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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12/9/19
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for Dec. 2 n Amend minutes from Dec. 2 Communications/reports n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders...
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Second Morley resident arrested
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
Collin Montgomery of Morley, Missouri, was arrested Saturday by Scott County Sheriff’s Office without incident, according to a social media post. In the post, Sheriff Wes Drury thanked the Missouri State Highway Patrol, New Madrid County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Office, Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety, Miner (Missouri) Police Department and Morehouse (Missouri) Police Department for their assistance throughout the investigation...
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Morley resident arrested
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
Christian Montgomery of Morley, Missouri, was arrested on more than a dozen warrants by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office without incident, according to a social media post Saturday. In the post, Sheriff Wes Drury thanked the Missouri State Highway Patrol, New Madrid County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Office and Morehouse (Missouri) Police Department for their assistance throughout the investigation...
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Local Feed My Starving Children event marks 10-year anniversary
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
As volunteers prepared meals during a Feed My Starving Children event hosted by La Croix Church on Friday night at the Osage Centre, their spirits were buoyed not only by the thought of feeding the global hungry, but also by the knowledge the event marked a decade of doing so...
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Immaculate Conception church announces capital campaign for new building
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
While the Jackson Christmas Parade was in full-swing Sunday night, another procession — one 170 years in the making — was about to begin. Along with Bishop Edward Rice of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and members of the Jackson Knights of Columbus, parishioners of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church gathered around the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse steps to honor the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, widely celebrated Dec. 8...
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Subscriber exclusive — Business Notebook: Missouri in 'middle of the pack' for philanthropy; new eatery celebrates soft opening in Cape
(Business ~ 12/09/19)
The numbers are impressive. There are 748 registered not-for-profit organizations in Cape Girardeau County. Who knew? That was one of the statistics shared Friday at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee by Jessica Hill, executive director of the local Safe House for Women and the current president of SECOP, the Southeast Council on Philanthropy...
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Betting on Cape Girardeau: New casino owner talks history, changes
(Business ~ 12/09/19)
Erwin Haitzmann was a university student in Linz, Austria, in the mid-1970s, and like many college students, he needed a job to help pay his expenses. Little did he know the job he would take would be the start of a career in the gaming industry and would eventually lead him to ownership of Cape Girardeau's riverfront casino...
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Rural Routes: Knights of Columbus bingo night offers place to socialize, raise money
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
With multicolored daubers at the ready, patrons of the Knights of Columbus in Scott City were primed for an evening of socializing and a chance to call out “bingo!”...
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Cape food pantries gear up for the holiday
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
The Christmas season presents a challenge to families and individuals already struggling with hunger. But, said Mary Seiler, director of the food pantry at Apolostilic Promise Church in Cape Girardeau, her organization and others like it can step in and help...
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Demonstration calls for justice in Madison Robinson murder case
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
Madison Robinson was only 15 years old when she was killed in a shooting in August in Cape Girardeau. Saturday, her family and friends marched in a demonstration in Arena Park, approximately 50 people chanting in unison: “Justice for Maddie! Take our community back!”...
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SEMO commencement Saturday for 702 candidates
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
Southeast Missouri State University’s fall commencement ceremonies are set for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday in the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. A total of 702 students — 581 undergraduates, 113 master’s degree candidates and eight specialist candidates — will graduate, according to a university news release...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/09/19)
Today is Monday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2019. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 1990, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa won Poland's presidential runoff by a landslide. On this date: In 1608, English poet John Milton was born in London...
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Delicious Reading: Tase of Home Favorite Chicken Pot Pie
(12/09/19)
“That’s a pie crust promise. Easily made. Easily broken.” — Mary Poppins Because Mary Poppins is “practically perfect in every way,” perhaps making pie crust is easy for her, but for most of us, it is an extra step we don’t always have the time to take...
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Sponsored: The Tax Advantages of Health Savings Accounts
(Business ~ 12/09/19)
With insurance costs and premiums on the rise, many people are looking for ways to make expenses associated with medical care more affordable. One solution is to start a Health Savings Account, better known as an HSA. But what exactly is an HSA, and how can it benefit you?
