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'Birdman' takes flight at Oscars
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/15)
LOS ANGELES -- The long take of "Birdman" has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood's top honor in a ceremony punctuated by passionate pleas for equality...
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Nell Holcomb district may face tough choices
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
The Nell Holcomb School District hosted its first of two town hall meetings Monday to provide details about an April ballot issue that would allow for local control of the annual tax rate. The measure -- Proposition 2 -- would eliminate the mandated Proposition C rollback. Proposition C, enacted in 1982, is a one-cent statewide sales tax for education with a corresponding property tax reduction for school districts...
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Cape juvenile faces pot charges after traffic stop
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
A Cape Girardeau man is facing drug charges following a Sunday traffic stop. Just after 11 p.m. Sunday, an officer was following a gold Chrysler 300 when he noticed the license plate cover was tinted darkly enough to make the plate difficult to read, according to a probable-cause statement. ...
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Goats, chickens perish in barn fire near Fruitland
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
Five goats and a few chickens died Sunday afternoon during a barn fire in rural Cape Girardeau County. About 3:30 p.m., Fruitland Area Fire Protection District received a call of a barn on fire with animals trapped inside. When firefighting crews arrived, the barn was engulfed in flames, Fruitland fire chief Rob Francis said. He said firefighters from Millersville, East County and Gordonville assisted...
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Fuel-hauling trains could derail 10 times a year
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The federal government predicts trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly killing hundreds of people if an accident happens in a densely populated part of the U.S...
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Scott City may form a local Boys and Girls Club
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
Members of the Scott City community are coming together in an effort to bring a Boys and Girls Club. The Boys and Girls club is an after-school program that helps children with their school work, feeds them and allows children to interact and participate in activities with their peers...
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City faces decision on funding street repairs
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
For every bump and bang drivers feel as they navigate the streets of Cape Girardeau, city officials are feeling them, too. That's why residents and the city have a big decision to make regarding the future allocation of money in Transportation Trust Fund 5 for street repairs...
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Trivia Night to benefit Relay for Life
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/15)
On Saturday, February 28, at 6 pm, the Got Hope Relay for Life Team will host its second annual Trivia Night. The event will be held at the Fellowship Hall of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, across from Arena Park. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the competition starts at 6 pm. ...
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Friends of Morris Library Annual Book Sale
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/15)
The Friends of Morris Library Annual Book Sale will be held in Morris Library (lower level) at SIU. It will be a two day event: Friday, March 20: - First Choice Sale - $10 entry fee - 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, March 21: - Book Sale - 10 a.m.-3 p.m...
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Amazing Grace
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/23/15)
Historic Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church in Fruitland, Mo.
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SE Mission Team Fundraiser Re-Scheduled
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/15)
Each year, the Southeast Mission Team, which includes United Methodist Churches and Sargent's Chapel (ELCA), sends a work team to Henderson Settlement in Southeast Kentucky, on the Kentucky/Tennessee border. Over the years, we have worked on homes building porches, adding rooms, painting, and assisting with basic home repairs. ...
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Southeast Hospice Seeks Volunteers to Help Others
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/15)
Do you have a desire to help others? Volunteer with Southeast Hospice and become part of a team that provides care, understanding and appreciation of terminal patients and their families. Southeast Hospice provides 12 to 15 hours of training for volunteers on everything from communication skills and family dynamics to grief and patient/family rights...
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Cape Central FBLA Competes at Districts
(Submitted Story ~ 02/23/15)
Members of the Cape Central High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter recently attended the 2015 District 15 FBLA Leadership Conference held at Southeast Missouri State University. The District Conference hosted 13 Southeast Missouri high school and a total of over 320 students. Cape Central had 35 members compete and Brad Orenstein was elected District Secretary...
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Two area funeral homes combine into one
(Business ~ 02/23/15)
Two funeral homes with long family histories in the business have found a connection as one expands. Ford and Sons Funeral Home announced in early February it purchased Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson, which brings a fourth funeral home under the Ford and Sons name...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
Today is Monday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2015. There are 311 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 23rd, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised the American flag. (There were actually two flag-raisings, the second of which was captured in the iconic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal of The Associated Press.)...
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Editorial: High school students impress with their art at River Campus
(Editorial ~ 02/23/15)
If you haven't checked out the High School Art Exhibition at the Crisp Museum on the River Campus yet, we encourage you to do so. The exhibition will remain on display through March 8; hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday...
