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Conservation department bands Canada geese
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
Members of the Missouri Conservation Department and the public flocked to local lakes and ponds Thursday, where they herded and tagged Canada geese by the dozens in an attempt to be able to track the birds' population and health. At Cape County Park North, Tommy Marshall, a wildlife biologist, explained some of the department's methodology for rounding up the geese so tracking bands could be placed around their legs...
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Sheriff: Michigan man found in Mo. died of self-inflicted wound
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- The investigation into the death of a Michigan man whose remains were found earlier this week in Carter County remains active, but officials report he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Carter County Sheriff Rick Stephens said he is awaiting the final report from Dr. Russell Deidiker, who performed an autopsy Tuesday at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo....
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Police investigate Cape shooting, car theft
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating a shooting and car theft that were reported in the wee hours Thursday morning. Some of the details of the crime remain unclear as officers continue to investigate reports from witnesses, but what is known at this point is a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg, and a short time later, someone stole the rental car in which he was riding, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Friends watch Scott County Central star be chosen in NBA draft
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Andrea Porter is used to it, but it's still a little overwhelming. "You can be somewhere that you never go, like Lambert's," she said. "And they'll call your name because you've got a reservation." As soon as the name is spoken, the heads start turning...
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Washington selects Otto Porter with No. 3 overall pick in NBA Draft
(College Sports ~ 06/28/13)
For all the uncertainty hanging over this year's NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards settled on familiarity when it came their turn to pick.
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New chief emphasizes community interaction
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
Police officers sweltering in Kevlar vests on a steamy Cape Girardeau afternoon may disagree with their new boss's views on climate control. "I think one of the worst things that's happened to law enforcement in recent years is air conditioning in cars," said Wes Blair, who city officials announced this week as the new hire for Cape Girardeau's police chief. "You're not getting out and meeting people."...
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tornado fire
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/28/13)
while burning a wheat field, the fire was making all kind's of design's.
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Luke Phillips receives Ole Miss Scholarships
(Submitted Story ~ 06/28/13)
Luke Phillips, a 2013 graduate of Cape Central High School, has been awarded the Academic Excellence and Holmes Scholarship to attend the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Luke has been admitted to the Lott Leadership Institute and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and will major in Public Policy Leadership...
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Effort started to save log cabin in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
On Cape Girardeau's North Fountain Street sits a home that needs a home. A log cabin, dating to the 1800s -- experts aren't sure of the structure's actual age -- recently was discovered hidden beneath the wood-siding house that shows today...
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Cape Brazillian Jiujitsu
(Submitted Story ~ 06/28/13)
Semo grappling open Sat. 6/29 at Cape Girardeau armory on Independence street. We would welcome any coverage of this event to let the public know of the new Cape Brazillian Jiujitsu Academy at 65 South Plaza. Our academy is committed to helping good people learn great Jiujitsu for self defense, competition and the self improvement of the human experience. ...
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O Canada! Cavaliers make Bennett a surprise No. 1 pick
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/13)
NEW YORK -- Anthony Bennett became the first Canadian No. 1 overall pick, and Nerlens Noel tumbled out of the top five and right into a trade in a surprising start to an unsettled NBA draft. One of the favorites to be taken first Thursday night, Noel fell to No. 6, where the New Orleans Pelicans took him and then dealt his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package headlined by All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, according to a person familiar with the details...
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Williams, Djokovic restore order
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/13)
LONDON -- Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams restored a semblance of order to this wild Wimbledon. A day after Roger Federer led a mass exodus of high-seeded players and favorites, the top-ranked man and woman sailed past the wave of upsets and advanced to the third round with straight-set victories...
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Suspect in Boston Marathon bombing indicted
(National News ~ 06/28/13)
BOSTON -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev downloaded bomb-making instructions from an al-Qaida magazine, gathered online material on Islamic jihad and martyrdom, and later scribbled anti-American messages inside the boat where he lay wounded, a federal indictment charged Thursday...
