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Peter Kinder sworn in as head of Delta Regional Authority
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
Peter Kinder, left, takes the statutory oath of office Thursday from U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. as his brother Frank Kinder holds the Bible near the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau.
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Community involvement identified as key to uptown Jackson growth
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
City leaders and community members heard from a team sent to Jackson on Thursday to review progress in uptown and to develop strategies for continued growth. While in town, the team met with stakeholders in the uptown area, including business owners and property owners, and spoke with them about their vision for uptown, as well as their perspectives on uptown's success to this point...
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SEMO District Fair returns: Fair grounds to host array of musical, agricultural, other entertainment
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/17)
The Charlie Daniels Band returns to the SEMO District Fair grandstand Wednesday, and several other acts are lined up, according to a fair official. "Charlie Daniels, I'm excited about that; he's been here several times, and he's a good draw," said Sam Below, grandstand-events coordinator. "I like the other groups, too."...
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Drury hotel, conference center already seeing high reservations, representatives say
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
While a ribbon-cutting Thursday served to introduce the Drury Plaza Hotel Cape Girardeau Conference Center to the general public, the hotel technically has been open since before the recent total solar eclipse. Drury officials considered it a “soft opening,” general manager David Bortner explained — as if immediate solid booking for a once-in-a-lifetime event can be called “soft."...
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4 Scott City councilmen met around dining room table, in violation of Sunshine Law
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
Four members of the Scott City council held a meeting last month that violated the Missouri Sunshine Law because it was not posted in advance, according to city officials. The meeting occurred Saturday afternoon, Aug. 19, at a councilman’s house, officials said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2017. There are 114 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 8, 1892, an early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance," written by Francis Bellamy, appeared in "The Youth's Companion." It went: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."...
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Yes, you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey
(Column ~ 09/08/17)
Earlier in my newspaper career -- this would have been the 1960s -- I was assigned to cover flooding in Smithville, Missouri. It was a small town then but now is part of Kansas City's suburbia. Smithville is situated on the Little Platte River. In the 1960s, residents of the town were used to annual wet-weather flooding. Did they move to higher ground? No. Did they put their houses on stilts? No. Did they ask the government for buyouts? No...
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River, boats offer history, nostalgia to downtown Cape
(Editorial ~ 09/08/17)
Cape Girardeau's existence and the Mississippi River are inseparable. So much of Cape's history is based on the trade and commerce made possible by the river. Today, Cape is known as much as a regional hub as it is a river town, so for many it can be easy to forget or take the river for granted...
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Oregon town seeks solution to wild turkey
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
PILOT ROCK, Ore. -- A small town's leaders have asked the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for recommendations on how to handle a flock of wild turkeys that have been ruining residents' gardens and leaving behind droppings. The East Oregonian reported Pilot Rock residents and officials estimate there is a flock of about 50 to 70 turkeys in the area. The city council had considered possible solutions to the wildfowl problem but decided to wait for the department's recommendation...
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Trump Jr. tells Senate he 'did not collude' with Russians
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's eldest son told a Senate committee Thursday he'd been open to receiving information about Hillary Clinton's "fitness, character or qualifications" in a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year. But Donald Trump Jr. insisted neither he nor anyone else he knows colluded with any foreign government during the presidential campaign...
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Equifax says data from 143 million Americans exposed in hack
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Credit-monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that exposed the Social-Security numbers and other data of about 143 million Americans. Now those people have to worry about the threat of having their identities stolen...
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DeVos planning to scrap Obama rules on campus sexual assault
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday declared "the era of 'rule by letter' is over" as she announced plans to change the way colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual violence on campus. She said Obama administration rules established in 2011 to guide schools as they investigate and resolve complaints of assault have failed to protect students and done a "disservice to everyone involved."...
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Billions of dead trees force U.S. fire crews to shift tactics
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
ALBANY, Wyo. -- Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with deadly force. About 6.3 billion dead trees are still standing in 11 Western states, up from 5.8 billion five years ago, according to U.S. Forest Service statistics compiled for The Associated Press...
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It's a 'great thing' to deal with Democrats, Trump now says
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with his own party's leaders in Congress, President Donald Trump talked up his suddenly cozier relationship with Democrats on Thursday, raising the prospect of new deals on government spending and even posting one of his tweets at their behest...
