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Raisin' in the sun: So far, so good for the region's corn, other crops
(Local News ~ 06/20/14)
Row crops and yields this year are looking good so far, but that could change as soon as the weather does. A slow start on planting because of cool wet weather doesn't seem to have affected Missouri farmers' crops too much, but a wetter-than-usual May brought disease damage to some who farm wheat, experts say...
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High-flying hobby: Model airplane pilots to gather next weekend
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
The area's second big air show of late will start Thursday and run through the weekend at Galaxy Air Field north of Cape Girardeau off State Highway 177, where about 100 model airplane pilots from around the nation will demonstrate their skills. But the planes will not be the smallish, "buzzy" types with which most people are familiar. They will be "3D" models, running to wing spans of six to eight feet, with propellers from 16 to 28 inches in diameter...
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'Right to farm' opponents rally
(State News ~ 06/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Opponents of a Missouri ballot measure that would create a "right to farm" asserted Thursday the proposed constitutional amendment could make it harder to enforce environmental regulations against corporate farms. More than 50 people representing a mixture of family farmers, animal welfare activists and environmentalists rallied at the Missouri Capitol in opposition to Constitutional Amendment 1 on the August ballot...
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Locks of Love
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/20/14)
Kacie Daigger,10,of Scott City donated 10" of her hair to Locks of Love for the second time in 4 yrs. Stylist Cortney Stubenrauch with Style Studio in Scott City provided her hair cut. She made the donation in memory of her Grandma, Donna Daigger, and Grandpa, Kenny Cavaness, who both passed away due to cancer. Helping others is something Kacie is very passionate about and feels this is her way of doing just that. She is the daughter of Dylan Daigger and April Cavaness of Scott City...
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The Budweiser Clydesdales
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/20/14)
The Budweiser Clydesdale stopped by Cape for a few hours.
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ESPY winner Kyle Maynard to speak Saturday at Semoball Awards
(High School Sports ~ 06/20/14)
Ozzie Smith, the scheduled keynote speaker for the 2014 Semoball Awards, will attend the funeral of friend and fellow Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Gwynn on Saturday, and will not be available to speak at the event.
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Judge candidates answer questions at public forum
(Local News ~ 06/20/14)
Voters curious to learn more about the candidates for the 32nd Circuit Court and Associate Circuit Court stopped by Dexter Bar-B-Que on Thursday night to listen to the five men participate in a public forum at a meeting of the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club...
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Clydesdales spend the day in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/20/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People gather around the Budweiser Clydesdales to get an up close look at the famous horses, Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Schnucks parking lot in Cape Girardeau....
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
Today is Friday, June 20, the 171st day of 2014. There are 194 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 20, 1944, during World War II, Japanese naval forces retreated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea after suffering heavy losses to the victorious American fleet...
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State, St. Louis-area landfill reach agreement on odor
(State News ~ 06/20/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's office and the owners of the Bridgeton Landfill reached an agreement Thursday on measures aimed at better controlling underground smoldering and reducing a strong odor that for months has troubled residents in a densely populated area of suburban St. Louis...
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Mo. trooper dragged by car after traffic stop
(State News ~ 06/20/14)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper escaped serious injuries after she was dragged by a car during a traffic stop in St. Charles. The patrol says the 26-year-old trooper was treated for scrapes and road rash after the incident Thursday morning along Interstate 70. The trooper had pulled over the driver on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Nixon signs university funding measure
(State News ~ 06/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that enacts performance-based funding for Missouri's public universities and community colleges. Funding increases for the schools would be based on how well they meet criteria they have submitted and had approved by Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education. Schools also would need to develop a goal for student job placement...
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Thousands in Mo. may need new doctors
(State News ~ 06/20/14)
ST. LOUIS -- UnitedHealthcare notified more physicians that they will be removed from the company's Medicare Advantage plan on Sept. 1, which may mean thousands of Missourians will have to switch doctors. it is the second round of cuts to UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage physician ranks, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. UnitedHealthcare is the largest carrier of Medicare Advantage plans for seniors and has about 95,000 plan members in Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/20/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/20/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Artifacts 6/20/14
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
To allow revelers the opportunity to celebrate Independence Day and view the fireworks over the Mississippi River, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will reschedule its usual First Friday with the Arts opening reception. The reception will be from 5 to 9 p.m. July 11 at the Arts Council, 32 N. Main St., in Cape Girardeau...
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Best bet 6/20/14
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
The Shakespeare comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the Jackson Municipal Band Shell in Jackson City Park. Directed by Brittany Hastings, the production by the Jackson-based theater company Acting Out! is free and open to the public. Refreshments by McAllister's Deli and Kona Ice will be available...
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Portageville man charged with statutory rape
(Local News ~ 06/20/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A Portageville man is in custody after his arrest on a charge of statutory rape. Toby C. Lee, 23, of Portageville was arrested by the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department on a charge of second-degree statutory rape, according to court records...
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Patrish Hockle
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
Patrish Devonne Hockle, 79, of Jackson died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at her home. There is no service. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Turmoil in Iraq pushing up gasoline prices in U.S.
