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Sen. Rubio tells his supporters he is running for White House
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
MIAMI -- Sen. Marco Rubio entered the presidential race Monday by offering the nation a younger generation of leadership that breaks free of ideas "stuck in the 20th century," a jab at both Democratic favorite Hillary Rodham Clinton and his one-time Republican mentor, former Florida governor Jeb Bush...
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Cape Girardeau hunter ponders where to display white deer mount
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
When Jerry Kinnaman asked his taxidermist, Danny Wahl, if he would mount an albino buck, Wahl agreed but didn't think he'd ever get the chance. "I sort of shrugged it off. He told me that last year, that he was going after that deer, but he didn't get it," Wahl said. "Then he did call me [to say he had harvested it] while I was on my way to work."...
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Ray focused on building bond with current Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 04/14/15)
"I want those guys to know that we want them to be a part of this program," Southeast men's basketball coach Rick Ray said of the nine players remaining from Dickey Nutt's final team.
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Southeast Missouri State's women's basketball coach expected to be introduced Wednesday
(College Sports ~ 04/14/15)
The athletics department announced Tuesday afternoon that there will be a press conference "regarding the future of its women's basketball program" at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Rick Ray introduced as Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach
(College Sports ~ 04/14/15)
Ray, who was fired from Mississippi State on March 21, was announced as the 20th coach in the Southeast men's basketball program history Monday evening.
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INTERNATIONAL GUITAR CHAMPION IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Submitted Story ~ 04/14/15)
Mark Kroos Plays Two Guitar Necks at the Same Time April 2nd, 2015 (Charlotte, NC) -- First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau is bringing guitar champion Mark Kroos in for a concert on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:30 PM. Admission is free but a love offering will be taken...
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St. John's Lutheran Church Hosts Blessing of the Bikes Event
(Submitted Story ~ 04/14/15)
St. John's Lutheran Church to Host Blessing of the Bikes St. John's Lutheran Church 158 Little Street, Pocahontas, Missouri will host a Blessing of the Bikes event, Sunday, May 17, 2015. The day's schedule of events includes a worship service at 10:00 am., a General Blessing of the bikes at 11:00 am., followed by individual blessings. Free lunch will be provided at 12:00 noon, including brats donated by Reis Meats of Pocahontas...
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HAVCO Employees Donate $2,554 to Dig for Life
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/15)
HAVCO Wood Products, LLC., of Scott City, raised $2,554.70 for Saint Francis Medical Center's Dig for Life fund. Nearly 450 employees purchased pink T-shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and selected Dig for Life as the recipient. Dig for Life provides free mammography screenings for women who otherwise would not be able to afford them...
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Ochs Employees Donate $3,825 to Dig for Life
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/15)
Ochs Furniture, Ochs Auto Sales and Ochs Rent-a-Car in Jackson and Perryville raised $3,825.58 for Dig for Life by donating a percentage of sales during the month of October. The funds will go to Saint Francis Medical Center to provide free mammograms to local women who otherwise could not afford them...
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Southeast baseball team tops regional rival Southern Illinois
(College Sports ~ 04/14/15)
After seeing success as a starting pitcher last season, Ryan Lenaburg isn't finding it hard to make the transition into a reliable relief pitcher for the Southeast Missouri State baseball team this year. "We have other guys that have been throwing the ball really well, so I'm just picking it up where everybody leaves off in the bullpen, knowing that things will turn out just fine," Lenaburg said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 104th day of 2015. There are 261 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington...
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Kennett shooting death still under investigation
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
Candles were still burning Monday morning at an impromptu memorial put together by family and friends at the sight where William Thomas Jr. was shot to death. The shooting that killed Thomas and wounded Taneka Parker occurred early Saturday in Kennett near Mason's Cafe at Commercial and North Baldwin streets...
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Meritless lawsuits fuel need for reform
(Column ~ 04/14/15)
When you fill up your tank, a portion of your bill is going directly to trial attorneys. Gas companies are the latest target for class action lawyers who claim that fill-ups with higher octane gasoline are somehow fraudulently diluted because a few drops from a previous lower-octane purchase might linger in the pump...
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Voters cast their votes on issues, local candidates
(Editorial ~ 04/14/15)
One week ago today, voters made their voices heard. It was an election that reminded us that every vote counts. The Cape Girardeau County use tax passed by just 13 votes, with 3,533 in favor and 3,520 against. The vote could be challenged. Any registered voter may request a recount within 30 days, since the difference was less than 1 percent. The use tax is a tax on purchases made outside the state, such as cars...
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Missouri first responders learn to care for special needs children
(State News ~ 04/14/15)
ST. LOUIS -- First responders in Missouri are being trained as part of a new program to care for children with special needs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Shelby Cox and Tricia Casey developed the Special Needs Tracking and Awareness Response System last summer. The system identifies each special-needs child within a district with a number, which emergency dispatchers can relay to ambulance crews...
