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Secret Service chief quits because of security lapses
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday in the face of multiple revelations of security breaches, bumbling in her agency and rapidly eroding confidence that the president and his family were being kept safe. President Barack Obama "concluded new leadership of that agency was required," said spokesman Josh Earnest...
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Oil, rail industries want 7 years to fix tank cars
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- The oil and railroad industries are urging federal regulators to allow them as long as seven years to retrofit existing tank cars that transport volatile crude oil, a top oil industry official said Tuesday. The cars have ruptured and spilled oil during collisions, leading to intense fires...
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Southeast Missourian wins 28 awards in statewide contest
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
The Southeast Missourian has amassed 28 awards -- including 11 first-place finishes -- in the Missouri Press Association's 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. The awards cover a broad range of categories, including news and feature stories, photography, design, sports coverage and general excellence...
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Perryville tops Notre Dame in three sets
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/14)
The Pirates answered their coaches' call and rallied to defeat the Bulldogs 18-25, 25-14, 25-18.
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Southeast Homecoming promises lots of fanfare
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
From the traditional parade and football game to a tailgate concert featuring The Brothers Walker, a large scholarship reception and alumni awards, Southeast Missouri State University celebrates Homecoming 2014 this weekend. Some events began Monday, but many of them take place Friday and Saturday. This year's theme, "Paint the Town Red," coincides with Southeast's color scheme. Jay Wolz, director of alumni relations, said Homecoming is the highlight of the alumni year...
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Voter turnout likely to be lower in November
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
While November elections typically draw more voters than those held in other months, local election officials don't expect to see a high turnout Nov. 4. In the 2012 November election, Cape Girardeau County had the highest turnout percentage in Southeast Missouri, with 67 percent of the county's voters casting ballots...
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Officials confirm first Ebola case diagnosed in U.S.
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
DALLAS -- A patient being treated at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced Tuesday.
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Easter Seals Midwest to Present Fall Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Submitted Story ~ 10/01/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- October 1, 2014 -- Easter Seals Midwest will present its annual Fall Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders on October 15, 2014 at the Miner Convention Center in Sikeston, and on October 16, 2014 at the Holiday Inn in Poplar Bluff. All with an interest in learning more about autism are invited to attend...
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Pocahontas 4-Her wins Awards
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/01/14)
Ten year old Savannah Rolfing, member of the Pocahontas 4-H Club, models the dress she constructed as her first year sewing project and displays the awards she earned at the SEMO District Fair.
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Notre Dame soccer bounces back with win over Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/14)
Benjamin Parsons provided all the offense for the Bulldogs, scoring his first career hat trick in a 3-1 win over the Indians on Wednesday.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2014. There are 91 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 1, 1964, the Free Speech Movement began at the University of California, Berkeley, as students spontaneously protested the arrest of Berkeley alumnus Jack Weinberg, who'd refused to identify himself to campus police as he sat behind a table promoting the Congress of Racial Equality...
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Speak Out 10/1/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/01/14)
Thanks to everyone who made Tunes at Twilight possible. It was another great year. And the weather couldn't have been better. Railroad tracks I'm sorry, but if you think you fixed the railroad tracks there at Jackson close to Country Mart, put a little patch and stuff on it, it did no good. You didn't do enough. It's still just as bad as it was...
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Southeast salutes alumni, faculty
(Editorial ~ 10/01/14)
We're days away from Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming weekend. The annual celebration is the university's big opportunity to welcome graduates back to Cape Girardeau for a weekend of fun activities and good fellowship. It's also about recognizing some of those who have found success beyond their years on campus. This year's alumni merit award recipients include:...
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Report: Public pension plans on Missouri auditor's watch list
(State News ~ 10/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich released a report Tuesday examining the financial health of 89 public pension plans set up to pay defined contributions to 546,000 people. He placed 15 pension plans on a "watch list" based on concerns about their financial health. ...
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Officer had no time to turn on camera
(State News ~ 10/01/14)
FERGUSON, Mo.-- Ferguson police said an officer shot in the arm over the weekend was wearing a body camera, but he didn't have time to press the record button. Lt. Col. Al Eickhoff told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the incident exposed a potential flaw of the devices Ferguson officers began using about three weeks ago. ...
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Music academy sets date for annual fundraiser
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
The Southeast Missouri Music Academy will present its 15th annual Standing Ovation concert at 4 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Shuck Music Recital Hall at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Tickets for the concert are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For information about reception tickets, Standing Ovation or the Music Academy, call 651-2378...
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Kennett couple cited for animal neglect
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Citations and a warrant were issued Friday to Kennett residents Crystal D. Holloway and Robert J. Holloway on two counts each of violating the city's animal health and safety and vicious-animal ordinances...
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Two Poplar Bluff men injured in fight involving baseball bat
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two local men were treated for head injuries Saturday after one allegedly attacked the other for viewing sexually explicit images of an acquaintance and then sending the woman a suggestive comment via Facebook...
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Sikeston, Mo., chamber warns businesses of counterfeit bills
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Regional Chamber is alerting area businesses about an individual using counterfeit money. A counterfeit $20 bill was used at a Sikeston restaurant Tuesday, according to the chamber. The counterfeit bill's serial number was je92389464b, and other phony bills might be similar...
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Burglary investigation nets 3 arrests
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Police made three arrests over the weekend as part of an investigation into a recent rash of home burglaries and vehicle break-ins around town. The first two arrests occurred Friday afternoon. At 2:36 p.m., officers were sent to 407 W. Harrison St. to investigate a robbery. On arrival, they were told the suspects had fled in a black Pontiac...
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Court considers legality of firing for pot use off job
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
DENVER -- Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you still can be fired for using it. Now, the state's highest court is considering whether workers' off-duty use of medical marijuana is protected under state law. Colorado's Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case involving Brandon Coats, a quadriplegic medical marijuana patient who was fired by the Dish Network after failing a drug test in 2010...
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Shooting of student that evacuated school leads to arrest of juvenile
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A juvenile was arrested Tuesday in the shooting of a high school student that prompted a schoolwide lockdown and evacuation, police in Louisville said. Sgt. Phil Russell said the alleged shooter was picked up three hours after a Fern Creek Traditional High School student was wounded Tuesday afternoon...
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Mexican's 'Harry Potter' hoard is world's biggest
(Entertainment ~ 10/01/14)
MEXICO CITY -- A Mexico City man is in Hogwarts heaven after his collection of "Harry Potter" memorabilia was named the world's largest. Menahem Asher Silva Vargas has spent nearly 15 years hoarding all things related to British author J.K. Rowling's young-adult wizard-fantasy series, which spawned eight blockbuster films...
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Afghanistan, U.S. sign long-awaited security pact
(International News ~ 10/01/14)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan and the United States signed a security pact Tuesday to allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of the year, ending a year of uncertainty over the fate of foreign troops supporting Afghans as they take over responsibility for the country's security...
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Decisions, luck led to hikers' fate near volcano
(International News ~ 10/01/14)
TOKYO -- Huge boulders falling from the sky. Billowing gray smoke that cast total darkness over the mountain. Volcanic ash piling on the ground and fumes filling the air. Some survivors of the eruption of Mount Ontake made a split-second decision to hide behind big rocks or escaped into lodges that dot the mountain's slopes. Outdoors, other hikers fell, hit by rocks or suffocated by gases, and quickly buried in ash. At least 36 people were killed in Saturday's surprise eruption...
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U.S. Ebola case: 5 things to know
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
Health officials on Tuesday announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States -- a man isolated in intensive care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Five things to know about the case: Health officials say they don't know how the man was infected but he flew from the West African country of Liberia, where the outbreak is ongoing, on Sept. ...
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Jackson police report 10/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/01/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/01/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Enjoying the farmers market
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A.J. Brown, 2, and his sister Lydia, 3, keep their eyes on the two snickerdoodle cookies they are getting from Michelle Chesser's Home Sweet Home bakery booth at the Jackson Farmers Market, Tuesday, Sept. ...
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A.J. Westrich
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
Andrew Jacob "A.J." Westrich, 77, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Saturday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The rosary will be said at 12:45 p.m., immediately followed by a memorial service with Deacon Walter Biri officiating...
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Steve Studie
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
Steve Studie, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. There will be no service. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Zeta Simms
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Zeta Marie Simms, 74, of Chaffee passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, to Edward and Louise W. Hessee Ackman. She and Russell Simms were married Oct. 15, 1975. He preceded her in death Dec. 11, 1993...
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Carol Scholl
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
Carol Ann Scholl, 76, of Jackson died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at her home. She was born March 29, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to Willis L. and Jeanette Gibbons Ervin. She and James "Jim" Scholl were married July 12, 1958, in Cape Girardeau. Carol was a 1956 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Barry Sander
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
Barry Paul Sander, 48, of Jackson passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, as the result of an automobile accident in Perry County, Missouri. He was born Aug. 17, 1966, in London, to Mark and Brenda Saville Sander. He and Phyllis Jean Propst were married Aug. 11, 1989, at Cape County Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Kimberly Graham
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly K. Graham, 51, of Perryville died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at her home. She was born July 28, 1963, in Chester, Illinois, to George and Maxine Siegfried Martin. She and Peter J. Graham were married March 20, 2006, in Wickliffe, Kentucky...
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Mary Evans
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
Mary F. Evans, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Oct. 14, 1925, in Advance, Missouri, daughter of Frank and Edith Humphrey Farrar. Mary was a member of Advance First Baptist Church. She was an active bowler, enjoyed fishing and traveling, and loved the St. Louis Cardinals, birds and dogs...
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John Dickman
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
John Jason Dickman, 63, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 22, 1951, in Rolla, Missouri, to Clyde and Corrine Dickman. He and Cindy Wangelin were married June 28, 1985. John graduated from Rolla High School and from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He owned and operated Dickman Engineering in St. Louis and later in Jackson...
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Charles Bonifield
(Obituary ~ 10/01/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Charles Alfred Bonifield, 79, of Oran passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Charleston, Missouri, to Charles Duard and Elizabeth Carlisle Bonifield. He and Hattie Hodges were married Feb. 12, 1988...
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PayPal, eBay split to be finalized in 2015
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
NEW YORK -- PayPal's impending split from longtime partner eBay Inc. will ratchet up its appeal to online retail competitors such as Amazon.com and give it the freedom to aggressively take on new mobile pay challenger Apple Pay. For eBay, the challenge will be how to drive revenue without its fastest-growing division...
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California becomes first state to ban plastic grocery bags
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and waterways. A national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers immediately said it would seek a voter referendum to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect in July...
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School spending by affluent is widening wealth gap
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- Education is supposed to help bridge the gap between the wealthiest people and everyone else. Ask the experts, and they'll count the ways:Preschool can lift children from poverty. Top high schools prepare students for college. A college degree boosts pay over a lifetime. And the U.S. economy would grow faster if more people stayed in school longer...
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Royals survive a wild one
(Professional Sports ~ 10/01/14)
Kansas City rallied to defeat Oakland 9-8 in 12 innings in the AL wild-card game
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Jackson wins three-team boys swimming meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/14)
The Indians scored 144 points to defeat Notre Dame, Saxony Lutheran
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I-55 in Cape County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 10/01/14)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews make pavement repairs. This section of the highway is at mile marker 96, underneath the Route K overpass. According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation, the work will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily Oct. 17 through 19...
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Medical firms paid billions to health-care providers
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical device companies paid doctors and leading hospitals billions of dollars last year, the government disclosed Tuesday in a new effort to spotlight potential ethical conflicts in medicine...
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Secret Service chief on hot seat for breach
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
WASHINGTON -- Under criticism from Congress, the director of the Secret Service on Tuesday admitted failures in her agency's critical mission of protecting the president but sidestepped key questions about how a knife-carrying intruder penetrated ring after ring of security before being tackled deep inside the White House...
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Man charged with murder in beheading
(National News ~ 10/01/14)
NORMAN, Okla. -- An Oklahoma man who had been suspended from his job was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the beheading of a co-worker, who was attacked from behind as the man sought revenge, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Alton Nolen, 30, could face the death penalty for Thursday's deadly attack on Colleen Hufford, 54, at the Vaughan Foods plant in Moore. He also faces two assault charges...
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Kurds claim advances in Iraq
(International News ~ 10/01/14)
SALHIYAH, Iraq -- Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq captured a border crossing with Syria on Tuesday, expelling Islamic State militants in fighting that ground down to house-to-house combat and close-quarters sniping. In neighboring Syria, Kurdish militiamen were on the defensive as extremists pressed ahead with an assault on a town near the Turkish border. The attack on Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, has driven more than 160,000 people across the frontier in the past few days...
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Hong Kong leader refuses to meet with protesters
(International News ~ 10/01/14)
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's leader refused to meet with pro-democracy demonstrators by a midnight deadline Tuesday, despite threats to expand street protests that have posed the biggest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame tennis team reaches district final
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Out of the past 10/1/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/01/14)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- A pilgrimage of the historic sites connected with the Saxon Lutheran immigration to East Perry County in 1839 is held in the afternoon; the tour starts at historic Trinity Lutheran Church, and has been arranged by the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society Inc. as part of the sesquicentennial observance of Altenburg, Frohna, Wittenberg and Uniontown...
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Prayer 10/1/14
(Prayer ~ 10/01/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we be leaders in the marketplace and community who honor you. Amen.
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Hospitals, businesses team to boost breast cancer awareness
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
In October 2012, Lisa Beussink of Gordonville had her first mammogram in three years. Wednesday evening, she attended the kickoff for Saint Francis Medical Center's monthlong "Pink Up" campaign in a bright pink T-shirt identifying her as a breast cancer survivor...
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Orchard Elementary's Buddy Bench a place for students to find friends
(Community ~ 10/02/14)
At Orchard Drive Elementary School in Jackson, being a bench warmer doesn't mean you're excluded, it means you're about to be included. The Buddy Bench, a pastel green and blue seat with "Buddy Bench" pained on the back, is being used as an icebreaker and a way for students to learn some valuable social and life skills...
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University drills down on online courses to ensure quality
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
By fall 2017, Southeast Missouri State University wants to have all its online courses peer reviewed to ensure continued quality. Associate dean of Online Learning Allen Gathman said he expects students to do better in courses that have gone through the review process using Quality Matters standards. Instructional development staff use Quality Matters to help faculty facilitate student success online...
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Regulators reject Noranda's challenge to Ameren rates
(State News ~ 10/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State utility regulators rejected a complaint from a Southeast Missouri smelter that alleged Ameren Missouri earned more than it's entitled on electricity rates. The Missouri Public Service Commission voted unanimously to dismiss a case brought by Noranda Aluminum of New Madrid, Missouri, and various individual customers asserting that Ameren Missouri's electricity rates should be reduced based on allegations it has earned more than regulators allowed...
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Tax panel leans to endorsing sports complex
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
The committee evaluating possible facilities to be funded by Cape Girardeau's restaurant and hotel/motel taxes soon will make its final decision, but is leaning to advocating for an indoor sports complex. The City of Cape Girardeau/Midamerica Hotels Corp. ...
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Secret Service chief quits because of security lapses
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
WASHINGTON -- Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday in the face of revelations of security breaches, bumbling in her agency and eroding confidence that the president and his family were being kept safe. President Barack Obama "concluded new leadership of that agency was required," said spokesman Josh Earnest...
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Man seeks help from hunters to find wife
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
Kerry Messer has spent years lobbying politicians on behalf of the pro-life movement. Now he is lobbying hunters to help search for his missing wife. The Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, man told police he went to bed about midnight July 8. Four hours later, he woke to find his wife of nearly 35 years, Lynn Messer, gone without a trace...
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Koenig receives Missouri 4-H Foundation Scholarship
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/02/14)
MU Extension Director Michael Ouart presents the Orscheln 4-H Scholarship to (from left) Mary Burkemper, Jacob Koenig, Megan Graessle, Alexander Siefker, Rachel Bonaker, Lacey Rucker, Gregory Vagunda, Rebecca Helton, Julie Crouch, Brandon Bothwell, Amanda Hampton and Clayton Hamilton...
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5 alternate endings to "Gone Girl" (Warning, major spoilers ahead)
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
Although we now know that the movie's ending is similar to that of the book, it is fun to think about other scenarios. Here are a few possibilities for how everything could be different for the Dunnes.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2014. There are 90 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 2, 1944, German troops crushed the two-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which a quarter of a million people were killed...
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Speak Out 10/2/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/02/14)
I wanted to call and congratulate the Cape Central Tigers for winning against Jackson, 31-21. Good job, Peyton Montgomery and Al Young. Peyton Montgomery and Al Young, you are the two best players on the team, and I just wanted to congratulate you. And I wanted to congratulate Nathan Norman and the whole Central staff. You're good Tigers. I went to school there, and I'm proud to say that I'm a Tiger. Thank you for winning...
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Welcome back to Southeast alumni for Homecoming
(Editorial ~ 10/02/14)
Find your red and black Southeast Missouri State apparel. It's Homecoming weekend. There will be several special events at Southeast on Friday and Saturday. Here are a few: There are several other activities on the schedule. To learn more, visit semo.edu/homecoming and to see community activities visit our community calendar semoevents.com...
