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Saxony Lutheran girls soccer swings past district foe St. Vincent, 4-1
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/16)
Saxony Lutheran girls soccer is eying a repeat state title, but there are other steps that come first. On Monday, the Crusaders made it clear they're still the team to beat in their district. Saxony bounced back after conceding an early goal, moved some personnel around and controlled much of the final 60 minutes for a 4-1 defeat of St. Vincent -- the team it beat in last year's Class 1 District 1 title game...
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Litzelfelner powers Notre Dame to SEMO Conference golf tournament title
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jack is back. And so is the Notre Dame boys golf team. Bulldogs senior Jack Litzelfelner's 68th stroke, a 5-foot putt, at the SEMO Conference Tournament did a victory lap around the hole before disappearing for eagle on the third green at Fox Haven Country Club...
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Triathlon Record Shattered
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/16)
Standing firm for a decade, it seemed that Cape Girardeau’s Steamboat Classic Triathlon course record was safe. After a short stint as a professional triathlete and duathlete, Delbert Marriott set out on the Steamboat course in 2006, with the sole goal of crushing the record. ...
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Business notebook: Alaska seafood firm boasts local ties
(Business ~ 04/25/16)
The Cape Farmers Market opened Thursday, and vendors of all types showed up to sell their wares. Among them was Trevor Tripp from Wild Alaska Salmon and Seafood. Though the fish, as the name suggests, is caught in Alaska, the company has local ties and a focus on sustainability one might expect from a farmers market vendor...
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Rwandan tells how he reconciled surviving genocide
(Local News ~ 04/25/16)
As Rwanda entered 1994, Alex Nsengimana was 6 years old, with a 6-year-old's grasp on politics. But he knew he and his family were Tutsi. He lived with his grandmother and several other relatives who shared the Tutsi ethnic identity. He had lost his mother to HIV/AIDS and had never known his father...
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Fore! Disc-golf course opens in Jackson
(Local News ~ 04/25/16)
Disc golfers now have a place to tee off in Jackson after the opening of an 18-hole course in Litz Park. The course, in the 37-acre park on Vera Wagner Drive, was designed as a place where residents of all ages could participate, said Shane Anderson, Jackson Parks and Recreation director...
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What a mess! Adults, children should bring extra clothes to Saturday event
(Local News ~ 04/25/16)
Cape Girardeau will have a giant mess on its hands Saturday. The United Way's 11th annual Messy Morning, a sloppy celebration encouraging children to learn through play, will take place at the Show-Me Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission to the event is free, though attendees are asked to bring canned-food items to contribute to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank...
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Law firm requests information about Cape's traffic cameras
(Local News ~ 04/25/16)
A local law firm, Glaus & Gohn, has filed a Sunshine Law request with the city of Cape Girardeau to obtain information about traffic cameras after the Southeast Missourian recently published an article about them. One of Glaus and Gohn's practice areas is traffic law and automobile collisions, according to its website...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
Today is Monday, April 25, the 116th day of 2016. There are 250 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 25, 1816, Romantic poet Lord Byron, beset by financial problems and personal turmoil (including a failed marriage), left his native England at age 28, never to return. (Byron died eight years later in Greece.)...
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Prayer 4-25-16
(Prayer ~ 04/25/16)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus Christ, for you are our deliverance. Amen.
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Improvements make parks a destination in Cape
(Editorial ~ 04/25/16)
Cape Girardeau is becoming a burgeoning area for recreation. The number of places for children to play is growing, and safety improving. From the newly improved Cape Splash to the buzzing Osage Centre, Cape guarantees great fun. And now, nature-inspired playground equipment will be installed at Cape Girardeau County Park South and the popular Melaina's Magical Playland at Cape County North has reopened to complement those places and enhance our area's family-friendly appeal...
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Speak Out 4/25/16
(Speak Out ~ 04/25/16)
Apparently, proponents of Medicaid expansion to benefit the working poor have thrown in the towel. Given the overall makeup of the shameful and shameless Missouri General Assembly, this is understandable. Still, this reflects as poorly on our state since anything following our achievement of statehood in 1821...
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Secret pages from 9/11 inquiry may be released
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration likely will release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connections to the attackers. The documents, kept in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol, contain information from the joint congressional inquiry into "specific sources of foreign support for some of the Sept. 11 hijackers while they were in the United States."...
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Gunman wounds 2 outside Wisconsin prom before cops kill him
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
ANTIGO, Wis. -- An 18-year-old man opened fire with a high-powered rifle outside of a high school prom in northern Wisconsin, wounding two students before a police officer who was in the parking lot shot him fatally, authorities said Sunday. Investigators did not say whether they believe the two students were specifically targeted or discuss a possible motive for the shooting outside Antigo High School late Saturday...
