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Cape Girardeau man faces weapons-related charges
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
A Cape Girardeau man was booked into Cape Girardeau County jail Tuesday, Nov. 28, following six weapons-related charges. Bryan Depree was issued a $100,000 cash bond following charges of first-degree domestic assault; first-degree assault or attempt; two counts of unlawful use of a weapon; and two counts of armed criminal action...
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Cape Girardeau woman charged in stabbing incident
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
A Cape Girardeau woman has been charged with armed criminal action and second-degree domestic assault following a stabbing Monday, Nov. 27. According to online court documents, Dequilla Myishay Williams, 23, is accused of stabbing a man in the back with a knife, possibly puncturing his lung. The victim was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Sharing 25 years of recipes
(Community ~ 11/30/23)
Happy 25th birthday to this recipe column. When I started writing this column, I could not imagine I would still be doing it 25 years later. I had a baby and a toddler at home, along with my full-time job and decided to take on this column. Our children have grown up during this time, and now we have two grandchildren, and the recipe column continues into a new time in our lives...
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'Importance of Being Earnest' coming to River Campus
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
A production of the British farce "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, will open Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The play is set in 1895 Victorian London and follows two gentlemen bachelors, Jack and Algernon, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. ...
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NBA champion Adrian Branch to speak at First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
Adrian Branch, an ESPN college basketball analyst and 1987 NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, will present at First Friday Coffee on Friday, Dec. 1. His speech will be called a "Fourth Quarter Pep Talk". Branch had previously visited Cape Girardeau to present to schools and church groups as a motivational speaker in 2016 and 2019...
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McClanahan's Recipe Swap celebrates 25 years
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
Saturday, Dec. 2, marks the 25th anniversary of Susan McClanahan writing the food column "Recipe Swap" in the Southeast Missourian. McClanahan said the original plan for the column was for readers to have a place to swap recipes back and forth. "The idea was people could write in requests for a recipe and then we would put that request out and then people could respond," McClanahan said. ...
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Bell-ringers needed for Salvation Army red kettles
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
The Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau is sounding the alarm on its need for bell-ringers as it struggles to find people willing to help. The organization is looking for in-person adult bell-ringers for six locations in Cape Girardeau County. "We desperately need bell-ringers," Salvation Army Capt. ...
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20th annual Old Town Cape Downtown Holiday Open House this weekend
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
Old Town Cape will host its annual Downtown Holiday Open House over two days this year, Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2. Guests are invited to visit downtown Cape Girardeau to experience the spirit of the holidays while supporting local businesses...
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Ex-wife of injured man arrested, charged with armed criminal action
(Local News ~ 11/30/23)
Cape Girardeau Police Department detectives have arrested the ex-wife of a man who was found last week with life-threatening injuries. Cynthia Perry, 45, of Frohna, Missouri, was taken into custody Wednesday, Nov. 29. She was charged with second-degree domestic assault and felony armed criminal action...
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Sponsored: These bleachers are killing my back and knees
(Insiders Advice ~ 11/30/23)
Do you find yourself saying things like: "These bleachers are killing my back"; or "I wish I could get down on the floor again"; or "I want to get back to walking"? You've tried taking medications to stop the pain but it just covers it up. You've tried steroid injections but they don't last. You've been told you need surgery, or maybe you've had surgery in the past and you don't want to go that route...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2023. There are 31 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 2013, actor Paul Walker star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles. Walker was 40...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Tomlin Insurance Group
(Shop Local ~ 11/30/23)
Tomlin Insurance Group is an award-winning insurance broker in Jackson, MO, offering a range of life and health products in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Tomlin Insurance Group was founded in the late 1970s by Michael Tomlin and, over the next four decades, grew to include dozens of agents working throughout 24 states. After Mike passed away in 2021, his son Josh stepped in to carry on the family business into the future...
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Prayer 11-30-23
(Prayer ~ 11/30/23)
Lord God, today we celebrate with expectation and hope and know Jesus will return one day. Amen.
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Has the Democratic Party been led astray by progressives?
(Column ~ 11/30/23)
According to a recent poll conducted by the Democratic firm, Blueprint, only 5% of Americans say that Joe Biden is "far more conservative than me." Ask yourself, what percentage of Democratic activists, liberal TV hosts, White House staffers, liberal think tankers and donors believe that Biden is "far more conservative" or even "somewhat more" conservative than they are? I'd be shocked if the number wasn't closer to 90%...
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Finding meaning in a broken world
(Column ~ 11/30/23)
She was a refugee from Somalia, where she was subject to genital mutilation. A man she worked with on a documentary was killed, and she was warned she was next. Activist and former Dutch politician Aayan Hirsi Ali was born a Muslim and later an atheist. She recently converted to Christianity. Her testimony ought to be listened to and she and her family prayed for...
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The state of the US economy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/23)
How are you doing? Let's look at the state of the U.S. economy. How's inflation? Latest figures are 3.2%. 40 years ago, under Reagan it was 3.9%. How about unemployment? Currently 3.9%. Forty years ago, 8.3%. The most often quoted measure of stock market performance, the DJIA is near record highs...
