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Patriotic events scheduled for Memorial Day weekend
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
Anyone who plans to enjoy Memorial Day weekend events in Cape Girardeau should plan on an early start. Memorial Day at Fort D Historic Site at Fort and Locust streets begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The celebration includes rifle and cannon fire by local re-enactors and honors U.S. soldiers who have died in military service...
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Area towns offer opportunities to see, show off classic vehicles
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
By Bob Campbell ~ Southeast Missourian Unlike the present day, when all cars seem to look alike, in days past one could easily be discerned from another. Those distinctive styles still charm at events such as the cruise-ins held throughout Southeast Missouri and elsewhere...
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Cape Splash almost ready to open
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
On Memorial Day weekend, some people look forward to picnics and barbecues. But others look forward to diving in at Cape Splash. The local water park is in the final days of its traditional countdown, unfurling one "funbrella" each day until the opening. On Saturday, the final one will pop open as swimmers young and old enjoy the lazy river, slides and splash pads...
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Outdoor spaces receive updates, improvements
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
With the warm weather and sunshine comes an opportunity to enjoy Cape Girardeau's parks and trails in a new way. Additions and updates are taking place or will begin soon at Capaha Park, Cape LaCroix Trail and other favorite outdoor spaces. The Parks and Recreation Department has envisioned many improvements for the city's oldest park, some of which could become a reality by the end of summer. ...
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Memorial Day weekend travel adds up to more people, lower gas prices
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
After keeping themselves indoors through months of winter storms, millions of people are preparing to hit the road for Memorial Day weekend. AAA travel reports estimate 36.1 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day holiday -- a post-recession high for travel volume. Nearly 32 million of those travelers will use motor vehicles as their primary mode of transportation, a 1.3 percent increase over last year's 31.4 million...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team weathers rocky finish to reach winner's bracket final in OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 05/23/14)
Top-seeded Southeast emerged with an 8-6 victory to advance to today's 7 p.m. winner's bracket final against No. 2 Tennessee Tech.
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GWRRA Promotes Motorcycle Awareness At I-55 Rest Stops
(Submitted Story ~ 05/23/14)
Once again, the Goldwing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), Chapter I of Jackson, Missouri will host a free coffee break at the I-55 rest stops between Oak Ridge and Fruitland this Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, chapter members will be out in force at the southbound I-55 rest stop beginning at 6:00 a.m. ...
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Jackson students participate in statewide bus safety film shoot
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
Barney the School Bus robot and students from the Jackson School District and Orchard Drive Elementary School were in the spotlight Friday when the Center for Education Safety of Jefferson City, Missouri, filmed a skit about bus safety for districts statewide.
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United Way campaign results, awards announced at meeting
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri presented results of its 2013 campaign, and several people were recognized at its annual meeting at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau on Thursday. "This event is an opportunity to recognize all of you," said Mike Smythe of KBSI, who emceed the event...
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Cape Central's Taylor Welker signs letter of intent with Central Methodist
(Submitted Story ~ 05/23/14)
Taylor Welker's soccer skills will pay off next year when she enrolls for classes at Central Methodist University on a soccer scholarship! Pictured sitting with Taylor are her parents, Adam and Tonya South. Standing, left to right, are CHS Head Soccer Coach Dan Martin and Athletic Director Lance Tollison. ...
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Jack Lake to attend Fontbonne University
(Submitted Story ~ 05/23/14)
Jack Lake, recent graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School, has been awarded the Dean's Competitive Scholarship to attend Fontbonne University in St. Louis. Jack has decided to play basketball for the Griffins under new head Coach Anthony "Butch" Hall, former point guard for Southeast Missouri State University...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
Today is Friday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2014. There are 222 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana...
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There is more to the night than things that go bump
(Column ~ 05/23/14)
I was reading something the other day that referred to God's promise to Abraham. God said Abraham would have as many descendants as there are stars in the heavens. Have you looked at the stars recently? Or tried to? Poor Abraham. Hardly any kin left, if you put much stock in God's promises...
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Prayer 5-23
(Prayer ~ 05/23/14)
O Lord Jesus, we look to you, our glorious Savior, for wisdom. Amen.
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Plenty of events on deck this summer
(Editorial ~ 05/23/14)
Memorial Day weekend is an unofficial kickoff for summer. It's a time to get with family and friends, spend time in the pool, barbecue and enjoy other summer fun. One activity that has drawn interest for the last decade-plus is the 100-Mile Yard Sale. The sale goes through Sunday. Vendors line up along Highway 25 from Jackson to Kennett, Missouri. If you plan to travel this way, please be safe and watch for people...
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Tennessee brings back electric chair following other states' lethal injection troubles
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee has decided how it will respond to a nationwide scarcity of lethal injection drugs for death-row inmates: with the electric chair. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the state to electrocute death row inmates in the event prisons are unable to obtain the drugs, which have become more and more scarce following a European-led boycott of drug sales for executions...
