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Scott County Sheriff seeks armed, dangerous suspect
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to locate Christian M. Montgomery, 23, a Caucasian male known to frequent the Morley, Missouri, area, according to a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Montgomery has two active warrants for his arrest and is also wanted on unspecified pending charges through the sheriff’s office. He is known to be armed and dangerous. He should not be approached...
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Christmas time is (almost) here
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
Dave Pfanstiel of Cape Girardeau, left, and Wayne Shockley of Jackson haul a Christmas tree from Pollock Landscaping on Tuesday at a parking lot along South Kingshighway near Schnucks Market in Cape Girardeau.
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EPA: Jackson company in compliance with emissions guidelines
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
The Environmental Protection Agency says a Jackson company once cited for allegedly exposing employees to excessive levels of a hazardous chemical is now in complete compliance with state and federal environmental guidelines and is looking to find ways to further reduce potentially dangerous emissions. ...
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Southeast grad Jeff Earl appointed to state office
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Jeff Earl will assume the role of legislative director for Gov. Mike Parson’s office, effective next Tuesday, according to a news release. Since 2017, Earl has served as deputy legislative director, the release stated. Previously, he served as legislative and constituent services director for Missouri Department of Corrections and as senior legislative adviser for Auditor Tom Schweich...
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Cape City Council approves electrical substation on West Cape Rock, dissolves downtown fund
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
A special-use permit was approved Monday night by the Cape Girardeau City Council for construction of an electrical substation near the intersection of West Cape Rock Drive and Lexington Avenue. According to construction plans presented to council members, Ameren Missouri’s new electrical power distribution substation at 1400 West Cape Rock Drive would cover a 76-by-88-foot area and contain electrical power distribution equipment, enclosed by an 8-foot fence...
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Local military leader Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Metheny meets with President Trump in Afghanistan
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy L. Metheny, an Army leader from Southeast Missouri, was among those visited by President Donald Trump last week in Afghanistan. ...
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Behavioral health hospital construction has begun
(Local News ~ 12/04/19)
Construction is underway at the site of a new behavioral health hospital in Cape Girardeau, which, when it opens late next year, will offer the most extensive inpatient psychiatric services between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee. “We’ve started clearing the land and are beginning the construction phase,” said Ron Escarda of Universal Health Services Inc., which is partnering with SoutheastHEALTH to build and operate the $33 million hospital. ...
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Combatting the Seven Deadly Sins of social media
(Column ~ 12/04/19)
There's nothing wrong with the idea of Facebook, for example, but in practice, social media platforms are usually designed to exploit human weakness, distracting us from greater potential.
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Experience the magic of Christmas at First Midwest Bank’s Living Nativity
(Shop Local ~ 12/04/19)
Celebrate the real reason for the season at First Midwest Bank’s 5th annual Living Nativity on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. at 1820 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. This free event is open to the public and will feature live actors and animals, plus coffee and hot cocoa to keep you warm on a cold December night. And we can’t forget about the little ones! They’ll be able to share their Christmas wishes with Santa as he visits from 3 to 5 p.m...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2019. There are 27 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Dec. 4, 1978, San Francisco got its first female mayor as City Supervisor Dianne Feinstein was named to replace the assassinated George Moscone...
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Be Smart
(12/04/19)
The holidays are all about celebrating what’s good, but that doesn’t mean scammers are taking a vacation. Better Business Bureau (BBB) reminds consumers that con artists see busy, overburdened shoppers as likely targets for their schemes. Some common scams this holiday season include:...
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Prayer 12-4-19
(Prayer ~ 12/04/19)
O Lord Jesus, give us an extra measure of strength during the trials of life. Amen.
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NATO chief seeks to shore up unity as rows roil allies
(International News ~ 12/04/19)
LONDON -- With questions raised over NATO's credibility, the Western military alliance struggled to present a united front Tuesday as some of its biggest member countries traded barbs over their visions for the future. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sought to shore up unity as leaders from across the 29-member trans-Atlantic alliance gathered in London to mark its 70th anniversary and to show it is adapting to modern threats...
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France to retaliate if U.S. doubles goods prices
(International News ~ 12/04/19)
PARIS -- France is bristling at a U.S. threat to slap 100% tariffs on French cheeses, Champagne and other products, with the French leader telling President Donald Trump on Tuesday the move would amount to an attack on all of Europe. The U.S. Trade Representative proposed the tariffs on $2.4 billion in goods Monday in retaliation for a French tax on global tech giants including Google, Amazon and Facebook...
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Iran says it killed 'rioters' in unrest
(International News ~ 12/04/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran acknowledged for the first time Tuesday its security forces shot and killed protesters across the country to put down demonstrations last month over the sharply spiking price of gasoline, the deadliest unrest to hit the country since the turmoil of the 1979 Islamic Revolution...
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Five TV industry members are joining the Television Academy's Hall of Fame
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Cicely Tyson, Seth MacFarlane and Walt Disney Co. chief executive Bob Iger will be joining the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. Geraldine Laybourne, who helped create the Nickelodeon channel and co-founded Oxygen Media, and veteran TV director Jay Sandrich also were announced Tuesday as inductees. Sandrich's credits include "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls."...