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Ohio attorney general: Slayings of 8 a 'pre-planned execution'
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The slayings of eight family members in rural southern Ohio were sophisticated, planned executions, authorities said Sunday, as they revealed several marijuana-growing operations were found at the crime scenes. Investigators said at a news conference it's unclear what, if any, role the marijuana growing had in Friday's killings at four homes near Piketon...
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Prost! Germany celebrates 500 years of beer-purity law
(Business ~ 04/25/16)
INGOLSTADT, Germany -- To some, it's the real deal. To others, it's a bland brew. But thanks to a 500-year-old rule, everybody can be sure what's in German beer. Chancellor Angela Merkel was among those toasting the anniversary Friday of a law that allowed only water, hops and malt as ingredients -- yeast was added to the list later...
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Freeway views are hot: Homeowners cozy up to urban eyesores
(Business ~ 04/25/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Leviton's loudest neighbor is a 12-lane freeway. The busy stretch of highway that runs alongside his townhouse complex is visible from his north-facing windows. The drone of passing motorists is audible. He can even hear a muffled version of it when his windows are shut...
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Enough with the earnings: SEC may reduce company reports
(Business ~ 04/25/16)
NEW YORK -- Four times a year, there's a kind of parade on Wall Street: companies announce their quarterly earnings, all in a row, with the banks first, then the tech companies, and the retailers bringing up the rear. Stocks can rise or plunge based on the results...
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Local company makes eco-friendly kitty litter that cuts cat-box smell
(Business ~ 04/25/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- For the better part of the last century, clay cat litter has been the standard for people with indoor cats. However, a local company is giving people a different, more environmentally friendly option. Midwest Organics of Sikeston has a new product called CatSpot Litter it hopes changes the way people think of cat litter. The litter eliminates the odor from the litter box while helping the environment...
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Out of the past: April 25
(Out of the Past ~ 04/25/16)
One year after Earth Day 1990, members of the newly formed local Sierra Club, formerly Earth Day 1990-Heartland Region, have chosen the name Trail of Tears; the group will formally apply for accreditation from Missouri's Ozark Chapter at the May meeting of the state executive committee...
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Mary Huckstep
(Obituary ~ 04/25/16)
Mary Marguerette Huckstep, 101, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Oct. 10, 1914, in Cape Girardeau to Roy I. and Elsie M. Nanna Moore. She and Glenn Huckstep were married March 7, 1935, at Cape Girardeau. He passed away in 1980...
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Melvin Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 04/25/16)
Melvin E. Hoffman, 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. He was born March 7, 1927, in New Wells to William T. and Elenora Perr Hoffman. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. He and Gladys Irene Scholl were married Dec. 7, 1947...
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Evelyn Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/25/16)
Evelyn Joyce Fox Davis, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23, 2016, surrounded by her family at her home in Jackson. An only child, Evelyn was born Nov. 18, 1926, in Jackson to William Jewell and Euria Richardson Fox. She and James Robert "Bob" Davis were married Sept. 26, 1947, in Jackson. They had been married 41 years, when Bob passed away April 17, 1989...
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Jackson police report 4/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Ryan J. Mercurio, 32, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Katie N. White, 29, of Jackson was issued summonses for a seat-belt violation, failure to register a motor vehicle, speeding and operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/25/16
(Local News ~ 04/25/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 21 meeting Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Muslims for Trump, though few, see past rhetoric, bluster
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
DETROIT -- As a Donald Trump supporter, Nedal Tamer feels he's in the minority among Muslim-Americans, comfortable with his choice yet somewhat confounded he doesn't have more company. Small numbers of Muslims find comfort, not concern, in Trump's strong stance on immigrants. They see it as proof the Republican presidential front-runner could better contain extremists than other candidates...
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Solar-plane pilots say trip also was test of human endurance
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavor is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure...
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Illinois leaders seek meeting over U.S. spy agency location
(State News ~ 04/25/16)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A group of U.S. senators and representatives from Illinois wants to meet with the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which favors a St. Louis site over relocating to Illinois for a new headquarters. The group requested a meeting Friday, outlining “strong concerns” with the site selection process. ...
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Wentzville woman convicted in death of 18-month-old
(State News ~ 04/25/16)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A former eastern Missouri day-care provider has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 18-month-old child. The verdict for 42-year-old Lisa West was announced Thursday. The toddler, Mason Beach, died in 2009. Prosecutors say he suffered a head injury caused by West at her home day care in Wentzville. West said the child fell down stairs...
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State pays millions to bar Medicaid from Planned Parenthood
(State News ~ 04/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers passed a budget last week that spends millions in state money to block Planned Parenthood from accessing federal funding. The plan puts Missouri alongside at least a dozen other states in a national effort to strip public money from the country's largest abortion provider. The federal government says states don't have the authority to steer Medicaid funding away from Planned Parenthood, and courts have blocked some of those efforts...
