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Nebraska hospital: Surgeon with Ebola has died
(National News ~ 11/17/14)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone died Monday while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the facility said. Nebraska Medical Center said in a news release that Dr. Martin Salia died as a result of the disease. Hospital spokesman Taylor Wilson said Salia died shortly after 4 a.m. Monday...
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Missouri governor activates National Guard
(State News ~ 11/17/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson...
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St. Louis woman gets 78 years for beating, waterboarding children
(State News ~ 11/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis woman has been sentenced to 78 years in prison for beating, whipping and waterboarding her children. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 34-year-old Lakechia Schonta Stanley was sentenced Friday for multiple assault and endangerment charges. Prosecutors described the abuse as "systematic torture." Her children told interviewers the abuse included whippings with electrical cords and being forced into scalding or freezing showers...
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Methodist church in St. Joseph keeps history alive
(State News ~ 11/17/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Inside a cabinet at Ashland United Methodist Church stand dozens of scrapbooks, the years written on the spines in precise handwriting. Inside the books are documents from decades of traditions, people and changes at the church, an important glimpse into a history that dates back to the 1840s...
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Number of Republican women in Missouri House grows
(State News ~ 11/17/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Republicans will enter the next legislative session with more than double the number of women than a decade ago, a development that follows GOP efforts to recruit more female candidates. House Majority Leader John Diehl, who was nominated recently as the next speaker, said his party has made strides toward upending a gender gap that has traditionally worked against it...
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'Clown docs' help comfort sick children
(State News ~ 11/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Caring for sick children is serious business, but a dose of silliness and humor can go a long way, too. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that three days a week, five clowns dress in white coats and visit children in the cancer, inpatient and outpatient units at St. Louis Children's Hospital. For 16 years, the clown docs have performed magic tricks, shared silly jokes and helped children take a mental break...
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Southeast to celebrate International Education Week
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
With a view toward fostering cross-cultural understanding, the Office of International Education Services at Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate International Education Week today through Friday. Many events will take place at the University Center...
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Collections to begin for Operation Christmas Child
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
A child getting excited about hand soap and pencils is a pretty foreign idea for America's youth. With children eagerly awaiting the latest Xbox, PlayStation or Wii product, it's odd to think of someone getting excited over what many consider so little...
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Sports complex item heads to Cape City Council
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
After months of deliberation and study, an official recommendation will be made to the Cape Girardeau City Council tonight about the next project to be funded by the city's restaurant tax. The 1 percent gross receipts tax charged to customers at restaurants and 4 percent tax charged on hotel stays passed in 1998, when voters approved a measure authorizing the taxes to be collected through 2030...
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Family offers glimpse of Mennonite life
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
Lois Troyer was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and raised in a Mennonite family with 10 other siblings. "The Mennonite life is all I know," Troyer said. "I gave my heart to the Lord at a young age and became a member of the church at age 14." When she was 8, her family moved to Auburn, Kentucky, to join a new church that was just starting. She attended the Mennonite school and lived in Auburn until she was 33...
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Wastewater soon will be diverted to new treatment facility in Cape
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
Cape Girardeau's largest capital improvement project is inching closer to another milestone. Water soon will be diverted to the new wastewater treatment facility on Corporate Circle, near the city's public works station. The process was expected to begin this week, but recent estimates by the contractors pushed the date back by at least one week...
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First snow of the season
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
(Fred Lynch)
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Pet of the week
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/14)
This is poppy he loves his little girl and his buddy little hoping we get to keep him a lot longer but he is sick so we just never know but he is fighting
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Horizons Enrichment Center
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/14)
Despite their own disabilities, participants of the Horizons Enrichment Center, a program sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University,College of Health and Human Services,Department of Human Environmental Studies, reach out to area nursing homes in an effort to make the Thanksgiving season a little brighter for the residents and their families...
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Community Caring Council donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/14)
Employees of Community Caring Council donated $2,938.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Franklin Elementary donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/14)
Staff and students of Franklin Elementary donated $2,138.02 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Boy Scouts of America donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/14)
Employees of Boy Scouts of America donated $1,516.00 to United Way's 2014 campaign.