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Medical pros and suicide rates
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/23)
Health care workers and suicide rates are becoming an increasing concern and have been described as epidemic. U.S. population 12/100,000. Physician 13/100,000. Nurses 16/100,000. Even medical assistants 21/100,000. This is tragic and hospitals and government institutions haven't begun to address the root cause...
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Out of the past: Nov. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/23)
Spectators, five to 10 deep in some places, lined the route from Capaha Park down Broadway to Main Street last evening for the annual Christmas Parade of Lights sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association; with temperatures at parade time reaching nearly 70 degrees, many of the spectators stood in short-sleeved shirts and a few in shorts; B.W. Harrison was grand marshal for the parade, the largest in its six-year history with 118 entries...
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Fire report 11-30-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 27 n Medical assists were made at 7:57 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 11:27 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road; and 5:19 p.m. on Louis Street. n At 9:35 a.m., fire alarm on William Street...
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Police report 11-30-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. Assaults n First-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action were reported on North Frederick Street...
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Jerry Schreiner
(Obituary ~ 11/30/23)
DE SOTO, Mo. — Jerry Mac Schreiner, 83, of De Soto, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at his home. He was born March 31, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Irvin T. and Clara E. Wilkening Schreiner. He was a 1957 graduate of Oak Ridge High School...
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Martin Robinson
(Obituary ~ 11/30/23)
Martin E. "Bud" Robinson peacefully passed to Heavenly rest Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. He was born Jan. 12, 1930, and married Roberta E. Grossheider on June 6, 1953. Martin was a lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church and a member of the Trinity Men's Club. ...
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Bob McLane
(Obituary ~ 11/30/23)
Thomas R. "Bob" McLane, 81, of Oak Ridge passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the home of his daughter in Oak Ridge. He was born Aug. 23, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Kennett and Elois Drum McLane. He and Karen Darlene Scheper were married May 24, 1969, at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. Three children were born to their union, Chuck, Heath and Mary...
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Kay Karen McBride
(Obituary ~ 11/30/23)
PADUCAH, Ky. — Kay Karen McBride, 84, passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, after a prolonged illness. Kay was born in Cape Girardeau in April of 1939, to parents J.W. "Brownie" McBride and Dorothy Price McBride. Kay spent her entire life living in the family's hometown of Cape Girardeau, and was a 1958 graduate of Cape Central High School...
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Eston Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 11/30/23)
PATTON, Mo. — Eston James Mayfield, 75, of Patton passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at his home. He was born June 3, 1948, in Paget Parish, Bermuda, to Eston and Elsie Woodmoore-Mayfield. Eston and Valerie McCarty married Aug. 15, 1971, at First Baptist Church in Devonshire, Bermuda. She survives him in Patton...
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Eston Livingston
(Obituary ~ 11/30/23)
Eston Frazier Livingston, 50, of Whitewater passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family after a six-year battle with glioblastoma. Eston was born May 24, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, son of Don and Donna Jones Livingston. He and Tracy McCormick were married July 10, 1993, at First General Baptist Church in Jackson. Their union blessed them with two children, Kaycee and Weston...
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Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce after Hamas frees 16 hostages
(International News ~ 11/30/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israel released more Palestinian prisoners early Thursday after Hamas freed 16 hostages in the last such swap under the current Gaza truce as international mediators raced to strike a deal to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel's air and ground offensive...
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Ukraine insists it sees no sign of NATO war fatigue even as fighting, weapons supplies stall
(International News ~ 11/30/23)
BRUSSELS -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba insisted Wednesday that NATO allies are showing no sign of war fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia and take back occupied territory. Speaking to The Associated Press, Kuleba also said that President Vladimir Putin is miscalculating if he sees any value in keeping his forces in Ukraine at least until presidential elections in the United States in a year's time, which could usher in a new administration...
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Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars, trucks
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
DETROIT -- Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines...
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Rosalynn Carter eulogized before family, friends
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
PLAINS, Ga. -- Her frail husband a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born, forever their home base as they climbed to the White House and traveled the world for humanitarian causes...
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Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated, experts said. That's just one of a set of seemingly contradictory conditions facing climate negotiators who this week gather in Dubai for marathon United Nations talks that include a first-ever assessment of how well the world is doing in its battle against global warming. ...
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Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a fatal US Air Force crash of the aircraft
(International News ~ 11/30/23)
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into waters off the southern coast during a training mission, officials said Thursday. Tokyo has also asked the U.S. military to stop all Ospreys operating in Japan except for those searching for victims of crash...
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US life expectancy rose last year, but remains below pre-pandemic level
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
NEW YORK -- U.S. life expectancy rose last year -- by more than a year -- but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to the waning pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said Wednesday. But even with the large increase, U.S. life expectancy is only back to 77 years, 6 months -- about what it was two decades ago...
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Lawmakers can 'vote their conscience' on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office. "We're going to allow people to vote their conscience," Johnson said...
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
(National News ~ 11/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100...
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Pope Francis is still having trouble breathing due to lung inflammation, Vatican says
(International News ~ 11/30/23)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is still having trouble breathing as a result of a lung inflammation that forced him to cancel his scheduled address at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai and to delegate the reading of his weekly catechesis lesson and other remarks to aides, the Vatican said Wednesday...
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