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Marble Hill man given 15 years for murder after car crash
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
A Marble Hill, Mo., man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for his role in the death of Amanda Allenbaugh in 2012. Allenbaugh was killed in a crash after a high-speed chase with police. At the time of the crash, Donald Smith Jr., 35, was being pursued by an Advance, Mo., police officer for suspicious activity near a business in Advance. A chase ensued along Route O, when the officer discovered the crashed vehicle...
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Public hearing held to discuss change in Kennett government
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A group of city officials and concerned citizens met Monday night on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Kennett to discuss the possibility of moving to a council/city manager form of government. Two political-science professors, Dr. Rick Althaus and Dr. Jeremy Walling, who both teach public administration at Southeast and attended the meeting, will study the issue at the request of the Kennett City Council...
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Missouri to back off food stamps proposal
(State News ~ 10/25/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A proposal to tighten food stamps eligibility for those who fail to meet work requirements is being withdrawn, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday. The Democratic governor said he directed the state Department of Social Services to back off from changes to a state waiver that since 2009 has allowed able-bodied adults without children to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program even if they fail to meet certain federal work requirements. ...
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St. James AME nominated for inclusion in National Register
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
St. James AME Church, 516 North St. in Cape Girardeau, is one of 12 nominees to be considered for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider nominations for the National Register at 9 a.m. Nov. 8 at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in Jefferson City, Mo. The quarterly meeting is open to the public...
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Cardinals even World Series behind rookie arms
(Professional Sports ~ 10/25/13)
BOSTON -- Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and tied the World Series. Wacha beat John Lackey in a matchup of present and past rookie sensations, and this time it was the Cardinals' turn to take advantage of sloppy fielding as St. Louis topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night to even the Series at a game apiece...
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State probing Perryville's ex-chief
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- As voters prepare to decide how the city will select its future police chiefs, the state attorney general's office is investigating the conduct of Perryville's last chief. Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Chris Koster, said Judge Michael Bullerdieck issued an order Sept. ...
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Notre Dame doubles team takes perfect record to state tournament
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/13)
The duo of Reagan Kapp and Carly Hopkins are making their second appearance in the state doubles tournament.
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Face-lift unveiled for Academic Hall
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
A refurbished Academic Hall, Southeast Missouri State University's iconic landmark, reopened Thursday with a nod to the past while looking to the future. About 700 people attended the grand reopening and ribbon-cutting for the famously copper-domed landmark, which had been closed for two years as it underwent $23.9 million in renovations...
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SEMO regents approve salary study; raises planned for early 2014
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
Salary increases are in store for faculty and staff at Southeast Missouri State University in early 2014 under a plan approved Thursday by the university's board of regents. The increases, recommended by the consulting firm J.W. Terrill of St. Louis, take effect Jan. ...
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Baby in a pumpkin
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/25/13)
This is a pic of my great nephew, we thought we would put him in a pumpkin, lol.
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14th Annual Veterans Honor Service
(Submitted Story ~ 10/25/13)
We will honor all Veterans with our 14th annual Veterans Honor Service service at 11 am on Sunday, November 10th at First Pentecostal Church 3054 Lexington Ave, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. The FPC Campus will be decorated with an Avenue of Flags, each dedicated to a soldier living or deceased, an extensive display of over 90 veterans photos and biographies, who are all connected in some way to our congregation, and with American flags of all shapes and sizes and flags of all branches of service including the 9-11 Tribute flag and the POW flag.. ...
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Kelly softball team finishes fourth
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/13)
Kelly softball lost 4-3 to Marionville in the Class 2 third-place game in Springfield.
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St. Louis Symphony will perform Wednesday at SEMO
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will return to the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University on Wednesday to perform selections from the legendary Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The performance by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/25/13)
Today is Friday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2013. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1910, "America the Beautiful," with words by Katharine Lee Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, was first published...
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Walking a dog
(Editorial ~ 10/25/13)
This month some of the dogs at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri are having a chance to get a little extra attention outside, and, in the process, perhaps help some people start a healthy habit. Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound is a program sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center and the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. It encourages people to walk an animal from the shelter near the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau...
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Runaway spending? Where do we slice and dice?
(Column ~ 10/25/13)
Now we know. Southeast Missouri's congressman is in favor of closing Fort Leonard Wood. There are plenty of other military facilities to handle the load. Ka-Ching! Billions of dollars saved. And U.S. Rep. Jason Smith favors closing the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Let the soldiers who risked their health and limbs in the defense of freedom find their own medical care...
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The words of Roosevelt
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/13)
We have traveled a long way in the past 72 years, but I often wonder if we are going in the right direction. The following appeared on the first page of a New Testament printed by the United States Printing office, Washington, D.C. The White House...
