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US consumer confidence rises in August
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans' confidence in the economy inched closer to a 5 ½-year high on growing optimism that hiring and wages could pick up in coming months. The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 81.5 in August. That's up from a revised reading of 81 in July. And it's just below the 82.1 reading in June, which was the highest since January 2008...
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Missouri AG sues Walgreen Co., claims overcharging
(State News ~ 08/27/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Walgreen Co., accusing the nation's largest pharmacy chain of overcharging customers and using deceptive display advertising and pricing schemes. Koster filed the suit in Kansas City and announced details at a news conference in St. Louis. The suit seeks an injunction forcing the Chicago-based chain to stop the allegedly deceptive practices. It also seeks unspecified fines and damages...
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Mo. Rep. LaFaver resigns after drug arrest
(State News ~ 08/27/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker arrested for possessing marijuana resigned Monday from a Democratic campaign position because of his "embarrassing choices," but he said he will remain in elected office. Rep. Jeremy LaFaver, of Kansas City, said he was driving home Sunday from a weekend meeting of the House Democratic caucus in St. Louis when he was pulled over and arrested on Interstate 70 near Columbia...
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Jury to be imported for Joseph case
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
The murder case against George Joseph was continued Monday to allow time for a lab to process evidence and a jury to be imported from Cole County. Joseph, 48, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the May 30 shooting deaths of his wife, Mary, and 18-year-old son, Matthew, at their home on West Cape Rock Drive...
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Guthrie case continued; psych results pending
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
Attorneys still are awaiting the results of a forensic psychiatric evaluation of a Jackson man facing felony charges after a confrontation with police last year. Lawrence Guthrie, a Gulf War veteran and former Marine, faces charges of domestic assault, armed criminal action and assault on a law enforcement officer in connection with the June 2012 incident...
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Sikeston city councilman dies
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston businessman and community leader Thomas W. Hedrick died Sunday at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was 63. Hedrick, who was serving his second term as a member of the Sikeston City Council, was an original member of the Veterans' Park Committee. He served as past president of the Sikeston Rotary Club and was named to the Sikeston Public Schools Honor Wall...
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The Dread Crew of Oddwood performs at Pitter's
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Dread Crew of Oddwood performs Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at Pitter's Cafe and Lounge in Cape Girardeau. The pirate-themed band from San Diego blends Heavy Metal, Celtic Folk and Progressive Rock which they proclaim is a new genre: Heavy Mahogany....
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New Madrid woman remains missing
(State News ~ 08/27/13)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The search continues for an 83-year-old Southeast Missouri woman missing since last week. Eighty-three-year-old Barbara Stoffer of New Madrid was last seen the afternoon of Aug. 20. She is 5-foot-2 and weighs 120 pounds with gray hair. Stoffer drives a green 1993 Volvo with Missouri license plate number 073-RYW...
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Cape school board keeps tax rate stable
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
The Cape Girardeau School Board on Monday unanimously approved a total tax rate of 4.1567 cents per $100 valuation, keeping the rate the same as it has been the past several years. Assistant superintendent of support services Neil Glass said the district promised voters when it went for a bond issue in April 2010 that the initiative would not increase taxes...
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First day back at Southeast Missouri State University
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Evan Johnston of Jackson, a freshman majoring in computer science at Southeast Missouri State University, checks a campus website on the first day of the fall semester Monday. Academic Hall is closed as renovation of the building continues....
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Sabreliner's union employees agree to contract
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A possible strike has been averted at a major Perry County factory. A contract between Sabreliner Corporation and Teamsters Local Union No. 600 was ratified at about 10 a.m. Saturday, said James N. Foster, Sabreliner's attorney. The agreement came after more than a month of negotiation and prevented a possible strike of the union members who make up much of Sabreliner's workforce...
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Court sets arguments in Ill. concealed-carry case
(State News ~ 08/27/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Gun rights advocates trying to force a ruling to make Illinois' concealed-carry law take immediate effect will have to wait at least more than a month for the decision from a federal appeals court. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments on the issue for Oct. 3, though it's unclear how soon the Chicago-based court might then issue a ruling...
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Rodeo clown says comments not meant to offend
(State News ~ 08/27/13)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- A rodeo clown who provided commentary while another clown wore a President Barack Obama mask during a show at the Missouri State Fair said he has received death threats and never intended to offend anyone. "I didn't do this to do any hating on anyone. I did this to be funny. I did it to be a joke," Tuffy Gessling told KCTV...
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Weather service warns of heat wave later this week
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
The National Weather Service warned Monday that a "significant and extended" heat spell will blanket the region this week after a summer of cooler-than-normal temperatures. In a special weather statement, the weather service said a dome of high pressure will allow hot and humid conditions to build, brining highs above 90 degrees by midweek and heat indexes above 100 degrees by the holiday weekend, and likely into early next week...