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
Violence in Iraq is helping make gasoline in the U.S. more expensive, depriving drivers of the usual price break between Memorial Day and July Fourth. Global oil prices have risen 5 percent since an insurgency took over two Iraqi cities. Any sustained increase in oil and gasoline prices can dampen economic growth...
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Study finds California's tricolored blackbird population is declining
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
FRESNO, Calif. -- A blackbird species found mostly in the Central Valley of California has experienced a major decline in its population over the past several years due in part to farming practices, researchers say. The tricolored blackbird now numbers about 145,000 in the state, down from millions less than a century ago, a survey released Wednesday shows...
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CDC lab workers may have been exposed to anthrax
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
About 75 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been accidentally exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria this month because of a safety problem at some of its labs in Atlanta, the federalagency revealed Thursday. Independent experts say it appears to be the largest incident involving anthrax, a potential bioterrorism agent, in a U.S. ...
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Nyong'o's goal after Oscar win was not to trip
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
NEW YORK -- Looking back, Lupita Nyong'o says the moments after she won her Academy Award this year were a blur, and time stood still. But she says in the July issue of Vogue there's one thing she does remember: worrying she would trip on her way to the podium...
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HBO to air parts of Beyonce shows
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
NEW YORK -- Beyonce is headed back to HBO. The network announced Thursday it will air four 10-minute segments of her concerts ahead of "True Blood." Dubbed "Beyonce: X10," the segments will air Sundays at 7:55 p.m. starting June 29. The final season of "True Blood" premieres Sunday...
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Feds say trucker in Morgan crash was speeding
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
NEWARK, N.J. -- The driver of a tractor-trailer that plowed into a limousine van carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and several friends, killing one and severely injuring Morgan and two others, was speeding in the final moments before the crash, according to a preliminary report released Thursday...
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Prosecutors: Wisconsin's governor part of criminal scheme
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, took part in a nationwide criminal scheme to coordinate fundraising with conservative groups, prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Thursday...
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House GOP elects McCarthy to leader
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California capped a meteoric rise through the ranks of power Thursday, winning election as House majority leader as Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia...
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300 U.S. military advisers go to Iraq
(National News ~ 06/20/14)
WASHINGTON -- Inching back into a fight he tried to leave behind, President Barack Obama announced Thursday he was dispatching 300 U.S. military advisers to Iraq to help quell a rising insurgency in the nation. He also challenged Iraq's embattled leader to create a more inclusive government or risk his country descending into sectarian civil war...
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Veteran reporter turns talents to writing fiction
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
Since college in the 1960s, Texas native J.R. "Bob" Campbell has given a lot of thought to publishing a work of fiction. But until a move to Missouri last year, there wasn't much time for the veteran newspaper reporter to refine the thousands of words he wrote years ago...
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Suspects sought in Poplar Bluff shooting
(Local News ~ 06/20/14)
Authorities want to question two people about a Tuesday shooting that sent a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot to the head. At about 1 p.m., the Poplar Bluff Police Department received a 911 call indicating a man, later identified as Mark Coger, was found sitting in the road in front of 909 Kendall St. with a gunshot wound, according to Deputy Chief Jeff Rolland...
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Alma Schrader programs win two character awards
(Local News ~ 06/20/14)
Two programs at Alma Schrader Elementary School -- Tigers Across the Ages and Courtyard Crashers -- have gained notice from Character Education Partnership as Promising Practices.
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Uruguay defeats England behind Suarez's return
(Professional Sports ~ 06/20/14)
SAO PAULO -- Luis Suarez scored twice to give Uruguay a 2-1 victory over England at the World Cup on Thursday, making an instant impact on his return from injury to revive his team's Group D campaign. The Liverpool striker, who hadn't played since undergoing surgery on his left knee last month, lashed in the winner in the 85th minute, after seeing his first-half opener canceled out by Wayne Rooney...
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U.S. coach assimilated to America years ago
(Professional Sports ~ 06/20/14)
SAO PAULO -- Jurgen Klinsmann was 19 years old and playing for his hometown Stuttgarter Kickers in Germany's second division when he touched down in the United States for the first time. The team president had wanted to challenge his players to achieve more in 1983-84...
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Rams' Bradford remains confident in his health, ability
(Professional Sports ~ 06/20/14)
The quarterback said his surgically repaired left knee is healed
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Ryan Howard powers Phils by Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 06/20/14)
ST. LOUIS -- As far as Ryan Howard is concerned, there is no place like home. Howard, a St. Louis native, homered and drove in three runs and rookie David Buchanan pitched into the eighth inning Thursday night, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals...
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Church, farm tours offer chance to know Jackson
(Editorial ~ 06/20/14)
The city of Jackson is in the midst of a yearlong celebration of its bicentennial. On Sunday, June 29, the city will celebrate its religious heritage with a walking tour of six uptown churches. The event, hosted by the Jackson Ministerial Alliance, will take participants to the First Baptist Church, New McKendree United Methodist Church, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the First Presbyterian Church, Emanuel United Church of Christ and St. Paul Lutheran Church...
