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Officials plan burns at Ozark Riverways in SE Mo.
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
VAN BUREN, Mo. (AP) -- Officials are planning several prescribed burns in southeastern Missouri's Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Park officials say the burns reduce the threat of unplanned wildfires by reducing the stock of potential fuel. The managed fires also aid native species of plants and animals and help restore habitat...
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Crash rates improve for older drivers
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
WASHINGTON -- Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation's aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they've been proved wrong. Today's drivers age 70 and older are less likely to be involved in crashes than previous generations and are less likely to be killed or seriously injured if they do crash, according to a study released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
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Missouri Senate passes gun law nullification bill
(State News ~ 02/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An effort to nullify federal gun control laws and jail any federal agents trying to enforce them cleared the Missouri Senate on Thursday, but a court challenge and another potential veto by Gov. Jay Nixon could ultimately block the legislation even if the House approves it again...
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Shock persists as southwest Missouri mourns slain girl
(State News ~ 02/21/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Family and friends remembered 10-year-old Hailey Owens as a vivacious spirit -- a trusting little girl whose cheery disposition only deepened the heartbreak after police say she was snatched off a southwest Missouri street and killed by an abductor...
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Southeast smoking survey could influence policy
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
With many colleges in Missouri implementing -- or considering -- smoke- or tobacco-free policies, Southeast Missouri State University is conducting a survey on whether it should follow suit. However, students interviewed by the Southeast Missourian on Thursday don't think the school's policy should be revised...
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Analyst: Use tax may help businesses in region
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
A proposed use tax could make it easier for local businesses to compete with online retailers, but for most purchases, its potential benefits may depend on consumers' diligence, a policy analyst said. David Stokes of the Show-Me Institute -- a not-for-profit think tank that studies state and local policy issues in Missouri -- was one of two participants in a panel discussion Thursday night at the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club's regular meeting...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team helps its OVC-tournament hopes
(College Sports ~ 02/21/14)
Southeast men moved into a tie for 8th in the conference with an 87-70 win
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Cause of fire at Welker Fence Co. unknown
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
One man was treated for smoke inhalation, but no one else was injured in a fire Friday afternoon at Welker Fence Co. Firefighters from Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Delta, Millersville and Gordonville responded to the blaze, said Randy Morris, chief of the Gordonville Fire District...
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Dr. Heather McMillan Addresses Girardot Chapter IAAP
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/14)
Dr. Heather McMillan, assistant professor of Management, specializing in Human Resources at Southeast Missouri State University, spoke to the Girardot Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Tuesday, February 19...
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Obama budget to drop cost-of-living cuts
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask Congress to approve about $56 billion in new or expanded programs, stepping back from efforts to tackle long-term deficits and debt...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
Today is Friday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2014. There are 313 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 21, 1965, black Muslim leader and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside the Audubon Ballroom in New York by assassins identified as members of the Nation of Islam...
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Cape Girardeau to host public art along Broadway
(Editorial ~ 02/21/14)
The downtown area has undergone several changes in recent years. The Broadway Corridor project was a major undertaking. Individual business owners and groups have worked to improve properties and bring events to the area that feature this part of the city. Classic car shows, a farmers market and Tunes at Twilight, are a few of the festivities downtown...
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Prayer 2-21
(Prayer ~ 02/21/14)
Lord Jesus, thank you that you are faithful to forgive our transgressions. Amen.
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Speak Out 2/21/14
(Speak Out ~ 02/21/14)
Rep. Jeff Roorda, please, why change the Missouri flag? We have one of the most beautiful state flags, and it says a lot. Please, let it be. Do not try to change history. School boards of the area, here's an idea for makeup days: Eliminate play days, any other days for trips to the movies or whatever, and make them instruction days. There you go. There's a good idea...
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Will our glorious state flag fade away?
(Column ~ 02/21/14)
Some folks in Jefferson City are, once again, proving how little effort it takes to run a state like Missouri. These folks, elected by registered voters, can't find enough to do. They are, apparently, ashamed to take their paychecks and per diems without looking busy to the folks back home...
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Panel hears bill to block ed. standards
(State News ~ 02/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Teacher of the Year defended the state's new education standards to a House panel Thursday, saying the Common Core standards would help prepare students for today's world. A House education committee's hearing focused on legislation that would bar the state from implementing the new standards unless the Legislature passes a measure to adopt them. The Missouri State Board of Education voted to adopt the standards in 2010...
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Senate panel endorses Mo. school measure
(State News ~ 02/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Senate committee advanced broad education legislation Thursday that could open the door for students attending struggling public schools to use district funds to transfer to private schools. The measure seeks to address troubled districts and a state transfer law requiring unaccredited school systems to pay for students to transfer to better-performing nearby public schools. ...
