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Unrelenting rain leads to more flooding in Midwest
(State News ~ 06/30/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A wet June turned worse after strong weekend storms drenched the Midwest, adding to concern already-serious flooding won't go away anytime soon. It seems to be unrelenting: More rain is forecast for later this week in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan -- "possibly a lot," National Weather Service hydrologist Mark Fuchs said Monday...
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Officer suffers minor injuries after crashing into house
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
A Cape Girardeau police officer emerged mostly unscathed after crashing into a vacant home Sunday. The officer, a member of the Cape Girardeau Police Department's special-response team, was responding to the 500 block of Nellie Street in Jackson after a false report about a homicide, said Sgt. Adam Glueck of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Southeast Missourian girls track athlete of the year: Jackson's Chelsea Drum
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/15)
Among the all-state junior's feats during the 2015 season was breaking the school record in the 1,600 meters by six seconds.
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Woman seriously hurt in drive-by shooting
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
A Cape Girardeau woman was injured seriously Monday after being shot in the head during an apparent drive-by shooting in front of 401 S. Hanover St., according to the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Sgt. Adam Glueck, a spokesman for the department, said police were sent to the residence at 2:46 p.m. The victim was sitting on the porch at the time of the shooting, he said...
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Poplar Bluff spends $1.5M for 911 center, but center only gets $10K
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff opened a new 911 center last week with an estimated $10,000 in technology provided by Information Systems Intelligence, a Michigan company the city council gave more than $1.5 million in December for a "disaster recovery plan."...
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Charlotte Dirnberger retires
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/30/15)
Charlotte Dirnberger retired 6-30-15 from First Commercial Bank in Chaffee, Missouri. She began her career in banking on 6-23-68 at the Bank of Chaffee. After 47 years and 7 days, working under 3 different bank names and ownerships, and holding several different positions and job titles, she has retired...
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Governor signs bill allowing savings accounts for disabilities
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
On Monday afternoon in Cape Girardeau, Gov. Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 174, which allows Missouri residents to create savings accounts for family members with disabilities. When Nixon thanked Todd Mayfield and his adult son, Elijah, for their work in getting the bill passed, Elijah quickly leaned over and gave his dad a kiss on the cheek. The bill was a goal they had been working toward for years...
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Mississippi River Rising
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/30/15)
A view of the downtown rooftops of Cape Girardeau, Missouri from the old, Fort A bluff, overlooking the Mighty Mississippi River. It should be cresting this week at approximately 43 feet. The beautiful Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge stands in the distance with exceedingly high river waters lapping at it's concrete pilings. Both floodgates (at Themis St. and Broadway) are closed to prevent flooding...
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Foster children learn about life on the farm
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
Throughout the day Monday, a group of foster children got to experience life on the farm, whether it meant learning to make ice cream from scratch or distinguishing between types of dairy cattle. Called Foster Creek Farm Camp, the learning experience continues Tuesday with lessons on growing wheat and how bread and other wheat-based products make their way to tables near and far...
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Lawyer balances fitness instruction with work, parenting and pregnancy
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
Lesley Dormeyer of Cape Girardeau plays many roles throughout the day as a lawyer, Beachbody coach, group fitness instructor, mother to a 3-year-old son and wife to a lawyer -- all while pregnant with a daughter who's due Aug. 22. But that isn't slowing her down...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
Today is Tuesday, June 30, the 181st day of 2015. There are 184 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 30, 1865, eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, were convicted by a military commission of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. (Four defendants, including Surratt, were executed; Mudd was sentenced to life in prison, but was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869.)...
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The picture of happiness: 10 questions to ask before hiring your wedding photographer
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
Some moments are too important to trust to a camera phone. Your wedding will be one of the most memorable times of your life, and no one can capture it better than a professional photographer. So how do you find the right one? As you begin the interview process, here are 10 questions to help you determine if you've found the best photographer for your wedding...
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New times, new traditions: Modern wedding trends from stock-the-bar parties to social networking sites
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
October is the new June. More and more, weddings are taking place in the height of fall foliage, heart of winter and prime holiday season, including the ever-popular New Year's Eve ceremony to ring in the new year. But it's not just the wedding season that has drastically evolved over the past decade -- it's everything from roles and responsibilities to gift-giving...
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Domestic bliss: Tips for making the most of your wedding registry
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
As you busily prepare for your walk down the aisle and make countless decisions regarding every detail, one task on your to-do list will help you see beyond your wedding day and into your future life together: the wedding registry. And though few things could be more enjoyable than a day of shopping with your beloved, there's also a bit of strategy that goes into building a complete registry...
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The name game: How to change your name after marriage
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
When a woman gets married and decides to take her husband's last name, what are the steps to legally change her name? And, what are some options for keeping her maiden name or incorporating it into her new legal name? Two local experts share their advice on both...