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In defense of speech
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/20/14)
French philosopher Voltaire is said to have proclaimed: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. This principle is enshrined as the Freedom of Speech in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America...
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Speak Out 6/20/14
(Speak Out ~ 06/20/14)
Yes, there's been another school shooting today out in Oregon. One student was killed. One teacher was wounded. The other student that was shooting killed himself. So we managed to get God out of the schools and get the guns in. That's just really great...
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Births 6/20/14
(Births ~ 06/20/14)
Daughter to Travis A. and Amy E. Pobst of Oran, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 8:36 a.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014. Name, Andrea Jo. Weight, 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Pobst is the former Amy O'Brien, daughter of Patrick and Sally Jo O'Brien of Benton, Missouri. She is a teacher with Scott City School District. Pobst is the son of Andrew and Mary Jo Pobst of Oran. He is a construction worker with Drury Southwest Signs...
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Excerpt from the book
(Entertainment ~ 06/20/14)
When I first thought of telling my life story, I thought a lot of it was unusual. I'm not sure now, but I want to go ahead and tell it because it seems to me that every man's life is important. I will try to tell the interesting parts along with the things that are important to me but probably not to anyone else. ...
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Russian buildup seen as Ukraine fights on
(International News ~ 06/20/14)
MOSCOW -- Russia is resuming its military buildup along the Ukrainian border in an apparent attempt to intimidate its neighbor, NATO's chief said Thursday as Ukrainian government forces unleashed a major offensive against pro-Moscow insurgents...
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Rivals of al-Maliki jockey to replace him
(International News ~ 06/20/14)
BAGHDAD -- With the country in turmoil, rivals of Iraq's Shiite prime minister are mounting a campaign to force him out of office, with some angling for support from Western backers and regional heavyweights. On Thursday, their effort received a massive boost from President Barack Obama...
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Jackson police report 6/20/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/20/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Matasha M. Whitehouse, 21, 324 Broadridge Drive, No. 3, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on original charges of no valid operator's license and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Out of the past 6/20/14
(Out of the Past ~ 06/20/14)
Jackson's city attorney Roger Ellis and city judge Kenneth C. McManaman have been replaced by the Board of Aldermen; the firm of Buerkle, Beeson and Ludwig has been appointed city attorneys for the next two years, while Jackson attorney Pete Statler has been appointed municipal judge...
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Prayer 6/20/14
(Prayer ~ 06/20/14)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our healer and deliverer. Amen.
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Overcoming obstacles: A speaker who inspires
(Column ~ 06/20/14)
On Wednesday night the team at the newspaper putting together the Semoball Awards, led by editorial page editor Lucas Presson, was prepped for a dress rehearsal of the awards show. The program is going to be heavily video-oriented, a la an ESPN Espy's show. And the videos and photographs of high school athletes looked great. The music pulsed. The introductory video for keynote speaker Ozzie Smith was inspirational...
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Jean Haskoor
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
Jean Marie Haskoor, 77, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, comfortably in her home. She was born Oct. 26, 1936, in Paterson, New Jersey, an only child, to Thomas and Mary Margaret Evans Jr. She graduated from high school in Paterson. Jean was a competitive rifle marksman before she married Carl Henry Haskoor May 5, 1957. He died Feb. 14, 2003...
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Buz Ferrell
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Buz Ferrell, 63, of Benton passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the family home. He was born May 26, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, to Bartley C. and Melba Kirkpatrick Ferrell Sr. Buz earned a bachelor of arts degree from Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, in 1973, was a licensed minister, and later received a master's in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Joseph Heuring
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Joseph L. Heuring, 81, of New Hamburg passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the family home. He was born March 21, 1933, in New Hamburg, to Lawrence and Clara Gosche Heuring. He and Margaret A. Chapman were married Jan. 10, 1959, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg...
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Rev. William Marshall
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Rev. William H. Marshall, 84, of Benton died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at his home surrounded by family. He was born July 21, 1929, in Manila, Arkansas, to Edward J. and Sally B. Hall Marshall. He and Loretta Tate were married June 10, 1949, in Burdette, Arkansas...
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Janette Grasso
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Janette Sue Grasso, 74, of Marble Hill died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill. She was born Nov. 11, 1939, in Illmo, to Leroy and Irene Dodson Foulk. She and Gerald Russell Grasso were married April 21, 1959...
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Michael Douglas
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
Michael Eugene Douglas, 50, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Kentucky. He was born Feb. 19, 1964, in Roswell, New Mexico, to Howard Taft and Betty Louise Faire Douglas. He and Michelle Marie Jirik were married Nov. 27, 1999...
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Donald Cato
(Obituary ~ 06/20/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Donald Ray Cato, 78, of Advance passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, peacefully in his sleep at home. He was born Nov. 1, 1935, at McGee, Missouri, son of Charley and Edna Stephens Cato. He and Glenda Croy were married July 29, 1961...
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