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Pay it forward
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/13)
The other day a "Speak Out" comment concerning people asking for money at gas stations caught my eye, and I just had to respond to it. That happened to me this summer. My granddaughter was with me and I was trying to teach her how to pump gas since she is turning 16. ...
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Local officials, Carson's speech and other national news
(Column ~ 10/25/13)
A very special honor is being bestowed upon Cape Girardeau state Rep. Kathy Swan. She is to be recognized as the 2013 Legislative Freshman of the Year at the state Missouri Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Nov. 14 in Kansas City. Serving on numerous committees, Swan is recognized as an emerging leader. Congratulations...
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Underwood will star on live TV in ‘Sound of Music'
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/13)
NEW YORK -- The end of the year looks busy for Carrie Underwood, and she couldn't be happier. The six-time Grammy-winning singer will host the Country Music Association Awards for the sixth time. You can see her singing the opening on NBC's "Sunday Night Football." And for one night in December, she'll star in a live television version of "The Sound of Music."...
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Survey marks second year of crime increases
(National News ~ 10/25/13)
WASHINGTON -- The violent crime rate went up 15 percent last year, and the property crime rate rose 12 percent, the government said Thursday, signs the nation may be seeing the last of the substantial declines in crime of the past two decades. Last year marked the second year in a row for increases in the crime victimization survey, a report based on household interviews...
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Best Bet: It's Homecoming
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/13)
There's plenty going on in Cape Girardeau this weekend whether you're an alumni or not, as Southeast Missouri State University hosts its annual homecoming events. The big event is the homecoming parade at 9:30 a.m. Saturday down Broadway. Other highlights include tours of the renovated Academic Hall from 11 a.m. ...
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Ralph Stanley II to be at bluegrass gala
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/13)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Some well-known bluegrass performers will come to the Zalma High School gym Nov. 2 for the fourth annual Castor River Bluegrass Bash, sponsored by the Zalma Masonic Lodge No. 545. It's the lodge's main fundraiser, said Leevon DeCourley of Gordonville, one of the event organizers and a bluegrass musician himself...
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University press launches anthology
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
The Southeast Missouri State University Press will co-host the launch and celebration of the anthology, "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Volume 2," on Nov. 15 in St. Louis. According to a news release by Southeast, the event is free to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. in the St. Louis Public Library's Central Branch Auditorium, 1301 Olive St...
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Farmer draws attention to Misty's Mission
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
Local farmer Jason Chandler appears to have achieved his goal of drawing attention to a cause near and dear to his entire family. Dunklin County residents traveling on Highway 412 between Kennett, Mo., and Senath, Mo., recently have seen 15 cotton bales wrapped in pink round module wrap, with the ends of the bales tagged with pink breast cancer awareness ribbons...
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St. Louis hospital adds dedicated air ambulance at Cape airport
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center of St. Louis has added a dedicated pediatric air ambulance at its Cape Girardeau transport base. According to a news release from Cardinal Glennon, the pediatric ambulance will be staffed by a transport team comprised of registered nurses and respiratory therapists with advanced training in stabilization, treatment and transport of small infants and injured children. ...
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House passes $8.2 billion water resources bill
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act by a vote of 417-3. Rep. Jason Smith voted in favor of the bill. The $8.2 billion bill would allow work to proceed on 23 shipping channel, flood management and other water projects the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started studying, the Associated Press reported. It also would shelve at least $12 billion of inactive projects approved in the previous water resources bill...
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Ladies and gentlemen ... Rain
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/13)
The styles and sounds of the legendary Beatles will be presented in concert when "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" hits the stage Sunday at the Show Me Center. Described as the next-best thing to the Fab Four, "Rain" is the touring production of the multimedia Broadway show with band members who perform as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ...
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Four SEMO provost finalists announced
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
Four finalists, including one internal candidate, were chosen for the provost's position at Southeast Missouri State University, according to a news release from the university. The four are scheduled to interview on campus the weeks of Nov. 4 and Nov. 11. They include:...
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Births 10/25/13
(Births ~ 10/25/13)
Son to Shawn A. Morris and April L. Ostendorf-Morris of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:31 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Name, Ethan Walter. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ostendorf-Morris is the daughter of Glenn and Marilyn Ostendorf of Cape Girardeau. She is a clinical nurse specialist at Saint Francis. Morris is the son of Tom and Esther Morris of Chaffee, Mo. He is a captain with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
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Out of the past 10/25/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/25/13)
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen was in Cape Girardeau yesterday to campaign for the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket; speaking to about 500 workers and guests at the Thorngate plant, Bentsen charged that Republicans are trying to distort the record of Gov. Michael Dukakis in an effort to avoid the real issues facing middle-income Americans...
