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Christmas cookies galore
(Community ~ 12/05/19)
It is Christmas cookie baking season and I'm making my list and checking it twice. Of course I have several cookies that are a tradition for my family and I make them every year. These recipes are included here today. But I always like to try a new recipe or two each year and we deicide if its a keeper or can be filed away...
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Autumn cleanup in Cape
(Local News ~ 12/05/19)
Keith Woodfin of Cape Girardeau tends to a burn pile near his home Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. "We're doin' a few piles at a time," he said of the leaves in his yard.
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Benton craft fair celebrates 20 years this weekend
(Local News ~ 12/05/19)
Organizers are busy setting up in Benton, Missouri, for this weekend’s 20th annual Winter Wonderland of Treasures craft fair. About 50 vendors will be set up in the St. Denis Parish Center on U.S. 61 in Benton, and include several familiar offerings, with some new items...
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Subscriber exclusive — 36 Restaurant & Bar is a glittering gem in downtown Cape's crown
(Community ~ 12/05/19)
Downtown Cape Girardeau has become the go-to place for fine dining for those of us south of St. Louis. I have watched with pleasure as new restaurants have opened, filling Cape's destination crown with glittering culinary temptations. 36 Restaurant & Bar is a very large gem in that crown...
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If it quacks like a duck ... Jackson's Steinmeyer wins duck-calling world championship
(Local News ~ 12/05/19)
Two men stood on the stage. One would soon have his life forever changed. “And first runner-up ... Trevor Shannahan.” With those words, Michael Steinmeyer of Jackson had won this year’s Wings Over the Prairie Festival World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest in Stuttgart, Arkansas...
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'Justice march' to be held Saturday in memory of Madison Robinson
(Local News ~ 12/05/19)
After charges against the former suspect in her murder investigation were dropped by prosecutors last month, family and friends of 15-year-old Madison Robinson now plan to march for justice Saturday in Cape Girardeau. The demonstration is scheduled for 2 p.m. in front of the new Cape Girardeau police station north of Arena Park, according to an event listing on Facebook titled “Justice March for Madison Kingston Robinson.”...
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Gaming Commission approves casino license transfer
(Local News ~ 12/05/19)
The Missouri Gaming Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved transfer of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau’s gaming license from Eldorado Resorts of Reno, Nevada, to Century Casinos of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The license transfer clears the way for the casino’s sale, expected by the end of the month...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 5, the 339th day of 2019. There are 26 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, died at age 95. On this date:...
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Cycling and fitness gift ideas for all ages
(Shop Local ~ 12/05/19)
For more than 40 years, Eric Gooden and the staff and Cape Bicycle and Fitness have worked with Santa on the perfect gift for the cycling and fitness enthusiast on your list — with bikes and trikes for children and adults of all ages. Cape Bicycle and Fitness also features a full line of quality cardio and strength equipment from True Fitness, Octane Fitness and Schwinn. ...
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Age Spots: The Holiday Hangover
(12/05/19)
A co-worker and I were discussing how much we enjoy the end-of-year festivities and how the holiday season can be a time of great joy, spending time with family, eating food that we don’t often allow ourselves to indulge in, buying presents and enjoying the kind mood people find themselves in. ...
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Prayer 12-5-19
(Prayer ~ 12/05/19)
Great is your name, O Lord Jesus, in all the earth. Amen.
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SEMO fall sports finish with distinction
(Editorial ~ 12/05/19)
The Southeast Missouri State University football, volleyball and soccer teams had seasons for the books with each program winning the Ohio Valley Conference title. The football team, led by sixth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, lost a first-round playoff game to Illinois State at Houck Stadium. ...
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Speak Out 12-5-19
(Speak Out ~ 12/05/19)
In a world where it's hard to even get through to a live person when you call a business or government office, it's really nice to know that the Ombudsmen at Aging Matters in Cape really do care. Needed help for my loved one in the nursing home, and they not only "figured things out" but resolved the situation in just a few hours. ...
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Clifford, everybody's favorite big red dog, gets a reboot
(Community ~ 12/05/19)
NEW YORK -- Who's your favorite big red dog? If you have one, chances are his name is Clifford. Scholastic Entertainment is rebooting the TV series about the giant dog with an equally large heart this week on Amazon Prime Video and PBS, the latter his home since the early aughts...
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Shocked? Electric eel powers aquarium's Christmas lights
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguel’s tank enables his shocks to power strands of lights on a nearby tree, according to a news release. ...
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U.S.'s Afghan peace envoy makes surprise stop in Kabul
(International News ~ 12/05/19)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Washington's special peace envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, was in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday to launch an "accelerated effort" to get Afghans on both sides of the protracted conflict to the negotiation table to plot a roadmap to a post-war Afghanistan...
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Israeli PM calls for more pressure on Iran
(International News ~ 12/05/19)
LISBON, Portugal -- Israel's prime minister Wednesday praised the tough U.S. sanctions on Iran, saying the financial pressure has sparked protests against Tehran's influence across the region and urging even stronger action. Speaking alongside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before their meeting, Netanyahu said "the first subject I will raise is Iran, the second subject is Iran and so is the third."...
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Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' as palace gossip goes viral
(International News ~ 12/05/19)
WATFORD, England -- NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London -- but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rattled their show of solidarity. U.S. President Donald Trump branded the leader of America's northern neighbor "two-faced" after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to gossip about Trump in comments caught on camera and microphone...
