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Jackson boil-water advisory lifted
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A boil-water advisory has been lifted for properties along and around Francis Drive in Jackson, according to a news release from the city Friday afternoon. The precautionary boil-water advisory was issued Thursday afternoon after a water-main break...
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Southeast Missouri State football team renews rivalry with SIU
(College Sports ~ 09/11/15)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz didn't hesitate when asked what stood out the most in last year's loss to regional rival Southern Illinois.
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Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty to killing father with baseball bat
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man pleaded guilty earlier this week to killing his father by striking him with a baseball bat. Matthew Dale Jenkins, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder, Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Barbour said...
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Sikeston attempted-rape suspect arrested in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man wanted in Scott County for an attempted sexual assault was arrested late Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. Anthony Price, 21, was wanted by the Scott County prosecutor's office for charges of attempted rape, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer for the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
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Fired Poplar Bluff city manager not chosen for Michigan job -- yet
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
After presentations from their top candidates, including fired Poplar Bluff, Missouri, city manager Heath Kaplan, commissioners in Benzie County, Michigan, have decided to restart their search for a new administrator in nine months. The commissioners met Tuesday to discuss the matter, administrator Karl Sparks said...
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Nolan Weber 5K expected to be bigger than last year's race
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Event organizers said this year's Nolan Weber 5K will be even bigger than last year's event. Rachelle Weber, who lost her son, Nolan, to brain cancer in 2013, said the second annual race has more to offer. "Last year, we had about 300 participants," she said. "This year, we are trending to be on track or surpass that number, and we have a few new events this year, too."...
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Cooling down in courthouse fountain
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Max, a Cairn terrier, wades in the fountain Thursday outside the Common Pleas Courthouse. Max and his owner, Rhonda Brandman, take their walk through downtown every morning, with a stop at the fountain to cool off.
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Nicky V. Hines travels the world as a cruise-ship music director
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/15)
Nicky V. Hines, a Cape Girardeau native, has a dream career in music that has taken him around the world. After he graduated from high school, he headed to Hollywood. Hines won a full-ride scholarship to the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. "Most people went there to party," he said...
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Boil-water advisory in effect near Francis Drive in Jackson
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A water main break prompted the city of Jackson to issue a precautionary boil-water advisory Thursday afternoon for houses near Francis Drive. On Francis Drive, address numbers 617, 625, 628, 635, 705, 706, 715, 716, 803, 804, 811, 814, 819, 822, 825, 829 and 830 are included. The property at 1004 Greensferry Road also is included...
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TIF Commission sets public hearing, hears school district's concerns
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Setting a date for a public hearing and hashing out concerns from participating taxing districts were among the top items on the agenda when Cape Girardeau's Tax Increment Financing Commission met Thursday. It was the 11-member group's second meeting and its first gathering since the completion of a draft redevelopment plan...
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Cape County Tea Party Monthly Meeting (Venue Change)
(Submitted Story ~ 09/11/15)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY MONTHLY MEETING On September 15, 2015 the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at DEXTER BBQ in Cape Girardeau. We encourage everyone to come at 5:30 to eat, with our meeting starting at 6:30 PM. Note that this is a change only for the month of September. The meeting is called the Third Tuesday Tea Time and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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SEMO District Fair to kick off with parade Saturday morning
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
The 75th annual SEMO District Fair kicks off with a packed-to-the-brim parade through town Saturday morning. Fair spokesman Pete Poe said the parade roster is fully booked. "The parade will be full this year," he said. "And, including the marching bands, there will be about 130 marching units entered."...
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Avenue of Flags represents deceased Cape Girardeau County veterans
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Anyone who's ever seen the Avenue of Flags at Cape County Park North knows what an impressive display the hundreds of flags make. Set up five times a year on holidays such as Independence Day and Veterans Day, it draws a large crowd from all over the region...
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Patriot Day at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/11/15)
To honor those who gave their lives on 9-11-01, the students, faculty, and staff at Guardian Angel School of Oran, Missouri dressed in red, white, and blue on Friday, September 11. Right after morning announcements and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, Traci Hency & Emily Williamsen led everyone in singing "God Bless America"...
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Patriot Day at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/11/15)
To honor those who gave their lives on 9-11-01, the students, faculty, and staff at Guardian Angel School of Oran, Missouri dressed in red, white, and blue on Friday, September 11. Right after morning announcements and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, Traci Hency & Emily Williamsen led everyone in singing "God Bless America"...
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Flag at sunset
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/11/15)
Flag in recognition of Patriot Day on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at Cape County Park Northside.
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Missouri tied for 15th place after first round at USGA Women's Team Championship
(Community Sports ~ 09/11/15)
Missouri captain Stephany Powell already had expressed approval of her team's performance before taking a gander at the scoreboard at the USGA Women's Team Championship event Thursday afternoon at Dalhousie Golf Club.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
Today is Friday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2015. There are 111 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, America faced an unprecedented day of terror as 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four passenger jetliners, sending two of the planes smashing into New York's World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths...