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Bond market somewhat fragile
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
NEW YORK -- A bottleneck is building in the global market for bonds. Main Street investors have poured a trillion dollars into bonds since the financial crisis and helped send prices soaring. As fund managers and regulators fret about an inevitable sell-off, the bigger fear is that when people go to unload, there won't be anyone to buy...
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GM looks to new vehicles, China to boost profit
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
MILFORD, Mich. -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra told investors Wednesday that GM plans a raft of new models and a big push to sell more cars in China to drive profits in coming years, as the biggest U.S. automaker tries to shift the spotlight from a mishandled recall of older small cars...
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U.S. construction spending down 0.8 percent in August
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. construction spending fell in August, the second decline in the past three months, with housing, nonresidential and government projects all showing weakness. Construction spending dropped a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent after a 1.2 percent increase in July, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The July increase followed a 1.6 percent June decline...
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Harold Gabauer
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
Harold Gabauer, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Feb. 19, 1927, in St. Louis, to Gustav and Mary Francis Basham Gabauer. Harold served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include a son, Mark (Lucy) Gabauer of St. ...
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Edna Hartmeister
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Edna Eleanor Meyr Hartmeister, 96, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, was born to life eternal with her savior, Jesus, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at Shorehaven Lutheran Home in Oconomowoc. She was born July 23, 1918, to Arnold and Alida Fischer Meyr in Altenburg. She married her beloved husband, Elmer, on Oct. 25, 1947. He preceded her in death March 1, 1983...
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David Gragg Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
David Eugene Gragg Jr., 61, moved to his final resting place Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at his home, with friends and family surrounding him. He was born Oct. 31, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Alydth Isabelle and David Eugene Gragg Sr. David was an involved, hardworking husband, father and grandfather...
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Gary Dobbelare
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary C. Dobbelare, 72, of Perryville died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today and 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The parish wake will be at 7 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Friday...
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Carol Wahlers
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
Carol Sue Wahlers, 64, of Jackson died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at her home. No formal service will be held. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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William Hubbs
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
ANNA, Ill. -- William "Bill" Hubbs Sr., 89, of Anna died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery with military honors by Illinois Honor Guard...
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Sheila Winland
(Obituary ~ 10/02/14)
MOUNDS, Ill. — Sheila Sue Winland, 70, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois.
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Births 10/2/14
(Births ~ 10/02/14)
Twin daughters to Nicholas Anthony Schirmer and Kellie Amber Kimmet of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Arianna Amber was born at 10:01 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces. Ariel Elizabeth was born at 10:02 a.m. ...
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Out of the past 10/2/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/02/14)
For the second time in less than six months, law-enforcement officers have had to quell several fights following a fraternity dance in the University Center; three people, two students and a former student, are charged as a result of the fracas. A 20-year-old Oran, Missouri, woman is seriously injured when the car she is driving strikes the rear of a Cape Girardeau school bus stopped on Highway 74 to let off a student; none of the five Central junior and senior high students aboard the bus is injured; the driver of the car survives the accident.. ...
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Depictions of gay people increase on TV, study says
(Entertainment ~ 10/02/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, with the edge going to cable and the Internet over broadcast networks, according to a study released Wednesday by the advocacy group GLAAD. Networks are promoting the understanding of gay lives with some of the most inclusive programs yet, but should "strive to include significant transgender content," said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, which advocates for the inclusion of LGBT characters and stories in media, in a statement.. ...
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China body-searched 10,000 pigeons
(International News ~ 10/02/14)
BEIJING -- The 10,000 doves released in a ceremony Wednesday for China's National Day underwent unusual scrutiny, each having its feathers and anus checked for dangerous materials, state-run media reports said, reflecting government jitters over possible attacks...
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Liberia lacks ambulances for Ebola patients
(International News ~ 10/02/14)
FREEMAN RESERVE, Liberia -- The man with reddened eyes sat in his underwear outside his thatched home. He was weak from diarrhea, so his wife called the Ebola hotline for an ambulance. Now that it was here, though, he didn't want to go. "Have you been around someone who died? Ever been around any sick people?" asked Gordon Kamara, the first responder...
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Ex-officer sentenced for shooting panhandler
(State News ~ 10/02/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former Springfield police officer will serve no jail time for accidentally shooting an unarmed panhandler under a plea deal that prohibits him from working in law enforcement again. Jason Shuck, 35, was sentenced Wednesday to a preapproved sentence of two years of unsupervised probation for a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault. ...
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Judges skeptical of child-abuse appeal
(State News ~ 10/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Judges on Missouri's highest court appeared skeptical Wednesday about an appeal from a Springfield, Missouri, man convicted of abusing his teenage son by limiting his food and locking him in a small bathroom at a church where the family was living...
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Consumer group sues over Missouri insurance rates
(State News ~ 10/02/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri consumer group announced Wednesday it is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the latest effort to obtain information used to justify the rates consumers will pay for insurance on the federally run online marketplace...
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Lawmaker wants referendum on Missouri lottery
(State News ~ 10/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri House Majority Leader John Diehl wants to let voters decide whether to abolish the state lottery, which he calls an "unstable and "inefficient" funding source for public education. Diehl said he will present the idea to fellow Republican lawmakers in hopes the House could consider a measure next year that would place a referendum on the lottery on the 2016 ballot...
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Review of education standards divisive
(State News ~ 10/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Parents and teachers creating education guidelines for Missouri schoolchildren are hoping for the best but bracing for what could be a yearlong fight over the role that Common Core standards should have in classrooms. A new Missouri law created several task forces charged with creating goals for students that prepare them for college and careers, but members responsible for evaluating those standards were divided within hours of their first meetings last week...
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Murder trial ordered in Poplar Bluff strangulation
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- After hearing additional testimony Monday afternoon, a judge ordered the boyfriend of an Arkansas woman to stand trial for her strangulation death, which happened at a downtown apartment building in Poplar Bluff. Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth found probable cause to bind Jeremy Allen Winkle over for trial on a second-degree murder charge...
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Southeast forum discusses presidential wishlist
(Local News ~ 10/02/14)
During a Wednesday forum, community members cited vision, leadership, community involvement and longevity as some of the attributes they would like to see in the school's next president. About 10 people attended the forum in the University Center Heritage Room, facilitated by representatives from Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search. The firm was hired to help look for a new president because Dr. Kenneth Dobbins plans to retire by June...
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Iraqi Kurds fight Islamic State with aged weapons
(International News ~ 10/02/14)
MAHMOUDIYAH, Iraq -- The exhausted Kurdish fighters leaned against a pair of antiquated green cannons on a hill overlooking this northern Iraqi village, the ground around them littered with shrapnel from battles with Islamic State militants. One of them, Moustafa Saleh, tapped the cannon with his mud-caked boots. "Russian-made," he said, with a smirk. "My grandfather used the same one."...
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Wacha in bullpen to start NLDS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Michael Wacha, who starred in the postseason as a rookie last fall, will be in the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen for the start of the NL Division Series. It did not come as a surprise. "I was kind of expecting it," Wacha said Wednesday after a 40-minute workout at Busch Stadium...
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Year after year, Cardinals find ways to contend
(Professional Sports ~ 10/02/14)
St. Louis overcame a number of obstacles to reach the postseason for the 11th time in 15 years
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Rams pick Davis as starting QB for season
(Professional Sports ~ 10/02/14)
The 25-year-old has a QB rating of 93.1 since taking over for Shaun Hill midway through the first game of the season
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First bullet train marks 50 years
(International News ~ 10/02/14)
TOKYO -- It was, retired Japanese railway engineer Fumihiro Araki recalls, "like flying in the sky." Zipping cross-country in a super-high-speed train has become commonplace in many countries these days, but it was unheard of when Japan launched its bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka 50 years ago Wednesday...
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Nazi hunter pushes for new probe
(International News ~ 10/02/14)
BERLIN -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center has identified dozens of former members of Nazi mobile death squads who might still be alive, and is pushing the German government for an investigation, The Associated Press has learned. The Wiesenthal Center's top Nazi hunter, Efraim Zuroff, said Wednesday that in September he sent the German justice and interior ministries a list of 76 men and four women who served in the so-called Einsatzgruppen...
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High school roundup: Josey Powell wins back-to-back district titles
(High School Sports ~ 10/02/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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A breakdown of Cardinals-Dodgers series
(Professional Sports ~ 10/02/14)
A look at the best-of-five National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers:------ Schedule Game 1, Friday, at Los Angeles (5:37 p.m.); Game 2, Saturday, at Los Angeles (8:37 p.m.); Game 3, Monday, at St. Louis (TBD); x-Game 4, Tuesday, at St. Louis (TBD); x-Game 5, Thursday, at Los Angeles (TBD). (All games on FS1 or MLB Network)...
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Hooked on Science: Energy racer
(Community ~ 10/02/14)
See how potential energy becomes kinetic energy. STEP 1: Push the rubber band through the hole in the spool. STEP 2: Cut about an inch from the end of the straw. Place the piece of straw in one of the rubber band loops. Tape the straw to the spool...
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Prayer 10/2/14
(Prayer ~ 10/02/14)
O Lord God, we give thanks to you for you are our Creator and Savior. Amen.
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Questions, answers about the U.S. Ebola case
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. health officials have warned for months that someone infected with Ebola could unknowingly carry the virus to this country, and there is word now that it has happened: A traveler in a Dallas hospital became the first patient diagnosed in the U.S...
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A decade after welcoming wind, states reconsider
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
CALUMET, Okla. -- A decade ago, states offered wind-energy developers an open-armed embrace, envisioning a bright future for an industry that would offer cheap electricity, new jobs and steady income for large landowners, especially in rural areas with few other economic prospects...
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High-school students in Colorado protest course changes
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
DENVER -- A fight in Colorado over how United States' history is taught has pitted a new conservative majority on a suburban Denver school board against students and teachers who accuse the board of censorship. The students and teachers are protesting possible changes to the new Advanced Placement history course. Hundreds have turned out to demonstrate, holding signs saying "There is nothing more patriotic than protest" and "Teach us the truth."...
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Mini mummies are Halloween alternative to ‘Elf on the Shelf'
(Community ~ 10/02/14)
Count me among those who find the "Elf on the Shelf" just a bit creepy. That said, wouldn't it make more sense to have a slightly spooky creature keeping an eye on your children around Halloween instead of Christmas? With just a few inexpensive craft materials, you can make a miniature mummy perfect for perching on shelves, bookcases, pumpkins and more this fall. They're easy enough for children to make on their own with a wooden bead, pipe cleaners, cotton balls and fabric...
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Cape police report, 10/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/02/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Robbery Property damage Assaults...
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Dallas hospital initially sent Ebola patient home
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
DALLAS -- The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. initially went to a Dallas emergency room last week but was sent home, even after telling a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, the hospital acknowledged Wednesday. The decision by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to release him could have put many others at risk of exposure to the disease before he went back to the ER two days later, after his condition worsened...
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3rd-graders face high reading targets
(Community ~ 10/02/14)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The games, ice cream and play rehearsals that 9-year-old Joshua Rowell experienced during summer school this year weren't just for fun. Joshua, like thousands of Ohio third-graders, had missed a state literacy target on a standardized test. He faced being held back in third grade unless his reading skills improved...
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Jackson police report, 10/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/02/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Theft Miscellaneous...
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Ebola patient's relatives confined to Dallas home
(National News ~ 10/02/14)
DALLAS -- Four relatives of the U.S. Ebola patient were confined to their Texas home under armed guard Thursday as the circle of people possibly exposed to the virus widened and Liberian authorities said they would prosecute the man for allegedly lying on an airport questionnaire...
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Review: 'Gone Girl' a surprising off-kilter thriller
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
"Whaaaat?!!! No! Really? What happens next?" That was the audience response when the credits rolled at Thursday night's 10 o'clock showing of David Fincher's film of Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl." If you're looking for a black-and-white, tidy tale of mystery and suspense, this movie isn't for you. If you like your thrillers odd, off-kilter and leading to long debates with friends and coworkers at the water cooler, bar or coffee shop, then you've found your film...
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Missouri judge sides with married same-sex couples
(State News ~ 10/03/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states, a state judge ruled Friday, saying the state's constitution and laws banning the unions are unconstitutional. The order by Jackson County Circuit Judge J. ...
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Man shot on Pacific Street
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon on South Pacific Street. About 2:40 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting a man was down and appeared to have lost a large amount of blood on the porch of a home in the 500 block of South Pacific Street, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Family that hosted Ebola patient is confined under armed guards
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
DALLAS -- Four members of a family the U.S. Ebola patient was staying with were confined to their Texas home under armed guard Thursday as the circle of people possibly exposed to the virus widened, while Liberian authorities said they would prosecute the man for allegedly lying on an airport questionnaire...
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Cape Girardeau portrays a suffering town in movie
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
When viewers take their theater seats to watch the feature film "Gone Girl," which premiered during a special Thursday night showing, they are first treated to an ominous shot of a foggy Mississippi River. Cape Girardeau's floodwall makes a quick appearance before the film kicks into a montage of the city. ...
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Giddy anticipation meets dark vibe at 'Gone Girl' screening
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
Lightning flares in the brooding storm clouds collecting south of Wehrenberg Cape West 14 Cine. No doubt it's another meticulously orchestrated David Fincher ploy; it's too apt of a setting for the special premiere of "Gone Girl," the movie whose darkness Cape Girardeau residents have been waiting to savor since filming wrapped up last fall...
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Muddy Water CrossFit Team takes 3rd in the D-Town Throwdown CrossFit competition
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/03/14)
Team Muddy Water Crossfit takes 3rd in a team competition in Decatur IL last weekend. Teammates Heather Dietiker, Lindsey Baumhoer, Michael Haugh, Matt Leimer, Rachel Compton, and Chris Reed pulled out their hard work and dedication last weekend for a 3rd place spot on the podium at the D-Town Throwdown! After holding their own against 19 other teams all weekend, they took a 1st place win in the last workout of the competition finishing ahead of the #1 and #2 teams of which one was CrossFit Kilo, Crossfit Games Team, and CrossFit SoIL Regional Team, securing Muddy Water CrossFit as 3rd overall. ...
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Layton Hahn and PK
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/03/14)
Layton Hahn of Millersville stands with his home raised steer "PK" at the Semo Fair. "PK" got reserve champion in his class and had the highest ADG of 4.3 lbs. of all steers entered.
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Jesse D. Farrow Graduates From Universal Technical Institute
(Submitted Story ~ 10/03/14)
Lisle, Ill. (October 3, 2014)- Today, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), the nation's leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is proud to announce the graduation of Jesse D. ...
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IHOP expected to open by early November
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
Cape Girardeau IHOP fans will have to wait a little longer to get their Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity fix. The new IHOP initially was scheduled to open Oct. 1 in the former Pasta House restaurant at 2046 William St., but construction delays have set the opening date back a few weeks, said Mina Patel, human resources generalist for Apple Investor Group, which owns the restaurant...
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Cape Rock Invitational expands to 26 teams in 11th year
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/14)
Twenty-six schools from across the state -- five of which will feature two teams -- will convene Saturday at Central Municipal Pool to compete in the largest gathering the city has ever seen.
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Still relevant: 'Hairspray' to be performed next week at River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
There's a perky, quirky charm about "Hairspray." Kenn Stilson directs the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance's upcoming production of the hit Broadway show and says the idea was to get back to the flair and camp of the original John Waters film...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
Today is Friday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2014. There are 89 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1944, during World War II, U.S. Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany...
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I'm sorry. What did you say? Can you come a bit closer?
(Column ~ 10/03/14)
Any lawsuit against the city ought to be taken seriously. And the one filed by the fellow who was arrested for violating one of Cape Girardeau's noise rules is getting sober attention -- and costly, too, seeing as how lawyers are involved. When I first read the story in the Southeast Missourian, though, I laughed out loud. I thought a lot of readers would find a portion of humor. I thought the comments section of the online version of the story would be jammed with hoots and hollers...
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KC vs. Stl? A Fall Classic that might happen again
(Editorial ~ 10/03/14)
Since 1985 the St. Louis Cardinals have won four National League pennants and two World Series championships. The Redbirds have advanced to the postseason many other times. Cardinals fans expect their team to make the playoffs year after year. It's a culture of winning baseball, playing the game the right way, and providing the best fans in baseball with the best baseball contests...
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Speak Out 10/3/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/03/14)
I'd like to ask when the police department of Cape Girardeau intends to address the ignorance or plain refusal of drivers to yield properly and legally when traveling east or west through the roundabout at Lexington and Route W. The east and west Lexington travelers seem to believe they have the right of way over cars trying to enter the roundabout from Route W or Kingsway. ...
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Traffic stop leads to arrest of two women
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Two Mississippi County women have been arrested on narcotics charges. Sheriff Keith Moore said the investigation began last week, when Deputy Cory Hutcheson learned narcotics were being distributed from a county residence. Hutcheson observed occupants driving an unauthorized vehicle on a public roadway, so he contacted Deputy Mike Borders, who conducted a traffic stop...
