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Southeast Missouri State to honor St. Louis alumni
(State News ~ 09/11/13)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - The alumni association of Southeast Missouri State University will be honoring some of its most accomplished graduates in the St. Louis area. The 13th annual "Southeast Salutes" reception takes place Thursday in Clayton. This year's honorees include retired teachers Dan and Marilyn Glore, of Arnold; public relations executive Lynese Hoffman; former Fox C-6 schools superintendent Charles Hudson; and juvenile counselor Phil Robinson...
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No one hurt in Kelly fire scare
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A late morning fire scare led school officials to evacuate Kelly High School. According to Fara Jones, assistant superintendent, smoke was noticed coming from the high school gym ceiling. Students were ushered from the building, and firefighters were on the scene...
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Church members detain burglary suspect
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett police officers were dispatched Friday night to the Third Street Baptist Church in reference to a burglary in progress. When officers arrived, they noticed the front window of the church had been broken out and a man was being detained by several witnesses who were members of the church...
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Scott County man arrested on gun, drug charges
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- An Oran, Mo., man has been arrested on firearms- and drug-related charges, according to a news release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter. Joshua Lee Rogers, 27, was charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance, as well as misdemeanor possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Adult video store robbed Monday night
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- The Alexander County Sheriff's Department is investigating an armed robbery of an adult video and novelty store that was reported late Monday night. Sheriff Tim Brown said a woman held up Brown Bag Video, 38957 Illinois Highway 3 in McClure, between 11:45 and 11:50 p.m. Monday...
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Former employee makes partial restitution to Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission on Monday authorized a $10,000 payment made in restitution for funds stolen to be deposited in the Stoddard County Sheriff's commissary account. Johnny Michael Robey, 58, of Bloomfield a former office manager in the sheriff's office, paid $10,000 in restitution to the county for money allegedly stolen from the sheriff's office. ...
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US News lists Southeast among best regional universities
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
Southeast Missouri State University has been listed among the best regional universities in the Midwest in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. Southeast, which has been consistently ranked by the publication since 1993, is the highest ranked moderately selective public university in Missouri on this list, according to a news release from the university...
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FBI seeks public's help in finding 'I-55 Bandit'
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public's help in tracking down a serial bank robber suspected of crimes in five states. The FBI has dubbed the man the "I-55 Bandit." He is suspected of 10 robberies and attempts at two other banks since May, with some of the crimes occurring near Interstate 55...
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Jackson board hears presentation on middle school team building
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
This year, and for the past several, when sixth-graders started the year at Jackson Middle School, they participated in something typical of the corporate world -- team building. Aimed at breaking the ice among new students, the exercise included games that encouraged students to work together and make new friends...
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Two murder suspects face federal drug charges
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Two of the three suspects in the murder of Cape Girardeau tattoo artist Samuel Francis now face federal charges in connection with a suspected drug trafficking ring involving 25 people, most from Missouri. Brent Bouren, 42, of St. Louis was charged Sept. ...
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DEA insists cold drug can be used to make methamphetamine
(State News ~ 09/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A cold and allergy decongestant now being sold nationwide contains a new form of pseudoephedrine that's being billed as difficult to use to make methamphetamine, but the Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday that it still won't allow it to be sold over the counter...
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Obama delays Syria vote to give diplomacy chance to work
(International News ~ 09/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplomatic steps offer "the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons" inside Syria without the use of force, but he also insisted the U.S. military will keep the pressure on President Bashar Assad "and be ready to respond" if other measures fail...
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9/11 ceremony will be a quiet 'last' for mayor
(National News ~ 09/11/13)
NEW YORK -- When this year's Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony unfolds at ground zero, the mayor who has helped orchestrate the observances from their start will be watching for his last time in office. And saying nothing. Over his years as mayor and chairman of the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum, Michael Bloomberg has sometimes tangled with victims' relatives, religious leaders and other elected officials over an event steeped in symbolism and emotion...
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Demolition derby draws sell-out crowd
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
The only thing louder than the derby cars at the SEMO District Fair on Tuesday night was the crowd. The Auto Tire and Parts dual demolition derby began at 7 p.m., and tickets were sold out about an hour later. According to Chris Weiss, fair board treasurer, that's about 3,000 tickets...
