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President Obama signs Mo. disaster declaration; Cape, Perry Stoddard counties included
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster declaration after severe storms struck Missouri from May 29 to June 10. Cape Girardeau, Perry and Stoddard counties in Southeast Missouri are also part of the declaration...
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Emerald ash borer may prompt quarantine on Perry County firewood
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
Within the next month, Perry County could be facing a quarantine on many of its wood products after Missouri Department of Agriculture field agents found invasive insects in Perryville, a county official said. Perry County economic development director Scott Sattler said the agents captured emerald ash borers in a Perryville park...
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Senate deal would restore lower rates for college loans
(National News ~ 07/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan compromise on student loans promises better deals for students and parents over the next few years but could spell higher rates as the economy improves. The Senate deal pegs the interest rates on new loans to the financial markets and is expected to come to a vote next week, well before students returning to campus this fall had to sign their loan agreements...
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Once-mighty Motor City files for bankruptcy
(National News ~ 07/19/13)
DETROIT -- Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy Thursday, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing...
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Southeast building closed until mid-August after fire
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
Dempster Hall at Southeast Missouri State University will remain closed through mid-August following a fire that broke out Monday on its roof. According to a news release issued by Southeast, university officials met with structural engineers, insurance adjusters and representatives of a cleanup firm on Wednesday and learned that Dempster's central atrium and parts of the building's south wing have roof-decking damage. ...
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Two suspects jailed on burglary charges
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
Two Commerce, Mo., teenagers are in jail on burglary and theft charges, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter reported in a news release Thursday.
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Taxpayers, officials meet to discuss tax levy for Altenburg School District
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Nearly 40 taxpayers, parents and school officials of the Altenburg School District gathered at Altenburg School on Thursday night to discuss Proposition Safe Schools, a tax levy that would pay for a new school building.
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Kennett armed robbery a hoax
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett police Lt. Tim Trowbridge on Wednesday said the department has made arrests after a woman falsely claimed she was robbed at gunpoint at Unico Bank. According to Trowbridge, Kennett police, with the help of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Dunklin County Sheriff's Office, arrested Heather Godair, 24, and Tony Bishop, 33, as part of the robbery investigation...
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TNA Wrestling returns to Show Me Center for first time since '08
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
Cape Girardeau will be the site of total, nonstop professional wrestling action when the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour returns to the Show Me Center on Saturday. The TNA tour, which last entertained local wrestling fans in 2008, boasts a championship card that features Bully Ray, the TNA world heavyweight champion, matched against five-time champion and Olympic gold-medalist Kurt Angle. ...
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Exemption linked to mine's lobbyist
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
A Missouri state representative said on Thursday his failed attempt to exempt Cape Girardeau County mining companies from a 2011 law that protects a Fruitland school was done after a request from a lobbyist used by one of the companies. Dave Schatz, a Republican from Sullivan, Mo., who represents the 61st House District that covers Franklin, Osage and Gasconade counties, said proposed changes to the law were an effort to stop state regulatory agencies from impeding businesses...
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Cause of fatal Wednesday crash still unknown
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
Investigators still are trying to determine the cause of a crash on Interstate 55 that killed a Texas trucker known as "Possum." James D. Holloway, 56, of Corsicana, Texas, was killed Wednesday when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off the road, crashed through a guardrail, plunged down a steep embankment and caught fire in a wooded area just south of mile marker 97.2 on southbound I-55, Cape Girardeau police reported...
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Fish and Chicken Fry at Maple UMC, Friday, July 26
(Submitted Story ~ 07/19/13)
Ready for some mouth-watering fish and chicken? The Methodist Men of Maple UMC will host an all-you-can-eat Fish/Chicken Fry Friday, July 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church which is located on the corner of Cape Rock and Jean Ann Dr. Fish, chicken, hushpuppies, slaw, fries, a drink and homemade desserts will be served. Carry outs are available...
