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Bell City baseball rallies to reach Class 1 state championship game
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/16)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Maybe it was the rain delay, or maybe it was the early-morning start. By the time the final out was recorded, it didn't really matter. In the first half inning Tuesday morning following a 15-hour weather delay that postponed the Class 1 baseball semifinal between Bell City and Silex, the Cubs put themselves in a four-run hole...
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'This is a business trip:' Pressure makes return to final four a new experience for Saxony Lutheran girls soccer
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/16)
The only word that Saxony Lutheran senior Tess Daniel can form in her head is "indescribable." The feeling of winning a state soccer championship with her fellow Crusaders a year ago escapes her grasp, or at least the grasp of her tongue. So, too, does the thought of winning a second one, which is the goal -- the expectation, really -- as the Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team opens its second consecutive trip to the MSHSAA Class 1 final four today...
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Fundraiser for Old McKendree set for June 7
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/16)
Gordonville Grill will host a fundraiser for Old McKendree Chapel on Tuesday, June 7. They will donate 10 percent of all sales generated that day to the upkeep and continuation of the historical old chapel, which is the oldest Methodist Church west of the Mississippi River...
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Excelsior Manor and Excelsior DeMolay Excel at State Conclave
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/16)
Pictured (from left, first row): Rebeccah McFarland, Colin Schumer, Nicolas Skidmore, Lucas Skidmore, Trey Lintner, Chase Hodges, Alex Hayes and Justin Conklin. Second row (from left): Don McFarland, Caleb Wooden, Braxton Laws, Willie McFarland, Michael Braun, Katie Schnell, Billy Mikoliza, Zane Lintner, Ethan Geary, Matt Hodges and Joanne Hodges...
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Former Jackson Student Receives Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/16)
Erinne Michelle Haff, a 2009 graduate of Jackson High School, recently graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Atlantic Veterinary College is located on the campus of University of Prince Edward Island located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Erinne is the daughter of Steve and Susan Haff of Jackson. Upon graduation, Erinne began working at Hyde Park Animal Hospital in Tampa, Florida...
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Cape-area educators to get recognition for work on student behavior
(Local News ~ 05/31/16)
On June 13, educators from all over Missouri will converge on the city of Osage Beach for an annual summer institute where they will be recognized for outstanding work on student behavior. Among the honorees is Cape Girardeau Central Middle School, where several kinds of interventions are in place for students who need them...
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Perry County prepares for thousands of eclipse watchers in 2017
(Local News ~ 05/31/16)
Southeast Missourians should start dusting off their pinhole projectors: A total eclipse of the sun will make its way over the area Aug. 21, 2017. And while this once-in-a-lifetime event is exciting to many, people in Perry County, Missouri, are particularly enthusiastic, because out of the 12 states over which the eclipse will travel, they will have one of the longest views of the event...
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People throughout area pay respects to fallen service members on Memorial Day
(Local News ~ 05/31/16)
Other than the odd jogger or dog-walker, not many were out and about at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Most people, it seemed, were taking advantage of the holiday, but others were taking a quiet moment alone to pay their respects at cemeteries and memorials around the Cape Girardeau area to those who died in the service of freedom...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/31/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 31, the 152nd day of 2016. There are 214 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 31, 1916, during World War I, British and German fleets fought the naval Battle of Jutland off Denmark; there was no clear-cut victor, although the British suffered heavier losses...
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Regional tickets
(College Sports ~ 05/31/16)
A limited amount of reserved, $15 tickets are available to Southeast Missouri State baseball fans for the NCAA Regional in Starkville, Mississippi, to be played Friday through Sunday. Fans must reserve tickets by calling the SEMO Athletic Ticket Office by 4 p.m. today at 573-651-2113. The office opens at 8 a.m...
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Saxony soccer player inspires teammates, others
(Editorial ~ 05/31/16)
While people with physical challenges may be justified in focusing on those challenges, some are inspired to excel in spite of what they face. In so doing, they unwittingly inspire others. Saxony Lutheran High School senior Heather Wills is one such person...
