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Scott County law enforcement officers being investigated
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force is investigating local law enforcement officers, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter confirmed Thursday. "There is an ongoing investigation into some law enforcement officers," Walter said in a telephone interview Thursday afternoon...
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Safe House for Women's new leaders include familiar faces
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
Safe House for Women has two new people in leadership positions, and both have worked for the agency -- on staff or on as volunteers -- for years. Allison Leonard, director of operations at the agency that serves victims of domestic violence since 2003, now is executive director and Jessica Hill is in the new position of director of development. ...
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Grammy predictions: Macklemore? Kendrick? Jay Z?
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/14)
Kendrick Lamar vs. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Lorde vs. Katy Perry. "Get Lucky" vs. "Blurred Lines" aka Pharrell vs. Pharrell. There are so many tough choices this year at the Grammy Awards, where Jay Z is the top nominee with nine, but may not be the favorite to take the most trophies when the show airs live at 7 p.m. ...
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1 dead, 1 arrested after shooting in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A Marble Hill, Mo., man is dead, and his brother is in custody after a domestic dispute Thursday morning, the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department reported. Deputies responding to a report of a domestic dispute involving a firearm found Jessie Liley, 50, with a gunshot wound, the department reported Thursday...
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William Street evolution: Flurry of activity gives life to historic artery
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
William Street in Cape Girardeau is one of the city's original streets, dating back more than 200 years. Though it shows some bumps and blight, one of the main arteries in the city has continued evolving over the decades. William Street east of Kingshighway appears to be bustling with new commercial activity. Over the last few years, William Street has been host to many business openings, remodels and rehabs...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team maintains OVC momentum with 82-78 victory
(College Sports ~ 01/24/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team "threw the first punch," as Southeast forward Nino Johnson put it, and jumped out to a 25-point lead over Ohio Valley Conference West Division opponent SIU Edwardsville Thursday night at the Show Me Center...
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Boy Scout Troop 5 Selling Pork Butts and Ribs for Super Bowl Sunday!
(Submitted Story ~ 01/24/14)
Boy Scout Troop 5 is selling smoked Pork Butts and Sides of Ribs to raise funds for the Boy Scouts to attend Boy Scout Camp Lewallen in June of this year. The Scouts have timed this fundraiser for the meats to be available the Saturday before the Super Bowl Sunday as many people use them for their game day parties. ...
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Study: New Madrid fault zone alive and active
(State News ~ 01/24/14)
LOS ANGELES -- The New Madrid fault zone in the nation's midsection is active and could spawn future large earthquakes, scientists reported Thursday. It's "not dead yet," said U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Susan Hough, who was part of the study published online by the journal Science...
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Garbage truck crash destroys new fire station
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- A sanitation truck plowed through and destroyed a new fire department meeting and training building Wednesday morning. According to Hornersville Police Chief JoBeth Patterson, the truck from Branum's Disposal Service slammed into the southeast corner of the building and exited the northwest side, clipping the kennels and coming to a stop when it hit the old police department...
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Mo. Senate panel approves income tax cut plan
(State News ~ 01/24/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican plan to cut Missouri income taxes for individuals and businesses won quick approval Thursday from a Senate committee, potentially putting it near the top of the list for Senate debate this year. The legislation would gradually reduce Missouri's top individual income tax rate from 6 percent to 5 percent over a decade. It also would phase in a 50 percent deduction over five years for business income reported on individual income tax returns...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/24/14)
Today is Friday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2014. There are 341 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 24, 1942, the Roberts Commission placed much of the blame for America's lack of preparedness for Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, the Navy and Army commanders...
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Weather memories, and why they are so unreliable
(Column ~ 01/24/14)
So, the polar weather was not quite finished with us. Another blast from the north on the heels of a fine, sunny day that saw temperatures in the 60s. In January. Oh, that's right. It's January. What did we expect? I remember (this is a great way to start -- you know something good is coming) a few winters on Killough Valley over yonder in the Ozark hills. ...
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Thanks to Nell Holcomb school board members
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/24/14)
The week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 has been proclaimed School Board Member Appreciation Week, and on behalf of the administration, faculty and staff, students and parents of the Nell Holcomb R-IV School District, I would like to sincerely thank the following school board members for their dedication, support and work:n Blake Tiemann, president...