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Harvey's floodwaters give way to steaming piles of garbage
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
HOUSTON -- Roiling waters in the streets have given way to steaming piles of garbage on the curbs. Harvey's record-setting rains created heaps of ruined possessions that now line entire neighborhoods, nearly up to the rooftops of the homes that were swamped...
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Most Florida flood-zone property not insured
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge. In just five years, the state's total number of federal flood-insurance policies has fallen by 15 percent, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency data...
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Irma looms as the mythical 'Big One' Florida long has feared
(National News ~ 09/08/17)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- They call it the Big One -- a mythic, massive hurricane that would obliterate the densely populated southeast coast. And it long has been the stuff of Florida's nightmares. Irma, it appears, could be it. The storm has triggered near-panic in a region of more than 6 million people that includes Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, clustered along a narrow ribbon of coastline that has seen nearly double-digit population growth over the past five years...
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Nations rush to help islands devastated by Irma
(International News ~ 09/08/17)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 10 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend...
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All NFL games will air online, but watching won't be easy
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/17)
NEW YORK -- Every NFL football game will be shown live online this season -- but that doesn't mean you'll be able to watch them. New this year is the ability to watch with an Amazon Prime or a CBS All-Access subscription. Even so, the sports universe is heavily Balkanized online, meaning your best bet at comprehensive streaming of pro football will involve that old standby -- a cable or satellite TV subscription -- or cellphone service through Verizon. ...
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Stephen King talks 'It' and other adaptations
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/17)
LOS ANGELES -- The most-adapted author alive introduces himself on the phone as "Steve King." More than 60 of Stephen King's novels and short stories have been made into movies or TV series over the past 40 years, with a bumper crop of recent and forthcoming releases hitting screens...
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Artifacts 9/8/17
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/17)
Chad Elliott will perform at the free Tunes at Twilight concert at 6:30 p.m. today at the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo, on Lorimier Street just south of Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy. The Painted Wren Art Gallery will have a booth inside the Arena Building during the SEMO District Fair and will give visitors the opportunity to help set a Cape Girardeau record for most people to paint a painting. ...
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#SemoSelfie 9/8/17
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/17)
Love this girl. Always a #RedHawk. #semo #semovsku #ku #kansas #jayhawk #redhawk #southeastMissouriState #visitLawrence #lawrence #football #fball #fans #crowd #alumni #masters #buddies #bff beautiful #WilltoDo #SemoSelfie
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Theodore Wild
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Theodore "Ted" Fredrick Wild passed on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, due to ongoing heart complications. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Louise Cutliph Wild, and a brother, John Wild. He is survived by his wife, Catherine "Kay" J. ...
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Jimmy Walker
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Jimmy Latray Walker, 22, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He is survived by his parents, Lateisha Stevenson and Jimmy Walker; children, Journey Walker, Titian Cannon, Rylan Turner and Bently Walker; and a host of other family members and friends...
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Donna Rose
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Donna Ruth Hughes Bradley Rose, 73, of Olmsted passed away at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Donna was born Oct. 2, 1943, in Cairo, Illinois, daughter of the late Marcus Lafayette Hughes III and Ruth Hogendobler Hughes...
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Jack Hurt
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jack Louis Hurt, 86, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 18, 1931, in Oklahoma City, the son of the late Thomas Edgar Hurt and Nancy Jane Hurt. Later, in 1935, T. Edgar Hurt married Pearl Davis, whose wonderful, loving care carved her the respect of all who knew her -- my Mom...
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Judy Fernandez
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Judy Fernandez, 72, of Scott City died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at the Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Richard Davis
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard L. Davis, 89, of Perryville died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Rod Benkendorf officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with military graveside provided by the Veteran of Foreign Wars and Delta Team...
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Wes Bartels Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Wesley H. Bartels Sr., 68, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 30, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Linus W. and Inez Huston Bartels. He and Brenda Livers were married Jan. 20, 1968, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. Four children were born to their union...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday. n Medical assists were made at 2:02 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 6:40 a.m. on Hackberry Street; 11:36 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 2:31 p.m. on Lowes Drive; 3:13 p.m. on Independence Street; and 9:31 p.m. on Luce Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while suspended at Elm and South Ellis streets. n Jerry L. Curry, 52, 218 S. West End Blvd., was arrested at South Pacific and Good Hope streets on three Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear for no operator's license...