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Best Bet: Chocolate on the wine trail
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/14)
The five wineries that make up the Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail will offer a range of chocolate treats as part of their Taste of Chocolate weekend. Each will offer a different dish paired with a particular wine from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. ...
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William Faulkner will be focus of free online course
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
Southeast Missouri State University's Online Learning, in cooperation with the Center for Faulkner Studies, is offering Faulkner 101, an eight-week Massive Open Online Class open to everyone free of charge, a university news release said. Led by Dr. ...
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Southeast Missouri State to host math summit
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
Southeast Missouri State University will host a math summit in Glenn Auditorium at Dempster Hall March 7. So far, 10 schools have committed to each sending a four-person team, Math Department chairwoman Tammy Randolph said in an email to the Southeast Missourian...
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Births 2/21/14
(Births ~ 02/21/14)
Son to John Andrew and Amy Friedericke Hillin of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Name, Jack Tucker. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Hillin is the former Amy Lessmann, daughter of Dr. Ron and Patti Lessmann of Cape Girardeau. She is office manager for Dr. Lessmann. Hillin is the son of Jim and Lynn Hillin of Cape Girardeau and Dr. Walter and Anita Branscum of Jackson. He is a CPA with Hillin and Clark PC...
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Out of the past 2/21/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/21/14)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved a budget that tops the $10 million level for the first time in the city's history; a revised pay ordinance also approved at that meeting gives city employees a 5.5 percent overall pay increase and about a 2.5 percent increase in health-insurance benefits...
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Road work 2/21/14
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
Route C in Perry County, between Highway 51 and County Road 234, will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pipe replacement to close Route F in Perry County...
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Jackson fire report 2/21/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Wednesday:...
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Jackson police report 2/21/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/21/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Arizona religious freedom bill riles gay rights supporters
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Legislature gave final approval Thursday evening to legislation that allows business owners asserting their religious beliefs to refuse service to gays, drawing backlash from Democrats who called the proposal "state-sanctioned discrimination" and an embarrassment...
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Taxi drivers targeted for health insurance
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
CHICAGO -- Like most taxi drivers, Sebti Boukarit doesn't have health insurance. And because he works up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, he hasn't had much time to sign up under the nation's new health care law. But when he arrived at a Chicago city office to renew his taxi license one recent morning, the opportunity was impossible to miss. Enrollment workers had set up a table in the waiting room to snag drivers just like him, who are among the health law's most desired prospects...
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Mary Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Jewel Smith, 90, of Cairo died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. She was known for her smile and positive attitude, and she always had a kind word for everyone. She was born Sept. 22, 1923, in Miller City, Ill., to Leslie and Gertrude Bowers. When Mary was just 5 years of age, her father passed away, leaving her mother with five children...
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Louis Sewell
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
Louis Barfield Sewell, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at First Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Dr. Kim Nelson officiating. A committal service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Full military honors will be provided by the Missouri Honors Team...
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Harvey Ramage
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Harvey L. Ramage, 73, of Olmsted died at 9:37 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Harvey was born March 7, 1940, in Ullin, Ill., son of Marshall A. and Bertha May Wright Ramage. He married Sharon Rose on Dec. 23, 1967...
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Norman Luehring
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
Norman A. Luehring, 87, of Greenfield, Tenn., formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lightner Cemetery in Scott City. Announcement courtesy of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.
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Daniel Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
CAIRO, Ill. — Daniel Marcus Johnson, 53, of Cairo died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at his home. Private graveside service will be at Mound City National Cemetery. Crain Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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Florence Adams
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
Florence Naomi Adams, 89, of St. Louis, formerly of Scott City, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at her home. She was born July 5, 1924, in Leadwood, Mo., to John and Hazel French Surina Sr. She and Thomas Bradley were married Dec. 26, 1942. He preceded her in death Dec. 24, 1953. She later married Vernon Adams on June 13, 1955. He preceded her in death Sept. 18, 1972...
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Store that sold winning Powerball ticket gets $1 million
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
MILPITAS, Calif. -- A Northern California convenience store that sold the sole winning ticket to the $425 million Powerball jackpot received a $1 million check Thursday, as state lottery officials waited for the winner of the one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history to come forward...
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Survey of impaired driving causes outcry
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
READING, Pa. -- Orange cones and flashing police lights confronted Ricardo Nieves as he rounded a bend on the way to his mother's house. Before he knew what was going on, Nieves said, a man working for a government contractor stepped in front of his car and forced him to turn into a parking lot. There, a woman tried to question him about his driving habits and asked for a mouth swab that would detect the presence of illegal or prescription drugs in his system...
