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Small towns could opt out of uncontested elections
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
Several Cape Girardeau County villages are taking advantage of a change in state law allowing them to forego certain annual elections if there are no contested races. Gordonville, Oak Ridge, Pocahontas, Allenville and Whitewater have all placed questions on the April ballot asking voters to approve the measure...
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Senate committee considers change to deadly force law
(State News ~ 02/25/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Law enforcement leaders from around the state voiced support Tuesday for proposals to update Missouri's deadly force law after the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a Ferguson police officer sparked national protests. The Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee considered two measures to bring the state's law more in line with a 1985 Supreme Court decision, which says deadly force used against a fleeing suspect is unconstitutional unless the officer has probable cause to think that person poses a serious threat to the officer or others.. ...
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Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
WASHINGTON -- Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presidency. Obama offered no indication of whether he'll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. ...
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Scott City saferoom, theater almost complete
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
Theater and art students in the Scott City School District soon will have a place to call their own. A Federal Emergency Management Agency safe room, which also serves as a theater and art gallery, is nearing completion at the school, superintendent Diann Ulmer said Tuesday...
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Oran boys basketball team eases into district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/15)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- The top-seeded Oran boys basketball team cruised into the championship of the Class 1 District 2 tournament Tuesday with a 71-42 win over the No. 5 Richland Rebels at Bell City High School.
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Advance boys basketball team downs Bell City in district semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/15)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- The second-seeded Advance boys basketball team went into Tuesday night's Class 2 District 1 semifinal with one primary goal in mind: get the ball to sophomore Dawson Mayo.
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Scott City boys basketball team uses fast start to rout Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/15)
The Rams couldn't have planned for a much better first quarter against the Hawks on Tuesday. They used an early 11-0 run to build a big lead and cruise to a 77-49 victory on their home floor.
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Monia waives preliminary hearing, will appear again March 9
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
A Cape Girardeau man accused of defrauding nine people of more than $560,000 appeared in court Thursday in Cape Girardeau County. Keith Monia, who is charged with several counts of financial exploitation of the elderly, theft by deceit and forgery, waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday before Judge Robert Barney, who is filling in for Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/25/15)
Macie is 4 months old. She is a beautiful, sweet kitty. Macie is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri 573-334-5837. See more available pets at semopets.org.
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yellow bellied sap sucker
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/25/15)
while looking outside at the snow, I watched this yellow bellied sap sucker walking across the yard.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2015. There are 309 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1940, a National Hockey League game was televised for the first time by New York City station W2XBS as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden...
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Six men recognized for valor
(Editorial ~ 02/25/15)
If you're looking for a dose of heroism, you'll find plenty of examples in the U.S. military. The men and women who serve this country, putting their lives on the line and spending countless days away from family, deserve our utmost respect. Recently six men were recognized for their efforts as the new inductees on the Wall of Valor at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center...
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President Obama's view of America
(Column ~ 02/25/15)
Former New York Mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani created a firestorm recently when he opined that the President did not love his country. Giuliani pointed to President Obama's upbringing and long-documented ties with radicals in making his shocking statement...
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Obama on Islamic radicalism
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/25/15)
In 2010, President Obama had the words "Islamic Radicalism" removed from U.S. government documents, including the central document outlining national security strategy. The former Bush Doctrine of preventive war stated, "The struggle against militant Islamic radicalism is the great ideological conflict of the early years of the 21st century."...
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Speak Out 2/25/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/25/15)
** Tickets; ** Enjoy snow; ** Snow plow
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Priest's release from prison worries some
(State News ~ 02/25/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A former priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child is free after 12 years in prison, and advocates for victims of clergy abuse say they are worried about what could happen next. Gary Wolken, 49, was released Monday from the state prison in Cameron, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Man charged with killing 3 people, unborn child
(State News ~ 02/25/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man used the light from a headlamp he was wearing to see and methodically shoot and kill a pregnant woman and two other people in a mobile home, authorities alleged Tuesday in charging him with four counts of first-degree murder...
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Out of the past: Feb. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 02/25/15)
Hale Smith, 64, who grew up in Cleveland and now lives in New York City, is the composer-in-residence at Southeast Missouri State University this week; Smith will visit music and university-studies classes, meet with music students and faculty, and work with soloists and ensembles as they prepare several of his works for a concert on Thursday in Academic Auditorium...
