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Putting a 'Scare' into the riverfront fall festival
(Local News ~ 10/27/23)
A scarecrow contest was among the many activities featured at the second annual Riverfront Fall Festival held Saturday, Oct. 21, in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Hiring fair slated for Monday in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/27/23)
Southeast Missouri State University and the local Missouri Job Center will host what's being called "a drive through hiring" event from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30. The location is the SEMO parking lot at 920 Broadway, across the street from Burrito-Ville restaurant...
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'Coming back to the roots' music show scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3
(Local News ~ 10/27/23)
Those with roots in Southeast Missouri seem to come back. This is true for musical and visual artist Samuel P, as well as Ashley Byrne, who is also a musician. Samuel is a hip-hop artist who graduated from Jackson High School in 2007. He has since moved and made roots with his music in St. Louis...
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New book from Jackson author
(Local News ~ 10/27/23)
Jackson author Sarah Geringer recently published her latest book, "Hope for the Hard Days: 100 Encouraging Devotions". This is Geringer's seventh book of Christian nonfiction and is a compilation of devotional writing from her blog on her website, sarahgeringer.com...
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Southeast Missouri Sports Massage relocates from Marble Hill to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/27/23)
Marjorie Eddleman founded Southeast Missouri Sports Massage earlier this year based on experiences she had gone through with her own injuries and recovery. "I've had elbow tendonitis, I've thrown out a hamstring, even lower back issues, (and) I have seen firsthand how massage therapy has helped improve those issues," she said. ...
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New House Speaker wins accolades from Jason Smith
(Local News ~ 10/27/23)
Area congressman Jason Smith, who rose earlier this year to one of the most powerful roles in the U.S. House, is on record praising the lower chamber's new leader, Louisiana GOP congressman Mike Johnson. Johnson, 51, was elected on the first ballot Wednesday, Oct. 25, by a 220-209 vote to become the 56th speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
Today is Friday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2023. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.)...
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Have a safe, fun Halloween -- and don't forget the toothbrush!
(Editorial ~ 10/27/23)
For many children, the favorite days list probably goes 1. Christmas, 2. birthday and 3. Halloween. (Come to think of it, the list might not be all that different for many adults.) Favorite day or not, Halloween is upon us, and before hordes of little Taylor Swifts, Barbies, Spidermans and Black Panthers head out in their pursuit of all things sweet, a few notes of caution are worthwhile...
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No populists in sight in the world of politics
(Column ~ 10/27/23)
In the grand ballroom of American politics, Democrats have long waltzed to the melody of progressivism while ridiculing Republicans' preference for outdated tax-cut tunes. Ironically, they don't want to pay for their style of big government with higher taxes on ordinary Americans, which their expansionary ambitions would require. Instead, they loudly proclaim that they want to tax the rich. It remains to be seen how true this is...
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Prayer 10-27-23
(Prayer ~ 10/27/23)
O Father God, may we be grounded in your Holy Word and take hope in your promises. Amen.
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Fire report 10-27-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 25 n Medical assists were made at 10:13 a.m. on Patricia Street; 12:13 p.m. on Doctors Park Drive; and 11:03 p.m. on Whitener Street. n At 11:15 a.m., fire alarm on Bloomfield Road...
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Police report 10-27-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Thefts n Second-degree burglary was reported on Whitener Street. n Shoplifting was reported on Siemers Drive. n Theft from a vehicle was reported on North Main Street...
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Indictment: Missouri not-for-profit director stole millions from program to feed needy kids
(State News ~ 10/27/23)
ST. LOUIS -- The executive director of a Missouri not-for-profit stole millions of dollars from a program intended to provide meals for low-income children, according to a federal indictment announced Thursday. Connie Bobo, 44, of St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted on three counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft and two counts of obstruction of an official proceeding...
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Carjacking call led police to chief's son who was wanted in officers' shooting
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John Drake Jr. had been on the run for days when he showed up in a ski mask in a Nashville neighborhood and asked a woman for a ride in her car. His face was all over "wanted" notices, a suspect in the shooting and wounding of two police officers near Nashville, where his father is the police chief. When the woman said she didn't have enough gas, Drake Jr. pulled out a pistol and stole her car...