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Coloring For Christmas
(Submitted Story ~ 07/19/13)
6 year old Maddy collecting coloring books and colors for Coloring For Christmas..all donations will be taken to the children at St Jude Hospital..Donation boxes set up at Country Mart & The Discount Grocery in Marble Hill, all the Banks of Missouri's and Carnels Collision in Sikeston..To make a cash donation for purchase of more books and colors please send to...
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River Boat
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/19/13)
river boat taken july 18 2013
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Teenager charged with molesting 11-year-old girl
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
A Jackson teenager has been charged with molesting an 11-year-old girl, police reported Thursday. Casey Blessing, 17, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of inappropriate sexual contact with the girl, according to a news release from the Jackson Police Department...
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Road work 7/19/13
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
Highway 34 in Bollinger Co. closed for installation of box culvert Highway 114 in Stoddard Co. reduced for drainage repairs Pavement work set for Route N in Stoddard Co. Route AB in Stoddard County reduced for pavement repairs All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the areas. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636, or visit modot.org/southeast...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/19/13)
Today is Friday, July 19, the 200th day of 2013. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 1943, Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II, the same day Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Feltre in northern Italy...
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Penn State University's Sandusky settlements hit $60 million so far
(Professional Sports ~ 07/19/13)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Penn State University has reached tentative settlements totaling about $60 million so far with men who claim to have been sexually abused by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a trustee said Thursday. The trustee, Ted Brown, said he was unsure of how many claims have been settled and how many remain in negotiations...
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Upbeat health report for Mandela on 95th birthday
(International News ~ 07/19/13)
JOHANNESBURG -- Hospital visitors say Nelson Mandela smiled and nodded Thursday -- his 95th birthday -- and South Africans celebrated upbeat reports about the former president's health after weeks of worrying that he was on the verge of death...
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Obama extols health-care law amid public doubts
(National News ~ 07/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- Facing public doubts and setbacks to his signature health care law, President Barack Obama stepped forward Thursday to extol the program's benefits, emphasizing that some Americans already are receiving insurance rebates and lower premiums...
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Protect Cape's history
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/19/13)
The view west from Old St. Vincent's Church or The Red House or any number of downtown historic sites soon could include a 14-story cellphone tower, a structure taller than the KFVS building. The Cape Girardeau City Council is scheduled to decide Aug. 5 whether to allow AT&T to build a cellphone tower at 418 William St...
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Tax decision
(Editorial ~ 07/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday decided to postpone a decision whether to place the hotel/motel and restaurant tax before voters in the November election. Council members have expressed different opinions on what project the restaurant tax should fund. It has been used most recently to help pay for the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. However, with bonds to be paid off soon, the tax will sunset...
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Why, it's so hot you could ... something or other
(Column ~ 07/19/13)
It's hard to be in Missouri in July without thinking about how hot it is. In reality, though, what we're really thinking about is the humidity. Folks who come to Missouri from other, less humid, parts of the world are amazed that we lifelong Missourians stay here. Why don't we have the good sense, they say, to go on vacation to places where the heat and humidity aren't conspiring to do us in?...
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Ill. pushes anew to block hastened concealed-carry processing
(State News ~ 07/19/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Gun-rights advocates pressed anew Thursday for a federal judge to allow firearms to be carried publicly in Illinois, arguing in a court filing that waiting months for the permit process to be outlined under the state's new concealed carry law is unjustified and unconstitutional...
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Would-be mermaid banned from Florida pool by community board
(National News ~ 07/19/13)
LITHIA, Fla. -- A Florida woman has been banned from swimming in her community's pool because she wants to wear a mermaid tail. Jenna Conti, who lives in the FishHawk Ranch subdivision, had been in the Aquatic Club pool with her custom-made tail once before with the staff's approval. But last week, employees told her it violated a policy against swim fins. On Monday night, the FishHawk Community Development board voted to keep her out of the pool because of the swim fin policy...
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Births 7/19/13
(Births ~ 07/19/13)
Son to Eric Boland and Nicki Martinez of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Name, Jayse Wayne. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Ms. Martinez is the daughter of Julie and Gene Barringer of Jackson. She is a tech at Saint Francis. Boland is the son of Wayne and Debbie Boland of Perryville. He is a construction worker with BBL...
