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Oak Ridge voters reject liquor by the drink, second time in four years
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
For the second time in four years, voters in Oak Ridge have rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed a local restaurant to serve liquor by the drink. Voters Tuesday turned down the measure by seven votes, 30 to 23. Four years ago, a similar measure was defeated by three votes...
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Fire district bond issue falls short of super majority needed for passage
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
A proposed bond issue in the Millersville Rural Fire Protection District failed to win the two-thirds majority needed Tuesday for passage. The measure garnered 65.8% approval, just under the 66.6% needed for passage. Voters supported the measure by a vote of 199 to 103...
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Pavement, water system construction planned for Jackson in 2020
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
Funding for plans to improve pavement and waterlines along East Main Street was approved at Monday night’s Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting, according to Mayor Dwain Hahs. Under the current project plan by St. Louis-based engineering firm Horner & Shifrin, existing waterlines near Goose Creek would be upgraded with a new pipe network to drain directly into the creek...
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Automated defibrillators donated to local organizations
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
The SoutheastHEALTH Ambassadors, an arm of the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation, is working to reduce the annual number of fatal cardiac arrests in the United States by distributing defibrillators throughout the region. Using funds raised by the Ambassadors, the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation purchased automated external defibrillators (AEDs) — the only effective treatment for restoring a regular heart rhythm during a sudden cardiac arrest...
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Into the night: New meter atop SE's Rhodes Hall tracks light pollution, global warming
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
As if something from the intergalactic classic “Star Wars” landed on the rooftop of Southeast Missouri State University’s Rhodes Hall, a device — nicknamed “PO,” after the film series’ character Poe Dameron — observes the amount of light pollution in the sky, playing into a large-scale project assessing the possible effects of global warming: The Missouri Sky Quality Meter Program...
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Obama was right to speak against 'woke' culture
(Column ~ 11/06/19)
So much of today's culture is disturbing, especially how disagreements (and differences) become flashpoints for wars of personal destruction. Many have assisted the creation of this culture, and much of the media inflames it, which is why it was affirming to hear former President Obama recently offer his views about youth activism and "woke" culture. His words warrant careful consideration...
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Cape council, school board seek 'deep dive' into operating costs for two pools
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
Cape Girardeau city and school district staff plan to dive into the finances of operating two indoor pools as officials wrestle with how best to recover costs. City manager Scott Meyer told council and school board members, at a joint study session Tuesday at the Osage Centre, staff members need to do “a deep dive” to determine annual operating costs and how much revenue could be generated to help cover costs...
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Route N in Scott County reduced for drainage work
(Local News ~ 11/06/19)
Route N in Scott County, between County Road 332 and County Road 344, will be reduced as crews replace a pipe under the roadway. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Thursday and Friday, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Ironman: Artist celebrated by chefs
(B Magazine ~ 11/06/19)
If you ask Steve Watkins who he is, he quickly answers, "I'm an artist. It's as simple as that." But Steve is not a "traditional" artist. You won't find his paintings on a wall, his sculptures in a gallery or his songs on an album. Instead, you will find his creations in the hands of some of the world's greatest chefs, as well as in the kitchens of people who simply want to use the same culinary tools as the professionals...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/06/19)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2019. There are 55 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan won re-election by a landslide over former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic challenger...
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Syria decision bad for US
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/19)
The "War on Terror" began in 2001. The United States has suffered casualties of approximately 7,000 dead and 52,000 wounded. In 2014 the Kurds began to furnish personnel for action against ISIS. They have suffered about 11,000 dead and 24,000 wounded...
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Iran to fuel centrifuges in new step away from nuclear deal
(International News ~ 11/06/19)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will start injecting uranium gas into more than a thousand centrifuges at a fortified nuclear facility built inside a mountain, the country's president announced Tuesday in Tehran's latest step away from its atomic accord with world powers since President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal more than a year ago...
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3 protesters killed in clashes as Iraq tries to reopen port
(International News ~ 11/06/19)
BAGHDAD -- At least three anti-government protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in southern Iraq, officials said Tuesday, as authorities tried to reopen the country's main port, which had been blocked by demonstrators for three days...
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Georgia tests new voting system before ambitious 2020 switch
(National News ~ 11/06/19)
DALLAS, Ga. -- Voters and election supervisors testing Georgia's new voting machines gave favorable reviews Tuesday, despite some opening glitches reported by five of six pilot counties, as the state rushes to meet a court-ordered deadline to retire its outdated, paperless system before any votes are cast in 2020...
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Drug cartel gunmen kill 9 U.S. citizens in an ambush in Mexico
(International News ~ 11/06/19)
MEXICO CITY -- Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women -- all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico -- in a grisly attack that left one vehicle a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday...
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Acid attack suspect once held men at gunpoint
(National News ~ 11/06/19)
MILWAUKEE -- A white man accused of throwing acid on a Hispanic man's face once held four hunters at gunpoint on his rural Wisconsin property, an encounter one of the hunters said Tuesday he still vividly remembers. The chance encounter with the hunters in 2006 sheds light into the temperament of 61-year-old Clifton A. Blackwell, now accused in a seemingly random, gruesome attack in Milwaukee...
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Impeachment reversal: Diplomat now acknowledges quid pro quo
(National News ~ 11/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- "I now do recall." With that stunning reversal, diplomat Gordon Sondland handed House impeachment investigators another key piece of corroborating testimony Tuesday. He acknowledged what Democrats contend was a clear quid pro quo, pushed by President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, with Ukraine...
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Cameron Schwettman
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
Cameron T. Schwettman, 54, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.