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Southeast to recognize athletes at hall of fame dinner
(Editorial ~ 01/24/14)
Southeast Missouri State University will welcome several new members to its hall of fame tonight as the athletics program recognizes the accomplishments of past players and supporters. The hall of fame includes 76 individuals and 15 teams. The 2014 inductees include Eugene Amano, Dan Connolly, Kathleen Hudson, Miles Smith, the Kohlfeld Family and the 1996 volleyball team...
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Prayer 1-24
(Prayer ~ 01/24/14)
O Lord God, may we forgive others as you forgive us. Amen.
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Fungus targeting bats has been found in Mo.
(State News ~ 01/24/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A fungus that has killed millions of bats across the eastern U.S. has landed in western Missouri. The Kansas City Star reported bats afflicted with "white nose syndrome" were found last winter in east-central Missouri, and before that the virus was found among bats in Missouri caves near the Mississippi River. ...
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Missouri Senate panel advances income tax cut plan
(State News ~ 01/24/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican plan to cut Missouri income taxes for individuals and businesses won quick approval Thursday from a Senate committee, potentially putting it near the top of the list for Senate debate this year. The legislation, bill number SB509, would gradually reduce Missouri's top individual income tax rate from 6 percent to 5 percent over a decade. ...
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Violin, clarinet, piano recital
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/14)
A recital featuring Southeast Missouri State University faculty will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Shuck Music Recital Hall at the River Campus. Brandon Christensen on piano, Gabrielle Baffoni on clarinet and Matt Yount on piano will perform the music of Johannes Brahms, J.S. ...
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Cape Girardeau School District doesn't anticipate funding increase
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
By Ruth Campbell ~ Southeast Missourian With Gov. Jay Nixon set to visit Central High School today, Cape Girardeau superintendent James Welker told board members Thursday night the district could get a $1.2 million boost in formula funding -- if Nixon's budget passes the state legislature in Jefferson City, Mo...
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Officer rescues woman from burning home in Mounds, Ill.
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- A police officer rescued a resident from a burning home early Thursday morning, the Mounds Police Department reported. Officer Aubrey Edwards was on routine patrol about 1:30 a.m. Thursday when he noticed smoke coming from a home at 130 S. McKinley St., according to a news release from Chief Lloyd A. Bosecker Jr. of the Mounds Police Department...
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Armed robbery reported on Olive Street
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
Police are investigating a report of an armed robbery late Wednesday night on Olive Street in Cape Girardeau. Two people told police they were walking on Olive Street near Slinger's Nightclub, 820 N. Sprigg St., about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday when a man came up behind them, holding a gun, and demanded money, a Cape Girardeau police spokesman said in an email Thursday...
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Governor to visit Central High today
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
Gov. Jay Nixon will visit Central High School in Cape Girardeau on Friday to discuss his "Good Schools, Good Jobs" plan to continue creating jobs and growing the economy by investing in education, according to information from the governor's office...
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SEMO hosting student aid assistance event
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
Help for filling out financial aid forms for college will be available at the FAFSA Frenzy, set from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Higher Education...
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Cape band goes for bigger gigs from Carbondale music contest
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/14)
Although it's still winter, one local band is getting ready for summer. Cape Girardeau's The Big Idea will perform in a competition Feb. 1 in Carbondale, Ill., for a chance to perform at Summer Camp Music Festival 2014. Since it first began in 2001, the festival in Chillicothe, Ill., has grown to host more than 100 bands and 15,000 attendees during the three-day event...
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Virginia AG to fight state's gay marriage ban
(National News ~ 01/24/14)
RICHMOND, Va. -- In a move that could give gay marriage its first foothold in the South, Virginia's attorney general said Thursday he concluded the state's ban on same-sex unions is unconstitutional and he will join the fight against it. Newly elected Democratic Attorney General Mark R. Herring said he would support gay couples who have filed lawsuits challenging the state's ban...
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Justin Bieber arrest latest sign of trouble
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/14)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- When he debuted five years ago, Justin Bieber was a heartthrob, clean-cut and charming. But a series of troubling incidents have put his innocent image at risk, and none more so than his arrest on driving-under-the-influence charges Thursday...