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Speak Out 2/23/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/23/15)
** President Obama; ** Hillary Clinton; ** Roundabout; ** Streetlight; ** ISIS battle; ** Spain's free college; ** Postsecondary; ** Jeb Bush; ** Thank you
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A slippery stroll
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
Despite cold and snow, John Folwell keeps his weekly routine of a 4-mile round-trip walk Sunday on the Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail in Cape Girardeau.
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Bobcat sightings rise in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
PUXICO, Mo. -- More and more, the public is hearing of bobcat sightings in Southeast Missouri. A recent Facebook posting of a bobcat seen within the confines of Mingo Wildlife Refuge confirmed their presence again in the region and raised some questions for Peter Rea, refuge ranger at Mingo...
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Somali extremists urge attacks on U.S. shopping malls
(International News ~ 02/23/15)
JOHANNESBURG -- A video purported to be by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries. U.S. authorities said there was "no credible" evidence suggesting a U.S. mall attack was in the works...
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Ferry sinks in central Bangladesh, killing at least 48
(International News ~ 02/23/15)
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A river ferry carrying up to 140 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel, killing at least 48 people, officials said. A rescue operation was under way, but it was not clear how many people were missing...
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Engagement office unfunded in 2016 budget
(State News ~ 02/23/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After tensions flared in Ferguson and around the country when Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in August, Gov. Jay Nixon created the Office of Community Engagement as a centerpiece to address concerns in the state's low-income and minority communities...
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Local businesses honored at advertising awards
(Business ~ 02/23/15)
Local businesses and students were recognized Friday for their advertising creativity at the Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals' American Advertising Awards Show. A total of 140 print, interactive, broadcast and multimedia advertising projects, all created, published or aired in the Cape Girardeau; Paducah, Kentucky; and Harrisburg, Illinois, markets in 2014, were considered in this year's competition...
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Ronnie Swan
(Obituary ~ 02/23/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ronnie C. Swan, 70, of Marble Hill died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Born near Grassy, Missouri, on April 23, 1944, he was the son of John Earl and Dorothy Mae Estes Swan. Ronnie had worked as a machinist for the Rubbermaid Manufacturing Company in Jackson for 25 years...
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Danny Knaeble
(Obituary ~ 02/23/15)
Danny Ray Knaeble, 67, of Scott City died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at his home. He was born April 13, 1947, in Milaca, Minnesota, to Raymond and Geraldine Hallbeck Knaeble. Danny and Lisa Charline Wamsley were married on Dec. 9, 2003. He was a retired truck driver...
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Donald Moneyhun
(Obituary ~ 02/23/15)
Donald L. Moneyhun, 78, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at his home. He was born May 28, 1936, in Hilderbrand, Missouri, son of Larkin Lee and Bernice Evelyn Cadle Moneyhun. Don was baptized June 28, 1936, at Sargents Chapel Lutheran Church near Sedgewickville, Missouri, and was a longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. He was a 1955 graduate of Oak Ridge High School...
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Charles Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/23/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Charles Louis Smith, 84, of Cairo died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at Daystar Nursing and Rehab Center in Cairo. He was born in Cairo on Oct. 14, 1930, to Loren Bronson and Willa Mae Willard Smith. Charles attended grade school and high school in Cairo. ...
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Births 2/23/15
(Births ~ 02/23/15)
Daughter to Skylor Dalton Woods and Aundrea LeSheryl Tillmon of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:57 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Name, Auniya Chrislee'Skye. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Ms. Tillmon is the daughter of Michael Tillmon of Caruthersville, Missouri, and Darla Tillmon of Cape Girardeau. Woods is the son of Kristal Woods and Chris Phelps of Caruthersville...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/23/15
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Recorder of deeds monthly report...
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Alabama woman set for trial in granddaughter's running death
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
GADSDEN, Ala. -- A prosecutor calls Joyce Hardin Garrard the "drill sergeant from hell," a woman so mean she made her 9-year-old granddaughter run until the girl collapsed and died, all as punishment for lying about candy. In court, the 59-year-old year old woman looks like a typical grandmother ,aside from a jail uniform and shackles. Her attorneys argue her granddaughter died because of other medical problems, not anything Garrard did...