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Floor collapse at church center injures 35 people
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
JACKSON, Miss. -- As a student minister preached at a youth center in Mississippi, the wooden floor started to rumble and quickly collapsed, sending about 70 people tumbling and sliding onto the first floor below. About 35 people were injured during the youth service Wednesday night, with most of them suffering cuts and broken bones. A 16-year-old girl had a head injury, but none of the injuries was considered life-threatening. Everyone was released from the hospital by midnight...
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Man fired for using forklift on candy machine
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
MILFORD, Iowa -- An Iowa man has lost his job and unemployment benefits for using a forklift to get a candy bar from a malfunctioning vending machine, state records say. According to state unemployment records released last month, Robert McKevitt, 27, of Spirit Lake was working at Polaris Industries' warehouse in Milford when the incident occurred last fall...
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Elton John, Kanye among Bonnaroo headliners
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The eclectic trio of Elton John, Kanye West and Jack White will headline this summer's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Organizers announced the lineup for the June 12 through 15 festival Wednesday. As usual, it offers a bit of something for everyone...
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50 Cent leaves major label for independent
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/14)
NEW YORK -- After battling with his major label for years, 50 Cent has decided to become an independent artist. The rapper announced Thursday he's leaving his longtime record label, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records, and Eminem's imprint, Shady/Aftermath...
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Kiev protest violence kills dozens
(International News ~ 02/21/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital Thursday, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people in the country's deadliest day since the breakup of the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago...
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Tearful Korean reunions begin; first since 2010
(International News ~ 02/21/14)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The first reunions of North and South Koreans in more than three years came too late for 90-year-old Seo Jeong-suk. She died in South Korea 15 days ago. So the daughter she grew old with, Kim Yong-ja, could not reintroduce her to the one she had not seen in more than 60 years. Kim, 68, could only sob and hand her long-lost sister a framed photograph of Seo, according to South Korean media pool reports...
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Mo. Senate adopts riverways resolution
(State News ~ 02/21/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators have adopted a resolution asking the state's congressional delegation to block the federal government's proposed management plan of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The National Park Service is in the midst of changing the management plan for the Missouri park along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers. ...
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U.S. drone may have killed 12 civilians
(National News ~ 02/21/14)
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. military drone strike in Yemen last December may have killed up to a dozen civilians on their way to a wedding and injured others, including the bride, a human rights group says. U.S. officials say only members of al-Qaida were killed, but they have refused to make public the details of two U.S. investigations into the incident...
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Artifact 2-21
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/14)
Acting Out, the community theater group based in Jackson, will have a fundraising concert from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 32 N. Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Cast members will perform music from last season's productions as well as some music from the coming season. Tickets are $20. Desserts will be served...
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High school roundup: Central girls top Perryville in 3 OT
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Five Jackson wrestlers win openers at state meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
Five of Jackson's nine wrestlers won their first-round matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 4 state wrestling tournament on Thursday in Columbia, Mo. Jarrett Reisenbichler retained his undefeated record (33-0) in the first round of the 106-pound class with a pin of Jefferson City's Dennis Barnes in 1 minute, 3 seconds. Reisenbichler will face Blue Springs South's junior Christian Findley (29-2) in the quarterfinals today...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team faces critical OVC homestretch
(College Sports ~ 02/21/14)
The Redhawks have three games left in conference place and need to move up three spots in the standings
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Carpenter, Craig haul hefty bats to different positions
(Professional Sports ~ 02/21/14)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Matt Carpenter believes the move back to his natural third base position could help him post better offensive numbers than last year's breakout season. Carpenter spent last spring learning to play second base. The Cardinals traded away third baseman David Freese during the offseason, allowing Carpenter to move back to his natural defensive position and making room in the middle infield for Kolten Wong...
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Music community backs Bradley on first CD
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/14)
Cape Girardeau's local music scene has produced singer-guitarist Bill Bradley's new 10-song album, "Closer to You," which was recorded in December with other area musicians. Bradley is an East Coast native who began making musical friends soon after his arrival 10 years ago to work as a nurse practitioner...
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Jackson wrestlers eliminated from state title contention
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A perfect season for the Jackson wrestling team was derailed at the Missouri Wrestling Championships on Friday. The Indians had five on their nine Class 4 state qualifiers win opening-round matches on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, but all five lost matches Friday and were eliminated from title contention...
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Southeast's production of 'Peter Pan' opens Wednesday at the Bedell Performance Hall
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/14)
Like its central character and the magic island he rules, the musical "Peter Pan" never grows old. With professional choreography and costuming -- and flying -- the theater and dance department of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus will present the play in the Bedell Performance Hall next week...
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