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Homeless people need libraries, and libraries need them, too
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jeffery Bailey spends nearly every day at his public library. It's not just that he loves books. For the 43-year-old who sleeps in a tent outside a local church, the library is pretty much the only place he can go that won't charge him to provide safety, warmth, useful services and entertainment...
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Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize marijuana. But the historic day passed with little public acknowledgment in a state with a savvy marijuana culture that has seen varying degrees of legal acceptance of the drug for 40 years...
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VA secretary apologizes anew for misstating military service
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
WASHINGTON -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald said Tuesday integrity and character "is part of who I am" and apologized anew for erroneously claiming he served in the military's special forces. At a news conference outside VA offices, McDonald said he made the misstatement in a conversation with a homeless veteran he was trying "to connect with."...
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In a bind, GOP offers vote on Homeland Security bill
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
WASHINGTON -- A partial agency shutdown looming, Senate Republicans offered Tuesday to permit a vote on Homeland Security funding legislation stripped of immigration provisions backed by conservatives but opposed by President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats...
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Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
WASHINGTON -- Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. There also have been other expensive travel and entertainment charges, including for a massage company and music concerts...
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Study: Pills before, after sex can help prevent HIV
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
SEATTLE -- For the first time, a study shows a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men. The results offer hope of a more appealing way to help prevent the disease beyond daily pills and using condoms, although those methods still are considered best...
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Historic snows causing headaches for real estate industry
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
BOSTON -- All that snow in New England may make your property look as pretty as a calendar shot, but it won't do you any favors if you're trying to buy or sell a house. The storms that have dropped an epic 8 feet of snow are causing grief for the real estate industry...
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More cold, snow, ice, wintry mix for much of U.S.
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
A wide swath of the country shivered in freezing, record-breaking temperatures, while other areas saw more winter precipitation Tuesday. A mix of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain hit parts of the southern Plains and the South, where school districts in more than a half-dozen states from Texas eastward canceled or delayed classes...
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No federal charges in Trayvon Martin death
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
MIAMI -- George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the teenager, will not face federal charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The decision, announced in the waning days of Attorney General Eric Holder's tenure, resolves a case that focused public attention on self-defense laws and became a flashpoint in a national conversation about race two years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting...
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Woman wishes she could have saved son killed by police
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- When Agapita Montes-Rivera first watched the video of her son being gunned down by police in Washington state, she rushed to the TV set in a futile effort to help him. The 60-year-old woman from Parotita, Mexico, was more than 2,000 miles away and hadn't seen her son in a decade...
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Used cars often sold with defects, despite recalls
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
DETROIT -- It's a case of buyer beware, with potentially dangerous consequences. More than 46 million cars and trucks on the road in the U.S. -- about one-fifth the total -- were recalled because of safety defects but never repaired, according to a study by Carfax, a company that sells vehicle history reports. Some of those defects have the potential to cause a crash, injury, even death...
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9 dead, including gunman, in Czech restaurant shooting
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
PRAGUE -- A gunman opened fire inside a small-town restaurant in eastern Czech Republic Tuesday, killing eight people and seriously wounding a waitress before he fatally shot himself, officials said. It was the worst shooting attack in the young country's history...
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Abandoned truck's driver arrested after commuter train crash
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
OXNARD, Calif. -- A commuter train bound for Los Angeles derailed before dawn Tuesday in a fiery collision with an abandoned commercial pickup truck after its driver took a wrong turn and got stuck on the tracks. There was a boom and the screech of brakes before three of the train's five cars toppled, sending 30 people to hospitals. Four were in critical condition, including the engineer...
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Suicide bombers kill 24 at Nigerian bus stations
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
POTISKUM, Nigeria -- Teenage suicide bombers, suspected to be Boko Haram extremists, killed at least 24 people in separate blasts Tuesday at crowded bus stations in two northern Nigerian cities 185 miles apart. In an apparently unrelated development, an American missionary has been kidnapped from a school in central Kogi state. ...
