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No raises for Southeast faculty, staff; regents approve budget
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Faculty and staff at Southeast Missouri State University won't get pay raises in fiscal year 2018, according to the proposed operating budget passed at Monday's board of regents meeting at Academic Hall. University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto said the budget is the result of hard work by many dedicated employees, all whom began finding ways to cut expenses and become more efficient without causing harm to the student learning experience when Gov. ...
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Budget office: Senate health bill adds 22 million uninsured
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026 than under President Barack Obama's health-care law, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday, complicating GOP leaders' hopes of pushing the plan through the chamber this week...
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Historic preservation panel adds six structures to endangered buildings list
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Cape Girardeau's Historic Preservation Commission has added six structures to its endangered-buildings list, including a brick house on North Street that once was a winner of a Christmas lighting contest. In all, there are 14 buildings on the list. According to the city's website, the structures are those with historic value believed to be at risk of being lost because of significant deterioration and/or imminent demolition...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 27, the 178th day of 2017. There are 187 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm; the official death toll from the storm was placed at 390, although a variety of state, federal and local sources have estimated the number of fatalities at between 400 and 600...
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Opportunity to serve Ward 6 in Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 06/27/17)
With Ward 6 Cape Girardeau City Councilman Wayne Bowen taking a new job in Florida, the council at large is now met with the responsibility of appointing a new member to the city council. As reporter Mark Bliss reported last week, the city council will hear from applicants for the vacancy in July, and will make an appointment at the Aug. 7 meeting. The term will expire in April 2018. Bowen is expected to remain on the council through July...
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Wishing Hudson's class of 2017 well
(Column ~ 06/27/17)
I have been in New York state for more than a week. My old stomping grounds. I was honored to deliver the commencement address to Hudson City School District's (HCSD) class of 2017 on Friday. I taught in the district for more than 17 years, and many of the students who graduated Friday were in my class. ...
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Joe Wilfong
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
PATTON, Mo. -- Joe Wilfong, 69, of Patton passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at his residence. He was born July 2, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ray and Viola Besher Wilfong. He and JoAnn Seabaugh were united in marriage Aug. 5, 1967. Wilfong was a member of the Post Oak Methodist Church and was a truck driver for the Bollinger Farms...
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Emil LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Emil "Tony" Le-Grand, 82, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. On June 22, 1957, he married Mary Frances (Bollinger) LeGrand at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Missouri. He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston...
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Randy Huffman
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Randy Gale Huffman, 58, of Fruitland passed away Friday, June 2, 2017. Randy was born Jan. 7, 1959, to Loren and Lois Huffman in Cape Girardeau. He attended Delta High School, class of 1977. He was a veteran and served in the U.S. Army. Randy was preceded in death by a brother, Loren Bradley; his father, Loren A. Huffman; and mother, Lois Marie Morrison Huffman...
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Larry Crites
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Larry Wayne Crites, 75, of Jackson passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, son of Alfred and Rettia Sebaugh Crites. He and Doris Scholz were married Sept. 26, 1965...
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Dortha Halter
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dortha Marion Halter, 95, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was born March 3, 1922, in Perkins, Missouri, to the late James and Clara Phillips Shoemaker. She married Cleophas "Lefty" Halter on Feb. 19, 1944, and he preceded her in death March 20, 2009...
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Barbara Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Barbara Rose Mayfield, 66, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at home, surrounded by her family, after a brave fight with cancer. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McLaren's Chapel in West Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church...
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Jim Lohr
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Jim L. Lohr, 82, died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Jim was born Sept. 22, 1934, in Colchester, Illinois. He was the oldest son of Loren and Katherine (Jarvis) Lohr. Jim lived his early life in Colchester, later moving to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where he graduated from high school...
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Stephen Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Stephen Jasper Hardesty, 57, of Advance passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Oct. 14, 1959, at Advance, the son of Jasper and Ethel Margaret Wilfong Hardesty. Stephen loved gardening, flowers and spending time with his family. He enjoyed doing farm work and cutting timber with his father...