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Conservationists fight fatal deer disease in north-central Missouri
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
About 520,000 Missouri hunters hit the deer trails year after year to try to score their biggest buck, providing about 12,000 jobs and boosting the state's economy by about $1 billion, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Missouri conservationists now are trying to stop the spread of a fatal disease that could potentially have a large effect on Missouri's deer population and economy...
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Producer: 'Gone Girl' filming here
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
For the next five weeks, about half of the movie "Gone Girl" will be filmed in Cape Girardeau, a producer of the movie told the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday. The filming begins Sunday. Speaking for the first time to media about the Cape Girardeau location, producer Cean Chaffin said several locations inside and outside of Missouri were scouted, starting in April or May...
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Adams' homer lifts Cardinals over Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Adams had a two-run home run and the Cardinals broke open a tight game with four in the eighth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Wednesday night. The Cardinals won their fifth consecutive game to maintain a one-game lead over Pittsburgh and a three-game advantage on Cincinnati in the NL Central. The Pirates finished a three-game sweep at Texas and the Reds knocked off the Chicago Cubs earlier in the day...
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Chateau Residents Fly in Vintage Bi-Plane
(Submitted Story ~ 09/11/13)
Four lucky residents of Chateau Girardeau had the opportunity Friday morning to fly in a vintage Boeing Stearman bi-plane, thanks to the nonprofit Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation. Darryl Fisher, pilot and founder of the California-based organization, travels the U.S. donating the flights to military veterans and seniors...
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semo district fair parade 2013
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/11/13)
The Cape Girardeau public library at the semo district fair parade 2013
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Family Meals: A Powerful Tool for Raising Healthy,
(Submitted Story ~ 09/11/13)
Parents today spend much time and resources fostering their children's success in school and extracurricular activities with the goal of helping them become healthy, happy, successful adults. Although good nutrition is important for kids, healthy eating often ends up lower on the priority list as families scramble from one commitment to another day after day. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/11/13)
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2013. There are 111 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, America faced its worst day of terrorism. Nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four passenger jetliners. Two planes smashed into New York's World Trade Center, causing the twin towers to fall; one plowed into the Pentagon; and the fourth was crashed into a field in western Pennsylvania...
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Speak out 9/11/13
(Speak Out ~ 09/11/13)
I am glad that Jackson is looking into the grass clippings in the street, and I wish Cape Girardeau would, too. C'mon, Cape City Council; do something about that. To the person who complained about the noisy motorcycles: They should be more worried about pickup trucks and cars that sound like they don't have a muffler on them. It's more aggravating than motorcycles, and the police should be checking them out...
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Politics vs. security
(Column ~ 09/11/13)
According to discussions over the weekend, a number of congressmen are poised today to vote in favor of military action in Syria not because of the use of chemical weapons but rather to support the president. Members of the Black Congressional Caucus were warned in a letter last week from their chairman not to discuss any opposition to the military action because of the damage it could do to the president...
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Sept. 11, 2001
(Editorial ~ 09/11/13)
Twelve years ago our nation felt the horror of terrorism. People who wished us harm took action on their hatred, hijacking planes and crashing into the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia. A fourth plane went down in rural Pennsylvania after passengers got word of the attack and bravely took over the flight -- actions that saved many more lives...
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Roger Ebert's hometown raising money for statue
(Entertainment ~ 09/11/13)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Organizers in Roger Ebert's hometown announced plans Tuesday to try to raise $125,000 to build a life-size bronze statue of the late famed film critic. The statue would go in front of Champaign's Virginia Theatre, which has hosted the Ebertfest film festival for 15 years. Ebert, a Pulitzer Prize-winning movie reviewer and television personality, grew up in neighboring Urbana and attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign...
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Gwendolyn Buchheit
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gwendolyn Dawson Buchheit, 62, of Perryville passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at her home, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 23, 1950, in Lake Village, Ark., daughter of the late Merrill Marvin "Matt" and June Elizabeth Petzold Dawson. She and Leo E. Buchheit were married May 14, 2005...
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Richard Krewinghaus
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
Richard Edgar Krewinghaus, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at his home. He was born June 17, 1928, in St. Louis, to Richard Edgar John and Hazel Lorraine Young Krewinghaus. He married Dorothy Pauline Baldwin and later married Virginia Birk. Both preceded him in death...
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Clara Ruch
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Clara Rita Ruch, 92, of Perryville died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at her home. She was born Aug. 14, 1921, in Perry County, to William N. and Mary A. Layton Gibbar. She married Clarence "Jim" Ruch. Clara was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church at Silver Lake, Mo. She had worked at International Shoe Co...