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Jackson City Park 'Rockin' in June and July
(Column ~ 05/31/16)
I am excited about several major events that will bring exceptional music and entertainers to Jackson City Park in June and July this year. On Saturday, June 11, the second annual Rockin' the Park will be held. The event is sponsored by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. This year the band will be SUPERJAM, a '70s/'80s band from St. Louis. The lead singer is Jackson's own Dave Farver, Class of 1983...
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Out of the past: May 31
(Out of the Past ~ 05/31/16)
May has been great for ducks, but lousy for farmers and building contractors needing dry weather; it has rained 17 of the past 30 days in the Cape Girardeau area, making it difficult for farmers to get into fields and contractors to pour footings or install utility lines...
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John Stovall
(Obituary ~ 05/31/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- John D. Stovall, 43, of Oran died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at his home. He was born April 9, 1973, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Janet Rough Stovall and the late Danny Stovall. He had been a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. John was a member of First Pentecostal Church of Cape Girardeau...
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Junior Reisenbichler
(Obituary ~ 05/31/16)
Leo Louis "Junior" Reisenbichler Jr., 80, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 25, 1936, in Pocahontas to Leo G. and Adabelle Hindman Reisenbichler Sr. He and Dianna L. Bock were married Nov. 10, 1979, in Uniontown, Missouri. They had been married 34 years when Dianna passed away March 11, 2014...
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Jewell Fowler
(Obituary ~ 05/31/16)
Jewell Fowler, 94, of Scott City died Monday, May 30, 2016. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City.
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Dewayne Anderson
(Obituary ~ 05/31/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dewayne Anderson, 66, of Chaffee died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at his home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the chapel, with the Rev. Nathaniel Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Union Park Cemetery in Chaffee...
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Jackson police report 5/29/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/31/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Michael S. Cruz, 36, 403 N. Hope St., was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. n Robert L. Wilson, 41, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested on a Hamilton County, Tennessee, warrant...
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US durable goods orders up, but business investment slips
(Business ~ 05/31/16)
WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods rose in April by the most since January. But much of the strength came from a surge in the volatile category of commercial aircraft. A key category that tracks business investment fell for a third straight month, a sign manufacturing remains under stress...
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8 automakers recall over 12M vehicles for Takata air bags
(Business ~ 05/31/16)
DETROIT -- Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air-bag inflators. Documents detailing recalls by Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Ferrari and Mitsubishi were posted Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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Elite Iraqi forces push into Fallujah, expect fierce battle
(International News ~ 05/31/16)
CAMP TARIQ, Iraq -- Elite Iraqi special forces began their push Monday into Fallujah, expecting to encounter the stiffest resistance yet in the campaign to free territory from the Islamic State group. The city 40 miles west of Baghdad has been under militant control longer than any other part of Iraq, and IS fighters have had more than two years to dig in. Networks of tunnels like those found in other IS-held territory already have been discovered in its northeastern outskirts...
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Expired radio beacon sends distress call after being dropped
(National News ~ 05/31/16)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard says rescuers needlessly searched a Rhode Island bay after receiving a distress call from an expired radio beacon that had been improperly discarded
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Libertarians pick ex-New Mexico Gov. Johnson for president
(National News ~ 05/31/16)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Libertarian Party again nominated former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate Sunday, believing he can challenge presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton because of their poor showing in popularity polls...
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Residents brace for more flooding as Texas river crests
(National News ~ 05/31/16)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Residents of some rural southeast Texas counties braced for more flooding on Monday along a river that is expected to crest at a record level just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought. National Weather Service meteorologists predicted the Brazos River would crest at 53.5 feet by midday today in Fort Bend County, three feet above the previous record and topping a 1994 flood that caused extensive damage...
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Uber, Lyft: Failure of Missouri bill makes growth unlikely
(State News ~ 05/31/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers hoping to help ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft failed again this legislative session, and the companies say they are unlikely to begin service outside the state's largest cities any time soon. At issue is whether the companies, which let people use smartphone apps to book and pay for a private car service, will be governed by uniform statewide rules or by varying rules from city to city...