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Shocked in horror; united in response
(Editorial ~ 09/11/15)
In the grand scheme of things, few days have as much meaning or carry as much emotional freight as Sept. 11, 2001. It is a day that will live in infamy for anyone who saw the live footage of those doomed jetliners ripping through the Twin Towers in New York, or witnessed the carnage on the ground that day. It was a morning of unspeakable horror for millions around the globe, and although 14 years have passed since that fateful day, the memory is just as searing now as it was then...
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Cape Parks gracious hosts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/15)
A great big thank you to the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation for hosting the Amateur Softball Association Men's Class E Slow Pitch national championship this past weekend. Kaed Horrell, tournament director, and all the staff did an outstanding job hosting this event. ...
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The trendsetter
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/15)
Regardless of how you feel about the Kentucky county clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same- sex couples, you have to admit that she's a trendsetter. In Michigan, a Muslim man who heads a local license office for the state transportation department is now refusing to issue driver's licenses to women. Interestingly, as a result, traffic accidents in the area have dropped significantly...
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This and that, along with some of those over there
(Column ~ 09/11/15)
As you may have gathered from last week's column -- which was written, I now realize, in a stupor induced by prescription drugs -- things have been topsy-turvy in the Sullivan household. I'd like to be able to report that everything is pretty much back to normal. I would base that on the fact that I am pretty sure which day of the week it is. That was certainly not the case last week...
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Rescuers search for missing after heavy rains lash Japan
(International News ~ 09/11/15)
JOSO, Japan -- Rescue workers searched through a flooded city near Tokyo today, hunting for missing people a day after raging floodwaters broke through an embankment, washed away houses and forced dozens of people to rooftops. Dozens of residents stranded in heavily flooded Ishige district in Joso City were airlifted by military helicopters and arrived at an athletic field in the city, carrying a bare minimum of clothes and some food in shopping bags, some of them without shoes...
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Out of the past: Sept. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 09/11/15)
A Nevada, Missouri, city official has accepted the job of Cape Girardeau's new personnel and risk-management director. Gordon Epps, 33, a 1981 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, will begin work here Oct. 1. Extensions of Jackson's Main Street to County Road 618 north of Cape Girardeau and Nash Road from the Mississippi River to Interstate 55 are two priority highway needs discussed by a group of area officials here. ...
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Births 9/11/15
(Births ~ 09/11/15)
Daughter to Robin Suzanne Owen of McClure, Illinois, Southeast Hospital, 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Name, Annabelle Grace. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Owen is the former Robin Godsey, daughter of Susan Godsey of McClure and Orval Godsey of Cairo, Illinois. She is employed by Cairo Grain Inspection Agency...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/11/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. n Ruben Rodriquez, 18, of Sikeson, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St. n Keif L. Thomas, 22, of Dexter, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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With 'Mario Maker,' Nintendo relinquishes control
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Nintendo is giving players the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom. After three decades of releasing "Super Mario" video games, the notoriously protective Japanese gaming giant is inviting players to create their own levels in the bouncy plumber's homeland with the user-generated Wii U title "Super Mario Maker," out today...
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High school football capsules: Week 4
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
Last week: Poplar Bluff 44, Farmington 30; Sikeston 23, Cape Central 19 Last year: Cape Central 26, Poplar Bluff 6 Outlook: Tigers coach Nathan Norman believes his team was outplayed in last week's upset loss to Sikeston, and he doesn't expect to let it happen again tonight against the Mules...
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Best Bet: Day on the River
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/15)
The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will host a Day on the River from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Riverfront Park. The free event for the entire family will include hands-on activities such as live river animals, Asian carp samples and free boat rides on the Mississippi River. Rides will take place every half hour, except from noon to 1 p.m. No registration required. For more information, call (573) 290-5218...
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Artifacts 9/11/15
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/15)
Catapult Creative House, 612 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, which had its soft opening in May, will hold a variety of events during Southeast Missouri State University's Family Weekend from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Activities during the student open house will include a letterpress demo and sale, woodblock photography, 3-D printing, Pictionary, embroidery, music and a beverage bar with savory menu sampling...
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#SemoSelfie 9/11/15
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/15)
Bollinger boys rolling in style. Don't tell aunt Callie we have her Jeep. Castor River, here we come!! #jeeplife #semoselfie #stoppedataredlight (Photo submitted by @austinjbollinger) Going out this weekend? Be sure to tag your selfies on the scene with #semoselfie on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter -- you could see yourself in an upcoming SE Live!...
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Department of Music faculty collaborate for minimalist concert
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/15)
Minimalist music isn't all that easy to listen to, Paul Thompson said. Nevertheless, the flute and university studies professor at Southeast Missouri State University took charge in organizing an all-faculty concert in the style. Thompson said the idea sparked when he played as part of a performance put together by Southeast colleague Robert Fruehwald in November recognizing the 50th anniversary of Terry Riley's "In C."...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran softball team edges Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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Frazier and Phillips HR, Reds hand Cards 4th loss in 5 games
(Professional Sports ~ 09/11/15)
CINCINNATI -- The St. Louis Cardinals hoped their come-from behind win on Wednesday over the Chicago Cubs would get them back on track. Instead, they followed with their most one-sided defeat this season. Todd Frazier and Brandon Phillips both homered and drove in three runs as the last-place Cincinnati Reds beat the NL Central-leading Cardinals 11-0 Thursday night...