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Texas judge orders border wall fundraiser not to build
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
HOUSTON -- A local judge in South Texas has ordered supporters of President Donald Trump not to build their planned private border wall on a section of land near the Rio Grande. State District Judge Keno Vasquez on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against We Build the Wall, which raised $25 million after promising to build its own private barrier. ...
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Candidate: 'We should hang' treasonous Dems
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Local and national GOP leaders distanced themselves Wednesday from a Florida congressional candidate who sent a fundraising letter stating "anti-American radical Democrats" should be hung for treason. George Buck, one of six Republican primary candidates for Florida's 13th Congressional District, referred to several Democrats but in particular to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota. Omar was born in Somalia and came to the U.S. as a child...
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668,000 will lose federal food stamp benefits under new work rules
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule tightening work requirements for recipients. The move by the administration is the latest in its attempt to scale back the social safety net for low-income Americans. It is the first of three proposed rules targeting the Supplemental Nutrition Program, known as SNAP, to be finalized. The program feeds more than 36 million people...
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Out of the past: Dec. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 12/05/19)
John Bollinger, Missouri's oldest working recorder of deeds in both age and length of service, is completing his last month on the job; Bollinger, 76, says, "It's time to retire. I don't know what I'm going to do. I may want to go fishing"; Bollinger became Scott County recorder Jan. 1, 1955...
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Ruth Young
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
ELK GROVE, CA. -- Ruth Lillie Mae Smith Young was born June 17, 1931, in Delta and left us peacefully Sept. 9, 2019, in Elk Grove. The daughter of Guy and Ella Smith, who preceded in death. Ruth was raised with a sister, Betty J. Haupt of Elk Grove (preceded in death). Ruth was a longtime resident of Elk Grove...
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Wilma Schlimpert
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
Wilma H. Schlimpert, 95, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Shawneetown, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Viola Ridings
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
PATTON, Mo. -- Viola Adell Ridings, 91, of Patton passed away Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Bessville, Missouri, daughter of Abraham and Necie Patton Lincoln. She and Ardell Arvel Ridings were united in marriage Dec. 8, 1946, and he passed away July 9, 2003...
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Glenn Harris
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
ORAN, Mo. -- Glenn Melton Harris, 82, of Oran passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Oran, the son of John Melton and Helen Catherine Wright Harris. Glenn was a truck driver for Valley Steel and had worked for Scott County Highway Department. He was a member of Oran Baptist Church...
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Geraldine Cook
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Geraldine Cook, 91, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church...
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Mark L. Berry
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
Mark Lindsey Berry, 63, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 17, 1956, in Greenville, South Carolina, son of Irving John "Irv" and Rosemary Sebaugh Berry...
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Jose Aguirre
(Obituary ~ 12/05/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Jose Luis Aguirre, 92, of Downey, California, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Jose was born in 1927 in Sinaloa, Mexico. He was known for his love of his Heavenly Father, his devotion to his family, his beautiful singing voice and guitar playing. He is greatly respected and loved by many...
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Fire report 12/5/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/05/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 3:36 a.m. on South Middle Street, 6:20 a.m.on Franks Lane, 9:27 a.m., on North Kingshighway, 9:35 a.m. on Themis Street, 9:38 a.m. on Hazel Drive, 9:49 a.m. on North Kingshighway and 7:27 p.m. on North West End Boulevard...
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Police report 12/5/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/05/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 400 block of Frederick Street. A suspect was taken into custody. n Domestic assault and property damage were reported in the 500 block of South Pacific Street...
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$500K federal grant to help restart MU Innocence Clinic
(State News ~ 12/05/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri has received a $500,000 grant that will help it restart a law clinic dedicated to investigating possible cases of wrongful conviction. KMIZ reported the grant from the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice will fund the MU Innocence Clinic. The money will pay for DNA tests on evidence involved in cases where eyewitnesses may have misidentified a suspect...
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Few Missouri agencies tracking police shooting data
(State News ~ 12/05/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri became a national focal point for officer-involved shootings after Michael Brown's death in Ferguson five years ago, yet only a small number of police agencies in the state submit data to an FBI program designed to track those shootings...
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Report: Many states in good shape to weather a recession
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After a couple years of robust tax collections, states across the U.S. are better prepared than ever to weather a potential recession, according to a report released Monday examining states' savings. The good news in the report from Moody's Analytics is tempered by the reality one-fifth of all states still have nowhere near enough money set aside to survive a recession without resorting to spending cuts or tax hikes. ...
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Despite risks, Dems say they're all in on impeachment probe
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a simple question for fellow Democrats behind closed doors Wednesday, addressing them as the Judiciary Committee considered articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in an initial hearing that erupted in sharply partisan exchanges...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12/5/19
(Local News ~ 12/05/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for Dec. 2 Communications/reports n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms...
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Perfect dinner party with Questlove
(National News ~ 12/05/19)
NEW YORK -- If you're lucky enough to be invited to a dinner party hosted by Questlove, be aware that nothing has been left to chance. The guest list has been carefully chosen, as have all the dishes. The music starts off with piano-heavy tunes and then builds as the evening goes on. The amount and quality of the booze is also carefully staged...
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