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Speak Out 10/25/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/25/13)
It's baffling how Barack Obama will negotiate with the mad men of Iran over nuclear weapons but refuses to negotiate with the Republican majority in the House and Republican senators. Has this world gone mad or what? I find it interesting that the federal government couldn't find the money to open the World War II memorial for our veterans but they could find the money to give Egypt $1.6 billion. ...
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Jackson police report 10/25/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/25/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/25/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/25/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department received the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs...
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Gary Watson
(Obituary ~ 10/25/13)
Gary M. Watson, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born April 15, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, son of William Homer and Flora Maude Williams Watson. He and Justine Tripp were married Oct. 24, 1954, in Sardis, Miss...
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Donald Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 10/25/13)
Donald Slinkard, 73, of Whitewater died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Agnes Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 10/25/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Agnes G. Bohnert, 94, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:50 a.m. Monday at Miller Family Funeral Home. The rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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Generations of Southeast alumni compare experience
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
Beep. Beep. Beep. It's the alarm going off for the third time. He drags himself out of bed, throws on a Redhawks T-shirt and hurries out the door of Vandiver Hall to start the walk across campus to his lecture class in Dempster Hall. He's met by his 70-plus classmates and finds the last empty seat in the back of the classroom. He knows just a handful of people in the room...
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Missouri's Josey restores confidence in knee
(Professional Sports ~ 10/25/13)
The running back has a team-leading 494 yards rushing after returning from injury
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Cards' Beltran shakes off bruised ribs
(Professional Sports ~ 10/25/13)
BOSTON (AP) -- Carlos Beltran thought he would miss Game 2 of the World Series after bruising his ribs when he banged into a fence in the opener. Turned out he was wrong, and all was right with the Cardinals. The 16-year veteran playing in his first Series singled twice and drove in a run to help St. Louis tie it at one game apiece with a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night...
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High school football Week 9: Chaffee seeks to end regular season unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/13)
Chaffee (8-0) at Charleston (4-4) Last week: Chaffee 56, Jefferson 22; Charleston 40, East Prairie 20 Last year: Charleston 50, Chaffee 8 Outlook: History can repeat itself for the Red Devils tonight. Chaffee can move to 9-0 for the first time since the 1956 Red Devils finished off an unbeaten season with a 41-0 victory over Charleston...
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Southeast Missouri State football team looks for rare win vs. EKU
(College Sports ~ 10/25/13)
The Eastern Kentucky football team has virtually owned Southeast Missouri State over the years, leading the all-time series 20-3 and winning eight of the past nine meetings. EKU routed the host Redhawks 31-7 last year and is 10-1 against Southeast in Cape Girardeau...
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Artifacts 10/25/13
(Entertainment ~ 10/25/13)
George A. Romero's cult classic "Night of the Living Dead" will be presented by Acting Out! this month in Jackson. Directed by Kasey Cox, seven strangers fight for survival while under attack by flesh-eating ghouls. This show includes close interaction with the zombies and other scary scenes, so children younger than 13 should be accompanied by an adult. ...
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Website contractors cite lack of tests
(National News ~ 10/25/13)
WASHINGTON -- Contractors who built the web portal for the Obama administration's health insurance marketplace said Thursday the site's crippling problems trace back to insufficient testing and changes that government officials made just before going live...
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Merkel: U.S. spying shattered allies' trust
(International News ~ 10/25/13)
BRUSSELS -- European leaders united in anger Thursday as they attended a summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies -- allegations German Chancellor Angela Merkel said had shattered trust in the Obama administration and undermined the crucial trans-Atlantic relationship...
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Prayer 10/25/13
(Prayer ~ 10/25/13)
O Heavenly Father, our soul waits on you, the author of our faith. Amen.
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High school roundup: Eagle Ridge wins openers at state tourney
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/13)
All the local events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Favre dismisses possibility of joining Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 10/25/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Brett Favre dismissed the possibility of returning to the NFL with St. Louis, and Rams coach Jeff Fisher declined to address reports he tried to lure the quarterback out of retirement to replace the injured Sam Bradford. Favre told WSPZ he doesn't feel physically able to compete and expressed fear that he has been affected by concussions...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team holds off EKU in five sets
(College Sports ~ 10/25/13)
Southeast won the first two sets and then survived the Colonels' comeback bid The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team cooled off red-hot Eastern Kentucky Thursday night to climb back above the .500 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play...
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Quentin Felty
(Obituary ~ 10/25/13)
Quentin Felty, age 96, of Millersville, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Hearing set on expansion of Town Plaza tax district
(Local News ~ 10/25/13)
After construction was finished in 1968, the building at 2103 William St. in Cape Girardeau housed Biederman's Furniture, J.C. Penney, the Drury Co. and DuShell's Furniture. The 30,600-square-foot building now sits empty in an aging parking lot, with more than a million dollars in estimated repairs needed. That could soon change...
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