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Suspect crashes during pursuit near Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A suspected fuel drive-off Tuesday morning at a convenience store on Highway 67 North led to a pursuit that ended about 10 miles farther south when the suspect's vehicle crashed into a utility pole. About 11:25 a.m., employees at the Minit Mart convenience store in the 3900 block of Highway 67 North, just outside the city limits, reported a fuel drive-off involving a white Chrysler van, according to a news release from Poplar Bluff Police Capt. David Sutton...
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Regents to discuss grants, online classes
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
Today, the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider authorizing the university treasurer to file grant applications with the Federal Transit Administration or Missouri Department of Transportation. The meeting is set for 8 a.m. today in the Board of Regents Room in Academic Hall. The board will begin with a closed executive session and is expected to begin the open session at 10 a.m...
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Alma Schrader students to take part in walk-to-school event
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
The Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation at Southeast Missouri State University, in cooperation with the PTA of Alma Schrader Elementary School, is organizing and sponsoring International Walk to School Day on Wednesday. Alma Schrader will join campuses worldwide to promote health through physical activity, safety and concern for the environment by walking to school...
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Limbaugh to sign copies of new book
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
Attorney David Limbaugh will sign copies of his new book, "Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel," from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble, 3049 William St., Cape Girardeau. In its synopsis of "Jesus on Trial," Limbaugh's publisher, Regnery, says it makes a case for "hard evidence of the life and work of Jesus Christ."...
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Births 10/3/14
(Births ~ 10/03/14)
Daughter to Cody Wayne and Ashley Renee Page of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:54 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Name, Tynley Shae. Weight, 5 pounds. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Page is the former Ashley Livingston, daughter of Kim and Paul Dirnberger of Jackson and Mike Livingston of Advance, Missouri. Page is the son of Kenny and Diane Page of Scott City. He is a conductor with BNSF Railway...
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Out of the past 10/3/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/03/14)
A chorus of "hallelujahs" from jubilant members of a local congregation greeted the city council last night after a liquor license for a proposed tavern near the church was rejected; by a 5-to-1 vote, the council denied the license for a tavern at 316 S. Sprigg St. after members of the True Christian Pentecostal Witness Church, 325 S. Sprigg St., voiced strong opposition...
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Jackson fire report 10/3/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/03/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: * Emergency medical service, Ebola training on Columbia Drive. * Car-seat check program on North Sprigg Street.
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Jackson police report 10/3/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/03/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/3/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/03/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Sheila Winland
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Sheila Sue Winland, 71, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Doug Atkins officiating. Private burial will be in New Hope Cemetery near Ullin, Illinois...
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Julia Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
Julia Williams, 81, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Ullin, Illinois, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at her home. Friends may call from noon until service time Sunday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Anthony Wyatt officiating. Burial will be in Westside Cemetery in Ullin...
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Kershaw, Dodgers take another crack at Waino, Cards in NLDS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/03/14)
LOS ANGELES -- The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the playoffs, Clayton Kershaw had a terrible outing and the Dodgers were bounced out of the postseason. A year later and a round earlier, Kershaw has a chance to erase the memories of that 9-0 loss in Game 6 when he starts today's NL Division Series opener against Adam Wainwright...
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Marian Tenkhoff
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
A memorial service for Perryville native Marian Preusse Tenkhoff, 87, of Tupelo, Mississippi, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Preusse Family Plot at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Perryville. Visitation will be at the grave site. She was a retired art teacher and widow of Alton Tenkhoff, a local pharmacist...
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Rev. James Martin
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rev. James Dennis Martin, 78, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at Mary Mother of God Chapel at St. Mary's of the Barrens. The wake service will be at 7 p.m. today...
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MaryAnn Maevers
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- MaryAnn Maevers, 77, of Sikeston, formerly of Leopold, Missouri, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday with rosary at 7 p.m. at Ponder Funeral Home...
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St. Louis Blues taking offensive with Stastny
(Professional Sports ~ 10/03/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Goalie Ryan Miller took the brunt of the blame for the St. Louis Blues' latest early playoff exit. A franchise still looking for that breakthrough element is counting on more offense making the difference. Dynamic forward Paul Stastny is the key upgrade with the season coming up fast...
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Bobbie Madison
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Bobbie Jean Madison, 60, of Lebanon, Tennessee, formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at University Medical Center in Lebanon. Friends may call from noon until service time Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds...
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Gregory Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Gregory L. Johnson, 57, of Mound City died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with family and friends officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge...
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Edna Hartmeister
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Edna Eleanor Meyr Hartmeister, 96, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, was born to life eternal with her savior Jesus on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at Shorehaven Lutheran Home in Oconomowoc. She was born July 23, 1918, to Arnold and Alida Fischer Meyr in Altenburg. She married her beloved husband, Elmer, on Oct. 25, 1947. He preceded her in death March 1, 1983...
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Jerry Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jerry Wayne Brown, 74, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at his home. He was born April 26, 1940, at Scopus, Missouri, son of Johnny and Delphia Douglas Brown. He and Euva Mae Shell were married March 4, 1961, at Marble Hill. She passed away July 6, 2013...
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Joe Birk
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
Joseph S. "Joe" Birk, 81, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. He was born Nov. 27, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Henry and Laura Schmuke Birk. He and Cherry Sue Seabaugh were married June 28, 1952. Joe was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School...
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Gun foes plan to match NRA spending in fall races
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
WASHINGTON -- Gun control groups say this is the year they finally go toe-to-toe with the National Rifle Association and match their foe's imposing campaign spending for congressional candidates. Their long-awaited financial parity with the gun lobby, however, underscores the importance of timing in politics. ...
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High school football capsules: Week 7
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/14)
Southeast Missourian football preview capsules
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Protesters pack meeting on education changes
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Students and teachers fighting a plan to promote patriotism and downplay civil disobedience in some suburban Denver U.S. history courses packed a school board meeting Thursday where the controversial changes could face a vote. Turnout was so high, the teachers union streamed video from the meeting room -- which holds 200 people -- onto a big screen in the parking lot outside...
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Extra security sought for alleged hacker
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
SEATTLE -- A federal prosecutor asked a judge to deny requests for changes in the custody of a Russian man charged with hacking into U.S. businesses, arguing his lawyers have illegally given him access to a cellphone and mail. Roman Seleznev was indicted in 2011 on charges he stole thousands of credit card numbers from businesses and restaurants across the U.S. ...
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JPMorgan: Data breach affected 76 million
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
LOS ANGELES -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. says a recent cyberattack compromised customer information for about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses. The New York-based bank said Thursday customer information including names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses were stolen in the cyberattack...
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'Real Housewives' couple get prison time for fraud
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
NEWARK, N.J. -- The married stars of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" are trading the drama of reality TV for prison. Teresa Giudice was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Newark to 15 months in prison on conspiracy and bankruptcy charges while her husband, Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, was sentenced to 41 months...
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Metallica, Rihanna to play 'Valor' show
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
NEW YORK -- Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and Rihanna are among the artists booked for a televised concert from the National Mall in Washington to raise awareness of veterans' issues. "The Concert for Valor" is planned for 6 p.m. Veteran's Day, Nov. 11. It will be televised by HBO, which will provide its signal free to nonsubscribers...
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Missouri man on death row says cell tracking is unfair
(State News ~ 10/03/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An attorney for a Jefferson City man set to die for a 2009 slaying argued to the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday that police unfairly tracked him down through his cellphone after the killing. David Hosier's lawyer told judges that police unjustly traced the man through phone signals after Angela Gilpin and her husband, Rodney, were found dead at the woman's Jefferson City apartment...
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Court to hear cases on hiring, bias in housing
(National News ~ 10/03/14)
WASHINGTON -- Did retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminate against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf clashed with the company's dress code? That's the question in one of the 11 cases the Supreme Court said Thursday it will take in its new term...
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Oktoberfest in Jackson promises a range of fun
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
Jackson's second annual Oktoberfest will give residents the opportunity to revel in their German heritage. Or the chance to fake it. "It's a lot like St. Patrick's Day; everybody becomes Irish then," Alex Skelton, craft brand manager at Bluff City Beer, said. "Oktoberfest is the same way. Everybody's German, and it's a great way to appreciate everybody's company."...
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Altenburg schools win grant worth nearly $500,000
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
After years of trying, Altenburg Public Schools has been awarded a $497,000 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant for programs before and after school. Superintendent Bleu Deckerd said the grant can be renewed after five years. The first three years, the amount awarded is $119,000; in year four it's $80,000; and year five, $60,000...
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Moustakas' HR in 11th lifts Royals past Angels, 3-2
(Professional Sports ~ 10/03/14)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Moustakas homered leading off the 11th inning, and the Kansas City Royals kept rolling in their first postseason in 29 years with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the AL Division Series opener Thursday night...
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Kent Library guest to discuss historic stained-glass panels
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University will host guest speaker Gay Walker for two events Wednesday to mark the facility's 75th anniversary. Walker, special collections librarian at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and author of "Bonawit, Stained Glass & Yale: G. Owen Bonawit's Work at Yale University & Elsewhere," will discuss the history and relevance of the artist's stained glass panels...
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Hong Kong leader won't quit, offers talks instead
(International News ~ 10/03/14)
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's leader refused demands by pro-democracy protesters to resign Thursday and instead offered talks to defuse a week of demonstrations that have grown into the biggest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997...
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Turkey approves military operations in Iraq, Syria
(International News ~ 10/03/14)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's parliament gave the government new powers Thursday to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq, and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group. The move opens the way for Turkey, a NATO member with a large and modern military, to play a more robust role in the U.S-led coalition against the Sunni militants. However, Turkey has not defined what that role might be...
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High school roundup: Petty powers Leopold spikers to win
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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A listing of First Friday events
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
Artisan Gifts It will feature crystalline-glazed bowls and vases by Missouri artist Tom Schembra. 821A Broadway, 334-8530 The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri It will feature the artwork of Vicki Ruessler Overstreet. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m...
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Artifacts 10/3/14
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The grand finale event of Heartland Talent Showcase will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Perry Parks Center in Perryville. Heartland Talent Showcase hosts talent shows throughout Southeast Missouri from April to September, with the winners of these competitions taking part in the grand finale. ...
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Best bet: Costuming on a Budget
(Entertainment ~ 10/03/14)
Southeast Missouri State University Extended and Continuing Education is hosting a class on creating and finding inexpensive costumes using items from around the house or thrift stores for Halloween and other costume occasions. The class is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday; the cost is $39. More information is available by calling 573-986-6879...
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Prayer 10/3/14
(Prayer ~ 10/03/14)
O Lord God, may we seek to live in all godliness and holiness. Amen.
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Angela McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
Angela Renee McDaniel, 38, of Whitewater died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 14, 1976, in Cape Girardeau, to James and Jane Criddle Bowers. She and Jason McDaniel were married Aug. 29, 1998, in Cape Girardeau...
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Southeast Missouri State football team seeks 2-0 start in OVC
(College Sports ~ 10/03/14)
Southeast will take on another ranked team at home Saturday in TSU
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VIDEO: Cape Girardeau premiere moviegoers give their impressions of 'Gone Girl'
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
On Oct. 2, the screening of 'Gone Girl' took place in Cape Girardeau, Mo., a day earlier than most of the country. Much of the film was shot in Cape Girardeau.
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VIDEO: Cape Girardeau premiere moviegoers give their impressions of 'Gone Girl'
(Local News ~ 10/03/14)
On Oct. 2, the screening of 'Gone Girl' took place in Cape Girardeau, Mo., a day earlier than most of the country. Much of the film was shot in Cape Girardeau.
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Boots on the ground
(Column ~ 10/03/14)
There are now more than 40 countries supporting or participating in the air attacks against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and in Syria. There is a general consensus, though, that wars cannot be won solely from the air. Air power can be effective in hindering the enemy's ability to fight, and against ground forces has both a deadly and a psychological effect on massed enemy troops. Still, we saw in World War II, Korea and in Vietnam that ground forces can continue to fight despite air attacks...
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Late call, game goes to Hayti football team in matchup with Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/14)
Two touchdown in the final six minutes propelled Hayti to a 28-14 victory over Scott City.
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Jackson football team adjusts to Sikeston's surpise tactics to pull away for win
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/14)
The Bulldogs debuted a double wide, double tight offense that kept Jackson's offense off the field for much of the first half before the Indians pulled away for a 42-0 win.
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Central claims outright conference title with 55-13 win over Farmington
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/14)
Senior running back Braion Owens had 21 carries for two touchdowns and a season-high 208 rushing yards, leading the Tigers to a 55-13 rout over the Farmington Knights that gave Central its first outright conference football title since 2002.
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High school roundup: Brogan Davis powers Central's swimming team at home invitational
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/14)
Central's Brogan Davis finished second in the 200 medley relay and the 100 butterfly while leading the Tigers to a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay Saturday at the Cape Rock Invitational.
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Buddy & the great Pumpkin
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/04/14)
We got a late start growing this 400 pound pumpkin, but it's finally ripe. It was grown just from seeds bought at Walmart, the Dill's Atlantic Giant. It grew to this size in two months and was a lot of fun watching how fast it grew. At its best it was putting on 10 to 15 pounds a day. ...
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Southeast Missouri State offensive line neutralizes sack-happy Tennessee State
(College Sports ~ 10/04/14)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz and offensive line coach Jon Wiemers had a friendly wager surrounding the Redhawks' game against nationally-ranked Tennessee State on Saturday. "I owe Coach Wiemers for a bet that I've got to go pay off after the game," Matukewicz said following Southeast's win...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/04/14)
Today is Saturday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2014. There are 88 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties...
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Out of the past 10/4/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/04/14)
The Cape Girardeau and Jackson city councils each have agreed to join with the Cape Girardeau County Commission in contributing a third of the $10,000 cost of starting negotiations with the Corps of Engineers for environmental permits on a proposed lake in Cape and Bollinger counties...
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Red card helps UT Martin defeat Southeast soccer team
(College Sports ~ 10/04/14)
For a moment it looked as though the Southeast Missouri State soccer team had taken away the momentum from the University of Tennessee at Martin. With five minutes left to play in a one-goal game, Southeast senior Torey Byrd made a quick move past a defender to get into open space, making way for a perfect crossing pass from Natasha Minor, which she one-timed into the back of the net to tie the game...
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Four by Four 10/5/14
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Albert Bell National licenced Realtor 1-What was your overall opinion of the movie "Gone Girl?" Very suspenseful. On edge, and it kept you wanting to know more about the movie. 2-If there is a sequel, what do you think should happen? I think he [Nick] should do what he always wanted to do throughout the movie for his own sake. 3-"Gone Girl" is about a marriage gone wrong. What advice would you give a couple about getting to know one another?...
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Southeast fundraiser exceeds $45 million goal
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
President Kenneth W. Dobbins threw another curveball for those at Southeast Missouri State University this weekend. The evening before one of Southeast's biggest celebrations, Homecoming, Dobbins announced Friday at the annual Copper Dome Society dinner to more than 500 alumni, students and friends that their ongoing campaign, "Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Success," had raised more than its expected goal -- eight months before the campaign's end...
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State ordered to recognize some gay marriages
(State News ~ 10/05/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A judge struck down part of Missouri's gay marriage ban for the first time by ordering the state to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states, saying state laws banning the unions single out gay couples "for no logical reason."...
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Southeast Missouri State football team topples another ranked opponent
(College Sports ~ 10/05/14)
The Redhawks defeated No. 20 Tennessee State 28-21 to improve to 2-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference and surpass their win total from each other the last three seasons.
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Police investigate second shooting in three days
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating the second shooting in three days. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of a man being shot at the intersection of Morgan Oak and South Sprigg Street, the Cape Girardeau Police Department reported Saturday afternoon...
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'Gone Girl' filming made $7 million impact on Cape
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
Coinciding with the premiere of "Gone Girl," details have been released outlining the economic effect the film brought to the area. Last fall, stars such as Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry could be seen around the city as they filmed the movie based on the popular mystery-thriller novel written by Gillian Flynn...
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Gone Hollywood: Some towns don't know what they've got 'til they're drawing movie-loving tourists to town
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
One night in 2001, Dawn Welch stayed late at her restaurant in Stroud, Oklahoma, to welcome a group traveling historic Route 66 as part of a research trip for a planned animated movie. That late shift paid off: Five years later, Welch became famous as the inspiration for Sally Carrera, the Porsche who charms wayward racecar Lightning McQueen in the movie "Cars."...
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The Making of Dinosaurs
(Submitted Story ~ 10/05/14)
Brian Phillips instructed participants in a fun afternoon of creating dinosaur models at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill on Saturday, September 27, 2014. The program was a part of the museum's annual Smithsonian Museum Day activities...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
Today is Sunday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2014. There are 87 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 5, 1988, Democrat Lloyd Bentsen lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential debate, telling Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."...
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Deckard - Kluesner
(Wedding ~ 10/05/14)
Marie Lucille Deckard and Jerome David Kluesner were married July 5, 2014, at Cape County Park. Matt Peters performed the ceremony. Gail and Carol Deckard of Pocahontas are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of David and Dolly Kluesner of Chaffee, Missouri...