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Mom persuaded kidnapped woman to go to the police
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A California woman who says she was kidnapped a decade ago by her mother's boyfriend lived a seemingly ordinary life with her alleged captor year after year, but she was too scared to go to authorities until she recently reunited with her mother, police said Thursday...
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Census: Texas has 3 of 5 fastest-growth cities in the country
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
HOUSTON -- Oil equals boom -- especially in population right now. And Texas, in the midst of a significant energy rush, is seeing its towns and cities burst at the seams. Three of the nation's five fastest-growing cities -- and seven of the top 15 -- are in the Lone Star State, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, part of a trend across the West largely fueled by an oil boom. Most of the cities are West of the Mississippi...
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Hess stations to be renamed after sale to Marathon, but trucks roll on
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
FINDLAY, Ohio -- The Hess name will disappear from gas station signs after a $2.87 billion deal to sell the chain to Marathon Petroleum's Speedway, but the holidays will still see the popular Hess toy truck. The deal gives Marathon Petroleum the retail operations of Hess, the largest chain of company-operated gas stations and convenience stores on the East Coast. The Hess stations will all be rebranded as Speedway over three years, the company said...
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Eric Crigger
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
Eric R. Crigger, 61, of Jackson died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home. He was born April 4, 1953, in Chicago, to Robert Clayton and Lorine Adams Crigger. He and Cindy Robins were married Aug. 11, 2004, in Cape Girardeau. Eric installed cable television lines more than 30 years. He was a member of the Eagles Aerie in Advance, Missouri...
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Elvira Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Elvira Teresa Schaefer, 82, of Oran passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the family home. She was born Jan. 25, 1932, on the family farm, to Ferdinand and Louise Brucker. She and Harold Lawrence Schaefer were married Jan. 27, 1951. He preceded her in death Jan. 24, 1987...
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Tyrone Walker
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
Tyrone Walker, 40, of Cape Girardeau departed this world to enter into the Father's kingdom Saturday, May 17, 2014. He was born May 11, 1974, in Cape Girardeau, to Willie Mae Walker. Tyrone was baptized and joined New Bethel Baptist Church in 2013 in front of family and friends...
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Everett Hey
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
Everett Eugene Hey, 59, of Jackson died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home, surrounded by family and friends, after an almost three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born March 13, 1955, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to the late Lynn and Edna Chaney Hey. At the age of 12, Everett and his family relocated from Topeka, Kansas, to St. Louis, where he graduated from Mehlville High School in 1973...
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Georgia Esicar
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
Georgia L. Esicar, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 24, 1929, in Egypt Mills, to Walter Henry Edward and Cecil Nolan Schatte. She and Richard L. Esicar were married June 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson fire report 5/23/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/23/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: * A citizen assist on Hillside Drive. * Emergency medical service on Brandom Street.
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Best Bet: Chief White Eagle at Cape River Heritage Museum
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
Returning to the museum for his first appearance in 2014, Chief White Eagle will give a presentation on American Indian history, traditions, crafts, language and customs from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Cape River Heritage Museum in Cape Girardeau. The event will be family-friendly. Among new exhibits at the museum is the chief's display of American Indian artifacts. Admission is free...
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Marijuana lemonade lands woman in jail
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
By COREY NOLES ~ Daily American Republic A Washington state woman was arrested in Stoddard County last weekend for possession of marijuana lemonade. Holly Liana Coriell, 38, of Seattle was arrested May 18 and charged with possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana and unlawful possession of an illegal weapon...
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Man found guilty in rape, abduction case
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
By COREY NOLES ~ Dexter Daily Statesman A Stoddard County man accused of a 2012 rape and abduction near Advance was found guilty by a jury of his peers Thursday afternoon in a Franklin County courtroom. Steven Clark Rendleman, 52, was found guilty after the jury deliberated for less than an hour at the conclusion of his three-day trial...
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Forecasters call for slow Atlantic hurricane season thanks to El Nino
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
NEW YORK -- A slower-than-usual hurricane season is expected this year because of an expected El Nino, federal forecasters said Thursday, but they warned it takes only one storm to wreak havoc and urged Americans to be prepared. The El Nino, which warms part of the Pacific every few years and changes rain and temperature patterns around the world, will likely reduce the number and intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in New York City.. ...
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Mentally ill inmate died after seven days alone in cell
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
NEW YORK -- After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some of his medication, clogged his toilet so it overflowed, stripped off his clothes and tied a rubber band tightly around his genitals...
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‘The Shield' actor charged with murder
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors charged actor Michael Jace, who played a police officer in the hit TV series "The Shield," with murder Thursday in the shooting death of his wife in their Los Angeles home. Jace, 51, could face 50 years to life in state prison if convicted...
