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Miller City
(Submitted Story ~ 02/25/16)
This is a shot of Miller City after the flood, this is where the levee break was.
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2015 Veterans' History of WWII at Cape County Library
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/25/16)
A picture of Veterans' History of WWII, taken Nov. 23, 2015, at Cape County Library. Pictured are veterans Mike Wandrick (left) and John Loeffler.
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Proposals for Cape's new police station narrowed to two
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
The city of Cape Girardeau narrowed its list of design-build proposals for a new police station in Arena Park to two: Penzel-Holland and Kiefner-Chiodini. "They were the most qualified out of the four," project manager Anna Kangas said. "The qualifications we were looking at were experience on police station projects and experience as a design-build team."...
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Noranda, Ameren appeal to lawmakers for electric-rate changes
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
The heads of Noranda Aluminum and Ameren Missouri, companies that long have been at odds over energy policy, have joined forces to urge state lawmakers to make major changes to Missouri's energy policy.
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New Hamburg schoolchildren adjust to new site after school wall buckles
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
A New Hamburg school evacuated Friday because of a shifting wall is doing the best it can in borrowed digs. All 125 students and 22 faculty members from Kelso C-7 Elementary have been operating from three buildings owned by St. Lawrence Church since classes resumed Tuesday...
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New Poplar Bluff city manager: fraud possible under Kaplan
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Fraud may have been committed when the city of Poplar Bluff spent about $3.5 million on no-bid technology projects in 2014, according to officials who answered questions Tuesday at a public meeting for Ward 2. City manager Mark Massingham acknowledged during the meeting he believes fraud was involved in the purchases, saying a forensic audit is being conducted...
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Under the sea: Cape Junior High to produce 'The Little Mermaid'
(Community ~ 02/25/16)
A number of students at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School will travel under the sea next week for their spring musical, "The Little Mermaid." The musical, which will be presented at 7 p.m. March 3, 4 and 5 in the junior high's auditorium, also will be the concluding theatrical production produced and directed by longtime choir teacher Mike Dumey before he retires later this year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2016. There are 310 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1986, President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election; Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency...
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Local Marine's story is inspiring
(Editorial ~ 02/25/16)
There were many options for U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Lydia J. Fakes. The St. Louis native who has Sikeston, Missouri, roots is a lawyer. She passed the Missouri Bar in 2012, but Fakes wanted to follow in her grandfather's footsteps by serving her country in the Marines and was selected as an officer...
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Missouri Supreme Court hears challenge to video limits by Senate
(State News ~ 02/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Supreme Court judges, who restrict recordings of their proceedings, heard arguments Wednesday from a liberal activist group asserting similar recording limitations by senators violate the state's open-meetings law. A state attorney countered senators can limit videos and photographs of their committee meetings because Senate rules supersede the Sunshine Law...
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State lawmakers consider concealed guns on public transit
(State News ~ 02/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday began considering legislation that would allow people to carry concealed guns onto public buses and city trains. The bill by Sen. Bob Onder, a Republican from Lake St. Louis, is the latest legislative effort to expand where people can carry firearms. ...
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Some turned-off GOP voters grudgingly accept Trump
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -- Sheila Covert is worried about Donald Trump. A loyal Republican voter from swing state Virginia, Covert calls the businessman "bombastic" and said there's "just no substance" in his boastful campaign rhetoric. But if Trump does become the GOP presidential nominee?...
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White House considers GOP governor for Supreme Court
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is considering Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court, two people familiar with the process said Wednesday. The nomination of a Republican would be seen as an attempt by President Barack Obama to break the Senate GOP blockade of any of his choices. ...
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Rubio pushed for land deal as he backed law limiting critics
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Marco Rubio stood before Miami-Dade County officials in May 2002 and pushed them to permit a multimillion-dollar industrial development on restricted land near the Florida Everglades. Two months earlier, Rubio -- a rising Republican star in the state Legislature -- backed a law that made it harder for people to challenge the kinds of developments he advocated for as a private attorney. ...
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Obama warns of court's credibility at stake in nominee fight
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Wednesday of putting the Supreme Court's credibility at risk if they make good on their vow not to consider or vote on his pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. He promised to nominate a candidate anyway...
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Republicans barrel toward Super Tuesday
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Republicans are barreling toward Super Tuesday with another debate in the offing and Donald Trump's opponents reaching for perhaps their last best chance to knock him off stride for the presidential nomination. Expect a nasty turn, Trump warned, as if the GOP race were anything but that already...
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Poll: Big headwinds if Bloomberg seeks White House
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
NEW YORK -- By wide margins, Americans of all ideologies said they have no interest in voting former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the White House, suggesting the billionaire media mogul would face headwinds if he mounts a third-party bid for president...
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Woman recants; prosecutor to drop charges in park-rape case
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
NEW YORK -- A district attorney said Wednesday a young woman who accused five teenage boys of chasing away her father and gang-raping her in a playground has recanted her story, and he's dropping criminal charges against them. The collapse of the case was no surprise after a series of revelations that challenged the woman's initial story she'd been attacked by a group of boys who drove off her father with a gun to get her alone...