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Toronto police stumped by mysterious tunnel
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
TORONTO -- Police are asking for the public's help in trying to determine who built a mysterious underground tunnel near York University in Toronto. Deputy Chief Mark Saunders said Tuesday the tunnel is 10 yards long and two yards high. He said it isn't near any infrastructure and doesn't appear to lead anywhere...
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Dozens of Christians abducted by ISIS
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
BEIRUT -- The Islamic State militants struck before dawn, staging house-to-house raids in a cluster of villages nestled along the Khabur River in northeastern Syria. They abducted at least 70 Christians -- many of them women and children -- while thousands of others fled to safer areas...
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Toddler dies of measles in Berlin
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
BERLIN -- An 18-month-old boy has died of measles in Berlin, the first known death in an outbreak of the disease that has seen more than 570 cases in the German capital since October. An autopsy on the child, who died Feb. 18 and wasn't immunized against measles, showed he had an unspecified medical condition, but it wouldn't have led to his death without the measles infection, the Charite hospital said Tuesday...
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3 missing schoolgirls may have entered Syria
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
LONDON -- Police investigating the disappearance of three British schoolgirls said Tuesday they believe the teenagers are no longer in Turkey and have crossed into Syria -- likely joining dozens of other young women leaving Europe to join terrorists...
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Ukraine disputes rebel claim that weapons pullback begins
(International News ~ 02/25/15)
ILOVAYSK, Ukraine -- Russian-backed separatists moved some heavy weapons back from the front line Tuesday in eastern Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government disputed the rebels' claim that a real pullback had begun. A peace plan worked out in marathon talks Feb. ...
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In Apple's latest update, emojis get diverse
(Community ~ 02/25/15)
NEW YORK -- Lovers of emojis, the cute graphics that punctuate online writing and texts, soon will be able to pick from different skin tones on Apple devices. Apple Inc. has incorporated more diverse emojis into the developer version of the update to its mobile operating system. The iPhone and iPad maker has not said when the update will be available for all users...
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Man convicted in deaths of 'American Sniper' author, friend
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- A former Marine was convicted Tuesday in the deaths of the "American Sniper" author and another man at a shooting range two years ago, as jurors rejected defense arguments that he was insane and suffered from psychosis. The trial of Eddie Ray Routh has drawn intense interest, in part because of the blockbuster film based on former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's memoir about his four tours in Iraq...
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Fed chief Yellen navigates tricky path on interest rates
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen navigated the tricky job of managing expectations Tuesday in her first public comments on interest rate policy in more than two months. She wanted the world to know the Fed isn't ready yet to raise rates from record lows. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/25/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/25/15)
* At 1:19 a.m., alarm system sounded on North Sprigg Street. n At 1:43 a.m., medical assist on Old North Sprigg Street Road. n At 2:29 a.m., citizen assist on Rose Street. n Medical assist calls were made to: Nash Road at 1:09 a.m.; Clark Avenue at 2:24 p.m.; South Silver Springs Road at 4:07 p.m.; Whitener Street at 4:28 p.m.; and Vantage Drive at 9:24 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/25/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/25/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Alisha D. Snider, 37, 514 S. Middle St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear. n Isom O. Winters, 42, 426 N. Frederick St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for contempt of court for failure to pay fines; and was arrested on a Missouri Probation and Parole warrant for parole violation...
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Robert Wilfong
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Robert Lee Wilfong, 74, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 8, 1940, at Bell City, Missouri, son of Orville Lee and Irene McCulley Wilfong. He and Barbara E. Green were married Sept. 5, 1988, in Oklahoma City...
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Hilda Stevens
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
Hilda D. Stevens, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Dutchtown, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 21, 1923, in Wittenberg, Missouri, daughter of Ernest H. and Louise Leine Stueve. She and Leon L. Stevens were married April 24, 1943. He passed away May 21, 2002...
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Betty LaRose
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Betty LaRose, 79, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim French officiating. Burial will be at a later date...
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Gerald Keller
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
Gerald Keller, 87, a prominent dairy farmer of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 5, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, son of Walter and Ella Schwab Keller. He and Pearl Siebert were married Jan. 7, 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Charles James
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
Charles C. James, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Ann Huck
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Ann Alice Huck, 100, of Commerce died Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary DeClerk
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Lee DeClerk, 74, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at her home. She was born May 4, 1940, at Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Virgil R. and Leatha Camille Seabaugh Bollinger. She married Michael DeClerk on June 6, 1964, in Perryville...
