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New dorm named after university supporters
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents announced Friday receipt of a $1.7 million gift from Donald G. and Gloria King LaFerla of Carthage, Mo., in support of students pursuing degrees in health care, technology and education, a university news release said...
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Police, parents discuss ALICE training in Perryville schools
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Several attendees at an informational meeting on the Perry County School District adding ALICE to its emergency operation plan Monday said they thought the gathering was useful. About 75 people attended the event in the Perryville High School gym, which included presentations from Perry County sheriff's deputy Matt Schamburg, Perryville police Sgt. Garrett Schott and Perry County School District 32 communications director Kate Martin...
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Cape police seek help to find missing teen
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
Police are seeking the public's help to find a missing teenager. Breannin F. Arnold was last seen about 6:25 p.m. March 12, walking in the street with friends near Ellis and Maple streets, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Police investigate burglary at Cape Girardeau school
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
Cape Girardeau police are looking for whoever broke into Central Junior High School and stole construction equipment and a laptop computer. About 5:35 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of a burglary at the school, 205 Caruthers Ave., said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Playhouse constructed at Discovery Playhouse on Monday
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com ABOVE: Caleb Daniel, left, Jeramy Goehman, center, and Ryan Brown, below, with Atlas Construction Group work with Eric Bollinger of Montgomery Bank as they finish assembling a playhouse Monday inside the Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Missouri health policy enrollment to miss goal
(State News ~ 04/01/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Last-minute efforts across Missouri were expected to boost the number of consumers gaining coverage through the new federal health insurance law, but organizers said they still don't expect the state to hit anticipated enrollment targets...
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Last-minute health-care applicants face glitches
(National News ~ 04/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- In a flood of last-minute sign-ups, hundreds of thousands of Americans rushed to apply for health insurance Monday, as deadline day for President Barack Obama's overhaul brought long waits and a new spate of website ills. "This is like trying to find a parking spot at Wal-Mart on Dec. 23," said Jason Stevenson, working with a Utah not-for-profit group helping people enroll...
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Summers resigns from Cape council
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
A week before the election that will introduce two new faces to the Cape Girardeau City Council, a familiar one announced his decision to resign from his seat. Trent Summers has been the Ward 3 representative since 2011. He said his decision to step down from that position was made with his family in mind...
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Molina's HR leads Cardinals to 1-0 win over Reds in season opener
(Professional Sports ~ 04/01/14)
CINCINNATI -- Yadier Molina got the loudest boos during pregame introductions. The five-time All-Star catcher got booed again as he rounded the bases for his game-turning homer. On opening day, he was driving them batty in Cincinnati again. Molina broke a seventh-inning tie with a home run and made a pair of slick defensive plays Monday, leading the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Reds...
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Fields remembered for humor, dedication
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
How does a police department replace a beloved veteran like assistant chief Roger Fields? "I don't think you do," Cape Girardeau city manager Scott Meyer said Monday. "... It's going to take multiple people to step into all the roles that Roger was able to play."...
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New Jackson elementary on schedule despite weather delays
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
Despite missing 50 days this winter due to cold, ice and snow, Paul Brockmiller, president of Brockmiller Construction Inc., said construction on Jackson's new elementary school is still poised for completion in spring 2015. The new 105,000-square-foot building, which will sit on 15 acres at 455 N. ...
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Visual Arts Cooperative to pay tribute to late local artist at annual show
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
April's First Friday celebration at The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will have a special meaning and dedication this year: It is dedicated to Herb Wickham. Wickham and his wife, Nancy, a local couple married nearly 58 years, last month passed away just a week apart. ...
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getting ready for farming
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/01/14)
looking at the sun shining in the field.
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sunrise on April 1st
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/01/14)
watching a beautiful sunrise on April fool's day 2014
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Energy Battle Electrifying Midwest
(Submitted Story ~ 04/01/14)
March 31, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Jennifer Gatrel (660) 232-1280 jenny@steelfencing.biz Russ Pisciotta (816) 803-9001 NoTowersHere@gmail.com Energy Battle Electrifying Midwest: The first battle of America's Energy War was fought by Minnesota farmers against a coal-fired, high-voltage transmission line in the 1970s. ...
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Heroes Way Walk
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/01/14)
This is from the Heroes Way Walk 2014
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Cape Central's Duncan McKinley signs letter of intent with North Park University
(Submitted Story ~ 04/01/14)
Duncan McKinley's soccer skills will pay off next year when he enrolls for classes at North Park College on a soccer scholarship! During his time at Cape Central High School, he started all 4 years. Additional honors include: In 2013 Duncan made the All-Tournament Team in the Carbondale Tournament, earned 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-Conference, 3rd Team All-State...