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Missouri poaching case raises questions about modest penalty
(State News ~ 05/31/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Conservation agents say the $203 penalty a Missouri man paid for killing a protected black bear isn't much of a deterrent, but state lawmakers haven't had much of an appetite for giving wildlife penalties more teeth. Chris Keown, 40, of House Springs, shot the bear with a muzzle-loading rifle around May 2 in a heavily wooded area near his home southwest of St. ...
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Researchers catch elusive crustacean inside Missouri cave
(State News ~ 05/31/16)
OZARK, Mo. -- Netted from the chilly stream deep inside Smallin Civil War Cave, bristly cave crayfish No. 11 had no idea she was about to have a tracking device injected into her belly. The ghostly pale creature waved her sharp claws but was unable to pinch professor David Ashley as he used a syringe to place the transponder device the size of a pencil lead into her body...
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Missouri WWII vet's mustard gas claim again denied
(State News ~ 05/31/16)
NEOSHO, Mo. -- A World War II veteran who says he was exposed to mustard gas experiments at a one-time southwestern Missouri military camp has had his disability claim denied for the fourth time in two decades. Arla Harrell's claim was denied April 12 by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A Pentagon spokesman, Air Force Maj. Benjamin Sakrisson, said the government has no evidence of mustard gas exposure to anyone at the now-razed Camp Crowder, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Storm safe rooms as a wedding gift? Sure, in Tornado Alley
(State News ~ 05/31/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Never mind toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Joplin, Missouri, tornado survivors Kayla and Ricky Smith had a more practical request for a wedding gift -- shelter from the next big storm. The Smiths were on the leading edge of an odd trend in Tornado Alley: Engaged couples using bridal registries or word of mouth to request donations so they can purchase safe rooms, which are strong, pre-fabricated shelters typically installed in houses or garages...
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Drug, addiction policy makes mixed progress in Legislature
(State News ~ 05/31/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers took steps this year to address the growing number of drug overdoses, but health-care advocates say more work remains. Health officials point to opiates, such as heroin and oxycodone, as a major factor in the rise in drug deaths, and many states have tailored their drug policies accordingly. This year Missouri lawmakers voted to make it easier to get medicine that counteracts opiate overdoses...
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Martinez shakes May slump with 8 shutout innings against Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 05/31/16)
MILWAUKEE -- Carlos Martinez's teammates greeted the pitcher with hugs and handshakes following his eight innings of work at Miller Park. After a tough couple weeks, the young right-hander ended May on a high note. Martinez struck out eight in a crisp performance and Matt Carpenter had four hits, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday...
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Business Notebook: Reruns owner took over Cape shop after 30 years of teaching
(Business ~ 05/31/16)
Pam Deneke never planned to be a business owner. She was an educator for 30 years, and has spent the last 16 teaching special-education courses at Jackson High School. But two years ago, she came across an opportunity she couldn't resist. Deneke was looking for a path out. Education had always been a calling, she said, but after 30 years, she wanted a change...
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People on the Move 5/31/16
(Business ~ 05/31/16)
Gerald Jones has joined Community Counseling Center (CCC) as the coordinator of housing services. "Gerald brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to CCC. Via his familiarity with housing development and navigating housing regulations, Gerald can help the center acquiring decent and clean housing for individuals living with disabilities," John Hudak, CEO of CCC, said in a news release...
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Mourning Heathcliff Huxtable
(Column ~ 05/31/16)
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled Bill Cosby will stand trial on charges of sexual assault that allegedly happened in 2004. A plethora of women have come forward in recent months to accuse the comedy icon of misconduct. I have no idea what happened; I wasn't there. ...
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Statement from SEMO on collegestats.org study
(Column ~ 05/31/16)
Southeast Missouri State University has recently been named by college stats.org in a study analyzing derogatory and racist language used in tweets. The university has made numerous attempts to contact those involved in conducting this study at collegestats.org to no avail. ...
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Prayer 5/31/16
(Prayer ~ 05/31/16)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that through you we can find strength. Amen.
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