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President Carlos Vargas: SEMO committed to continued service to region
By Danny Walter ~ Southeast Missourian
The Southeast Missouri State University Marching Band played "Happy Birthday" and confetti rained down on cheering celebrants as SEMO president Carlos Vargas pulled a ribbon to open a giant present filled with balloons and T-shirts to celebrate the university's 150th anniversary...2
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    Alumni, students, faculty reflect on SEMO's milestone anniversary - 6:38 am
    Hundreds of people turned out for the kickoff of Southeast Missouri State University's yearlong sesquicentennial celebration Wednesday, March 22, at the school's University Center in Cape Girardeau....
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    A second SEMO sesquicentennial — focused on teachers
    Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate two sesquicentennials this year. SEMO's College of Education, Health and Human Studies, which houses the Educator Preparation program, is turning...
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    Southeast Missouri State University — 150 years of history
    A look back at Southeast Missouri State University through the years.
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    La Croix Church votes to disaffiliate from United Methodist Church1
    Members of Cape Girardeau's La Croix Church voted overwhelmingly this week to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church, following hundreds of other congregations that have done so across the...
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    Cape neurosurgeon, fiancee to pay $825K lawsuit settlement over alleged kickbacks1
    A Cape Girardeau neurosurgeon and his fiancee have agreed to settle a lawsuit relating to alleged illegal kickbacks for $825,000. Dr. Sonjay Fonn and his fiancee, Deborah Seeger, and their companies...
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    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
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    New hotel planned near Exit 99 in Cape Girardeau (3/20/23)
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    Van Buren's The Landing expected to reopen in early April (3/20/23)
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