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SEMO appoints two to managerial boards
(Business ~ 12/27/23)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors made two appointments recently. Brad Sheriff, vice president of finance and administration, was reappointed to the River Campus Board of Managers for a new term expiring Dec. 1, 2026...
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U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company likely to proceed
(Business ~ 12/27/23)
Japan's largest steel company is planning to acquire the United States Steel Corp. (U.S. Steel). On Dec. 18, U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh-based producer that was the world's first billion-dollar corporation, agreed to be sold to Nippon Steel for $14.1 billion in cash...
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Leaders We Lost in 2023: Norman Robert Jr.
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
Norman Robert Jr. was somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades, but within the community he may have had his biggest impact with the Cape Girardeau Jaycees, where he had received the Distinguished Service Award and the JCI Senatorship. Robert died March 26 at the age of 78...
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Shades of Soul's NYE goal: Get people dancing
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
After a break from playing music while helping to raise his family, Bill Shivelbine decided he wanted to get back into it. That was the start of Shades of Soul in 2012. More than a decade later, the band is full of soul and ready to usher in the New Year at Scout Hall in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Museum exhibit features story of Cheryl Scherer, missing since '79
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
A Benton, Missouri, man and Cape Girardeau woman are hoping a new museum exhibit will bring increased awareness for their missing sister. Anthony Scherer and Diane Scherer-Morris were 17 and 14 years old, respectively, when their sister Cheryl Scherer, 19, vanished from a Scott City gas station in 1979...
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Leaders We Lost in 2023: Dr. Charles Cozean
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
An innovative ophthalmologist who was the first to perform a certain type of cataract surgery and held a patent for a particular type of lens, died Jan. 9. Dr. Charles Cozean Jr., according to previous Southeast Missourian reporting, was the first to perform cataract surgery in which a newly developed flexible silicone lens was implanted without having to remove the membrane behind the natural lens. It was deemed by colleagues to be an extraordinarily delicate operation...
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Leaders We Lost in 2023: Kent Bratton
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
Throughout his 20-year career as a city planner at Cape Girardeau City Hall, no one knew the landscape of the city better than Kent Bratton. Bratton died April 27 at the age of 81. "(Bratton) would lay out in his mind what the city could look like, where streets would go or would speak up about where they shouldn't be because he knew so well the lay of the land," said Charlie Herbst, a current Cape Girardeau County commissioner who served on the Cape Girardeau City Council from 2002 to 2010. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2023. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin (, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal...
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Prayer 12-27-23
(Prayer ~ 12/27/23)
Lord Jesus, we worship you, for your name is above all others. Amen.
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The inspiration of Harold Gomes
(Column ~ 12/27/23)
Harold Gomes wanted us all to be brave. "A warrior" is how his sister described him, but one who as "tender" and "authoritative," she said before his funeral Mass. As long as I knew him, he was on a ventilator and in a wheelchair, due to the afflictions of muscular dystrophy. And yet, even in the confines of his illness, he lived so freely...
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The profiteering migrant-industrial complex
(Column ~ 12/27/23)
Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned of "extremely painful" cuts to city services to offset the money going to shelter and feed migrants. But even worse is how the money is being wasted. Migrants complain the prepared meals delivered to them three times a day -- including chicken Alfredo, beef enchiladas and even special halal meals for Muslims -- aren't to their liking or aren't hot enough. They're throwing the food away...
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After recalls and infections, experts say safer eyedrops will require new FDA powers
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
WASHINGTON -- When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you're getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that's passed muster with health regulators. But repeated recalls involving over-the-counter drops are drawing new attention to just how little U.S. officials know about the conditions at some manufacturing plants on the other side of the world -- and the limited tools they have to intervene when there's a problem...
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1-2-3 and counting: Las Vegas weddings could hit record on New Year's Eve thanks to date's pattern
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
LAS VEGAS -- For better or for worse, a wave of couples saying "I do" in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve could set a record for the city's busiest wedding day ever. That's because 12/31/23 is known in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry as a "specialty date," thanks to the repeating 1-2-3 1-2-3 pattern, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported...
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South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is found dead
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie "Parasite," was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use...
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A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
MEXICO CITY -- A top U.S. delegation is to meet with Mexico's president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexican President Andres Manuel L--pez Obrador has said he is willing to help, but also says he wants to see progress in U.S. relations with Cuba and Venezuela, two of the top senders of migrants, and more development aid for the region...
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9 people have died in wild weather in Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials say
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
BRISBANE, Australia -- At least nine people have died in wild weather in the Australian eastern states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday. Three men were killed after a boat with 11 people aboard capsized in rough weather in Moreton Bay off the south Queensland coast on Tuesday, police said...
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Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
ANKARA, Turkey -- The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden's bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. Sweden's accession protocol will now need to be approved in the Turkish parliament's general assembly for the last stage of the legislative process in Turkey. No date has been set...
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Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid. The planes fired guided missiles at the landing ship Novocherkassk, which is moored at a base in the city of Feodosia, Russia's Defense Ministry said. Video on Russian and Ukrainian social media showed an explosion in the port...
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At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation...
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6-year-old boy traveling to visit grandma for Christmas put on wrong Spirit flight
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A 6-year-old boy who left on a flight for the Christmas holiday to visit his grandmother in southwest Florida instead was put on the wrong plane and ended up 160 miles away in Orlando, Florida. When the grandmother, Maria Ramos, showed up on Thursday at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers to greet her grandson who was flying for the first time from Philadelphia, she was told he wasn't on the Spirit Airlines flight...
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Disney says in lawsuit that DeSantis-appointed government is failing to release public records
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to release documents and properly preserve records in violation of Florida public records law...