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Out of the past 7/19/13
(Out of the Past ~ 07/19/13)
Facing a nationwide decline in membership, the Methodist denomination has decided to use modern marketing tools to grow; one of the first tests in church building is planned for Cape Girardeau, where a new Methodist church is being created through telemarketing and direct mail efforts; the Rev. Ron Watts has been assigned as pastor of the new church...
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Jackson police report 7/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Evonne Wagoner
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
Justine Evonne Wagoner, 93, of Cape Girardeau went to heaven Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Landmark Hospital. She was born Aug. 2, 1919, near Bates City, Mo., the only child of Elmer and Cora Phillips. She and Robert Graham Wagoner were married May 1, 1942, at her family home near Bates City...
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Rose Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Virginia Rose Shirrell, 86, of Zalma passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at her home. She was born March 7, 1927, in Arab, Mo., daughter of Emanuel Jake and Susan Ethel Fish Sitze. Rose and Roy W. Shirrell were married June 30, 1947. He preceded her in death Sept. 30, 2010...
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Laura Hazelwood
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
TAMMS, Ill. — Laura Hazelwood, 88, of Tamms died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.
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Nicole and Alexander Enderle
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
YODER, Colo. -- Nicole Marie "Nickie" Enderle, 42, completed her journey on Earth along with her son Alexander on Friday, July 12, 2013. Nickie was born Sept. 8, 1970, in Hanford, Calif., to Patricia Jacobson Dolan. In 2008, Nickie met Jason Enderle, and they were married in January 2013...
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Monica Dirnberger
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
With the love of baseball and family, Monica and Vincent Dirnberger established the "Field of Dreams" for their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and welcomed all who wanted to come and join the family, and many did. Usually the cheerleader, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in the comfort of her home and surrounded by family, Monica stood up to bat and hit her last home run...
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Earl Davis
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Earl H. Davis, 85, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until time of service Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery with military service provided by American Legion Post 133 and Missouri Delta Team...
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Donna Barnes
(Obituary ~ 07/19/13)
Donna Barnes, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.
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Rolling Stone receives cover outrage
(Entertainment ~ 07/19/13)
NEW YORK -- Sultry eyes burn into the camera lens from behind tousled curls. A scruff of sexy beard and loose T-shirt are bathed in soft, yellow light. The close-up of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of Rolling Stone to hit shelves Friday looks more like a young Bob Dylan or Jim Morrison than the 19-year-old who pleaded not guilty a little more than a week ago in the Boston Marathon bombing, his arm in a cast and his face swollen in court...
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Longshots to host Moore, Okla. fundraiser
(Entertainment ~ 07/19/13)
Nearly two months ago, one of the strongest tornadoes on record ripped a 17-mile path through part of Oklahoma, devastating the city of Moore. The tornado-ravaged town still faces a long recovery, and two local women are offering their help. "Basically because we could not imagine waking up to nothing like these people did," said Toni Sandlin. "We are just aiming to do everything that we can."...
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ARTifacts 7/19/13
(Entertainment ~ 07/19/13)
The Jackson Homecomers Celebration will be Tuesday through July 27 on the courthouse square in Jackson. The festival begins at 6:30 p.m. with a welcome by Mayor Barb Lohr and a Jackson Municipal Band concert. Activities throughout the week include carnival rides, a 1-mile youth run and a 5K race, the annual Homecomers Queen Pageant, the 5th annual Senior Idol Contest and the Annual Talent Show. ...
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Best Bet: Chonda Pierce
(Entertainment ~ 07/19/13)
Christian comedian Chonda Pierce has sold scores of DVDs, toured the comedy circuit, been a guest at the Grand Ole Opry and appeared on TV shows such as "The View" and "The Wanda Sykes Show." Oh, her comedy also is on satellite radio. Tonight, she's playing the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall at 7 p.m. to raise money for Hoops for Life, a pediatric cancer charity. For more information, go to itickets.com or call 800-965-9324...