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Regents approve Southeast Missouri State University budget
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents unanimously approved a balanced operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year and made changes to its academic program during its meeting Thursday at the University Center. The regents approved an operating budget of nearly $103.9 million for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/28/13)
Today is Friday, June 28, the 179th day of 2013. There are 186 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 28, 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the resignation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker...
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Births 6/28/13
(Births ~ 06/28/13)
Daughter to Rhyne Thomas and Macy Alexandra McCoy of Oran, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 8:05 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2013. Name, Maylee Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. McCoy is the former Macy Keller, daughter of Karen and Patrick LeGrand of Oran. McCoy is the son of Rodney and Lori McCoy of Morley, Mo. He is a welder with Union Pacific Railroad...
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Out of the past 6/28/13
(Out of the Past ~ 06/28/13)
When Air Evac Flight Nurse Kevin Kearnes and his crew members aboard the Air Evac helicopter left Saint Francis Medical Center in the morning, they expected to pick up an ill deckhand from an Ohio River towboat; instead, the crew found itself threatened by a knife-wielding patient while en route back to Cape Girardeau, forcing the pilot to make an unscheduled, emergency landing near McClure, Ill...
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Christian Russell
(Obituary ~ 06/28/13)
Christian D. Russell, 16, of Jackson died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in a fatal car accident in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 13, 1996, in Cape Girardeau, to David and Karen Russell. Christian would have been a junior at Jackson High School this fall and would have graduated with the class of 2015. ...
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Delmar Koenig
(Obituary ~ 06/28/13)
Delmar E. Koenig, 80, of New Wells died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at his home. He was born July 16, 1932, in Farrar, Mo., son of Martin H. and Agnes L. Koenig. He and Ruby V. Meyr were married Oct. 9, 1954. Delmar was a self-employed farmer and truck driver. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Fellowship Club in New Wells and American Legion Post 133; he was former member and elder of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar...
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Glen Graham
(Obituary ~ 06/28/13)
Glen David Mackenzie Graham, 42, of Jackson died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Edd Sterchi officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Paul Edwards
(Obituary ~ 06/28/13)
WILMINGTON, Ohio -- Paul L. Edwards, 78, of Wilmington passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 22, 1935 in Marquand, Mo., son of Walter Leonard and Zettie Isadora Starkey Edwards. He and Linda L. Edwards of Wilmington were married May 11, 1957...
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Creator of ‘The Sopranos' memorializes Gandolfini
(National News ~ 06/28/13)
NEW YORK -- The creator of "The Sopranos" said at James Gandolfini's funeral that the actor brought the traits of a sad boy, "amazed and confused," to the role of Tony Soprano. "You were a good boy," David Chase said Thursday at the ceremony at New York's Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine...
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The wonderful world of words
(Column ~ 06/28/13)
Editor's note: Joe Sullivan is taking a one-week break from his weekly column. The following column originally ran on March 16, 2012. I've been a reader most of my life -- but not all of it. I remember my mother reading to me before I learned to read. And I remember Mrs. Rayfield's voice when I and other first-graders at the one-room Shady Nook School first heard:"Dick. See Dick. See Dick run."...
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Sue Bigham
(Obituary ~ 06/28/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Sue Mary Johnson Bigham, 72, of Jamestown, Ind., formerly of Southern Illinois, passed away suddenly while visiting family, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Ariz. She was born Sept. 29, 1940, in Elco, Ill., daughter of the late Carl and Lucille T. Poole Johnson...
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Factoids about Otto Porter Jr.
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
Otto Porter Jr.'s path to the NBA turned out to be a short walk. With the third pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards selected the former Scott County Central High School star, who played the past two years at Georgetown University, a short walk from the Wizards' home floor in downtown Washington, D.C...
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American spirit
(Editorial ~ 06/28/13)
Over the next week there will be family gatherings, patriotic services and plenty of outdoor activities. All this plus fireworks. But the Fourth of July is more than a day off work. It's a time to celebrate our country -- freedom and all things that make America the land of the free and home of the brave...