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Worley - Talley
(Wedding ~ 10/05/14)
Cassandra Dawn Worley and William Christopher Talley were married May 24, 2014, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Tom Kiefer performed the ceremony. Musician was Leann Hendrix, and vocalists were Lisa Simmons and Marlene Glenn. The bride is the daughter of Doug and Marlene Glenn of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of William and Patricia Talley of Cape Girardeau, and the late Patricia A. Talley...
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Whaley - Withrow
(Engagement ~ 10/05/14)
Pamela Whaley of Jackson announces the engagement of her daughter, Amanda Ruth Whaley, to Joshua Wade Withrow. He is the son of Mark and Lynda Withrow of Perryville, Missouri. Amanda is also the daughter of the late Stephen Whaley. Amanda is a graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Webster University. She is employed at Dance Extensions in Jackson...
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An aster for autumn
(Column ~ 10/05/14)
Wild asters are common in Southeast Missouri. There are hundreds of kinds of asters and related daisy flowers. Most are found in Europe, but some are native to North America. The flower i have photographed here is called a Short's Aster. This native wildflower can be found in or around woodland areas. It can survive in the shade, growing mere inches from the trunk of a large tree...
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FYI 10-5-14
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Trinity Lutheran Church will host a performance of The Jesus Painter at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Trinity Lutheran School, 55 N. Pacific St. in Cape Girardeau. Admission is free; tickets are required because seating is limited and may be picked up at the church, 100 N. Frederick St...
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Campbell scholarship established
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
The Glenn and Lee Ann Campbell School of Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. The Campbells, of Cape Girardeau, made a $10,000 gift to establish the scholarship. The gift will be matched with an additional $10,000 through the foundation's Honoring Tradition -- Inspiring Success Comprehensive Campaign...
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Adopt Mike Tyson
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Mike Tyson is a very friendly, handsome cat, waiting for a forever home. For more information, contact Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary at 243-9823. ...
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Adopt Olive
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Olive is 5 years old, spayed and ready to go home. For more information, contact The Humane Society, 334-5837. ...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Pet Name: Kiki Owner: Barry Sisk Favorite activity: Here, Kiki fell asleep with his mousey in his paws. By Barry Sisk...
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Pumpkin beyond the pie
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Let's talk about one of the season's most iconic vegetables -- canned pumpkin. Yes, canned, because that's how 99 percent of us get our pumpkin. Which is fine except for one thing -- Americans overwhelmingly associate canned pumpkin with just one dish (pumpkin pie) and one day of the year (Thanksgiving). But canned pumpkin actually has all sorts of uses in the kitchen, no matter what the season...
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As is the ocean, life is made up of ebbs and flows
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Life spurs numerous emotions, and they help determine your degree of happiness. Do you feel like a failure? Failure means different things to different people. Everybody has to figure out what success and failure mean to them. To some, success consists of a loving family, food on the table and a comfortable amount of money...
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Criticism should lead to examination
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Some of the hardest lessons come from criticism, which may be precisely what is needed to get to the next level in your life. Bruce (not his real name) had a brilliant future. He excelled in computer technologies well beyond his years. Before graduating high school he was offered several full scholarships to universities of science and technologies. Everything about his future looked bright...
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Club news 10-5-14
(Community News ~ 10/05/14)
St. Mary Council of Catholic Women met Sept. 18 in the Huels Room. The program was presented by representatives of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. The many services offered by the fire department were explained including installation of smoke detectors and new batteries. ...
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Dirnberger - Stricker
(Engagement ~ 10/05/14)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Herbert and Cindy Dirnberger of New Hamburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Nicole Dirnberger, to Garrett Joseph Stricker. He is the son of Carl and Bernadette Stricker of Charleston, Missouri. Amy is a 2001 graduate of Thomas W. ...
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SEMO District Fair winners
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Best of Show awards Agronomy: Addison Engelen, Leopold 4-H Club Arts & Crafts: Alice Mansell, Fruitland 4-H Club Arts & Crafts: Aleris Goodson, Farrar Hawthorne 4-H Club Breads: Sara Gholson, Tilsit 4-H Club Cake Decorating: Renee Peters, Tilsit 4-H Club...
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Writing about the homesteading lifestyle
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
By Rennie Phillips Beautiful weather last week. Nights down into the 50s and days in the upper 70s to lower 80s. And then Thursday's rain made it about perfect. Really can't beat these kinds of days. A little history We moved to Scott City back in 1986, and I started to write for the old Jimplicute, which was the local paper in Scott City. ...
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Dining car through the desert
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
__By Darla Buckhannon_ While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Jerry Reppert. Birthdays Happy birthday to George Holland, Robert Coomer, Paige Holder, Renee Vandeven, Dane Horman, Jeremy Glastetter, Monica Harrell, Nikki Davie, Angela Hooker, June Cobb, Eric Eftink, Nick Swinford, John King, Josh Petitt, Eileen Varble, Marvin Ralph, Jerry Wolsey, Samantha Muka, Amanda Lowery, Tommy Nunnally, Gerald Dame, Mary Teegarden, Alice McFerron, Cletus Lux, Laura Craigmiles, Melanie Spane, Vona Baker and Tom Lambrou...
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Amendment 3 is short-sighted way to evaluate teachers
(Editorial ~ 10/05/14)
Most would agree that any profession should have a level of accountability. The method to evaluate accountability can be challenging in some fields more than others. Public education is one where there's no quick way. Amendment 3 on the Missouri November ballot seeks to connect teacher evaluations to student performance...
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Prayer 10-5
(Prayer ~ 10/05/14)
O Lord Jesus, we give you all praise and honor for you are our Redeemer. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/14)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Births 10/5/14
(Births ~ 10/05/14)
Son to Payton Charles Garms and Hayley FayeAnna Pobst of Chaffee, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. Name, Mylez Alexander. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Ms. Pobst is the daughter of Donna Barns of Cape Girardeau and Paul Pobst of Benton, Missouri. She is employed by Wet Seal. Garms is the son of Lloyd Garms of Cape Girardeau and Tisha Garms of Leesburg, Florida. He is employed by Taco Bell...
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Out of the past 10/5/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/05/14)
The city of Cape Girardeau may take over operation of the traffic-control tower at the municipal airport, because of complaints the company that is paid to run it hasn't always provided the required number of traffic controllers. Initial funding is in place for the federal flood-control project here; President George Bush this week signed the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which includes $500,000 in federal funding for the start up of the $28 million Cape LaCroix and Walker creeks project.. ...
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Speak Out 10/5/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/05/14)
Constitutional Amendment 3, Teacher Performance Evaluation, is a one-size-fits-all mandate that treats student as if they were numbers and stops teachers from treating them as individuals. We must make certain that students are critical thinkers and not just uninspired standardized test takers. This one-size-fits-all approach to educating our future leaders is just plain wrong. On Nov. 4, vote "no" on Amendment 3...
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Ronald Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Ronald Elison Williams, 83, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born July 5, 1931, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Marion Otis and Lillie A. Mott Williams. He married Kimiko Koshino, and she preceded him in death. He later married Bettie L. Kindred Deason on Feb. 14, 2004, in Sikeston...
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Robert 'Bob' Miller Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Robert K. "Bob" Miller Sr., 80, of Washington passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, in Washington. He was born in Kelso, Missouri, on July 6, 1934, to the late Weldon C. and the late Nellie Glueck Miller. On Sept. 19, 1959, he was united in marriage to Patricia Robert at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cape Girardeau...
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Kathryn Miinch
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Kathryn M. Miinch, 77, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Sedgewickville. She was born Jan. 7, 1937, in Cascade, Missouri, daughter of Arley and Opal Pugh Myers. She and Joe Miinch were united in marriage Feb. 21, 1959...
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Beatrice Mack
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Beatrice Mack, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at her home. There will be no local services. Interment will take place at a later date at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Angela McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Angela Renee McDaniel, 38, of Whitewater died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 14, 1976, in Cape Girardeau to James and Jane Criddle Bowers. She and Jason McDaniel were married Aug. 29, 1998, in Cape Girardeau...
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Walter LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Walter LeGrand, 64, of Benton died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Adam and Lorena Christine Scherer Legrand...
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Lucille King
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lucille King, 92, of Perryville, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Oct. 11, 1921, in Whitewater to Luther and Laura Summers. She and John W. King were married Sept. 9, 1950, at Cape Girardeau. He passed away Oct. 25, 1954...
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Mary Susan Kinder
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Mary Susan Kinder, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at her home. She was born May 14, 1940, at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph John and Gladys Ailene Sutton Sciortino. She and Elroy F. Kinder were married in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Cape Girardeau, on Sept. 8, 1962...
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Denise Keltie
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Denise Keltie, 54, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at her home. She was born Sunday, July 10, 1960, in Robertson County, Tennessee, and was the daughter of the late Jesse and Marcia Hayes Bryant. She and Jon D. Keltie were married Friday, June 17, 1977, at Clarksville, Tennessee...
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Liam Keith
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Liam Elliott Keith of Cape Girardeau passed through this world and ascended into heaven Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born to Seth Elliott and Sarah Elizabeth Keith of Cape Girardeau. Sarah works at Brown's Shoe Fit in Cape Girardeau, and Seth works at Cup 'n Cork in Cape Girardeau...
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Glenn Kain
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Glenn Albert Kain, 75, of Jackson passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 18, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to the late Earhart and Edna Griffin Kain. Glenn began his career at Southeast Lumber Co. He then started Glenn Kain Construction, which he owned and operated for more than 30 years...
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Ellie Heatley
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Ellie Marie Heatley, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born Sept. 13, 1938, in Dutchtown to Cornelius Lee and Michel Merick Heatley. Ellie worked at Phister's Drive-In for several years before it closed in 1971. She also worked at Frontier BBQ and later worked as a cook at The Lutheran Home...
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Harold Greer
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Harold Dean Greer, 83, of Hillsboro passed away Oct. 3, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 19, 1931, in Bessville, Missouri, son of Tony and Dora Lee Myers Greer. Mr. Greer was a supervisor for Bemis Bag Co. in St. Louis and served his country proudly in the United States Air Force...
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Marilyn 'Joann' Grebe
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Marilyn "Joann" Grebe, 82, of Jackson passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at the Monticello House in Jackson, where she had resided for the past two years. She was born June 5, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph G. and Lucy Allen Birk. She and Milton A. Grebe were married Feb. 15, 1953, in Jackson. He passed away Feb. 27, 2005...
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Canalou man charged with stabbing
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
CANALOU, Mo. -- A Canalou man faces felony charges for his involvement in a stabbing late Wednesday in New Madrid County. Justin H. Lafferty, 30, is charged with felony first-degree assault-serious injury and felony armed criminal action. According to a probable-cause statement by New Madrid County Circuit Clerk's Office, the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department responded Wednesday night to Main Street in Canalou in reference to someone being stabbed...
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Melaina's Playland marks first year
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
Joy and laughter filled Melaina's Magical Playland on Saturday at Cape County Park North. The all-ability-accessible playground celebrated its anniversary with an event for all families. In addition to swings, slides and other features of the playground, children had a chance to enjoy special appearances by Spider-Man and Disney's "Frozen" character Elsa. ...
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Principal placed on leave because of messaging allegations with student
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A Doniphan principal is on administrative leave as police investigate allegations regarding a former student. Doniphan Police Chief Mark Rodgers said Saturday he could not provide many details because it is part of an ongoing investigation...
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Norman Busby
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Norman Leon Busby, 83, of Millersville passed away Oct. 2, 2014, at his home. He was born March 14, 1931, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, son of Daniel Mack Homer and Cora Marie Woodard Busby. He and Anna Lois Frazier were united in marriage Nov. 28, 1952, and she passed away Dec. 22, 2012...
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Ruth Barker
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Ruth Naomi Greer Barker, 71 years, 1 month and 6 days, of East Prairie passed away at 6:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at her home. Born on Aug. 27, 1943, in New Madrid County to the late Herschel and Lottie Hyslip Moriarty, Ruth lived most of her life in East Prairie, where she worked as a nurse for Dr. A.L. Weaver and later worked at the Division of Family Services...
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Betty Jane Armstrong
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Betty Jane Armstrong, 90, of Cairo died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois, with the Rev. Buddy Walls officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens...
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Perryville volleyball tournament gets new champion
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A new champion was crowned at the second annual Perryville Invitational Tournament when Bishop DuBourg downed Park Hill Central 25-17, 25-18 in the gold bracket title match. Twenty teams competed at Saturday's tournament that started with pool play at 8:30 a.m. Pool play consisted of four pools broken into five teams playing each other two sets with no point cap. The top two teams in each pool -- eight total -- advanced to the gold bracket...
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High school football roundup: St. Vincent falls to St. Pius 33-28
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/14)
The St. Vincent football team overcame a first-quarter deficit but was held scoreless in the fourth quarter in a 33-28 loss to St. Pius X in Festus on Friday night. The Indians trailed 13-7 after one quarter but outscored St. Pius in the second.
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School board refuses to relent on reviews of history classes
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
GOLDEN, Colo. -- A suburban Denver school board refused to back off plans to review U.S. history courses for what some see as anti-American content, despite protests from students and parents who accused the new conservative majority of trying to indoctrinate children politically...
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Nursing homes still lack sprinklers despite rules
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
Tens of thousands of the country's most vulnerable people live in nursing homes without adequate sprinklers or are missing them altogether, according to government data. Despite a history of deadly nursing home fires and a five-year lead-up to an August 2013 deadline to install sprinklers, 385 facilities in 39 states fail to meet requirements set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency whose duties include regulating nursing homes. ...
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GM issues recall on some Cadillac, Pontiac sedans
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
DETROIT -- General Motors is recalling more than 60,000 vehicles in North America, the latest round of recalls for the automaker. The company outlined three new recalls Saturday, the biggest of which affects 46,873 vehicles in the U.S. The recalls are Pontiac G8s from the 2008 through the 2009 model years and 2011 to 2013 model Chevrolet Caprice PPV left-hand-drive sedans from Australia...
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Ebola makes way to U.S. across 3 continents
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
DALLAS -- His week began thousands of miles away with a bid to save a life. It was Sept. 15, and the Ebola disease was ravaging West Africa, filling morgues and hospitals. In Monrovia, Liberia, the virus was about to claim one more person. Marthalene Williams, seven months pregnant, had been diagnosed with low blood pressure when she was brought to a clinic, desperately ill. ...
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Hunt for missing Malaysia jetliner resumes today
(International News ~ 10/05/14)
SYDNEY -- After a four-month hiatus, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is about to resume in a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean, with searchers lowering new equipment deep beneath the waves in a bid to solve one of the world's most perplexing aviation mysteries...
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North Korea's No. 2 visits South Korea for rare talks
(International News ~ 10/05/14)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's presumptive No. 2 and other members of Pyongyang's inner circle met with South Korean officials Saturday in the rivals' highest level face-to-face talks in five years, a possible indication both sides are interested in pursuing better ties after months of animosity...
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Gay marriage debate splinters GOP into 3 camps
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
NEW YORK -- As same-sex marriage cases cascade through the federal courts, Republican politicians find themselves awkwardly split into three camps. There's a small but growing number who favor legalizing gay marriage, a hard-core faction that continues to denounce it and a sizable group in between that seems to wish the issue would disappear...
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U.S.: Militants use beheadings to make up for losses
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- For months, Islamic State militants rampaged across Syria and Iraq, seizing cities, taking hostages and terrorizing all who dared to confront them. The tide began to turn in mid-August, when U.S. airstrikes pushed them from key Iraqi battlegrounds. Then, on Aug. 19, the group released a video that showed the beheading of American freelance journalist James Foley...
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Competitors 'bring the class' at pinup contest
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- When fliers began circulating in Perryville a few weeks ago, advertising a pinup girl contest to coincide with the last cruise-in night of the year, they raised a few eyebrows. The idea was controversial enough that the Perryville Board of Aldermen discussed the event at a Sept. 2 meeting...
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Charleston shooting suspect turns himself in
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Charleston man wanted in connection with a shooting has turned himself in to authorities. About 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Teco Woods, 31, turned himself in at the Charleston Department of Public Safety headquarters, said Charleston DPS director Robert Hearnes...
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Alleged animal abuse, drugs land man in jail
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
BERNIE, Mo. -- A Dexter, Missouri, man is behind bars after Bernie police were sent to a residence there regarding a dog being mistreated. According to Bernie Police Chief Justin Allen, officers arrived at 406 Bowman St. on Wednesday to find a small dog whose muzzle was taped shut with duct tape...
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Man busted for distributing drugs in jail
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Stoddard County man who already was in legal trouble is in more hot water after allegedly distributing prescription narcotics while incarcerated in the Stoddard County Jail. David Harold Hamlyn Jr. had returned to the jail Aug. ...
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Murder-plot suspect freed when his bond is reduced
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Don Lafferty, an ex-preacher charged with first degree attempted murder and arson, walked out of jail last week after having his bond reduced. Lafferty had a bond hearing Sept. 17 and a request was made to reduce the bond, which had been set at $750,000. Circuit Judge David Dolan granted the request...