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Capaha Bank donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/14)
Employees of Capaha Bank donated $2,716.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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McDonalds RMHC Donates to Community Counseling Center
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/14)
The Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau, MO, has received a grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities in the amount of $3000 to support their childrens service program. The Center partners with the Cape Girardeau Public Schools district to provide outpatient services to area students...
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McDonald's RMHC Donates to Student Santas
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/14)
The SEMO Student Santas of Cape Girardeau, MO, have received a grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities in the amount of $3000 to help support their endeavors with providing Christmas to needy families in the area. Clothing, food and toys are provided to families recommended by schools and social workers...
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Gavin Brown Recieves the Rank of Eagle Scout
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/17/14)
A Troop 5 Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held, Sunday, November 16th at the VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau to honor Eagle Scout Gavin Brown. Gavin's family and friends where present to see him awarded the highest rank of The Boys Scouts of America by his Scout Master Joe Wolsey. The Eagle Scout Award is on average only presented to 7% of Boy Scouts annually. Gavin is the son of Mike and Liz Brown of Cape Girardeau...
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Saxony Lutheran High School FFA Charter Signing Ceremony
(Submitted Story ~ 11/17/14)
On December 1st, 2014, Saxony Lutheran FFA will host a Charter Signing Ceremony and an Officer Induction. All family of the Saxony Lutheran FFA members are welcome to join, as well as all supporters of the FFA. Saxony will be the first private high school in Missouri to be chartered. Please come to this free event on December 1st at Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson, Missouri. For more information please email SaxonyLutheranFFA@outlook.com. Thank you and God Bless!...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team routed on road by Missouri
(College Sports ~ 11/17/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team had what coach Ty Margenthaler believed to be a good game plan for Missouri on Monday night, and said that the Redhawks executed it decently. They were just outmanned and overmatched by the Tigers, though, in an 88-42 loss at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/17/14)
Today is Monday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2014. There are 44 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 1889, the Union Pacific Railroad Co. began direct, daily railroad service between Chicago and Portland, Oregon, as well as Chicago and San Francisco...
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A time to help children, elderly at Christmas
(Editorial ~ 11/17/14)
Next week Americans will gather for Thanksgiving. Friends and families will enjoy food, fellowship and football. It's also the kickoff for the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday often brings long lines, with shoppers getting in a festive spirit leading up to Christmas...
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Nigerian army says it has regained town of Chibok
(International News ~ 11/17/14)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- The Nigerian army has regained control of Chibok, the northeastern town where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic extremists more than six months ago, said army officials. The army wrested back control of Chibok on Saturday, about 48 hours after it had been captured by the Islamic militants of Boko Haram, Nigerian army spokesman Brigadier General Olajide Olaleye said...
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Keith Roy
(Obituary ~ 11/17/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Keith A. Roy, 59, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1955, in Columbia, Missouri, son of Robert and Gladys Schemel Roy. He married Janet M. McClure on March 5, 1984. She survives in Perryville...
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Hospital: Surgeon with Ebola 'extremely ill'
(National News ~ 11/17/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone was in extremely critical condition Sunday at a Nebraska hospital, his doctors said. Dr. Martin Salia, who was diagnosed with Ebola on Nov. 10, arrived in Omaha on Saturday to be treated at the Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment unit that has successfully treated two other Ebola patients this fall...
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Out of the past 11/17/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/17/14)
The Arena Building may soon be seen in a new light; the Cape Girardeau City Council will consider awarding a contract next week for the installation of new lighting in the building. The first two employees of the Cape Girardeau veterans home have been hired by the Missouri Veterans Commission; Terry Ford of Mount Vernon, Missouri, has been hired as administrator and Argie Cox of Cape Girardeau as maintenance plant engineer...
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Jackson police report 11/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Lloyd F. Cureton, 32, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Bollinger County warrant. n Rodney G. Reynolds, 21, 406 S. Bellevue St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant. n Rodney G. Reynolds, 21, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday: n At 2:42 a.m., medical assist on Themis Street. n At 5:38 a.m., medical assist on Aquamsi Street. n At 11:23 a.m., dispatched and canceled en route to Clark Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/17/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. DWIs n Jamal A. Howell, 34, of Essex, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and failure to drive within traffic lanes. n Ovell Brown, 36, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Birth 11/17/14
(Births ~ 11/17/14)
Son to the Rev. Joshua Wayne and Gina Randol of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:56 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Name, Harrison Dean. Weight, 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Mrs. Randol is the former Gina Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Cole of Wilson, North Carolina. She is a tax specialist with H&R Block. Randol is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Gregory W. Randol of Cape Girardeau. He is pastor at Apostolic Sanctuary in Scott City...