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Rock star's son ready to change music scene
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/13)
Breaking into the music business can be tough for a second-generation performer. Just ask Julian Lennon, Frank Sinatra Jr. or even Hank Williams Jr. before he was able to break out of his father's shadow. But Nigel Dupree, son of Jesse James Dupree, who has fronted the band Jackyl since the early 1990s, said he has no intention of living off his father's success...
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Best Bet: Bluegrass at the memorial
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/13)
The Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Perry County is known as a cultural and historic site. This weekend it will host a bluegrass concert of seven bands, capped with fireworks. Bull Harman and Bull's Eye, CurreyKorn, New Blood Gospel Bluegrass, New Kentucky Colonels, LeeVon Decourley Band, Janie Brown and the Chestnut Mountain Gang and Charlie and the Girls Family Bluegrass will play the third annual Bluegrass Music Festival at the memorial in Frohna, Mo. ...
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Art exhibit captures deadly, dazzling snakes
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/13)
PHILADELPHIA -- A striking new photography exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences might make people scared of snakes a bit rattled, but there's no better way to appreciate the incredible creatures up close while staying out of fang's reach...
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Judge: Nixon staff need not testify before ID panel
(State News ~ 06/28/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A judge spared subpoenaed members of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's administration from testifying before a Missouri House panel Thursday as top Republican lawmakers suggested the governor was trying to stonewall an investigation into whether officials are trying to comply with a federal proof-of-identity law...
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ARTifacts 6/28/13
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/13)
The 2013 Southeast Chamber Music Institute will hold two concerts featuring Chamber Institute faculty and students in July in the Shuck Music Recital Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. The first concert will be a faculty chamber music recital at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Cape Legion falls in tourney opener
(Community Sports ~ 06/28/13)
The Cape Ford and Sons Post 63 Senior American Legion baseball squad found the going tough in their opener of the Polk Brooks American Legion Tournament in Paducah, Ky., falling to Paducah 9-0 Thursday night. Post 63 (14-14) managed just four hits in the game, shortened to five innings by an eight-run mercy rule...
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Francis Toohey Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/28/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Francis Toohey Jr., 86, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at his son's home in Jefferson City. Mo., after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 24, 1926, to Francis J. and Ruby Sword Toohey. He was raised in Chester, Ill. He and Dolores Williamson were married Sept. 11, 1952. She preceded him in death Jan. 31, 2004...
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Senate passes immigration bill
(National News ~ 06/28/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed legislation Thursday offering the hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America's shadows. The bill also promises a military-style effort to secure the long-porous border with Mexico. The bipartisan vote was 68-32 on a measure that sits atop President Barack Obama's second-term agenda. ...
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Road work 6/28/13
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
Route E in Scott County reduced for pipe replacement Route E in Scott County will be reduced to one lane between Route N and County Road 329 as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe beneath the roadway. The work will be performed from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday...
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Speak Out 6/28/13
(Speak Out ~ 06/28/13)
Thank you for printing the honor rolls of the schools in the paper. Great Race This is just a big shout-out to Cape Girardeau. The Great Race event downtown was nicely organized. Cape Splash For making it such a fun-filled and family-friendly experience, kudos to Amy Roth and her caring and hardworking staff at Cape Splash...
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Fly Boys
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com An Extra 330 flown by "Cool Hands" Joe Smith of Fort Wayne, Ind. ...
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Prayer 6/28/13
(Prayer ~ 06/28/13)
Lord Jesus, thank you for servant leaders. Bless them, Lord. Amen.
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Springfield's oldest tavern lives on
(State News ~ 06/28/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- There's history and there's mystery, and Lindberg's encompasses both. Ryan Dock, co-owner of the Commercial Street venue, thinks that's part of its charm. Lindberg's, on the corner of West Commercial Street and Campbell Avenue, is Springfield's oldest tavern. It opened when the railroad came through in 1870, Dock said...
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Website ranks SEMO high nationally as secure campus
(Local News ~ 06/28/13)
Southeast Missouri State University ranks high among colleges nationwide for its campus security, according to BestColleges.com. The university made the list of 23 schools with top notch safety measures, according to a university news release. The website compiles its list from crime statistics campuses are required to publish since the Clery Act of 1998...
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