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Michael Theis
(Obituary ~ 10/05/14)
Michael Wayne Theis, 55, of Murray, Kentucky, formerly of Millstadt, Illinois, and Dongola, Illinois, died at Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 in Marshall County, Kentucky. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Theis Family Farm at 184 Theis Road in Dongola. Friends and family are asked to gather from 1 to 5 p.m...
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Groundbreaking to be held for new community center in Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
A groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for the Jackson Community Center and FEMA Safe Room project. The ceremony is open to the public and will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 15 at the project site, 381 E. Deerwood Drive. The land was donated by the Clark family, who will attend the events. ...
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Fire tax dominates conversation as vote approaches
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
Renewing the fire tax was the key topic at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Friday morning also marked the launch of an informational campaign by the Committee to Continue the Fire Tax, created to share with voters public safety needs of the city. The group, led by Alliance Bank president Kevin Greaser, plans to speak with voters throughout Cape Girardeau about the tax before the Nov. 4 election...
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McCaskill to draw attention to preventing sexual violence at SEMO
(Local News ~ 10/05/14)
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will talk to students, educators and law enforcement officials about ways to combat sexual violence on campus at 11:45 a.m. Monday at Southeast Missouri State University. The discussion will take place at Shuck Auditorium at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St...
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Crockpot or casserole? Dishes for our busy lives
(Column ~ 10/05/14)
Our son and daughter lead very busy lives, as do other teenagers. I find myself having to think about who will be home and when they will need to eat, and realize all of my purchased meat options are frozen. I try to plan ahead, but sometimes it just slips up on me...
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Ousted Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier dies
(International News ~ 10/05/14)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Jean-Claude Duvalier, who presided over what was widely acknowledged as a corrupt and brutal regime as the self-proclaimed "president for life" of Haiti until a popular uprising sent him into a 25-year exile, has died. He was 63...
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Historian donates notes on Lincoln photo
(National News ~ 10/05/14)
CHICAGO -- It's one of the most famous Abraham Lincoln photographs, largely because no one knew the picture of the dead president lying in an open coffin existed for nearly a century until a 14-year-old boy found it. On Tuesday, Ronald Rietveld -- the boy who made the discovery and now is a retired historian -- will donate his original notes about the picture to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois...
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Baptist Student Center marks 75 years
(Community ~ 10/05/14)
Baptist student Center marks 75 years on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University
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High court denies gay marriage appeals
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an immediate expansion of same-sex marriage by unexpectedly and tersely turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. The court's order effectively makes gay marriage legal now in 30 states...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team defeats Murray State with late goal
(College Sports ~ 10/06/14)
After enduring a late loss against the University of Tennessee-Martin on Friday, it was only fitting that the Southeast Missouri State soccer team bounced back with a late goal to beat a conference rival Sunday.
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Report: More alcohol, drug law violations found at MSU
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Alcohol and drug violations have spiked at Missouri State University, a new federally mandated report shows. Dean of students Mike Jungers said that while the university has put an emphasis on combating sexual assault, following the national focus on the issue, programs to educate students on the consequences of drug and alcohol use have not been much of a focus in recent years...
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Hundreds take part in MU hackathon
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Hundreds of college students deprived themselves of sleep for 48 hours this weekend in a computer hacking marathon at the University of Missouri that has tripled in size since its inaugural weekend last year. HackMizzou, which ran through Sunday, is a "hackathon" in Columbia at which roughly 350 students are competing for a $4,000 technology prize pack, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
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Farmers say no veto override could hurt dairies
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Legislature's failure to override the veto of an agriculture bill could jeopardize the future of dairy farms in the state, dairy farmers say. Senate Bill 506 and its counterpart, House Bill 1326, contained the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act, which would have allowed the state to pay a portion of the insurance premiums in the federal farm bill's insurance program, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Mo. AG weighs future action in egg lawsuit
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri attorney general is reviewing options for a continued legal fight against California after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging its egg laws. A spokesman for Attorney General Chris Koster said Friday that he disagrees with the judge's ruling that Missouri lacks the legal standing to challenge the California law...
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Biden praises Joplin at school dedication
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Vice President Joe Biden praised Joplin on Friday for its "grit and determination" at the dedication of a combined high school and vocational school that replaces one destroyed by a deadly tornado more than three years ago. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Missouri Gov. ...
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Google Fiber delayed again in K.C.
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Even as Google Inc. warns that it might take longer to install gigabit-speed Internet across all of Kansas City and a handful of suburbs, other Internet providers are speeding up their broadband to compete. Akamai Technologies Inc., which helps companies distribute online content, reports that average peak connection speeds in the U.S. nearly tripled since Google started its work in Kansas City, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Age limits on e-cigs have big tobacco support
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In a rush to keep electronic cigarettes out of children's hands while the federal government creeps forward with a proposed national ban for minors, experts say that many states are passing laws that could mean fewer restrictions on the nicotine devices later...
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Autism program expanding in St. Louis suburbs
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- An early intervention program at Mercy Kids Autism Center in suburban St. Louis is raising hopes for some parents of young children with autism. The center began offering the early intensive program about three years ago for children ages 18 months to 3 years. ...
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Four join suit tied to Ferguson shooting
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Four plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit that alleges law enforcement made false arrests and used excessive force when a white police officer's shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked widespread unrest...
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Some questioning latest round of Ferguson arrests
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- A civil rights group and several clergy said Friday that police overreached when arresting 13 protesters outside the Ferguson station. All 13 remained in jail Friday afternoon, more than 15 hours after they were arrested. The protesters face charges of failing to comply with police, violating a noise ordinance and resisting arrest, Ferguson city spokesman Devin James said...
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Two people arrested in stolen-vehicle case
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
Two suspects are in custody in Scott County in connection with a stolen-vehicle case, Sheriff Rick Walter said in a news relesae Sunday. Jennifer Niswonger, 31, of 1300 W. Mar Elm St. in Scott City, has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, a felony, and stealing, a misdemeanor...
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No challenge expected on Missouri abortion law
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new Missouri law requiring a 72-hour abortion waiting period is set to take effect this week, and the state's only licensed abortion clinic isn't planning to try to stop it. Although Planned Parenthood officials have denounced the Missouri law as "onerous" and "burdensome" for women, the organization isn't planning to file a lawsuit before the measure takes effect Friday. ...
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Notre Dame seniors lead in Activity Week fundraising
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
Pride and competitive spirit propelled students at Notre Dame Regional High School to raise more than $271,242 for the school budget during its recent Activity Week. Held Sept. 19 through 27, activities included service projects, selling dinners, raffles, magazine subscriptions, merchandise and car washes. It involved students, staff, parents and the community...
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Districts work with teacher groups
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
Under increasing pressure to spark better student performance, constant demands on their time and an amendment on the Nov. 4 general election ballot that could strip them of tenure, teachers have a voice of sorts through their teacher organizations...
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Sky, road traffic issues have Cape council's attention
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
Before the Cape Girardeau City Council begins voting today, it will discuss an unusual issue happening at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Airport officials have become concerned about nearby rice fields. The combination of rice grains and standing water attracts large waterfowl such as ducks and geese, which pose risks to the animals and flying aircraft. ...
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Local Volunteer Serving as Girl Scout National Delegate
(Submitted Story ~ 10/06/14)
LOCAL VOLUNTEER SERVING AS GIRL SCOUT NATIONAL DELEGATE Laura Klipfel, Cape Girardeau, is one of nine delegates representing Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland at Girl Scouts of the USA National Council Session. Every three years, Girl Scouts gather together for the National Council Session and Convention to energize the Movement, celebrate accomplishments, and chart the future. ...
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'Bravest Wear Pink' in SEMO Homecoming Parade
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/14)
SoutheastHEALTH employees, breast cancer survivors and others walk in the Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 4, as part of the Hospital's "Bravest Wear Pink" breast cancer campaign.
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Jackson softball team preps for district play with win over Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/14)
The Indians bats came to life with a 10-3 victory over the Hawks.
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Chamber Announces Businesses of the Third Quarter
(Submitted Story ~ 10/06/14)
The Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce selects a Veteran Business/Organization and a Rising Star Business each quarter. Veterans must have stood the test of time and been in business for a minimum of 5 years and or Rising Star must have been in business for at least a year...
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Kelly Hawks Highschool Cheerleaders 2014-2015
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/14)
The KHS Cheerleaders attended State Competition in Columbia, MO on 10-05-14. They placed 1st in their division. (2ALarge) They will be attending Nationals in January 2015 at St. Louis. Back row: Alexis Pruitt, Adison Shoaf, Shelby Fisher,Lacey Smith, Sydney Kern, Billy Hoskins (Coach), Alyssa Moore, Madison Rettig, McKynlee Neumeyer, Hali Sills, and Lilli Hudgens...
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MU ratifies changes to policy on sexual misconduct
(State News ~ 10/06/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri Board of Curators has ratified changes to how sexual misconduct and discrimination allegations will be handled on the university system's four campuses. In a meeting in Kansas City, the curators voted Thursday to approve changes suggested last month by President Tim Wolfe, The Columbia Daily Tribune reported. Sexual assault, stalking, dating violence and harassment are prohibited under Title IX, the federal anti-discrimination law...
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Halloween spending just might spook some wallets
(Business ~ 10/06/14)
Only 26 shopping days till Halloween. The run-up to Halloween has become one of the highest-spending holiday periods in the country. For retailers, it kicks off the fourth fiscal quarter that -- with spending for Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday and the gift-giving season of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa -- has the potential to make or break their fortunes...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/06/14)
Today is Monday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2014. There are 86 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 6, 1939, in a speech to the Reichstag, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler spoke of his plans to reorder the ethnic layout of Europe -- a plan which would entail settling the "Jewish problem."...
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Kemp's late homer trumps Carpenter's in Cardinals loss to Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Matt Carpenter hit another clutch home run for the St. Louis Cardinals. He just couldn't pull out a victory this time. Carpenter launched a tying, two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning Saturday night, but Matt Kemp homered leading off the bottom half to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 win that evened their NL Division Series at a game apiece...
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It's election time: Register, learn, vote
(Editorial ~ 10/06/14)
We're less than a month away from another national election. On Nov. 4, voters will be faced with several decisions, including the 8th Congressional District representative and a handful of other initiatives, including the hot-button Amendment 3 -- which addresses teacher performance and standardized testing -- and a local fire tax...
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The online education system
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/06/14)
Editor's note: Michael Devaney is an economics and finance professor and author of the book "A Plague of Experts: Intellectual Hubris and the Failure of Expertise." The academic achievement of American public school children continues to lag, partly because of a vast network of education experts who impose their ever-changing theories on teachers and students...
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VIDEOS: Extended interviews with 13 extras from "Gone Girl"
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
The following videos are provided through a content partnership with rustmedia.
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Royals complete sweep of Angels
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/14)
Kansas City ousts Los Angeles with 8-3 win, reaches ALCS
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Carol Burnett gets Jimmy Stewart museum award
(Entertainment ~ 10/06/14)
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. -- Actress and comedian Carol Burnett was honored by a Pennsylvania museum dedicated to actor Jimmy Stewart, a Hollywood star she was smitten with as a toddler during a trip to the movies with her grandmother in San Antonio. "I saw this long, tall drink of water up there in black and white and I said, ‘He's my friend. I know him,'" Burnett said before receiving the award. "And it came to pass."...
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Births 10/6/14
(Births ~ 10/06/14)
Son to Taylor Christian Pierce and Heather Rene Baker of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:07 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Name, Christian Gauge. Weight, 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Ms. Baker is the daughter of Scott Shackles of Scott City, and the late Brenda Shackles. Pierce is the son of Teresa Pierce of Jackson and David Parker of Crump. He is employed by Dutch Guttering...
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Out of the past 10/6/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/06/14)
Jackson police are investigating the theft of part of the Jackson High School Indians' teepee from the football field, only hours before kickoff of tonight's rival gridiron battle with Cape Girardeau Central High School; thieves overnight took the covering from the teepee, leaving only the poles and stakes...
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Rams dig huge hole, nearly rally vs. Eagles
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/14)
St. Louis lost 34-28 after trailing by 27 points in the third quarter
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Cardinals' Lackey brings experience to mound in NLDS Game 3
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- John Lackey stepped to the podium minus the obvious status symbols: his two World Series rings. No reason to brag.
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/6/14
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 10/6/14
(Local News ~ 10/06/14)
City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion Pertinent address: 401 Independence St., Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Speak Out 10/6/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/06/14)
We need to support the Cape Fire Department on the November ballot by renewing the fire sales tax. I was impressed to hear that the fire department responds to almost all calls within 5 minutes; if I have a stroke or heart attack, or my house is on fire, every second counts; I don't mind paying 1/8 of 1 cent on what I buy in Cape to have this lifesaving service. ...
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Jackson fire report 10/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Jackson police report 10/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Allen Winkler
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Allen E. Winkler, 66, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 3, 1948, at Perryville to Leo and Beulah Schnurbusch Winkler. He married Millie T. Tarrillion on April 22, 1967, at Highland, Missouri. She survives in Perryville...
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Betty Jackson
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
Betty L. Jackson, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Missouri. She was born Nov. 19, 1930, in Cape Girardeau to Burette and Flora Whittaker Davis. She and Billy Frederick Jackson were married June 26, 1948, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Jan. 14, 2001...
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Helen Friese
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
Helen Marie Friese, 93, of Friedheim died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 5, 1921, in Daisy, to Richard Trustin and Dora Dorcas Penny Cobble. She and Ernest Luther Friese were married Dec. 22, 1940. He died May 29, 1993...
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JoAnn 'Jody' Benefield
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
TAMMS, Ill. -- JoAnn "Jody" Benefield, 70, of Tamms died suddenly Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, on arrival at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Michael Vaughn officiating. Interment will be at Mount Zion Cemetery near Olive Branch, Illinois...
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U.S. job growth rising solidly; pay falling behind
(Business ~ 10/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- Where are the pay raises? Employers in the United States are hiring at a brisk pace. Unemployment has sunk to a nearly healthy rate. Jobs are being filled across a range of industries. Yet the September jobs report released Friday contained a puzzling fact: Paychecks still aren't growing...
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Information at bank may not be safe from hackers
(Business ~ 10/06/14)
NEW YORK -- Hackers stole personal information from 76 million JPMorgan Chase customers this summer, in one of the biggest breaches of a financial company. The bank says only nonfinancial data was taken -- names, addresses, telephone numbers and email. But that's still a lot, and experts warn that customers need to be vigilant about identity theft in the next several months...
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Business Notebook: New hotel geared toward corporate clients, large groups
(Business ~ 10/06/14)
Cape Girardeau soon will become home to a new Hampton Inn by Hilton, said Joel Neikirk, vice president of operations at Cape-based MidAmerica Hotels Corp. The 85-room Hampton Inn Cape Girardeau is scheduled to open next summer. "We're slated for a July time frame for 2015," he said, although a soft opening could occur in late June...
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Rousseff to face Neves in presidential runoff in Brazil
(International News ~ 10/06/14)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's unpredictable election took another twist Sunday, with left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff being forced into a runoff race as expected, but against a center-right challenger who only surged in the final week of the campaign...
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Volcano victims leave photos of last moments
(International News ~ 10/06/14)
TOKYO -- The victims include hiking enthusiasts from a major insurance company. Members of a group of nature lovers studying wild plants. A construction manager who snapped about 100 photos -- found on his scratched and dented camera -- to show his wife what she was missing because she had to work that day...
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Burned bodies found in mass grave in Mexico
(International News ~ 10/06/14)
IGUALA, Mexico -- Security forces investigating the role of municipal police in deadly clashes with protesters have found burned human remains in mass graves on the edge of this city in southern Mexico, a lawyer for the families of 43 missing students said Sunday...
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Islamic State militants publicly kill 6 Iraqi troops
(International News ~ 10/06/14)
BAGHDAD -- Militants from the Islamic State group on Sunday publicly killed six Iraqi soldiers captured in an embattled western province where the extremists continue to advance despite an expanding U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes, residents said...
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Oslo 2022 Olympics bid hurt by IOC demands, arrogance
(International News ~ 10/06/14)
STAVANGER, Norway -- Norway's ruling conservative party didn't reject a government financial guarantee for the Oslo 2022 Winter Olympics bid lightly. But fears about spiraling costs and dissatisfaction at the perceived high handedness of the International Olympic Committee sparked anger in this fiercely egalitarian nation, making it impossible for lawmakers to back the bid...
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Hong Kong protesters at odds over pullback plan
(International News ~ 10/06/14)
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists agreed Sunday to remove some barriers blocking roads and sidewalks ahead of the government's deadline to scale back their protests. But the demonstrators appeared to be divided, and others refused to budge, with only hours to go...
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California drought worries pool industry
(National News ~ 10/06/14)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- California swimming pool companies just regaining their financial footing after the recession are now facing a new challenge: a devastating drought that has put the state's ubiquitous backyard pools under the microscope. More than three dozen water agencies and local cities are cracking down on water use in swimming pools with rules that range from requiring a pool cover to prevent evaporation to banning residents from draining and refilling older ones that need repairs.. ...