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AT&T stops adding Web tracking codes on cellphones
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
WASHINGTON -- AT&T Mobility, the nation's second-largest cellular provider, said it's no longer attaching hidden Internet tracking codes to data transmitted from its users' smartphones. The practice made it nearly impossible to shield its subscribers' identities online...
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Small businesses step up social media game for holiday
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
NEW YORK -- Monif Clarke didn't have a social media strategy for her women's clothing company until this year, when she hired a consultant to help build one. The holiday social media marketing plan for New York-based Monif C. Plus Sizes includes contests promoted on Facebook with prizes such as a $1,000 wardrobe. ...
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People on the Move 11/17/14
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Jane Unterreiner, nurse navigator for Women's and Children's Services at SoutheastHEALTH, recently received the Devoted Efforts Award from the Southeast Missouri Division of the March of Dimes. Unterreiner was presented with the award "for her big heart, her generosity and her devoted efforts" to the organization, said Beth Simmons, division director for the March of Dimes, in a news release from SoutheastHEALTH...
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Business Notebook: State sets higher minimum wage rate for 2015
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Missouri's minimum wage starting Jan. 1 will be set at $7.65 per hour, according to a news release from the state labor department. All businesses except for retail and service businesses with annual gross sales of less than $500,000 are required to pay at least that amount per hour to employees...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 11/17/14
(Local News ~ 11/17/14)
Cape Girardeau City Council City Hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today n No action will be taken during the study session. Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n MidAmerica Hotels and City of Cape Girardeau Joint Feasibility Study Committee report of economic viability of future potential projects and recommendation...
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Can low oil prices help the environment?
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
NEW YORK -- Deepwater drilling rigs are sitting idle. Fracking plans are being scaled back. Enormous new projects to squeeze oil out of the tar sands of Canada are being shelved. Maybe low oil prices aren't so bad for the environment after all. The global price of oil has plummeted 31 percent in just five months, a steep and surprising drop after a four-year period of prices near or above $100 a barrel...
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Parents of slain U.S. aid worker 'heartbroken'
(National News ~ 11/17/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The parents of an American aid worker captured by Islamic State militants last year while delivering relief supplies to refugees in Syria said Sunday they are "heartbroken" by his death at the hands of those militants but "incredibly proud" of his compassion and humanitarian work...
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Rams post surprising 22-7 win over Broncos
(Professional Sports ~ 11/17/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Shaun Hill got his job back, finally. Then he got the best of Peyton Manning. After eight weeks on the bench, the journeyman was ready. "Obviously, we were facing one of the best teams in the league," Hill said after the Rams surprised Denver 22-7 on Sunday. "Everybody stepped up, for sure."...
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Missouri collects first win of Anderson era over Valparaiso
(Professional Sports ~ 11/17/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kim Anderson says his team is a work in progress. But after a disappointing season opener, he can now rest a little easier after a 56-41 win against Valparaiso on Sunday. "Friday night was an embarrassment, not to take anything away from" Missouri-Kansas City, the first-year Missouri coach said about his team's 69-61 loss. "To lose at home in your first game, I think our guys were somewhat tentative."...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team plays Missouri tonight
(College Sports ~ 11/17/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team heads on the road to face in-state foe Missouri today. The Redhawks (1-0) travel to Columbia, Missouri, where they'll play the Tigers (1-0) at 7 p.m. Southeast coach Ty Margenthaler will make his return to the sidelines following a two-game suspension for recruiting violations by the women's basketball program that were self-reported to the NCAA...
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Atari games buried in landfill net $37,000 on eBay
(National News ~ 11/17/14)
Atari games buried in landfill net $37,000 on eBay ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a New Mexico city. An old "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" game cartridge drew the highest bid among 100 Atari games auctioned on eBay by Alamogordo officials...
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Prayer 11/17/14
(Prayer ~ 11/17/14)
Lord God, in all things we pray for your blessings and guidance. Amen.