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Out of the past: June 27
(Out of the Past ~ 06/27/17)
After only two months on the job, Jaycee Municipal Golf Course manager Robert Casey this week was dismissed by the city, which hopes to replace him by July 10. For the second consecutive year, Gov. John Ashcroft has vetoed a $100,000 appropriation of planning money for a new College of Business Building at Southeast Missouri State University. The new business building is regarded as a top priority for the university...
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Lawyer awaits probe of St. Louis cop-on-cop shooting
(State News ~ 06/27/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A lawyer for a union representing black St. Louis police officers said Monday an off-duty black officer who was shot mistakenly by a white colleague is willing to wait for the findings of an investigation into whether race played a role...
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Missouri NAACP tells travelers to be careful in the state
(State News ~ 06/27/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri NAACP issued an advisory that tells travelers to be careful while in the state because of a danger civil rights won't be respected, state chapter president Rod Chapel said Monday. The advisory cites a bill passed by lawmakers this year that would make it more difficult to sue for housing or employment discrimination...
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2 corrections officers among 4 arrested at KC jail
(State News ~ 06/27/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two corrections officers were among four people arrested in a contraband- smuggling operation at the county jail in Kansas City, Missouri, after 200 law enforcers searched the facility early Monday. The U.S. attorney's office said the indictment naming Jackson County Detention Center corrections officers Andrew Lamonte Dickerson, 26, and Jalee Caprice Fuller, 29, was unsealed after their arrest...
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Trump eager for big meeting with Putin; some advisers wary
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is eager to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin with full diplomatic bells and whistles when the two are in Germany for a multinational summit next month. But the idea is exposing divisions within the administration on the best way to approach Moscow in the midst of an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. elections...
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Supreme Court sides with same-sex couples in Arkansas suit
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of same-sex couples who complained an Arkansas birth-certificate law discriminated against them, reversing a state court's ruling that married lesbian couples must get a court order to have both spouses listed on their children's birth certificates...
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Supreme Court rules for Missouri church in playground case
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for new playground surfaces and other nonreligious needs. But the justices stopped short of saying whether the ruling applies to school-voucher programs that use public funds to pay for private, religious schooling...
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9 still missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
(International News ~ 06/27/17)
GUATAPE, Colombia -- Scuba divers continued their search Monday for bodies from a submerged boat in Colombia as authorities turned their attention to what led the tourist ferry to sink with more than 150 passengers on board, leaving at least seven people dead and nine missing...
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Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a limited version of its ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries -- a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency...
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Weed killer ingredient going on California list as cancerous
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
FRESNO, Calif. -- Regulators in California took a pivotal step Monday toward becoming the first state to require the popular weed killer Roundup to come with a label warning it's known to cause cancer. Officials announced starting July 7, the weed killer's main ingredient, glyphosate, will appear on a list California keeps of potentially cancerous chemicals...
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Police: Girl's actions caused her to fall from NY park ride
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. -- As authorities tried to determine exactly how a 14-year-old Delaware girl fell from a New York amusement park ride, one industry expert said even the strictest safety guidelines won't prevent accidents if customers don't follow the rules...
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Philando Castile family reaches $3M settlement in death
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death, according to an announcement Monday by her attorneys and the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer...
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Promised college loan forgiveness, borrowers wait and wait
(National News ~ 06/27/17)
BOSTON -- Danielle Ramos' student-debt nightmare was supposed to be over. Like thousands of others who studied at failed for-profit colleges, she was promised by the U.S. Education Department under President Barack Obama her federal loans would be forgiven by now...
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Photo: Tying on a fishing lure at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Ketavion Dixon, right, begins to stand after tying a lure on the end of his fishing line as his brother, Noah, works on tying a lure on his line while fishing with their friend Austin Smith on Monday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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School chief: Cape in better fiscal shape than expected
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
The Cape Girardeau School District is beginning the 2018 fiscal year in stronger shape than initially expected, according to the 2017-2018 district budget approved at Monday's regular school board meeting. During his final meeting as superintendent, Jim Welker announced an unrestricted fund balance that was the highest he had seen in his nine years at Cape Girardeau public schools...