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Sponsored: SHOP LOCAL: Make the holidays decadent with My Daddy’s Cheesecake
(Insiders Advice ~ 12/09/19)
Since 1987, My Daddy’s Cheesecake has baked award-winning, decadent cheesecake and bakery items. My Daddy’s Cheesecake is the ultimate indulgence. Along with our delicious breakfast items, soups, salads and sandwiches, My Daddy’s menu offerings are all made by hand from only the finest ingredients. Voted the #1 Bakery in Southeast Missouri, we take pride in serving the community top-notch breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!...
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Prayer 12-9-19
(Prayer ~ 12/09/19)
Your love, O Lord, is a priceless gift we are eternally grateful for. Amen.
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Speak Out 12/9/19
(Speak Out ~ 12/09/19)
This holiday season we will see the people standing at Walmart asking for help and see the ads on TV for donations. Probably even have that same family member that is able to help themselves but gets all the attention. This holiday season, give to that someone not standing with a sign. Visit that person in a nursing home who doesn’t have visitors. Listen and help that family member who doesn’t get attention. That is the most amazing gift to give God. ...
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Cancer gala continues tradition of raising funds with style
(Editorial ~ 12/09/19)
This community has no shortage of opportunities to do good while also having a good time. Last month, the American Cancer Society held its annual gala, which raised more than $90,000 to assist patients and fund research. Held at Rusted Route Farms, 275 folks donned their best formal attire for a night of philanthropy and fun. ...
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'Sesame Street' puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on "Sesame Street," died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop. The Sesame Workshop said in a statement the legendary puppeteer lived for some time with dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle contractions...
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Ronald Woodruff
(Obituary ~ 12/09/19)
Ronald Lee Woodruff, 71, of Jackson passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at his home. He was born Aug. 20, 1948, in Morehouse, Missouri, son of Samuel and Mary Clark Woodruff. He and Juavata Bequette were married Sept. 29, 2002, in Paducah, Kentucky. She survives...
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Mary 'Betty' Maevers
(Obituary ~ 12/09/19)
Mary "Betty" Maevers, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born March 10, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Erhardt and Edna Griffin Kain. She and Walter Maevers were married April 23, 1951. Betty was baptized and confirmed at Hanover Lutheran Church. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Egypt Mills...
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Paula Carroll
(Obituary ~ 12/09/19)
Paula Anne Carroll, 55, of Scott City passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 28, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of J.A. and Carolyn Peterson Rose. She married Russell Carroll on Feb. 15, 1986 in Benton, Missouri. She was a secretary for G&D Communications in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Missouri veterans home employees could see higher wages
(State News ~ 12/09/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Employees at Missouri's veterans home could see wages climb as turnover soars in the state. This comes as Gov. Mike Parson and legislators attempt to boost the pay for all state workers to stop high turnover rates and growing overtime costs. Most state workers received a 3% raise this year...
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'Typo' may have overvalued Utah home at nearly $1B
(National News ~ 12/09/19)
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials say a possible dropped phone resulted in a typo that overvalued a home for almost $1 billion. And taxpayers may have to pay for the mistake. The Deseret News reported a house built in 1978 in an unincorporated area of the county was recorded in 2019 tax rolls with a value of more than $987 million. ...
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Amazon lease for NY space renews debate over failed deal
(National News ~ 12/09/19)
NEW YORK -- Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out of a deal for a larger headquarters in the borough of Queens after politicians and activists objected to nearly $3 billion in incentives...
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Saudi gunman tweeted against U.S. before naval base shooting
(National News ~ 12/09/19)
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism...
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Out of the past: Dec. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/19)
Unemployment in Cape Girardeau County is a scant 3.2%, but the number of area residents qualifying for food stamps has increased in the past year; 217 more households in the county have qualified for food stamps since July 1993; of the county population of approximately 60,000, 5,457 people receive food stamps...
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Births 12/9/19
(Births ~ 12/09/19)
Son to Timothy John and Jobi Leigh Hampton of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:15 a.m. Friday. Oct. 18, 2019. Name, Clay Olen. Weight, 8 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hampton is the daughter of Danny and Dedi Wieneinger of Jackson. She is self-employed. Hampton is the son of Douglas W. and Bobby Denise Hampton of Ellsinore, Missouri. He is self-employed...
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Fatal crash closes lane of Interstate 55 in Scott County
(Local News ~ 12/09/19)
A vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer resulted in a reportedly fatal crash Monday morning on Interstate 55. The crash occurred in Scott County at about the 89 mile marker. More information will be added as it becomes available.
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