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Springfield woman says card game saved her life
(State News ~ 04/25/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Less than 10 years ago Cathy Myers was homeless, sleeping in her car and struggling with mental illness. Throughout her life, the Springfield native had attempted suicide 14 times. Today, though, she has a home and no longer needs medications to treat her depression and borderline personality disorder...
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Missouri man draws 7 life terms for sexual abuse
(State News ~ 04/25/16)
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. -- A 36-year-old southwest Missouri man has been sentenced to seven life terms for child abuse that authorities said began more than 20 years ago. Lawrence County Circuit Judge Jack Goodman sentenced Marcus G. Yoder to the concurrent life terms at a hearing Wednesday...
- myTEAM runs in Steamboat Classic in downtown Cape (Local News ~ 04/25/16)
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Pedestrian killed in Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 04/25/16)
DUDLEY, Mo. — A Bloomfield, Missouri, pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle late Saturday in Stoddard County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 10:19 p.m. on U.S. 60 two miles east of Dudley when a vehicle driven by Tommy R. Winn, 66, of Cadiz, Kentucky, struck pedestrian Jamie D. Sifford, 38, who was walking in the driving lane of the highway...
- Two hurt in motorcycle wreck on Interstate 55 (Local News ~ 04/25/16)
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Cardinals unload on Padres' bullpen
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/16)
SAN DIEGO -- Jedd Gyorko didn't mind being booed when he returned to San Diego with the St. Louis Cardinals. After all, what better revenge than going 6 for 11 with two homers, a triple, four RBIs and three runs scored in the three-game series? All that and he didn't even start the opener Friday night...
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Matukewicz holds steadfast about his plans for Year 3
(College Sports ~ 04/25/16)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz has never wavered from the statement he made when he was first hired in December 2013. His plan was to be in the mix for an Ohio Valley Conference title by Year 3, and still is as his team is another step closer to that third season beginning as the Redhawks wrapped up their third spring under Matukewicz on Friday...
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Blues, Blackhawks to square off tonight in Game 7
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Chicago Blackhawks have big-time momentum heading into Game 7. The defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks are trying to climb back from a 3-1 series deficit. They erased an early two-goal deficit in Game 6 and then some, scoring five unanswered goals in a rout that evened the series against the Blues...
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Morehead State sweeps visiting Southeast Missouri State softball team
(College Sports ~ 04/25/16)
The Southeast MissourI State softball team was undone by three errors in the opener of a doubleheader against Morehead State and a solo home run in the nightcap as the host Eagles swept the visiting Redhawks on Sunday. Morehead State improved to 23-21 overall and 10-9 in the Ohio Valley Conference with victories of 6-1 and 1-0...
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Medical marijuana bill fails in Missouri House
(State News ~ 04/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House rejected a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. The legislation failed on a 66-87 vote Thursday after lawmakers scaled it back to only permit cancer patients in hospice to use the drug. The pro-legalization National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws said of the 23 states to permit medical cannabis, only Florida’s laws were comparably narrow. ...
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People on the move 4/25/16
(Business ~ 04/25/16)
Kevin Windham, a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, was selected into the inaugural class of FOCUS St. Louis' Impact Fellows Program. Kayla Gaffney of The Arrow reported of those selected for the program, Windham is the only student; the others members are executives from the St. Louis area...
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Man threatens suit after eatery runs out of soup
(National News ~ 04/25/16)
MANSFIELD, Texas -- A lawyer upset he wasn't provided a cup of soup during a meal has notified a restaurant owner he'll sue if not reimbursed the $2.25 for the soup. Dwain Downing also seeks $250 in attorney fees for time spent drafting a letter sent to Benji Arslanovski, who runs Our Place Restaurant in Mansfield. Downing said the restaurant offered no discount or substitution when it ran out. The restaurateur said the menu makes clear the soup comes with a meal "while supplies last."...
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Improvments make parks a destination in Cape
(Editorial ~ 04/25/16)
Cape Girardeau is becoming a burgeoning area for recreation. The number of places for children to play is growing, and safety improving. From the newly improved Cape Splash to the buzzing Osage Centre, Cape guarantees great fun. And now, nature-inspired playground equipment will be installed at Cape Girardeau County Park South and the popular Melaina's Magical Playland at Cape County North has reopened to complement those places and enhance our area's family-friendly appeal...
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Speak Out 4/25/16
(Speak Out ~ 04/25/16)
Medicaid expansion Apparently, proponents of Medicaid expansion to benefit the working poor have thrown in the towel. Given the overall makeup of the shameful and shameless Missouri General Assembly, this is understandable. Still, this reflects as poorly on our state since anything following our achievement of statehood in 1821...
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Prayer 4/25/16
(Prayer ~ 04/25/16)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus Christ, for you are our deliverance. Amen.
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