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Speaker: Legal steps taken to stop Obama from closing Guantanamo
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that Republicans are taking legal steps to stop President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a day after the president unveiled his plan to shutter the facility and move the detainees to the United States...
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Storm kills 3 in Virginia, toll rises to 6
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
WAVERLY, Va. -- A powerful storm system swept across the East Coast on Wednesday, killing three people in Virginia and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the region. A day earlier, the system spawned about two dozen tornadoes along the Gulf Coast, damaging hundreds of homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. Three people were killed, and dozens were injured...
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Polygamous sect leaders face food-stamp fraud charges
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Investigators said they noticed something strange when they began tracking food-stamp transactions from two small convenience stores in a polygamous community on the Arizona-Utah border. The volume of food-stamp purchases was so large, it rivaled big-box stores such as Wal-Mart and Costco...
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Court clears ex-Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd felony charge
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican said helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the abuse-of-power charge, which was filed after Perry threatened -- then carried out -- a veto of state funding for a group of public-corruption prosecutors after the Democratic head of the unit refused to resign...
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Smart rats sniffing out Cambodia's mine fields
(International News ~ 02/25/16)
TRACH, Cambodia -- It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 8,300 square feet of fields to eliminate a scourge that has killed thousands of Cambodians: land mines...
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Russian leader pushes Syria truce deal amid skepticism
(International News ~ 02/25/16)
BEIRUT -- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday with key players in the Syria conflict, including President Bashar Assad, before a U.S.-Russia-engineered cease-fire, as the opposition voiced concerns the truce due to begin later this week will benefit only the Syrian government...
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Out of the past: Feb. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 02/25/16)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team yesterday landed three players on the seven-member all-Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association team: league MVP Jerri Wiley, Sherry Mitchell and Renee Rogliardi; Ed Arnzen was named Coach of the Year...
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Raymond Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
Raymond C. Smith, 75, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at his home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at 11 a.m. at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson is handling arrangements...
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Ralph Phillips
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
Ralph E. Phillips, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at his home. Ralph was born May 8, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Walter and Virginia Heise Phillips. He was educated at the former Hanover School and graduated valedictorian of College High in 1961. ...
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Bill Edwards
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- William E. "Bill" Edwards Jr., 86, of Cairo died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Jackson fire report 2/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/25/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n A call on Travelers Way. n Emergency medical service on Broadridge Drive. Wednesday n A first alarm on East Jackson Boulevard. n A smoke alarm on North High Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 2:44 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 3:35 a.m. on Dunklin Street; 8:26 a.m. at Doctors Park; 1:08 p.m. on Independence Street; 5:02 p.m. on North Main Street; 7:03 p.m. on Cuesta Drive; 7:44 p.m. on Albert Street; and 8:11 p.m. on Hopper Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Robert Luis Beck, 24, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at Water and Independence streets...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/25/16
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Feb. 22 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Births 2/25/16
(Births ~ 02/25/16)
Son to Lucas Andrew and Megan Jean Collier of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:46 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Name, Noah Blake. Weight, 8 pounds. Third child, second son. Mrs. Collier is the former Megan Slagley, daughter of Jeff Slagley of Cape Girardeau and Edith Slagley of Zalma, Missouri. She is a registered nurse with Saint Francis Medical Center. Collier is the son of Pamela Brethold and Randy Brethold Sr. of Patton, Missouri. He is a forklift operator at TG Missouri...
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Cape man cycles 13 miles after shoulder injury during Belize race
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
Forty-eight athletes from nine countries convened Saturday on San Ignacio in Belize to participate in the Maya Mountain Adventure Challenge. The biannual four-day endurance race takes athletes through about 320 miles of terrain, cycling across pine ridges and jungles, rappelling down large cave systems and paddling down rivers, according to the race website...
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Police use pepper spray to remove suspect from home's attic
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
A Cape Girardeau man was an unwelcome guest in a relative’s attic, and Cape Girardeau Police used pepper spray in an attempt to get him out. Eventually, he fell through the roof into the bathroom. In total, he was responsible for about $15,000 of damage to the house, according to a probable-cause statement from the police department...
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Man charged with invasion of privacy after posting sex video on Internet
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
Broderick C. Gormley, 19, of Glencoe, Missouri, has been charged with felony invasion of privacy for filming a video of consensual sex and placing the video on the Internet, both without the woman’s knowledge.
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Roy Garner to run for Bollinger County commissioner
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
Roy Garner of Scopus has filed to run for the Bollinger County Commission, Second District, the position held by Steve Jordan. Jordan has said he will not seek re-election. The condition of Bollinger County roads is the main reason Garner said he wants to run for office...
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Bank calls police after man tries to 'pay with blood'
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man apparently upset over a collection notice is accused of causing a disturbance inside a local bank Monday morning when he began cutting himself in an attempt to “pay with blood.” After receiving a collection letter, the 25-year-old went to First Midwest Bank on North Westwood Boulevard to “talk to the loan officer and apparently didn’t get the reply he liked,” said Poplar Bluff Police deputy chief Donnie Trout...