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Stella Prost
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
Stella Prost, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born April 23, 1938, in Perryville, Missouri, to George and Pearl Blessing Dietrich. She and Carl L. Prost were married May 19, 1956, at St. Mary's of the Barrens Church in Perryville...
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Forrest Lynn
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Forrest "Red" Lynn, son of the late A.J. "Smokie" Lynn and Iva Jewel Whorton, was born Oct. 28, 1947, in Oran, Missouri, and departed this life Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 72. On Feb. 16, 1973, he was united in marriage to Shirley June Garner. Mrs. Lynn survives of the home in Chaffee...
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Ginny Johnston
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
HARLINGEN, Texas -- Virginia Sue "Ginny" Wrape Johnston passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Harlingen at the age of 58. She was born Jan. 17, 1961, in St. Louis to George and Betty Wrape. Ginny was the youngest of their five children, and her parents preceded her in death...
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Bill Jobe
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Fred William "Bill" Jobe, son of the late Fred William and Margery Ann White Jobe, was born June 18, 1968, in Chaffee and departed this life Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 51 years...
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David Hamlyn
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
GIPSY, Mo. -- David Hamlyn, 67, of Gipsy passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 30, 1952, in St. Louis, the son of Harold and Edna Caldwell Hamlyn. Dave had worked as a painter at Wheeler Steel in Morley, Missouri. He attended Berrong Baptist Church in Gipsy. Dave enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and gardening...
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Naomi Hale
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
Naomi A. Hale, 73, of Millersville passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at her home. She was born July 14, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. Naomi was retired after many years of working. She attended Cape County Cowboy Church. She was a member of Cape Girardeau Eagles No. 3775 and the Cape Girardeau Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 3838...
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Hildegard Guth
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hildegard Lillian Guth, 99, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Farrar, Missouri, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating...
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Walter Detring
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Walter Charles Detring, 93, of Farmington passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Presbyterian Manor. He was born Nov. 9, 1925, in Farmington, the oldest child of Henry and Ethel LePere Detring. He was named after his uncle, Walter LePere, who was killed in France during World War I...
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Johnnie Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Johnnie Lee Brown, 51, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Parkland Hospital in Farmington, Missouri. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Grace Albrecht
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
Grace M. Albrecht, 101, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Paul Albee
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
ORAN, Mo. -- Paul Dennis Albee of Oran passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at the age of 74. Dennis was born Oct. 27, 1945, to Wilbur "Pete" and Dorothy Butler Albee in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Dexter High School in 1963. On Aug. 21, 1966, he married Donna Jean Carr. They raised one daughter, Teresa...
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Prayer 11/6/19
(Prayer ~ 11/06/19)
O Lord God, thank you that we can come to you in prayer. Amen.
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Speak Out 11/6/19
(Speak Out ~ 11/06/19)
First let me clarify -- I am not a supporter of Elizabeth Warren. However, to the person who wanted to know how anyone could vote for her because she is such a liar -- my question is how could you vote for Trump when he is caught in lie after lie? You don't have to believe anyone about that -- you just have to clean the muck out of your ears and listen to the man...
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Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship
(National News ~ 11/06/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard's ship that went down off North Carolina's coast more than 300 years ago. The justices on Tuesday heard arguments in a copyright case over photos and videos documenting the recovery of the Queen Anne's Revenge, discovered in 1996...
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Out of the past: Nov. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 11/06/19)
The Rev. Don Covington was recently certified as a rural chaplain in the United Methodist Church, a form of Christian ministry concerned with the needs of rural and small-town America; he is associate pastor of New McKendree United Methodist Church...
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Area police reports 11/6/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Domestic assault was reported in the 2800 block of Themis Street. n Assault was reported in the 700 block of Broadway. n Assault and armed criminal action were reported in the 1400 block of North Kingshighway...
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Dennis Toole
(Obituary ~ 11/06/19)
Dennis M. Toole, 64, of Leadington, Missouri, passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center in Farmington, Missouri. He was born Feb. 24, 1955, in Gideon, Missouri, to Boyce and Frances Pullum Toole. He and Sally Turnbaugh were married June 20, 1994 in Colorado Springs, Colorado...
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Layton earns Dr. William R. Jackson, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis
(Submitted Story ~ 11/06/19)
Maria Layton of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was recently honored with the Dr. William R. Jackson, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Southern College of Optometry. The award recognizes a Missouri student with a competitive GPA, Optometry Admission Test score and extracurricular activities. It comes with a $16,000 monetary award to support the recipient’s optometric education. Layton is a graduate of the University of Missouri...
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House Game Day Enjoyed by Guardian Angel Students
(Submitted Story ~ 11/06/19)
House game day competition at Guardian Angel School had a fall & Thanksgiving theme on Wednesday, November 6. The 3 houses (Gabriel, Michael, & Raphael) competed against each other in 4 events this month. "Leaf Blower" involved 4 members of each house competing in relay style & blowing a leaf across a table with a straw. ...
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Huckstep Body and Paint receives rave reviews
(Shop Local ~ 11/06/19)
If Huckstep Body and Paint, Inc. is the first place you go for a repair quote, you probably won’t look any further. But you should, so you know the true value of a great job. Zach Huckstep is the fourth generation to run the business, and just like his dad, grandfather and great grandfather, he knows that because his name is on that work, it needs to be a quality job...
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Knaup Floral kicks off holidays with popular holiday décor
(Shop Local ~ 11/06/19)
Give reminders of the true meaning of Christmas with a beautiful nativity scene from Knaup Floral. Whether you are looking for a smaller tabletop model or a larger, statement piece, Knaup Floral has your gift or décor for your home. Knaup Floral features a wide variety of styles and price ranges to fit your budget...
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