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Jeremy Reeves
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- Jeremy Nigel Reeves, 35, of Benton died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, in Scott County. He was born June 18, 1978, in Santa Ana, Calif., to Gregory T. and Sheilah Lynn Bowers Reeves. He and Kelly Dawn Tompkins were married Oct. 8, 2011, at Branson, Mo...
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Gertrude Heider
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
Gertrude Pauline Heider, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 2, 1924, in Cape Girardeau County, to Henry George and Matilda Fredrica Werner Voss. She and Emil Carl Heider were married Dec. 9, 1945, at Gordonville. He died June 23, 1994...
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Raymond Phillips
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Raymond E. Phillips, 70, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery...
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Victoria Oberg
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Victoria M. Oberg, 54, of Marble Hill died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private memorial service will be at a later date. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements...
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Out of the past 9/11/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/11/13)
Missouri Supreme Court Judge Edward D. Robertson Jr. is the guest speaker at the annual Old McKendree Chapel meeting in the afternoon near Jackson; music for the outdoor service is provided by the choir from Grace United Methodist Church of Cape Girardeau...
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Gerald Kaempfer
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
Gerald Kaempfer, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Jackson fire report 9/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/11/13)
Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Jackson police report 9/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/11/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/11/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/11/13)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assaults Burglaries Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Indian court convicts 4 in fatal gang rape case
(International News ~ 09/11/13)
NEW DELHI -- An Indian court convicted four men Tuesday in the deadly gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, a brutal crime that galvanized public anger over the widespread -- yet widely tolerated -- sexual violence faced by Indian women...
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Stocks rise as Syria conflict looks less likely
(National News ~ 09/11/13)
Stocks rose and oil prices fell Tuesday as the risk that the U.S. would attack Syria appeared to fade. The Standard & Poor's 500 index had its sixth straight gain, the longest winning streak since July. Stocks set new highs in early August, but worries over Syria have pushed them lower. Even though Syria isn't a big oil producer, the possibility of a wider conflict in the region drove oil prices to two-year highs last week...
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Docs: Officials misused U.S. surveillance program
(National News ~ 09/11/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Government officials for nearly three years accessed data on thousands of domestic phone numbers they shouldn't have and then misrepresented their actions to a secret spy court to reauthorize the government's surveillance program, documents released Tuesday show...
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Quiet, not stormy, weather for U.S. this year so far
(National News ~ 09/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- After a couple of years of wild, deadly and costly weather, the United States is mostly getting a lucky break this year. So far. Summer is almost over, and as of Tuesday morning, not a single hurricane had formed this year. Tornado activity in 2013 also is down around record low levels, while heat waves are fewer and milder than last year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Apple introduces 2 new iPhone models
(National News ~ 09/11/13)
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- For the first time since introducing the device that changed cellphones forever, Apple will offer two distinct versions of the latest iPhones -- a cheaper one made of plastic and another that aims to be "the gold standard of smartphones" and reads your fingerprint...
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Holliday's late homer propels Cards to 4-2 win
(Professional Sports ~ 09/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Twice, Shelby Miller struck out the hardest man to fan in the major leagues. The rest of the time, the rookie threw more off-speed stuff than usual, let the St. Louis Cardinals defense do its job, and waited for the offense to show up...
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New strategy pays off for St. Vincent with first win
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/13)
PERRVILLE, Mo. -- St. Vincent volleyball coach Tim Haffner, in his third season with the team, was able to work with his players in the summer for just the first time this year. One of the things he focused on was turning his players' serves into weapons by making them jump servers...
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I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced
(Local News ~ 09/11/13)
North- and southbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve County, between Route O and Highway 32, will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews install traffic counters. Weather permitting, the work will be performed from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday on the southbound side and Sept. 18 on the northbound side...
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Prayer 9/11/13
(Prayer ~ 09/11/13)
O Lord God, may we and our country's leaders seek wisdom from you. Amen.
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Oran softball picks up big victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/13)
The Oran softball team recorded an impressive win over a much larger school Tuesday afternoon. Anna Jones pitched an eight-hitter to notch her fifth win of the year as the Eagles slipped past host Jackson 3-2 to improve to 6-2. Jones set down the last nine batters she faced...
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