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Anti-vaccine mothers discuss their thinking amid backlash
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. -- One is a businesswoman and an MBA graduate. Another is a corporate vice president. These mothers -- educated, middle-class professionals -- are among the vaccine skeptics who have been widely ridiculed since more than 100 people fell ill in a measles outbreak traced to Disneyland...
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Chief: Retired officer apparently killed 2 daughters, self
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
HARRISON, N.Y. -- A retired police officer apparently shot his two teenage daughters to death and then killed himself in the family's suburban New York home, a police official said Sunday. Harrison Police Chief Anthony Marraccini said the deaths of 52-year-old Glen Hochman and his daughters Alissa and Deanna on Saturday "would appear to be a double murder-suicide." He said the motive was unknown...
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Tsarnaev's lawyer has saved notorious clients from death
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
BOSTON -- With her arm around the young man's back, she gives him a gentle pat and leans in to whisper something to him. Judy Clarke could be his mother, with this simple, comforting gesture, but she is not. She is a defense lawyer and he is accused of bombing the Boston Marathon...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team fails on attempt to reserve spot in OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 02/23/15)
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- It appeared as if the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team was poised to secure its spot in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Sunday night. The Redhawks maintained a lead for 31 minutes, 25 seconds in their game against Eastern Illinois on Sunday night, but never led in the final six minutes when they began to play like an entirely different team...
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Congressional votes 2-23-15
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
There was one key vote and three roll call votes in the House last week; the Senate held no votes, as Congress was in recess for most of the week. The House and Senate will reconvene this week. HOUSE VOTE DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR BUSINESSES: The House passed the America's Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R. ...
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List of 87th Academy Award winners
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
List of winners at Sunday's 87th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Best picture: "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)." Actor: Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything." Actress: Julianne Moore, "Still Alice."...
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Perryville man charged with assault in year-old case
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
A Perryville, Missouri, man is facing assault charges in connection with a year-old case involving the son of a former Perryville police chief. Jordan A. McRoberts, 21, was charged Thursday with two counts of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after a February 2014 altercation with two brothers, Arnold and Allan Dodds, online court records show...
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Discovery Playhouse to unveil new exhibit Wednesday
(Local News ~ 02/23/15)
The Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau is opening its latest exhibit this week. At 11 a.m. Wednesday, the museum will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new veterinarian exhibit. The name of at exhibit also will be announced. The exhibit's name was chosen from ideas from Discovery Playhouse members and its visitors. The exhibit is sponsored by Ford and Sons Funeral Home and Funeral Directors Life Insurance Co...
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Man irked with haircut flies into rage at salon
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man who was unhappy with his haircut faces charges after police say he became enraged and threw items around a salon. Stamford Police Sgt. Kelly Connelly said Alan Becker, 47, was angered further when he learned the trim he got Wednesday morning was going to cost him $50. Connelly said Becker kicked a hole in a wall, became hostile toward staff and customers and threw a candle display and other items. Authorities later arrested Becker at his Stamford home...
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Legendary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry dies at 94
(National News ~ 02/23/15)
NEW YORK -- Clark Terry, a Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter who played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on "The Tonight Show" and collaborated with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, has died. He was 94...
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Jackson fire report 2/23/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/15)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Emergency medical service on East Jackson Boulevard. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Electrical problem on Hannah Street. n Emergency medical service on Connie Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/23/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests to do not imply guilt. Arrests n A subject is in custody pending formal charges after a robbery at 1320 W. Cape rock Drive. Theft n A license plate was reported stolen from 435 N. Frederick Street...
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Prayer 2/23/15
(Prayer ~ 02/23/15)
Lord Jesus, we give thanks for your perfect peace that passes all understanding. Amen.
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Out of the past: Feb. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 02/23/15)
Ten engineering firms have submitted statements of qualifications to the Cape Girardeau County Commission to provide engineering services for a 7,700-acre recreational lake being considered in Cape and Bollionger counties; the proposals will be referred to the lake committee and the county's attorney, Larry Ferrell, for review and a recommendation...
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36 Restaurant & Bar opens on Main Street
(Business ~ 02/23/15)
A new restaurant offering American-style fare with French and Italian influences opened Feb. 14 at 36 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. 36 Restaurant & Bar is owned and operated by John Eric and Vanessa Klein of Cape Girardeau. John Eric Klein said the restaurant offers fresh food daily and a dining experience with "elegant and comfortable ambiance." Space for private parties is available on the restaurant's second floor, with a view of the Mississippi River. ...
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