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Opposition leader urges a cease-fire in Ukraine
(International News ~ 01/24/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- A top opposition leader Thursday urged protesters to maintain a shaky cease-fire with police after at least two demonstrators were killed in clashes this week, but some in the crowd appeared defiant, jeering and chanting "revolution" and "shame."...
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Panel urges an end to NSA phone data spying
(National News ~ 01/24/14)
WASHINGTON -- A government review panel warned Thursday the National Security Agency's daily collection of Americans' phone records is illegal and urged President Barack Obama abandon the program and destroy the hundreds of millions of phone records it has collected...
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Out of the past 1/24/14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/24/14)
In recognition of his long service to the community as an active member of the Jaycees on local and state levels, for his work on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and in assisting the Red Cross and other organizations, Jerry L. Goin was presented the 1988 Distinguished Service Award by the Cape Jaycees last night...
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Births 1/24/14
(Births ~ 01/24/14)
Son to Ryan David and Nicholette Leeann Brant of Chaffee, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Name, Zyris Lee. Weight, 7 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Brant is the former Nicholette Szabelski, daughter of Chris and Jerry Szabelski of Scott City. Brant is the son of Robbie and David Brant of Scott City. He is a deckhand with Luhr Bros...
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Jackson police report 1/24/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summonses...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/24/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Barbara Sneed
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Barbara A. Sneed, 81, of Cairo died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She was born July 14, 1932, in Arkansas, daughter of Jay and Flora Dale Flagg. She married Jack Sneed, who died in 1998. Barbara was a well-known beautician and owner of Barbara's Beauty Shop in Cairo more than 40 years. She and Jack operated Sneed's Cafe in Cairo many years. She was an active member of Mighty Rivers Regional Worship Center in Cairo many years...
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Harriet Schumacher
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Harriet N. Schumacher, 93, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 16, 1920, in Shafer, Minn., to George and Mary Magnuson Turner. She and Lloyd E. Schumacher were married in 1939 in Minneapolis. They had four children...
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Betty Mothershead
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Betty Zook Mothershead, 83, of Scott City died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 24, 1930, in East Prairie, Mo., to Bomar and Myrtle Brotherton Zook. Betty and Hoyt Alvin Mothershead were married Feb. 11, 1951, at First Baptist Church in Sikeston, Mo...
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Dorothy Gibbar
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Dorothy Marie Gibbar, 86, of North Carolina, formerly of Scott City, went to her heavenly home Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, with her daughter by her side. She was born Feb. 1, 1927, in Eldorado, Ill., daughter of Arthur Thomas and Mary M. Nichols. Dorothy married the love of her life, Elvis J. Gibbar. They were married 56 years before his death in 2001...
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Bonnie English
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Bonnie English, 65, of Gordonville died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Herbert and Dorris Blattel Holshouser. She and Roger English were married Feb. 7, 1970, in Cape Girardeau...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys pull away from Advance
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Notre Dame girls basketball team halts Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
Notre Dame girls basketball coach Renee Peters had one task for her team at halftime of its game against Jackson on Thursday night. "Stop Tomsu," Peters said. "She had 15 of their 25 points. I said if one player can do that much damage, then shame on us. We knew coming in that she was going to be their key player."...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team looks to get on track in OVC
(College Sports ~ 01/24/14)
Southeast will try to end a three-game losing streak against Eastern Illinois
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Jackson's Jake Byrd
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
Jackson's Jake Byrd helped the Jackson wrestling team remain perfect on the season as the Indians captured the St. Charles West Invitational.
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Southeast Missouri State tennis team wins season opener
(College Sports ~ 01/24/14)
First-year Southeast Missouri State women's tennis coach Leah Hottois did not have to wait long to pick up her first win with the Redhawks. Southeast claimed the final four singles matches for a 4-3 victory over Nebraska-Omaha in Thursday's season opener in Omaha, Neb...
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Talk to explore roles of women in Civil War
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/14)
Patti House tells tale of 'unwanted, untrained, indispensable' women
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Artifacts 1/24/14
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/14)
The Southeast Missouri Arts Council, 32 N. Main St., in Cape Girardeau will hold a reception for the 14th annual Children's Arts Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7. A display of artwork and poetry by students from 20 regional schools will continue until Feb. ...
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