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Surge of hiring cuts U.S. jobless rate to 5.9 percent
(National News ~ 10/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- A surge in hiring last month helped drive the nation's unemployment rate down to a six-year low of 5.9 percent -- within striking distance of what economists consider a healthy level. The encouraging numbers -- contained in the last government report on unemployment before the midterm elections -- pushed the Dow Jones average up 209 points to 17,010 and could give an important boost at the polls to Democrats and to incumbents in general...
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Americans worry if gov't can protect them, poll says
(National News ~ 10/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- Americans lack confidence in the government's ability to protect their personal safety and economic security, a sign that their widespread unease about the state of the nation extends far beyond politics, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll...
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Ebola in U.S.: People scared, but outbreak unlikely
(National News ~ 10/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are frightened. The nation's top infectious diseases expert said it's perfectly normal to feel anxious about a disease that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West Africa. "People who are scared, I say, we don't take lightly your fear. We respect it. We understand it," Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday...
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Justices' new term has expectations on gay unions
(National News ~ 10/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court term that is starting with a lack of headline-grabbing cases may end with a blockbuster that helps define the legacy of the court under Chief Justice John Roberts. While same-sex marriage is not yet on their agenda, the justices appear likely to take on the issue and decide once and for all whether gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry...
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Prayer 10/6/14
(Prayer ~ 10/06/14)
Lord Jesus, may we seek unity and peace with one another through you our God. Amen.
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Auction of ancient Egyptian relics averted
(Entertainment ~ 10/06/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchased a collection of 4,000-year-old Egyptian artifacts found a century ago by a British explorer, averting a plan to auction the antiquities that had drawn criticism from historians...
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Southeast Missouri State's Hamm-Bey earns OVC football honor
(College Sports ~ 10/06/14)
Southeast Missouri state senior cornerback Tim Hamm-Bey was named the Ohio Valley Conference defensive Player of the week Sunday after a performance that included a blocked field-goal attempt during the Redhawks' 28-21 win over nationally ranked Tennessee State...
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Cardinals' manager to headline leadership summit
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arrow Leadership and Success Summit. The summit, sponsored by Saint Francis Medical Center, is slated for Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Show Me Center. Matheny, who played in 13 seasons of Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Nov. 14, 2011, and is the 49th manager in the history of the organization...
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Speech, hearing center attracts clients from wide geographic area
(Community ~ 10/07/14)
The Center for Speech and Hearing at Southeast Missouri State University is a hub for adults and children in need of affordable and sometimes difficult-to-find services, which is why it plans to expand in the future. Usually the center has between 50 and 60 clients a semester, plus an additional 25 or 30 for evaluations...
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New ads target Missouri governor over budget cuts
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although he's not on the ballot this year, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is the target of new TV ads released Monday by a conservative group supporting a voter proposition that would limit the governor's budget-balancing powers...
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Sheriff: Springfield woman stole from 93-year-old
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Greene County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman who deputies say stole from a 93-year-old man by exposing herself and telling him she wanted to marry him. The Springfield News-Leader reported 45-year-old Melva Bozman has been charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person in thefts that happened earlier this year...
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Missouri student loan default rate drops slightly
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The percentage of Missourians defaulting on their student loan debt is slightly dropping. The Department of Higher Education on Friday announced the state's three-year default rate dropped half a percentage point from 13.1 percent in 2010 to 12.6 percent in 2011...
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Councilwoman alters proposal on pot cultivation
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A councilwoman has asked the Columbia City Council to delay voting on her proposed ordinance to relax the city's marijuana laws after she decreased the number of plants seriously ill residents could grow without facing penalties...
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Bishop speaks out against Springfield nondiscrimination bill
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri bishop said forcing people of faith to recognize same-sex relationships is a form of discrimination and violates their religious freedoms. Bishop James Johnston of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese issued a letter opposing the proposed expansion of Springfield's nondiscrimination ordinance, which the Springfield City Council was to vote on at its Monday meeting...
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2 dead after daylight shooting in St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Two people are dead after being shot Monday afternoon near the historic Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. Monday at Fourth and Market streets, just a few blocks from Busch Stadium, hours before the Cardinals were hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in a playoff game...
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Judge bars 'keep moving' rule in Ferguson
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge in St. Louis has ordered Ferguson police to stop forcing peaceful protesters to "keep moving" or face arrest. Police have used what some call the "five-second" rule to enforce curfews during protests over the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old, Michael Brown, by a white Ferguson officer. The practice prompted the American Civil Liberties Union to sue...
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One arrested during Street Crimes Task Force operation
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man is in jail on drug charges after being arrested during a Southeast Missouri Street Crimes Task Force operation. Desmond Jerrod Minner, 36, was arrested after a detective from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety spotted Minner driving a vehicle on West Murray Lane about 6:10 p.m. Friday...
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Charleston man arrested on meth charges
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Charleston man faces charges after a SEMO Street Crimes Task Force operation Friday. About 7:15 p.m., officers served Richard Humphrey, 39, with an arrest warrant for possession of methamphetamine. Humphrey is a resident in the 700 block of State Street...
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Voter registration rises in suburban St. Louis after Ferguson shooting
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 3,000 additional residents are newly registered to vote in a St. Louis suburb where a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old. The St. Louis County Election Board reports that 3,287 people registered to vote in Ferguson since the shooting Aug. 9, which spurred sometimes violent protests...
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Pets receive blessing at St. Louis church
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A vulture, along with more traditional pets such as dogs and cats, attended a service at a downtown St. Louis church that blesses animals as part of an annual tradition. On Sunday, churchgoers and their pets listened to a sermon at the Christ Church Cathedral about the life of St. ...
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Man in custody after McDonald's robbery
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
A Cairo, Illinois, man faces charges of robbery and armed criminal action after police say he robbed a Cape Girardeau McDonald's restaurant Monday morning. Otha Don Watkins III, 32, was arrested on foot south of the restaurant at 1925 Broadway minutes after he allegedly entered it around 3:15 a.m. Monday, displayed a handgun and made away with an undisclosed amount of money, said Cape Girardeau police spokesman Cpl. Darin Hickey. Officers also recovered a firearm, Hickey said...
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Man arrested for allegedly pulling knife on father
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man faces multiple charges after allegedly threatening his father during a domestic violence incident in Morley, Missouri. James Dylan Revelle, 21, on Friday was arrested and charged with first-degree misdemeanor trespassing, felony second-degree domestic assault, felony unlawful use of a weapon and felony delivery or concealment of a controlled substance into a jail, according to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Department...
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Boeing plans to add up to 700 jobs in St. Louis to build 777X parts
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The bevy of elected officials and business leaders disappointed by Boeing Co.'s decision earlier this year to build a new commercial airplane on the West Coast rather than in Missouri received a consolation prize Monday. The aircraft manufacturer and defense industry giant announced it plans to bring up to 700 new jobs to St. ...
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Same-sex marriage advocates hopeful in Mo.
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Same-sex marriage advocates said Monday they expect it's just a matter of time before Missouri allows the unions, after the Supreme Court cleared the way for their expansion. Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay marriages, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster signaled that the state is backing away from defending its own same-sex marriage ban...
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Fowl hazards near airport discussed at council meeting
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
One of the first discussions to take place at the Cape Girardeau City Council's Monday night meeting centered on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Airport officials were concerned about additional rice fields being planted in the area and possibly attracting large waterfowl such as ducks and geese. The animals, which are attracted by the rice grains and standing water, pose risks to flying aircraft...
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A proposal on the November ballot will ask voters to renew the fire sales tax for 21 years
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Fire chief Rick Ennis remembers the day about 10 years ago he came to interview with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. He flew in on a winter day to meet with city officials about the job and stopped at a local restaurant for dinner, when a nearby newspaper caught his eye...
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Cardinals take 2-1 series lead on Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- John Lackey was just as advertised for the St. Louis Cardinals. Their postseason power surge has been a big surprise. Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer to snap a seventh-inning tie, Matt Carpenter went deep for the third straight game and Lackey pitched St. Louis past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Monday night to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five NL Division Series...
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McCaskill touts campus safety in SEMO visit
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Being the mother of two daughters and one of the few women lawyers in the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to make sure students on college campuses are safe from sexual assault. McCaskill, D-Missouri, visited Southeast Missouri State University on Monday to talk about ways of combating sexual violence. ...
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Harlem Wizards Coming To Jackson October 13
(Submitted Story ~ 10/07/14)
Come join us for an evening of Tricks, Hoops, and Alley-Oops hosted by the South Elementary PTO! Don't miss this fun-filled, high flying & interactive community event featuring the world famous Harlem Wizards basketball team as they take on the Jackson Jammers, a team of teachers, principals and community leaders from the area...
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In Support of Breast Cancer Awareness montn
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/07/14)
Bill Emerson bridge lit up with pink lights in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month
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My Favorite Fossil Art Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 10/07/14)
Enter our Fossil Day art contest at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History on October 18. The art contest is a part of our National Fossil Day Celebration. Contest is open to all children 18 years and under. Submit your art work of your favorite fossil to the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History (you may include its habitat or surroundings or you may feature only your fossil in the art work)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2014. There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. (Anderson made her Met debut in January 1955 playing the role of Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera.")...
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Several festivities being held this month in Jackson
(Column ~ 10/07/14)
Wow! October is going to be really busy in Jackson. The second annual Oktoberfest, sponsored by the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. The all-day event will feature many vendors with authentic German food, craft and Bavarian beer dispensed from two bier stations, costumed pet parade, children's fun activities, a variety of craft vendors, and three live music bands. It will be a fun day -- and evening!...
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Touching stories about breast cancer awareness
(Editorial ~ 10/07/14)
Few causes have generated as much awareness and support than Breast Cancer Awareness month during the month of October. SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Medical Center partner during the month to promote the color pink, encouraging businesses and groups to display pink flags and wear pink clothing, and raise support for breast cancer treatment...
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Turner Broadcasting is cutting 1,475 jobs
(Entertainment ~ 10/07/14)
NEW YORK -- Turner Broadcasting, the parent of the CNN, TBS and TNT networks, is eliminating about 1,475 jobs, or about 10 percent of its total employees. Monday's announcement follows an offer of voluntary buyouts to 600 veteran employees in August, part of an overall cost-cutting effort at the Atlanta-based broadcasting company founded by Ted Turner...
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Ozarks coroner gets surplus military guns
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Doug Wortham used a Defense Department giveaway program for law enforcement to stock his office with an assault rifle, a handgun and a Humvee -- even though the people in his custody are in no condition to put up a fight...
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Court clears way for gay-marriage expansion
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for an expansion of gay marriage in the United States and may have signaled that it's only a matter of time before same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states. Rejecting appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, the Supreme Court effectively made such marriages legal in 30 states, up from 19 and the District of Columbia, taking in every region of the country...
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Births 10/7/14
(Births ~ 10/07/14)
Son to Fred Christopher Naeter and Kyla Beth Wills of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 1:42 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Name, Nathan Scott. Weight, 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Ms. Wills is the daughter of Brent and Lori Wills of Jackson. Wills and Naeter are employed by Wills Insurance. He is the son of Jane and Don McLain of Jackson and Fred and Rhonda Naeter of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 10/7/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/07/14)
The city of Cape Girardeau is challenging Jackson's claim of "prior jurisdiction" in an annexation dispute over a 100-acre area west of Interstate 55. A teepee was recovered and five people arrested in conjunction with what seems to have been a pregame prank that tarnished yesterday's Jackson-Cape Girardeau Central football rivalry; four Cape Girardeau teenagers and a juvenile were arrested by Jackson police; the teepee was recovered from a Town Plaza Shopping Center trash Dumpster...
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Free birth control cuts teen pregnancy and abortions, study finds
(Community ~ 10/07/14)
Giving teens free birth control encourages them to use long-acting methods and greatly cuts the chances they will become pregnant or have an abortion, a new study finds. The average annual pregnancy rate was 34 per 1,000 girls in the study -- far below the national average of 158.5 for sexually active teens...
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Mother with womb transplant says risk paid off with birth of son
(Community ~ 10/07/14)
LONDON -- For the world's first baby born to a woman with a transplanted womb -- a medical first -- only a victorious name would do. Which is why his parents named him "Vincent," meaning "to conquer," according to his mother. The 36-year-old Swedish mother learned she had no womb when she was 15 and was devastated, she said Saturday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Robbery Burglary Assaults Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Scott County Commission action
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Scott County Commission Sept. 23 The Scott County Commission met pursuant to adjournment: members and officers: Jamie Burger, presiding commissioner (present); Dennis Ziegenhorn, 1st District commissioner (present); Donnie Kiefer, 2nd District commissioner (present)...
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Jackson police report 10/7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Morley Board of Aldermen action
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Morley, Missouri, Board of Aldermen Sept. 16 Mayor Marlin O'Neal called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 Mayor O'Neal called the meeting to order at 6 p.m....
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Higher ed partnership gets new identity
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
The Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education now will be known as Cape College Center, following the adoption of its new moniker by the partnership's advisory board Monday. Housed in the Career and Technology Center in Cape Girardeau, the center is made up of Southeast Missouri State University, Three Rivers College and Mineral Area College...
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Prayer 10/7/14
(Prayer ~ 10/07/14)
O Lord Jesus, blessed Redeemer, thank you for your grace and mercy. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State basketball teams begin practice
(College Sports ~ 10/07/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's basketball teams held their first practices of the season Sunday and Monday, respectively, and coaches Dickey Nutt and Ty Margenthaler are focused on different facets of the game for their teams to improve on.
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New concern spreads as nurse in Spain gets Ebola
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
WASHINGTON -- Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the U.S., President Barack Obama said the government was considering ordering more careful screening of airline passengers arriving from the region...
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Typhoon washes 3 U.S. airmen out to sea
(International News ~ 10/07/14)
TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon that washed three American airmen in Okinawa out to sea, killing at least one, slammed central Japan on Monday, stalling trains and flights and triggering mudslides, before swerving to the Pacific Ocean. Elsewhere in the Pacific, a separate typhoon whipped the Mariana Islands, including Guam, with high winds and heavy rain...
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Nobel Prize for medicine goes to Norwegian team and New Yorker
(International News ~ 10/07/14)
STOCKHOLM -- How do we remember where we parked the car? And how do we figure out a shortcut to work when there's a big traffic jam? The brain, it turns out, has a GPS-like function that enables people to produce mental maps and navigate the world -- a discovery for which three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame advances three golfers to state meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State football team arrives in top 25 poll
(College Sports ~ 10/07/14)
The Southeast Missouri State football team climbed into the Sports Network FCS Top 25 on Monday for the first time since the final poll of 2010. The Redhawks (4-2, 2-0 in OVC) are No. 23 in the poll following their 28-21 win against then-No. 21 Tennessee State on Saturday...
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Rams release Armstrong after loss to Eagles
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams special teams struggled in Sunday's 34-28 loss at Philadelphia. And on Monday, coach Jeff Fisher took steps to rectify the situation by releasing linebacker Ray Ray Armstrong. "We're disappointed in our special teams production," Fisher said. "It's the first time I've ever said that."...
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JoAnn Benefield
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
TAMMS, Ill. -- JoAnn Benefield, 70, of Tamms, died suddenly at 9:12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 on arrival at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 21, 1943, in Sandusky, Illinois, to Harry and Margaret Edmundson Bennett. JoAnn was a self-employed businesswoman and was always successful at her endeavors. She was a lifelong Christian with a heart of gold and was always helping those that were less fortunate...
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Duane Goodheart
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
Duane "Pete" Goodheart, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at his home. He was born June 21, 1941, in Chinook, Montana, to Ervin Joseph and Nellie Mildred Miller Goodheart. He and Saundra Gammons were married June 12, 1992, in Cape Girardeau...
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Dortha Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dortha E. Riegert Smith, 85, of Marble Hill, formerly of Advance, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Missouri. She was born Aug. 14, 1929, near Randles, daughter of William J. and Elizabeth Brooks Riegert. Dortha and Vernon L. Smith were married July 3, 1948, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Dec. 7, 2012...
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Carl Windings
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Carl Eugene "Pete" Windings, 72, of Villa Ridge passed away at 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. He was born Dec. 1, 1941, in America, Illinois, to Lorraine and James Windings Sr. He married Mary Ellen Allen Windings on April 15, 1960...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Sunday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2014. There are 80 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched a Voskhod space capsule with a three-man crew on the first mission involving more than one crew member (the flight lasted just over 24 hours)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2014. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown led a group of 21 men in a raid on Harpers Ferry in western Virginia. (Ten of Brown's men were killed and five escaped. Brown and six followers were captured; all were executed.)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2014. There are 74 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 18, 1767, the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, was set as astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon completed their survey...
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AToday in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Monday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2014. There are 79 days left in the year. This is the Columbus Day holiday in the U.S., as well as Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 13, 1914, the Boston Braves swept the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1 in Game 4 played at Fenway Park...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2014. There are 77 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 15, 1914, the Clayton Antitrust Act, which expanded on the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2014. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1814, the London Beer Flood inundated the St. Giles district of the British capital as a vat at Meux's Brewery on Tottenham Court Road ruptured, causing other vats to burst as well and sending more than 320-thousand gallons of beer into the streets; up to nine people were reported killed...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is, the 287th day of 2014. There are 78 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev was toppled from power; he was succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev as first secretary and by Alexei Kosygin as premier. Inventor Robert Moog (mohg) presented his prototype electronic music synthesizer to a meeting of the Audio Engineering Society in New York...