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Grand jury indicts Illinois man on hate crime, murder charges in attack on Muslim mom, son
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
JOLIET, Ill. -- A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son was indicted Thursday by an Illinois grand jury. The eight-count indictment against Joseph Czuba, 71, tracks the charges that were filed soon after the fatal stabbing of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, and the wounding of Hanaan Shahin on Oct. 14. Authorities said the victims were targeted because of their Muslim faith...
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Biden meets with Johnson at the White House to discuss aid for Israel and Ukraine
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden met with new House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the White House on Thursday to discuss his request for nearly $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other national security needs. Johnson, a staunch conservative aligned with Donald Trump, has shown little interest in providing additional money from Congress to support Ukraine in its war against Russia. ...
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Ohio woman indicted on murder charges in deaths of at least four men, attorney general says
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio woman has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of at least four men in the capital city of Columbus, the Ohio attorney general said Wednesday, though investigators believe there are more victims. Rebecca Auborn, a 33-year-old from Columbus, is accused of meeting men for sex before fatally drugging them and then robbing them, state Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement...
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US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week...
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China's former Premier Li Keqiang dies at 68
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
BEIJING -- Former Premier Li Keqiang, China's top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68. Li was China's No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business, but was left with little authority after President Xi Jinping made himself the most powerful Chinese leader in decades and tightened control over the economy and society...
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico's resort city of Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping aid would come quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis...
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Judge says Georgia's congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
ATLANTA -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia's congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority districts in Georgia's 56-member state Senate and five new Black-majority districts in its 180-member state House...
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US economic growth accelerated to strong 4.9% rate last quarter
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. The Commerce Department said the economy expanded last quarter at the fastest pace in nearly two years -- and more than twice the 2.1% annual rate of the previous quarter...
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GM, Stellantis in talks with UAW to reach deals that mirror Ford's
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
DETROIT -- General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis met with United Auto Workers bargainers Thursday to see whether they can reach a contract agreement that mirrors a deal signed with crosstown rival Ford. Nearly 17,000 striking workers at Ford left the picket lines when the agreement was announced Wednesday night and will return to work shortly. About 57,000 Ford workers still have to vote on the tentative pact...
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Palestinians plead 'stop the bombs' at United Nations meeting; Israel insists Hamas must be 'obliterated'
(International News ~ 10/27/23)
UNITED NATIONS -- "Stop the bombs and save lives!" the Palestinian ambassador pleaded at an emotional U.N. meeting Thursday on the war in Gaza. But Israel's envoy was adamant, declaring again, "We will not rest until Hamas is obliterated." The war sparked by Gaza's Hamas rulers' surprise attacks on Israel on Oct. ...
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Israeli troops briefly raid northern Gaza to 'prepare' for an expected full-scale incursion
(International News ~ 10/27/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight, the military said Thursday, engaging with Hamas fighters and targeting anti-tank weapons in order to "prepare the battlefield" before an expected ground invasion. The third Israeli raid since the war began came after more than two weeks of devastating airstrikes that have left thousands dead, and more than 1 million displaced from their homes, in the small, densely-populated territory...
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Maine residents stay home amid massive search for suspect
(National News ~ 10/27/23)
LEWISTON, Maine -- Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes for a second night Thursday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history...
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Out of the past: Oct. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 10/27/23)
The Southeast Missourian's web staff will offer beginning Internet training in November and December; the class is designed for beginners who want to learn more about the Internet and the World Wide Web; the newspaper's web crew has taught more than 1,000 people since first offering Internet training in spring 1997; the training is co-sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University, and classes will be held in Dempster Hall...
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8th Grade Saints Program at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Story ~ 10/27/23)
It is an annual tradition for the 8th grade students to have a Saints Program at Guardian Angel School. It is usually within a week of All Saints Day. This year it was given on Thursday, October 26 in Guardian Angel Church following the 8 am Mass and the praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet...
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