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Meadow Heights boys basketball team ends district drought, reaches semis
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/15)
BISMARCK, Mo. -- Solid defense proved to be the difference in the Meadow Heights boys basketball team's win Tuesday night. After shooting 25 percent from the field and clinging to a two-point lead at halftime, the Panthers forced turnovers, came up with rebounds and built a 14-point lead in the second half...
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Slow start dooms St. Vincent boys basketball team against Valle
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/15)
BISMARCK, Mo. -- A slow start and failure to regroup ended the St. Vincent boys basketball team's chances of extending its season Tuesday night. The seventh-seeded Indians fell behind by 15 points to second-seeded Valle Catholic in the first quarter before suffering a 71-37 loss in a Class 2 District 3 quarterfinal at Bismarck High School...
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Missouri ends 13-game skid
(Professional Sports ~ 02/25/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Kim Anderson has said repeatedly this season his team needs something good to happen. Finally, something good happened. It came in the form of Namon Wright, who scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead the Tigers past Florida 64-52 on Tuesday...
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Canadiens stick Blues with 5-2 loss
(Professional Sports ~ 02/25/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Once again, Carey Price made himself right at home in an unfamiliar environment. The Montreal Canadiens backed their goalie with big production. Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher had two goals apiece and Price set a franchise record with his ninth straight road win in a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night...
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Southeast women's basketball team plays final road game
(College Sports ~ 02/25/15)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team heads to SIU Edwardsville for its final road game of the season tonight. The Redhawks and Cougars tip off at 7 p.m. from the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Southeast dropped to 10-17 overall and 3-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 49-48 road loss to Eastern Illinois on Saturday. The loss eliminated the Redhawks from reaching the conference tournament for the sixth consecutive year...
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Local restaurant to open satellite at medical center
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
Saint Francis Medical Center's new patient tower set to open this summer will include a cafe featuring items from My Daddy's Cheesecake, the medical center announced. The medical center and Cape Girardeau restaurant formed a partnership that will open The Friends Cafe in the lobby of the patient tower, according to a news release from Saint Francis...
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Downtown Cape will unveil new sculptures April 3
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
The start of spring also will bring the unveiling of Cape Girardeau's second public outdoor exhibit. On April 3, seven new sculptures will replace those that have been on display along Broadway since last April. These new pieces also will be on display for a year...
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I-55 in Cape, Scott counties reduced for bridge improvements
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
North- and southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform bridge improvements. The span is between mile markers 90 and 105, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The work will take place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily Sunday through April 1...
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Boy with Asperger syndrome back in hospital after severe beating at school
(State News ~ 02/25/15)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A Missouri eighth-grader with autism has suffered complications from a severe beating he took in the lunchroom from another student, his parents say. Twelve-year-old Blake Kitchen, of Liberty, has a cracked skull, a fractured jaw and damage to his ear that may require surgery, his mother said...
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How to find out whether a used car has an unrepaired recall
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
About 5 million used cars under recall were sold last year before the recalled parts were fixed. A study by Carfax, which sells vehicle history reports, showed overall, there are more than 46 million cars and trucks on U.S. roads with unrepaired safety recalls...
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Man selling, shipping snow from his yard
(National News ~ 02/25/15)
MANCHESTER-by-the-SEA, Mass. -- A man has found a way to profit from several feet of snow in his yard: He's shipping it to people in warmer climates for $89 for six pounds. Kyle Waring got the idea while shoveling snow earlier this winter and launched ShipSnowYo.com. Even if the snow melts a little by the time it arrives, the package can still make 10 to 15 snowballs. He also has started offering 10-pound packages for $119...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys basketball team topples Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Prayer 2/25/15
(Prayer ~ 02/25/15)
O Lord Jesus, we trust in you, our loving Savior, with all our hearts. Amen.
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Cape County receives FEMA grant for emergency food, shelter through United Way efforts
(Local News ~ 02/25/15)
Cape Girardeau County has been awarded federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The money was made available through the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, according to a news release from the United Way of Southeast Missouri...
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