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1st Ebola patient diagnosed in the US has died
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
DALLAS (AP) -- The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital Wednesday, a hospital spokesman said. Thomas Eric Duncan was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where he was admitted Sept. 28 and has been kept in isolation, according to spokesman Wendell Watson...
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Wednesday is voter registration deadline
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 4 election is Wednesday. Registration forms and change of address forms may be filled out online at the Secreatary of State's website at sos.mo.gov/votemissouri. Registration forms also are available at the office of the county clerk, the local election authority. Mailed forms must be postmarked by Oct. 8 and online submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 8...
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Southeast Missouri State University to hold career fair
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Nearly 90 area employers are registered to meet Southeast Missouri State University students of all majors at the first-ever fall 2014 Career and Internship Fair on Thursday in the Student Recreation Center-North. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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Tech center works to continue offering accelerated degrees
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Cape Girardeau's Career and Technology Center is seeking funding to continue its degree acceleration programs. Statewide grant applications are being accepted through Nov. 15, and awards will be announced by Dec. 1. Up to three grants will be awarded from two funders to schools that qualify...
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"Gone Girl" hits No. 1 in worldwide box office
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Mystery-thriller "Gone Girl" sits at the top of the worldwide box office with a $62.6 million weekend estimate. Nationally, "Gone Girl" brought in slightly more than $37.5 million over its first three days, the 10th biggest October debut in history, according to media tracking firm Rentrak. It also busted director David Fincher's personal best for an opening...
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St. Louis uses Adams HR to oust Dodgers, reach NLCS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/08/14)
Cardinals move on to NLCS with another dramatic home run
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Drug agency sued over setting up a fake Facebook account
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Drug Enforcement Administration set up a fake Facebook account using photographs and other personal information it took from the cellphone of a New York woman arrested in a cocaine case in hopes of tricking her friends and associates into revealing incriminating drug secrets...
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Southeast flagged in state Sunshine Law audit
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
State Auditor Tom Schweich on Tuesday released a report that shows state and local governing bodies routinely violate Missouri's Sunshine Law. Southeast Missouri State University was cited for not documenting its reasons for closing meetings and not demonstrating how some topics discussed in closed meetings complied with state law, according to a report summary...
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First helicopter ride .. View over Emerson Bridge
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/08/14)
View over Emerson Bridge
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Sunrise on the Morning of the Red Moon
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/08/14)
Sunrise on October 8, 2014, did not want to take a back seat to the lunar eclipse. She showed off!
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Bill Eddleman reappointed to River Campus board
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents recently reappointed Dr. Bill Eddleman as a university representative on the River Campus Board of Managers. Eddleman's new term will expire Dec. 1, 2017. His current term ends Dec. 1 of this year. ...
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Central softball team shuts out Jackson in district opener
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
The run the Central softball team scored in the top of the first inning with the help of a Jackson error was all senior pitcher Maggie Groshong needed Wednesday night.
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Cape County Courthouse "All pinked up"
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/08/14)
Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson lit up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.
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The sun coming up after the blood moon
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/08/14)
Looked outside this morning & this is what I seen. The electric pole almost looks like a cross. How great is our God.
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Morning on the Mississippi River
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/08/14)
A Mussissippi River morning after the red moon
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"SOCKTOBER" Helping the Local Homeless Keep Warm
(Submitted Story ~ 10/08/14)
SOCKTOBER begins at Vintage Marketplace with helping our local community keep the homeless warm, with donations of socks!(Hats,Mittens,Hoodies and Scarves are needed too). Socktober is a great way for individuals to make a difference in someone else's life. ...
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Lower heating bills predicted for this winter
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Heating bills should be lower this winter because the deep freeze that chilled much of the nation last year is unlikely to return. Last year, persistently low temperatures across the Midwest, South and East forced people to crank up the heat. The high demand jacked up the price of some fuels, especially propane. Heating bills soared...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2014. There are 84 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 8, 1914, the World War I song "Keep the Home Fires Burning," by Ivor Novello and Lena Guilbert Ford, was first published in London under the title "Till the Boys Come Home."...
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Illegal immigration and health care law collide
(Column ~ 10/08/14)
Somewhere between ISIS and Ebola or perhaps between the Secret Service fiasco and the continued flood of illegals crossing our southern border, stands the ongoing discussion on Obamacare. Problems continue to plague the massive federal health-care system overhaul despite repeated assurances from the administration that all is going smoothly...
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Weber family shows compassion and inspires others
(Editorial ~ 10/08/14)
Nolan Weber inspired many people in his short life. The 16-year-old Jackson high school student was an athlete and a person of faith in God and had a positive attitude. Even during his battle with brain cancer, Weber lived his life. The Jackson community and others rallied around him. The affliction eventually took him from this world, but his memory, through a new foundation created by his family, lives on...
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Business startup training to resume this month
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Knowing the ins and outs of starting or expanding a new business is integral to long-term success. Making sure entrepreneurial hopefuls are educated in those areas is the goal of a popular local training program that churned out hundreds of startups in Southeast Missouri last year...
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Caruthersville police seek help finding suspect in hit-and-run
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Police are seeking the public's help in finding a hit-and-run driver. About 10:30 p.m. Thursday on Marlar Road near the Taven Apartments, a vehicle crossed the lane and struck a pedestrian, according to Caruthersville police chief Tony Jones. The vehicle then fled the scene...
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Three busted in Poplar Bluff drug sting
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An intensive investigation by the Poplar Bluff Police Department has resulted in the arrests of two men and a woman suspected of being involved in selling heroin, deputy police chief Jeff Rolland said...
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Struggling senator needs rural friends more than ever
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
DODGE CITY, Kan. -- The scrubby rangeland and tabletop fields of western Kansas have been a fertile source of wheat, soybeans and sorghum and home to one of the nation's largest cattle herds. The region has also been a steady provider of votes for conservative Midwestern Republicans such as Pat Roberts...
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Blunders renew questions about Biden's discipline
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden's supporters often brush off his slips of the tongue as byproducts of the speak-your-mind politics many Americans crave. But this time, Biden's verbal blunders are causing more than a few rough headlines and a momentary nuisance for the White House...
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Conservative states balk at gay-marriage action
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Conservative officials in some of the six states where Supreme Court action this week likely cleared the way for same-sex weddings say they won't issue marriage licenses to gay couples until their hands are forced. Now, gay-rights advocates are preparing to do just that...
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Air tanker crashes while fighting California fire
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- An air tanker fighting a wildfire near Yosemite National Park in Northern California crashed Tuesday, but there was no immediate word on the state of the plane or the pilot, who was the only person aboard, officials said...
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Justices signal support for Muslim inmate's beard
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices appeared united Tuesday as they picked apart prison rules in Arkansas that allow full Afros and mustaches, but no beards, in a case about a Muslim inmate's claim his religious beliefs require he be allowed to keep a half-inch beard...
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Complications of health-law waivers may discourage use
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Americans may qualify for waivers from the most unpopular part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But getting that exemption could be an ordeal. Community groups are concerned about a convoluted process for applying for waivers from the law's tax penalty on people who remain uninsured. Not everyone is complaining: Tax preparation companies are flagging it as a business opportunity...
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Talking to cars can be dangerous
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Just because people can talk to their cars doesn't mean they should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the distracted-driving problem worse instead of better...
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Showtime is bringing back 'Twin Peaks' as new series
(Entertainment ~ 10/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Showtime is returning to the weird world of "Twin Peaks" in a new series a quarter-century after the original version rocked viewers with its strangeness. Series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost will be back to write and produce the limited series...
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U.S.-led airstrikes produce few gains
(International News ~ 10/08/14)
BAGHDAD -- After two months, the U.S.-led aerial campaign in Iraq has hardly dented the core of the Islamic State group's territory. The extremist fighters have melted into urban areas when needed to elude the threat, and they have succeeded in taking new territory from an Iraqi army that buckles in the face of militants...
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First womb-transplant baby won't be alone for long
(International News ~ 10/08/14)
GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- The world's first baby born from a transplanted womb is soon to have company. Two more women who became pregnant after having womb transplants are due to deliver in the next few weeks -- and that could be the start of a new wave of babies born this way, say Swedish doctors who pioneered the technique...
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Soggy weather slows Illinois harvests
(State News ~ 10/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Like many Illinois growers beset by recent harvest-halting rains that have turned their fields into expanses of mud, Mark Reichert spent yet another day Tuesday relegated to odd jobs, sanding away on a propane tank he planned to paint...
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Monsanto pledges $1M for north St. Louis County
(State News ~ 10/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- One of St. Louis' largest corporations has pledged a total of $1 million to several not-for-profit groups that work in Ferguson and other north St. Louis County communities. The global seed company announced its contributions to four community development efforts Tuesday...
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McCaskill continues campus tour at Mizzou
(State News ~ 10/08/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill told student advocates, victims of sexual assault and University of Missouri administrators at her alma mater Tuesday that she hopes to use their advice in a revised draft of national legislation aimed at curbing sexual assaults on college campuses...
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Mo. seeks extradition of spree killer
(State News ~ 10/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri prosecutor enlisted the state's procedural help Tuesday in bringing back to his turf a man accused of killing an Arkansas couple during a deadly 2008 spree for which he is serving life sentences for six slayings in Illinois...
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Teachers seeking flu shots given insulin
(State News ~ 10/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis County school district is investigating how five elementary school teachers were mistakenly dosed with insulin instead of the flu vaccine, an error that led to the hospitalization of two women. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that two teachers in the Parkway School District were rushed by ambulance to the hospital in late September. Three more teachers at Shenandoah Valley Elementary School in Chesterfield received the wrong shots and also got sick...
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Wal-Mart cuts health benefits for some of its part-timers
(National News ~ 10/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of its part-time U.S. employees in a move aimed at controlling rising health-care costs of the nation's largest private employer. Wal-Mart said that starting Jan. ...
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Births 10/8/14
(Births ~ 10/08/14)
Daughter to David Allen and Bobbie Lykins of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:19 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Name, Cheyanne Nicole. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Lykins is the former Bobbie Walters, daughter of William and Carol Walters of Dutchtown. Lykins is the son of Roy Lykins and Helen Lykins of Marked Tree, Arkansas. He is employed by Superior Janitorial Service...
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Out of the past 10/8/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/08/14)
Mission Sunday is celebrated at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Jackson; the guest pastor is the Rev. Roger W. Leenerts, director of North American Missions with the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod, headquartered at the International Center in St. Louis...
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Olive Wright
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Olive Wright, 82, of Daystar Care Center in Cairo died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. Donald Topp and Antonio Oliver officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Illinois...
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Cornelious Sides
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Cornelious Sides, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. Friday at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. The pastor, William Bird, will officiate. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield with full military honors...
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Freddie Patton
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Freddie Patton, 93, of Daystar Care Center in Cairo died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joseph Brown officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Illinois National Guard and area veterans...
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Helen Musgraves
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Helen Musgraves, 97, of Van Buren, Arkansas, formerly of Advance, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born Dec. 31, 1916, in Advance, daughter of Jacob David and Loar Elizabeth Jenkins Tropf. She and Amos Musgraves were married Nov. 3, 1933, at Bloomfield, Missouri. He preceded her in death May 16, 1996...
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Eleanor Mayberry
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
THEBES, Ill. -- Eleanor Louise Jaco Mayberry, 84, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of Thebes and Pulaski, Illinois, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at the Health Center Pensacola. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Moran and Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois, with a time of sharing immediately following visitation...
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Gabbie Mason
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
THEBES, Ill. -- Gabriele "Gabbie" Mason, 57, of Thebes passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1956, in Bad Kissingen, Germany, to the late Frederick and Rita Boettcher. She and Joe Mason were married May 18, 1987, in Cape Girardeau...
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Gerry Guenther
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Geraldine "Gerry" Guenther, 83, of Jackson died Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Jason Shaw officiating. A committal service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Mueller Hill Cemetery on Highway 13 near Pinckneyville, Illinois. The Rev. David Kollmeyer will officiate. ...
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Jason Casper
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Jason Shawn Casper, 37, of Villa Ridge passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 11, 1976, in Cape Girardeau, son of Albert L. and Cheryl Garrett Casper Sr. Jason was a welder. Survivors include his wife, Shasta Lowe Casper of Villa Ridge; a daughter, Arynn Casper of the home; parents Albert and Cheryl Casper of Mounds, Illinois; father-in-law Jerry Lowe of Mound City, Illinois; mother-in-law Brenda Lowe of Mound City; two brothers, Albert Lynn Casper Jr. ...
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Ardella Anderson
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Ardella J. Anderson, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Fountain-bleau Lodge. She was born July 4, 1916, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Benjamin and Mary Jenkins. She and Harley S. Anderson were married Sept. 4, 1933, at Caruthersville, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 9, 1999...
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Scott City fire report 10/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/14)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Chaffee police report 10/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/14)
The Chaffee Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 1...
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Scott City police report 10/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/14)
The Scott City Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Sept. 21 Sept. 21...
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Jackson police report 10/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Benton Board of Aldermen action
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 City hall Mayor Joe Stuckey called the meeting to order. Those in attendance were: Howard Bollinger, alderman Ward I; Geri Hennemann, alderman Ward I; David Mack, alderman Ward II; Jim Simmons, alderman Ward II; Connie Barnett, city clerk; Roy Moore, police; Mike Fodge, resident; Chris Silman, resident...
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Nationwide Series leader makes stop in Cape Girardeau
(Community Sports ~ 10/08/14)
18-year-old Chase Elliott is showing he is more than the son of a racing legend
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IHOP now accepting job applications
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
The new IHOP expected to open next month in Cape Girardeau is seeking an assistant manager, servers, dishwashers and cooks. Applicants can pick up applications at the new store, 2406 William St., said Mina Patel, human resources generalist for Apple Investor Group. Andy and Anissa Patel, who own the new IHOP, also own Apple Investor Group. In an email to the Southeast Missourian, Mina Patel said the IHOP is a separate business from Apple Investor Group...
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Trio share Nobel for new LED
(International News ~ 10/08/14)
STOCKHOLM -- An invention that promises to revolutionize the way the world lights its homes and offices -- and already helps create the glowing screens of mobile phones, computers and TVs -- earned a Nobel Prize on Tuesday for two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American...
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Madrid to kill dog of nursing aide who got Ebola
(International News ~ 10/08/14)
MADRID -- Health officials scrambled Tuesday to figure out how West Africa's Ebola outbreak got past Europe's defenses, quarantining four people at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nursing assistant became infected. Determined to contain the spread of the deadly virus, they announced plans to euthanize the woman's dog...
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Turkey says Syrian town may fall to militants
(International News ~ 10/08/14)
MURSITPINAR, Turkey -- Islamic State fighters were poised to capture a strategic Syrian town on the Turkish border, Turkey's president warned Tuesday, even as Kurdish forces battled to expel the extremists from their footholds on the outskirts...
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Prayer 10/8/14
(Prayer ~ 10/08/14)
O Father God, thank you that we have victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State finds easiest way to success is with football in its hands
(College Sports ~ 10/08/14)
Zero turnovers and ball possession were critical in Southeast's win over TSU
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High school roundup: Parsons leads Notre Dame soccer team past Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
Benjamin Parsons scored two goals to lead the host Notre Dame Bulldogs boys soccer team to a 6-0 victory in the crosstown showdown with the Central Tigers on Tuesday afternoon. Chandler Dorris, Adam Popp, Wynn Roberds and Noah Huff each had a goal for the Bulldogs (14-3-2)...
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Walk-off HR sends Portageville over Saxony in district semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
Alexis Glidwell hit a two-run shot over the right field fence to give the Bulldogs the victory.
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Nov. 2014: 8th District U.S. House of Representatives candidate Barbara Stocker
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Name: Barbara Stocker Age: 78 Place of birth: Honesdale, Pennsylvania Spouse's, children's names: Richard Stocker (husband deceased) David Witherspoon (son), Ann Jamboretz (daughter) and Richard Witherspoon (son) Education: masters degree biochemistry, West Virginia University (1970)...
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Disability council calls for leadership, inclusion nominees
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
The Governor's Council on Disability is accepting nominations for its 2nd annual Youth Leadership and 23rd annual Inclusion awards. Deadline for nominations is Dec. 1. The Youth Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding Missouri youth (age 18-30) with a disability who has demonstrated leadership by making a difference in their community. Youths with disabilities can be nominated at http://disability.mo.gov/gcd...
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Humane Society's PUPS program celebrates 1st year
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri is a big advocate of second chances. The not-for-profit organization cares for thousands of animals each year, helping them eventually find homes within the community. Sometimes the dogs at the local Humane Society need some work on their social skills before they're ready for adoption. That's where PUPS comes in...