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Murder suspect to get a different attorney
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
A Cape Girardeau man accused of gunning down two of his neighbors had his case continued Monday to allow time for a change of attorney. Two public defenders have represented Kenneth Bell, who faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action...
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Rose garden could be moved to expanded Murtaugh Park
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
The city of Cape Girardeau wants to bring more attention to two of its lesser known parks. Murtaugh Park and the Melvin Gateley Rose Garden are two of the city's smallest parks that honor two notable figures in Cape Girardeau's history. Murtaugh Park, near the intersection of William and Main streets, was named after the Rev. James A. Murtaugh. He became head of St. Vincent's College in 1911 and was one of the city's civic leaders...
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Cape Girardeau County use tax won't be on November ballot
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners on Monday decided that a use-tax question will not appear on the November ballot. The commission will continue considering whether to place a question on the ballot in April. Associate Commissioner Charlie Herbst said input during a public hearing Friday and encouragement from chamber of commerce directors in Cape Girardeau and Jackson to wait to put a use tax to a vote are reasons the commission decided not to take action...
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More signs of 'Gone Girl' appear in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/27/13)
There are more indications Cape Girardeau could be a filming location for 20th Century Fox's feature film "Gone Girl." A person involved with the production visited a local business about doing design work Monday, and a moving truck and two trailers connected to the motion-picture industry are in a parking lot along Independence Street...
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Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/27/13)
This is a night photo of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
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Shawnee Hosts Book Signing for Popular Author
(Submitted Story ~ 08/27/13)
Shawnee Hosts Book Signing for Popular Author - Sept. 9th Maureen Hughes, Author of "The Sins of the South" is coming to Shawnee Community College on Monday, September 9th. She will be presenting her story to all SCC faculty, staff, students, and to the general public...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2013. There are 126 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions; the resulting tidal waves in Indonesia's Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java and Sumatra...
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Warning sirens
(Editorial ~ 08/27/13)
It's beneficial for communities in this area to have emergency warning sirens. Severe weather comes quickly, and alerts to those in the path of a storm or other emergency may save lives. Storms in recent years have produced significant destruction. It's heart-wrenching to see homes destroyed and people's photos and other items in disarray...
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Concerns over sirens
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/27/13)
I cannot believe what I just read in our newspaper about Cape Girardeau wanting to give part of our casino money to all the surrounding towns around us for storm warning sirens. In the first place, we don't have enough of them here. I know people here who cannot hear the ones we have. Are these other cities going to help repair and maintain the damage to our streets that the extra casino traffic causes? Of course not...
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Speak Out 8/27/13
(Speak Out ~ 08/27/13)
I enjoy Tunes at Twilight immensely. Thank you to everyone who makes this special event happen. It's one of my favorite things about Cape Girardeau. Joe Sullivan spends a lot of time promoting activities he wants other people to actually implement. Good for him, sort of. If he really wanted to see a giant Missouri flag over Cape Girardeau, why doesn't he donate some of the money he earned? If he had a flag, I'd bet it would be easier to find a place to hang it. Why not on the KFVS tower?...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit made against Paula Deen
(Entertainment ~ 08/27/13)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A federal judge signed off Monday on a deal to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen. A civil lawsuit accusing the former Food Network star and her brother of race discrimination and sexual harassment was officially dismissed when U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. in Savannah approved a deal reached by attorneys in the case last week...
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No copays, easier pills may reduce blood pressure
(Community ~ 08/27/13)
CHICAGO -- New research suggests giving patients easier-to-take medicine and no-copay medical visits can help drive down high blood pressure, a major contributor to poor health and untimely deaths nationwide. Those efforts were part of a big health care provider's eight-year program, involving more than 300,000 patients with high blood pressure. ...
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Mizzou program connects medical students with rural areas
(Community ~ 08/27/13)
One Missouri university is doing its part to combat the physician shortage in rural areas across the state. The University of Missouri School of Medicine offers a Summer Community Program that gives medical school students the opportunity to work side by side with physicians for eight weeks in rural communities, to encourage the students to consider practicing in these smaller, underserved areas. The program is part of the school's Rural Track Pipeline program...
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Births 8/27/13
(Births ~ 08/27/13)
Daughter to Timothy L. Criddle and Cora Williams of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 2:21 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Name, Teela Larie. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Ms. Williams is the daughter of Cindy and Rodney Uhrhan of Scott City and Claude and Traci Williams of Foley, Mo. She is employed by Southeast. Criddle is the son of Gene and Mary Criddle of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Procter & Gamble...
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Out of the past 8/27/13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/27/13)
Nearly $40,000 has been spent on the Vision 2000 strategic planning effort for Cape Girardeau during the last 15 months; much of that has been spent on operational and salary costs associated with the Vision 2000 office in city hall. Work may soon begin on transforming the old Saint Francis Hospital building at Good Hope and Pacific streets into a low-cost, full-service senior citizen housing complex and day-care center; a spokesman for Health Care Development in Perryville, Mo., said the facility could be open within 90 days after the work is started.. ...
