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Jerry Ford to present Great American Songbook concert
(Local News ~ 11/14/23)
Jerry Ford will be singing Great American Songbook standards at a concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, in Shuck Recital Hall at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The concert is called "For the Ladies", and Ford will be singing classic American love songs and be accompanied on piano by Beverly Reece...
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SEMO presents Fall for Dance production
(Local News ~ 11/14/23)
The Southeast Missouri State University Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance production of Fall for Dance will present multiple pieces in a variety of styles beginning Thursday, Nov. 16, in Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau....
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New Riverside Regional Library director introduced to Cape Girardeau County Commission
(Local News ~ 11/14/23)
During their regular meeting Monday, Nov. 13, the Cape Girardeau County commissioners met Riverside Regional Library's new library director. Frankie Lea Hannan brings nearly two decades of previous library experience in Missouri Valley, Iowa; Bellevue, Nebraska; and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to the role...
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Uptown Jackson plays key role in promotion of city
(Column ~ 11/14/23)
Jackson is unique in that our historic business district is referred to as "Uptown". Most cities have a downtown or Main Street area but not too many have the designation of "Uptown". As its centerpiece, our historic uptown area has the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, which is surrounded by historic buildings on the Square, High and Main streets...
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Fitness tracking in the digital age
(B Magazine ~ 11/14/23)
Picture two men, Sam and Jim, jogging along a wooded path in the days before smartphones and wearable technology devices. Sam is measuring his heart rate the old-fashioned way — fingers on his wrist, checking his pulse and counting beats per minute...
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Sponsored: Southeast Missouri State University's new division powers economic, workforce growth
(B Magazine ~ 11/14/23)
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is gearing up to make a significant impact on the regional business community and workforce with its recently established Division of Economic & Workforce Development. Newly named Assistant Vice President of the division, Dan Presson, sheds light on the importance of this initiative and the unique approach SEMO is taking to address the needs of Southeast Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2023. There are 47 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board, including the Marshall University football team and its coaching staff...
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Prayer 11-14-23
(Prayer ~ 11/14/23)
O Almighty God, may we tell others about your magnificent love and kindness. Amen.
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Speak out 11-14-23
(Speak Out ~ 11/14/23)
Trump claimed that Republicans would get tired of winning with him because of his endorsements of GOP candidates. Let's ask Daniel Cameron how that worked out for him. When Trump was elected, all the pundits said we would be at war with Korea, that the Middle East would blow up and Russia and China would flex their muscles. ...
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Fire report 11-14-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 12 n Medical assists were made at 11:02 a.m. on Bloomfield Street; 11:10 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 12:12 p.m. on Campster Drive; 2:13 p.m. on Rodney Vista Boulevard; and 4:49 p.m. on Pioneer Drive...
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Police report 11-14-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests to not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on Independence Street...
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Bobbie Woodard
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
Bobbie Ann Woodard, 91, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Bear Spring, Tennessee, but her family moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, where she started school. Most of her elementary years were spent there and in Cairo, Illinois, but as the family moved, she attended several rural schools before graduating as the only eighth grade student in Miller City, Illinois. Bobbie was also baptized that year in Cairo Baptist Church...
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Brent Walker
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Brent A. Walker, 59, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at Manchester Rehab & Healthcare Center in Ballwin, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Jeffrey Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
PARKER, Colo. — Jeffrey Vernon Volkerding, 63, of Parker, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Parker. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p .m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Mark Tidwell
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
JOPLIN, Mo. — Mark Dwain Tidwell, 61, of Joplin, formerly of Jackson, peacefully passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. He was born June 10, 1962, in Sikeston, Missouri. Mark was employed by Van Matre Buick Company in Cape Girardeau for 28 years. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved collecting St. Louis Cardinals sports memorabilia...
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Edwin Ray
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
GENEVA, Ill. — Edwin Lee "Ed" Ray passed away at 6:24 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, after a long illness complicated by heart, lung and kidney disease. Ed was born Oct. 13, 1945, to Cecil V. and Eloise Wichman Ray at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana...
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Dorothy Pinkston
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
Dorothy Heise Pinkston, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 17, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Elmer T. and Hazel Maevers Heise. She was baptized Sept. 4, 1932, and confirmed May 20, 1945, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills...
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Mary Ann Mathis
(Obituary ~ 11/14/23)
Mary Ann Mathis — beloved Mary Ann — passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the age of 64. She was born March 12, 1959, to her late parents Goldie Imogene Finney and Raymond Grasham in St. Louis. Mary Ann was a Lilbourn (Missouri) High School graduate, Class of '77. On Oct. 22, 1988, she tied the knot with her soul mate, James Mathis. Together, they created a world filled with love and endless laughter. Mary Ann loved her "crazy" husband...
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Births 11/14/23
(Births ~ 11/14/23)
Daughter to Adam and Ashley Metelski of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Name, Cecelia Grace. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Metelski is the daughter of Eugene "Geno" Duerst and Linda Duerst of St. Louis. She works for the Missouri Department of Transportation. Metelski is the son of Elena Saggio of Farmington, Missouri. He is employed by BioKyowa...
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White House hoping Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials expressed hope Monday that this week's highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will produce some concrete results, including the possible reestablishment of military communication between the two nations and a shared effort to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking...
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Paul Pelosi testifies in trial against man accused of attacking him with hammer
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Paul Pelosi recounted publicly for the first time Monday what happened the night he was attacked by a man in the San Francisco home he shares with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, recalling how shocking it was to see a man standing at his bedroom door, then how the man whacked him in the head with a hammer...
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Donald Trump Jr. lauds dad's real estate exploits as ex-president's civil fraud trial begins defense
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump Jr. returned to court Monday as something of a character witness for his father's real estate empire, waxing exuberantly about the former president's "incredible vision" and portfolio of "great, iconic projects" at the New York civil fraud trial now threatening his company's future...
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Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip \-- Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said Monday...
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Supreme Court adopting code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements and leaves compliance entirely to each justice...
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Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce. Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
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Maryanne Trump Barry, former president's older sister and retired federal judge, dies at 86
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
NEW YORK -- Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Donald Trump 's oldest sister, has died at age 86 at her home in New York. Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court...
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Ex-leader David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as Sunak rolls the dice with a shakeup
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
LONDON -- With his country mired in economic doldrums and his party trailing in the polls as an election nears, U.K. leader Rishi Sunak rolled the dice and shook up his government on Monday, appointing former Prime Minister David Cameron to the post of foreign secretary...
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Biden's initial confidence on Israel gives way to complexities, casualties of brutal war
(National News ~ 11/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- In the early days and hours after the horrific Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden spoke with stark declarations and unqualified support for the longtime U.S. ally. Now, a month on, that unambiguous backing has given way to the complexities and haunting casualties of the war, and the Biden administration is imploring Israel to rein in some of its tactics to ease civilian suffering in Gaza...
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Out of the past: Nov. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/14/23)
The Safe House for Women yesterday received a check for $217,500 from the Federal Home Loan Bank to purchase an eight-unit apartment complex in Cape Girardeau; the facility will provide transitional housing for women who are leaving the women's shelter to start new, independent lives...
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Byrd estate creates $1 million endowments for Charleston city, schools
(Submitted Story ~ 11/14/23)
Two $1 million gifts from the estate of James L. Byrd III have established endowments that will forever benefit the City of Charleston and the Charleston R-1 School District. The new funds were announced today at the law office of Reginald E. Young, personal representative of the James L. (Jim) Byrd Estate...
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