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Man clocked at 112 mph was headed to court for speeding
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
ROYALTON, Vt. -- A driver clocked at 112 mph on an interstate in Vermont told police he was heading to traffic court to take care of a speeding ticket. Trooper Rich Slusser said the 33-year-old man from West Hartford, Connecticut, also was weaving in and out of traffic in Royalton on Interstate 89 before he was pulled over Wednesday afternoon. The speed limit on the interstate is 65 mph. The driver has been charged with excessive speeding and negligent operation...
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White House, NYC prosecutor pledge $79M to test rape kits
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
NEW YORK -- The White House and New York City's district attorney pledged a combined $79 million Thursday to help clear the tens of thousands of rape kits that have gone untested across the country. The White House announced $41 million in federal funds plus $38 million from the Manhattan prosecutor will go toward clearing backlogs in 27 states...
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Police: 5 family members found dead in Minnesota home
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Five family members, including three children, were found dead Thursday in their lakeside home in an upscale western Minneapolis suburb in what police said appeared to be a murder-suicide. South Lake Minnetonka police went to check on the family at 12:21 p.m. after no one was seen or heard from in days, interim chief Mike Siitari said. Siitari wouldn't release any information on how the family members died but said there appeared to be "no threat or danger to the community."...
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After insulting Fiorina, Trump tested by wave of criticism
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- A wave of criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike rose Thursday after GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump insulted the physical appearance of Carly Fiorina, his party's only female White House contender. It's a new test for the candidacy of the brash-talking Trump...
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New York state OKs $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
NEW YORK -- New York state gradually will raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour -- the first time any state has set the minimum that high. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration formally approved the increase Thursday, a move the Democratic governor announced at a labor rally with Vice President Joe Biden...
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Jesse Stady
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Jesse Wayne Stady, 77, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at the Monticello House. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson.
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Leon Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Leon Smith, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Luther and Rosie Ward Smith. He was a Korean War veteran, serving in the United States Army. Leon is survived by one daughter, Janet Schrock (Ralph) of Chelsea, Alabama; one granddaughter, Samantha Schrock, also of Chelsea; three sisters, Louise Seyer of Cape Girardeau, Carolyn Patterson of Sikeston and Ronnie Shaw of Benton, Missouri; four brothers, Junior and Travis Smith, both of Sikeston, Harold Smith of Las Vegas and Truman Smith of Ironton, Missouri; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.. ...
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Doris Meier
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Doris E. Meier, 90, formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 1, 1924, in Crystal City, Missouri, to Emmet N. and Elizabeth B. M. Martin Hupp. She and Lawrence M. Meier were married Nov. 1, 1947. He passed away May 10, 2011...
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Robert Landgraf
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Robert William Landgraf Sr., 91, of Pocahontas died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9 a.m. until time of service Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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Carol Hankins
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
BOONEVILLE, Mo. -- Carol Sue Hankins, 70, of Booneville passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, in Columbia, Missouri. She was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Mena, Arkansas, to Dovie Bouchell and James Abshire. Carol married James Hankins on Nov. 9, 1965; they shared almost 50 years of marriage together...
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Robert Evans Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Robert Childs Evans Jr., 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 31, 1943, in Fort Riley, Kansas, to Robert Childs and Mary Giboney Frissell Evans Sr. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Robert had been a sportswriter for several newspapers, including the Southeast Missourian...
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Irene Birk
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Mary Irene Birk, 92, of Chesterfield, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, went to her eternal home with Christ on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 12, 1922, in Millersville, the daughter of the late Louis and Mary Isabell Stroder Sander. Irene was baptized and confirmed at Haynes Chapel in Millersville. She and Clement Birk were united in marriage Dec. 19, 1941. He preceded her in death Feb. 6, 2013, after 71 years of marriage...
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Angela Beussink
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Angela Rosina Beussink, 85, of Jackson died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at her home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m., immediately followed by a rosary service led by the St. Ann's Sodality...
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Judge rules trials in Freddie Gray case to stay in Baltimore
(National News ~ 09/11/15)
BALTIMORE -- Despite the days of riots, protests and a multimillion-dollar settlement that followed the death of Freddie Gray, a fair trial can be held in Baltimore for the six officers charged in Gray's arrest and death, a judge ruled Thursday. While the decision may be a blow to defense attorneys, the judge left open the possibility of revisiting his ruling if they cannot find impartial jurors who have not been influenced by coverage of the case. ...
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Prayer 9/11/15
(Prayer ~ 09/11/15)
O Lord Jesus, bless those who lost relatives and friends 14 years ago today. Amen.
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