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said in a statement the former president had been released from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, was "looking forward to continuing to recuperate at his home in Plains, Georgia, and thanks everyone for their kind well wishes."...
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UK's Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse
(International News ~ 10/25/19)
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his promise of an October Brexit and pinned his hopes on a December election. Two days after lawmakers stymied Johnson's latest attempt to pass his European Union divorce deal, he said Thursday the only way to break Britain's Brexit impasse was a general election. Johnson said he would ask lawmakers to vote Monday on a motion calling a national poll for Dec. 12...
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All 39 victims in UK are from China
(International News ~ 10/25/19)
LONDON -- All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they investigated one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling. The Essex Police force said 31 men and eight women were found dead in the truck early Wednesday at an industrial park in Grays, a town 25 miles east of London...
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Syria says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops
(International News ~ 10/25/19)
BEIRUT -- Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war-monitoring group said. The fighting underscored the risks of violence as multiple and often opposing armed forces jostle for new positions in the tight quarters of the northeastern border zone...
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Thousands ordered to leave as Northern California fire rages
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. -- Two-thousand people were told to leave homes and businesses in Northern California wine country Thursday as a wildfire exploded in size, fueled by powerful winds prompting utilities throughout the state to impose electrical blackouts to prevent fires...
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Swarm of sea urchins wreaks destruction on West Coast
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
NEWPORT, Ore. -- Tens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins that have already chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests in California are spreading north to Oregon, sending the delicate marine ecosystem off the shore into such disarray other critical species are starving to death...
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Congress bids farewell to 'sweet Elijah' Cummings
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress bid a tearful farewell Thursday to Rep. Elijah Cummings, hailing the son of sharecroppers as a "master of the House" as the Maryland Democrat became the first African American lawmaker to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol...
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Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no, face suits
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. College officials argue they could lose federal funding for failing to follow federal law labeling cannabis an illegal drug with no accepted medical use...
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Riyadh, Seoul ... Wichita? Pompeo seeks refuge at home
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's schedule usually reads like a list of foreign capitals. But America's top diplomat has been finding ways to swing through his home state of Kansas this year, feeding speculation about a potential Senate run and offering something of a refuge from the storm surrounding him in Washington over impeachment...
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Analysis: Trump confronts limits of impeachment defense strategy
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is confronting the limits of his main impeachment defense. As the probe hits the one-month mark, Trump and his aides have largely ignored the details of the Ukraine allegations against him. Instead, they're loudly objecting to the House Democrats' investigation process, using that as justification for ordering administration officials not to cooperate and complaining about what they deem prejudicial, even unconstitutional, secrecy...
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AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, a move likely to raise concerns President Donald Trump and his allies may be using the powers of the government to go after their opponents...
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Speak Out 10/25/19
(Speak Out ~ 10/25/19)
I think the person who criticized the Meadow Heights band member in Speak Out needs to lighten up. I read the same story and I, too, have been involved in bands with family members. I think the band member who was criticized was just having fun, comparing the heights of feathers on different band uniforms. ...
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Elizabeth Reischman Hartman
(Obituary ~ 10/25/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Elizabeth Reischman Hartman, daughter of the late Joseph and Lena Koenig Spooler, was born April 12, 1923, in Glennon, Missouri, and departed this life Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, at the age of 96 years...
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Geraldine Green
(Obituary ~ 10/25/19)
MAGNOLIA, Texas -- Geraldine Green, age 90, of Magnolia and formerly of St. Louis, passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at HCA Houston Healthcare in Tomball, Texas. She was born to Robert E. and Emma Susan Caroline Yount Presnell on May 9, 1929, in Patton, Missouri. She and Francis E. Green were united in marriage May 17, 1947, and he passed away March 31, 1980...
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Area police reports 10/25/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/25/19)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 400 block of East Main Street. Property Damage n Property damage was reported in the 300 block of South Missouri Street. Citations n Matthew Stewart, 37, of Jackson was issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked driver's license, failure to register a motor vehicle, displaying plates of another, failure to show insurance and a seatbelt violation...
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Technology is remaking how we see art of theater
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/19)
NEW YORK -- When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live theatrical experience. "It's live, we do it live, and every single moment's unrepeatable," the late-night TV host sang. "There is a visceral bliss you only get in a theater seeing people do this."...
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Lovers of slime can gear up and get drenched at NYC pop-up
(Community ~ 10/25/19)
NEW YORK -- Slime, the bedazzled, stretchy sensation that has spawned its own social media influencers and fans of all ages, is taking up residence in New York City. An immersive, 8,000-square-foot museum dedicated to all things slime opens Friday for a nearly six-month celebration complete with a sticky barefoot lake walk and DIY bar. ...