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Americans ramped up spending during holidays despite some financial anxiety, higher costs
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
NEW YORK -- Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries, according to the latest measure. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.1%, a slower pace than the 7.6% increase from a year earlier, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards...
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Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state's ballot
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
DENVER -- Police said Tuesday they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot...
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Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
(International News ~ 12/27/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza's main telecom provider announced another "complete interruption" of services in the besieged territory...
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Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
(National News ~ 12/27/23)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said one of the U.S. ...
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Fire report 12-27-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/27/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 25 n Medical assists were made at 10:33 a.m. on Barberry Street; 11:07 a.m. on Keystone Drive; 11:56 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 12:44 p.m. on West Cape Rock Drive; 2:02 p.m. on Pioneer Drive; and 6:21 p.m. on Grandview Drive...
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Police report 12-27-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/27/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...
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Bobby Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Bobby Wilson, 37, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in Ullin, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri.
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Dale Steffens
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Dale Edgar Steffens, 83, of Jackson, passed away Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 26, 1940, at Seventy Six, Missouri, to the late Edgar and Olga Fritsche Steffens. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. He graduated from Perryville (Missouri) High School in 1958. Dale was an active member at Hanover Lutheran Church for 30 years. He held several offices throughout his time as a member...
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Bill Skelton
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Billie Franklin Skelton, 78, went to heaven Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, when he passed away from natural causes in his Charleston home. Bill was born Sept. 10, 1945, to Maude and John Skelton in Bloomfield, Missouri. When reflecting about his life and the words for his obituary, he laughed, "I was born, I worked, and then I died." There was no one who could rival his strong work ethic. ...
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Brett Schermerhorn
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Brett R. Schermerhorn, 33, of Friedheim passed away Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1990, in Conrad, Montana, to Eric and Christine Williams Schermerhorn. He and Anna Ayers were married April 19, 2014, in Friedheim. Two daughters were born to their union, Carlee and Darcee...
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Emma Sparks Olson
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Emma Laverne Sparks Olson, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, at her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1935, in Lamar, Arkansas, daughter of Thomas Frank and Augusta Theresa Christine Doerr Sparks. Emma graduated from high school in New Madrid County, Missouri, in 1953 and from Southeast Missouri State University in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. ...
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Carl Koessel Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Carl G. Koessel Jr., 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are pending with McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Douglas Golden
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Douglas Lasher Golden, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 26, 1936, in Urbana, Illinois, to Stephen R. and Virginia Lasher Golden. He graduated high school in Flora, Illinois, and from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture...
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Mary Fowler
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
Mary Fowler, daughter of the late Theon and Marie Schoen Schaefer, was born June 27, 1950, in Kelso, Missouri, and departed her life Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at her home in Scott City at the age of 73 years. She was an Illmo-Scott City High School graduate and a former cook for East Missouri Action Agency in Cape Girardeau...
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Debra Coomer
(Obituary ~ 12/27/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Debra Kay Coomer, 68, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 12/27/23)
(President Joe Biden) believes the purchase of this iconic American-owned company by a foreign entity — even one from a close ally — appears to deserve serious scrutiny in terms of its potential impact on national security and supply chain reliability. ...
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Business application for Cape Girardeau ice cream shop received
(Business ~ 12/27/23)
The City of Cape Girardeau's Community Development Department received an application to open a new ice cream parlor downtown. On Dec. 21, Dawn and Michael Kirby applied to open Victoria's Creamery at 137 Main St. The two Cape Girardeans also own Simply Swirled in Cape Girardeau and Ty's Summer Sno locations in Cape Girardeau and Jackson...
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National gas prices up, local prices dip
(Business ~ 12/27/23)
Fuel prices are rising across the nation, but experts say it's not simply because of the holiday season. GasBuddy's chief petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan said the increase was partly because of Houthi militants in Yemen attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea...
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Out of the past: Dec. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 12/27/23)
The City Council plans to spend much of 1999 gathering public support for continuation of Cape Girardeau's extensive street improvement effort; voters may be asked in November to extend the half-cent sales tax that funds the city's Transportation Trust Fund; voters approved the tax -- earmarked for new road construction, major repairs and street maintenance -- in 1995; it expires Dec. ...
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Sponsored: A message of hope for those dealing with muscle and joint pain
(Insiders Advice ~ 12/27/23)
As we come to the end of the year my hope is that your life over the past 12 months has been filled with happiness, love, laughter, peace and fulfillment. I hope you look back and accept the things you could have done better, celebrate the things you did really well, and plan for a better future...
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SAE spotlight
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
This week's SAE spotlight is Eli Frazier, the son of Roger and Jenny Frazier of Marble Hill. Frazier is a three-year, junior member of the Meadow Heights FFA chapter. He has earned his greenhand and chapter degrees, along with the Star greenhand award in 2021...
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It's all about to change
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
Starting a new year has many people looking at how they can improve their life and make changes, the dreaded or revered New Year's resolution. I love a good resolution as it gives me the opportunity to evaluate what I want to make changes on and how I can improve my life. Let's face it; we can all do better...
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Eyes and ears for a new year
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
Don't count on bold font. Pick up on less obvious hints, reflections, shadows and glints. Telegraphed via hunches, slight nudges and winks. Familiar voice or stranger. Subtle traces in a boring Sunday sermon. Old story, new song, or an odd sequence of events that makes you go, "Hmmm?"...
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Christmas words: Routine
(Local News ~ 12/27/23)
I really enjoy the Christmas season. I especially like putting up the Christmas tree and hanging the decorations. Growing up, we typically began decorating our house the day after Thanksgiving and left the tree and other decorations up until Jan. 1. ...
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