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Arrests over ‘Happy' video highlight tensions in Iran
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
TEHRAN, Iran -- An Internet video of six young Iranian men and women dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" has led to their arrests, showing how far Tehran will go to halt what it deems to be decadent Western behavior -- despite the views of its moderate president...
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Dozens killed in market attack in northwest China
(International News ~ 05/23/14)
URUMQI, China -- Attackers hurled bombs from two SUVs that plowed through shoppers at a busy street market in China's volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang on Thursday, killing 31 people and wounding more than 90. The attack in the city of Urumqi was the bloodiest in a series of violent incidents over recent months that Chinese authorities have blamed on separatists from the country's Muslim Uighur minority...
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Anchor for Fox News charged after airport arrest
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A police report shows Fox News weekend anchor Gregg Jarrett may have taken a drug that didn't mix well with alcohol when he was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Jarrett is charged with a misdemeanor count of obstructing the legal process. Police say he appeared intoxicated when he was arrested Wednesday...
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Thai military seizes power in bloodless coup
(International News ~ 05/23/14)
BANGKOK -- Without firing a shot, Thailand's powerful military seized control of this Southeast Asian nation Thursday, suspending the constitution and detaining Cabinet ministers in a bid to end half a year of political upheaval that many fear will only deepen the nation's crisis...
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Army Corps sued over river-management approaches
(State News ~ 05/23/14)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Environmental groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday over the agency's use of man-made structures meant to keep the Mississippi River navigable, claiming the techniques provoke flooding as seen during historic inundations four times in the last two decades...
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Ameren customers will see a slight cost increase
(State News ~ 05/23/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Ameren Missouri customers will be paying a little more for electricity starting later this month. The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an increase in the surcharge customers pay to account for Ameren's fuel and power purchases...
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Up to 5,000 exposed to hepatitis at a Springfield restaurant
(State News ~ 05/23/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Health officials are offering immunizations for up to 5,000 people who might have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus at a Springfield restaurant. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department announced Wednesday a Red Robin restaurant reported Tuesday that a worker had the liver disease. People who visited the restaurant between May 8 and 16 can receive the immunizations...
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House defies Pentagon on defense spending
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
WASHINGTON -- The House defied the Pentagon on Thursday, backing a $601 billion defense authorization bill that saves the Cold War-era U-2 spy plane, military bases and Navy cruisers despites warnings it will undercut military readiness. A White House veto threat -- reiterated hours before the vote -- had little effect in an election year as lawmakers embraced the popular measure that includes a 1.8 percent pay raise for the troops and adds up to hundreds of thousands of jobs back home. ...
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House passes curbs on NSA surveillance
(National News ~ 05/23/14)
WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday passed legislation to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of American phone records, the first legislative response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Although the compromise measure was "watered down," in the words of Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, it passed by a vote of 303 to 120, with nine members not voting...
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Kelly sends 11-athlete contingent to Class 2 state meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/14)
The Hawks have both numbers and experience for Class 2 track and field meet
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Robinson sparks Cards to 4-2 win over Diamondbacks
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/14)
ST. LOUIS -- After returning from Class AAA Memphis a day earlier, Shane Robinson didn't take long to make his presence felt with the big club. Robinson was given a start and made the most of it by going 3 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of Arizona by beating the Diamondbacks 4-2 Thursday night...
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Details emerge in early morning shootings
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
Two women have been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place at 2858 Whitener St. early Thursday morning. Denesha Deneak Walton, 26, and Veronica Caprica Jones, 22, both of Cape Girardeau, are charged with hindering prosecution, a class-D felony, meaning each could serve up to four years in prison if convicted...
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Jackson portrait artist feels blessed
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
Kyle Taylor is an artist. The 24-year-old Jackson native sketches portraits from photographs, something he feels blessed to do. Taylor creates portraits for clients of whatever they request. Requests generally consist of something personal -- something he or she wants to commemorate with a one-of-a-kind, customized portrait. They range from artistic renditions of dogs and cats to soldiers and the elderly...
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Artifacts 5-23
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/14)
In June, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host the Regional Art Educator's Exhibit. The show will be on display until June 27. Art educators from Southeast Missouri who create fine arts and crafts are invited to enter one work. The show will not be juried, but pieces are required to adhere to the guidelines in a prospectus available at the Arts Council and on the Arts Council's website. ...
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Out of the past 5/23/14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/23/14)
Workers with Klaus Construction Co. of Perryville, Missouri, are putting a new roof on the old Opera House at Broadway and Lorimier Street. Grocery stores at Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Chaffee, Missouri, and Fredericktown, Missouri, open under new ownership; Lester Maevers, owner of Schapers IGA in Jackson and co-owner of Ford Meat Market at Cape Girardeau, has purchased four grocery operations from Piedmont Wholesale Grocer Co., and Paul Harper of Jackson has formed a partnership to purchase a fifth store from the Piedmont group.. ...
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Cape police report, 5/23/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/23/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Report released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Property damage Robbery Thefts Miscellaneous...
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