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Jackson fire report 8/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/27/13)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Monday: * An emergency medical service call on Court Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/27/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/27/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Gladys Nenninger
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Gladys Kathleen Nenninger, 93, of Leopold entered into eternal life Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, surrounded by family at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill, Mo. Born on Dec. 25, 1919, in Drum, Mo., she was the daughter of Freeman Charles and Nellie Columbia Mabrey Markham...
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Doris Grigsby
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Doris Marie Grigsby, 79, of Tamms died Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 26, 1934, in Grand Chain, Ill., daughter of Roy and Violet Ablett Minor. Doris loved to cook, collected cookbooks, and was known for her potato salad. She was a waitress at The Goose Pit. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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Robert Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Robert Dale Brown, 71, of McClure died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at his home. He was born March 21, 1942, in McClure, to Samuel Donner and Henrietta Kipp Brown. He and Betty Kiehne were married Sept. 1, 1963. Dale was a 1960 graduate of Shawnee High School. ...
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Jonathan Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Jonathan Charles Brown, 39, of McClure died Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, in McClure. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with Mike Harvell officiating. Burial will be in Barks Chapel Cemetery...
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Health beat: Protect yourself and your child from chickenpox
(Community ~ 08/27/13)
Chickenpox is a contagious disease. You or your child may be at risk if you have never had chickenpox or gotten the vaccine. Chickenpox causes a blisterlike rash, itching, tiredness and fever. This can make you feel sick and very uncomfortable and cause you to miss a week of school or work...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team looks to continue revival
(College Sports ~ 08/27/13)
It hasn't taken Julie Yankus long to revive the once-proud Southeast Missouri State volleyball program that had fallen on hard times. Yankus' second season as the Redhawks' coach last year resulted in their first 20-win campaign since 2007. The 2012 Redhawks went 21-13, won the Ohio Valley Conference West Division title and finished second in the overall conference standings with a 12-4 mark...
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Redhawks' Iago helps family of slain former teammate
(College Sports ~ 08/27/13)
The recent tragedy in Oklahoma that saw Australian baseball player Christopher Lane shot and killed while out for a run hit especially close to home for three incoming Southeast Missouri State baseball players. Junior college transfers Tyler Iago, Ryan Lenaburg and Greg Mosel all played with Lane during the 2012 season at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla...
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Chemical arms use in Syria an 'obscenity,' Kerry says
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signaling that Bashar Assad's regime was responsible...
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Craig's grand slam vaults Cardinals into sole possession of first place
(Professional Sports ~ 08/27/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals needed a big hit with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning on Monday night. Fortunately for them, they had Allen Craig at the plate. Craig hit his first career grand slam, helping the Cardinals rally for an 8-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds...
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Egyptian Islamist groups seeking truce with army
(International News ~ 08/27/13)
CAIRO -- Two former militant groups offered to call off street protests if the government agrees to ease its pressure on Islamists, a move that underscores how a onetime strong Islamist movement now is bowing to an unprecedented crackdown by security authorities...
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Startups gaining more appeal as some Japan Inc. names fade
(International News ~ 08/27/13)
TOKYO -- In a shabby back-alley office in Shibuya, a Tokyo district known for youth culture and tech ventures, defectors from corporate Japan are hard at work for a little known company they fervently believe will be the country's next big manufacturing success...
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Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods plunge
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
WASHINGTON -- Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods fell sharply last month as demand for commercial aircraft plummeted and businesses spent less on computers and electrical equipment. Manufacturing continues to struggle and could prevent economic growth from picking up in the July-September quarter...
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Purchase to create second-biggest stock exchange
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
NEW YORK -- Stock exchange operator BATS Global Markets is buying Direct Edge to create the nation's second-biggest stock exchange. The new company will account for about 21 percent of the approximately 6.5 billion shares traded daily on exchanges, according to BATS. It would leapfrog over the Nasdaq and rank behind the New York Stock Exchange...
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Testimony emotional as jury weighs Hasan's fate
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
FORT HOOD, Texas -- A soldier left for dead after being shot in the head. A widow whose two sons won't have their father to take them fishing or teach them how to be gentlemen. A grieving father who includes himself and his unborn grandson in the death toll of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood...
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$2 million bail set in beating death of World War II veteran
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A 16-year-old Spokane boy was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday and will be tried as an adult in connection with last week's beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran. A second teen was arrested in the case early Monday morning...
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Wildfire closing in on Bay area's water source
(National News ~ 08/27/13)
TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. -- A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco's famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted...
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Prayer 8/27/13
(Prayer ~ 08/27/13)
Lord God, we proclaim your righteousness, for you are our glorious Father in Heaven. Amen.
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