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Sikeston native Karla Bakersmith to speak at 2015 Power of Women Luncheon
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Karla Bakersmith, president and CEO of St. Louis-based Scrubs & Beyond, will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual Power of Women Luncheon on March 11 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. "Women in business today make other women successful when they mentor and help them," says Bakersmith. ...
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Susan Layton, attorney at Layton & Southard LLC
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
As a little girl, Susan Layton often would spend Saturday mornings with her father, John Layton, at his law office. "I'd spend my time scribbling on legal pads," says Layton, now herself a lawyer, and in practice with her father. "He's a great mentor; he's patient and very knowledgeable. ...
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Ashley Hahs, owner of BLAST! Event & Party Bus and Paws Pet Taxi
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
When Ashley Hahs was a little girl, her father told her this: "I don't care what you do with your life, but do it to the best of your abilities. I don't care if you are a garbage collector -- you be the best garbage collector there is." Hahs didn't turn out to be a garbage collector after all, but she's applied her father's advice to all aspects of her life...
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Becky Brown, owner of Cakes Reanimated
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Becky Brown developed a taste for cake decorating when she was only 16 and working at Dairy Queen. "My boss taught me a few things and directed me toward the Wilton cake decorating books, and I started teaching myself," she says. She decorated her first wedding cake at age 19 or 20, and after getting compliments on her work, she began considering cakes as a career path. She'd always enjoyed baking, and she was studying art and painting at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Sherry Yaeger, co-owner of Sherry Yaeger's Renaissance
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Sherry Yaeger feels as if she's come full circle. The Cape Girardeau shop that began as Renaissance in 2001 is now Sherry Yaeger's Renaissance -- Art. Style. Living. "Initially, I started the store to showcase my art. When we bought the building [139 Main St.] in 2002, the business basically exploded, and my husband, Mike, who had been in the insurance business 20-some years, stepped in to help in the operational side of it. ...
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Dr. Judee Gaeta of Vitality Clinic
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Dr. Judee Gaeta is a physician, and she's also somewhat of a lifestyle consultant. On the staff of Vitality Clinic, Gaeta counsels patients on how to live healthier lives based on her understanding of the body's hormones and how their balance or disproportion might affect the way they feel...
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Names in the news
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
EDDLEMAN REAPPOINTED TO RIVER CAMPUS BOARD The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents reappointed Dr. William Eddleman as a university representative on the River Campus Board of Managers. His new term will expire Dec. 1, 2017. His current term expires Dec. 1 of this year. Eddleman is the provost at Southeast and holds the rank of professor in the department of biology. He is in his 20th year at Southeast...
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Health briefs
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
ENDODONTICS PRACTICE OPENS IN NEW LOCATION Cape Endodontics moved its practice to 2502 Tanner Drive, Suite 203 in Cape Girardeau. The practice moved from Doctors' Park. COLBERT, CRAWFORD RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE Angie Colbert, a certified paraoptometric at Leet EyeCare on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, was named the business' Above and Beyond recipient for September. ...
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Tax liens
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Scott R. Clark, recorder of deeds, during October are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at 573-243-8123...
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Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Bankruptcies filed through October for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Business licenses
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during October include the following: 3 Sons Construction, out of town; Amanda Miller, 1610 N. Kingshighway, Suite 107 (booth rental); Barbara Hammers, 301 Christine St. (booth rental)...
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Southeast men's basketball team faces Hannibal-LaGrange in home opener
(College Sports ~ 11/17/14)
Just two games into the regular season, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is understandably trying to answer questions about player roles and team identity . The Redhawks will try to figure out a little bit more about themselves and pick up their first win of the season when they face NAIA Hannibal-LaGrange at 7 p.m. today at the Show Me Center...
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Empowering women to greatness: An interview with the ladies behind the annual Power of Women Luncheon
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
Southeast Missouri State University will host its fourth annual Power of Women Luncheon on March 11, with the goal of connecting female students with opportunities, mentors and resources to enrich their education and entry to the career world. The event also raises scholarship funds for female students and highlights the accomplishments of female students and alumni...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 11/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU PARTNERSHIP HAS NEW NAME The Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education was renamed Cape College Center. The institution's advisory council approved the new name after the presidents of the three partnering institutions -- Southeast Missouri State University, Three Rivers College and Mineral Area College -- agreed to the change...
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