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For banks, data on spending could be a revenue gold mine
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
NEW YORK -- There's a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card. For years, Google and Facebook have been showing ads based on your online behavior. Retailers from Amazon to Walgreens also regularly suction up your transaction history to steer future spending and hold your loyalty...
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DeVos: Make financial aid unit separate
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Congress should consider splitting her department's financial aid operation into a separate federal agency with the flexibility to operate like a private bank. DeVos made the comments Tuesday in Reno, Nevada, at an annual conference hosted by the Education Department's Federal Student Aid division, which oversees and manages nearly $1.6 trillion in federal student loans...
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Trump looks beyond Russia report
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected an upcoming watchdog report to be "devastating" on the origins of the Russia investigation that dogged his presidency for nearly two years, but also suggested Americans should really be more interested in the findings of a federal prosecutor appointed to do a similar probe...
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Impeachment a political judgment call; actual crime not required
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
WASHINGTON -- The conditions for impeaching a president are set out in a passage of the Constitution that is short enough to be a tweet and puzzling enough to be argued over more than two centuries later. In 199 characters, the passage, it so happens, also resembles President Donald Trump's Twitter habit of seemingly random capitalization...
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House lays out evidence for Trump impeachment
(National News ~ 12/04/19)
WASHINGTON -- The House released a sweeping impeachment report Tuesday outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump's wrongdoing toward Ukraine, findings that will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th president should be removed from office...
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Out of the past: Dec. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/19)
In observance of the 10th anniversary of the Most Rev. John J. Leibrecht's episcopal ordination as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, the bishop celebrates a special Mass in the evening at St. Mary's Cathedral; a reception is held afterward; Leibrecht is the fifth bishop of the Southern Missouri diocese since it was formed in 1956...
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Dennis Vinson
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
Dennis L. Vinson, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Homegoing celebration will be at 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at the church, with Pastor C.J. Jackson officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Steven 'Skinny' Thomas
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
Steven "Skinny" Joseph Thomas, 65, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Oct. 29, 1954, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late Earl James and Mary Catherine Kiefer Thomas. He was united in marriage to Patricia "Trish" Harris on Aug. 14, 1976, and she survives of the home...
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Barbara Tanner
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
Barbara Sue Tanner, 79, of Jackson died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery in Scott City. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements...
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Don Raby
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
ELCO, Ill. -- Don C. Raby, 98, of Elco died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Elco Baptist Church. Th funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Lacie Betts and the Rev. Jay Franklin officiating. Interment will follow at St. John's Cemetery...
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Kenneth Palmer
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
Kenneth M. Palmer, 65, of Jackson, formerly of Perryville and O'Fallon, Missouri, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Irvin Brooks officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Valhalla Cemetery, 7600 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Louis, MO 63133...
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Linder 'Sonny' Deimund
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
Linder Peter "Sonny" Deimund, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Heartland Care and Rehab. He was born Oct. 13, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Linder and Susie Katherine Blumer Deimund. He and Joyce Bullard were married Oct. 2, 1959, in Jackson...
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James Carter
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
James Bryant "Odie" Carter, 46, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. He was born Oct. 21, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, son of William Guy and Judith Ann Nagel Carter. He and Michele Berry were married Aug. 15, 1998. Bryant was a 1992 graduate of Jackson High School and attended Mineral Area Community College. He worked for Procter & Gamble since 1999. He was a former volunteer firefighter and assistant chief for the Gordonville Fire Protection District...
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Judge rules 1851 law doesn't apply in Missouri boat case
(State News ~ 12/04/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A federal judge has ruled an 1851 maritime law does not protect a company from making payments to families of people aboard a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake, killing 17 people. After the July 2018 sinking at Table Rock Lake near Branson, multiple lawsuits were filed against Ride the Ducks International, which owned the boat before Ripley Entertainment bought it...
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Activists sue EPA over water quality in Missouri lakes
(State News ~ 12/04/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri activists are suing the Environmental Protection Agency over the state's lake water quality. The Missouri Coalition for the Environment filed a federal lawsuit against the EPA on Tuesday. The group is suing the agency for approving what advocates describe as lax regulations for water quality in Missouri lakes...
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Kelly Elementary awarded Playground Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 12/04/19)
The students of Kelly Elementary will soon have more opportunities to soar in the air during recess. New playground swings have been installed, including rubberized safety surfacing for safe landings. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on the playground Friday, Nov. 15, 2019...
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Richard McGuire
(Obituary ~ 12/04/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Richard Lee McGuire, 70, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 25, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to the late Charles and Wilma Littlepage McGuire. He was united in marriage to LaWanna "Jean" Nordin on Dec. 8, 2015. She survives of the home...
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O'Loughlin Navy Award Winner
(Submitted Story ~ 12/04/19)
Commander Ryan O’Loughlin was awarded the 2019 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award in a ceremony held in the Hall of Heroes, Nov. 19 at the Pentagon, Washington D.C. The award was presented by the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday...
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