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Middle schoolers suspended for 'fight club'
(State News ~ 10/25/19)
ST. LOUIS -- A suburban St. Louis school district has suspended seven middle school students for their involvement in what school officials are calling a "fight club." KMOV-TV reported videos of the fights were posted on social media and at least 10 Mehlville School District students were involved. Most attend Washington Middle School...
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Rani the Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo is expecting
(State News ~ 10/25/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The popular elephants exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo will grow by one next year. The zoo said Thursday that Rani, a 23-year-old Asian elephant, is pregnant and due to give birth in the summer. The zoo's bull elephant, 26-year-old Raja, is the father...
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Arkansas fines Missouri farmer $105K for illegal herbicide
(State News ~ 10/25/19)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Arkansas Plant Board fined a Missouri farmer $105,000 for using a banned herbicide on an Arkansas field, which is the largest such fine since the ban was enacted. The board concluded at a hearing Wednesday that Jeffrey Todd of Clarkton, Missouri, had 11 violations involving dicamba application on a field he farmed east of Piggott, near the Arkansas-Missouri border. The board determined Todd sprayed dicamba that moved off target, damaging nearby crops...
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Missouri House sued over its public records rule
(State News ~ 10/25/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A lawyer filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the Missouri House acted unconstitutionally by blocking public access to some lawmaker records. Sunshine and Government Accountability Project founder Mark Pedroli sued over a new internal House rule allowing lawmakers to shield constituent records and party strategy from the public, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Prayer 10/25/19
(Prayer ~ 10/25/19)
O Lord Jesus, may we use our gifts and talents for your glory. Amen.
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Opening new chapter, Spain exhumes Gen. Franco's remains
(International News ~ 10/25/19)
MADRID -- Turning a momentous page in its history, Spain on Thursday exhumed the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from his grandiose mausoleum outside Madrid and reburied them in a small family crypt north of the capital. The day-long operation featured Franco's coffin being flown by helicopter to its new resting place, and the event was broadcast live on television and watched closely across the country. ...
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Fossil trove shows life's fast recovery after big extinction
(National News ~ 10/25/19)
NEW YORK -- A remarkable trove of fossils from Colorado has revealed details of how mammals grew larger and plants evolved after the cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs. The thousands of specimens let scientists trace that history over a span of 1 million years, a mere eyeblink in Earth's lifespan...
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Out of the past: Oct. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 10/25/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Calm returned to Charleston yesterday after a disturbance in which police fired shots into the air to disperse an angry crowd protesting what was believed to be a police killing; the disturbance, involving up to 200 people, happened Sunday night, with around 60 officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and surrounding communities called in to assist local law enforcement; leaders with the local NAACP say the near riot following the apparent suicide of a jail inmate was the culmination of longstanding racial tension.. ...
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Born to knit: Erlbacher knitting machines make socks around the world
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/19)
There are a pair of maps on the wall in the front office at Erlbacher Gear & Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. One is a map of the United States. The other a map of the world. Both are adorned with hundreds of blue pushpins. Grayson Erlbacher smiles as she looks at the map, realizing each pin -- placed in virtually every region of the maps -- represents someplace where her father's "crazy idea" led to the sale of a unique device made in the Erlbacher machine shop...
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The business owners of the Indie House
(B Magazine ~ 10/25/19)
Laurie Everett and her husband, Rocky, purchased the property now known as The Indie House at 605 Broadway in Cape Girardeau in 2015. Now, Everett's vision for the building to house creative spaces in which different businesses operate out of different rooms of the historic property is reality: the building houses the quirky boutique Mother Earth, the niche gift boutique High Street Station, the trendy Brickwood Boutique and Fudio, a studio that offers cooking classes and tasting events...
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Emi Sunshine and the Rain perform at the Americana Theater in Branson, MO on Oct 26 at 5 PM. Phone: 417-544-8700 TheEmiSunshine.com
(Submitted Story ~ 10/25/19)
Emi Sunshine and the Rain perform at the Americana Theater in Branson, MO on Oct 26 at 5 PM. Phone: 417-544-8700 TheEmiSunshine.com Tickets https://tickets.americanatheatrebranson.com/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=715 Americana Theatre, 2905 West Highway 76, Branson MO 65616...
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McDonald's RMHC Donates to Junior Achievement in SEMO
(Submitted Story ~ 10/25/19)
The Ronald McDonald House Charities has recently awarded a grant to Junior Achievement in SEMO in the amount of $3000.00. These funds will be used to support the Junior Achievement programs in local classrooms.
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