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Births 4/14/15
(Births ~ 04/14/15)
Son to Derrick Lynn and Rachel Lauren Biri of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 7:31 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2015. Name, Myles Owen. Weight, 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Mrs. Biri is the former Rachel VanGilder, daughter of Clay and Julie VanGilder of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by HealthPoint Fitness in Jackson. Biri is the son of Jim and Lisa Biri of Jackson. He is employed by Commerce Bank in Jackson...
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Delmar Witt
(Obituary ~ 04/14/15)
Delmar Wayne Witt, 92, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born May 12, 1922, in Arrowsmith, Illinois, to George Vader and Carrie Mae Taylor Witt. He and Betty LaVerne Short were married June 25, 1946, in St. Louis. She preceded him in death Jan. 16, 2005...
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Lee Townes
(Obituary ~ 04/14/15)
William Lee Townes, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Jan. 31, 1925, in VanDuser, Missouri, to Nathaniel Forrest and Ida Francis Hedge Townes. He and Eva Mae Rocassi Miller were married Oct. 1, 1966. She passed away Feb. 8, 2008...
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John Shanks
(Obituary ~ 04/14/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- John Shanks, 90, of Bloomfield went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 12, 2015. A celebration of life and funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Bloomfield. The Rev. Jim Matthews will officiate, with the Rev. Jerry Darby assisting...
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Joe Miller
(Obituary ~ 04/14/15)
Joe Hal Miller, 76, of Millersville passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at his son's home near Millersville. He was born June 2, 1938, in Millersville, son of Thomas Bryan "T.B." and Mildred Irene Stearns Miller. He and Charlotte Drum were married May 16, 1960, at Millersville Methodist Church...
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Letterman packing show with stars as end nears
(Entertainment ~ 04/14/15)
NEW YORK -- David Letterman is packing his final 28 shows as a late-night host with a who's who of Hollywood favorites leading up to his May 20 swan song. CBS announced Monday that guests will include Bill Murray, George Clooney, Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Rickles, Julia Roberts, Ray Romano, Howard Stern, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Short, John Travolta, Michael J. ...
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Lawmakers move to compromise on welfare cuts
(State News ~ 04/14/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican leaders of an effort to cap lifetime eligibility for a low-income cash assistance program support tweaking the proposal to apply only to new families who get benefits. Rep. Diane Franklin, of Camdenton, told a conference committee Monday that those in the program should not necessarily be subject to a reduced limit that changes the rules midstream...
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Advocates for inmate ask Mo. governor to halt execution
(State News ~ 04/14/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Advocates for a black inmate facing execution in Missouri said Monday that he was unfairly sentenced to death when African-Americans were excluded from the jury at his St. Louis County trial. Andre Cole, 52, is scheduled to die today for killing a man in 1998 in a fit of anger over having to pay child support. He would be the third convicted killer put to death in Missouri this year...
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Russia lifts ban on missile system delivery to Iran
(International News ~ 04/14/15)
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin on Monday sanctioned the delivery of a highly capable Russian air defense missile system to Iran, a game changer move that would significantly bolster the Islamic republic's military capability and fuel Israel's concerns...
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Police use of stun guns eyed in officer-involved killings
(State News ~ 04/14/15)
The officer had an immediate explanation after shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in South Carolina: He said he fired in self-defense after a struggle over his stun gun. But his initial claim points to a policing paradox that has civil rights advocates alarmed. Promoted as tools to avoid lethal force, stun guns can sometimes become part of a deadly equation...
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Space station grocery run includes Italian espresso maker
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX will have to wait another day to deliver groceries and an espresso maker to the International Space Station. Fast-approaching storm clouds prevented the unmanned rocket from blasting off Monday afternoon. The company will try again this afternoon, but more bad weather is forecast. The odds of acceptable conditions are 50-50...
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Former Blackwater guards to get lengthy sentences
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge said Monday he won't deviate from the lengthy mandatory minimum sentences faced by four former Blackwater security guards for their role in a 2007 shooting that killed 14 Iraqi civilians and wounded 17 others. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth rejected a defense motion to impose lesser sentences on the four, as well as a motion by prosecutors to increase the penalties...
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Report: Air passengers lodging more complaints
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
DALLAS -- Think flying is getting worse? A pair of university researchers who track the airline business say it's a fact. More flights are late, more bags are getting lost, and customers are lodging more complaints about U.S. airlines, government data shows. Dean Headley, a marketing professor at Wichita State and one of the co-authors of the annual report released Monday, said passengers already know that air travel is getting worse. "We just got the numbers to prove it."...