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Kennett man pleads guilty to murder in wife's shooting death
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
KENNETT, Mo. — A Kennett man charged with killing his wife in May 2014 pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder. Allan Branum appeared before Circuit Judge Robert Mayer in a courtroom of the Dunklin County Justice Center. Branum was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Regena Branum on May 22, 2014, during an argument at their home on North Jackson Street. ...
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Marble Hill Fire District funding becomes hot topic
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — In late January, the city of Marble Hill and Bollinger County disagreed on the county’s cancellation of a 16-year agreement that gave the Marble Hill Fire Department $1,500 a month to pay for purchase and upkeep of extrication equipment...
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Road rage on Route K leads to gun charge, police say
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
When one driver honked his horn, the other allegedly responded by pulling a snub-nosed pistol. Teah V. Newson, 36, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested Sunday by Cape Girardeau sheriff’s deputies and charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon. Newson and another woman were driving at 2 a.m. west on Route K in a Lincoln Navigator next to a white GMC truck, according to a probable-cause statement from the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department...
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Adams, Moss battle for first base with St. Louis
(Professional Sports ~ 02/25/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals' starting first baseman in April will likely be the candidate swinging the hottest bat in March. For Matt Adams and Brandon Moss, that battle could come down to which player has best recovered from injury. Adams was the opening day starter at first last year, but a quadriceps injury cost him much of the 2015 season. ...
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Blues forward Reaves suspended 3 games for hit on Tennyson
(Professional Sports ~ 02/25/16)
NEW YORK -- The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves for three games without pay for a blindside hit into the boards that injured San Jose defenseman Matt Tennyson. The punishment announced by the NHL's department of player safety on Wednesday will cost Reaves more than $18,000 in salary. The hit occurred in the first period of the Sharks 6-3 win on Monday...
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CLASS 2 DISTRICT 3 ROUNDUP: Meadow Heights upsets Valle, heads to final
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/16)
The Meadow Heights boys basketball team seemed to be doing what it could to let a lead slip away -- foul trouble, late turnovers -- but the Panthers found the edge they needed in overtime to upset Valle Catholic 74-71 in a Class 2 District 3 semifinal Wednesday night in Bismarck, Missouri, to advance to the district championship...
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Stage stars hit the road for workshops, classes
(Entertainment ~ 02/25/16)
NEW YORK -- The Dramatists Guild Fund has persuaded some theatrical heavy hitters such as two-time Tony winner Terrence McNally and Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel to hit the road, offering writing workshops, master classes, talkbacks and other public events...
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Nation, world briefs 2/25/16
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Ammon Bundy and another 15 defendants have pleaded not guilty to a federal conspiracy charge related to the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown reminded the defendants Wednesday they are considered innocent until proven guilty. ...
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Pennsylvania park evicts gnome homes
(National News ~ 02/25/16)
NEWPORT, Pa. -- Nearly 40 gnome homes have been evicted from a Pennsylvania state park after a decision change sent them packing. Pennlive.com reported management at Little Buffalo State Park gave permission in December for Steve Hoke to create the mini, magical houses in tree roots, hollow logs and on stumps around the forest. Park manager Jason Baker said he gave the OK originally, but it later was decided the homes could affect wildlife habitat...
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Hooked on Science: Flying styrofoam peanuts
(Community ~ 02/25/16)
n Vacuum-cleaner hose n Styrofoam peanuts n STEP 1: Place several Styrofoam peanuts on a flat surface. n STEP 2: Spin the vacuum cleaner hose above your head while placing the other end of the hose close to the Styrofoam peanuts, and observe. What happened? Compare what happens to how air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Why do the Styrofoam peanuts fall to the floor?...
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Learning briefs 2/25/16
(Community ~ 02/25/16)
Lauren Elizabeth Buerck, Thomas Joseph Crocetti, Gage Clinton Hahs, Victoria Camden Hosler, Andrew Russell Overmann, Philip Anthony Schuchardt, Noah Adkins Smentkowski and Eva Morena Trunzo of Cape Girardeau; Brock Howard Hammers, Cory L. Hogan, Samuel David Lowes and Zachary Mark Vogel of Jackson; Caitlyn Christine Bess of Millersville; and Kaitlyn Fay Chotrow and Katherine Marie Mattingly of Perryville, Missouri, were named to the fall 2015 President's List at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, meaning they achieved a 4.0 GPA for the semester.. ...
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Speak out 2/25/16
(Speak Out ~ 02/25/16)
It is becoming clearer by the minute that Donald Trump is the new face of the Republican Party, and it's not very pretty. We need to set up wealth limits. Make it illegal for anyone to be a millionaire or billionaire. I do not know, but this already may be happening. It would be good if the university police would be standing outside different buildings when there is a change of classes. They could randomly stand next to the doors of different buildings. It might give students a safer feeling...
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Civilian casualties
(Column ~ 02/25/16)
In a previous column, I wrote that one mark of past international communist military actions is an apparent disregard for civilian casualties. On Feb. 26, 1968, U.S. troops re-entered the city of Hue in South Vietnam after North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops had occupied the city during the battle of Tet. ...
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Prayer 2/25/16
(Prayer ~ 02/25/16)
O Heavenly Father, please give us strength to meet life's challenges. Amen.
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