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Make a wedding list ... and check it twice (or more)
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
A wedding generally is the result of a simple yes-or-no question: "Will you marry me?" Life between that event and the actual wedding, however, might be far from simple. A subsequent yes-or-no question may be, "Should we hire a wedding planner?" Whether the answer is in the affirmative or negative, there are decisions to be made. A planner can manage the entire event or produce a wedding game plan that is then self-managed and executed...
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The marriage merge: Practical tips for combining your lives
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
Your wedding is sure to be the happiest day of your life, but marriage stretches well beyond those 24 hours. Merging your lives as husband and wife will require some effort and patience -- which will be good practice for your future life together. The technical side of getting married can be a little confusing, so seeking advice from friends and family is a good idea. ...
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Lance & Allison (Bostic) DeBrock ~ Married Oct. 18, 2014
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
How they fell in love: I was working as an assistant for Chris Simmons of The Party Wizards, and one weekend she told me, "I'm going to find your future husband." Lance was a groomsman in a wedding I was working that day, and he kept chatting with me and offering to help me. ...
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Dane & Ashton (Phillips) Balsmann ~ Married Sept. 27, 2014
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
How they fell in love: One of my best friends introduced us at the New Hamburg Picnic, and we got engaged on a fishing trip in the spring of 2013. Dane got "hung up" in some moss and needed me to help him get it off his line. When he swung the pole around for me to grab the line, there it was: a shiny thing on the end of the hook. A ring? Not just any ring, though -- it was plastic. Dane got down on his knee, held up the real deal and asked me to marry him...
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Speak Out 6/30/15
(Speak Out ~ 06/30/15)
** Hate crimes; ** Supreme frustration; ** Double standards; ** Tournaments
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Homeless Connect to help those who need it most
(Editorial ~ 06/30/15)
Sometimes, it is difficult to get people involved and to volunteer their time. People are increasingly busy with their own lives, so if they are going to commit to something else, they want to know that what they're doing truly makes a difference. Project Homeless Connect, in its fourth year, is one event that focuses on effectively reaching out to help others who need it...
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Supreme Court upholds use of controversial execution drug
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
WASHINGTON -- Trading sharp words, a divided Supreme Court upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal-injection executions Monday, even as two dissenting justices said for the first time they think it's "highly likely" the death penalty is unconstitutional...
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Justices rule against EPA limits for power plants
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday against the Obama administration's attempt to limit power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants, but it may be only a temporary setback for regulators. The justices split 5-4 along ideological lines to rule the Environmental Protection Agency did not take costs into account properly when it first decided to regulate toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired plants...
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California passes strict school vaccine bill
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers on Monday sent the governor a bill that would impose one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country in reaction to a recent measles outbreak at Disneyland. The Senate reaffirmed the bill striking California's personal-belief exemption for immunizations on a 24-14 vote. Mississippi and West Virginia are the only two states with such strict requirements in place...
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Mourners recall shooting victim during her funeral at church
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The day she was killed with eight others during Bible study at a South Carolina church, Myra Thompson achieved her goal of becoming a minister. Hundreds honored Thompson, 59, in a service Monday at the site of the deadly shooting, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston...
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Governor: Inmates had sights on Mexico but ride backed out
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Two convicted murderers who eluded a massive manhunt for three weeks planned to drive to Mexico after escaping prison but ended up walking toward Canada when their ride backed out -- finally splitting up in their final days of freedom, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday...
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Tsipras defiant as Greek banks shut, markets rocked
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
ATHENS, Greece -- Anxious pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday, and long lines snaked outside ATMs as Greeks endured the first day of serious controls on their daily economic lives ahead of a referendum that could determine whether the country has to ditch the euro currency and return to the drachma...
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Duke Energy CEO getting pay raise a year after coal-ash spill
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Duke Energy Corp. CEO Lynn Good is getting a raise a year after the country's largest electric company confronted a coal-ash spill that coated 70 miles of a North Carolina river in sludge containing toxic heavy metals, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday...
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Angie Freeman
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Angie Garner Freeman, 49, of Zalma passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, near Leora, Missouri. She was born May 23, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Troy and Hazel Woodfin Garner. Angie was a secretary at Wade's Heating and Air in Zalma...
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Melvin Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Melvin Smith, 83, of Tamms died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 31, 1932, in Tamms, son of Robert and Vinna Whitaker Smith Sr. He married Dorothy Newell on June 14, 1952. She preceded him in death July 31, 2012...
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James Wade
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
ZALMA, Mo. -- James R. Wade, 57, of Zalma passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, near Leora, Missouri. He was born April 29, 1958, at Portageville, Missouri, son of James G. and Lydia Ilene Wheetley Wade. James and Dana Lemons were married June 11, 1980, at Zalma...