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Mike Buck reappointed to Show Me Center board
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents recently reappointed Mike Buck to the Show Me Center Board of Managers. Buck's new term will expire Dec. 1, 2017. His current term expires Dec. 1 of this year. Buck, director of recreational services at Southeast, has served two years, completing the term of Troy Vaughn, who left Southeast in August 2012...
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Miner city clerk fired for 'acts of dishonesty'
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
MINER, Mo. -- Miner's city clerk was terminated Friday by the Miner Board of Aldermen in a closed executive session, the Standard Democrat reported. Stephanie Turner was fired for "severe acts of dishonesty," according to city officials. The results of an investigation into city finances by the Missouri State Highway Patrol are pending. Former city clerk Janet Tuttle is serving as temporary clerk...
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Man charged with bringing knives, meth into Scott County Jail
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
A Charleston, Missouri, man is facing multiple felony charges after officers found methamphetamine and three knives on him as he was being booked into the Scott County Jail. John Leon Groves, 30, was charged with delivery of a knife into a jail, delivery of a controlled substance into a jail, possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended or revoked license after he failed to disclose that he had the contraband items, the Scott County Sheriff's Department reported Wednesday. ...
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Ex-Marine MP nabs mother's purse snatcher
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A would-be purse snatcher discovered he picked the wrong handbag to steal Monday evening. The victim's son, who just got out of the Marine Corps in February, was standing nearby. "I was talking to my girlfriend outside Wal-Mart, and I heard screaming," said Donald Miller, a former military policeman. "When I turned around, it was my mother."...
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Rep. Jason Smith to speak at Republican Women's Club lunch
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
The Cape County Republican Women's Club will host U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) at noon Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. The 8th District representative will discuss the Obama administration and federal regulations. For more information about the event, call Lisa Reitzel, vice president of programs, at 576-6335...
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Ebola screening expands as patient dies
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died Wednesday despite intense but delayed treatment, and the government announced it was expanding airport examinations to guard against the spread of the deadly disease. The checks will include taking the temperatures of hundreds of travelers arriving from West Africa at five major American airports...
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Event offers sneak peek at library's stained glass
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Although she didn't know it at the time, working at Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library gave Gay Walker inspiration for her master's thesis and two books about artist G. Owen Bonawit. Bonawit created stained-glass windows for Yale and a number of other universities, schools, churches and libraries, including Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Old Bridge
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/09/14)
I seen this old bridge one day, thought it was neat.
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Blood Moon Sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/09/14)
Glorious sunrise after the Blood Moon.
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"Everybody Counts" in the Jackson R-2 School District
(Submitted Story ~ 10/09/14)
(Jackson, MO) Everybody Counts is the theme of the Jackson R-2 School District Disability Awareness Week (DAW) program, October 6-10. During the designated week, the Jackson R-2 School District and the Jackson community hosts events to promote the understanding of students with disabilities, realizing the importance of every person regardless of ability...
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Man charged with making, selling fake IDs
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Cape Girardeau police are cautioning business owners to be on the lookout for fake identification cards after the Saturday arrest of a man suspected of selling them. Seth B. Stevens, 20, faces charges of underage drinking, possession of a fake driver's license, possession of a forging instrument and counterfeiting. He is in jail in lieu of $10,000 bond...
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Portageville upsets Kelly in district final
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/14)
Savannah Lovins hit a two-run home run to lead the Bulldogs to their first-ever district championship.
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Southeast Missouri State football team takes ranking, perfect OVC mark to Murray
(College Sports ~ 10/09/14)
One season ago the Southeast Missouri State football team was searching for its first win of the season going into its game against Murray State after losing its first five games.
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Central softball team trails Farmington 5-1 in district semifinal halted by rain
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/14)
Farmington hit a grand slam in the first inning before play was suspended
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2014. There are 83 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 9, 1888, the public was first admitted to the Washington Monument. On this date: In 1514, Mary Tudor, the 18-year-old sister of Henry VIII, became Queen consort of France upon her marriage to 52-year-old King Louis XII, who died less than three months later...
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Speak Out 10/9/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/09/14)
I would like to say thank you to the lady who bought lunch for my granddaughter, husband and I at Olive Garden yesterday. We will always remember it as a very special act of kindness that touched us deeply. Thank you again. Good Samaritan Monday about 4:30 at the intersection of Siemers Drive and Bloomfield Road, a lady was making a left turn and her car just stalled. Then about five young people left their cars to help her to get her car out of traffic. To me that's a Good Samaritan...
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The Southeast Missourian and general excellence
(Editorial ~ 10/09/14)
Being a good journalist has never been easy. Developing a great story requires so many elements. It takes time and dedication. Resourcefulness. Talent and skill. It takes innovation and instinct. It takes persistence. And knowledge. It takes personal sacrifice. Attention to detail. An artist's touch...
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Butler, Gordon relish Royals' postseason success
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- They endured it together, Billy Butler and Alex Gordon. All those years with 90 losses, the managerial changes and youth movements and empty seats come late September. Empty seats in July and August, too. They were supposed to be the two players who led the Kansas City Royals back to the playoffs. ...
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QB Mauk growing in second year
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Maty Mauk remembers the advice Henry Josey gave him on the sideline last year at Georgia: "Just go out there and be you, kid." Then a freshman with only three career passing attempts at Missouri, Mauk came off the bench to lead two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and preserve a 41-26 win in relief of injured starter James Franklin...
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Cards' homegrown talent key to another NLCS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/14)
A change in players hasn't stopped the Cardinals from advancing to the NLCS for the fourth straight season
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Woman with cancer plans to take her life in Oregon
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brittany Maynard will not live to see whether her advocacy makes a difference. The 29-year-old woman expects to die no later than Nov. 1. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her in October, she plans to take advantage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and end her own life Nov. 1 -- a few days after her husband's 30th birthday...
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SolarCity loan deal may propel rooftop market
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
NEW YORK -- SolarCity will begin offering loans to homeowners for solar systems, a move industry analysts say could reshape the market for rooftop solar and propel its rapid adoption. Most current rooftop solar deals involve a lease or an agreement to buy power over a period of time, but the company owns the panels. SolarCity's loan will allow customers to own their systems and still pay less for electricity, a simpler and cheaper prospect...
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Court hears arguments that chimps have rights
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A state appeals court will decide in coming weeks whether chimpanzees are entitled to "legal personhood" in a case that could lead to expanded rights for animals such as gorillas, elephants and dolphins, according to the lawyer advocating for a 26-year-old chimp named Tommy...
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Mom, beau plead not guilty in alcohol-in-IV death
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- A man told police he poured vodka into the IV feeding tube of his girlfriend's disabled 13-year-old son to settle him down, a dose of alcohol that contributed to his death, according to court documents released Wednesday. Walter Richters and Melissa Robitille, both 38, were charged with second-degree murder in the Aug. ...
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U.S., allies chafing at Turkish inaction on Syria
(International News ~ 10/09/14)
ISTANBUL -- As U.S. generals and Secretary of State John Kerry warn a strategic Syrian border town could fall to Islamic State militants, the Turkish military has deployed its tanks on its side of the frontier but only watched the slaughter. Turkey's inaction despite its supposed participation in a coalition forged to crush the extremist group is frustrating Washington and its NATO allies, and reviving a rebellion by Turkish Kurds...
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Lunar eclipse seen in Asia and the Americas
(International News ~ 10/09/14)
TOKYO -- Evening viewers in much of Asia and early risers in parts of the Americas were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse Wednesday, though clouds obscured it for some. Lucky ones saw the moon turn orange or red in what is known as a "blood moon." The hue results from sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere...
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U.N. says hundreds killed during Ukraine cease-fire
(International News ~ 10/09/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- At least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last month's cease-fire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops, the United Nations said Wednesday. Hostilities are persisting in the main rebel-held city of Donetsk, as well as around the towns of Debaltseve and Schastye...
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Mo. lobbyists report costly meal differently
(State News ~ 10/09/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A $3,000 dinner involving several Republican lawmakers was reported differently to the Missouri Ethics Commission by a dozen lobbyists splitting the tab. The meal at a Dallas steakhouse was provided during an August conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council, and involved House Speaker Tim Jones, Majority Leader John Diehl, Rep. Sue Allen, Sen. Ed Emery and Sen. Wayne Wallingford...
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First Wentzville-made trucks going to dealerships
(State News ~ 10/09/14)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- The General Motors plant in Wentzville celebrated a major milestone Wednesday as the Missouri-made mid-sized pickup trucks rolled out to dealerships. Gov. Jay Nixon, UAW leaders, GM officials and more than 125 Chevy and GMC dealers were on hand at the sprawling suburban St. Louis plant for the rollout of the Wentzville-made GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado trucks. Thirty-seven of the new trucks were parked in the shape of a GM logo on the assembly plant parking lot...
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California psychiatrist testifies in Kansas City Catholic diocese suit
(State News ~ 10/09/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A California psychiatrist explained to jurors how repressed memory works in the seventh day of a trial in a lawsuit against the Kansas City-St. Joseph Catholic Diocese. A former altar boy sued the diocese in 2011, saying he was sexually abused by a priest when he was a student in the 1980s at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School. He claims the diocese was repeatedly told the priest, who died last year, was a danger to children, but failed to prevent the abuse...
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Ebola survivor donates blood to sick journalist while in K.C.
(State News ~ 10/09/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The first American flown back to the U.S. for treatment of Ebola has donated blood to the most recent patient to return from West Africa with the disease, the Nebraska Medical Center said Wednesday. The hospital said it called Dr. Kent Brantly on Tuesday to tell him his blood type matches that of Ashoka Mukpo, a freelance video journalist who arrived at the medical center Monday...
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Court hears dispute over pay for security checks
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- Workers who fill customer orders for Internet retailer Amazon might be out of luck in their quest to be paid for time they spend going through security checkpoints each day. Several Supreme Court justices expressed doubts Wednesday during arguments over whether federal law entitles workers to compensation for routine security measures to prevent employee theft...
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Former Treasury chief defends terms of AIG bailout
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- Former top regulator Timothy Geithner defended terms of the U.S. government's bailout of American International Group Inc., saying Wednesday the insurance giant's exceptionally risky behavior had caused losses that called for strict treatment...
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'7th Heaven' actress Sarah Goldberg dies at 40
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/14)
CHICAGO -- Sarah Goldberg, who starred in the television series "7th Heaven" and the film "Jurassic Park III," has died. She was 40. Goldberg died in her sleep of natural causes Sept. 27 at her family's cabin in Wisconsin, her mother Judy Goldberg told the Chicago Sun-Times. She said a heart ailment is suspected, although an autopsy failed to determine the exact cause of death...
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New edition of health-insurance site unveiled
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also said HealthCare.gov won't display premiums for 2015 until the second week of November. Open enrollment runs from Nov. 15 through Feb. 15. Coverage can start Jan. 1...
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Justice Kennedy allows gay marriage in Nevada
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday allowed same-sex marriage to begin in Nevada, clarifying an earlier order temporarily blocking gay unions applies only to Idaho. Kennedy said in a brief order he was lifting the hold he imposed five hours earlier Wednesday on same-sex weddings in Nevada. He said his order would continue to block gay marriage in Idaho, where state officials have asked for the delay. Nevada officials did not make a similar request...
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Local not-for-profit campaigns against Amendment 3
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
With the help of Protect Our Local Schools, the not-for-profit group No On 3 conducted a phone bank Wednesday to gather opposition to Amendment 3, which would tie teacher evaluations to student test performance. The initiative is on the Nov. 4 general election ballot, although the group spearheading it, Teachgreat.org, is no longer campaigning for it...
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Texas deputy treated out of 'abundance of caution'
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
FRISCO, Texas -- A sheriff's deputy who went into the apartment where the Dallas Ebola patient stayed was hospitalized out of an "abundance of caution" after falling ill Wednesday, officials said. The deputy went to an urgent care clinic in Frisco, a northern suburb of Dallas, and was exhibiting enough symptoms of Ebola to trigger a preliminary screening, Frisco Fire Chief Mark Piland said. He did not specify the symptoms and said test results were expected back within about 48 hours...
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Broadway at Bedell
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Collin Ritter portrays Corny Collins, left, as he performs with the ensemble Wednesday during the first act of "Hairspray" at the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The opening-night performance from The Department of Theatre and Dance drew a crowd of 514. The show runs through Sunday...
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California grounds air tankers after deadly crash
(National News ~ 10/09/14)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Air tankers were grounded Wednesday in California after one of the aircraft crashed into a steep canyon wall while fighting a blaze in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot, officials said. The agency normally does such a safety stand-down after a crash, State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Alyssa Smith said...
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Heavy security clampdown at Cairo University in Egypt
(International News ~ 10/09/14)
CAIRO -- At Cairo University's campus, new, black steel walls have gone up. A private security firm has put up surveillance cameras. Guards have bomb-detection devices. Just outside, heavily armed riot police have permanent positions. Summer vacation ends this weekend, and universities across Egypt are preparing for the return of students with a heavy, pre-emptive security clampdown. ...
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Births 10/9/14
(Births ~ 10/09/14)
Daughter to Jesse Lee and Casey Marie Stuart of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:16 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Name, Kinsley Reece. Weight, 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Fifth child, fourth daughter. Mrs. Stuart is the former Casey Enderle, daughter of Kenny and Lisa Enderle of Scott City and Wanda O'Quinn of Jackson. She is employed by Saint Francis. Stuart is the son of Kathleen Stuart of Festus, Missouri, and Steve Stuart of Pacific, Missouri. He is owner of Soo Vape...
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Out of the past 10/9/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/09/14)
State Rep. Mary Kasten of Cape Girardeau has helped organize a statewide conference that examined issues facing day cares in Missouri; last week's conference in Jefferson City was attended by about 175 people representing all segments of the day-care industry...
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Road work 10/9/14
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Highway 77 in Scott County, from Cape Girardeau Street to U.S. 61, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews core drill. The work will be performed from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/09/14
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. Thursday Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business Appointments and possible action items Action items Discussion and possible action Discussion and possible action, county advisory boards...
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Jackson fire report 10/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Monday: * Medical assist on Independence Street. *** The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Tuesday: * Medical assist on West Jackson Boulevard.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Rose White
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
Rose Marie White, 62, of Sikeston, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. A memorial service will be at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Randy Morse
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
Randy William Morse, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from noon until service time Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ron Watts officiating. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Gerry Guenther
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
Geraldine A. "Gerry" Guenther, 83, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 5, 1930, in Granite City, Illinois, to William and Violet Krug Fricke. She and Charles "Chuck" Guenther were married Jan. 19, 1952, in Granite City...
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Cheryl Elledge
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Cheryl Denise Elledge, 63, of Glen-allen died Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until service time Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Marilyn Chapman
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
Marilyn Lee Chapman, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at her home. She was born July 5, 1926, in Middletown, Indiana, to the late Edward and Golda Caroline Kelley Neighbours. She and James Lloyd Chapman were married Oct. 9, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Aug. 28, 1996...
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Lynda Britt
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
Lynda Lee Britt of Jackson died peacefully at home Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, surrounded by family and friends. The family will receive friends from noon until service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin, Illinois. A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Stacy L. Britt will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery...
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Crowdfunding gives a leg up to animal projects
(Community ~ 10/09/14)
LOS ANGELES -- A large number of small online donations can turn pet projects into big lifesavers for animals. LoveAnimals.org, a year-old crowdfunding site, is believed to be the first devoted to aiding just pets and wildlife. It has tapped into the power of online contributions, where people can give what they can, whether $5 or $500, to help a more costly project come to fruition. ...
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Stamp collecting good for children, experts say
(Community ~ 10/09/14)
Even avid collectors will tell you: Stamp collecting is not the flashiest of hobbies. It isn't trendy. It doesn't speed past you at the breakneck pace of a video game or offer the manic energy of a Cartoon Network television show. It rewards patience and persistence, teaching those who embrace it about everything from ancient history to modern graphic design...
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Hooked on Science: Unbreakable light bulb
(Community ~ 10/09/14)
Dropping a light on the floor might seem dangerous, but it all depends on how it's dropped. Incandescent light bulb STEP 1: Hold the incandescent light bulb so the metal part is pointing toward the floor, let go and observe. The incandescent light bulb does not break. The reason: The metal part of the light bulb absorbs most of the force created by the impact...
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Who's neXt 10/9/14
(Community ~ 10/09/14)
The bands will perform classic band marches and ballads at their first concert. The Symphonic Band's repertoire will include arrangements of songs from the musical "The Music Man" as well as selections from "Ballet Parisian" by Jacques Offenbach. The Concert Band's songs for the evening will include two marches by Karl King: "Gallant Marines" and "Torch of Liberty."...
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3 win Nobel in chemistry for super-zoom microscopes
(International News ~ 10/09/14)
STOCKHOLM -- Three researchers won a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for giving microscopes sharper vision than was thought possible, letting scientists peer into living cells with unprecedented detail to seek the roots of disease. The chemistry prize was awarded to U.S. researchers Eric Betzig and William Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell. They found ways to use molecules that glow on demand to overcome what was considered a fundamental limitation for optical microscopes...
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