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Two leave men's basketball squad
(College Sports ~ 07/19/13)
Jared White and Colin Ferguson both saw limited action for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team last season as true freshmen but were viewed as potential contributors in the future. That won't happen as Southeast coach Dickey Nutt announced Thursday that the De Soto (Mo.) High School graduates are leaving the program. Nutt believes each will transfer to a junior college although nothing has been confirmed...
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Female Follies: Whitlow-Greenwood makes comedic debut with 'Strawberry Ridge'
(Entertainment ~ 07/19/13)
The River City Players will present their summer comedy "Strawberry Ridge," written and directed by Dr. Roseanna Whitlow-Greenwood, from Thursday through July 28 at Port Cape Girardeau. "The play is a silly, sentimental Southern comedy," said Whitlow-Greenwood, a professor of communication studies at Southeast Missouri State University. "Its underlying theme is eminent domain, of all things."...
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Internet shows muscle with a slew of Emmy nods
(Entertainment ~ 07/19/13)
LOS ANGELES -- The Emmy Awards are television's biggest celebration of itself, but this year's ceremony will face an intruder: "House of Cards," the first online series to nab a top nomination with its best drama series bid Thursday. Netflix's triumph, which includes nods for its revival of "Arrested Development," is putting a further squeeze on the broadcast networks that already have lost substantial Emmy ground to cable. ...
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Jackson Post 158 moves on
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/13)
The Jackson Post 158 Senior American Legion baseball team had little trouble as it opened defense of its District 14 tournament championship. Jackson, seeded second for the four-team event in Senath, Mo., rolled past third-seeded Sikeston 7-1 on Thursday...
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Jackson freshmen roll, 7-1
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/13)
The Jackson Freshmen American Legion Post 158 baseball team continues to roll at the state tournament in Branson, Mo. Jackson (27-6-1) improved to 2-0 in the tournament with Thursday's 7-1 victory over Washington. Jeremiah McGuire pitched six innings for the win, allowing five hits and one run. He struck out six and walked two...
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Speak Out 7/19/13
(Speak Out ~ 07/19/13)
How can the citizens of Cape Girardeau vote against the restaurant and sales tax? Visitors from all over the nation pay a good portion of the restaurant tax and 99 percent of the hotel tax. Congress and gas I disagree with the person in Speak Out about Obama and gas. ...
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Watch this trick
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jacob Pair does an ollie over six as his friend Mikayla Burmeister watches Thursday in Cape Girardeau. An ollie is a skateboard trick and the six comes from the number of steps over which he performed it....
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A magical family
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com David and Denise Gilliam perform with their daughter Marie, left, during the Gillam Family Illusions magic show Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School auditorium. ...
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Firefighters replace rope on flagpole at Central High School
(Local News ~ 07/19/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau firefighters Jamie Hann, left, and Dustin Koerber replace the rope on the flag pole at Central High School...
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Joplin schools on target to open in December
(State News ~ 07/19/13)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Despite delays caused by the wet spring, three Joplin schools damaged or destroyed by the May 2011 tornado are on target to open as scheduled in December, and district officials are "cautiously optimistic" the new high school will open in August 2014...
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Prayer 7/19/13
(Prayer ~ 07/19/13)
O Father God, we bless your name, for you are our healer and deliverer. Amen.
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Workers restoring second-oldest military cemetery
(State News ~ 07/19/13)
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) -- When he arrived in his pickup Tuesday morning, Jimmy Morton was happy to see someone digging up headstones at the Baxter Springs National Cemetery No. 2 Soldiers' Lot. As he walked between the rows, Morton, public works director for Baxter Springs, said, "It's time for this to get done."...
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Mo. authorized $94M in historic tax credit in 2013
(State News ~ 07/19/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The amount of historic preservation tax credits authorized in Missouri dipped slightly during the recent budget year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/11WEPDb ) that Missouri authorized $93.9 million of the tax credits during the fiscal year that ended June 30...
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DOE study: Fracking chemicals didn't taint water
(National News ~ 07/19/13)
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate drinking water aquifers at a western Pennsylvania drilling site, the Department of Energy told The Associated Press...
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