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New rules proposed as 5th anniversary of oil spill nears
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
WASHINGTON -- A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and ensuring that out-of-control wells can be sealed in an emergency...
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Volatile start to year in markets could help bank profits
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
NEW YORK -- Wild swings in the stock, bond and currency markets in the first three months of the year are likely to translate into bigger profits for big U.S. banks, analysts say. Investors will get quarterly results from the nation's major banks in the next two weeks, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo...
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Carjacker ID'd via feature on stolen phone gets prison
(National News ~ 04/14/15)
NEWARK, N.J. -- A man identified by a feature on a smartphone he stole during a carjacking was sentenced Monday to more than 11 years in prison. Federal prosecutors say Lee Carraballo, 28, of Newark will also have to serve five years of supervised release once he's freed from prison. He was convicted in November on charges of theft of a motor vehicle by force, violence and intimidation and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence...
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Portageville man killed in accident
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- A motorcyclist was killed Saturday when his vehicle overturned. Bennie L. Hosford, 42, of Portageville was driving westbound on County Road 428, four-tenths of a mile east of Portageville at 6:10 p.m. Saturday when his motorcycle went off the left side of the roadway, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The vehicle overturned...
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Financial exploitation case bumped again
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis extended Keith Monia's case once again Monday afternoon. Monia faces six counts of financial exploitation of the elderly, one count of forgery and one count of theft of property or services in the amount of $25,000 or more in Cape Girardeau County...
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Kennett shooting death remains under investigation
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Candles were burning Monday morning at an impromptu memorial put together by family and friends at the sight where William Thomas Jr. was shot to death. The shooting that killed Thomas and wounded Taneka Parker occurred early Saturday in Kennett near Mason's Cafe at Commercial and North Baldwin streets...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/14/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jimmy Walker, 1714 Montgomery St., was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and forgery. n Suspect in custody pending filing of formal charges for possession of controlled substance, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia at 211 Saint Francis Drive...
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Beef 'O' Brady's to open in Perryville
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
Owners of the franchised Beef 'O' Brady's restaurant in Cape Girardeau hopes another Southeast Missouri town "really into their sports" will welcome a second location. Lee Hillman, along with co-owners Robert McGillivray and Steve Tilley, plan to open a new Beef 'O' Brady's at 1418 W. St. Joseph St. in Perryville on May 4...
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Jackson education activist challenges use-tax count
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
A petition calling for a recount of the use-tax question in Cape Girardeau County was filed Monday with the circuit clerk's office. Jackson resident David Larson issued a news release notifying local media outlets of his decision to file the petition, which is allowed by state statute because the difference between the number of votes in favor and against was less than 1 percent...
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Lending a helping paw
(Health ~ 04/14/15)
A pig on a plane. A kangaroo in McDonald's. A snake on a bus. No, that's not the storyline of your child's favorite book, it's the latest trend in the pet industry. Around the country, pets are accompanying their owners into restaurants, movie theaters, hotels, hospitals, airports and, well, anywhere they normally wouldn't be. You can spot them wearing an official vest, harness or ID tag, offering comfort and companionship in a way that only a four-legged, or sometimes no-legged, creature can...
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High school roundup: Central girls soccer team edges Hillsboro in tournament
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southern California hospital to open psychiatric museum
(Community ~ 04/14/15)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A Southern California psychiatric hospital in operation since 1893 plans to open a museum that will showcase the changing nature of treatment over more than a century. The Sun newspaper reported Sunday that the Patton State Hospital Museum will feature more than 140 artifacts, including original machines used in electroconvulsive -- or shock -- treatments...
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Old Town Cape recognized with Great American Main Street Award
(Column ~ 04/14/15)
Old Town Cape recognized with Great American Main Street Award Old Town Cape was presented with the Great American Main Street Award in Atlanta, Georgia on March 30. I was privileged and honored to attend the award ceremony presented by the National Main Street Center...
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Bob Clingingsmith
(Obituary ~ 04/14/15)
Robert Lee "Bob" Clingingsmith, 66, of Jackson died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at his home. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to time of service Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating...
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Prayer 4/14/15
(Prayer ~ 04/14/15)
O Lord, may we seek wisdom and use good judgment in the decisions we make. Amen.
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Sticking together
(Local News ~ 04/14/15)
Haley Briscoe, left, and Alexa Turnbow enjoy themselves while taking pictures Monday afternoon at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)
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Out of the past: April 14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/14/15)
In observance of Earth Day, a solid-waste recycling day is held at Arena Park; so many people turn out with materials, that the sponsors have to find more large containers to hold the recyclables. The Mill Town Museum, which has more than 500 pieces of old agriculture-related equipment, may reopen at a new location this summer; equipment from the museum was recently moved to a building in the Nash Road Industrial Park...
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