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Federal agency approves loans for Missouri disaster victims
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
The U.S. Small Business Administration approved $6.3 million in federal disaster loans for eligible Missourians after storms and flooding in early May. Most of the funds -- about $5.7 million -- will go to residents, but businesses will be eligible to receive the remaining $636,700, according to a news release from the agency...
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Marble Hill man accused of beating, kidnapping woman
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, man faces kidnapping and domestic-assault charges after beating a woman and holding her against her will, police said. The Cape Girardeau Prosecuting Attorney's Office on Sunday charged Dale E. Coleman, no age given, with third-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping...
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Police: Attack gave man a broken arm, possible concussion
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
A Perryville, Missouri, man broke another man's arm and hit him in the head with a baseball bat, police said. The Perry County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Joshua S. Stenberg, 34, with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Stenberg contacted the victim in a car near a residence in the 8900 block of Route O, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case by Perry County sheriff's Sgt. James Rice...
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'Explicit' show at prison ignites scandal
(International News ~ 06/27/17)
JOHANNESBURG -- At least 13 South African officials face possible suspension after photos showing scantily clad female entertainers with inmates at a Johannesburg prison circulated on social media. The correctional-services department said Monday there was a security breach, and the "explicit entertainment" should not have been allowed at a "youth month" event June 21. Photos show three women in black leotards or undergarments and knee-high boots...
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Crews begin dismantling Confederate monument in St. Louis
(State News ~ 06/27/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Crews on Monday began dismantling a Confederate monument in a park near downtown St. Louis after the city and the Missouri Civil War Museum reached an agreement to have it moved. As part of the deal, the museum will pay for the removal of the 38-foot-tall, 103-year-old granite monument that depicts a Confederate soldier leaving his family for the Civil War with an angel hovering above them...
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Births 6/27/17
(Births ~ 06/27/17)
Daughter to Dillon James Murphy and Samantha Lee Meyers of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 6:19 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Name, Mckinna Rose. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Meyers is the daughter of Sheila Blattel and Scott Meyers of Jackson. Murphy is the son of Rose Harper and Chris Harper of Sikeston, Missouri. He is employed by Cabinet Buzz in Sikeston...
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Ruth Ansberry
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Ruth E. Ansberry, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Parish prayers will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a rosary...
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Michael Duncan
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Michael David Duncan, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1150 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall, with Earl Norman officiating...
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Jackson police report 6/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/27/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Richard Diebold, 29, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving. Arrests n Austin Poston, 20, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to provide proof of insurance, seatbelt violation, minor in possession of alcohol by consumption and minor in possession of alcohol...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/27/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Jack C. Wever, 22, 1407 New Madrid St., was arrested at 113 Broadway on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n A 16-year-old girl was taken into custody on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, making a false declaration, driving while intoxicated and drug intoxication...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/27/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 6:32 a.m. on Independence St.; 7:51 a.m. on Water Street; 2:42 p.m. on Independence Street; 2:57 p.m. on Hawthorne Road; 3:36 p.m. on Larkspur Court; 4:25 p.m. on Good Hope Street; and 6:28 p.m. on Hutson Drive...
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Kenneth Schremp
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth E. Schremp, 72, of Perryville died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at his residence. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Sean Craft officiating. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Prayer 6/27/17
(Prayer ~ 06/27/17)
Lord Jesus, may we always seek your holy and perfect will for our lives. Amen.
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Kay Flannery
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Sandra “Kay” Flannery, 57, of Whitewater passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1959, at Puxico, Missouri, the daughter of Kenneth and Betty Cookson Wilfong. Kay had worked at Manac in Oran, Missouri, and also had been a homemaker. She spent all of her time with her pets, Pete, Sandy and Bullya. She loved taking care of her home and her family and rehabilitating wildlife...
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