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Jackson golf team repeats at Notre Dame Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/14)
At Monday's Notre Dame Invitational at wind-whipped Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson, the race for the team championship was just as heated as the race for individual medalist. Jackson, led by Eli Pike's 3-over 75 and Hunter Asher's 4-over 76, claimed the team title with a 319, one stroke better than Notre Dame and Poplar Bluff, to claim its second straight Notre Dame Invitational trophy...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/01/14)
Today is Tuesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2014. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On April 1, 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York; Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House speaker...
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Common Core and basic facts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/01/14)
The Common Core State Standard Initiative is a national effort which influences specific teachings in schools. By school year 2014-2015, 85 percent of local school district's choice of curriculum must align with the copyrighted standards. The word ‘curriculum' is defined by www.edglossary.org as the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn; the units and lessons teachers teach; the assignments and projects given to students; the books, materials and readings used in a course; and the tests, assessments, and other methods used to evaluate student learning. ...
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Southeast gymnastics finishes season strong
(Editorial ~ 04/01/14)
The gymnastics team of Southeast Missouri State University finished its season on a positive note. The squad won the Midwest Independent Conference Championship on March 22. Coach Kristi Ewasko spoke about how proud of the team she was and what winning meant to the gymnasts...
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Laws that punish people
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/01/14)
Sometimes I think Republicans try to punish women by inventing new obstacles to abortions when a multitude of restrictions already exist. I've never met anyone who is comfortable with abortions, but they are legal and women who seek them shouldn't be punished. ...
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Speak Out 4/1/14
(Speak Out ~ 04/01/14)
Schools are trying to determine the root of discipline problems? These administrators obviously aren't asking their teachers, as we know what the roots are. One, parents not raising their children to respect others from birth and not holding their children accountable when they do wrong. ...
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Ocean garbage frustrates search for Malaysia Flight 370
(International News ~ 04/01/14)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Sometimes the object spotted in the water is a snarled fishing line. Or a buoy. Or something that might once have been the lid to an ice box. Not once -- not yet at least -- has it been a clue. Anticipation has repeatedly turned into frustration in the search for signs of Flight 370 as objects spotted from planes in a new search area west of Australia have turned out to be garbage. ...
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Koreas trade fire; island residents in shelters
(International News ~ 04/01/14)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells into each other's waters Monday in a flare-up of animosity that forced residents of five front-line South Korean islands to evacuate to shelters for several hours, South Korean officials said...
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Russia pulls back battalion from Ukraine border
(International News ~ 04/01/14)
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea -- Russia pulled back a battalion from along the Ukrainian border Monday in a maneuver that Ukraine called baffling. It also sent its prime minister to Crimea to promise quick funds to improve power supplies, water lines and education on the newly annexed peninsula...
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More mudslide victims found as state seeks new aid
(National News ~ 04/01/14)
DARRINGTON, Wash. -- Estimated financial losses from the deadly Washington mudslide that has killed at least 24 people have reached $10 million, Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday in a letter asking the federal government for a major disaster declaration...
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Congress passes bill to stop cut to Medicare docs
(National News ~ 04/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- With just hours to spare, Congress stepped Monday to finalize legislation to prevent doctors who treat Medicare patients from being hit with a 24 percent cut in their payments from the government. The Senate's 64-35 vote sends a measure to delay the cuts for a year to President Barack Obama, who's expected to sign it quickly. The House passed the measure last week...
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Spring events in Jackson; bicentennial fun abounds
(Column ~ 04/01/14)
April will be another busy month in the city of Jackson. The spring/summer schedule for the recycling center starts on Saturday. It will now be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Saturday. This Saturday schedule will remain in effect through the month of October. Remember to recycle!...
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Sober smartphone app aids boozers' recovery, developers say
(Community ~ 04/01/14)
CHICAGO -- A smartphone app for recovering alcoholics that includes a panic button and sounds an alert when they get too close to taverns helped keep some on the wagon, researchers who developed the tool found. The sober app studied joins a host of others that serve as electronic shoulder angels, featuring a variety of options for trying to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing...
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MMA brain injury risk higher than boxing, report says
(Community ~ 04/01/14)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- About one-third of professional mixed martial arts matches end in knockout or technical knockout, indicating a higher incidence of brain trauma than boxing or other martial arts, according to a new study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine...
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Study: Married folks have fewer heart problems
(Community ~ 04/01/14)
Love can sometimes break a heart, but marriage seems to do it a lot of good. A study of more than 3.5 million Americans finds that married people are less likely than singles, divorced or widowed folks to suffer any type of heart or blood vessel problem...
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Donald Wissman
(Obituary ~ 04/01/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donald E. Wissman, 69, of Perryville died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, Mo. He was born July 6, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jesse and Mary McLain Wissmann. He and Christine Wissman were married Jan. 4, 1991...