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Births 9/8/17
(Births ~ 09/08/17)
Son to Ansel Loring and Arielle Donita Melton of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:07 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Name, Ansel Timothy. Weight, 10 pounds. Second child, first son. Mrs. Melton is the former Arielle Carnell, daughter of Sharon Macdonald of Cape Girardeau. Melton is the son of Micheal and Colleen Melton of Matthews, Missouri...
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Suburban St. Louis school expels students over postings
(State News ~ 09/08/17)
LADUE, Mo. — A prestigious Missouri college preparatory school has expelled students who exchanged a series of racist, profane and sexual Snapchat messages that were leaked to the public. KTRS Radio reported Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School head of school Lisa Lyle said in a letter Thursday the students were removed. ...
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Missouri food bank receives 35K pounds of pork
(State News ~ 09/08/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — More than 35,000 pounds of pork have been donated to the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri as part of a push to end hunger and increase food security. The Columbia Missourian reported Smithfield Foods and Schnuck Markets donated the pork Wednesday as part of the Helping Hungry Homes initiative. ...
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St. Louis, Kansas City plan to bid for Amazon headquarters
(State News ~ 09/08/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials in St. Louis and Kansas City are promising their cities will make strong bids in the competition over a second headquarters for Amazon. The e-commerce company said Thursday it’s opening up requests for proposals for the $5 billion construction project that could bring up to 50,000 jobs to the winning city. ...
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Former Missouri professor owes $600K in lawsuit
(State News ~ 09/08/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A former professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia has been ordered to pay the university system $600,000 in damages in an intellectual-property lawsuit. A jury decided Wednesday that Galen Suppes violated his contract with the University of Missouri System and had been working in competition against the system, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Missouri public defender says health, caseload affected work
(State News ~ 09/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A public defender Thursday asked Missouri Supreme Court judges for a lighter punishment after neglecting indigent clients while he dealt with illness and what he said was a heavy caseload. Columbia-based public defender Karl Hinkebein in court documents admitted to poorly representing and not communicating with six indigent clients between 2011 and 2014. ...
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Missouri special session possible to undo cuts to services for people with disabilities
(State News ~ 09/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are working on a potential special session plan to reverse recent budget cuts affecting services for thousands of people with disabilities, the state's top senator said Thursday. Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard said the funding proposal for Medicaid nursing and in-home care services could be considered next week...
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Best Bet: SEMO District Fair parade planned for Saturay
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/17)
The SEMO District Fair parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau and proceed west on Broadway to the fairgrounds at Arena Park. A full slate of events from Saturday to Sept. 16 is online at semofair.com.
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Prayer 9/8/17
(Prayer ~ 09/08/17)
Father God, may we be bold in proclaiming your Word and saving grace to others. Amen.
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Speak Out 9/8/17
(Speak Out ~ 09/08/17)
I seldom agree with Mike Jensen, but he is spot on with his assessment of the Chappelle-Nadal incident. It is the double standard, which in my opinion, is why so many people voted for Trump. We are tired of political correctness. And as we all know Mr. Trump is anything but politically correct...
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Out of the past: Sept. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 09/08/17)
Progress toward extending Nash Road into the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority is about as far as it can get until the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission begins prioritizing projects identified on the 15-year needs study. The commission is expected to set priorities at its November or December meeting...
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Brothers Walker performs as part of Southeast Missourian's new 'On the Record' concert series
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
The Brothers Walker duo from Bernie, Missouri, stopped by the Southeast Missourian's newsroom on Friday for a small desk concert, the first of the newspaper's new "On the Record" series. The brothers, who performed on The Voice in 2014, will perform at the SEMO District Fair on Tuesday night. Their new album "Who I Am" is set for a November release...
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Peters receives University of Missouri Cape Girardeau County Extension Scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 09/08/17)
The University of Missouri Cape Girardeau County Extension Council is pleased to award Renee Peters their annual scholarship. Peters is a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University studying Business Administration with an agriculture minor. She is a 2016 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. ...
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1936 Chester IL bus found and under restoration
(Submitted Story ~ 09/08/17)
Hi, I recently purchased a 1936 Yellow Coach Bus. During the restoration process I discovered it was operated out of Chester IL. The sign painted on it is "Chester Coach Lines Inc" with "ILL" 0087, Illinois old acronym "ILL". I have found several very interesting items about this bus to include segregation... All can be seen here. https://www.facebook.com/1936-Yellow-Coach-Bus-Restoration-502820166748102/...
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