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Wanda Noe
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wanda Lee Noe, 88, of Lexington, Kentucky, formerly of Perryville, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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William Wilkening
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
William Karl Wilkening, 62, of Woodstock, Georgia, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Mike King
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
Michael L. "Mike" King, 62, of Oak Ridge passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 19, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, to Buford E. and Faye M. Mansker King. Mike worked several years at West Lake Quarry near Neelys Landing. He later drove a truck for Brugger Auto, C & G Feed and Johannes Auto. During his youth, he attended First Baptist Church in Jackson and later attended the former Neelys Mission Baptist Church...
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Scientists look into why most Alzheimer's patients are women
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption it's because they tend to live longer than men. What else may put women at extra risk? Could it be genetics? Biological differences in how women age? Maybe even lifestyle factors?...
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Matheny does his best to ignore Cards' success
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/15)
The sizzling Cardinals are 27 games over .500 and have a nine-game lead in the NL Central.
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Two Zalma residents die in fiery crash
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Two Bollinger County, Missouri, residents were killed Sunday when the vehicle they were in overturned and caught fire. James R. Wade, 57, and Angela R. Freeman, 49, of Zalma died after an accident at 8 p.m. Sunday. Wade was driving west on Route M, just east of Route PP in Stoddard County, when the vehicle ran off the roadway, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The vehicle struck an embankment, overturned and caught fire...
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IRS will put area land on auction block
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
The IRS is getting ready to auction about 100 acres in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties on July 7. One of the parcels is 60.6 acres in unincorporated Whitewater, off Cape Girardeau County Road 379, and the other comprises two parcels of more than 40 acres in Bollinger County...
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Man, 73, rides Ohio roller coaster for 12,000th time
(National News ~ 06/30/15)
MASON, Ohio -- A 73-year-old man has taken his 12,000th ride on his favorite roller coaster at King's Island amusement park in Ohio. The park says Gary Coleman of Monfort Heights, Ohio, took the milestone ride in the front row of the Diamondback roller coaster on Monday. The retired minister has made 493 trips to the theme park outside Cincinnati since 2009, when the 230-foot steel roller coaster opened. It's the tallest and fastest roller coaster there and reaches speeds of 80 mph...
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Robbin Buchheit
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
Robbin R. Buchheit, 46, of Old Appleton died Friday, June 26, 2015, at Cancer Treatment Center of America in Zion, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri...
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Births 6/30/15
(Births ~ 06/30/15)
Son to Todd A. and Chelsea M. Williams of Fountain, Colorado, born at home, 5:56 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Name, Hollis Rhett. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 1/2 ounces. Fifth child, third son. Mrs. Williams is the daughter of Joe White of Bertrand, Missouri, and Susan Anglin of Cape Girardeau. Williams is the son of Randy and Gini Williams of Commerce, Georgia. He is retired from the U.S. Army...
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Jackson fire report 6/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assist calls were made on Corrinne Street; East Jackson Boulevard; and South Hope Street. n A hazardous materials cleanup on East Jackson Boulevard. n A mutual-aid call at Cowboy Alley...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/30/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of shoplifting at Menards, 535 Siemers Drive. n Misty L. Robinson, 28, 921 William St., was arrested on suspicion of assault at 51 S. Plaza Way...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/30/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assist calls were made to: North West End Boulevard at 12:06 a.m.; Green Acres Drive at 8:03 a.m.; Cape Meadows Circle at 10:19 a.m.; Bellevue Street at 10:57 a.m.; William Street at 11:09 a.m. and 12:18 p.m.; North Frederick Street at 4:44 p.m.; Washington Avenue at 8 p.m.; and Broadway at 10:55 p.m...
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Jackson police report 6/30/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault n Assault was reported in the 600 block of West Adams Street. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the 3000 block of East Jackson Boulevard...
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Prayer 6/30/15
(Prayer ~ 06/30/15)
O Heavenly Father, may we be fully equipped each day with the fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
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Out of the past: June 30
(Out of the Past ~ 06/30/15)
Three Southeast Missouri men were among the 46 members of the 62nd graduating class of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City: Nelson D. Elfrink of Leopold, Fred J. Stoffregen of Cape Girardeau, and John M. Enderle of Scott City...
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Painting workshop student tests her skills
(Local News ~ 06/30/15)
Tiffany Johnkoski paints a scene Monday at the lagoon in Capaha Park. The art education major was participating in a summer painting workshop at the River Campus.
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Paul & Amber (Hecht) Stemmerman ~ Married Sept. 20, 2014
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
How they fell in love: Paul and I met at my workplace; I had a crush on him and was too shy to say anything! One night, I caught one of my co-workers whispering to Paul, and he had the biggest smile on his face. Less than 24 hours later, I received my first message from Paul...
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Words of wisdom: Happily married couples share their best advice for newlyweds
(Community ~ 06/30/15)
If Melissa McLean could provide one word of advice to a newly married couple it would be "communicate." "Be a good communicator. Be a good communicator all the time," she says. "I think that's what makes our relationship and our marriage so successful," says McLean, who has been married 11 years to her husband Jon...
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