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Evelyn Loos
(Obituary ~ 04/01/14)
Evelyn Mae Loos, 80, of Jackson died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Jackson Manor. She was born May 31, 1933, in Scopus, Mo., to Elmer and Mollie Seabaugh Stevens. She and Bobby Loos were married Dec. 18, 1954. Evelyn was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson and Teen Challenge Auxiliary...
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Ethel Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 04/01/14)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Ethel Imogene Crites Lincoln, 85, of Scopus passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Mo...
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Marvin Keene
(Obituary ~ 04/01/14)
Marvin Lloyd Keene Sr., 72, of Birmingham, Ala., passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Birmingham, from complications of diabetes. He was born to the late Lucille and Harold Keene on Dec. 13, 1941, at Sugar Tree Ridge in New Madrid County, Mo. After graduating from Portageville High School in 1960, he worked odd jobs around Cape Girardeau and on the construction of Interstate 55...
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Roger Fields
(Obituary ~ 04/01/14)
Assistant chief of police Roger W. Fields, 50, of Jackson died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 13, 1963, in St. Louis, to Bill Wayne and Bonnie Jean Darden Fields. He and Marsha Ann Shaver were married May 21, 1988, in Cape Girardeau...
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John Dybell
(Obituary ~ 04/01/14)
John S. Dybell, 92, of Jackson went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was born Nov. 30, 1921, in Myslenice, Poland, to John and Katherine Dybel. He married Helen Gonczy in 1944. They would have celebrated their 70th anniversary April 22...
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Missouri redistricting effort aided GOP gains
(State News ~ 04/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When the 2010 census numbers came out, one thing was certain: Missouri would lose a seat in Congress. And because Republican state lawmakers controlled the redistricting process, it was almost equally as certain that the displaced congressman would be a Democrat...
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Southeast Missouri State's Tellor named OVC Player of the Week for baseball
(College Sports ~ 04/01/14)
Southeast Missouri State senior first baseman Matt Tellor was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week after a weekend power display that featured four home runs at Skyhawk Stadium in Martin, Tenn. Tellor belted three home runs against Tennessee Martin in Sunday's 11-1 victory. He accounted for the Redhawks' first five runs of the game with a pair of solo home runs and a three-run blast. He also hit a home run in the series opener, a 13-0 victory...
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Jackson police report 4/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/01/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrest Summonses Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/01/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Arrests Summonses Assault Thefts Property damage Burglary Miscellaneous...
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Interstate 55 reduced in Scott County for bridge inspection
(Local News ~ 04/01/14)
North- and southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform a routine inspection of the bridge over Ramsey Creek. The work will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday on the northbound lanes and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 8 on the southbound lanes, according to a news release from MoDOT...
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High school roundup: Chaffee baseball stops Kelly, improves to 6-0
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State's Krack selected OVC Player of the Week for softball
(College Sports ~ 04/01/14)
Southeast Missouri State junior third baseman Haylee Krack has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for softball after hitting two home runs and batting .750 in the Redhawks' weekend series against Austin Peay. Krack hit a home run in both games of a doubleheader split Saturday, collecting six RBIs in the two games. She also had an on-base percentage of .818 in the three-game series...
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Orson Welles' camera, other items up for auction
(Entertainment ~ 04/01/14)
PHOENIX -- The youngest daughter of director and writer Orson Welles is giving film buffs a chance to buy some of his personal possessions, including a camera, scripts and photos from the set of "Citizen Kane." Beatrice Welles discovered the relics last year in boxes and trunks and decided to put them up for auction. She said her father would have preferred making the memorabilia available to film buffs and fans as opposed to sending them to a museum...
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Out of the past 4/1/14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/01/14)
Gasoline prices have been creeping up in the area since Easter weekend and at most major filling stations in Cape Girardeau have reached 99.9 cents per gallon for regular-leaded. Around 300 Shawnee District Boy Scouts participate in the annual Scout-o-rama at the Arena Building; featured at the event is the Pinewood Derby race...
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Prayer 4/1/14
(Prayer ~ 04/01/14)
O Lord God, thank you for the gift of salvation through your Son Jesus. Amen.
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Big hits elude Scott City baseball team in 6-4 loss to Bernie
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/14)
The Bernie Mules took advantage of their opportunities in the first three innings of Monday afternoon's contest against the Scott City Rams. The Rams (3-4) did not. That timely hitting proved to be the difference as Bernie opened their season with a 6-4 victory...
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Magnitude-8.0 quake strikes northern Chile
(International News ~ 04/01/14)
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A powerful earthquake has struck in the Pacific off Chile's northern region, and authorities have ordered an evacuation of coastal areas in case of a tsunami. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 and struck 61 miles (99 kilometers) northwest of Iquique, Chile, at 8:46 p.m. It hit in an area that has been rocked by numerous quakes over the past two weeks...
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